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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Thu Oct 2 19:23:28 1997
From: bf455@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Bonita Kale)
Subject: Sad books--article in Woman's Day
The back page of Woman's Day magazine has a good article by a concerned
Mom: "Unhappy Endings" by Ann Banks. It's in the Oct 7, 1997, issue.
It's
about teaching sad and scary things in school, with special reference to
_Faithful Elephants_.
Bonita
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Bonita Kale
bf455@cleveland.freenet.edu
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Thu Oct 2 19:23:32 1997
From: AaronShep@aol.com
Subject: Reader's Theater -- Two New Scripts (Russia and Norway)
Two new Reader's Theater Editions have been added to my Web site at
www.aaronshep.com.
RTE# 13 -- Master Maid: A Tale of Norway
Retold by Aaron Shepard
GENRE: Folktale
CULTURE: Norway
THEME: Stubbornness
READING LEVEL: Grades 3-9
READERS: 9+
TIME: 12 min.
(Comes also in a Chamber Reading version for four readers.)
RTE# 14 -- The Sea King's Daughter: A Russian Legend
Retold by Aaron Shepard
GENRE: Legend, epic ballad
CULTURE: Russia (medieval)
THEME: Making choices, value of arts
READING LEVEL: Grades 5 and up
READERS: 9+
TIME: 10 min.
>From my home page, click on Aaron's RT Page, then Reader's Theater Editions.
As always, the scripts can be freely copied and performed for any
educational, noncommercial purpose.
Aaron Shepard
AaronShep@aol.com
www.aaronshep.com
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Thu Oct 2 19:23:32 1997
From: pharr memorial library <pharr@viatexas.org>
Subject: Job Vacancy
Position available: Children's and Young Adult Librarian. Starting pay
23,000. Located in South Texas. For more information please contact
Kathryn Spangle (pharr@viatexas.org)
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Thu Oct 2 19:23:27 1997
From: Susan Lepore <susanle@dsl.rhilinet.gov>
Subject: Re:RI Book Festival
The ninth annual Rhode Island Festival of Children's Books and Authors
presented by Women and Infants Hospital in cooperation with the Office of
Library and Information Services will be held Saturday, October 25 from 10:00
A.M. - 5:00 P.M. and Sunday, October 26 from 12:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. at the
Lincoln School, 301 Butler Avenue, Providence Rhode Island.
Featured authors include Jon Agee, Christopher Denise, Tim Egan, Russell
Freedman, Barbara Park, Jerry Pinkney, Gloria Pinkney, Peggy Rathmann, Robert
San Souci and Chris Van Allsburg. Each of the authors will give a presentation
on either Saturday or Sunday and will also have autographing sessions. Books
written and/or illustrated by the authors will be available to purchase. There
will be a craft room for children and an opportunity to have their picture
taken with Arthur.
Admission is $3.00 per day. Proceeds will benefit Women & Infants Hospital
and reading motivation projects in Rhode Island. For more information or a
schedule of events, call (401) 739-5440 or (401) 2770-2726 or email me at
susanle@dsl.rhilinet.gov.
Susan Lepore
Warwick Public Library
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Thu Oct 2 19:23:28 1997
From: torrie@ci.burlington.wa.us (Torrie Hodgson, Children's Librarian)
ubject: STUMPER solution: old man and drum
The title is Bimwili & the Zimwi, a folktale retold by Verna Aardema.
Many thanks to all who responded. We will try to get a copy.
Torrie Hodgson
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
torrie@ci.burlington.wa.us
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Thu Oct 2 19:23:27 1997
From: andrew or anne <paradis@jorsm.com>
ubject: Stumper- fourth little pig?
A colleauge remembers a book about 3 little pigs who hide in the house. A
fourth little pig knocks on the door, says its just me, you don't need to
hide all the time, and they end up blowing down the house and going out into
the world.
Thanks!
Anne
"`You have no business wearing white to the Middle
Ages,' he'd said, `It will only get dirty.'"
Connie Willis
*Doomsday Book*
Andy or Anne -- Andrew Paradise, Information/Reference Librarian, Medical
Librarian, and Children's Librarian by marriage: Anne Paradise, Children's
Librarian, mystery reader!
Gary Public Library andrew@gary.lib.in.us work
220 West 5th St. paradis@jorsm.com home
Gary, IN 46402 anne@gary.lib.in.us Anne
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Thu Oct 2 19:23:28 1997
From: Julie Ann Rines <jrines@ocln.org>
Subject: paper tube crafts
I just came across this book in the October issue of Baker and Taylor's
Forecast and thought people might be interested. I haven't seen the book
or even a review. "Look What You Can Make with Tubes" Margie Hayes
Richmond, ed. Boyds Mills Pr. ISBN 1-56397-677-3 paper $5.95. "more
than 80 projects and dozens of creative ideas...all ages"
Julie
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Thu Oct 2 19:23:31 1997
From: "Carl A. Harvey II" <02caharvey@bsuvc.bsu.edu>
ubject: Pioneer Story
We are looking for a good story for storytelling with 3rd & 4th graders on
pioneer days. It needs to last about 30 minutes or so. Thanks in advance
for any help you guys can be!!!!!
Carl Harvey
:):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)
CARL ADRIAN HARVEY II
02caharvey@bsuvc.bsu.edu charvey.sppl@incosla.palni.edu
School Media Services Major Specialized Library Assistant
Ball State University Speedway Public Library
Muncie, Indiana 5633 W. 25th Street
Speedway, Indiana
CHarvey@pike.k12.in.us OPINIONS EXPRESSED
Apprentice Learning Leader ARE MINE ALONE!!
New Augusta Public Academy South
Web Page - http://bsuvc.bsu.edu/~02caharvey/
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Thu Oct 2 20:04:18 1997
From: Edmonds <edmref@sno-isle.org>
Subject: Re: classic?
This has been one of my "pet" peeves for a long time, too. I got so
tired of having nothing on hand that I put together a list based on
Sutherland & Arbuthnot's _Children and Books_ 7th ed, defining classics
as books still popular but published before 1950. Hope this helps!
Jonathan Betz-Zall, Edmonds Library, Wash., edmref@sno-isle.org
Marijo Kist wrote:
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> Good afternoon,
>
> My pet peeve question is cropping up again and again. And I was wondering
> about the rest of you and how you respond. The question is: "Where are
> your classics? I need to read a classic."
>
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Thu Oct 2 20:04:24 1997
From: andrew or anne <paradis@jorsm.com>
ubject: Book display units
Our system has funds left at the end of the fiscal year for supplies and
furniture. Great! But the problem is, we are also in negotiations with an
architect/decorator who will be renovating and rearranging the children's
room and other areas. We need one or two book display units; one for new
books- larger; and one for seasonal or topical displays- perhaps with space
for bibliography handouts, etc. We of course have Gaylord, Highsmith and
other catalogs, or could wait and commission built-ins from the architect.
Does anyone know of a firm or style that really works for you?
Anne
"`You have no business wearing white to the Middle
Ages,' he'd said, `It will only get dirty.'"
Connie Willis
*Doomsday Book*
Andy or Anne -- Andrew Paradise, Information/Reference Librarian, Medical
Librarian, and Children's Librarian by marriage: Anne Paradise, Children's
Librarian, mystery reader!
Gary Public Library andrew@gary.lib.in.us work
220 West 5th St. paradis@jorsm.com home
Gary, IN 46402 anne@gary.lib.in.us Anne
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Thu Oct 2 20:04:58 1997
From: schachtc@lcm.macomb.lib.mi.us
Subject: classic?
IMHO (In My Humble Opinion) a fine book becomes a classic when it is
able to maintain it's popularity with/appreciation of succeeding
generations. Case in point - The Jungle Books. Long, Long after
Kipling moved on to his next adventure Mowgli's adventures, in t he
right hands, can still hold a 4th grade enthralled , whereas the vast
majority of stuff that was being written for kids by Kipling's
contemporaries just doesn't get the job done anymore. I absolutely love
the original Peter Pan, which was written about the same time as The
Jungle Books, but I wouldn't call it a classic because I don't think it
can reach a broad audience anymore, sad though the admission makes me.
Chuck Schacht
Romeo MI. District Library
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Thu Oct 2 20:05:15 1997
From: Marijo Kist <mkist@lib.ci.phoenix.az.us>
Subject: Re: coin cards for photocopiers
Hi there.
We have both capabilities on our machines and opinions vary. The older
people who are copying one or two things don't care for it and use coins.
But for the most part it is popular. We sell the cards in $1 and $5
increments. People just keep them in their wallets with their library
cards and use as needed. The cards are important becasue while we do have
the coin otion on regular copy machines, it is not there on the printers
attached to the online database for magazine info. The card is also
usable at all of our branches and many patrons use several branches. They
actually can use the card at *any* facility in Phoenix or Tuscon that uses
CDT service.
HTH
Marijo Kist mkist@lib.ci.phoenix.az.us
Acacia Branch Library
(602) 262-6224
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Thu Oct 2 20:05:44 1997
From: Jill Patterson <jpatterson@lightside.com>
ubject: Re: coin cards for photocopiers
We switched to debit cards about 3 years ago. The photocopier can actually
handle both cards and coins. There is a minimum to buy the card--$1.00, and
the first time when you buy the card you are actually paying 50 cents for
the card with 50 cents worth of printing. However, you only pay that once
because you simply insert the card in the machine (along with money) to add
value to it. Kind of like the BART tickets in San Francisco.
Our computer printers only take the card. We have a card at the Reference
Desk for those people who want to only print one piece of paper. We'll use
our card, collect the money, and put it in the "copy envelope".
Eventually,
we hope the debit card will be incorporated into the library card so patrons
will only have to have one thing to carry around.
I prefer the debit cards, but it is one more thing for patrons to learn how
to use!
At 08:31 PM 10/1/97 +0000, you wrote:
>
>Hi Everyone,
>
>My library is considering the possibility of switching to a system that
>uses cards rather than actual money for the photocopier. If anyone else
>in pubyac already is doing this, would you please answer some questions.
Jill Patterson JPatterson@lightside.com
Glendora Public Library 140 S. Glendora Ave. Glendora, CA 91741
Tel: 626/852-4896 FAX: 626/852-4899
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Thu Oct 2 20:41:20 1997
From: ac521@acorn.net (Laura Bockwich)
Subject: Popcorn stumper
Thanks to everyone who sent in answers to my popcorn stumper. I sent the
answers on to the patron. I belive that she's looking for Mr.
Picklepaw's Popcorn by Ruth Adams. Unfortunately, we no longer have it
in our system! We'll have to interlibrary loan it for her. Many thanks
again to everyone who wrote me back!!
Laura Kelley
Maple Valley Library
Akron OH
ac521@acorn.net
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Thu Oct 2 21:41:10 1997
From: Bromann <bromannj@sls.lib.il.us>
Subject: Anastasia Nikolaevna
A patron would like to have a book discussion with 11 and 12 year old
girls on a book about Anastasia Nikolaevna, Grand Duchess of Russia,
to go along with the new cartoon. Does anyone know of
any books about her, even if they are long or short? Thank you.
Jennifer Bromann
Prairie Trails Public Library
Burbank, IL
bromannj@sls.lib.il.us
708 430-3688
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Thu Oct 2 22:36:30 1997
From: Ingold <ingoldm@sls.lib.il.us>
Subject: Enchanted princess stumper
This is my first opportunity to call on the great minds of all
PUBYACers. A patron is seeking a book she read to her 13 year old about
an enchanted princess who could only come out at night. When she did she
danced in a field in the moonlight. The illustrations were "gorgeous!"
This is not the Grimm tale of the seven dancing princesses.
Thanks for your help.
Marion "Meb" Ingold Children's Services Director
La Grange Park Public Library La Grange Park, IL
Telephone 708-352-0100 Email ingoldm@sls.lib.il.us
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Thu Oct 2 23:09:23 1997
From: Nancee Dahms-Stinson <ndahmsst@mail.sos.state.mo.us>
ubject: Thanks for Ring a Ring
Thanks to everyone who responded to my request for information about how to
acquire a copy of Ring a Ring O'Roses. For anyone who doesn't know (but I
am afraid I'm the only one on earth who didn't), the latest (10th) edition
of RRR is available from: Flint Public Library, Business Office, 1026 E.
Kearsley, Flint, MI 48502. Phone: 810-232-711, ext. #210; Fax:
810-232-7353; E-mail: cstilley@flint.lib.mn.us. Visit the website at
http://www.flint.lib.mi.us/fpl/pubs/ring/ring.html
Thanks to all of you for your help! Nancee
Nancee Dahms-Stinson
Youth & Senior Services Consultant
Missouri State Library
600 W. Main Street, P.O. Box 387
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0387
PHONE: 800-325-0131 (in Missouri)
573-751-1821
FAX: 573-751-3612
EMAIL: ndahmsst@mail.sos.state.mo.us
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Thu Oct 2 23:24:44 1997
From: Charlotte Lesser <clesser@keene.edu>
Subject: Mentally ill parent
Can anyone suggest a good book, either fiction or non-fiction, to help a
3rd grade class understand the concept of a mentally ill parent. A
patron has requested this. The teacher wants to read aloud from the
book. I have checked _Bookfinder_ v1-4, Azarnoff _Health, Illness, and
Disablity_, _Children's Catalog, and ESLC.
We own _Mama One Mama two_ and Sachs, _The Bears House_ - one is a
little too young, the other too old! We don't own _Nothing to be ashamed
of.._
Reply to me and I'll post to the list.
Thanks!
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Charlotte Lesser Phone (603) 352-0157
Head of Youth & Community Services Fax (603) 352-1101
Keene Public Library email clesser@keene.edu
60 Winter St.
Keene NH 03431
Check out the Youth Dept. Home page on the World Wide Web at:
http://www.ci.keene.nh.us/library/jyouth.htm
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Thu Oct 2 23:43:25 1997
From: "Cynthia A. Webb" <cwebb@tln.lib.mi.us>
Subject: Stumper Repeat
Dear Fellow Puybyacers: I had posted this stumper a few weeks ago, but
I received no replies. The day the posting showed there were about 10
other stumper questions, and I thought perhaps everyone was overwhelmed.
So here it goes (again): A patron read this book in the mid to late 70's.
The story is set in a beach town. The main character is a girl named
Mimi. She has an older sister who is drawn into seances when her fiance
is killed in Vietnam. Her mother runs a beauty shop out of her home.
I will not post this again, but I will post the answer if I receive
one. Thanks to all for helping me out.
Cynthia
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* Waterford Township Public Library * Fax: (248) 674-1910 *
* 5168 Civic Center Drive * E-mail: cwebb@tln.lib.mi.us *
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