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Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 01:46:25 -0500 (EST)
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Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1998 13:25:54 -0400
From: Lesley Gaudreau <lesley@seabrook.lib.nh.us>
Subject: Re: bmx mag
Hi Marin,
I had a really hard time finding a bmx mag to add to our collection
too. Currently we have BMX Plus! Subscriptions 19.98/12 issues BMX
Plus! PO Box 957 Valencia CA 91380-9947
And we have Ride BMX which comes from the UK and they have a web site
with all their info & you can see the cover :
http://www.ridebmxmag.com/ride.html
If you get other suggestions, please pass them on!
lesley
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
"Books are an amazing human invention. They allow
instant access to information simply by turning pieces
of paper. They are much faster to use than computers.
Surprisingly, humans invented books before computers.
They do many things backward."
>From the Earth Diary of Aximili-Esgarrouth-Isthill
Animorphs #8
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Lesley Gaudreau
YA/REF Seabrook Library
Seabrook, NH
lesley@seabrook.lib.nh.us
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Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1998 16:33:15 -0700 (PDT)
From: janw@norby.latah.lib.id.us (Jan Wall)
Subject: "New" Thanksgiving books/ turkey puppet
Hi to all!
I'm trying to get together a Thanksgiving storytime for preschoolers, and
feeling somewhat jaded. We've done 'TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE THANKSGIVING,
FARMER GOFF, A TURKEY FOR THANKSGIVING, SOMETIMES IT'S TURKEY, GRACIAS,
turkey songs and crafts, turkey tell-and-draw (although the kids never seem
to know what it is that I'm drawing!) etc.
Does anyone have a "new" book or different slant on Thanksgiving? I've
given
up on some holidays or only do them every other year, but would like to keep
Thanksgiving as one of my annual events.
BTW - here's the skinny on turkey puppets:
*Make one (holiday patterns or take the stuffing ~pun intended!~ out of a
premade one, or sew a glove to Beanie Baby)
*Axtell (EXPENSIVE -$299? - but wonderful) (axtell.com)
*Nancy Renfro kit "Henny Penny" (Thanks Shannon VanHemert!)
*Alyce Ruth Puppet Enterprises
Rural Route 1, Box 55
Woodbine, Iowa 51579
712-647-3275 (I haven't pursued this one yet - thanks Jim Oliver!)
FOLKMANIS - are you listening? There's a need for turkeys out here!
Thanks for your Thanksgiving advice. (There's a pun in there somehwere, I'm
sure!)
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: Fri, 23 Oct 1998 13:44:56 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Erin V. Helmrich" <helmrich@tln.lib.mi.us>
Subject: Just out of curiosity...
Hi all -- this is not a professional inquiry at all but I wondered if one
of you out there might know something about this.
There's a new movie coming out called PLEASANTVILLE (it's
basically about 2 modern day kids who "fall" into an old b&w TV
show called Pleasantville -- while there they change people's
views and as they become more "enlightened" they turn to color).
It's directed by Gary Ross. I read a small article about him that talked
about one aspect of the film being that the people in Pleasantville start
reading books and that is one thing that changes them to color. The
article went on to say that Gary Ross was/is a "Library Commissioner."
I
thought this was really interesting and am wondering if anyone knows him
and also wonder what they meant by "commissioner" (director?)
I thought it was interesting and also thought it was great that someone
from the library world broke into Hollywood.
Just out of curiosity... Thanks!
*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-())))))))))))))))((((((((((((((((()-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
Erin V. Helmrich, M.L.S.
Youth Services/Young Adult Librarian
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Royal Oak Public Library e-mail: helmrich@tln.lib.mi.us
222 E. 11 Mile Rd.
Royal Oak, Michigan 48067
Phone: (248) 541-1470
Fax: (248) 545-6220
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Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1998 12:36:15 -0400
From: "Lynn M. Hickernell" <LYNNH@main.morris.org>
Subject: Non-holiday winter songs
Greetings, PUBYAC-ers--
I would like to do a sing-a-long program for all ages in early/mid-December,
and am trying to compile a list of "winter" songs that are not related
to
any of the winter holidays. So far, I haven't had much luck--the two I've come
up with are "Frosty the Snow Man" and "Jingle Bells". Since
the last
sing-a-long program we held had a strong attendance from preschoolers, I am
particularly interested in "easy" songs that this group could learn.
Any ideas
for songs or for where to look would be GREATLY appreciated!
Lynn Hickernell
Parsippany-Troy Hills Public Library
Parsippany, NJ 07054
(973) 887-5150
lynnh@main.morris.org
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Date: Sat, 24 Oct 1998 10:28:33 -0700
From: "Marin Younker" <marin@CI.TIGARD.OR.US>
Subject: bmx mag results
thanks to speedy replies, i will be ordering a bmx mag for
the ya collection next week. i asked teens for
recommendations, but they didn't have subscription info and
i couldn't find the mags at bike stores - they were either
out of stock or didn't carry any. below are the results,
thanks to the four who replied. marin.
1) ride bmx - p.o. box 469020, escondido, ca 92046-9666.
$12 per year (6 issues). http://www.ridebmxmag.com/
2) bmx plus - p.o. box 957, valencia, ca 91380-9947.
1-805-295-1910. $20 per year or $11.98 per year
(discrepancy between 2 emails).
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
J. Marin Younker
Young Adult Services Librarian
Tigard Public Library
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Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1998 10:56:41 -0500 (CDT)
From: a_long@ix.netcom.com
Subject: Did everyone get my database paper?
Dear YACers:
I semt out a mass mailing of my paper on databases for children and Young
Adults the other day. For those of you that requested my paper, I was wondering
if
you got it? Please reply to me: a_long@ix.netcom.com
Thanks!
Amy Long
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Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1998 09:07:49 -0400
From: Doriene Malloy <doriene@bgpl.lib.in.us>
Subject: Kidstuff
Fellow Pubyakkers,
Here's some info on Kidstuff. As far as I know, they are still publishing, but
not on any sort of regular basis. (It's supposed to come out 4 times a year, and
I'm supposed to have a subscription, but my last issue is dated Fall, 1996...I'm
going to check on that!) At the very least, they still have back issues
available for purchase.
Their address is 1307 S. Killian Dr. Lake Park, Florida 33403 The toll-free
number is 800-329-7546
It's a great resource when it comes...each issue is on a theme and contains
reading lists, crafts, games, fingerplays and other activities, plus bulletin
board ideas and other things for story hours for toddlers, preschoolers and
lower elementary children. I just wish it came more often!
Doriene Malloy
Beech Grove Public Library
1102 Main Street
Beech Grove IN 46107
317-788-4203
317-788-0489 (fax)
doriene@bgpl.lib.in.us
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Date: Sat, 24 Oct 1998 10:55:03 PDT
From: "Karen Breen" <karenbreen@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: halloween costume
Still the easiest costume in my memory is Harriet the Spy. Jeans,
sweatshirt, big glasses, a big magnifying glass and a notebook for
writing down observations. If you think the kids won't get who you are,
write it on your sweat shirt, or put the name "Harriet" on it like a
logo. Comfy and easy. No make-up, hat, or other accoutrements
required. Karen Breen (still dressing as a witch)
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Date: Sun, 25 Oct 1998 10:58:36 -0400
From: Grace Rappa <grappa@erols.com>
Subject: Security
This is a strange question but I wanted to know if any of you have
security guards in your library. If you do, how much do they make and
who pays for them-the library, county or do you contract out.
Thanks
Andrea
Camden County Library
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Date: Sun, 25 Oct 1998 14:36:15 -0500 (EST)
From: Herskowitz <lherskow@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
Subject: Re: Very easy Cd-roms (fwd)
On Fri, 23 Oct 1998, Gebel wrote:
> I would like to buy another CD-rom for the youngest users - 2,3 year
> olds - and was wondering what software you would recommend?
We've had a lot of positive patron feedback from the following programs:
Jump Start Toddler (Knowledge Adventure)
Jump Start Preschool (knowledge Adventure)
Magee School Days (Lawrence Productions)
Katie's Farm (Laerence Productions)
Ready for School Toddler (Fisher-Price)
Hope this helps. Lisa Herskowitz
Northport-East Northport Public Library
Northport, New York
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Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1998 13:45:54 -0400 (EDT)
From: Patricia Hay/GBPL <hayp@snoopy.tblc.lib.fl.us>
Subject: Help with biographies
I am (still) relatively new at my small public library, and am trying to
update our Children's Department biographies. For instance we have
nothing on Michael Jordan! In looking through the catalogs, I have a few
questions for my fellow librarians:
For prominent personalities (world leaders, sports figures) do you
consider ordering two books for differing age groups? A lot of the books
are 48 or 64 pages for younger grades, but sometimes older students need a
biography at least 100 pages long. Do you order both?
In looking for books, I note the year published - some of the catalogs
include older books from 1994, 95, etc. For instance, I wouldn't want to
order something on John Elway that was not from 1998 (post Superbowl).
And how often do you update biograhies? We have two on Magic Johnson (I
don't mean to only concentrate on sports figures) from 1981 and 1989. Is
it necessary to buy a third that includes his recent activities?
Also, what about people who are popular now but are young or new in their
field and will inevitably do more - do I buy Michelle Kwan now or wait?
Is there a source for children's non-fiction reviews or specifically
biograhies? We get Kirkus and Booklist. I'd particularly be interested
in online sources.
Is there a list anywhere of core personalities that should be included in
a good, if small collection? When do you decide that someone is
"worthy"
of being added? Where do you draw the line on celebrities? We had a
request for a bio of Jean Claude Van Damme but I don't think he's
prominent enough.
And what, for that matter, about Bill Clinton? I thought we should have
something on the person who's been President for six years, but now does
not seem like the time to buy a 1997 biography. Same goes for Hillary.
Thanks for the space to ask these questions and for your replies. I'll
attempt to compile for the list.
Patty
Patricia Hay
Gulf Beaches Public Library
Madeira Beach, FL
hayp@snoopy.tblc.lib.fl.us
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Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1998 08:47:09 EDT
From: DAISYWAGES@aol.com
Subject: Re: YA Sci/Tech Encyclopedia
The current School Library Journal has an article on weeding science
materials.
Included is a recommended list of 10 science books. There is a science
encyclopedia included in this list.
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Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1998 20:32:27 -0400 (EDT)
From: Phyllis Fuchs <pfuchs@Bowdoin.EDU>
Subject: limits set on book lending
Dear Colleagues,
I would be very interested in hearing from public libraries that
set limits on the amount of children's books that may be checked out by
one patron at one time. My thanks in advance for your willingness to
share whatever guide lines you have. Phyllis Fuchs Curtis Memorial
Library Brunswick, Maine 04011 E-Mail address: pfuchs@polar.bowdoin.edu
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Date: Fri, 23 Oct 98 08:58:46 -0500
From: Lynn Linton <llinton@ncsl.dcr.state.nc.us>
Subject: Unattended Children---Policies
- -- [ From: Lynn Linton * EMC.Ver #2.5.02 ] --
I have had many, many requests for copies of the policies that I collected a
couple of years ago. I will divide them among those that have replied so
far. Anyone else who is interested, please include a fax number and I will
fax a copy of my library's policy only. If you want samples of many
policies, you may want to put a request out on this list...it worked for me.
Lynn Linton
llinton@ncsl.dcr.state.nc.us
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Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1998 13:18:27 -0700
From: Jill Patterson <jpatterson@ci.glendora.ca.us>
Subject: Series chronology
Is this similar to the controversy over the Narnia chronology? One
chronology is by publication date, the other by story line?
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, 22 Oct 1998 11:35:31 PDT
From: "JANET LAMBERT" <jlambert02@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: Owls, too
Hope these fingerplays can help!
Fingerplays:
Mrs. Owl
Mrs. Owl sits up in a tree. (Put up arm and make owl in tree)
She’s as happy as can be (pull corners of mouth up to smile)
She blinks, blinks, blinks (blink eyes three times)
She thinks, thinks, thinks (tap head three times)
I wonder what she can see (shrug shoulders)
Four Little Owls
This little owl has great, round eyes.
This little owl is a very small size.
This little owl can turn her head.
This little owl likes mice, she said.
This little owl flied all around
And her wings make hardly a single sound.
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Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1998 20:32:15 -0400
From: Valerie Morgan <vmorgan@cape.com>
Subject: Redwall series
I have been following the discussion of the order in which to read the
Redwall Series and thought I'd share a tip. After getting the written order
and chronological order from Brian Jacques webpage, I typed up the list and
pasted it in the front of all his books. No matter which book we pick up it
has the list including the new ones that are not out yet. Although I
haven't done this with any other series, I probably will, such as the Narnia
books.
Valerie Morgan
Cotuit Library
Cotuit, Ma.
vmorgan@cape.com
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Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1998 11:29:47 PDT
From: "Elizbeth O'Brien" <elizbetho@hotmail.com>
Subject: multicultural books
Hello,
I am doing a project involving multicultural areas in Queens, Brooklyn
and Manhattan. I would like picture books that focus on Jewish,
Russian, Indian, Greek, Hispanic, Chinese and Irish. Books that have
characters on that descent on take place in that neighorhood. I am open
to folk and fairy tales, but would prefer picture books. I am also
looking for a song for each of these countries. In addition, I am
looking for a book on how to say hello in these languages.
Thank you.
Elizabeth O'Brien
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Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1998 10:33:42 PDT
From: "Claudia Backus" <backusc@hotmail.com>
Subject: Mock Newbery nominations
Hi PUBYACERS and thanks to Ginger for the mock Caldecott suggestions. I
hope you all have some favorites for the Newbery also. Librarians in my
system say "nothing has really grabbed me"! How about you? Please send
sugestions directly to me and I will post the compiled list. Thanks,
Claudia
Claudia Backus
Waukesha County Federated Library System
backusc@hotmail.com
Children's Services Coordinator
Waukesha County Federated Library System
321 Wisconsin Av
Waukesha, WI 53186-4786
PH: 414-896-8087
FAX: 414-896-8086
EMAIL:backusc@hotmail.com
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Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1998 08:49:51 +0000
From: "Diane Adams" <DIANE@monmouth.chemek.cc.or.us>
Subject: Re: Cat Activities
I once made origami cats. A very simple, but convincing looking cat.
Great success, older ones who knew a little origami enjoyed it and
the ones new to origami were excited that they could do it.
Hope this helps.
Diane
Diane Adams Youth Services Librarian
Monmouth Public Library (503) 838-1932
P.O. Box 10 fax: (503) 838-3899
168 Ecols St. S. diane@monmouth.chemek.cc.or.us
Monmouth, OR 97361
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Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1998 23:41:45 EDT
From: DownsReid@aol.com
Subject: Truancy Policies
I've searched the archives, but haven't been keeping up with current threads.
Don't know if I've missed recent discussion of truancy policies/practices in
youth services departments. If this is redundant, someone please clue me in.
Otherwise, we're looking to develop policy on truant students and I'd really
appreciate hearing about your challenges regarding students skipping school
and hanging out in the library. What's your policy? How did you determine
your procedures? Do you work with the schools/truancy officers?
I'll be sure to report back to the list, and maybe the next person searching
the archives will find some pithy items on the issue. It is a tough one.
Thanks.
Pat Downs-Reid
District Youth Services Librarian
Minneapolis Public Library
pdowns-reid@mpls.lib.mn.us
fax: 612-630-6655
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Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1998 11:10:00 -0500
From: Sarah Press <spress@fpld.alibrary.com>
Subject: Public Library and School
Our new public library will be located next to one of the elementary schools in
our district. (Our district serves three elementary school districts.) Has
anyone worked in a school or public library that were in close proximity and
developed a special working relationship with them? What ideas and activities
were helpful and what were not? Thanks for your input!
Sarah Press
Fremont Public Library
spress@fpld.alibrary.com
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Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1998 22:23:42 -0400
From: aparadise@juno.com (Andrew Paradise)
Subject: Re: YA Fiction by Genre?
I have in the past used Demco stickers to mark YA Scifi and Mystery. We
have just marked Mystery, and the Newbery and Caldecott winners in our
library and also the Holiday books( all shelved separately) and are
looking for an appropriate logo for the Coretta Scott King.
Genre-seekers like having all their material together, YAs like autonomy,
and if adult mysteries, etc. are marked- why shouldn't kid's books be,
too?
Anne
p.s. No documentation on circ, but it sure helps reader's advisory work!
"Librarian (like Stewardess, Certified Public Accountant, Used Car
Salesman) is
one of those occupations that people assume attract a certain deformed
personality."
Elizabeth McCracken *The
Giant's House*
Anne and Andy Paradise, Librarians-- andy or anne@gary.lib.in.us
aparadise@juno.com
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Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1998 09:28:31 -0400
From: "Cathy Williams" <CWILLIAMS@cml.lib.oh.us>
Subject: Re: Very easy Cd-roms
I really like the Fisher-Price Ready for School series. There is, I think, a
toddler edition, and a preschool edition. These have stimulating activities
encouraging mouse control, and very colorful graphics involving the familiar
Fisher-Price Little People. Cute.
Also, I like Jumpstart Toddler and Jumpstart Preschool. These products are very
similar in style to the RR one you talked about, but with a slightly different
approach. These are made for or in Canada, and some of the characters have a
French accent, but not so thick that it's a stumbling point. I like them very
much.
>>> Charlotte Lesser <clesser@Ci.Keene.NH.US> 10/19 8:40 AM
>>>
Greetings!
I would like to buy another CD-rom for the youngest users - 2,3 year
olds - and was wondering what software you would recommend?
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Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1998 13:31:55 -0500
From: Peggy Northcraft <mdu002@mail.connect.more.net>
Subject: Re: Initials after name
Jan,
We aren't pushing our degrees to the rest of the staff . We may need to
push them to the government and business officials with whom we deal. When
I came to this job I learned that the Children's Room clerk does the YA
activities in the community (a YA REading Group and YA Summer Reading
Club). I ordered business cards for her. She represents the library to
the community so she needs them. She recognized the difference in her
background and mine and doesn't resent my initials. I worked with awoman
who would have resented my initials, but she that was problem of hers, not
mine.
Peggy
At 11:24 AM 10/20/98 -0700, you wrote:
>We have a very "flat" (read: small) organization. We ALL
contribute to the
>success of our library, from the janitor (Bless his heart for cleaning up
>"my" mess without complaining!) to the degreed (MLS) staff.
<snip>
Margaret "Peggy" Northcraft
Children's Librarian
Hannibal Public Library
Hannibal MO
mdu002@mail.connect.more.net
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Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1998 16:26:11 +0000
From: "Vicky Smith" <vjsmith@mcarthur.lib.me.us>
Subject: B&T lawsuit
Does anyone know what's going on with the lawsuit against Baker and
Taylor, filed in 1995 but made public and joined by the US Justice
Dept in the spring of 1997? Basically, B&T has been accused of
bilking (isn't that a great word?) its customers by charging library
binding discounts on books that should have gotten trade discounts.
According to the accounts I read, the problem shows up mostly with
children's books, so we have a special interest in the case. An
Infotrac search of the Magazine Index yielded no citations later than
August of 1997. If you want to read up on the case on your own,
here are some citations:
Mazmanian, Adam. "Government: B&T Bilked Libraries Out of
Millions." _Library Journal_, March 1, 1997, p. 14.
Flagg, Gordon. "Suite Alleges Baker & Taylor Overcharged Libraries
Millions." _American Libraries_, March 1997, p. 14.
"Librarian, Justice Dept. Accuse B&B of Bilking Libraries."
_School
Library Journal_, March 1997, p. 84.
Vicky Smith
Children's Librarian
McArthur Public Library
Biddeford, ME 04005
(207)284-4181
vjsmith@mcarthur.lib.me.us
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Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1998 09:21:53 -0700 (PDT)
From: janw@norby.latah.lib.id.us (Jan Wall)
Subject: Crayon resist
Hello to all my creative colleagues!
Has anyone ever done a crayon resist project (you remember - crayon a
picture and then paint over the top) with preschoolers (ages 3-5)? I
anticipate a group of about 40.
Do you have any management/organization tips? E.G. kind and size of paper,
does tempera work or does it have to be watercolor, do you have them bring
old shirts, how many water color sets are needed, etc.
Please let me know if you've done this and what has or hasn't worked. (Or
maybe you would never do this again?)
TIA!
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, 22 Oct 1998 09:37:43 EDT
From: CCullum621@aol.com
Subject: RE: Use of Degree Letters
This topic hit home for me. I was recently in the discussions on
children's librarians as second class citizens in libraries. Our
battle to let our public, as well as our directors, know that we are
just as important and qualified as Reference librarians in the system
is forever ongoing. It is important that people realize that the same
librarian who is doing "Shake out my Sillies" with preschoolers is
still
the same educated librarian who selects material, works with computers
and much more for their public library.
I have also found, as others have stated, that many parents and teacher
are quite shocked when you list your qualifications. Their surprised to find
out that you need a Masters Degree to "play games with the kids". It
is
important Children's LIbrarians especially don't shrink from letting people
know about their qualifications since it seems to be a universal problem
that directors don't acknowledge Youth Services Librarians as important
as their other librarians. If a simple item such as using our Degree Letters
behind our name gets people to ask I think it's a gentle way to get the
message
across to people. Don't put yourselves down.
Just my opinion. Thanks for letting me vent for a while.
Carolyn N. Cullum, MLS
Edison, NJ
CCullum621@aol.com
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Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1998 20:18:52 -0500
From: "Jenny Collier" <jcollier@dupagels.lib.il.us>
Subject: Re: Owls: call for help
Here's some owl fingerplays for you Deb:
Five Little Owls
This little owl was sitting on a limb.
This one flew over to play with him.
This owl was calling, "Who? Who? Who?"
This one answered, "I wish I knew."
"The sun's coming up!" this one said,
And five little owls went to bed. (Tuck fingers into fist)
(from a mitt set)
Hoot Owl
Hoot owl, hoot owl, sitting in the tree,
Hoot owl, hoot owl, what do you see?
I see black cats running by me, (run like a cat.)
All night long as I sit in my tree.
Hoot owl, hoot owl, sitting in the tree,
Hoot owl, hoot owl, what do you see?
I see pumpkins rolling by me, (Roll like a pumpkin.)
All night long as I sit in my tree.
Hoot owl, hoot owl, sitting in the tree,
Hoot owl, hoot owl, what do you see?
I see spiders crawling by me (Crawl like a spider.)
All night long as I sit in my tree.
An Owl Sat Alone
An owl sat alone
On the branch of a tree, (Hold up pointer finger.)
He was as quiet as can be. (Put finger to lips.)
It was night,
And his eyes were round like this. (Circle eyes with thumbs and fingers.)
And when he looked around,
Not a thing did he miss. (Move head from side to side.)
Little Owl
Little owl in the tree,
He is winking down at me. (Wink eye.)
As he winks all through the night,
Little owl is quite a sight!
Little owl in the tree,
He is hnooting down at me (Make hooting sound.)
As he hoots all through the night,
Little owl is quite a sight.
Little Night Owl
Once there was a night owl
Who lived up in a tree.
She could often spot things
That others couldn't see.
Little night owl, answer me,
What do you see
As you sit along at night
Up in the tree?
Wise Old Owl
Wise old owl
In the tree,
Whoo-oo are you winking at? (Wink eye.)
Is it me?
From: 1001 Rhymes & Fingerplays ... Totline Books ISBN0-911019-65-0
Have fun!
Jenny
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Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1998 20:41:41 -0500
From: Lisa Payton <ufj000@mail.connect.more.net>
Subject: RE: special programs for homeschoolers
I strongly disagree with Tim Capehart and Adelaide Rowe. There are no
library programs that are utilized by a high percentage of the population.
There is not a library in existance that is utilized by the majority of any
community.
By what standard do we measure <justifiable use of funds or
time>? Which small portion of the population do we choose not to provide
for? Where do we set the line to limit our programs? What is the magic
number below which we do not serve? I believe that we should serve our
communities on basis of need not of numbers.
Librarians are the biggest sensors of all, we choose which books are on our
shelves, we decide what material is on display, and we decide who to do
programs for. Don't lets fool ourselves or anyone else, no matter how hard
we try we are human and our choices are biased. It sounds to me like we
have some librarians who are biased about home schoolers.
Now for a constuctive note ---
When a program is implemented for home schoolers why not broaden the
audience so that it applies to any child of the targeted age? We don't
have to exclude others just because home schoolers are involved. They
aren't lepers and it isn't contagious.
And I agree whole-heartedly with Lorie J. O'Donnell, anything we do in our
libraries to promote good will is repaid over and above our efforts in
support and donations to the library.
At 01:30 PM 10/17/98 -0400, you wrote:
>I'm afraid I have to agree with Adelaide Rowe. Two programs a month for a
>small portion of the population is just not a justifiable use of funds or
>time. I am trying desperately to pull the home schoolers in my community out
>of their closet. Here they are very secretive. They have a group but will
>not pass along names & addresses so we can do targeted mailings and
programs
>for them. I know I sound schizophrenic here. I do want to serve my home
>schooling population BUT to do two programs a month for 25 or so families in
>a community of over 40,000 is not a wise use of my time.
>
>
>Tim Capehart
>Head Children's Services
>Leominster Public Library
>Leominster, MA
>tcapehar@cwmarsmail.cwmars.org
>http://www.geocities.com/WestHollywood/7427
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-pubyac@nysernet.org [mailto:owner-pubyac@nysernet.org] On Behalf
>Of Lorie J. O'Donnell
>Sent: Thursday, October 15, 1998 4:08 PM
>To: pubyac@nysernet.org
>Subject: Re: special programs for homeschoolers
>
>Personally, and professionally, I think it is GREAT that this is
>available for the homeschoolers! Our library also does two monthly
>programs for the homeschool population. I do the younger set (K - grade
>5) and our YA librarian does the older (6 - 12). For a couple of years
>I did have a scouting group that came in regularly for storytimes and
>tours and lessons. Certainly, not all libraries have the resources and
>staff to maintain such schedules, but I always try to accomodate any
>group that wants library visits, whether they be regular or sporadically
>scheduled. All of these groups are library users, and potential
>taxpayers, and that justifies it in my mind. The other
"justification"
>is that I am helping to creat/develop/mold good library users who will
>be lifelong supporters of the library.
>
>Keep up the good work!
>
>Lorie
>
>Adelaide Rowe wrote:
>>
>> Although it is noble that Justin Cooley offers monthly programming for
>> homeschoolers - two programs actually, I cannot understand how it can
be
>> justified.(His programs sound very good too btw!) If a boy scout troop,
>> or any other group came and wanted two monthly programs, should a
>> library do it? I apologize if my biases are apparent, but ongoing
>> library programs should be for all, not just a select group who wishes
>> not to partake in public schooling for whatever reason. We give library
>> tours and make up book bags for homeschoolers just like we do for
>> schools, but I think two monthly programs are above and beyond our call
>> of duty.
>
>--
>***************
>Lorie J. O'Donnell
>odonnell@borg.com
>
>"All that is comes from the mind; it is based on the mind,
>it is fashioned by the mind. " from The Pali Canon
>
>
>
>
>
>
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Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1998 10:33:42 PDT
From: "pam standhart" <pumbaacat@hotmail.com>
Subject: Halloween Costumes
Thanks to everyone who suggested children's book character Halloween
costumes. You are all so creative!!! I guess you're in the right
profession!
I think I'm going to be the mouse from Numeroff's _If You Give a Mouse a
Cookie_.
Thanks again, and have a happy Halloween!
Ooh, one of my favorite things! This year I'll be Mother Goose,
since I
have an 18th-century-style dress I made for the
Bicentennial.
But you
asked for EASY stuff...
Viola Swamp: Dress all in black, with black nail-polish,
black
shoes, and
brightly-striped socks. I made a horrible wig from black
rug
yarn and the
top of an old pair of pantyhose by sewing long strands of
the
yarn in two
parallel rows from the center of where my head would go,
then
trimming the
strands to the right length and pinning them down a little
in
the
middle--it was amazingly effective. Don't forget the black
(or
as close
as you can get) lipstick. Walk around snarling, telling
everyone you are
watching them.
Charlotte (of Charlotte's Web): Wear a grey turtleneck and
grey
leggings.
Make a simple hood out of grey material. Make your other
four
legs by
taking two pieces (3-4 feet long) of something stiff like
foam
or coat
hangers and covering them in grey. Pin them spaced apart
on
your back so
they stick out on either side. Take a piece of netting as
wide
as your
armspan. Embroider words on the netting where it would
hang
under your
arms (Some Pig, etc.) Tie elastic loops to the netting to
attach it to
your wrists.
Strega Nona: Wear a large red dress with as many pillows
under
it as can
fit, a grey vest and a white apron. Tie a kerchief around
your
head.
Wear leggings and hiking boots. Prepare a magic pasta pot
by
unraveling a
ball of cheap white yarn and placing it in a round black
pot
(the plastic
"cauldrons" they sell around Halloween work perfectly, and
then
you can
use it for handing out candy at home on Halloween.
One year I dressed up as a Librarian, with a dowdy dress,
horrible shoes,
granny glasses and painted-on frown lines, but no one got
the
joke, even
when I shushed them. I
thought it was pretty scary!
I always dress as the Cat in the Hat. I bought one of those
Seuss-ian
hats at a fair for $5 and wear black pants, shirt and
shoes. I
have found
that I don't need to wear white gloves (they get dirty
anyhow)
and I draw
whiskers across my cheeks with eyeliner. Its easy and
cheap
after you get
the hat (I imagine one of those hats would be easy to make
if
you are
sewing-inclined). I also use it for raffles and ordinary
Seuss
storytimes.
Last year I went as Little Red Riding Hood. All you really need
is a red
cape, and you can wear almost anything you'd like under it.
I
also had a
small basket, which I used to carry candy to hand out.
For several years I have been Amelia Bedelia for Halloween.
Kids
and adults have commented how much they enjoy this. I plain
dress or
skirt and blouse covered by a plain white apron. My
daughter
helped me
with this and got iron-on letters to but Amelia Bedelia on
the
bodice of
the apron. I found an appropriate hat at a craft store and
put
articifial
flowers on it, stockings and plain black shoes. Sinple,
In the past some children's librarians in my system have
dressed
as Viola
Swamp, from the Miss Nelson books. This means, a droopy
black
dress, or
skirt and sweatshirt, a black wig, black eye goo,
fingernail
polish, and a
whistle.
Some of us played Miss Frizzle when we did a puppet show a
few
years back.
This meant finding a friend with a print dress: any fruit,
vegetable, flower
thing, jungle animals would be good, a frizzy cheap red
wig,
earrings,
buckles on the shoes (you could make something out of
cardboard). The dress
would be the tricky part.
And one of us at least has been where's waldo, with a
red/white
striped
shirt and black leggings, black frame glasses.
My granddaughter is dressing up as the Cat In The Hat. It's an
easy
costome -- black leotard and tights, and a black felt
(stuffed)
tail sewn
on. Big red floppy bow (bought from a florist, for 35
cents)
and a hat
made from a large oatmeal box (cylindrical kind, 5-lb ) and
cardboard,
covered with cloth and painted with stripes. And white
gloves
with the
cuffs rolled down.
I'm Ma Ingalls, from the Little House series. I have an
old-fashioned
blouse and a long skirt, and (thanks for reminding me) a
long
pinafore
found in a Goodwill Store that only needs to have its
shoulder-straps
lengthened, to pull it together. And a sunbonnet, bought
at a
street fair
for $7 and well worth the price. I wear this to work every
year, and the
kids always love it. An advantage, of course, is that even
the
smallest
toddlers are never afraid of me, as they sometimes were
when I
dressed up
as a scary witch.
Madeline would be another easy costume, very recognizable
- -- you
could make
a red wig from yarn pretty easily, and pick up the rest of
the
costume from
thrift stores.
"Humbug Witch", as in the book of that name, is another
easy
costume, if
you can find the striped stockings and the plaid apron. For
the
rest, she
wears a stringy red wig (yarn, or a dyed mop), a black wool
shawl, and
black shoes with buckles and a squooshed witch hat. And a
big,
big red nose.
Tom Sawyer/Huck Finn wouldn't be hard. Get a worn pair of
overalls
at the thrift store, a straw hat, and make a "fishing pole"
out
of a long stick.
Attach a piece of string and a construction paper "fish."
Use a
brown make-up
pencil to make freckles.
A few years ago, I made a Miss Frizzle costume. If you
sew, or
know
someone who does,this is pretty easy and fairly cheap. I
made a
dress
with dinosaur fabric (lots of that stuff in stores!), took
a
pith
helmet and glued red frizzy doll hair in it. Shoes used
were
converse
sneakers with plastic dinos tied on. Kids loved it, and you
can
use it
at other times, say at open houses or Summer reading
kick-off
parties......
Cat in the Hat: black turtleneck and slacks, white gardening
gloves, big red bow around neck and a purchased striped
hat.
Eye-
liner whiskers would be fun, too.
Madeline: blue dress with a crocheted white collar (a gift
of my
mother-in-law), large straw hat that I spray painted
yellow,
white
tights and black shoes.
Dorothy: blue jumper and a rose-printed turtle neck, braids
with
bows, a basket with a stuffed dog, white stockings and of
course,
red shoes.
Coach Viola Swamp: Black sweat pants and a black sweatshirt
that I glued white letters on spelling "Coach... and don't
you
forget
it!" (An old sheet and Elmer's did fine. The glue washed
out in
the
washing machine, and I still wear the plain black
sweatshirt
around
the house!) red baseball cap, green socks, really ugly
make-up,
especially blue eye shadow and magenta lipstick.
My all time favorite: Miss Frizzle and the Magic school
bus. My
daughter made a school bus out of a wardrobe box. We cut a
hole
in it for my body to fit through. (Suspenders helped hold
it
up.) I
used the same blue dress from my Madeline costume and
pulled
my (very curly) hair up into a pony tail on top of my head.
Goofy
fish earrings completed the ensemble. It was a HOOT!
I was the big carrot from Ruth Krauss' "The Carrot Seed"
last
year. Just wore orange shirt & pants and a green "leafy
part"
cut
out from construction paper on my head. Someone thought I
was a
guy
who picks up trash on the freeway and a few thought I was a
skinny
pumpkin, but I thought it looked pretty carrot-y. I think
the
costume is in "Dazzling Disguises & Clever Costumes" by
Angela
Wilkes, but it's checked out so I can't say for sure. The
book
connection is a little vague, since not everyone knows the
book,
but
I thought it was close enough. I've also been a spider
("Anansi"), a
pirate ("Treasure Island"), and The Cat in the Hat (I think
you
can
buy those hats these days, but mine was made for me...then
just
a
gray shirt and a cut out red bow tie). It would be great
if you
could post the suggestions to pubyac...I need two costumes
a
year,
for Halloween and a summer parade, and always need ideas.
Good
luck...
The Cat in the Hat is an easy one; you can buy the hat from the
Oriental
Trading Co. catalog, or lots of stores have it. Add a tail
and
white
gloves and you're in business. Waldo is another easy one,
with
a hat
and a red-and-white striped shirt being all you need. Ms.
Frizzle is
fun if you have a dress with a fun print (fish, dinosaurs,
etc.). Add a
pair of matching earrings, friz out your hair, and you're
set!
Pam, teachers in our school have used - Waldo (from Where's
Waldo);
Strega Nona (dePaola); Miss Frizzle (from the Magic
Schoolbus
Series);
Amelia Bedelia (Parish); Thing One (Dr. Seuss);
Viola Swamp (Miss Nelson series- Allard).
I'll be Eric Hill's SPOT for our Tiny
Tales for
Tiny Tots Time next Tuesday: Bow-Wow Trick or Treat Street.
I
saw the
idea for a spotty dog costume in an old issue of "Family
Fun
Magazine":
brown pants and shirt (sweatshirt or T-shirt) with large
jelly
bean-shaped
spots taped allover; large brown felt floppy ears are
glued/taped/stitched
to a head band; makeup is a brown/black triangle nose and
tiny
dots around
the nose and cheeks, probably done with eyeliner.
ow about Peter Pan-1.Green tights/stretch pants/get a couple
yards of
really cheap green fabric - tear it so you can wear it as
a
wrap around
skirt and tie it at your waist(there is a name for these
skirts
I can not
remember now but they are-something like 2.Green shirt 3.
green
boots. 4.
you can maybe make a sword out of card board
Maybe you could try being Dorrie the witch from the Dorrie
series by
Patricia Coombs. It's simple, black hat and dress and red
and
white
colored stockings.
I'm dressing up like Arthur! He wears blue jeans, a yellow
pullover and a red bow tie. I already wear glasses.
I am planning to dress up as "Lillie" from Kevin Henkes'
"Lillie's
Purple Plastic Purse". I found some 4.00 mouse ears, I am
wearing a
white sweatsuit and carrying, of course, a 3.00 purple
plastic
purse I
found in the variety store. I have some old cowboy boots I
am
planning
to spray paint red. Just to make sure noone misses it, I am
planning to
make a color photocopy and iron-on transfer of the front
cover
of the
book onto a T-shirt that I will wear.
In past years, I have found a red curly wig and gone as Ms.
Frizzle
dress, shoes and earrings matching theme).
It would be fairly easy to find a Cone shaped hat and spray
paint it
yellow and go as "The Man in the Yellow Hat" with a Curious
George
monkey prop.
Miss Frizzle from the Magic School Bus. Use any dress or skirt
and shirt.
Pick a theme...Halloween??? Sew plastic toys (spiders, bats
if
halloween) to
your shirt and skirt and the wilder the better.
Use a blue coat and straw hat to be Madeline (with a fringe of
red yarn for
hair.) Add black shoes, white anklets and gloves for extra
authenticity.
Dress up in black pants or sweatpants and black shirt, pin
a
long black tail
to the back, and wear one of those stripy felt "stovepipe"
hats
for a fairly
convincing Cat in the Hat.
Drag out the unbelievably froofy (spelling?) bridesmaid
gown
from the back
of the closet, construct a wand, borrow a rhinestone tiara,
and
make or buy
cheap wings (pink nylons stretched over a wire coathanger
frame)
to be a
"Glinda the good witch" or your garden-variety Fairy
Godmother.
If you have a green jacket (and matching pants is even
better),
get one of
those rubber elephant nose masks, make gray paper ears,
gold
paper crown,
and red paper sash to be Babar.
Wear overalls, mouse-ears, pencilled whiskers, and carry a
large
cookie with
a bite out of it. (_If you give a mouse a cookie_)
It would be rewarding to be the "very hungry caterpillar,"
but
practically
it might be hard to sit down and/or work.
Red riding hood, wicked witches of various kinds, and most
other
characters
that have distinctive clothing or features can be done
easily
and cheaply.
A red sweat suit, dog mae-up, which you can do with regular
make-up if
needed, and a belt. then napkin ears and tale and you can
be
Clifford very
cheaply. I did this a number of eyars ago and my daughter
was
Emily
Elizabeth.
A black sweat suit with white spots or white with black
spots,
black gloves
and shoes and you are a Dalmatian or other spotted dog -
and the
make-up
and collar leash mentioned above. Very simple,
non-threatening.
I personally don't recommend full masks, because they're
terribly
uncomfortable for working all day. (I also don't recommend
false
fingernails unless you're used to them. *grin*) Also,
costumes
with masks
or headpieces can be scary to young children (especially if
they
catch you
removing those articles--the story around here is one of
the
service clubs
had a children's program with a member wearing a
mascot-style
costume. When
he took off the headpiece, his granddaughter began
screaming.
She thought
the bear had eaten her grampa!) I prefer to have the
"campy"
costume so
that all my young 'uns can easily tell it's just me in
those
goofy clothes.
Pam Standhart
Children's Information Specialist
Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
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