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Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 20:35:02 -0400 (EDT)
From: Sheehan <csheehan@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
Subject: STUMPER: Sisters
A patron is looking for a series of books she read when she was in
elementary school about 20 years ago. She remembers its characters being
5 sisters (two of whom were named Sara and Henrietta) who are from a poor
family. She said they are similar to the Haywood books of Betsy, Tacy,
etc. Any ideas?
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Cheryl Sheehan
Children's and Parents' Services Librarian
Mastics-Moriches-Shirley Community Library
407 William Floyd Parkway
Shirley, Long Island, New York 11967-3492
(516) 399-1511 x377, fax: (516) 281-4442
csheehan@suffolk.lib.ny.us
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Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 11:31:53 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Mary Johnson (amk)" <mjohnson@wlsmail.wls.lib.ny.us>
Subject: poem about cows? (stumper)
Hi, everyone - we are definitely stumped! My patron is looking for a
poem a freind's mother used to recite, and which the friend now wants to
recite to her grandchildren - so it's at least 40 years old. What she
remembers is that it included picture cows, a splinter in the hand, and a
doctor's visit. We have tried Granger's with no luck so far, also a
yahoo search. If this rings any bells at all, I'd be most grateful - TIA!
Mary Johnson, North Castle Public Library, 19 Whippoorwill Rd E, Armonk,
NY (mjohnson@wls.lib.ny.us)
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Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 09:44:53 -0600 (MDT)
From: Leslie Hauschildt <lhauscht@info.jefferson.lib.co.us>
Subject: Stumper - Sugar and spice/snips (or frogs) and snails
Hi all - I don't know if there IS what is being asked for here - but if
there is, this is the way I'll find it!
A father and daughter were here yesterday, and he asked "what the rest of
the "snips and snails and puppy dog tails" was. I reeled off the
regular
nursery rhyme of "Frogs and snails and puppydog tails, that's what little
boys are made of, sugar and spice and everything nice, that's what little
girls are made of". Actually what he was looking for is a rejoinder to
that.
We checked Bartlett's, the Oxford Dictionary of Modern Quotations, the
Cassell Dictionary of Contemporary Quotations, Simpson's Contemporary
Quotations, and various collections of nursery rhymes in the children's room.
We discovered in Henriette LeMair's _Our Old Nursery Rhymes_ (originally
printed in 1911) the full rhymes of "What are little boys made of...what
are little girls made of.....what are our young men made of.....what are
our young women made of...", but have found no evidence of a
rhyme responding to the somewhat negative perspective on the males.
(The little boys rhyme isn't terrible, but the little girls definitely
come out better...the young women rhyme continues the "everything
nice"
perspective, but the young men rhyme is extremely negative!)
Your help is appreciated! Please respond to me directly.
Leslie Hauschildt 303-936-9407
Childrens Services, Villa Library 455 S. Pierce
Jefferson County Public Library Lakewood, CO 80226
lhauschdt@jefferson.lib.co.us
The above message is mine and mine alone, and does not represent the
official opinion of my employer.
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Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 13:42:25 -0600
From: Lenore Nicolay <Lnicolay@colosys.net>
Subject: Re: Audiocassette location
Ms. Northcraft, I too hope to get my audio cassettes out of bags ånd into
cases which enclose the book as well, when needed. Recorded Books has
started a line of boxed cassette and book which are a bit more expensive,
but so much easier to deal with. Hopefully Listening LIbrary and other
audio cassette companies will also!
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Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1998 00:01:44 -0400
From: "Babette C. Wofter" <wofterba@oplin.lib.oh.us>
Subject: Stumper/Science Fiction Title
Dear Colleagues:
I am looking for a sci-fi title published late 70's, early 80's
featuring an underground world/above ground city. The two "worlds" are
the result of some major catastrophe or war. Neither are aware of each
other until a boy falls through and into the underground world. He
befriends a girl and they both embark on a journey to the above ground
city. The only other thing the patron could remember was that the
underground world was very grim and mentioned something about they had
to "shock" their rooms every morning to rid them of cockroaches. She
mentioned something about she read alot of Susan Cooper books-this was
something similar, but we couldn't find anything that sounded like it.
I havn't a clue. Any ideas????
Thank you.
Babette Wofter, Youth Services Coordinator
Perry County District Library
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Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1998 12:50:28 -0400
From: Sylvia Jadczak <sjadczak@mhs.sad59.k12.me.us>
Subject: Irish titles
I am looking for books about Ireland for high school students. The
titles can be fiction or non-fiction. This is a free choice reading
assignment so appeal is important.
Sylvia Jadczak
Madison Area Memorial HS
Madison, ME
sjadczak@mhs.sad59.k12.me.us
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Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 12:35:48 -0500
From: schachtc@lcm.macomb.lib.mi.us
Subject: Request for story program assistance
Once again do I humbly come in need to the repository of wisdom and its
guardians - this time looking for sources of pre-packaged Summer Reading
Program materials. I know about Upstart et al, but I need the
names/addresses etc. of the different state library associations like
Minnesota's who have seen fit to sell materials which they have
developed for past SRP's to libraries from other states. I'd much
appreciate hearing soon from anyone who knows of such sources.
Chuck Schacht
Romeo District Librawry
Romeo, MI. 48065
schachtc@LCM.macomb.lib.mi.us
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Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 15:49:58 -0400
From: CCHATFIELD@myriad.middlebury.edu
Subject: Blind volunteers
Does anyone have any experience with using volunteers who are blind or have
very limited sight? We have been approached by such a person who would like
to be a library volunteer, but we are at a loss for jobs that might be
suitable. Are there things we ought to be aware of before we enter into
such a volunteer opportunity?
Any advice or comments about experiences would be greatly appreciated.
We are a smaller automated library so most tasks are handled by computers.
Carol Chatfield Ilsley Public Library Middlebury, Vermont
cchatfield@myriad.middlebury.edu
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Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 22:45:46 -0400
From: roger hall <rdhall@iclub.org>
Subject: Redwall
We have ours shelved in the YA section and they are constantly being checked
out--some even "walk". But I've just bought the audio tapes and
already I
have a reserve list for them! I think they are great to introduce reluctant
readers to the series. You can purchase Redwall broken up in 4 different
tape sets (vol. 1-4) or the entire book as one whole set.
Anne Hall
& Roger Hall
Kentucky
rdhall@iclub.org
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Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1998 08:53:11 -0700 (PDT)
From: cathy ryne <cryne@sierramadre.lib.ca.us>
Subject: stumper
Thank you to all the wonderful people that helped me with the stumper of the
little boy who worked for the telegraph company during World War I. The
name of the book is The Human Comedy" by William Saroyan. My patron was so
pleased and checked it out immediately!
Thank you again!
Cathy Ryne
Children's/YA Librarian
Sierra Madre Public Library
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Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 20:43:50 -0400 (EDT)
From: Pryluck <mpryluck@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
Subject: Re: States Books
The best set of books on the states that I have seen in recent years is
CELEBRATE THE STATES, Benchmark Books, Marshall Cavendish. The books are
well written, factual, include history and geogra[hy. They include state
song, famous people, and a timeline. For my money- this is the set to
buy.
Marcia Pryluck, Head of Children's Services, Brentwood NY
mpryluck@suffolk.lib.ny.us
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Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 14:03:49 -0500
From: shtulman@erving.com (Robin Shtulman)
Subject: Re: Redwall Books
Please tell your director that she/he is wrong!
My daughter started reading the Redwall books in elementary school and
loved them. She is now a junior in high school and, though the rest of her
reading has progressed to "adult" level titles, she still greets the
news
of a new Redwall volume with enthusiasm. She has even gotten a group of
her sophisticated high schooler friends to start reading them.>
Robin Shtulman
R. Shtulman
Erving Elementary School
shtulman@erving.com
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Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 15:51:33 -0500
From: bhansen@japl.lib.in.us (Betsy Hansen)
Subject: Policy Statement
Hi, all...
My library is developing policy statements for its adult and children's
programs. I was wondering if anyone would be kind enough to share their
library's policy statement for their children's programing.
If you would be so inclined, I would surely appreciate it... You can e-mail
me directly or send a fax.
Thank you so much!
Betsy Hansen, Youth Services Librarian
Jackson County Public Library
bhansen@japl.lib.in.us
voice (812) 522-3412 ext. 231
fax (812) 522-5456
http://www.seymour.org/jcpl.htm
303 W. Second St.
Seymour IN 47274-2147
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Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 15:58:54 +0000
From: nclune@cwmarsmail.cwmars.org
Subject: Re: Paraprofessional Titles
In the town where I work (pop: 11,000), we have a part-time
paraprofessional (B.S.) who often mans the adult reference area in
the evenings. More often, theDirector and I (Asst.Dir), both
M.L.S. graduates, do reference. The paraprofessional's title is
Library Clerk.
In the town where I am a trustee (pop: 6,000), noone has an M.L.S.,
but both the Director and the Asst. Director (who have bachelor's
degrees) do reference work.
Nancy Hayes Clune
Pepperell, MA
nclune@cwmars.org
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Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 11:51:13 -0400 (EDT)
From: cp804@cleveland.Freenet.edu (Kara J. Cervelli)
Subject: re: children's vs. adult librarians
We are undergong some remodeling here right now - including the
replacement of two reference desks (one J the other adult) - knocking down
some walls between the j and adult areas - and creating a central reference
desk.... I am very much looking forward to seeing how the adult librarains
handle all of the children's traffic - used to be they'd automatically send
a child to me with a question - now anyone who is at the desk will serve
both children and adults...and I'm looking forward to getting the chance to
answer some "adult" questions too! I have the feeling the
"adult" people
aren't as thrilled...
- --
Kara Cervelli - Children's Librarian
3753 Main Street
Perry, Ohio 44081
cp804@cleveland.freenet.edu
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Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 19:53:05 -0400
From: Simpson <jsimpson03@snet.net>
Subject: Re: "real" reference librarians
A couple of years ago, I heard Gary Paulson speak. He repeated a theme
I have often heard or seen in print by other famous people - that he was
a lost soul, surely headed on the road to a disastrous life, when a
Children's librarian took an interest in him and literally (sorry,
couldn't resist the pun!) turned his life around. I wonder how many
people ever credit an Adult Reference librarian for changing the
direction of their lives? What we do IS important - never doubt it!
Martha Simpson, Stratford (CT) Library
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Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 10:04:44 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Mary Johnson (amk)" <mjohnson@wlsmail.wls.lib.ny.us>
Subject: Re: J and YA Duplicate Shelving
Yes, Sherri, when I started out here, I found the former youth services
librarian had done some duplicate shelving, and it's definitely a good
idea for some authors and series. Authors we have in both J and YA
include Madeleine L'Engle, Lois Lowry ("The Giver"), Caroline Cooney,
Cushman ("Midwife's Apprentice" and "Catherine, Called Birdy"),
and
Sharon Creech. I started picking up the "Dear America" series
upstairs,
but they are obvious crossovers and could go downstairs as well - same is
true of the Redwall books, of course! Hope this helps.
Mary Johnson, YA librarian, North Castle Public Library, Armonk, NY
(mjohnson@wls.lib.ny.us)
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Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 05:31:46 -0400
From: "Babette C. Wofter" <wofterba@oplin.lib.oh.us>
Subject: Re: Jim Aylesworth
Deborah McClish wrote:
>
> Good Morning,
>
> Has anyone ever seen a program done by Jim Aylesworth?
Dear Deborah:
Jim Aylesworth is delightful! I heard him speak at a workshop for
adults and he was very entertaining. He sings all his books. You'll
never read them aloud the same again. If I remember correctly he was/is
a primary level teacher, so I would suspect he works very well with
children.
Enjoy!!!
Babette Wofter, Youth Services Coordinator
Perry County District Library
New Lexington, Ohio
- --
MZ
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Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 17:59:54 -0500
From: Carol Hoke <hoke@crpl.cedar-rapids.lib.ia.us>
Subject: Re: States Books
>Does anyone have a newish 97-98 set of states' books they would
>recommend? <snip>
I just looked through the Children's Press catalog today and they are
publishing America the Beautiful, Second Series beginning this fall. Looks
like 10 titles at a time. I hope they are as good as the first set,
because I really liked them. It looks like they will be very colorful, 144
p. each and for grades 5-8. We also have the other three series and I
think they are OK, but America the Beautiful is my favorite.
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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Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 12:47:07 -0700 (PDT)
From: Kirsten Edwards <kirstedw@kcls.org>
Subject: Re: "real" reference librarians
On Sun, 13 Sep 1998, Jeri Kladder wrote:
> Isn't it sad that the American Society (and supposedly enlightened
> librarians) have such a low regard for children and the people that serve
> them? Can't they see that the children are our future--including the
> future of the libraries we work in--and it takes a great deal of effort
> and talent and determination to turn them into the kind of people we want
> running things when we get ready to enjoy our retirement?
Yes, but people are intensely short-sighted. And the children are
time-consuming, disruptive, expensive and (above all) unprofitable, RIGHT
NOW. Unless, of course, you've got a by-election coming up.
Kirsten (the cynical)
kirstedw@kcls.org
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Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 16:54:36 -0700 (PDT)
From: Bonnie Warren <bonnielw@lincc.lib.or.us>
Subject: Book title/author
Patron is trying to find title/author of a book read to him when he was
either in 4th or 5th grade, approximately 13 years ago. Story concerned a
family, which finds a mute child. The child has a pearl and is being
followed by a stranger, who we find, as the story goes, has murdered the
child's parents. Nothing in "A to Zoo" or "What do children read
next?"
or by polling other children's librarians in immediate area.
People out there seem to be able to come up with other "stumper"
titles.
Hope you can help. Thanks!
Bonnie Warren
Children's Services
Clackamas County Library "If there are no dogs in heaven,
16201 S.E. McLoughlin Blvd. then when I die, I want to go
Oak Grove, OR 97267 where they went."
503/650-3185 Unknown
FAX: 503/794-8006
Email: bonnielw@lincc.or.us
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Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 12:05:08 EDT
From: BSH5587@aol.com
Subject: Christmas Parade
We are in the process of gearing up for our town's annual Christmas Parade.
We are trying to come up with ideas for a library entry into the parade. Last
year we entered a Christmas Float with the theme "The best gift of all is a
library card". I'm pleased to say that we did take 1st place.
This year we'd like to not go as "big". We want it to be at a minimal
cost,
not too time-consuming, yet effective. It does not have to be a float. (One
suggestion from a colleague was a "Bookcart drill".) This would be a
project
for the young adult's of our library. We are going to ask the young adults
for their ideas.
It seems that this listserv always has wonderful suggestions, so I am once
again coming to you for ideas. TIA for your help.
Brenda Hauck
Young Adult Specialist
Swanton Public Library
305 Chestnut St.
Swanton, OH 43558
bsh5587@aol.com
(419) 826-2760 (v)
(419) 826-1020 (f)
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Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 07:52:31 -0400
From: "Christolon, Blair B" <bchristolon@pwcgov.org>
Subject: RE: States Books
For the most recent set of States Books, I have selected a standing order of
Children's Press America the Beautiful, Second Series. Children's Press
will be revising about 10 states every season ( Fall 98, Spring 99, etc.)
until they are finished in about the year 2000. I have always liked the fine
quality, attractive photos, and clear charts of Children's Press. When the
new copies arrive, I will weed their older counterpart. Blair
All comments expressed here are my own and may not reflect the policies
of Prince William Public Library System
Blair B. Christolon
Librarian, MLS-Collection Specialist J, YA &AV
Prince William Public Library System
13083 Chinn Park Drive
Prince William, VA 22192-5073
703-792-6251
FAX 703-792-4875
bchristolon@pwcgov.org
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Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 10:57:28 -0500
From: schachtc@lcm.macomb.lib.mi.us
Subject: Re: Godfrey Gordon Gustavus Gore
PU>Thanks again to all of you poetry experts. I thought that everyone else
PU>might
PU>enjoy hearing the entire epic written by Wiliam Brighty Rands. It is
PU>reprinted in
PU>William Bennett's Book of Virtues.
PU> Godfrey Gordon Gustavus Gore
PU> Godfrey Gordon Gustavus Gore
PU> No doubt you have heard this name before-
PU> Was a boy who never would shut the door...
Wonder if Shel Silverstein came across this before writing Sarah Cynthia
Sylvia
Stout Who Would Not Take the Garbage Out; just a tad similar. Rands
does his imitation of Hilaire Belloc, then Silverstein does his
imitation of Rands imitating Belloc - and even as I speak/type someone
somewhere is probably trying to imitate Silverstein imitating Rands....
On another topic, thanks to all who wrote offering sage counsel
regarding our new library which seems likely to be too small, and
whether it would be feasible to keep our children's collection in our
renovated old library; I'll pass the word along when decisions get made.
Chuck Schacht
Romeo District Library
Romeo, MI.
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Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 16:06:46 PDT
From: "Kim Hartz" <kimhartz@hotmail.com>
Subject: STUMPER: For a Friend
Hi all - I've been lurking for a long time, but I do have a stumper for
all of you. I'm not currently working in a public library, so I don't
have access to any of the usually resources, and this is for a collegue
of mine.
She remembers reading a book, probably in the early 80's. The story was
something about three kids and their mom "ran away" or left them for
the
summer. They were then on their own for the summer to try to take care
of themselves. She remembers them picking berries of some sort to make
money. As the summer was winding down, they ordered new school clothes
from a Sears catalog using the money that they made picking berries.
She also remembers one of the female characters ordering her first bra.
Does it sound familiar to anyone? Please respond to me directly.
Thanks
Kim Hartz
kimhartz@hotmail.com
Cataloging/Permissions Librarian
American Printing House for the Blind
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Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 18:40:55 -0500
From: Eric Norton <enorton@scls.lib.wi.us>
Subject: Re: Robert Heinlein
If Robert Heinlein does end up being of interest to the child in question
you might also want to steer them toward Charles Sheffield's Jupiter
novels. These are a series (currently at four) of YA targeted science
fiction yarns. I haven't read them so I can't vouch for their content but
they have gotten fairly positive reviews (although I couldn't tell you off
the top of my head where they were reviewed -- Locus certainly and some
general jounals like PW or Booklist I imagine). Anyway, they are:
Higher Education 1996
Billion Dollar Boy 1997
Putting Up Roots 1997
The Cyborg from Earth 1998.
Maybe I should add those to my mile long reading list. Hope this helps.
Eric Norton
enorton@scls.lib.wi.us
Head of Children's Services
McMillan Memorial Library
490 E. Grand Ave.
Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin 54494
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Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 17:24:44 -0700
From: "Louise Meyers" <lbmeyers@co.douglas.or.us>
Subject: re: Real librarians
Whenever I hear comments that degrade the work that Youth services staff do as
not being Real reference, because it's for kids, my standard comback is:
"the majority of our patrons are ADULTS--parents helping their kids with
homework, looking for books for
their kids to read or for themselves that have more concise information,
teachers getting materials for classes, college students in literature classes
or education fields, grandparents needing books to read to visiating grandkids,
people who want to make
craft projects, etc. etc. So should those adults receive less service because
they are not at the Adult Reference desk?" I can always tell if someone is
agood librarian because they bring adult patrons to the children's area for
information on states,
science and many other topics.
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Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 11:19:27 -0400
From: SCHAFFNERP@aadl.annarbor.lib.mi.us
Subject: Youth and Reference librarians
Probably nothing more need be said, but I always point out that more than
half the patrons in my department are actually adults--parents, teachers,
caregivers, students of children's literature from local colleges and two
local library/information science schools (one of which, by the by, has
very very little for people interested in youth services! let's not name
names, but it's the University of Michigan). It also seems to me that
youth librarians are expected to have read every book, listened to every
tape/CD, used every CD-ROM, found all good internet sites for kids, AND
are expected to translate pre-verbal requests, garbled school assignments,
etc.; as well as offering bibliotheraputic suggestions AND instantly gauge
reading ability of child and offer appropriate material. These are not
exactly what happens in adult (although I confess I have NO desire to answer
those genealogy questions--God bless reference librarians!). Astonishingly
and wonderfully enough, we are usually able to do almost all of this, jsut
as expected.
Off my soapbox and I apologize for the typos and grammatical errors which
have crept in--having trouble with my e-mail so i can't fix them.
Paula Schaffner
Ann Arbor District Library
Ann Arbor, MI
schaffnerp@aadl.annarbor.lib.mi.us
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Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 12:57:29 -0400 (EDT)
From: Cathy Sullivan Seblonka <cathys@uproc.lib.mi.us>
Subject: Re: Jim Aylesworth
I attended a Michigan Reading Association Summer Conference where Jim
Aylesworth was one of the presenters. My group enjoyed him so much that
we invited him to be our Young Author for this school year. He will
present to the schools in May 1999, but the schools prepare for his visit
all year.
I heard him speak to adults; however, he was an elementary school teacher
for almost 25 years. He's very funny, serious, he breaks into song as he
speaks, very personable. I recommend him. So far, the people who are in
contact with him in preparation for Young Authors find him easy to work
with. His books, if I remember correctly, arise out of his teaching
experience. He seems to be a good listener, to both kids and adults.
And there's so much you can do in conjunction with his visit: wood block
prints, poetry, humor, geography, alphabet, etc.
If you need more info, contact me.
Cathy Sullivan Seblonka
Youth Services Coordinator
Peter White Public Library
217 N. Front St.
Marquette, MI 49855
(906) 228-9510
fax (906) 228-7315
e-mail: cathys@uproc.lib.mi.us
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Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 11:59:16 -0400 (EDT)
From: Corey Bennett <bennetc@scfn.thpl.lib.fl.us>
Subject: Real librarians
If I could just toot all our horns for a minute...there aren't that many
professions where people can go home at the end of the day and feel really
PROUD of what they did that day! Which I do. Maybe I don't assist someone
in making their personal fortune, but I (and I mean WE) connect children
to literature which affects their lives in so many ways. We're teaching
them to fish, so to speak.
It's true that there are always people out there who think our jobs are
less than significant, just because some of the tools we use are crayons,
and because our books tend to be shorter...but when I'm reading a great
story to a group, and I hear that little whispered "Oooooh" ripple
across
the room...well, I wouldn't trade that feeling just for a 9-5 job.
I would agree though, that there should be a large-scale acceptance
movement for what we do. Maybe the next National Library Week theme...?
Corey Bennett
New Tampa Regional Library
10001 Cross Creek Blvd.
Tampa, FL 33647 email: bennetc@scfn.thpl.lib.fl.us
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Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 13:53:01 -0400
From: Janet Eckert <jeckert@wmrls.org>
Subject: Starr Report and Youth
Greetings Fellow PUBYACERs!
What is the impact of the Starr Report on Youth Services in your library?
Are kids surfing your library's Internet terminals for information on this
topic? Any reactions from parents? Library staff?
I'm preparing a presentation for the Western Massachusetts Regional
Library System on "Kids * Intellectual Freedom * & the Internet".
I
recently read that some of the filtering devices are not deleting the Starr
Report because it is a government document - so everyone has access to the
report even if their computer is filtered. The repercussion of this
intrigues me. Also, on a recent local talk radio show, one of the callers
noted that he read the Starr Report "believe it or not, in the
library!" [I
was dismayed that this caller was surprised to find current information in
the library.]
In any event, I thank you for any information that you can provide me. I
promise to compile it and share it with the list.
Many thanks!
Sincerely,
janet eckert
wmrls
jeckert@wmrls.org
Note: I also posted this request on the Massachusetts Library and
Information Service's MASSYAC and WMRLS listservs.
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Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 12:45:44 -0700
From: Edmonds Reference Library <edmref@sno-isle.org>
Subject: Re: J and YA Duplicate Shelving
Regarding Sherri McCarthy's comment about titles that end up
in both the J and YA collections--
As a YA librarian I see duplication all the time and I think it is
inevitable. Many popular YA authors write for middle schools but, in
fact, their work gets read by 5th and 6th graders. May YA books that
appear on "best" or "award" lists are targeted at middle
schoolers
and appear on advanced reading lists for 5th & 6th graders.
Almost all the Newberry award winners, even those like The Giver,
which is on middle school reading lists seem to appear in the J
collection--at least in our system.
I actually think that having these transitional titles in both
J and YA reflects the reality of the way kids read--moving to "older"
titles at different ages and at different speeds. Most of the
knowledgable literature on YA collections says that these collections
should contain a percentage of J cross-over titles and also a percentage
of adult cross-over titles. Since the YA collection is a transitional
collection this only makes sense.
Tom Reynolds
A/YA Librarian
Edmonds Public Library
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Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 16:12:48 -0400 (EDT)
From: Becky Tatar <bltata@aurora.lib.il.us>
Subject: Re: J and YA Duplicate Shelving
At 05:52 PM 9/12/98 -0400, you wrote:
>The Redwall debate brings up a question of mine: Are there some books
>you generally duplicate in J and YA? I'm thinking a YA patron might be
>reluctant to go to the J section for books.
I purchase a good many duplicate titles for my YA area. In most cases (not
all), youth services departments go up to 8th grade. YA areas sometimes
start as low as 5th grade. Good books are good books, and they should be
where the reader feels comfortable getting them, as long as space, time and
money aren't too much of a problem. Some of the dup authors I have are
Conford, Dygaard, Hahn, Paulsen, Cooney, Duncan, Crutcher, Fleischman,
Jacques, and Voigt, just to name a few. We belong to the Junior literary
Guild, and I know that the Young People's Department and I both order one of
the same levels. Another consideration for duplicate titles is the browsing
appeal. We have a lot of adults who check out our YA novels. If these were
only in the Young People's Department, the adults would never see them.
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Becky Tatar
Unit Head, Periodicals/Audio-Visual
Aurora Public Library
1 E. Benton Street
Aurora, IL 60505
Phone: 630/264-4100, x4116
FAX: 630/896-3209
e-mail: bltata@aurora.lib.il.us
Opinions are my own.
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Date: Wed, 16 Sep 98 08:42:29 PDT
From: Judy Rosenberg <jrosenbe@ascpl.lib.oh.us>
Subject: duplicates
Sure we duplicate books on "both sides" of the library. Here are some
examples: a number of recent Newbery winners are mature in theme or have
protagonists that are teens. Because they are award winners, however,
younger children may also want to read them. Books by Hinton & Zindel may
appeal to the more advanced intermediate reader, but also be popular with
teens. Redwall books are a similar case-- a stretch for younger readers,
perfect for YAs and adult fantasy readers. Lloyd Alexander's Prydain books
did not circ at all on our J side; we first tried YA, where they did not hit
either, so we moved them to the fantasy area on the adult side, where they
finally found a readership. WHAT JAMIE SAW is a thin book, not difficult to
read, with an 8 year old protagonist, but the mature theme makes it a
natural for YAs too. Naylor's Alice books, because Alice starts out in
elementary school, but now is a teenager. Her younger readers still want to
follow her adventures but may not be aware that there are more books in the
series if they are available only in the YA area. (Ditto Maud Hart
Lovelace)
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Name: Judith Rosenberg
E-mail: Judith Rosenberg <jrosenbe@ascpl.lib.oh.us>
Date: 9/16/98
Time: 8:42:29 AM
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Judith Campbell Rosenberg
Youth Services Coordinator
Akron-Summit Co. Public Library
55 S. Main St. Akron OH 44326
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Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1998 09:02:28 -0500
From: Rebecca Singer <rsinger@ala.org>
Subject: ALSC Newsletter Editor Search
ALSC Seeks New Editor for ALSC Newsletter
The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the
American Library Association, is seeking a new editor for its quarterly
newsletter. The new editor will assist with the June 1999 issue and will
take complete charge of the newsletter with the September 1999 issue.
The appointment is for a three year term and is renewable for a second
term.
This volunteer, unpaid position is open to individuals whose professional
experience and writing background would enable them to produce a high
quality publication that addresses the diverse interests of the readership.
The editor has final responsibility for the content of the newsletter.
Business management, production and publishing are handled by the
ALSC Executive Director and ALA Production Services. The editor
should be a member, or willing to become a member, of ALSC. The
division provides funds for some expenses incurred in the editing of the
newsletter. Postage and telephone expenses are covered. Additionally,
as for all members of the press ALA conference registration fee is
waived. The current editor has spent an average of twelve to sixteen
hours per issue.
Individuals wanting to be considered for this position should submit: 1) a
letter expressing interest in the position and describing your knowledge
of the priorities and goals of ALSC; 2) a resume of your professional
experience; and 3) writing samples. Materials should be submitted to
Susan Roman, Executive Director, ALSC, 50 East Huron Street Chicago,
IL 60611 or e-mail alsc@ala.org by November 1, 1998.
The president, vice-president and executive director of ALSC serve as
the Search Committee in keeping with policy and will review each
application after the deadline. Selected candidates will be interviewed
by the Search Committee at the 1999 ALA Midwinter Meeting in
Philadelphia and the appointment will be announced immediately
thereafter. For further information, contact Rebecca Singer, ALSC
Program Officer, 1/800-545-2433, ext. 2165 or rsinger@ala.org.
___________________________
Rebecca M. Singer
Program Officer
Association for Library Service to Children
50 East Huron St.
Chicago, IL 60611-2795
800/545-2433 ext 2165
rsinger@ala.org
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Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 14:45:21 -0700
From: Jinder Johal <Jinder.Johal@rpl.richmond.bc.ca>
Subject: FW: Red Cedar Award Workshop
Please read the following press release for more information on a Red Cedar
Workshop with speaker Allison Haupt from North Vancouver District Public
Library. You can register by phoning the B.C.L.A office at 604-683-5354.
Thank you.
> ----------
> RED CEDAR AWARD WORKSHOP
>
> Sponsored by the British Columbia Library Association's
> Young Adults and Children's Section and
> Continuing Education Committee
>
> The Red Cedar Young Reader's Choice Award was first
> presented in May of 1998. Out of more than 270 reading
> groups throughout the province, over 1900 students
> between grades 4 and 7 qualified to vote in the fiction
> category and more than 1800 were eligible to vote for
> their favourite non-fiction. The program was an immediate
> success and stressed how vitally important it is for
> public librarians to understand their role in supporting
> Canadian authors and young readers, and how
> easy it is for libraries to participate.
>
> This workshop will cover the history, philosophy and structure
> of the Award and offer suggestions about ways the program
> can be easily implemented in public libraries. Supporting
> materials will be discussed and the 1998/99 nominees and
> Red Cedar Web Site will be introduced. Questions and
> discussions are encouraged to provide all attending with the
> background they require to participate in the second exciting
> chapter of the Red Cedar Young Reader's Choice Awards.
>
> ABOUT THE SPEAKER:
> Allison Haupt is the Coordinator of Children's Services for the
> North Vancouver District Public Library and an inaugural
> member of the Board of the Young Reader's Choice Society
>
> WHEN?
> Tuesday, September 29/1998; 9:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
>
> WHERE?
> Program Room
> Bob Prittie Metrotown Branch
> Burnaby Public Library
>
> REGISTRATION?
> Registration fee is $5.00 to be paid at the door. Space is
> limited to 60 participants. Registration by mail, fax or e-mail
> will be accepted until 5:00 p.m. September 26, 1998.
>
> **********************************************************************
> RED CEDAR AWARD WORKSHOP
>
> REGISTRATION FORM
>
>
> Name: ______________________________________
>
> Organization: _________________________________
>
> Contact phone number: _________________________
>
> E-mail: ______________________________________
>
> BCLA Member? Yes _____ No _______
>
> Require reciept? Yes _______ No _______
>
> Make receipt out to: ____________________________
>
> Return to:
>
> British Columbia Library Association
> #150, 900 Howe Street
> Vancouver, BC V6Z 2M4
> Tel.: (604) 683-5354
> Fax: (604) 609-0707
> E-mail: bcla@unixg.ubc.ca
> www.interchg.ubc.ca/bcla/
>
>
>
>
>
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Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 13:46:16 -0600
From: Carolyn Groves <cgroves@will.state.wy.us>
Subject: LONG - listening center responses
The following are the four responses I have received (to date) from my
inquiry about listening centers. I rec'd several requests to share this
info with all of PUBYAC, so here it is! Thanks to those who gave your input!
Carolyn Groves Winkler
cgroves@will.state.wy.us
+++++
We have a 6-disc changer in a locked closet and music piped into the YA
Room all day. The kids get to recommend titles and we preview them for
appropriateness. The YA room really is a lounging place for teens and
gets a lot of use. Occasionally we get a gripe about the music we play
(mostly from the adult staff at the YA Reference Desk) but we hit the
scramble/repeat/play buttons and tell the gripers to wait about 3 minutes
and the music will change. Seems to be popular. And we don't have to
worry about equipment getting abused or stolen. The speakers are in the
recessed ceiling so nothing even shows. Hope this helps. - jeri
Jeri Kladder, Children's Librarian & Storyteller
jkladder@freenet.columbus.oh.us
Columbus Metropolitan Library
Columbus, Ohio
+++++
Carolyn, we have a tape recorder for the kids to listen to and could
set up two if we had room. I'd love to have space for a small
listening center. Ours is in use a lot. Kids come in and listen to
tapes while waiting or just for the fun of it. We lost one set of
head phones a year ago. But this set we marked more obviously and
have had no problems with them. There was a discussion on PUBYAC
some time ago about lice, etc. and evidently it really was not a
problem. Regular good maintenance of the ear cushions was
sufficient. There is no restriction on ours, kids or adult. They
usually get them off the shelf, listen to them and either put them
back or check them out. I think that is easier than checking them
out first so that they don't forget them and they get put away
checked out.
I don't put a time limit on them now, but if it got heavy usage then
I might. Better encourage usage than to regulate.
Good Luck!
Bridgett Johnson,Youth Services Librarian
Lewistown Public Library, 701 W. Main, Lewistown, Montana 59457
(406) 538 - 8559 bridgett@lewis-carnegie-lib.org
+++++
We have a listening centre in our YA area -- it's been there for about
two years. Let me answer your questions.....Equipment doesn't break or
disappear because it's not in the public are -- it's behind the service
desk closest to the area. There is a pole in the middle of the YA area
that the headphones plug into -- by some electrical miracle, this is
connected to the CD/cassette players behind the desk. Customers bring
their choice of CD or cassette (which does not have to be signed out,
but does have to be from our collection) to the desk and then are given
headphones to plug in. These headphones are cleaned with baby wipes
after every use. When it first began there was a booking sheet for the
Listening Centre, but isn't really necessary, so isn't used. There are
no time limits. This service is rarely used, and even more rarely by
teens (who have their own walkmans or discmans!). Adults seem to be the
only people who use it! We've had problems with homeless people who
park themselves at it for the whole day and sleep in the chairs (which
we solved by putting bean bag chairs there, which adults won't use!).
There's also an old lady who comes every night to use it -- she's trying
to learn Italian and listens to the language tapes. It hasn't been
wildly successful, and although it wasn't my idea in the first place, I
would never do it again (given the choice). It's not a service that
works well for us.
I hope this helps -- feel free to e-mail me directly if you have any
other questions!
Julie Johnson
Young Adult Librarian
Kitchener Public Library
Kitchener, ON Canada
+++++
We have a listening center that started out with a tape player, 6
headphones and a box that allows up to six people to listen at once. The
room is separate from the main reading room, behind the information desk.
We are in an Inner City neighborhood and the listening center is quite
popular.
I answered your questions below.
> Do you have a problem with equipment disappearing or breaking?
We keep our equipment behind the circulation desk. This has kept items
from walking out but two of our headphone cords were cut. I have yet to
figure out how they did it.
> Do you have a problem with sanitary issues (lice/dirt/etc...)
I have to admit I haven't seen a problem with this. Our headphones are
made of plastic (no foam) and aside from wiping them down I don't see a
problem with them
> Do you set time limits on usage?
No
> Do you require that patrons check out the materials to listen to them?
No, but I have thought about it so as to increase circulation. :) But
we
want to encourage to the children to read along with the book so I don't
want to penalize them for forgetting their card.
> Do you allow adults to
use the center? >
Yes.
Lauren Levy
Tampa, FL
levyl@scfn.thpl.lib.fl.us
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