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Date: Mon, 21 Sep 1998 17:25:50 -0400 (EDT)
To: pubyac-digest@nysernet.org
Subject: pubyac V1 #445
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Date: Fri, 18 Sep 1998 12:39:09 -0500
From: jvandcar@park-ridge.lib.il.us
Subject: Puberty/Sex Education Videos
Several weeks ago I asked for suggestions of video titles on these topics.
I received about a half dozen suggestions, all for the title:
"What Kids Want to Know About Sex and Growing Up", created by
Children's
Television Workshop, 1992.
It is a 60 minute video, published by Pacific Arts, and is geared for
children ages 8--12.
ISBN 1-56111-182-1
I also received a suggestion from Lola Teubert that Concorida Press has
published books on this topic that are sequential by age.
Thanks to everyone who responded to my inquiry!
Janet Van De Carr
Park Ridge Public Library
Park Ridge, IL 60068
mailto:jvandcar@park-ridge.lib.il.us
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Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1998 13:33:56 PDT
From: "Jackie Howell" <jackie_howell@hotmail.com>
Subject: fiction boys 13-15,16
Hi all,
I was very impressed with the response to the request for fiction for
boys 7-10. My young adult area is thin on good fiction for boys aged 13
to about 15 or 16: the request has been specifically for non-romance,
and not fantasy or sf. Any suggestions? Please reply directly to me.
Thanks in advance,
Jackie
Jackie Howell Youth Services Librarian
Beesholme Whippets Timaru District Library
185 Evans Street, PO Box 228
Timaru, Timaru
NEW ZEALAND NEW ZEALAND
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Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1998 14:34:29 -0700 (PDT)
From: tinman@jcls.org (Theresa Inman)
Subject: Seeking Story; Glass Mountain, Princess and Boy
Dear PUBYACers,
A patron is trying to find a story he read long ago. The main character is
a poor boy, possibly Japanese or Chinese, who wants to marry a princess.
The boy must successfully complete various tasks to win her. One of the
tasks is climbing a glass mountain. He succeeds with the help of a kite.
Does this ring any bells? Any clues are appreciated. Please send a
response directly to me at tinman@jcls.org as well as to the PUBYAC group.
Thanks again,
Theresa Inman
Children's Librarian
Jackson County Library Services
Medford, OR
tinman@jcls.org
(541) 776-7286
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Date: Sat, 19 Sep 1998 15:59:17 -0700
From: Jill Patterson <jpatterson@ci.glendora.ca.us>
Subject: Cinderella-3 nights at the ball
I have a patron who is looking for the version of Cinderella where she
attends the ball for three nights. Each night she wears a different dress
and safely leaves the ball before midnight until the third night. I read
this version when I was a child (over 30 years ago), but can't find it now.
Several versions have the ball lasting two nights, and of course the new
_Ella Enchanted_ has the three nights.
I've checked: Marcia Brown's 1955 Caldecott edition, Perrault, Lang's _Blue
Fairy Tale Book_, and Jose. Could it be Padraic Colum's _The girl who sat
by the ashes_ (my library doesn't have a copy)? Anyone besides my patron
and me remember this particular version?
TIA!
Jill Patterson jpatterson@ci.glendora.ca.us
Glendora Public Library 140 S. Glendora Ave. Glendora, CA 91741
Tel: 626/852-4896 FAX: 626/852-4899
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Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1998 13:15:26 -0700 (PDT)
From: janw@norby.latah.lib.id.us (Jan Wall)
Subject: Fair storytime
I didn't have a lot of input for stories etc for fair storytimes, but this
is what I have:
Stories:
COUNTRY FAIR Gibbons
FAIR! Lewin
NIGHT AT THE FAIR Crews
COME TO THE FAIR Lunn
CAROUSEL Crews
UP AND DOWN ON THE MERRY-GO-ROUND Martin
ROLLER COASTER O'Malley
THE BERENSTAIN BEARS RIDE THE THUNDERBOLT Berenstain
Fingerplays:
THE MERRY-GO-ROUND
Ride with me on the merry-go-round
Around and around and around
Up, the horses go up.
Down, the horse go down.
You ride a horse that is white,
I ride a horse that is brown.
Up and down on the merry-go-round,
Our horses go round and round. (Adapted traditional)
A LITTLE HOT DOG
I had a little hot dog.
I popped it in a bun.
I added some relish-
hot dogs are fun! (yum?)
I spread on some ketchup
and mustard like I should.
Then I popped it in my mouth
and said, "Mmmm, good!" (Janet Graves Wilson)
- -----------From 1001 RHYMES AND FINGERLAYS
Activities/crafts:
bean bag toss (we gave away small toys left from summer reading!)
knock over pop cans with a ball
ring toss, coin toss, fishing pond, etc.
petting zoo - either puppets or real animals
We went on a "taste tour" of the fair - Jelly Belly flavors: popcorn,
watermelon, grape jelly, cotton candy, root beer.
Scratch and sniff stickers - hot dogs, pizza, animals.
Carousel horse craft, with glitter and sequins.
Animal crafts.
Quilt blocks.
Vegetable prints.
The more I thought about it, the more limitless the possibilities seemed. I
hope this gives a starting point for other fair storytimes!
Jan Wall
Youth Services
Latah County Library
110 South Jefferson
Moscow ID 83843
208-882-3925 fax: 208-882-5098
email: janw@norby.latah.lib.id.us
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Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1998 15:55:55 -0700
From: lmadden@pls-net.org (Lynne Madden, Victor Free Library)
Subject: Books on "respect" for YAs
Hello. My name is Lynne Madden. I am the Children's Specialist at the
Victor Free Library in Victor, NY. I have been a subscriber to PUBYAC
for quite a while now, but this is my first question to the group. One
of our local 7th grade teachers has given the assignment to her students
to read a YA fiction book on "respect". I am having a hard time
finding
tiles for these kids. I have found a few titles on "self-respect", but
I can't seem to identify titles on the more general subject of
respect. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks in advance for your
help. Please reply directly to me.
Lunne Madden - lmadden@pls-net.org
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Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1998 11:55:40 PDT
From: "Theresa Gonzalez" <tagonzalez@hotmail.com>
Subject: Hit: Book discussion suggestion Grades 3-5
Thanks to all of you who sent suggestions from book discussions of books
that were not too serious.
Books suggested include:
The princess in the pigpen
Frindle
Falcon's egg
The American Girl book paired with similiar time period books
Pam Martin
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We did a grades 3-4 group this summer. Their favorite of the three
we did was The Light on Hogback Hill by Cynthia DeFelice. It's a
mystery, so there aren't as many "issues" to talk about - which meant
I had to really rack my brain to keep the talk going. 45 minutes was
plenty of time. We also did Bobby Baseball by Smith and The Barn by
Avi. The Barn was the best discussion, but they thought it was too
short a book. Good luck! I'd do it again - it was fun. We did a brown
bag lunch which gave them something to do while we talked. It was the
first experience for all of them, but by the third week they were
talking to and responding to each other rather than just to me.
Carol Chatfield
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I can't speak from *experience* but I have always wanted to try
_Catwings_ by LeGuin, _Stringbean's Trip to the Shining Sea_ by
Williams, and _The B.F.G._ by Dahl (this last one may be too high a
R.L.)in book discussion.
Dallas DiLeo
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Theresa - An absolutely delightful book for discussion with 3rd-5th
graders is Frindle by Andrew Clements. It was the favorite of those who
participated in my group this summer. Another good one is The Trouble
with Tuck by Theodore Taylor. Debbie Brass
Subject: Frindle Questions
Here are questions I used in our book discussion of Frindle:
1. Describe Mrs. Granger. Was she a good teacher? Why or why not?
2. What would have happened if Mrs. Granger had just ignored the kids
using the term "frindle"?
3. Do you think it was right that Nick's dad didn't tell him about the
money in the trust fund?
4. Is there a lesson or moral we can learn from the book?
5 What did Nick mean when he said "frindle" was no longer HIS word?
6. How important were Nick's classmates in his schemes?
7. Why did Mrs. Granger object to the word "frindle"?
8. How did fame affect Nick?
9. Do you think Nick anticipated (at the beginning) how big his idea
would become?
10. Who send the reporter the class picture with Nick identified in it?
Sorry, these are not in any sort of order. Hope they help!
Debbie Brass
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The best way of dealing with Book Discussions might be to take the
Junior Great Books Leadership class. It's a two day class and you will
learn more about conducting discussions than you will in any other way.
Their suggested readings are not old stoggy stuff. Also, after
attending the class you will know more about selecting suitable books
to discuss. In the JGB classes they tell you that some selections,
although very good reading, are not suitable for discussion. They
teach you how to formulate questions for discussion. Really, things like
"Shall I serve refreshments?" as someone asked, are not important. The
discussion questions are the most important thing. Food is a
distraction. These classes are conducted all over. The Great Books
Foundation in Chicago will put you in touch with classes in your area if
you are interested.
Dorothy
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Running out of Time by Haddix
Apprenticeship of Lucas Whittacker by DeFelice
The Ear The Eye & The Arm by Farmer
The Young Merlin Trilogy by Yolen
The Vengeance of the Witchfinder by Strickland & Bellairs
Dangerous Skies by Staples
Nerd No More by Franklin
The Friends by Yumoto
Dangerous Skies might be a bit too advanced for 3rdgraders as might the
ear the eye & the arm. I have had success in the past with The Time Warp
Trio & Shoebag by Mary James & SOS Titanic by Bunting & a slew of
others
too numerous to mention.
Tim Capehart
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I can't tell you yet if they're successful, because this is the first
time I'm trying them; my first book discussion group for this age.
Here are some of the books I'm using:
Frindle, Andrew Clements
Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Barbara Robinson
Why did the underwear cross the road, Gordon Korman
Dear Mr. Henshaw, Beverly Cleary
Tales of a 4th grade nothing, Judy Blume
Marlyn Roberts
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We are launching a book discussion group for just that age range,
and have had little time to do preparation because our county executive
pretty much just told us to do it. We used to have such a group, but it
died for lack of interest. I'm starting with *Morning Girl* by Michael
Dorris (pretty serious, I admit), because the language is simple, the
book is short (it's only a couple of weeks to the first scheduled
discussion date!), we have plenty of copies in our system, it doesn't
seem to be on anyone's summer reading list, and it
offers many obvious points for discussion. I don't know how it will go
over yet.
Titles we used long ago included:
The Pushcart War (which I remember as being very well received)
The Twenty-One Balloons (Wm. Pene DuBois)
Fantastic Mr. Fox
The Children of Green Knowe
The Search for Delicious
The Enormous Egg
The Door in the Wall
The Westing Game
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
Rebecca L. Fisher
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Hi. Caroline Ward wrote an Article in the April, 1998 Issue of SLJ
about Children's book discussions. She recommended a couple of titles.
But you are working with a difficult age group. The range is quite
difficult. This summer my library did a semi-successful book discussion
group for ages 10-12. Some of the titles we did:
A Time for Andrew by... I forget. There's a Hahn somewhere in her
name.
Number the Stars - Lois Lowry
Tuck Ever Lasting - Natalie Babbit
The Fighting Ground - Avi
We did some others, but I don't remember them all.
Esther L.
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I read Betsy Byars' Blossom Family books to my kids when they were
in grades 5 and up. They were terrific--funny, but with a strong
moral sense, and short chapters. Perhaps the Bingo Brown series,
also by Byars? She's terrific.
Nancy Hayes Clune
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Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1998 15:45:38 -0400
From: Rick Speer <rspeer@LPL.avcnet.org>
Subject: Children's Librarian Opening
Children’s Librarian. The Lewiston Public Library seeks a dynamic,
child-centered professional to lead its Children’s Department into the
next century. Duties include: designing, implementing and evaluating
library services for children; training and managing staff; providing
reference and reader’s advisory services; planning and conducting
children’s programs; and collaborating with local children’s
organizations and agencies serving children. The successful candidate
will possess a broad knowledge of children’s literature along with
children’s programming and computer skills. Master’s degree in library
science required. Applications should include a letter of interest,
resume, salary requirements, and the names of 3 professional references
(along with contact information), sent to: Personnel Services, City
Building, 27 Pine Street, Lewiston ME 04240. Application deadline:
Sept. 30, 1998.
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Rick Speer rspeer@LPL.avcnet.org
Lewiston Public Library http://www.avcnet.org/LPL
200 Lisbon Street Voice: (207) 784-0135 X208
Lewiston, Maine 04240 Fax: (207) 784-3011
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Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1998 14:42:47 -0400 (EDT)
From: Sheehan <csheehan@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
Subject: STUMPER SOLVED: 5 sisters
Thanks to all who knew that the series of books about five poor sisters
that my patron read about 20 years ago was "All-of-a-Kind Family" by
Sydney Taylor. She's now happily reliving some fond childhood memories --
and creating new ones for her own daughter....
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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: Fri, 18 Sep 1998 12:35:17 -0600
From: Cindy Christin <christin@mtlib.org>
Subject: Circulating CD-ROMs
Thanks to everyone who responded to my query about the most popular
children's CD-ROMs. Here's the list of what you sent:
Kids Typing
Magic School Bus (4)
Math Workshop Deluxe
Paint Brush
Arthur's Reading Race
Bailey's Book House
Richard Scarry's Best Reading Program Ever (2)
Clue Finder's 3rd Grade Adventure
Curious George's ABC Adventure
Curious George Learns Phonics
Elmo's Preschool
Jump Start Adventures (2)
Logic Quest
Math Rock
Math Blaster (3)
Mighty Math Carnival Countdown
Millie's Math House (3)
My First Amazing Words & Pictures
Ozzie's World
Reading Blaster 2000
Reader Rabbit's Kindergarten (3)
Strategy Challenges Collection 2: In the Wild
Sunburst's A to Zap
Thinkin' Things
The Way Things Work
Where in the World is Carmen San Diego (2)
Living Books (4)
Oregon (3)
Gizmos & Gadgets
Sim City
Grammar Rock
Alphabet Express
Kid Pix
Ready for Letters
Casper's Brainy Book
Encarta Encyclopedia
Putt Putt Joins the Parade
American Girls
Resume Builder
SAT Prep
Thanks for all the good suggestions!
Cindy Christin
Children's Librarian
Bozeman Public Library
220 E. Lamme
Bozeman, MT 59715
406-582-2400
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Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1998 14:27:13 -0700 (PDT)
From: tinman@jcls.org (Theresa Inman)
Subject: Seeking Sidewalk Poem
Fellow PUBYACers,
I am trying to find a poem about a magic sidewalk. The patron remembers a
girl standing on the edge of the sidewalk wondering what will happen if she
steps on the sidewalk. When she does step on the sidewalk, it begins to move.
The patron knows that Shel Silverstein is not the author.
Any clues would help. A response directly to me at tinman@jcls.org as well
as to the group would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Theresa Inman
Children's Librarian
Jackson County Library Services
Medford, OR
tinman@jcls.org
(541) 776-7286
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Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1998 15:48:17 -0700
From: "Michael, Tim" <TimM@ci.mount-vernon.wa.us>
Subject: Postion Announcement
JOB ANNOUNCEMENT
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
Salary Range: $29,040 - $33,000
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
* Assists Library Director in the overall planning, budgeting and
fiscal administration of the Library
* Oversees the selection, orientation, training, supervision,
evaluation, and scheduling of all full-time and part-time employees,
including employee time sheets.
* Responsible for the planning, organizing, budgeting, operating
and coordinating of public services.
QUALIFICATIONS:
* A Master's degree in library science from an American Library
Association accredited university .
* Four to six years of progressively responsible experience, with
2-3 years of supervisory experience.
* Strong management and interpersonal skills. Demonstrated
leadership abilities; strong communication and public speaking skills.
* Working knowledge of information technologies.
* Experience in planning, budget development and establishing
effective policies and procedures.
* Must have a vision of the future role of the public library and
a commitment to "positively outrageous service".
* Must be a dynamic, creative and flexible team-builder with a
sense of humor.
HOURS OF WORK:
Thirty-five hours per week, including nights and weekends. May be
required to adapt to future schedule changes depending on library needs.
HOW TO APPLY:
Submit a letter of interest, a required Mount Vernon City employment
application and resume to:
Ann Grimm
Library Director
Mount Vernon City Library
315 Snoqualmie
Mount Vernon, WA 98273
Applications must be received at the address above by 5:00 p.m., Friday,
December 4, 1998. Applications will be screened and
interviews scheduled with applicants who best match the needs of this
position. Applicants who need accommodations during the application or
interview process should contact the Human Resources Department.
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Date: Sun, 20 Sep 1998 17:06:44 -0500
From: DLHIETT <dlh@greennet.net>
Subject: RE: J history collection
Greetings All,
I will adding to our J history collection, does anyone have any =
recomendations for good books containing history for the last last 50 =
yrs? If you don't want to send the list to pubyac you can send it to me =
directly. Thank you in advance.
Deb Hiett
DLHIETT <dlh@greennet.net>
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Date: Mon, 21 Sep 1998 09:30:10 -0500
From: Don Wood <dwood@ala.org>
Subject: A CHALLENGED MODERN LIBRARY: Editorial by President Ann Symons
For Banned Books Week, ALA President Ann K. Symons has written an
editorial, A Challenged Modern Library, which can be found at
http://www.ala.org/bbooks/#cml
In the editorial, she states that
Freedom of thought requires the freedom to explore issues and
questions necessary to education, enlightenment and self-governance.
That applies to children as well as adults. Those who seek to limit other
people's access to ideas they feel are dangerous or repugnant often
forget that freedom is what undergirds our democracy.
http://www.ala.org/bbooks/#cml
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Don Wood
Program Manager
American Library Association
Office for Intellectual Freedom
50 East Huron Street
Chicago, IL 60611
1-800-545-2433, ext. 4225
Fax: 312-280-4227
dwood@ala.org
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Date: Mon, 21 Sep 1998 10:47:35 -0500
From: Don Wood <dwood@ala.org>
Subject: ALERT: Flag Amendment Debated This Week
A constitutional amendment to "prohibit desecration of the flag" is
expected to be voted on in the full Senate this week. In 1995, a flag
desecration amendment passed in the House and failed by only three
votes in the Senate. This year, according to the ACLU, the amendment,
after passing in the House last year, returns to the Senate backed by an
increasingly sophisticated and expensive advertising campaign.
TO CONTACT YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS ABOUT THIS PROPOSED
AMENDMENT
The ACLU flag amendment proposal:
http://www.aclu.org/congress/flag898.html
The OIF Intellectual Freedom in the News site:
http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/news_inf.html#elected
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Other Resources on Free Expression and the Flag:
http://www.aclu.org/forms/nytimesad060298-more.html
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Program Manager
American Library Association
Office for Intellectual Freedom
50 East Huron Street
Chicago, IL 60611
1-800-545-2433, ext. 4225
Fax: 312-280-4227
dwood@ala.org
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Date: Mon, 21 Sep 1998 09:36:56 -0500
From: Esther Murphy <emurphy@ala.org>
Subject: YALSA'S YA-YAAC ELECTRONIC LIST
YALSA announces new electronic list for librarians, teens
The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a
division of the American Library Association (ALA), has announced the
availability of an electronic list, YA-YAAC, for librarians and teens who
are involved in youth participation activities in their school and public
libraries.
YA-YAAC is a forum to discuss activities and share ideas about
teen advisory boards, Junior Friends of the Library and young adult
volunteers.
Renee Vaillancourt, a member of the YALSA Youth Participation
Committee, said, "Librarians who are thinking about encouraging youth
participation in their library are welcome to subscribe to tap the brains of
those who have registered youth participation groups with YALSA or
FOLUSA (Friends of Libraries- U.S.A)."
"Teens are also encouraged to participate in sharing their ideas
about how libraries can better meet their needs," she said. "The
ultimate
goal is to form a network of teen library groups from across the county
and the world to share their success stories and support one another."
YA-YAAC is a strategy that will assist YALSA members in
achieving the goals of "Guidelines for Youth Participation," approved
by
the YALSA Board of Directors one year ago. The goals are:
- -To organize and implement youth participation to support committee
and program goals;
- -To collect a wide range of ideas from as diverse a population as possible;
- -To allow young adults to gain knowledge and/or skills useful in future
endeavors; and
- -To find opportunities for collaboration with other organizations that
foster youth participation opportunities.
To subscribe to YA-YAAC, send a message to listproc@ala.org
(leave the subject line blank) and in the body of the message type:
subscribe YA-YAAC first name last name.
To register a youth participation group in the national youth
participation database or for more information, call 800-545-2433, ext.
4390, or send an e-mail message to yalsa@ala.org.
- -30-
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