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Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1998 12:43:57 -0400 (EDT)
To: pubyac-digest@nysernet.org
Subject: pubyac V1 #426
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Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1998 10:03:05 -0500
From: Connie Rockman <connie.rock@snet.net>
Subject: YA's, music, Newbery, etc.
I returned from vacation a couple of weeks ago, but it's taken until now
to work my way through all the Pubyacs that accumulated (couldn't
miss any) and have several comments:
On the YA discussion - A great book that encourages teachers to take a
more serious look at YA lit. is: From Hinton to Hamlet by Sarah K. Herz
(written with Don Gallo). Sarah was a teacher who was won over to
using YA books to provide bridges for kids to the classics. She is
available for workshops and has plenty of classroom experience to back
up her premise - that YA lit. is a great springboard to the study of all
literature. She spoke to my Adolescent Lit. class this spring in
Bridgeport, CT (She lives in Westport, CT) and she galvanized the group.
The book was published by Greenwood Press in 1996 (ISBN
0-313-28636-1) and I recommend it for everybody's collection.
On music in storytime - Several folks mentioned the autoharp. Another
easy instrument to use with kids is the Appalachian dulcimer. You play
it on your lap and it has a simple diatonic scale (just the white notes!).
Kids are fascinated by it and there are a lot fewer strings to tune than
an autoharp. If you want more information on how to get one, I'll be
glad to pass that on to anyone who emails me.
On Newbery favorites - No one mentioned The High King. In the
retrospective Newbery discussions at an ALSC preconference last year,
the consensus seemed to be that it didn't stand alone as the fifth in a
series of five. But the whole Prydain series remains for me one of the
high points of my own reading - and reading aloud to my kids. They are
the best!
On Homeschooled characters - Libby on Wednesdays by Zilpha Keatly
Snyder has a great homeschooled character. Libby goes to public school
for the first time in 7th grade and finds out -eventually - that she has
developed a fine sense of herself through the unconventional family and
homeschooling that she has experienced up until then.
Whew! now I feel caught up and in the world again.
Connie Rockman
Stratford, Ct
connie.rock@snet.net
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Date: Sun, 30 Aug 1998 16:27:33 -0400
From: Holly Willett <willett@rowan.edu>
Subject: Re: automation
Sandy--In my school library in Dallas, I used a portable reader for
inventory and it was ever and ever so much faster than the
old-shelf-list-to-the-shelves method. There were some glitches because I
made mistakes, but what inventory is ever perfect? Had I been there
another year, I could have cleaned up my errors.
Holly
Holly G. Willett
willett@rowan.edu
Library Education Advisor/Coordinator
Secondary Education/Foundations of Education
Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ 08028
(609) 256-4759
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Date: Sun, 30 Aug 1998 15:13:34 -0400
From: "Deborah Brightwell" <DBRIGHT@coppell.mail5.gwmail.com>
Subject: Fall programming ideas -Reply
I noticed in your e-mail you said storyhour and not storytime. Do you intend for
your preschool programming to be that long? I find it very difficult to keep the
attention of preschoolers for 20 to 30 minutes, let alone an hour. Might I
suggest that you have more programs of less time as a good idea? Staff hours
permitting, of course! Also I find that any kind of visual that you can find,
that goes with your storytime theme or book is great. Example: a shell with
books about the sea, stuffed animals for stories about animals, and of course
puppets! Another programming idea to consider is having one program a week for 3
to 5 years old, and another for the toddler age (18 month to 3 years old).
Toddler Times need to be of even a shorter duration than storytimes because of
their age, have less complicated stories, more fingerplays and lots of movement
for the children and parents to do together. I find movement (action songs)
great for the storytime age, as well. I al!
!
!
ways end my storytimes with the kids and I doing a song with movement, such as:
The Wheels On The Bus, The Hokey Pokey, etc. Hopes this helps, Debbie
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Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1998 9:29:11 -0400
From: KARENC@pasco.lib.fl.us
Subject: Bake Off
Our Teen Advisory Board would like to have a Bake Off program. The problem
is fear some food might be tainted. Has this type of program been offered
at your library? If so, what was the outcome? Can anyone provide
suggestions? Is there something else that we may not be considering as
well?
Thank you in adavance.
Karen Correa
Hudson Regional Library
karenc@pasco.lib.fl.us
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Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1998 11:11:00 -0700
From: beverly little <blittle@merrimack.lib.nh.us>
Subject: Redwall program
Hi;
I am planning to do a three day after school program with 9-14 year olds on the
Redwall books by Brian Jacques. I am hoping someone out there has already done
this or has been thinking about it. So far, I plan to have word puzzles, book
talking on similar books(suggestions anyone?), we will be making personal
banners/pennants with stencils and paint. I am currently reading the books
looking for activity ideas. Does anyone have suggestions of crafts, games or
other activities that tie in with the books? I would greatly appreciate any help
you can give me.
TIA
Beverly Little
Head of Youth Services
Merrimack Public Library, NH
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Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1998 11:08:29 -0500
From: Marilyn Zaruba <fmpl@startext.net>
Subject: Re: automation
Sandy,
We, too, are a small library (40,000 volumes). We automated four years ago
with Winnebago. We purchased a portable inventory system from them at that
time & used it to inventory. I don't think it would be practical to use it
to read shelves. If you are going to that much bother anyway, you might as
well just do an inventory. We have been quite disappointed with our
inventory system. The first time it worked just fine, but as our computers
have changed, we have not been able to get it to work again.
We did not keep a shelf list. Everything is on the computer & we do very
thorough back ups on a daily basis. If you are going to automate, keep it
as simple as possible & try to let loose of your old ways. You do not need
that shelf list. We are currently trying to come to terms with throwing
out all our library applications after a director of another library said
to get rid of them. It isn't easy to have to change suddenly.
The only portable barcode reader is the one with the inventory system. It
is supposed to work for remote sites also...bookmobiles, etc. but since we
can't get it to work anyway, it really doesn't matter. We are very happy
with our laser barcode readers at the front desk.
I wish you luck with automation; it's like getting another person. It will
be kind of quirky at first & even those who think it will cause all kinds
of trouble will soon grow to love it.
Marilyn
Mansfield Public Library
SANDY wrote:
> I work at a small library and we are working at getting automated. I
> would like to get some input on how you read shelves after automation.
> Do any of you use a portable bar code reader? How does that work for
> shelf reading? Do any of you keep a shelf list of catalog cards? Just
> wondering. Thanks in advance.
>
> Sandy Furr
> Benton County Public Library
> Fowler, IN
> furrs@localline.com
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Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1998 13:14:14 -0400
From: "Hudson, Sarah" <shudson@plcmc.lib.nc.us>
Subject: Picture Book Paperback Holder
Hello,
One of the Children's Librarians at my Branch came up with an excellent
idea for displaying Picture Book size paperbacks. It may not work with
hardbacks, but it is very attractive for the odd sized paperbacks.
The librarian took a large produce basket and set it at the end of a picture
book range on the floor and put the paperbacks in it.
It is such an attractive display peice, and since our paperbacks are not
cataloged, it won't make searching for a particular book difficult.
I'm not good with measures, but this is a large round basket, like you
might find produce displayed in at a farmer's market.
Sarah
Sarah Hudson
Information Specialist
Independence Regional Library
shudson@plcmc.lib.nc.us
Opinions are my own and do not reflect those of the library
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Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1998 14:14:26 -0500
From: "Mary J. Soucie" <mjsoucie@htls.lib.il.us>
Subject: Re: Fall programming ideas
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Linda,
Hi! The Piggyback Songbooks from Totline, edited by Jean Warren, are an
excellent resource for songs that are written to melodies you already know.
I used them extensively when I was in a public library. Best wishes.
Mary J. Soucie
Youth Services Consultant
Heritage Trail Library System
mailto:mjsoucie@htls.lib.il.us
Linda Carmichael wrote:
> As the manager of a small, rural library in Georgia, I am seeking to
> expand our children's programming. We will begin weekly preschool story
> hours in mid-September. We are seeking ideas to put that added spark
> into our time with the preschoolers (sings, puppet ideas, fingerplays,
> etc.)!! Thanks in advance for any help you might offer-- Linda
> Carmichael, Franklin Memorial Library, Swainsboro, GA
>
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Date: Sat, 29 Aug 1998 17:22:03 -0600
From: "justin cooley" <jkcooley@ll.net>
Subject: poetry help!
Greeting from Minnesota! Hope you can help on this one.... a patron =
came in today and wanted to find a children's poem (or poem that would =
enjoyed/understood by children) that had the concept or word, "willow =
tree" or "willow trees" in it. We check a number of anthologies
and =
couldn't find much of anything. Her daughter is a teacher who has made =
"reading willow tree" nook in her classroom and wants to post a willow
=
poem up in it for the kids. So it would be a bonus if the poem related =
to reading/books, etc. ... but at this point, any children's poem =
containing "willow tree" would be great. Thanks in advance! Kathleen
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Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1998 09:50:18 -0400 (EDT)
From: Hardie <chardie@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
Subject: Re: special calendar days
Chase's Calender of Events is a good source. I prefer to use COPYCAT a
magazine designed for K-3 teachers. The magazine includes activities and
a colorful calender.
COPYCAT PRESS
P.O. Box 081546
Racine, WI 53408-1546
(414) 634-0146
Christine Meloni
Deer Park Public Library
Deer Park, NY 11729
On Thu, 27 Aug 1998, Lisa Payton wrote:
> What is a good resource for special calendar days and weeks, ie. national
> fire prevention week, etc. I am especially interested in all things
> obscure, like . . . national pickle appreciation day.
>
>
> Lisa Payton
> Puxico Public Library
>
> ufj000@mail.connect.more.net
>
> PO Box 65
> Puxico MO 63960
>
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Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1998 09:53:30 -0400 (EDT)
From: Graham <grahamka@sls.lib.il.us>
Subject: stumper
Can anyone out there help 2 aging librarians find a story from their
childhood? First of all, this story is from either the 40's or 50's. It
is about a family who does everything backwards (something like the
Stupids). The most memorable thing we can remember is one illustration:
the family is hanging fire hoses and fish on their Christmas tree. We
don't remember if this was a one story book or a collection of stories.
It definitely is not "The Topsy-Turvy Family" by Emma Brock. It
possibly
was published by Platt and Monk. We have looked on the internet at
booksellers auction sites, but cannot pin down this title. Hope someone
has a great memory and can help us out. Thanks for your help!
Kathy
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Kathy Graham 2226 S. 16th Ave.
Youth Services Broadview, Il 60153
Broadview Public Library 1-708-345-1325
grahamka@sls.lib.il.us FAX 1-708-345-0302
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Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1998 12:08:15 -0500
From: Carol Hoke <hoke@crpl.cedar-rapids.lib.ia.us>
Subject: Stumper - Dog in pictures
The answer to the stumper about the author who puts a dog who looks like
Spuds McKenzie in his pictures appears to be Chris Van Allsburg.
Thanks to all who answered my query.
Carol Hoke
Children's Services Manager
Cedar Rapids Public Library
500 1st St. SE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
Hoke@crpl.cedar-rapids.lib.ia.us
319-398-5123
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