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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Mon Jul 21 00:45:15 1997
From: Rebecca Rich-Wulfmeyer <rwulfm@ci.temple.tx.us>
Subject: matter
A library customer wants picture books about atoms, physics, chemistry,
but especially matter -- something simple to introduce a teaching unit.
Does anyone have any suggestions? This was also posted on KIDLIT so
please ignore it if it is a cross-listing for you :) Thanks.
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Mon Jul 21 00:45:15 1997
From: Tami Chumbley <tchumble@libby.rbls.lib.il.us>
Subject: Shared Collections
We are experiencing some of the same difficulties listed previously on
PUBYAC in regard to having enough books for summer reading participants.
Our program grew to just over 2,000 this year and our collection was
depleted before the program was half over. We don't require the books
read to be from the library, because the collection can't support that
number of participants or the number of books required. So far things are
going okay, but we would like them to be great! So, here is my
problem/solution. We have the opportuntity to write a grant from a local
funding source. We would like to try and get monies to purchase a
supplementary collection that would be housed at the schools
throughout the school year and then at the public library during the
summer. Another local library has done this with the Area Education
Agency and had great success. We think the strengths of the program will
be: A joint venture between two education agencies
Books will be used year round -- double usage in some cases
Waiting lists for books will be shorter
If you have ever shared a collection in this manner would you let us know.
Can you give me any pros or cons? We are aware of some of the logistics
that will need to be ironed out, but we would like to hear about others'
experiences.
Please respond to: Paul Odell, Student Liaison Librarian
Bettendorf Public Library
2950 Learning Campus Drive
Bettendorf, IA 52722
podell@libby.rbls.lib.il.us
Thanks!
Tami Chumbley
Youth Services Manager
Bettendorf Public Library
tchumble@libby.rbls.lib.il.us
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Mon Jul 21 00:45:13 1997
From: mchelton@cadvantage.com (marykchelton)
ubject: increasing cird
Merchandising the collection works. Put books FACE OUT at the circ desk, on
the ends of stacks, near the entrance to the library or children's dept.,
and in high traffic areas. Never fails. All the how-to-do-its are in the
ABA Handbook on Bookstore Marketing.
Mary K.
Mary K. Chelton
Assistant Professor
School of Library and Information Management
Emporia State University
1200 Commercial
Emporia, KS 66801
phone: (316) 341-5071 work
e-mail: cheltonm@esumail.emporia.edu (work)
mchelton@cadvantage.com (home)
fax: (316) 342-6391
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Mon Jul 21 00:45:13 1997
From: "Carol A. Kubala" <carol.kubala@snet.net>
Subject: Blue Jeans Magazine
Just saw this magazine in Border's yesterday and almost bought it to
read and evaluate. When I saw the cover price ($5.95) I put it back and
decided to try to get a copy thorugh our periodicals agent, Ebsco. It
looked different than the usual teen girl mags and takes no advertising.
I'd also be interested if teens like it and what ya librarians think of
it.
Carol Kubala
Saxton B. Little/Columbia, CT
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Mon Jul 21 00:45:14 1997
From: Bruce Greeley <brgreele@kcls.org>
Subject: Re: blue jeans magazine
Yes, we get it, and i think it's a good responsible magazine for teenage
girls interested in more than fashion and movie stars (the letters to the
editors frequently say they're happy to have found something to replace
"Sassy" which has fallen into decline!)
But, whether because it's too new or unfamiliar, I haven't seen many girls
clammoring to check it out yet!,
Bruce Greeley
Burien Library ("ESCAPE!")
<brgreele@kcls.org>
[http://www.kcls.org/kcls/escape.html]
On Thu, 17 Jul 1997, Julie Ann Rines wrote:
> Does anyone get blue jeans magazine? I saw it in the LJ magazine listing.
> I am wondering if it is any good and if it is popular with YAs.
> Personally, I like the idea of a magazine for teenage girls with a focus
> on something other than fashion and flirting articles.
> Julie Rines
> Thomas Crane Public Library
> Quincy, MA
> jrines@ocln.org
>
>
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To: pubyac@nysernet.org
Subject: fabulous website!
Hi all--
I just discovered a fabulous website yesterday, and wanted to share it with
you. It's a homework helper page done by a 10 year old and his dad, with 370
links to other sites, arranged in subject groupings. It's valuable not only
for homework questions, but also for reference problems. I have it
bookmarked both at home and at work, and am sure I will use it frequently in
both locations.
The address is http://tristate.pgh.net/~pinch13/ Check it out--I think
you'll be glad you did.
Joni Richards Bodart
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From: "Barbara J. Lintner" <blintner@net66.com>
Subject: Re: Need ideas for intergenerational activities!
Hi, Jennifer. I couldn't get this through to you directly.
Last winter I did an intergenerational program which focused on
entertainments and games people played in the past - jumprope rhymes, string
stories, hopscotch, etc. I would have to get out my summary sheet at the
library for specifics, but it was a great program. The great thing was that
I didn't get a chance to use everything I planned because the participants
kept volunteering rhymes and games and other great things which we then
tried out. Let me know if you would like particulars.
Barb Lintner
The Urbana Free Library
Urbana, IL
At 10:49 AM 7/18/97 -0500, you wrote:
>Hello, everyone!
>
>We seem to have a number of grandparents bringing their grandchildren to
>our summer programming. We think it would be great to have a special
>intergenerational program during Children's Book Week this November! If
>you have done a program involving children and their grandparents,
>please remit your ideas to me directly. Thanks in advance for your
>help!
>
>Jennifer Shoemaker
>Youth Services
>Bloomingdale Public Library
>Bloomingdale, IL
>bdyref1@linc.lib.il.us
>
>
>
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Date: Sat, 19 Jul 1997 13:38:08 -0500
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From: dorthybr@cadvantage.com (Dorothy M. Broderick)
Subject: Intergenerational Programming
In answer to Jennifer Shoemaker's query about grandparents and
kids, I'd like to suggest reading Books Build Bridges by Martha Simpson and
Barbara Blosveren in the Feb. 1996 issue of Voice of Youth Advocates. It is
a very detailed account of using little kids to be read to, mixed with
senior citizens and young adults. Using volunteers from the Senior Citizen
Center is a good way to manage to include kids who may not have
grandparents. This program has been so successful that it is now an annual
event on the Stratford (CT) Library Association programming schedule.
Anything libraries can do to bridge the generational gap is worth the
effort.
Dorothy M. Broderick
Dorothy M. Broderick "Life is too important to be taken
seriously." Oscar Wilde
2025 Prairie Lane
Emporia, KS 66801
(316) 342-9277
(316) 342-6391 (also fax)
e-mail: dorthybr@cadvantage.com
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Jul 22 01:38:48 1997
From: sandra richmond <srich@pipeline.com>
ubject: Blue Jeans Magazine
Our library has subscribed to the Blue Jeans Magazine for over a year and
the magazine does not circulate like Teen or Seventeen. The magazine is
well written and is an alternative to the fluff of Teen and Seventeen.
However, I think the magazine looks too severe. It's as though a parent
suddenly decides to take away all the sugar and fats out of a child's diet
to help the child have a healthier diet. The food may be healthier but it
certainly doesn't look or taste good.
Allowing some acceptable advertising would help reduce the price of the
magazine and might result in a magazine that is more visually appealing to
YA's and might lighten up the tone of the magazine. Also, most of our YA's
are in the middle school range and Blue Jeans may be enjoyed more by the
high school age group.
Sandra Richmond
Louisville Public Library
Louisville, CO 80027
RichmondS@boulder.lib.co.us
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Jul 22 01:38:49 1997
From: Kirsten Edwards <kirstedw@kcls.org>
Subject: Re: Blue Jeans Magazine
On Sat, 19 Jul 1997, Carol A. Kubala wrote:
> Just saw this magazine in Border's yesterday and almost bought it to
> read and evaluate. When I saw the cover price ($5.95) I put it back and
> decided to try to get a copy thorugh our periodicals agent, Ebsco. It
> looked different than the usual teen girl mags and takes no advertising.
> I'd also be interested if teens like it and what ya librarians think of
> it.
I had a copy of this (and NEW GIRL TIMES) and gave it to some of the girls
who occasionally hang around the library. The reviews were uniformly
positive and all answered the question - Should I get this mag? - in the
affirmative. About once a year I get to update my mags - replace any
moldy titles with fresh ones - and since SASSY has gone defunct, I'm going
to replace it with BLUE JEANS
Kirsten Edwards E-mail to kirstedw@kcls.org
Young Adult Librarian Voice: 206-888-0554 (North Bend)
North Bend, Snoqualmie and Fax: 206-296-0216 (North Bend Library)
Fall City Libraries
KING COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM
115 East 4th Avenue
North Bend, WA 98045
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Jul 22 01:38:59 1997
From: burlpl@sos.net (BURLINGTON LIBRARY)
ubject: Snowglobe crisis solved!
Thanks to Terrie Dorio and Beverly Vetter for their recipes and
prompt assistance. The test model worked great!
Use 2/3 corn syrup and top off with water. Or use an even higher
ratio of corn syrup. Use a screw-top jar (for a tight seal) and you may
even wish to use a hot glue gun to seal it.
Torrie Hodgson, Children's Librarian, S.A., and everything else!
Burlington Public Library
900 East Fairhaven Ave
Burlington, WA 98233
Phone (360) 755-0760 Fax (360) 755-0717
burlpl@sos.net
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Jul 22 01:39:05 1997
From: Gladys Seaman <seamang@mail.lowndes.public.lib.ga.us>
ubject: Re: Asian language translations
Do you need just the English version or a bilingual book? I did have (and
may still have) catalogs from publishers of Asian language material, some of
which is bilingual.
At 12:38 PM 7/16/97 -0700, you wrote:
>Hello -
>
>I'm repeating this message at Shannon's request - hope you don't get it
>twice. I have a patron looking for children's and YA fiction (not
>folklore) translated into English from any Asian language. My
>searching (including the PUBYAC archives) hasn't gotten me anywhere.
>Do you know of any, or better still, know where I might find a list of them?
>
>Maya Spector
>Palo Alto Children's Library
>maya_spector@city.palo-alto.ca.us
>
>
Gladys Seaman
South Georgia Regional Library
300 Woodrow Wilson Dr.
Valdosta, Ga. 31602
912-333-5285 fax 912-245-6483
e-mail seamang@mail.lowndes.public.lib.ga.us
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Jul 22 01:39:16 1997
From: "James B. Casey" <jimcasey@lib.oak-lawn.il.us>
Subject: Incentive for YA Reading
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The attached suggestion was sent out last March to PUBLIB for
giving away foreign paper currency as incentive to reading.
It worked in both rural Ohio and suburban Chicago. Libraries
from New Mexico, New York, Indiana, Illinois and elsewhere are
using this idea.
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Date: Mon, 24 Mar 1997 14:41:09 -0800
From: "James B. Casey" <jimcasey@lib.oak-lawn.il.us>
Organization: Oak Lawn Public Library/Director
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Give away cheap, colorful and interesting foreign paper currency
as prizes for Summer Reading Program activities. Foreign paper
currency in perfect condition, freshly printed and in serial
number order, can be obtained for as little as $10.00 or $15.00
per packet of 100. The contact I used to acquire these banknotes
was Steve Eyer, P.O. Box 321, Mount Zion, Illinois 62549 217-864-4321.
Inflation ridden countries like Peru, Argentina, Bolivia, Yugoslavia,
Poland, etc. have issued beautiful and attractive banknotes which
are worth less than a tiny fraction of a cent each. They have no
real economic value until they fall into the hands of a curious and
active youngster during a hot Summer day. At that point they suddenly
take on great value as a stimulus for learning and reading.
During a Summer Reading Program, we had kids color a map (Facts on File)
of the country, find the capital city, locate one fact in the World
Almanac about the country and sometimes locate the country on the globe.
For that they received a piece of paper currency from the country. We
had 6 or 7 different countries on hand. Kids found it intriguing
and fun. It is fairly interesting and easy to implement.
James B. Casey - My views as a public librarian.
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Jul 22 01:39:23 1997
From: "James B. Casey" <jimcasey@lib.oak-lawn.il.us>
Subject: [Fwd: Education Money]
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Date: Thu, 19 Jun 1997 07:56:23 -0700
From: "James B. Casey" <jimcasey@lib.oak-lawn.il.us>
Organization: Oak Lawn Public Library/Director
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When asked why school library service isn't provided beyond about
3 PM on weekday afternoons during the 9 month school year, Public
School administrators generally say "we don't have enough money."
Woodbridge, New Jersey home page has a section which offers a
graphic display of the amount of local tax money absorbed by
the public school establishment. In Woodbridge, the public
library draws a small percentage within the Township's budget.
http://www.woodbridgenj.com/admin.htm
These proportions are very similar to those in Oak Lawn,
Illinois (in South Suburban Chicago).
Not only does the public school establishment effectively
"outsource" library service responsibilities to public libraries
by refusing to fund decent school library service for support of
the homework and study of their own student bodies, but they
take a huge portion of available public money which effectively
squeezes other entities of government. The taxing authorities
and boundaries may differ somewhat, but it is the same taxpayers
who are having to foot the bill. Clothed in the sanctity of the
term "education", the public school establishment pushes on
relentlessly for more money - levy after levy to "save our schools."
When the school taxes grow, municipal governments are pressured by
taxpayers to reduce expenditures. Public libraries are often hit
by cuts resulting from this pressure.
Librarians are often hasty to assign blame for budget cuts solely on
the hard pressed local governments. The unwillingness of the public
education establishment to recognize that library service is of
fundamental importance to the education process is probably an issue
related more directly to the problem.
James B. Casey - My own views as a public librarian and ALA Councilor
at Large.
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Jul 22 01:39:33 1997
From: Susan L Hill <z005840b@bc.seflin.org>
ubject: Wanted: Recommendations for Kids' Computer Magazines
We have a number of popular magazines for PC users/Internet users in our
adult magazine collection, but none for our Youth Services magazine area
which is situated separately. Any recommendations of quality magazines
or reviews seen recently are welcome at this time as we prepare our
serial order for the coming year. Thanks in advance!
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Jul 22 01:39:38 1997
From: Susan L Hill <z005840b@bc.seflin.org>
ubject: Wanted: Advice on Teen Peer Tutoring Orientation
Over the last few years we have offered peer tutoring for the public
with members of our Young Adult Library Advisory Board members. The YA's
in this group who are National Honor Society members have a tutoring
requirement for NHS membership anyway, so it works out nicely to tap into
their participation as a leadership/community project emanating from our
LAB. They do a good job in their subject area specialties (subjects in
grades 6-12 only) and have been responsibly in keeping appointments and
contacting their students. As we launch our new school year tutoring,
however,I would like to offer a more in-depth orientation in peer
tutoring techniques to our tutors. I have done a fairly cursory check in
the literature for help on this, but have not come up with anything that
relates to the teen as peer tutor. Anyone have any experience with this,
or know of any information sources on the subject. Thanks in advance!
Susan L. Hill
z005840b@bcfreenet.seflin.lib.fl.us
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Jul 22 01:40:58 1997
From: dorthybr@cadvantage.com (Dorothy M. Broderick)
ubject: Twayne's YA Series Demise
If any of you, or anyone you know, has a contract with Twayne for
its YA Authors series that is going to be voided with Simon & Schuster's
killing of the publisher, I will welcome hearing from you if you would like
your book published.
If any of you reading this have thought you might like to write a
book for the series but never got around to exploring it, I will welcome
hearing from you as well. It is my intention to produce a series FOR young
adults needing author information. If the book also has interest to
librarians working WITH the age group, that is an added benefit. Greenwood
is doing the scholarly titles and I have no interest in competing with its
publications.
Excelsior, Dorothy Broderick
Dorothy M. Broderick "Life is too important to be taken
seriously." Oscar Wilde
2025 Prairie Lane
Emporia, KS 66801
(316) 342-9277
(316) 342-6391 (also fax)
e-mail: dorthybr@cadvantage.com
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Jul 22 01:41:16 1997
From: JoniRB@aol.com
Subject: The demise of the Twayne series--rumors of its death are greatly
Hi all--
I am writing to you at the request of Patty Campbell, the general editor of
Twayne's Young Adult Authors Series, since she is not a member of this list,
but is concerned about the rumors that have been spreading recently about the
series.
The news of the death of Twayne's Young Adult Author Series has been highly
exaggerated. While Patty is not acquiring new titles at this time, the
future of the series is still being discussed at Twayne, either as a part of
another division of Simon and Schuster, or as an imprint of another
publisher. All existing contracts are being honored, and all titles already
in print will continue to be promoted and sold by Twayne for the foreseeable
future.
If any of you who are thinking (or know someone else who might be thinking)
of writing a book on a young adult author, Patty is still very interested in
talking with you. The Young Adult Authors Series is not dead, and its death
is not expected anytime soon.
Anyone who has any concerns, comments, questions, or ideas, is asked to
contact Patty via email. Her address is ShoreCam@aol.com, and she would be
happy to hear from you.The demise of the Twayne series--rumors of its death
are greatly exaggerated
Thanks for your attention--
Joni R Bodart
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Jul 22 01:41:19 1997
From: Jeri Kladder <jkladder@freenet.columbus.oh.us>
ubject: To Be (YA) Or Not To Be (YA)?
Outrageously Alice by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor has us stumped! Do
we make it Juvenile or Young Adult fiction? Actually, we interfile our j
and YA fiction hardbacks. We just tag the YA's with a sticker for reader
guidance. Here are some of our arguments:
YA-Alice is now 14 years old--we use 12 as a cutoff for j fiction.
j-Alice continually relies upon adults for guidance, to bail her
out of predicaments or to answer her questions.
YA-Alice attends a lingerie party in which games are played that
assume sexual experience--Alice is shocked, confused, etc.
j-Alice doesn't take charge of her opinions, she has to check
with Pamela and Elizabeth to find out how she should feel about the closet
incident.
YA-Alice is French kissed in the closet while tearing down a
haunted house exhibit
j-Alice reacts more like an embarrassed kid than an adventuresome
or curious Young Adult.
YA-Alice asks questions about the "Missionary Position" when
trying to answer the lingerie shower sex questionnaire.
j-Alice's understanding of sex is rather mechanical and rather
sketchy, she hasn't yet developed an adolescent interest in it.
YA-Alice rebels with green hair mousse that she doesn't wash out when her
father orders her to before school.
j-Alice is picked up from school by a disapproving brother on her
father's orders when they assume she has defied him.
YA-will YA's start to doubt our judgement and recommendations if
we label this Alice book YA because Alice is so immature? You can almost
hear her say "Eeuw! Cooties!" when she is grabbed and kissed.
We went to the experts--two volunteens overheard the j fiction and
YA fiction librarians arguing back and forth about stickering Alice YA and
volunteered to read the book. They came back on opposite sides as well.
Both agreed that Alice is immature for her age (14) but one said that she
was being confronted by mature issues that made the book YA.
Where do you have this title? Convince us with your arguments to
follow suit. (By the way, please don't think this is a criticism of the
book in any way. We are huge fans of Naylor and Alice.)
Please e-mail your arguments to jkladder@freenet.columbus.oh.us
and I will compile the results--say by August 1st?
Thanx for your thoughtful discussion -- Jeri Kladder (Children's
Librarian) and Sandee Wagle (YA Librarian)--Columbus Metropolitan Library,
Center For Discovery, Columbus, Ohio
Jeri Kladder, Children's Librarian & Storyteller
jkladder@freenet.columbus.oh.us
Columbus Metropolitan Library
Columbus, Ohio
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Jul 22 01:41:32 1997
From: "Johnson, Deidre" <djohnson@wcupa.edu>
Subject: Books for students with LDs
A friend of mine has a daughter with an LD, and is looking for books that
are easy to read (short chapters, low vocablulary) but have older children
as protagonists. I could swear someone posted such a list to pubyac a long
time ago, but I can't find it in my files. If anyone has a copy of the list
or knows of a www site where's it's posted, would s/he *please* email me?
Thank you.
Deidre Johnson
djohnson@wcupa.edu
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Jul 22 01:42:16 1997
From: susand@ci.hillsboro.or.us
Subject: BIB: YA reference books- the list
Hello all. Thanks for your collective suggestions for reference books
to be housed in the YA area. Here's a list of titles, in no particular
order. I've included ordering info when it was given:
Best books for young adult readers (an update of Best Books for Junior
High Readers and Best Books for Senior High Readers), by Stephen J.
Calvert.
Bowker, 8/97. 0835238326
Literature for today's young adults, by Kenneth L. Donelson & Alleen
Pace Nilsen. 5th ed, 1997. Longman. 0673997375
The best years of their lives: a resource guide for teenagers in
crisis, by Stephanie Zvirin. ALA, 1996.
Fantasy literature for children and young adults: an annotated
bibliography, by Ruth Nadelman Lynn. Bowker, 1995. 4th ed.
Best books for young adults: the selections, the history, the romance,
by Betty Carter. ALA, 1994.
100 world class thin books: or what to read when your book report is
due tomorrow!, by Joni Richards Bodart. Libraries Unlimited, 1993.
The young adult reader's advisor, Myra Immell, ed. Bowker, 1992.
Book bait: detailed notes on adult books popular with young people.
ALA, 1988
Rip-roaring reads for reluctant teen readers, by Gale W. Sherman & Bette
D. Ammon. Libraries Unlimited, 1993.
Worth a thousand words: an annotated guide to picture books for older
readers, by Gale W. Sherman & Bette D. Ammon. Libraries Unlimited,
1997.
Hit list: frequently challenged books for young adults. ALA, 1996.
Outstanding books for the college bound. ALA, 1996.
Graphic novels: a bibliographic guide to book length comics. Libraries
Unlimited, 1995.
Graphic novels for public libraries. Kitchen Sink, 1996.
Seniorplots. Bowker, 1989.
Books for the teen age. Annual pamphlet put out by the New York PL.
Ordering info for 1997 ed. is in the July issue of SLJ on page 39.
Encyclopedia of Vocational Guidance
Occupational Outlook
Chase's Annual Events
Guinness Book of World Records
celebrity address books
price guides to sports cards and comic books
college catalogs and handbooks
scholarship info
U.S. college loan forms (FAFSA)
Also, Mary K Chelton posted a terrific (and timely!) YA Professional
Bibliography a week or so ago (PUBYAC Digest 1050). It's way too long
to reproduce here; but contains tons of good titles.
And it's not too late to send me any more ideas if this has jarred your
memory!
Susan Dunn
Hillsboro (OR) Public Library
Youth Services Librarian
susand@ci.hillsboro.or.us
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Jul 22 01:42:59 1997
From: bridgett@sunrise.alpinet.net (Bridgett Johnson)
ubject: LSTA Nat.LeadershipGrants
>>>MEMORANDUM
>>>
>>>TO: Appropriate listservs
>>>FROM: Patricia A. Wand, Chair, ALA Committee on Legislation
>>>DATE: July 14, 1997
>>>SUBJECT: Comments needed by August 18 on draft guidelines
>>> for LSTA National Leadership Program;
>>> Please repost this memo as appropriate
>>>
>>>On June 17, the Institute of Museum and Library
>>>Services announced the availability for public comment
>>>by August 18 of draft guidelines for the National
>>>Leadership Grants or Contracts program under the Museum
>>>and Library Services Act. This program is found in
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>>>LSTA is Subtitle B of the Museum and Library Services
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>>>
>>>
>>>Several groups within the American Library Association
>>>discussed the draft guidelines at the recent ALA Annual
>>>Conference in San Francisco. The ALA Executive Board,
>>>the Committee on Legislation, the Committee on Research
>>>and Statistics, ASCLA, and other units expressed
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>>>on Legislation recommended that I alert other library
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>>>
>>>WHERE TO FIND THE TEXT OF THE DRAFT GUIDELINES
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Jul 22 01:42:49 1997
From: Peggy Hagen <phagen@mcls.rochester.lib.ny.us>
Subject: Stumper
HELP!! I have a patron who remembers a novel published in the late 60s
or early 70s - the main character's name is Muggles. She lives in a
valley where all the houses have the same color doors. When some change
the color, they are expelled and go to the mountains. Muggle's maxim is
"How do you know where trouble is if you don't go looking for it?"
There
are also some mushroom people... Any memories joggin' out there?
Thanks in advance for any help!
Peggy Hagen
Fairport Public Library
phagen@mcls.rochester.lib.ny.us
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