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Date: Sat, 14 Nov 1998 12:12:47 -0500 (EST)
To: pubyac-digest@nysernet.org
Subject: pubyac V1 #498
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Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1998 10:58:15 -0600
From: FIFLES@evanston.lib.il.us
Subject: Stumper -- poem
A patron is looking for a poem he knew as a boy, in the forties.
He's not sure if it's the first line or just a line that he
remembers: "The telephone's ring may mean anything." If anyone
knows this, we'd love to hear from you. w-fifles@evanston.lib.il.us
Thanks.
z
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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 16:14:48 -0500
From: espicer <espicer@accn.org>
Subject: How would you respond to this patron?
PUBYACKERS: I received this communication from a user of a library and
was curious to how other librarians might respond to the following
situation: (I've submitted this previously to PUBYAC but it was never
posted??)
[because, as I found out upon submitting it for the second time to the
wrong address,...!! So here it is finally.]
"It is rather infuriating to feel marginalized even when, as a
disabled writer with no job, I am already scrabbling on the margins
by my fingernails, re: The central branch free library of ___ is
only partially wheelchair accessible. I can zoom around the first
floor all I wish, but most of the titles I wish to read, (Morrison,
Vassar Miller, etc.) are up in the second and third floors, which I
cannot get to, since the elevators have been down for centuries or
something. I am not quite clear what the problem is, but feel "bad"
sending a limited librarian staff on a wild goose chase for me.
I did, however, do exactly just that for John Toole's A Confederacy
of Dunces. I did not have the "heart" thereafter to demand she go
chasing after Vassar Miller and more Morrison--so I grabbed another
staff person to see if an accomodation of some sort could be
constructed. Could I email in the selections I wanted and then come
pick them up? No, because their website does not have email yet but I
could telephone and ask them to reserve particular titles. I feel
angry, that little nugget of shining anger in my stomach that has
been burning longer than I can remember, burning longer than I
realized it was there to burn. I guess I ought to copy this as the
start of another ADA article rant. Maybe this is why Morrison reaches
me so well, since another thing she does very well is illustrate the
"long simmering" oppression creates through time. I do not want to
say what, exactly, simmers--but whatever the simmering is in me, it
is going to cause one of the following within me:
1. Destruction
2. Fame
3. Political radicalism of some sort which will no doubt land me in
prison;
4. Revolution
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Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1998 21:12:51 -0500
From: "Maeleah K. Carlisle" <mkcarlis@map.com>
Subject: Goosebumps list
Does anyone have recommendations for books for youth to read that are
similar to the Goosebumps series? I would like to encourage some young
people to expand their repertoire. I've also had some parents say the
same thing.
I remember a list was compiled at one point, but I can't remember if it
was on this listserv. I checked the archive, but didn't find anything.
Maeleah Carlisle
Springfield Library
Springfield, Massachusetts
mkcarlis@map.com
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Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1998 14:57:10 -0500
From: Rebecca Purdy <rpurdy@crrl.org>
Subject: STUMPER: Ogre Named Igor
We've exhausted our resources and collective brains on this one. A
young man is looking
for a chapter book he never got to finish about an ogre in the dungeon
of a castle. He thinks his name was Igor and there was a little boy in
the book as well. He also remembers the cover having a picture of an
ogre holding a teddy bear. Thanks for any help you can provide and I'll
post the answer.
Rebecca Purdy
Young Adult Librarian
Headquarters Library
Central Rappahannock Regional Library
Fredericksburg, VA
rpurdy@crrl.org
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Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1998 09:28:57 -0600
From: "Connie Charron" <Conniec@gwmail.plano.gov>
Subject: goldfish stumper solved
Thanks to all of you who so rapidly responded. This was the first
stumper which I have submitted and I'm impressed with the collective brain
power.
The answer was A Fish Out of Water by Helen Palmer. Illustrated by P.D. Eastman
( A Beginner Book) published by Random House in 1961.
Thanks again!
Connie
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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 11:25:54 -0800
From: lmadden@pls-net.org (Lynne Madden, Victor Free Library)
Subject: Boy Scout Materials
Our Boy Scouting books and materials are in desperate need of updating.
I have asked one of our patrons who has a son and husband involved in
scouting to give me some titles, but she hasn't gotten back to me. I was
wondering if anyone out there has recently updated their Boy Scout stuff
and could send me a list of some "must haves" for a good basic
collection. You can e-mail me directly. Thanks, Lynne
(lmadden@pls-net.org)
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Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1998 10:19:39 -0600
From: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
Subject: Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of
Human Rights
More than 50 ideas for commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights can be found at
http://www.unhchr.ch/html/50th/ideas.htm#ga
________________________
Don Wood
American Library Association
Office for Intellectual Freedom
50 East Huron Street
Chicago, IL 60611
800-545-2433, ext. 4225
Fax: 312-280-4227
dwood@ala.org
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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 12:47:45 -0500 (EST)
From: CHI_TONYA@DAYTON.LIB.OH.US
Subject: Stumper:PreK-2 books on volunteering
Hi! We have an early education teacher who is looking for books on
donating/helping others/volunteerism. I think anything "altruistic" is
what she's aiming for. So far we've come up with the following titles:
The Can-Do Thanksgiving
Helping Out
Somewhere Today: A Book of Peace
The Greatest Table
Uncle Willie and the Soup Kitchen
The Braids Girl (Chicken Soup for Little Souls ser.)
Mr. Bowtie
Can anyone add to the list? Send any suggestions to me at:
chi_tonya@dayton.lib.oh.us
Thanks in advance, and if there is an interest, I will post any additions
to the list.
Tonya Cross
Dayton & Montgomery County Public Library
Dayton, OH
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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 04:10:08 -0500
From: "kscalley" <kscalley@capecod.net>
Subject: Re: favorite interactive preschool stories
I was looking for some new (to me<BG)
interactive stories to use with 3, 4, and
5 year olds. A story that in some way the
children were involved to- in using props,
bringing up flannel pieces, chanting a refrain, etc.
We just did Mouse Count with ten little stuffed mice,
a stuffed snake,a gray rock and a clear plastic jar for props.
I would be happy to compile a list if there
is interest. Thanks in advance for sharing.
Ann Scalley
kscalley@capecod.net
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Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1998 11:37:31 -0500
From: Amy Paget <amypaget@tcpl.lib.in.us>
Subject: Perfectionism Fiction
I am looking for books suitable for a six year old girl who is overly
perfectionistic! I gave the Mother "Anthony the Perfect Monster" by
Angelo DeCasare but didn't find anything else by looking in BIP, Amazon.com
and A to Zoo.
Any other ideas, send to me directly. If number of recommendaitons
warrants, I'll post to the list.
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Amy Paget amypaget@tcpl.lib.in.us "It takes a long time to become
Head Youth Librarian young." -- Pablo Picasso
Tippecanoe County Public Library
627 South Street web page:
Lafayette, Indiana 47901-1470 http://www.tcpl.lib.in.us/youth
Voice 765-429-0120 Faxx 765-429-0150
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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 98 01:35:00 PST
From: "Johnson, Deidre" <djohnson@wcupa.edu>
Subject: RE: Textbook for children's lit class
>Puhleeze, somebody read the reviews of the
>Shulman book in the professional literature.
> In an attempt to squeeze everything into its
pages, it has bastardized the great picture books
>of all time. It has removed the connection between
>the text and the turn of the page as well
>as lumping texts together with pictures that were
>not originally put with those particular words.
>I don't think this serves students of
>children's literature at all.
Bravo, KB! I, too, questioned the Shulman suggestion. For less than the
price of the Shulman, students can buy a few books in paperback for close
study -- and they can sample all the other titles in Shulman (and many
more) by using libraries (a valuable discovery for any prospective teacher).
Deidre Johnson
West Chester University
djohnson@wcupa.edu
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Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1998 16:13:33 -0600
From: "Baraboo Children's Dept." <barch@scls.lib.wi.us>
Subject: re: Animal Ark
Kerry Reed asked about Animal Ark series:
We have been buying the Animal Ark series. The kids seem to like them.
They were publishing in '94-96 by Barron's Educational and are published?
reprinted? now by Scholastic and have been coming out throughout '98.
Animal/kid series in the past have always been popular and these seem to
fill that need.
Kittens in the kitchen #1
Pony on the porch
Puppies in the pantry
Goat in the garden
Hedgehogs in the hall
Badger in the basement
Cub in the cupboard
Piglet in the playpen
Sheepdog in the snow #9
(Kerry, I tried to e-mail you directly, but kept getting the mail retd.!)
Miriam Thompson
Baraboo Public Library
barch@scls.lib.wi.us
Children's Department Staff
Baraboo Public Library
230 4th Ave., Baraboo WI 53913
Phone: 608-356-6166 FAX: 608-355-2779
barch@scls.lib.wi.us
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Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1998 10:23:55 -0400 (EDT)
From: bernheim@vmsvax.simmons.edu
Subject: Re: wordless picture book
Thanks to Torrie Hodsgson who found the answer to this question for me.
The answer ended up not being a wordless book, but it's an out of print
Rosemary Wells book called "Unfortunately Harriet". My mother was
delighted.
Laura Bernheim
On Thu, 29 Oct 1998 bernheim@VMSVAX.SIMMONS.EDU wrote:
> I am actually doing this on behalf of my mother. She remembers a wordless
> picture book that she saw in the mid to late 70's in our local library.
> It's about a little girl who spills ink (or something like that) on her
> parents' hardwood floor. She spends the entire book trying to clean it,
> only to discover that her parents are having a new carpet put in. I told
> her that when I started working in the library, I would go on a search for
> it, but I've had no luck. If anyone knows this, I would appreciate it if
> you wrote to me directly.
> Thanks.
> Laura Bernheim
>
>
>
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Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1998 18:06:10 EST
From: LWilli0316@aol.com
Subject: Arlene Sardine -- what do you think?
Hello Pubyackers,
It never ceases to amaze me how different reviewers can see a book so
differently (maybe it shouldn't, but it does). Sometimes the reviews are so
completely unlike, one might wonder if the two reviewers were reading the same
book!
So I'm wondering... what do YOU think of Chris Raschka's new book, "Arlene
Sardine?" Booklist reviewer, Ilene Cooper, (in a "Focus" review
entitled
"Something Smells Fishy Here") thought it was a case of a book being
published
because of the reputation of the author's previous work. While Cooper used
words like "bad joke," "offensive," and "buyer
beware" in her description of
this book, School Library Journal's reviewer used "provacative," and
"whimsical." She thought the story was "imbued with charm and
humor" by the
watercolor illustrations. Kirkus's reviewer thought the book had
"panache." I
have seen this book myself and have an opinion, but I do wonder what others
are thinking???
If anyone has a thought on the subject, I'd be very interested to hear
what you think. Please email me at LWilli0316@aol.com.
Thanks!!
Linda Williams
Children's Services Librarian
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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 18:00:41 -0800
From: "REFWAR" <REFWAR@buckslib.org>
Subject: Job Posting - Warminister, PA
Position & Class Children's Librarian; Senior Librarian II
Date Available November 21, 1998
Closing Date Until qualified candidate is found
Major Tasks Preparing children's programs, selection of materials,
and assist public at Main
Reference desk. Assist in public relations;
visit schools and organizations. Library
supervision in the Library Director's absence.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Minimum Master's Degree in Library Sciences or a student in a
ALA-accredited program.
Qualifications Familiarity with Windows 95, Microsoft Word 7 and the
Internet strongly desired.
Hours 37 1/2 hours per week. Evenings and Weekends (one
night a week & every third
Saturday)
Compensation $27,417 annually plus benefits: includes health insurance
and pension plan.
Send cover letter and resume to : Caroline C. Gallis
Library Director
Warminister Township
Free Library
1076 Emma Lane
Warminister, PA 18974
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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 17:03:05 +0900
From: "Marie Braden" <braden@msw0.attnet.or.jp>
Subject: RE: Textbook for children's lit class
> Puhleeze, somebody read the reviews of the Shulman book in the
> professional literature. In an attempt to squeeze everything into its
> pages, it has bastardized the great picture books of all time. It has
> removed the connection between the text and the turn of the page as well
> as lumping texts together with pictures that were not originally put
> with those particular words. I don't think this serves students of
> children's literature at all. I have already sent my suggestion to the
> original requester, the all-time classic Children and Books, but, I felt
> I had to respond to this suggestion for the whole list. KB
As the person who suggested it to the list as a decent textbook for a class
in children's literature, I would like to point out that I know it in NO way
substitutes for reading the originals, with all their artwork, etc.
However, as an overview of the genre, I don't think it is bad. And as a
portable, for use doing read-alouds, it also has its usefulness.
I'm sorry that you disagree with me, but I still think it has its merits.
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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 22:41:37 -0500
From: Susanna Holstein <pkb00700@alpha.wvup.wvnet.edu>
Subject: Parents at Toddler Times
My goodness!
We do seem to know more about toddlers that the parents, don't we? I
think it highly out of place for us to tell a parent what they can or
cannot do with their own children. I believe that the parents know their
children and their children's individual needs far better than we ever
will. Give them some credit!
And yes, it is excellent to demonstrate good read-aloud skills, but do
not assume that all parents do not know how to do this and therefore
need to be "educated" by us, the all-knowing librarians. Many, many
parents, particularly those who make the effort to bring their children
to library programs, are already well aware of the value of reading
aloud, and have developed their own routine and tradition for sharing
books with their children.
Speaking as librarian, grandparent of 9, parent of 5, and sister to 12--
Susanna Holstein
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