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Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1999 23:31:13 -0500 (EST)
To: pubyac-digest@nysernet.org
Subject: pubyac V1 #554
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Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1999 12:13:17 -0600
From: "Esther Murphy" <emurphy@ala.org>
Subject: Your chance to speak regarding Best YA Book
NEWS
For Immediate Release
Contact: Linda Waddle
January 1999
312-280-4391
YALSA forum to focus on proposed young adult book award
The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a
division of the American Library Association (ALA), will hold an open
forum on January 29 at the ALA Midwinter Meeting so that interested
members can express their opinions about a proposed annual award for
the best young adult book based solely on literary merit.
The forum will be held from 8-10 p.m. at the Marriott Hotel,
Salon L, in Philadelphia and will be moderated by Michael Cart, chair
of the Best Young Adult Book Awa rd Feasibility Task Force, with the
assistance of the other members. They are: Marc Aronson, Frances
Bradburn, Gwendolyn Davis, Kirsten Edwards, David Gale, Mary Purucker,
Hazel Rochman and Edward Sullivan.
The charge of the Task Force is to investigate the feasibility
of an annual award for a best young adult book based solely on
literary merit; to establish criteria for selection with necessary
policies and procedures; and to explore the mechanisms for
effectuating the award.
The proposal will be posted on YALSA-BK and the YALSA Web site
by January 12. Comments may be sent in advance of the forum to YALSA
via e-mail: yalsa@ala.org or fax: 312-664-7459.
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Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1999 13:00:12 -0500
From: "Nan Currence"<ncurrence@mail.dos.state.fl.us>
Subject: Re: STUMPER - space travel
I have received several answers to my question and I thank all who
participated. My patron decided from the information forwarded that
the series she was seeking is a series by Rick North published in 1990
and 1991.
[A patron is looking for a series of books she remembers from 1992
about teenagers who made a trip to Mars. I have been unable to locate
such a series. Can anyone help?
ncurrence@mail.dos.state.fl.us]
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Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1999 13:00:12 -0500
From: "Nan Currence"<ncurrence@mail.dos.state.fl.us>
Subject: Re: STUMPER - space travel
I have received several answers to my question and I thank all who
participated. My patron decided from the information forwarded that
the series she was seeking is a series by Rick North published in 1990
and 1991.
[A patron is looking for a series of books she remembers from 1992
about teenagers who made a trip to Mars. I have been unable to locate
such a series. Can anyone help?
ncurrence@mail.dos.state.fl.us]
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Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1999 07:56:35 -0500 (EST)
From: bf455@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Bonita Kale)
Subject: internet policy, holiday
Leslie, I'm with you. I think half the holiday stuff we do is because the
staff (and maybe the parents) like it, not the kids.
Our internet policy is in a brochure, and we explain it to parents as the
chance arises. The children's room has five internet terminals. They are
for children; adults without children are put on notice that they will have
to leave when children come in. Terminal time is half an hour, but there's
no sign up. Every now and then, we throw them off, even if no one is
"officially" waiting, because many kids will not ask.
No filters. No age limit. We warn parents, when we catch them, that these
sites are unfiltered. If they express surprise, we explain about the
breast cancer and abortion papers that kids do--but I never thought of
chicken breast recipes! That's a good one.
We do not allow chat rooms or e-mail (okay, I don't approve of not allowing
e-mail, but I enforce it anyway). Also, we tell anyone looking at sexy
babes that the children's room isn't the place. And no South Park, either.
Actually, I don't believe we even have the option to filter; as part of the
Clevnet system, I don't think we could install a filter independently.
We've had access for about a year now, and things are beginning to settle
down, thank goodness. We have a better idea of what to watch out for. We
put signs on the terminals--big ones--that say, "These terminals are for
children." That helps.
Sorry to ramble. Basically--no filters, no signatures, no permissions.
For any age. If you're old enough not to bang at random on the keys,
you're old enough to demand of a tired library aide that she help you find
Rugrats.
Bonita
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Bonita Kale
bf455@cleveland.freenet.edu
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Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1999 07:58:21 -0500 (EST)
From: bf455@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Bonita Kale)
Subject: unfiltered
I forgot to mention in my last post that this unfiltered and unlimited
library is right outside of Cleveland, Ohio--far from either coast and not
exactly a hotbed of progressiveness!
Bonita
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Bonita Kale
bf455@cleveland.freenet.edu
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Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1999 14:13:04 -0500
From: "Mary Schmidt" <mschmidt@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
Subject: Story hour name
Dear Collective Brain,
We are planning a four week spring story hour series for preschoolers to be
conducted by older adult volunteers in the library. Previously we called
this program Adopt-a-Grandparent but have had limited success with it. We
feel that perhaps a snappier or more appropriate name would help, any
ideas? The older adults involved do not have to be grandparents and the
children are 3-5 years old. The program consists chiefly of adults taking
turns reading picture books to the kids.
Any suggestions will be appreciated, please respond directly.
Thanks!
Mary M. Schmidt
Head of Children's Services
West Babylon Public Library
West Babylon, New York
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Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1999 13:15:57 PST
From: "pam standhart" <pumbaacat@hotmail.com>
Subject: valentine's day games
Does anyone know of any fun Valentine's Day games for 1st-3rd graders?
I am going to be doing a Valentine's Day program and would love to hear
of any fun, participatory activities.
Thanks!
Pam
Pam Standhart
Children's Information Specialist
Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
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Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1999 16:26:55 -0500
From: Carol Hoke <hoke@crpl.cedar-rapids.lib.ia.us>
Subject: Re: Summer Reading Woes
Perhaps we all should keep in mind that, in porgramming as in other things,
we will never please everyone no matter what we decide to do. I think if
we attempt to conduct an enjoyable program that is easy to understand and
administer and seems to meet the needs of the majority of patrons then we
have done our best and fulfilled our responsibility. What we need to
remember is the great number of children who have benefited by reading and
would appear to have supported and approved of the reading program which
was given because they returned over and over again (even if they didn't
say anything). Let's try to remember the satisfied customers and not be
overwhelmed by a minority of customers who were not totally satisfied. We
certainly want to listen to their concerns, but that doesn't mean they can
always be accommodated. I think we should be in a better position to see
programming from a wider perspective than an individual patron who usually
looks at it only from his perspective.
Weren't there any patrons who expessed appreciation for the program and the
work done? We usually have several patrons who compliment or thank us
during the summer. I can't believe we have a monopoly on this kind of
patron. (And yes, we have patrons who have complaints about how we run the
program. I always smile and thank them for their input. If they have some
good ideas, we attempt to incorporate them. If they just aren't workable,
we do what we think will work.)
Carol Hoke
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Date: 7 Jan 99 16:48:39 PST
From: Carol Exner <crexner@netscape.net>
Subject: Re: [Stumper -- Red Shoes --a Japanese folktale?]
Dear All,
I do not know about the Japanese connection; but personally, I don't think I
would care to buy a product associated with dancing oneself to death. They
might want to rethink that. Also, the movie of the same name with Moira
Shearer (which I saw umpteen times as a child) has a woman who is killed by a
train because she cannot choose between home and family or her career as a
dancer. None of these are really great connections.
Carol Exner
Durham Co. (NC) Library
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