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Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1999 15:08:44 -0500 (EST)
From: VASILIK@palsplus.org
Subject: Re: series books in computer
Just for the list's collective information, DRA has two web-based products.
With DRA's Web 2 you can highlight a location's holdings. I'm not sure if
you can actually limit by agency -- and I'm assuming that means only show
on screen what is actually owned in your building, but you can certainly
highlight. Check to see which one you are getting -- Web or Web 2. And
try everything you can to see if you can get the second version -- which
will probably be easier than lobbying to change the system.
Pat Vasilik
Clifton Public Library
Clifton, NJ
vasilik@palsplus.org
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Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1999 15:54:44 -0500 (EST)
From: Corey Bennett <bennetc@scfn.thpl.lib.fl.us>
Subject: Offense-free holiday programming
I'm really not a fan of the show "South Park," but this thread about
what's safe holiday programming reminds me of last year's "holiday"
episode of the show. For those of you who aren't familiar with the show,
the school was trying to put on a holiday pageant that wouldn't offend
anyone. Bit by bit, portions of the show were edited, as different groups
claimed that they were offended by this or that. By opening night, the
kids presented the show. It had metamorphosed into an avant-garde
performance art piece, where the characters all wore plain gray jumpsuits,
and twisted their bodies in time to music by Philip Glass.
By this, I certainly don't want to offend anyone, especially not
performance artists or Philip Glass fans! But I'm sure you'd all agree, we
can go too far in any direction. I think Marilyn said it well: why can't
we all just be more tolerant?
Corey "Honestly, I'm not a 'South Park' fan!" Bennett
I got a Christmas tree ornament stuck in my pancreas,
and it kept winking on and off, so I was too distracted
to write.
E.B. White's excuse for not writing
to a friend
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Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1999 14:23:16 -0700
From: kkrenz@lib.az.us (Kami Krenz)
Subject: More holiday substitutes
I know this subject has been done to death, and I like Christmas stories as
well as the next person, but I also have learned a new appreciation of the
"other side" from a friend who grew up in the Worldwide Church Of God.
Jehovah's Witnesses are not the only group of people who consider
themselvesto be Christians who do not celebrate the holiday! And the
parents often never will say a thing about it, they just won't come to
story hour at all to avoid the issue.
A couple of primary grade team teachers I used to know had a wonderful unit
they did in December on "toys" which I have always thought was a good
substitute, and you don't even have to get bogged down on the winter theme.
Teddy bears, toy soldiers, dolls, etc. fit the season and you can always
suggest a Christmasy version of the theme to the child or parent who is
looking for a book to take home.
Kami Krenz
"We can't all and some of us don't. That's all there is to it."--Eeyore
Kathleen Krenz
Special Services Librarian
AZ Braille & Talking Book Library Division
AZ Department of Library, Archives & Public
Records
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Date: Tue, 05 Jan 1999 15:32:07 -0600
From: Marilyn Zaruba <fmpl@startext.net>
Subject: Re: Parental Signatures for Internet Access?
Nanci,
Are your Internet computers set up where they can be seen by passersby in
the library? Since you tell patrons what they are doing is not acceptable
use, you must be able to see what they are accessing. Our director tells us
that it is none of our business what an adult is doing on the Internet
unless the monitor can be viewed by patrons who happen past. We have one
machine turned towards the wall & another turned towards the public areas.
We have very limited space & they have to share a printer so that is the
only configuration that will work. Otherwise, they would both be turned
toward the wall.
I have to relate a somewhat funny & also irritating event that occured with
one 35ish male patron. He had accessed some hardcore stuff "by
accident"
according to him. He asked our young female college student to help him get
out of it because he didn't want to upset the older ladies in the library.
Yes, we older ladies with grandkids might be shocked down to our toenails so
it is better to expose a young, unmarried lady.
Have a good day!
Marilyn
Mansfield Public Library
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Date: Tue, 05 Jan 1999 13:35:30 -0800
From: "Karen Brown" <BrownK@ci.monterey.ca.us>
Subject: holiday programming
I finally have to put my thoughts into writing. I feel strongly that most of the
discussion about religious programming misses the point. This kind of discussion
is what has put politically correct into quotes and sarcastic tone these days.
To be politically correct really means to be conscious of other people, so that
we don't hurt them. It is this consciousness and respect that is important, not
the actual stories or rhymes that we do. We must not assume that our audience is
Christian or any other religious group. We must not use the word Christ or
assume in any way that all people share a belief in any god. But a good story is
a good story. The message is beautiful literature or being a good person, not
having a certain religious belief. I tell stories from Christmas folklore, about
the spider and the cat who saw a special baby. I talk about Chanukkah and tell a
story about David and the Devil on the first night. I did a program on Chanukkah
alone one year. Chi!
!
!
ldren were invited to bring in menorahs and we had about 20 on the table. I
heard that people were really excited to have a program that was not tacked on
to a Christmas program. One year I did a program on Ramadan alone. I worked
closely with Islamic parents and educators. One year I did a Mexican Christmas.
Another year I might do a German Christmas. This year I did "Candles and
Stars" and a separate Kwanzaa program. I don't feel we have to include
everything in each program, and in fact, that can come off as only
"politically correct" and not meaningful for anyone. This is what I
think I have learned in 25 years of library and cross-cultural work. I hope it
will help someone who is worried about what is proper. I would be happy to share
my program notes with anyone.
Karen Brown
Youth and Extension Services Manager
Monterey Public Library
625 Pacific Street
Monterey, California 93940
831-646-3744
brownk@ci.monterey.ca.us
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Date: Tue, 05 Jan 1999 16:55:21 +0000
From: "Glynis Welte" <Glynis.Welte@chuhpl.lib.oh.us>
Subject: Ellison vs. Accu/Cut
Our library will be ordering a "Shape and Letter Cutting System" soon.
We
have been researching materials on both the Accu/Cut and the Ellison
machine. Accu/Cut says that Ellison dies will work in the machine. We
want to get the machine that will serve us the best and longest. Ellison's
I am familiar with but I do not know the reputation of Accu/Cut. Please
email me with any experiences you have had that might help this decision.
Thank you for your wisdom.
Glynis Welte
Children's Services Librarian
Cleveland Heights University Heights Public Library
gwelte@chuhpl.lib.oh.us
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Date: Tue, 05 Jan 1999 16:58:04 -0600
From: John Laskowski <jlaskow@esls.lib.wi.us>
Subject: Privacy screens
My library is looking into installing privacy screens on our internet
terminals in the adult area. I was wondering if any of you are currently
using them, and what your experiences have been. I have only seen them in
catalogs so far, so my experience is about as limited as you can get.
Thanks.
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Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1999 14:38:56 +1300
From: "Nagelkerke, Bill" <bill.nagelkerke@ccc.govt.nz>
Subject: Service Level Agreements
I would be very interested in hearing from any public library systems that
have introduced formal service level agreements for children's services. In
particular:
* why SLAs were implemented
* how they were negotiated
* what differences they made
* how they were evaluated
* how often they are updated
* what particular issues were generated, eg. communication,
resourcing, training needs, accountability
* did SLAs take account of services that are usually delivered on a
local level (eg. outreach, class visits, resource making, displays) and were
any strategies put in place that saw such services being delivered by one
person on behalf of a cluster of libraries so there wasn't unnecessary
duplication of effort
Actual examples of SLAs would be very helpful. For instance, what are the
differences and/or similarities between a Central Children's library's SLA
and that of a community library in the same network/system?
Many thanks for your help.
Bill Nagelkerke
Children's and Young Adult Services Co-ordinator
Canterbury Public Library
PO Box 1466
Christchurch
New Zealand
DDI (03) 372 7885
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Date: Wed, 06 Jan 1999 10:45:31 -0500
From: Amy Lilien <alilien@flvax.ferg.lib.ct.us>
Subject: Re: holiday thoughts
I don't usually respond to these things, but this one hit a nerve and I had
to respond.
Last I checked the United States was built on the idea of religious freedom
and by that definition despite a Christian MAJORITY I would not call it a
Christian country. There are a lot of countries one can choose to live in
in which the religion is an integral part of the country. I do not
consider the US to be one of these. That is one of the reasons I choose to
live here. Obviously Christianity is the dominant religion and every child
will be exposed to it, while they may not be exposed to some of the others,
and perhaps that may be one reason to do programs involving learning about
OTHER holidays.
At any rate, I personally feel that religion belongs in religious school.
There is separation of church and state, and although I certainly have
books about different religions and holidays here, and I support learning
about different holidays in school, to me CELEBRATING holidays is something
that should be done at home and in your place of worship. I personally do
what I consider to be secular holiday programs (Halloweeen, Thanksgiving,
Valentine's Day etc.) but stay away from ANY religious holiday programs.
There are certainly plenty of winter books one can do, and lets face it,
when Christmas comes around it isn't like the children are being deprived
of Christmas books, they circulate like crazy. So I choose to expose them
to other books they might miss and leave the holiday books to their parents.
At any rate, be aware that when you say things like that, they may be
hurtful to the many minorities that exist in this country.
I will get off of my soapbox now.
Thank you for listening, and of course these opinions are my own and in no
way reflect upon my employer.
- --Amy Lilien
alilien@ferg.lib.ct.us
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Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1999 14:44:18 -0500
From: Lee Vucovich <l.vucovich@gomail.sjcpl.lib.in.us>
Subject: Re: your mail
Hi,
I just attended her most recent seminar this past November; it was
fantanstic. She has wonderful ideas and lots of enthusiasm. There were
many other librarians in the audiance; I believe most of us saw immediate
applications for at least some of her ideas. If you can, go!
Lee Vucovich
*********************************
Lee Vucovich
l.vucovich@gomail.sjcpl.lib.in.us
Children's Services, Francis Branch
St.Joseph County Public Library
52655 N. Ironwood Dr.
South Bend, IN 46635
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Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1999 09:10:47 EST
From: Mizheyseed@aol.com
Subject: Re:
Hi!
In response to Caroline Feller Bauer...yes I went to a workshop a few years
ago and came back with wonderful ideas and lots of enthusiasm.
She puts books together with activities, puppets, crafts, poetry and her
endless energy. Cheryl at Grant
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Date: Tue, 05 Jan 1999 14:48:42 -0600
From: oneil <oneil@asbank.com>
Subject: Re:
Caroline Bauer's seminars are great! They are the best ones for ideas
for story hours that I have ever attended.
Sally O'Neil
oneil@asbank.com
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Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1999 14:26:42 -0500
From: LEVERNEM@spart.spt.lib.sc.us
Subject: Dr. Caroline F. Bauer workshop
I thought is was good, but due to a limited time span, the workshop was rushed
throught. I went in 1997, I would like to hear from people who have just
attendedher workshop for a fresh viewpoint. I still have not used everything
from her workbook.
- -
Leverne McBeth, Branch Assistant
Tri-Pacolet Branch
390 W. Main St. (864) 474-0421
Pacolet, SC 29372 Levernem@spart.spt.lib.sc.us
"Any opinions expressed are those of the individual
and may not reflect the opinions or policies of the Spartanburg
County Public Library."
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Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1999 15:45:59 +0000
From: klyons@infolink.org
Subject: Read Across America
Hi,
Read Across America is rapidly approaching and as a new children's
librarian I was hoping that you would be willing to share your
activities from last year as we may wish to change our program.
Thanks,
Karen Lyons
South Orange Public Library
South Orange, New Jersey
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Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1999 15:24:18 -0500
From: "K. Borchers" <kborch@netra.clc.lib.oh.us>
Subject: Tee hee-- good typo
This is not mean-spirited at all, but in response to this letter I found
myself with visions of a child frothing at the mouth and biting me if I
couldn't find more books for him. (It's obvious the typo was not intentional
since "v" and "b" are so close on the keyboard-- but thanks
for the laugh!)
Dear all,
Have a rabid redwall fan who just sighed to me and said, "I LOVE the
Middle Ages", and is seeking more fiction set in monasteries and abbeys
<snip>
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Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1999 22:22:07 -0500 (EST)
From: David Serchay <a013213t@bc.seflin.org>
Subject: Re: Parental Signatures for Internet Access?
We do not require any ID or age limit (heck you don't even have to live
in our system's area) to use the computers. We offer some "internet
free"
terminals, but the children can go onto any one that they want. So far,
I've had no problems at my branch. The "worst" I've seen is some teens
who go to a Marylin Manson site.
David Serchay
Youth Services Librarian
Deerfield Beach Library
Broward County, FL
David Serchay
a013213t@bc.seflin.org
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Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1999 16:25:04 -0600 (CST)
From: Margaret Harrelson <ttd000@mail.connect.more.net>
Subject: Library anniversary celebration
Dear friends- We are celebrating our 55th anniversary and I was wondering if
your library has recently celebrated an anniversary. If so, can you share
the events/programs you held for the occasion. Or if anyone has ideas, I
would really appreciate them.
TIA
Margaret
Margaret Harrelson
Wellsville Public Library
108 W. Hudson Wellsville, MO 63384
573-684-6151
ttd000@mail.connect.more.net
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Date: Tue, 05 Jan 1999 18:37:14 -0800
From: "Robbin Gaebler" <robbing@lvccld.lib.nv.us>
Subject: Re: Caroline Feller Bauer
I have attended a workshop by Caroline Feller Bauer. It was very
worthwhile! In fact there are very few workshops that I feel were
excellent and hers was one of them (Peggy Sharp was one of the others).
You should definitely try to attend. She is very inspirational.
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Date: Tue, 05 Jan 1999 13:04:04 PST
From: "children johnson city public library"
<jcplkids@hotmail.com>
Subject: Bill Peet Birthday Party
We are a medium-size public library and are planning a Bill Peet
birthday party in our children's department. Have any of you had an
author birthday party? If so, do you have any suggestions for
activities we could incorporate using his books? We will post ideas we
receive. Please send the suggestions to us at jcplkids@hotmail.com.
Jane Conlon
Children's Librarian
Johnson City Public Library
Johnson City, TN
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Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1999 11:53:35 -0700
From: Sandy Bambach <sbambach@libris.ci.westminster.co.us>
Subject: Circulating CD-ROMS
Our library is considering adding a CD-ROM collection. I'd be interested in
hearing from other libraries as to the pros and cons of such a collection,
vendors, circ stats, etc. Any information would be helpful. Please e-mail me
directly
sbambach@libris.ci.westminster.co.us
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Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1999 12:57:04 -0800
From: drabkin <arcanis@sirius.com>
Subject: Re: holiday thoughts
Someone wrote:
>This is still a Christian country ...
Really? I am not aware that it ever was. (And I can't believe that
anyone would actually say that!) Certainly the framers of our Constitution
would disagree with the above opinion. And if Christianity was the
dominant religion at one time, it is daily becoming less so. We have
people here from every nation, every culture, every religious group on
earth.
- -Marian Drabkin
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Date: Wed, 06 Jan 1999 17:06:03 -0500
From: "Kathleen Saxton" <ksaxton@wepl.lib.oh.us>
Subject: winter carnival activities
Hello Everyone,
It's me again! We're working on putting together a Winter Carnival
family program. We're going to have a snowman bean bag throw, snowflake
cutting, snowman face painting, and ice fishing. Does anyone out there
have any other ideas we could use? We have no budget for this program,
so we're using whatever materials we have in the library. Please
respond to me and I'll compile a list for everyone. Thanks!
Kathleen Saxton
Willoughby Library
Willoughby, OH
ksaxton@wepl.lib.oh.us
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Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1999 11:33:54 -0800
From: Angela Reynolds <angelar@wccls.lib.or.us>
Subject: Summer Reading Woes
I've been reading the posts about complaining parents and etc...,
regarding Summer Reading. It has gotten me wondering, is there a program
out there that gets NO complaints? We plan for nearly a whole year and
try new things and still get all these complaints; are we doing
something wrong, or is this a sign of the times? It raises a
philosophical question for me: is Summer Reading one of the last places
where WE decide what is best for the kids, and just let the parents deal
with it (we are the professionals here), or do we go with popular demand
and tailor our programs to the prize mongers and complainers?
Any comments?
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Date: Wed, 06 Jan 1999 09:48:40 -0600
From: Adelaide Rowe <arowe@egvpl.org>
Subject: BIB: West Indies Books
in quickie form sorry-
Belpre, Pura, Once in Puerto Rico
Bernier-Grand, Carmen T., Juan Bobo
Gonzalez, Lucia, The Bossy Gallito
Hamilton, Virginia, A Ring of Tricksters
Hausman, Gerald, Duppy Talk
Jaffe, Nina, Sing, Little Sack! Canta, Saquito!
Joseph, Lynn. A Wave in Her Pocket
Moreton, Daniel, La Cucaracha Martina (a fav- absolutely darling)
Pitre, Felix, Paco and the Witch
San Souci, Robert, The Faithful Friend
San Souci, Robert, The House in the Sky
Sherlock, Philip, Ears and Tails and Common Sense
Sherlock, Philip, West Indian Folktales
Temple, Frances, Tiger Soup
Wolkstein, Diane, The Banza
Wolkstein, Diane, The Magic Ornage Tree and Other Haitian Folktales
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Date: Tue, 05 Jan 1999 16:53:01 -0500
From: "Kathleen Saxton" <ksaxton@wepl.lib.oh.us>
Subject: thanks
Thanks to everyone who answered my stumper about the pictures that are
made of everyday objects. It was Joan Steiner's "Look Alikes." Of
course our copy is out right now, but I can at least pass on the
information to the patron! Thanks!
Kathleen Saxton
Willoughby Library
Willoughby, OH
ksaxton@wepl.lib.oh.us
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Date: Wed, 06 Jan 1999 15:37:22 -0500
From: Jane Connor <janec@leo.scsl.state.sc.us>
Subject: Children's Librarian Position
I am posting this for one of the county library systems in South
Carolina. All you northerners note: winters are mild here!
Children's Outreach Librarian for public library serving population of
56,000. Plan and administer children's programming for main library,
branch, bookmobile, and day care centers. Conduct story hours and serve
as liaison with schools and community groups serving children. MLS
required.
Seeking self motivated individual with experience in children's
programming, knowledge of children's literature, knowledge of library
procedures.
Lancaster County offers small-town charm with big city proximity (40
miles from Charlotte, NC) Salary: $24,000 minimum, excellent benefits.
Apply: Richard Band, Director, Lancaster County Library, 313 S. White
St., Lancaster, SC 29720. Tel: 803-285-1502. Send letter of
application, resume and three references. Applications accepted until
position is filled. EOE.
- --
Jane G. Connor
Children's Services Consultant
South Carolina State Library
P.O. Box 11469
Columbia, SC 29211
803-734-8666 Fax: 803-734-8676
Janec@leo.scsl.state.sc.us
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Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1999 23:17:43 -0600
From: "Alicia Ahlvers" <alicia@qni.com>
Subject: Stumper: Enchanted Forest
A customer came in looking for a book that she thinks was The Enchanted =
Forest,
although by the end of our search she wasn't as sure. She was able to =
tell me
quite a bit about the book. I will try to summerize what she told me so
forgive me if it sounds disjointed.
A princess in a small kingdom, who may have had a father named King =
Oberon,
meets an egotistical prince who continually says "My Father's a King, =
You
Know". They go through some doors in a walled in garden and find =
themselves in
an enchanted forest. When they come to a cottage, the Prince becomes
frozen after shattering a mirror. The princess enlists the help of a =
sorcerer
after which there is some trouble with a giant and a snake. (This =
particular
chapter was written with most of the words starting with S) They =
finally meet
up with Merliva (sp) who has a servant who changes from a man to a =
vulture. I
think Merlva is one of the bad guys. The Princess marries the sorcerer =
and the
prince marries an old woman who is magically transformed into a =
beautiful lady.
It is not" The Enchanted Forest", from a story by La Comtesse de =
S=E9gur, retold
and adapted by Beatrice Schenk de Regniers. There were a few other books =
with the title The Enchanted Forest listed in WorldCat but our library =
did not own them so I was unable to check the storyline.
Please respond directly to me at alicia@qni.com
Thanks in advance.
Alicia Ahlvers
Kansas City Public Library
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Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1999 17:36:08 EST
From: CCullum621@aol.com
Subject: Re: Canadian Provinces Replies
Thank you so much for all your patience and information.
Many people responded again, including librarians from Canada.
You are all life savers.
For anyone else's information here are the items that were listed:
Discover Canada (Groliers)
Hello Canada (Lerner)
Let's Discover Canada series
Journey Across Canada (all by Harry Beckett)
Again I thank you all for your patience with this repeat question.
Carolyn Cullum
Edison, NJ
Children's Librarian
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Date: Wed, 06 Jan 1999 10:06:43 -0600
From: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
Subject: IFRT Program at 1999 ALA Annual Conference
During its program, Kids Have Rights/Parents Have
Responsibilities/Librarians Have Ulcers!, at the 1999 ALA Annual
Conference, the Intellectual Freedom Round Table will explore what ALA
means when it says that parents are responsible for guiding their own,
and only their own, children in using the library.
For more information, see
http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/ifrt_prg.html
Also there are links offered as background for the program and as a
resource for all who want young people to use the Internet safely and
sensibly.
________________________
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: Wed, 6 Jan 1999 15:28:31 -0800 (PST)
From: Ann Mahon <mahona@pls.lib.ca.us>
Subject: Stumper, dog in boat
My patron is looking for an old book (he learned to read with this book)
30+ years. He thinks "Rusty Scupper" is in the title. It is a picture
book with the dog Rusty in a sailboat during a storm. He remembers a
tidal wave. ring any Bells? If so, please reply to me directly at
mahona@pls.lib.ca.us. TIA
Ann Mahon, south San Francisco Public Library
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Date: Wed, 06 Jan 1999 10:41:30 -0500
From: Andrea Caudill <caudilan@oplin.lib.oh.us>
Subject: Stumper Answer - Bubble Gum & the Boy
Many thanks to those of you who helped me out. I have ILL requested a copy of a
book (Bennet Cerf's The Laugh's On Me) with the story entitled "The Affair
at 7
Rue De M----" by John Steinbeck. Good authority has it that this story
"has
also been anthologized in other books including high school textbooks in the
1950's."
Sounds good to me!
Thanks all!
Andee
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Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1999 12:28:46 -0500 (EST)
From: Katja Ermann <kermann@rvcc.raritanval.edu>
Subject: Stumper: painted walls
I remember reading a juvenile fiction book years ago (maybe 10-15) in
which a family lives in an old house, which is about to be torn down or
have some other calamity happen to it, but is saved because the youngest
sibling has been peeling off the wallpaper, revealing beautiful historic
murals on the walls. There is also something about old photographs and the
family's ancestors, I believe. Does this sound familiar to anyone? I would
love to rediscover this book.
TIA.
Katja Ermann
*******************************************
Katja Ermann, Children's Librarian
Somerset County Library, Hillsborough Branch (NJ)
kermann@rvcc.raritanval.edu
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Date: Tue, 05 Jan 1999 09:44:31 PST
From: "annie leon" <annie_leon@hotmail.com>
Subject: Stumper:dinosaur egg
I think I'm dealing with a golden oldie here--a boy's chicken (?) lays
an egg that hatches as a dinosaur-- this story possibly made into a
movie. A middle-aged gent is searching, but this doesn't ring any
childhood bells for me. Any help appreciated--:) annie
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Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1999 11:15:32 -0600
From: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
Subject: FTRF AND OIF GALA CELEBRATION
ALA President Ann K. Symons cordially invites you to attend the 30th
Anniversary Celebration of the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom and
the Freedom to Read Foundation.
Reservations are still available. Dinner tickets are $60 each.
Tables for 10 are $600. Please make checks payable to ALA. For
ticket and other information, call Michelle Beecher at 800-545-2433,
ext. 4226, or contact her at mbeecher@ala.org.
This gala celebration (cocktails and dinner) is on Saturday, January
30, 1999, at the 1999 ALA Midwinter Meeting. Special guest speaker is
author Susan Isaacs. Location: Crystal Tea Room, 100 Penn Square,
Philadelphia.
In addition, all contributions will benefit the Freedom to Read
Foundation as it continues its defense of the freedom to read in
libraries and First Amendment freedom online. All contributions of
$100 or more include 1 dinner ticket.
Celebrate the commitment of thousands of librarians, trustees, and
decision makers who have made the First Amendment a living document in
our libraries and throughout the nation.
Please feel free to send this message to any list. Thank you.
________________________
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, 07 Jan 1999 12:09:27 -0600
From: "Esther Murphy" <emurphy@ala.org>
Subject: $20,000 Grant
NEWS
For Immediate Release
Contact: Linda Waddle
January 1999
312-280-4391
YALSA receives $20,000 Edwards Trust grant
for library excellence project
The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a
division of the American Library Association (ALA), will receive
$20,000 from the Margaret Alexander Edwards Trust in the third round
of the Excellence in Library Services to Young Adults Recognition
Grants.
"My theme this year is Come Together At The Library," said
Joel Shoemaker, president of YALSA, "and there's never been a more
important time to bring teens into the library. This grant will
highlight exemplary programs that do just that."
Shoemaker invites librarians who serve young adults in all
types of libraries to consider applying for the 30 recognition grants
that will be available. The top five applications, as judged by the
YALSA Executive Committee, will receive grants of $1,000 each. The
remaining 25 will each receive $200.
All 30 winners will be featured in the third edition of
*Excellence in Library Service to
Young Adults,* to be published by ALA Editions in spring, 2000. The
publication will be subsidized with part of the grant monies. Mary
K. Chelton, who edited the first two editions, also will edit the new
edition. A program about the winning entries will be presented at
the 2000 ALA Annual Conference.
The categories for entrants to consider are: information
services, reading promotion, youth participation, collaborative
efforts, education support, staff development, intergenerational ,
special
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needs and Teen Read Week.
Applications will be available at the ALA Midwinter Meeting in
Philadelphia, Jan. 29- Feb. 3, and at the YALSA Web site:
www.ala.org/yalsa, late in January. Applications are due in the
YALSA office by June 1. For more information, contact YALSA via
e-mail at yalsa@ala.org. Telephone: 800-545-2433, ext. 4390. Fax:
312-664-7459.
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Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1999 14:58:33 -0600
From: "Esther Murphy" <emurphy@ala.org>
Subject: Great Book Giveaway Winner Announced
D R A F T
For immediate release
January 1999
Contact: Linda Waddle - lwaddle@ala.org
GREAT BOOK GIVEAWAY III WINNER ANNOUNCED
Willow Springs High School Library in Willow Springs, Missouri is the
winner of the Great Book Giveaway III Competition sponsored by the
Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the
American Library Association (ALA).
When Julie Walker, YALSA Executive Director, called the school
librarian, Sally L. Hatton, at Willow Springs High School, Ms. Hatton
exclaimed, *I feel like I*ve won a jackpot and the prize patrol at the
same time. This will be such a boost to our school!* The school is
located in a small rural town of approximately 2,038 people, in the
hills of the Ozarks. There are 389 students and 35 faculty members.
The library has a total of 2,761 non-fiction books of which only 20%
have copyright dates within the last 12 years. *An additional 3,696
titles are needed to reach the minimum standard set by our state,*
says Ms. Hatton.
The high school library will receive more than 1,200 children*s,
young adult, and adult books, videos, CD*s and audio cassettes that
publishers and producers donated to the YALSA office in 1998 for
review by the division*s selection committees. After the selection
committees announce their annual lists at the ALA Midwinter Meeting,
January 29-February 3, 1999, the books need to be removed from the
YALSA office to make room for next year*s crop of publications.
In her winning application, Ms. Hatton wrote, *Our students are
good kids, hard working and we don*t have severe discipline problems
here. I really believe that if given new attractive books, time to
read, encouragement and an awareness of what*s available in the
library, students will read more. We all know that when students read
more, they learn more. Their test scores improve but, most important
of all, they have a new habit which will help them continue to learn
and grow throughout their entire lives,* and, she continued, *We*ve
had winning seasons
in cross-country, volleyball, football, choir and debate so far this
year. . .why not the library?*
Applications for Great Book Giveaway IV will be available in June,
1999. For more information contact the YALSA Office, 50 E. Huron
Street, Chicago, IL 60611. Telephone: 800-545-243, ext 4390, E-mail:
YALSA@ala.org. Information will also be available at the YALSA
section of the ALA home page: www.ala.org/yalsa.
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Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1999 16:06:36 -0600
From: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
Subject: IFRT State and Regional Achievement Award
The deadline to receive applications for the 1999 Intellectual Freedom
Round Table State and Regional Achievement Award has been extended
until March 1, 1999.
The award is presented to the state intellectual freedom committee,
state educational media association intellectual freedom committee,
state or regional intellectual freedom coalition, legal defense fund
or other such group, that has implemented the most successful and
creative state intellectual freedom project during the calendar year.
The award may also be presented for on-going or multi-year projects.
It will be presented personally to the chairpersons most responsible
for implementation of the project, but the presentation to them will
be on behalf of their committee, etc.
Criteria for the award include, but are not limited to, the
following:
1. A project has been unusually successful in fundraising for the
promotion of intellectual freedom efforts in the state or region.
2. A state committee, etc. has been unusually successful in
coalition-building so that allied groups are marshaled effectively to
support intellectual freedom in the state or region.
3. A state committee, etc. has done an exemplary PR task in promoting
awareness of intellectual freedom issues in the state or region, as
judged by numbers reached and/or other results.
4. A project has been effective in recruiting activists within and
outside of librarianship to work with the state committee, etc. in
intellectual freedom projects.
5. A structure has been conceived that markedly enhances the
continuity and effectiveness of state chapter efforts in intellectual
freedom.
6. A committee, etc. has succeeded in galvanizing to an unusual
extent support for intellectual freedom within a state chapter.
7. A state committee, etc. has intervened with special effectiveness
in an intellectual freedom crisis in the state or region. Such
intervention should preferably, in the opinion of the committee, have
resulted in a clear victory over the forces of censorship.
8. Projects that can be generalized to other chapters will merit
special attention of the IFRT State Program Award.
Applications can be requested from the Office for Intellectual
Freedom:
Don Wood
IFRT Staff Liaison
Intellectual Freedom Round Table
50 E. Huron
Chicago, IL 60611
________________________
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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