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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Apr 21 11:07:23 1998
From: gwiseman <gwiseman@mail.ci.waco.tx.us>
Subject: Re: talking to YA's
Hi,
I think that in trying to talk with your YA's you need to be as up-front
and forthright as possible. Make them understand that you are serious.
Try to arrange to talk to them somewhere besides the Children's section.
Is there a meeting room or office you could use?
Could you form an advisory group that meets once a month?
Ask your teens what they think would work to "control" the other teens
taht come. You have half the battle won since you have a rapport with
them already.
Gillian Wiseman
YA Librarian
Waco TX
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Apr 21 11:08:54 1998
From: Kirsten Edwards <kirstedw@kcls.org>
Subject: re:working for peanuts?
On Thu, 16 Apr 1998, Aarene X. Storms wrote:
> Without pointing fingers, I can't help noticing that several of the
> positions posted lately require an MLS, yet pay significantly lower wages
> than I make as a paraprofessional.
>
> So tell me, am I crazy to pursue this degree? I love the work, but I'd
> sure like to be able to pay my bills, too! Would anyone care to comment?
If you have the right backround, you might want to consider becoming a
"special" or corporate librarian. It has all the drawbacks of
corporate
life, including, but not limited to, a healthy paycheck.
If you decide to go into the public sector, esp. as a youth services
librarian, you're going to have to have the mindset that the rewards you
want out of life aren't financial. I've had a teen come up to me and say,
essentially, "I'm not into this reading thing, but I've read this :::holds
out COMPANION OF THE NIGHT::: two times. Do you have anything else like
this?" after booktalking in her highschool.
I'm sure many of us have similar examples. It's not about living, but
about living well.
Kirsten Edwards
kirstedw@kcls.org
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Apr 21 11:07:25 1998
From: Esther Rickelton <esthrick@kcls.org>
Subject: RE: Vision and mission statements
Here is the King County Library YA Vision Statement. Hope it helps. I =
am sending the Vision Statement and the Guidelines for YA services by =
mail. Hope it doesn't take too long to be useful.
Esther Rickelton
Associate Director for Public Services
King County Library System
300 8th Ave N
Seattle, WA 98166
Young Adult Services
Vision Statement
The mission of KCLS Young Adult Services is to provide free, open and =
non judgmental access to a broad collection of materials and services =
which meet the informational, educational, and recreational needs of =
young people from age 12-18. It is our goal to provide an atmosphere =
which encourages the young adult to encounter the rich diversity of =
concepts on which a democratic society depends.
Recognizing that:
=B7 Library service to young adults, age 12-18, is a part of the =
overall mission of King County Library System, and that such service =
overlaps all areas especially basic reference.
=B7 Young Adults have separate needs and interests from children and =
adults
=B7 Many young adults do not pursue formal education beyond high school, =
and that the skills they acquire now may need to last a lifetime
=B7 Young adults are frequently less mobile than adults
The following goals have been established:
=B7 Each community library collection will include materials =
appropriate for basic recurring homework assignments.
=B7 Each community library will have a librarian assigned to be =
responsible for young adult services in that branch (YAAD).
=B7 Allocation of Young Adult staff will reflect the size of that =
population segment and the number of middle and high schools in the =
community library service area .
=B7 Each community library will provide and maintain an attractive =
inviting area where YA information and materials can be displayed.
=B7 Each YAAD will be offered opportunities to maintain the knowledge of =
the literature and to develop skills in communicating effectively with =
young adults and adults who work with them.
=B7 Young Adults will be encouraged to take advantage of the resources =
available throughout the system by providing library skills training and =
promoting special services such as INFONET.
=B7 Allocation of Young Adult Coordinator staff hours and clerical =
support will reflect system-wide responsibilities for YAAD hiring and =
training, county-wide school and youth agency liaisons and central Young =
Adult services and programs.
-----Original Message-----
From: Pam Gravenor [SMTP:pdgravenor@nelsonlib.org.nz]
Sent: Thursday, April 16, 1998 7:48 PM
To: PUBYAC@nysernet.org
Subject: Vision and mission statements
Does anyone have a vision or mission statement for their children's =
and/or
YA library, they are willing to share? <snip>
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Apr 21 11:07:38 1998
From: Guarria <cguarria@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
Subject: re:working for peanuts? -Reply
I know that here in public libraries we make squat, but my husband works
in the library of a large investment firm and the pay is a good deal
better (or will be once he completes his MLS). After a year and a half as
a library assistant (or trainee) he makes the same as me, and I've been in
my public library for five years. (And he'll get a huge increase once
he's done with school.) So perhaps looking into business librarianship is
a more profitable alternative, although there are negative points. On
average, he works at least an hour a half overtime each day, and says
everyone else does, too. Most of the time he's not paid for that overtime,
unless it's REALLY late. No official breaks, though he says he
and the librarians do make down time for themselves. He works
through lunch a lot of the time in order to get the work done, though
it's not something he is expected to do. But he loves it, so that's what's
important. I also think how much business libraries pay depends on where
you are. He's on Wall Street, so he may make more than in other places.
Carrie Guarria
cguarria@suffolk.lib.ny.us
On Sat, 18 Apr 1998, Susan Price-Stephens wrote:
> Working for peanuts - I am always amazed at the
> qualifications/experience positions require and the pay. I am a
> library technician and I have MLIS. I knew going into this
> profession that even though I know it is important and challenging
> that not everyone else appreciates this and I would never be rich.
> So I do this out of love and commitment. My wish is that through
> good works people will come to see the value in what we do.
>
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Apr 21 11:07:31 1998
From: Julie Shatterly <julies@lyon.york.lib.sc.us>
Subject: grandchildren program
An "extended care" administrator recently approached me with a
request.
When I say extended care, I mean a home for elderly that may be fairly
self sufficent to extremely incapacitated. This administrator observes a
great many family members that are affected by their elderly relatives
dementia or gradual decline in health. The adm. recently attended a
conference in San Diego and one of the workshops featured a local library
that had developed a support group of sorts for the young children
affected by seeing their grandparents decline in mental and physical
abilities. I'm not sure how clear of a picture this administrator
received about what this library did for the children, but her vision was
to develop a joint venture with her particular extended care home and the
library. Her goal was to house the support group in the library's meeting
room, maybe once a month, invite all ages of children - then present
storytelling (by librarians) and crafts or other related activities.
Right away, I didn't feel comfortable with the possible counseling that
might come out of this. She assured me that wouldn't be expected of us,
but I find that hard to believe. This is also goes back to the
"bibliotherapy" issue of children's books that I sometimes stumble
over.
With all that in mind, if anyone has done a similar program or even has
any guidance they could offer I'd appreciate it. Our children's
department already has a lot of things "on the burner," so that might
keep
us from actually being involved in the set-up of this program, but I have
a feeling it will come up again. Please reply directly to me and I'll
share if I get requests.
Julie G. Shatterly
Children's Department Manager
York County Library
P.O. Box 10032
Rock Hill, SC 29731
PH: (803)324-7588
FAX: (803)328-9290
julies@lyon.york.lib.sc.us
Views represented are strictly personal and do not necessarily represent
those of the York County Library.
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Apr 21 11:07:36 1998
From: Deborah_Dubois@freenet.richland.oh.us
Subject: Re: Re: Weight of Alabama
D'Arcy,
Thank you so much for the answer of how to figure out the weight of Alabama.
Math is not my strongest area, so I really had a hard time with this one. We
were trying to decide if buildings, people, etc, would count in the weight-if
we could even figure out a way to do it.
Unfortunately, this question was asked of me several years ago-before PUBYAC-
so I won't be able to recommend anything to the patron. But this question
has stayed in my mind ever since. If I had had this resource available then,
my patron would have gotten an answer from the library. I think she went
back to her teacher asking how to do the problem.
Deborah L. Dubois
Children's Outreach Librarian
Mansfield/Richland County Public Library
deborah_dubois@freenet.richland.oh.us
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Apr 21 11:07:35 1998
From: KJAlley <KJAlley@aol.com>
Subject: Re: Programs for Large Groups of Young Preschoolers
I have done programming in this same situation in the traditional manner. It
STINKS!! Based on mild negative feedback/complaints by parents (ie. it is too
crowded, too hot, hard to keep everyone focused), I had to ask some of the
mom's to voice their feelings to the administration. Each program, I made
available comment forms and said something like this:
"If anyone would like to see changes to this program such as idea's for
songs,
books and such, feels the room is crowded, thinks the program is great, jot it
down on these."
If parents expressed there feelings to me at this point but did not want to
write it down, I would write it down and add, a mom said this to me after the
program today.
This eventually worked, but it took several months (I was in a large library
system which moved slower than a turtle).
One thing you may want to try (though I have never done it myself) is to find
a couple of moms and work with them, leading them to basically volunteer on a
rotating basis to supplement your overcrowded program. The day/time of this
supplemental program could be convenient to the mom's schedule, even if it
meant having it before open hours, say 9:30am or whatever.
Good luck!!
Janette Alley
In a message dated 98-04-19 13:28:12 EDT, you write:
<<
I have had a request by a colleague for any information, ideas, or books
that you have used successfully with very large groups of younger
preschool children, age 3 and under. We already know about the standard
songs, fingerplays, mother goose rhymes, big books, etc, but are looking
for new, unusual, or especially successful things. The situation she is
in does not allow her to add more programs at this time, so she is stuck
with other than the ideal group size. Many times she has had up to 75
children and caregivers at her programs at one time. <snip>
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Apr 21 11:09:17 1998
From: RichardGuy <RichardGuy@aol.com>
Subject: Re: Coretta Scott King Award Breakfast at ALA
Did you ever find out the date and time for the Coretta Scott King Award
Breakfast?
Richard K. Moore, Librarian
Bolsa Grande High School
Garden Grove, CA
Email: RichardGuy@AOL.COM
*********************************************
Any opinion expressed here should be the opinion of any
right thinking individual, especially my employer.
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Apr 21 11:08:24 1998
From: kathyb <kathyb@anokas.anoka.lib.mn.us>
Subject: VeggieTales by Phil Vischer Productions
These videos are being heavily advertised and marketed in Target,
K-Mart, and Christian bookstores. Do any of you have them in your
libraries? Have any of you seen any? What is your opinion of these?
Please respond to me.
Kathyb@anoka.lib.mn.us
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Apr 21 11:07:23 1998
From: "Carrie Eldridge" <celdridge@sanjuan.lib.wa.us>
ubject: summer reading program incentives
Can someone out there send me info on sources for summer reading incentives?
What kind of incentives are libraries offering out there?
Thanks,
Carrie Eldridge
San Juan Island Library
Carrie Eldridge
San Juan Island Library District
Friday Harbor, WA 98250
celdridge@sanjuan.lib.wa.us
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Apr 21 11:07:37 1998
From: Robin Works Davis <rgwd@sprynet.com>
Subject: Summe rReading Club Survey (Long)
Please take some time out from your busy schedule to fill out this
preliminary Summer Reading Club/Incentive Survey. This survey will go
out after the 1998 summer in hard copy to Public Libraries. This
internet survey is to get a preliminary feel for the responses. Please
either e-mail a response to rgwd@sprynet.com or mail a completed copy to
me at 694 Lilac, Keller, TX 76248. TIA!!
Summer Reading Club or Program Survey
Please note: If you work in a library with a main building and branches,
please fill out only one survey with the information for the entire
library system.
1. Which best describes your present position in the library?
_____ Supervisor, coordinator, or head of youth services
_____ Youth services librarian in a single library
_____ Youth services librarian in a library with branches
_____ General librarian
_____ Library director
_____ Volunteer
_____ Other (please specify)______________________________________
2. What is the population that your library serves?
_____ 0-29,000
_____ 30,000-100,000
_____ Over 100,000
3.What best describes the kind of community your library serves?
_____ Rural or agricultural
_____ Suburban or residential
_____ Urban or city
_____ Other (please specify)_____________________________________
4.What is the total number of registered borrowers of your library?
_____________
5. What is the total number of youth, age 17 and under, registered
borrowerrs?
_______________
6. Does your library hold a summer reading club or program?
_____ yes
_____ no
If your answer is no A) Have you ever held a summer reading club
or
program? _____ yes _____ no
B) Will you be holding a summer reading program or club in the
future?
_____ yes _____no
(If you answered no to both of the above questions, please stop
here.)
7. What are the age ranges of youth who participate in your summer
reading club or program?
Ages: _____ to _____
Grades: _____ to _____
8. Please rank the following goals accoring to importance in relation to
the goals of your library's
summer reading club or program. Indicate your response with a check or
"X."
very less
important important important unimportant
_________________________________________________________________________
To promote library use
_________________________________________________________________________
To increase circculation
_________________________________________________________________________
To encouage reading for pleasure
_________________________________________________________________________
To maintain reading skill level
_________________________________________________________________________
To provide entertainment through
reading
_________________________________________________________________________
To provide youth with a sense of
acheivement or satisfaction
_________________________________________________________________________
9. Please indicate the current method your library uses to record or
tabulate the amount of
reading the participants in your summer reading club or program do.
_____ Count the number of books read
_____ Count the amount of time spent reading
_____ Count the number of pages read
_____ Count the number of days read
_____ View circulation record
_____ A combination of any of the above
_____ Other (please specify)
_____________________________________________
10. Will you continue to use this method in the future?
_____ Yes
_____ No
11. Please describe ther current method of recording reading that is
used in your summer reading club or program, or attach a copy of the
reading log you used this past summer.
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
12. What does a child have to do in order to participate in the summer
reading club or program
at your library?
_____ Register or sign up
_____ Register or sign up and have a library card
_____ Register or sign up and be a certain age or grade
_____ Read a book or books before being eligible to register or sign
up
_____ Show up at the library
13. What does a child have to do in order to "complete" or
"succeed" in
the summer reading club
or program at your library?
_____ Show up at the library
_____ Read one book or one hour
_____ Read 2-5 books or hours
_____ Read 6-10 books or hours
_____ Read more than 10 books or hours
_____ Read a set number of pages or days
_____ Do any amount of reading, keep track of it on a reading log,
and turn it in
_____ Complete a reading "contract"
_____ Other (please specify______________________
14. Please provide the following statistics from your summer reading
club or program for the past three years. If the data is not available,
please put N/A. Please use the following terms to describe "recording
method."
Books=number of books read are counted
Time=time spent reading is counted
Days=days spent reading are counted
Pages=number of pages read are counted
Circ=viewing circulation records
Comb=combination of the above
Other=please specify ______________________________
1997 1996 1995
_________________________________________________________________________
Recording method used
_________________________________________________________________________
Total number of children registered
_________________________________________________________________________
Total number of children completing or
succeeding in the program
_________________________________________________________________________
Total number of weeks of the program
_________________________________________________________________________
Rewards given (answer yes or no)
_________________________________________________________________________
For the following questions, please use the following definitions.
Intrinsic rewards include praise, recognition or reading as it's own
reward.
Extrinsic rewards include coupons, parties, prizes, gifts, or the like.
15. Are rewards/incentives/prizes of any kind given during your reading
club or program?
_____ Yes
_____ No
If yes, please indicate how these rewads/incentives/prizes are
awarded.
_____ To the child who reads the most according to your method of
tabulation
_____ For each child who reads a set total number of books or hours
_____ For each child who reads a set total number of pages or days
_____ Weekly to all who come to the library
_____ For each child who meets a reading "contract"
_____ For each child who completes a game
_____ For each set number of books, hours, pages, or days that a
child reads
(For example, a reward/incentive/prize for every 5 books read.)
_____ By random drawing of all participants
_____ By random drawing of all who "complete" or "succeed"
in the
reading club
_____ Other (please specify)_______________________
16. Please list the types of rewards/incentives/prizes you used for your
reading club or program
this past summer. These rewards are:
_____ Intrinsic
_____ Extrinsic
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
17. Will your library continue to offer reading club
rewards/incentives/prizes in the future?
_____ Yes
_____ No
Thank you very much for your cooperation in this survey. Please feel
free to use the space below for additional comments. This survey was
funded by a grant from the Texas Library Association and Demco, Inc.
Thanks again!!
Robin Works Davis
Youth Services Supervisor
Farmer's Branch Manske Public Library
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Apr 21 11:07:59 1998
From: newhall2@CERF.NET
ubject: Re: bookfairs public lib.
Why not have a bookfair in connection with a local bookseller, especially
if you have an independent bookseller you can work with? The bookstore I
used to work for, before entering libraryland, did bookfairs with local
schools and community groups for special occasions. We had an author give
a talk at the library and a local bookstore came and sold books for the
author to sign and gave back 20% of the proceeds to the Friends of the
Library group.
(Sorry this is lags behind the other posts on the subject; I'm catching up
on two weeks worth of posts.)
Susan Broman
newhall2@cerf.net
Newhall Library
>
>At 05:58 PM 4/2/98 -0600, you wrote:
>>I want to have a bookfair this summer to get the free books for one of
my
>>programs.
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Apr 21 17:33:27 1998
From: Terri Washburn <twashbur@melvil.pub-lib.ci.arlington.tx.us>
Subject: TX-Children's Position
CHILDREN'S LIBRARIAN
Arlington Public Library, Arlington, Texas, city of 300,000 population in the
heart of the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex. Knowledge of children's literature,
topics and materials of interest to children, child development, and standard
library reference resources. POSITION WILL REQUIRE creative, high quality
programming; extensive work in collection development; excellent 'people'
skills; and a strong desire to work with children. Previous experience in a
child-centered environment, special training in storytelling, and experience in
art, music, or theatre are desirable. MLS from ALA-accredited program required.
Salary range $30,852-$38,556. Beginning salary dependent on experience and
qualifications. Benefits package includes 401K plan. Send resume and the names,
addresses, and telephone numbers of three references to : Lisa Thompson,
Personnel Specialist, City of Arlington, Human Resources Dept., 501 W. Main St.,
Arlington, TX 76101. EOE
Terri Washburn, MLS, MPA
Assistant Director of Operations and Administration
Arlington Public Library
101 E. Abrams
Arlington, TX 76010
817/459-6924
twashbur@melvil.pub-lib.ci.arlington.tx.us
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Apr 21 17:33:27 1998
From: Melody Allen <melodyan@lori.state.ri.us>
Subject: RI Children's Book Award
We are happy to share this information. Frindle by Andrew Clements has won the
Rhode Island Children's Book Award. Kids in grades 3-6 make the choice from a
master list of twenty titles from the previous two years. Clements will accept
the award at a private ceremony put on by the kids from a participating RI
school on October 23. On October 24 and 25, he will appear publicly with a group
of nationally recognized authors and illustrators at the Rhode Island Festival
of Children's Books and Authors (including Chris Van Allsburg, David Macaulay,
Kevin Henkes, Paul Zelinsky, Joanna Cole, Bruce Degen, Ted Lewin, and Maryjane
Begin).
Melody Allen
Melodyan@lori.state.ri.us
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Apr 21 17:33:27 1998
From: Kerry Reed <kreed@wpld.alibrary.com>
ubject: Thanks - Read to me poem
A big thank you to those who directed me to the source of the the poem
"Read to Me", especially, Tracie Josephson, Joyce Felmet, and Paula
Schaffner. The author is Jane Yolen and the poem can be found in _The
Three Bears Rhyme Book_ .
My patron was delighted and, of course, took the book before I could post a
copy of the poem on the listserv for you all. It's a great poem! I hope
everyone has a chance to look it up.
Thank You Again
Kerry Reed
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Kerry Reed
Youth Services
Winnetka-Northfield Public Library District
768 Oak Street
Winnetka, IL 60093
(847) 446-7220
kreed@wpld.alibrary.com
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Apr 21 17:34:23 1998
From: Walter Minkel <walterm@nethost.multnomah.lib.or.us>
Subject: Re: Coretta Scott King Award Breakfast at ALA
Folks-- I do the website for the Coretta Scott King Award (which, never
passing up an opportunity for publicity, is at
<http://www.ala.org/srrt/csking/>; please visit and link), and after
seeing the question about the Coretta Scott King Breakfast, I wanted to
post it on the site. I haven't yet been able to get it posted because the
ALA website is having hacker and ftp problems, but here is the
information:
Coretta Scott King Award Breakfast. Tuesday, June 30, 1998. 7:30am
Washington DC Hilton, International Ballroom-Center. Cost is $30. Send
checks payable to CSK Breakfast with a self addressed stamped envelope to
ALA, OLOS Office. 50 E. Huron. Chicago, Illinois 60611. Attention Sheila
Page. Checks must be recieved by June 12, 1998. Tickets will be forwarded
to you. Tickets can also be purchased at the Meal Counter at the ALA
Conference in DC.
See you there. --W
On Tue, 21 Apr 1998, RichardGuy wrote:
> Did you ever find out the date and time for the Coretta Scott King Award
> Breakfast?
>
> Richard K. Moore, Librarian
> Bolsa Grande High School
> Garden Grove, CA
> Email: RichardGuy@AOL.COM
> *********************************************
> Any opinion expressed here should be the opinion of any
> right thinking individual, especially my employer.
>
>
>
Walter Minkel, School Corps Technology Trainer
Multnomah County Library, 205 NE Russell St., Portland, OR 97212
Voice (503)736-6002; fax (503)248-5441; walterm@nethost.multnomah.lib.or.us
==============
("Rats...") "Oh, Web pupil, _refer_! Lip up! Be who? Star!"
--Palindrome
of the Month
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Apr 21 17:36:03 1998
From: "Carole Fiore"<cfiore@mail.dos.state.fl.us>
Subject: Re[2]: Coretta Scott King Award Breakfast at ALA
The CSK Award Breakfast is a function of the Social
Responsibilities Round Table. It will be held on Tuesday,
June 30 at 7:30 a.m. Try calling conference services at ALA
for information on how to purchase tickets. (1-800-545-2433)
Carole
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Apr 21 17:36:46 1998
From: Vicki M Partridge <vmp@acsu.buffalo.edu>
Subject: Stumper-Author search
A friend of mine asked me to help him with the author of a book he read as
a child. The title is Black and Blue Magic, but he cannot remember who
wrote it. Being a second semester library student I checked the usual
sources, Books in print,etc. No luck. Can anyone help? Thank you in
advance.
Vicki M. Partridge
Student of Library and Information Studies
University of Buffalo
"Don't Dream It, Be It.
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Apr 21 17:36:45 1998
From: "Lynn M. Hickernell" <LYNNH@main.morris.org>
Subject: Stumper: torn paper animals
A patron described a picture book to me as having different animals made from
torn paper on each page as illustrations. I think it may be Bill Martin &
Eric Carle's "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see?" but our copy
has gone
missing. I showed the patron a copy of the same pair's "Polar Bear"
book,
which she said was similar, but she wanted the one with torn paper, rather than
cut.
I'm trying to get a copy of "Brown Bear" from another library for her
to see,
but in the meantime does anyone have any other thoughts as to the book she's
seeking?
Thanks so much,
Lynn Hickernell
Youth Services Department
Parsippany-Troy Hills Public Library
973/887-5150
lynnh@main.morris.org
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Apr 21 17:37:29 1998
From: "Pat Suchy, PSL, BAY"
<"ESCHER::PSUCHY"@CUYAHOGA.LIB.OH.US>
Subject: book discussion
This summer our branch library will be having several book discussion
groups for grades 4 and up. We would really appreciate if anyone who has
used the following books would share with us any discussion questions they
may have prepared: Whichaway by Swarthmouth/ Tom's Midnight Garden by Pearce/
Trouble with Tuck by Taylor/ Stone Fox by Gardner. I will be glad to share
the questions received if you contact me. Thanks in advance.
Please reply directly to me.
e-mail:psuchy@cuyahoga.lib.oh.us fax1-440-871-5320
Bay Village Branch 503 Cahoon Road Bay Village Ohio 44140
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Apr 21 17:37:28 1998
From: peverada@bastion.portland.lib.me.us (Mary Peverada)
ubject: Lupine Award
The Children's and Young Adults' Services Section of the Maine Library
Association announced the winner of the 1997 Lupine Award at the Reading
Round Up Conference in Lewiston (ME) on Wednesday, April 8.
The Lupine Award is an annual award recognizing an outstanding
contribution to the body of children's literature in Maine. It is designed
to "honor a living author or illustrator who is a resident of Maine, or one
who has created a work of outstanding merit, the focus of which is Maine as
stated in the work's characterization, setting or plot."
The award will be presented at the annual Maine Libraries
Conference in Orono (ME) in May. The award consists of a commemorative
plate and a gift of the award-winning book to a Maine library of the
recipient's choice.
The 1997 award is the ninth and it is being presented to:
MARVEN OF THE GREAT NORTH WOODS
written by Kathryn Lasky
illustrated by Kevin Hawkes
Published by Harcourt Brace
The Lupine Award Committee selected two Honor Books:
COCOA ICE
written by Diana Appelbaum
illustrated by Holly Meade
Published by Orchard Books
THE OCTOPUS: PHANTOM OF THE SEA
written by Mary M. Cerullo
photographs by Jeffrey L. Rotman
Published by Cobblehill Books
Mary Peverada
Portland Public Library
5 Monument Square
Portland, ME 04101
(207) 871-1707
FAX (207) 871-1703
e-mail: peverada@www.portland.lib.me.us
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Apr 21 17:37:33 1998
From: Marsha Rakestraw <rakestma@oplin.lib.oh.us>
ubject: Help -- titles w/ tough choices
Thanks again to all who helped with my last bib (titles w/ strong female
protagonists). Because of the success of that request, I'm writing to ask
for your help again:
I'm working on a booklist that will include YA and adult fiction titles in
which the protagonists must make tough choices/decisions. I am especially
lacking in adult titles for teens. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I'll post a hit if anyone shows interest. Thanks so much!
Marsha Rakestraw, YA Specialist
Washington-Centerville Public Library
111 W. Spring Valley Road
Centerville, OH 45458
cvjuve@oplin.lib.oh.us
or
rakestma@oplin.lib.oh.us
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