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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue May 12 10:56:45 1998
From: "Linda Peterson" <lpeterson@bloomfield.lib.in.us>
Subject: Beanie Babies
I have been reading with interest the mentions of a beanie baby program and
am thinking of doing one myself this summer. I would like to hear more
information about what you did at your programs to keep them from turning
into just a disscussion of which one is worth what. TIA
Linda Peterson
lpeterson@bloomfield.lib.in.us
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue May 12 10:56:45 1998
From: Rosemary Moran <rmoran@ns1.tccl.lib.ok.us>
ubject: Re: Library mascot
Tulsa City-County Library has had "Buddy Bookworm," our mascot, for
about
10 years. It's a large green worm suit that can be worn by medium sized
people. He makes appearances at library programs--mostly in the summer,
worn by teen volunteers--and other events as his schedule can be arranged,
pending a person to wear the costume. The Tulsa Drillers baseball team
features a "Library Night" in August when kids get in free with
tickets
picked up at the library. Buddy greets kids as they enter the ballpark and
throws out the first pitch. He's also done school visits and some parades.
The costume is cumbersome and very hot. Needless to say, Buddy is more
popular with his audience than library staff and volunteers.
Last year our SRP theme was "Buddy's Birthday Blowout" to celebrate
his
tenth birthday, as well as Tulsa's 100th.
Buddy is modeled after a bookworm logo used on some library/TV programming
in the '50's. At that time, Buddy was a sock puppet.
Thus, naming Buddy was never a problem. Our library trust paid for the
costume, which we helped design with a costume-making firm.
Rosemary Moran
>
Rosemary Moran
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue May 12 10:56:46 1998
From: Carol Leeson <cleeson@nslsilus.org>
ubject: Videos questioned
I want to thank everyone who responded to my dilemma of having the
appropriateness of videos questioned. Since I posted my question some
time ago I will restate that our library had a concerned person seriously
question whether we should be collecting videos at all, or at least we
should get rid of the feature film videos. This is in the face of a
severe space crunch and a significant budget concern. Since the
arguments of staff were not satisfying the person, I had asked for some
backup from my colleagues.
My director has taken all of your replies as well as the current
information we could find in the literature. She has prepared a report
that will be distributed to our board before the coming board meeting.
The matter was not discussed at the last board meeting. I will keep you
informed of any developments.
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Carol Leeson
Head of Youth Services
Mount Prospect Public Library
10 S. Emerson
Mt. Prospect, Il 60056
(847)253-5675
cleeson@mppl.org
The opinions expressed here are my own and do not reflect those of the Library.
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue May 12 10:56:48 1998
From: "Marge Fauver" <sbeast@rain.org>
Subject: Automating small school libraries
I have been contacted for assistance by a small school librarian who is
trying to upgrade an inadequate stand-alone computer set-up. I don't have
the information she needs but think some of you may have dealt with similar
problems. If anyone is able to offer suggestions, contacts, etc. please
contact her directly through email:
Charlotte Harmon
charmon@inreach.com
TIA for sharing your expertise and encouragement with this Library
Technician.
I am another like you... [Hopi Indian saying]
Marge Fauver, Librarian
Eastside Branch Library
1102 E. Montecito St.
Santa Barbara CA 93103
805.963.3727
Email: sbeast@rain.org
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue May 12 10:56:50 1998
From: chantele@juno.com (Chantele R Perkinson)
Subject: Teletubbies
Okay, it's time to talk about Teletubbies, a BBC import to PBS aimed at
very young children. The show is a curious mix of age-appropriate schtick
(e.g., repetition, beginning and ending "rituals," soothing
voice-overs)
and appalling new tactics: Brave New World meets Barney, or something
akin. Two examples: at the show's beginning and end, an odd, vaguely
phallic, periscopic bit of metal pops up and issues directives: "Time for
Teletubbies...Time for Teletubbies..." The voice is that of a no-nonsense
Mom-type (as opposed to the voice-overs, which are delivered soothingly by
a male). And, the sun that shines over all has the face of a cooing,
giggling baby superimposed on it (my husband is convinced that the show
will be instrumental in many new cases of fried corneas in toddlers who
"look for the baby" on OUR sun!). I won't EVEN get going on the
subject of
the show's four fuzzy, baby-talking pseudotoddlers(each of which has a TV
screen conveniently embedded in its tummy)--you simply have got to tune in
yourself. The thing I want to discuss on the list is this: what's your
feeling about this show being marketed for children as young as twelve
months?
Elise
elised@pcl.lib.wa.us
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue May 12 10:56:49 1998
From: scott keeney <skeeney@teleport.com>
Subject: children's room renaming
Why obfuscate with sociological, developmental, jargonesque
professionalisms like "young reader's" or "discovery room"
or other
"improvements?" (Don't get me started on media centers, learning
centers,
resource rooms, or other ill-rubricked attempts to rename libraries and
confuse our patrons.)
The public knows what's in a "children's room" in a library. The
term continues to have meaning, and doesn't need to be upgraded.
If youth services workers are customer-serving and communicative,
if they operate out of vibrant, modern, comfortable, lively quarters, all
library users, including teenagers and adults, will feel welcome,
informed, enthusiastic, and perhaps a bit nostalgic about their visits
into the children's area, which is, after all, the literacy and learning
core of every public library.
Ooooh, how about "learning core?"
Scott Keeney
Children's Librarian work 541-917-7591
Albany Public Library fax 541-917-7586
1390 Waverly Dr SE
Albany OR 97321 skeeney@teleport.com
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue May 12 10:56:50 1998
From: roger hall <rdhall@iclub.org>
ubject: Literary Criticisms
Hello list
We have had an increased number of requests for literary criticisms of
authors. We do have Twentieth Century Literary Criticisms, and several
other reference books. At a previous library, we used to have Bloom's books
and/or Cliff notes but our adult services librarian says that they both
contain inaccuracies and are not recommended reference sources. I'd never
heard this before but perhaps you all can set me straight and if it's true
to recommend a reliable source that the students can check out and take
home. Thank you. Anne Hall
Anne Hall
& Roger Hall
Kentucky
rdhall@iclub.org
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue May 12 10:56:50 1998
From: Nicole Marie Conradt <conradt@csd.uwm.edu>
Subject: Re: CD-ROM check-outs
we have about 80+ cd-roms and they go like hot-cakes!! it is so incredibly
helpful to hand someone a cd-rom when all the books are
checked out! it is such a fun way to integrate computers and learning and
reading. we only have about a dozen on the shelf at any given time-
promote them!!!! they hold up great and we photocopy any instructions they
come with and put them in a binder using plastic sleeves.
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue May 12 10:59:57 1998
From: "Joel J. Rane" <expopkch@lapl.org>
Subject: Re: teachers/librarians as boxing referees
Just today we watched a fight break out between two security guards (!!) at
a bank next to one of our branches...needless to say we didn't break up that
fight!
When I was a high school librarian, I broke up a few fights, and was always
warned by the teachers not to. I didn't listen and eventually had my
glasses broken by two scratching tenth grade GIRLS! Very contrite they were
, and one of my "regulars" offered to put them in their place. I
remember
saying that, gratifying as the offer was to my ego, thanks, but no thanks.
The girl (a senior) spent the rest of year talking about "busting
somebody's
ego" or "shut up and use your ego".
-------- REPLY, Original message follows --------
> Date: Wed, 6 May 1998 10:25:09 -0700
> From: druthgo@sonic.net (Dr. Ruth I. Gordon)
> Subject: An interesting paragraph
>
> In today's "San Francisco Chronicle," (5 May, p. A 15) the
following
> paragraph appears from an AP article titled: "L.A.Schools See Increase
in
> Fighting": "His mother [of the student who was beaten by other
students],
> Janet Keller, claims two teachers witnessed the fight but didn't stop it.
> Witnesses said it took the SCHOOL LIBRARIAN [emphasis mine] to help
Tristan,
--
Joel J. Rane
Children's Librarian, Exposition Park Regional Branch
Los Angeles Public Library
"Sacred cows make the tastiest hamburger."
-- Abbie Hoffman
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue May 12 11:31:17 1998
From: Laurel Sharp <lsharp@mailbox.lpl.org>
ubject: Re: CD-ROM check-outs
>Pardon my library ignorance but what is 'double shelving'?
>
>Leslie Langley
>Children's Librarian
>Buckley Public Library
Library jargon here for the practice of shelving certain items behind the
desk. The patron brings the case to the circulation area where it is
reunited with its item. We've done it for videos, certain CDs, and CD-ROMs
that cost over $50.00.
>>Laurel Sharp
>>Liverpool, NY
>>
>>
>>
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue May 12 12:30:25 1998
From: espicer <espicer@accn.org>
Subject: Interview questions
Dear Pubyackers--
The good news is that our Board has authorized me to hire a children's
librarian--for the first time in the history of our fine institution!
The bad news is that I will then no longer be selecting children's books
and doing programs.... :(
Of course, I want to get the best possible person into this position.
Do you have suggestions for questions to ask at an interview which would
be good indicators of a: how well a person will work with old-time
staff members; b: how a person relates to young people; c: knowledge
of children's books; or d: how well a person does stories? (This is
going to be especially tough--because I'll want someone who reads or
tells stories at least as well as I do--is it legal to ask a candidate
to read for me?) Send me your best (or worst!) interview questions, and
I'll compile for the list!
Thanks for your help--
Ann Perrigo, MLS (!)
Director, Children's Librarian (for now), Cataloger, etc.
Allegan (MI) Public Library
espicer@accn.org
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue May 12 14:20:55 1998
From: Nan Christy <nancy@lori.state.ri.us>
Subject: tooth fairy stumper
Has anyone ever run across the origin of the tooth fairy tradition? We
have an adult patron who is trying to track down some folktale sources and
have looked through children's literature, folktale motifs, and the
internet, but have been unable to find anything. I'd appreciate any
leads. Thanks.
Nan Christy
Barrington (RI) Public Library
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue May 12 14:20:56 1998
From: "Robin Benoit" <rbenoit@mcls.rochester.lib.ny.us>
Subject: stumper - kids who fight over toys
I want to thank Catherine Hollerbach for going beyond the call of duty to
solve my stumper about the twins who fought over their toys. Catherine had
her father go look for the book which was packed away in his basement!
The book is _Just Alike Princes_ by Pauline Meek Palmer, published in 1966
by Whitman Publishers. It is out of print and not available in our library
system, but the patron is thrilled to know the title and will try to track
it down through an out of print bookseller.
Thank you, Catherine! I would have written to you directly but I lost your
address.
Robin Benoit
Fairport Public Library
Fairport, New York 14450
rbenoit@mcls.rochester.lib.ny.us
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue May 12 14:21:32 1998
From: Nissa Perez <harleyq@ucla.edu>
ubject: BIB: Kites and Wind [long]
Hello Pubyakers! =)
First, let me extend a HUGE expression of gratitude and thanks to all of you
who were so kind as to share your stories and craft ideas with me. I got
such a large response that I am posting only the book list that I compiled
from all of your suggestions. (The annotations are not mine.) If any one
would like a copy of the crafts/ poems/ finger rhymes/ etc. that I also
have, please notify me and I can email a copy to you. It is a little
lengthy. For all of you who already have asked me to forward a complete
listing, I am already doing so.
Thanks again to everyone!
Nissa Perez
email: harleyq@ucla.edu
2nd Year MLIS Student (graduating in June!)
Department of Library and Information Science
Graduate School of Education and Information Studies
University of California, Los Angeles
Aesop's fable: The North Wind & The Sun
Ayres: Victoria Flies High---a pig is turned into a kite!
Baker, Rhoda and Miles Denyer: Making Kites: How to Build and Fly Your
Very Own Kites-From Simple Sleds to Complex Stunters---good pictures
but a YA book
Buckley, Helen E: Moonlight Kite
Caraway: One Windy Day
Calhoun, Mary: Reuben Robin and Kite Uncle John
Jack and the Whoopee Wind
Carlstrom, Nancy: How Does the Wind Walk?
Collins, Pat Lowery: Tomorrow, Up and Away
(a fun story about squirrel who tries to help turtle fly by
attaching kites to turtle's shell. Great illustrations of the
resulting disaster!).
Dixon, Norma Kites: Twelve Easy-To-Make Highflier
Dorros: Feel the Wind--directions for a weather vane
Garrison, Christian: Little Pieces of the West Wind
Gerstein, Mordecai: Mountain(s) of Tibet
Gibbons, Gail: Catch the Wind---This non-fiction book reads like a story,
another great Gibbons book!
Hall, Marie: Gilberto and the Wind
Haseley, Dennis: Crosby---boy finds remnants of a kite.
Haseley: Kite flier
Hutchins: The Wind Blew
Keats: A Letter to Amy
Kerven: Legends of the Animal World---story: "The animal that came with
the wind." have children guess what animal the people saw.
Killion: The Same Wind
Lester, Julius: The Knee High Man---story: "Why the Waves Have White
Caps." It would be suitable for older storytimes (K-2).
Lies, Briam. Hamlet and the Enormous Chinese Dragon Kite
Littledale: Peter & the North Wind
Lobata, Arcadio: Paper Bird
Lobel: The Turnaround Wind
On Market Street
Macdonald, Elizabeth: Mike's Kite
Macdonald, Maryann: Rabbit's birthday kite
McKissack: Mirandy and Brother Wind
Morgan, Paul and Helene Morgam: The Ultimate Kite Book---FABULOUS pics!
Melmed: Little Oh---an origami doll flies with the wind.
Munsch: Millicent & the Wind
Paprocki, Ray: The High-Flying World of Kites---(low grade level)
Peet Bill: The Luckiest One of All
Reddic, Valerie: Dragon Kite of the Autumn Moon
Rey: Curious George Flies a Kite
Rounds, Glen: Washday on Noah's Ark
Ryder: Catching the Wind
Santrey--What Makes the Wind?---science book w/ activities
That's Good, That's Bad---about a boy carried away by a balloon.
Vaughan: The Sea-Breeze Hotel
Paper John
Williams, Vera: Lucky Song---a song describes her kite flying
Wright, Mildred Whatley: A Sky Full of Dragons
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue May 12 14:21:02 1998
From: "Ken & Cathy Baker" <WillowKCB@centuryinter.net>
Subject: Thank you !! (was Sara Coleridge -- "The Calendar")
Dear PUBYAC online community,
Thanks so much to everyone who responded with the complete poem.
Best wishes -- you have a wonderful discussion list.
Cathy Baker
WillowKCB@centuryinter.net
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue May 12 14:21:59 1998
From: "Steven" <Steven@westlinn.lib.or.us>
Subject: New Toddler Time books needed
I'm in a bit of a Toddler Time slump, repeating the old favorites too
often. The kids and parents don't mind I'm sure, but I get bored.
Has anyone discovered any recently published books (1995 or later)
that work great (or even just okay) for group presentation with ages
one and two? Recent ones I have used include "From Head to Toe" by
Carle (great), "Zoo-Looking" by Fox (okay), "Toddlerobics"
by Newcome
(very good), "This & That" by Sykes (pretty good). I'm especially
interested in ones that can be adapted to use with puppets or props
(like "This and That," which I tell with farm puppets and
fingerpuppet kittens). If you send suggestions to me I will
summarize for the list if there's interest....
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Steven Engelfried, West Linn Public Library
1595 Burns Streeet West Linn, OR 97068
ph: 503-656-7857 fax: 503-656-2746
e-mail: steven@westlinn.lib.or.us
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue May 12 14:22:02 1998
From: KBauknight <KBauknight@aol.com>
Subject: Re: stumper about an older mystery book
I work at a public library and wanted to see if anyone could help with a
stumper. The
patron read this book in grade school, and recalled it being a mystery in
which a
deaf girl reads the lips of someone making a phone call in a phone booth.
Turns out
the person was either plotting a murder or had committed a murder. She
thought that the title contained the words blue grotto and that the location
was possibly the
island of capri. I checked the usual sources. I would appreciate your sending
me mail directly. TIA.
Kathy Bauknight
Children's Librarian
Richland Co. Public Library
Columbia, SC
kbauknight@aol.com
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