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provided \"remote access\"to agroup of children at the city's EdenDrive housing complex.Library staffwent to Eden Drive to introduce youngpeople to the Internet and World WideWeb.The library's Cyber Summer Pro-gram was part of a computer camp forcity children,hosted by the DanburyHousing Authority,and using hardwareand software donated by the WilliamKnight Foundation.Fifteen computerswere set up by local organizations in-cluding the Danbury Area ComputerSociety(DACS)and the library,whichalso provided a modem and Internetaccess.  \nArtie D'Esgadaille,housing authoritysupervisor;and Diane Greenwald,as-sistant director of Danbury Library;were both instrumental in creating theconcept of combining computer andlibrary resources to benefit the childrenat Eden Drive.Amy Tranzillo Pittman,young adult librarian,facilitated theproject,which included creating agroup home page and issuing\"Learner's Permits\"to each child forcompletion of training on the Informa-tion Highway.Library staff members,Dot Morgan,junior circulation supervi-sor;and Janet Foster,a librarian knownas the\"Web Woman;\"assisted Amy inestablishing sites for the children tobegin surfing the Web.  \nParticipants cyber-surfed to online mu-seums,libraries,the White House and  \nDisney Online.Cyber McDonald's sitewas a starting point for internationalexploration as the children ventured toAustralian and Asian restaurants wherethe Golden Arches reflect uniqueworldwide architecture.Sports Illus-trated for Kids provided a link toOlympics'96 news,a timely and inter-esting topic.Other cyber sites such asthe Peace in Pictures Project andUnicef Voices of Youth were selectedfor their interactive capabilities,whichhighlight original children's art andexplore issues relevant to youngpeople.  \nThe children had their own ideas aboutsites they wanted to visit and after afew minutes of instruction regardingNetscape Navigator began their cyberjourney with destinations of interest to  \nLibrarian,Janet  \nFoster,also  \nknown as  \n“Web  \nWoman\"and  \nkids from  \nDanbury  \nPublic  \nLibrary's  \nCyber Summer  \nProgram.  \nOctober1996  \nyoung people.These includedAnimorphs,a cyber-site based uponthe Scholastic paperback series;andCockroach World,an offshoot of theMTVWeb-Site;two locations which thegroupdecided to include on the homepage they were creating.Other favor-ites included Disney Online and theWhite House for Kids,sitesbookmarked for future visits.Childrentook turns reading about famous pets ina tour of the White House led bySocks,the First Cat.There was no lackof enthusiasm as each child suggesteda topic to explore.These ranged fromsoccer,comets,and cats to countries ofthe world.The group caught onquickly to the concept that the WorldWide Web contains a vast assortmentofinformation andisconstantly changing.  \nTimes when the Internet connectionfailed or became sluggish turned intogreat opportunities to interact with thekids.For instance,after locating theSan Diego Zoo,a neat site with a col-  \nContinued on page 6  \nPhoto:Carol Kalij.The Danbury News-Times  \nMind Your(Telephone)Manners  \nMaxine BleiweisThe telephone is amar-velous invention and aroyal pain at the sametime.Its ringing breaksthe silence in themiddle of the night,brings unwanted solici-  \ntation,and carries special news.Wehave a love-hate relationship with Mr.Bell's invention thatgets carriedoverfrom our personal lives to our worklives.  \nIn a recent long-rangeplanning sessionwith library staff members,they identi-fied changes in society that affectedlibrary services.The inevitable issue ofthe global society and the need to feelconnected to real people as a resultcame up for discussion.One staffmember emphatically said,“Am I gladpeople don't get a recording first whenthey call here!\"Yes,we do use voicemail,but only after someone has spo-ken to a person or if someo","cbCaijUYrLC0o04I","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaijUYrLC0o04I","pdf",2753252,"English","# Kids Connect @Danbury PublicLibrary's Cyber Summer Program\n## Program setup and partners\n## Training, permits, and curated websites\n## Guided exploring and interaction during outages\n# Mind Your (Telephone) Manners\n## Voicemail and connection policies\n## Customer service and librarian interactions\n## Handling calls when staff are “off the desk”\n# Looking at Books\n## The Digital Economy by Don Tapscott","[{\"question\":\"What is the goal of Danbury Public Library's Cyber Summer Program?\",\"answer\":\"To provide remote Internet access and guided training for children at Eden Drive, combining library and computer resources to help them learn to explore the web.\"},{\"question\":\"How were children prepared for browsing the World Wide Web?\",\"answer\":\"Staff facilitated the project, created a group home page, issued “Learner's Permits,” and provided initial instruction using Netscape Navigator before children chose destinations of interest.\"},{\"question\":\"What types of websites did the children explore during the 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