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Date: Mon, 8 Mar 1999 11:08:11 -0500 (EST)
To: pubyac-digest@nysernet.org
Subject: pubyac V1 #623
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Date: Fri, 05 Mar 1999 17:11:18 -0600
From: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
Subject: Candace Morgan's Testimony on S. 97, the Children's Internet Protection
Act
Information on the Children's Internet Protection Act (S. 97) can be
found at
http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/news_inf.html#s97
including links to testimony against the bill by Candace Morgan,
president, Freedom to Read Foundation.
________________________
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
http://www.ala.org/oif.html
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Date: Fri, 05 Mar 1999 11:45:27 -0800
From: Rebecca Cohen <storyweaver@newportnet.com>
Subject: Re: Leprechaun trap directions-reply
Top of the day to you, Lorraine, and because of the season I'm posting
this to the whole list.
One version of a leprechaun trap (source unknown) comes from an old Irish
tale my mother told every year.
Supplies needed:
Jam jar with a lid (punch holes in the lid so that the wee one can
breath)
Pad the bottom with rose petals (or whatever flower petals you have)
A thimble
Poteen (dew gathered from blades of grass at midnight by the light of a
full moon)
The poteen goes in the thimble which is nestled in the petals at the bottom
of the jam jar. Dig a hole in the garden the same depth as the jar is
tall. Hide yourself carefully so that even your shadow doesn't show and be
very patient. Good luck!
Lorraine Jackson wrote:
> Hi fellow Pubyacers,
>
> I had a third grade girl come into our Library last night and ask for
> directions on building a Leprechaun trap.
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Date: Fri, 05 Mar 1999 11:14:08 -0600
From: Brandi Puls <puls@twsuvm.uc.twsu.edu>
Subject: Big Books
Greetings. Does anyone know of a good source or sources for obtaining Big
Books. Ours are falling apart and we are looking to replace them. The
librarian believes Scholastic is where these were ordered from prior but is
not for sure. Please send your reply's directly to me. Thank you in advance.
Sincerely,
Brandi J. Puls
Acquisitions Assistant
Wichita State University
Ablah Library
1845 Fairmount; Box 68
Wichita, KS 67260-0068
phone: (316) 978-5132
fax: (316) 978-3048
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Date: Fri, 05 Mar 1999 14:11:42 -0500
From: mhardacre@carmel.lib.in.us (Mari Hardacre)
Subject: job posting
POSITION OPENING
Carmel Clay Public Library, Carmel, IN
Young Adult Librarian (full-time). Join a fast growing suburban library
for the grand opening of our 117,000 square foot state of the art building
that features a large, inviting YA area. We're seeking an enthusiastic,
customer service oriented team player with an ALA/MLS and knowledge of YA
literature. Requires excellent communication, planning, and marketing
skills. Programming experience a plus. Salary $25,000+ with outstanding
benefits. Send resume and letter of application to Mari Hardacre, Young
Adult Services Coordinator, Carmel Clay Public Library, 515 E. Main Street,
Carmel, IN 46032. Review of applications begins March 15, 1999.
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Date: Fri, 05 Mar 1999 14:32:15
From: Nancy Randle <nrandle@tbpl.thunder-bay.on.ca>
Subject: Stumper
A patron came in asking us if we had any book that would tell a child what
Heaven was. The child's granparent recently died and the child was told
that he was now in heaven. We have searched A To Zoo and Best Books For
Children, and
we still cannot find a book that describes what Heaven is. Any help would
be greatly appreciated. Thank you
Nancy Randle
nrandle@tbpl.thunder-bay.on.ca
Thunder Bay Public Library
285 Red River Road
Thunder Bay, Ontario
P7B 1A9
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Date: Thu, 04 Mar 1999 23:53:20 -0800
From: Ruth Jiu <ruthj@mail.utexas.edu>
Subject: Re: Pages
I've heard the title "Administrative Associate"--
Ruth Jiu
MLIS Candidate
University of Texas at Austin
ruthj@mail.utexas.edu
At 08:40 AM 3/4/99 -0800, you wrote:
>We are trying to get pay increases for our pages, and would also like
>to do a better job in attracting and keeping them. The idea came up to
>call the position something other than page. Does anyone use a
>different (and better) designation?
>
>Maya Spector
>Palo Alto Children's Library
>maya_spector@city.palo-alto.ca.us
>
>
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Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 16:22:34 -0500 (EST)
From: Jeri Kladder <jkladder@freenet.columbus.oh.us>
Subject: Re: Report Uncovers Epidemic of Children Viewing Porn In Libraries
There were 503 incidents? Hmmm, and how many millions of
incidents in which children accessed the internet over the same period and
did NOT find pornography? - jeri
On Wed, 3 Mar 1999, Filtering Facts wrote:
> Report Uncovers Epidemic of Children Viewing Porn In Libraries
> http://www.filteringfacts.org/danger.htm
>
Jeri Kladder, Children's Librarian & Storyteller
jkladder@freenet.columbus.oh.us
Columbus Metropolitan Library
Columbus, Ohio
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Date: Thu, 4 Mar 1999 22:38:19 -0500
From: "Earl and Kirsten Martindale" <earlmart@bellsouth.net>
Subject: Filtering Facts
Dear Sir,=20
Although I appreciate your sincerity in providing information regarding =
filters for public library internet users, I am concerned that your =
organization does not accurately reflect the position of the American =
Library Association.=20
Since I have no affiliation with ALA at the present time, I hesitate to =
speak on their behalf, but would like to remind you as well as those who =
read "Dangerous Access" that there are many things in libraries that
are =
not appropriate for children. The internet is not alone in this =
distinction. That is the reason most libraries understand that there are =
only two people who can censor a child's reading material; the child's =
parents. What may seem dangerous or inappropriate to me may not offend =
you. And because I know my children much better than the staff at my =
local library do, I may allow one of my children to read something that =
I may not allow another child to read, whether that material is on =
paper, on a recorded tape or on a computer screen...the responsibility =
is rests with my husband and me to decide what is appropriate for our =
children.
Only when families respect libraries for what they are...powerful =
information centers with the potential to change lives, both in a =
positive way and a negative way, will we grow past this problem of =
censorship. If one feels they cannot trust their child to make decisions =
that reflect the values taught in the home, then that child needs =
supervision in the library, regardless of their chronological age. I am =
continually amazed by parents who drop their children off at the library =
for long periods of time, assuming that the staff will watch them. Do =
these same parents drop their children off at KMart, assuming the clerks =
there will keep an eye on them? Libraries are extremely family friendly, =
and offer the best of everything to those parents and children who =
choose to use the library together.=20
The lapse here seems to be not on the part of the library to provide a =
way to suppress information and services, but on the parents of those =
unfortunate children who do not experience the library in the way it can =
best enjoyed...as a family.
Kirsten Martindale
Buford, GA
earlmart@bellsouth.net
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Date: Fri, 05 Mar 1999 16:34:17 -0500 (EST)
From: MASHA K RUDMAN <rudman@educ.umass.edu>
Subject: children's lit conference (fwd)
Masha K Rudman, Ed D
rudman@educ.umass.edu
226 Furcolo Hall, Umass, Amherst MA 01003-3035
(413)545-1116
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Date: Sun, 28 Feb 1999 14:32:10 -0500 (EST)
From: "Masha K. Rudman" <rudman@emily>
To: child_lit@email.rutgers.edu
Subject: children's lit conference
Hello all,
Our 29th annual Perspectives in Children's Literature
Conference will be held April 10 at the University of Massachusetts at
Amherst. Keynoters will be Karen Hesse and Brian Pinkney.
Participants will have a choice of morning and afternoon options by the
two keynoters as well as Jane Yolen, Jeanine Atkins, Bob Marstall, Ann
Turner, David White, Alice McGill, Patricia MacLachlan, Marge Bruchac, and
Susan Rich (editor of children's books at Harper Collins)
The conference will highlight the most recent publications of
many of the children's book publishers, and will also include a booksale
where the books will be discounted.
Breakfast, lunch, and delicious snacks are included in the price
of admission ($55.00 general admission, $50.00 for students and SCBWI
members.) 7 Professional Development credits will be given, and 1
graduate credit is available for an additional cost.
To register contact the Perspectives office at (413) 545-1116, or
e-mail Stacy Frazer at jackson@together.net or e-mail Sanah Cisse at
ccsanah@educ.umass.edu. They are this year's conference coordinators.
Or e-mail me at rudman@educ.umass.edu (I'm the conference director.)
I look forward to seeing you.
Masha
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Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 14:23:05 -0800 (PST)
From: tinman@jcls.org (Theresa Inman)
Subject: Stumper: Old Woman with "Pumpmobile"
PUBYACers,
Thank you to all of those who responded to my original request for the book
with the characters Abercrombie, Benjamin and Christopher. They is a series
of books, now out of print, called "Three Boys and _____" written by
Nan H.
Agle that features these three boys.
Our patron appreciated that information, but now he feels he may have
combined two books into one. He is not so interested in Abercrombie,
Benjamin and Christoper, but he would like to identify the JR chapter book
that features an old, reclusive woman who rides a "pumpmobile" and
gets into
all kinds of adventures. He remembers the book from the 1960s or earlier.
Please respond directly to me at tinman@jcls.org.
Thank you for hanging in there with me on this one.
Theresa Inman
Reference Librarian
Jackson County Library Services
Medford, OR
(541) 776-7281
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