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Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 00:18:51 -0500 (EST)
To: pubyac-digest@nysernet.org
Subject: pubyac V1 #649
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Date: Fri, 26 Mar 1999 10:58:41 -0500 (EST)
From: Meloni <cmeloni@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
Subject: ya signage
Dear Pubyacers,
I am the young adult librarian for a small public library. My director
wants me to purchase a neon sign for my ya corner. She does not want it
to say anything traditional like Young Adult Department. Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance.
Christine Meloni
Deer Park Public Library
Deer Park, New York
(516)586-3000
cmeloni@suffolk.lib.ny.us
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Date: Fri, 26 Mar 1999 09:38:51 -0500 (EST)
From: Corey Bennett <bennetc@scfn.thpl.lib.fl.us>
Subject: Mode
On everyone's reccomendation, I went to Borders last night and bought a
copy of MODE. Sadly, our library doesn't carry it, but I will certainly
suggest that we start. I've never been into reading fashion magazines, but
as a fat person, I get really sick of leafing through VOGUE or COSMO in
the doctor's waiting room, and seeing pages and pages of stick people.
I'd also like to mention a book I just spotted on our new book shelf
yesterday--it's called FAT! SO? BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE TO APOLOGIZE FOR
YOUR SIZE, by Marilyn Wann (Yesterday was apparently *my day* for
rebuilding my self-esteem). It's not a tome on healthy eating or fashion,
strictly; just lots of positive feedback on your body image. The Venus
paperdolls are particularly amusing. Warning--there are some photographs
of "traditionally" fat body parts, such as butts, chins, waists--but
no
frontal nudity. The witty comebacks for when people insult you are worth
remembering!
Corey
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Someone else was using the pencil.
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explaining why she spent the
afternoon in a bar instead of
at the office
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Date: Fri, 26 Mar 1999 09:44:20 -0800 (PST)
From: Tami Farmer <tamisfarm@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Library columns
how about library links?
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Date: Fri, 26 Mar 1999 13:34:27 -0500
From: Christine Hill <chill@willingboro.org>
Subject: Re: G.A. Henty
This discussion began when a librarian noted that homeschoolers were looking for
Henty. I received a homeschooling suppy catalog today called The Book Peddler
(www.the-
book-peddlar.com) which sells them. About the book on the Civil War which was
discussed, they say it "gives a painfully honest portrayal of the
prevailing
attitudes of the day."
Christine M. Hill
Willingboro Public Library
One Salem Road
Willingboro, NJ 08046
chill@willingboro.org
^Heaney wrote:
> These are definitely books from another time (my father, who was born in
> 1914 had a number of them from his boyhood library, and they were around
> our house - I can't really remember reading them myself, though).
> We have some in our library collection, which are frail and are in our
> storage collection, which means they can be borrowed on request but are
> not on open shelves. It seems to be mainly adults who ask for them.
>
> Like many of these things, modern sensibilities take over from historic
> context. Has anyone looked at the biography of Lord Baden Powell
> (_Character factory_ by Michael Rosenthal) to see what was in the mind
> of the founder of the Boy Scouts? He wanted to form a quasi-militia from
> the lower classes of Britain to fight for their country (the upper class
> boys would have already had this instilled in them from their 'public'
> schooling) - !!!
>
> Henty is probably not an author to be visited on the totally unaware,
> but as historical historical fiction is still of interest.
>
> Ellen Heaney
> Head, Children's Services
> New Westminster Public Library
> New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
>
> On Tue, 23 Mar 1999,
> Bonita Kale wrote:
>
> >
> > Scott, my dad has very fond memories of G.A.Henty--and not a bigoted
bone
> > in his body, so you can't always tell! The excerpt sounds horrible. On
> > the other hand, we're always telling people you can't judge a book by
one
> > excerpt...
> >
> > Anyway, my dad remembers Henty as full of naval battles and such. We
> > bought some old books of his, and it's my impression (I haven't read
them)
> > that mostly, they had an English setting.
> >
> > Probably won't hurt as "part of a balanced breakfast".
However, like
> > Nancy Drew, you wouldn't want to fill a whole childhood with them.
> >
> > Bonita
> >
> > --
> > Bonita Kale
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Date: Fri, 26 Mar 1999 09:41:14 PST
From: "Nancy Polhamus" <ntaglia@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: YA books on disabilities
Hello- Can anyone recommend any YA books on scoliosis and other
disabilities, other than "Deenie"?
Thank you.
Nancy Polhamus
Glassboro NJ
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Date: Fri, 26 Mar 1999 13:34:27 -0500
From: Christine Hill <chill@willingboro.org>
Subject: Re: G.A. Henty
This discussion began when a librarian noted that homeschoolers were looking for
Henty. I received a homeschooling suppy catalog today called The Book Peddler
(www.the-
book-peddlar.com) which sells them. About the book on the Civil War which was
discussed, they say it "gives a painfully honest portrayal of the
prevailing
attitudes of the day."
Christine M. Hill
Willingboro Public Library
One Salem Road
Willingboro, NJ 08046
chill@willingboro.org
^Heaney wrote:
> These are definitely books from another time (my father, who was born in
> 1914 had a number of them from his boyhood library, and they were around
> our house - I can't really remember reading them myself, though).
> We have some in our library collection, which are frail and are in our
> storage collection, which means they can be borrowed on request but are
> not on open shelves. It seems to be mainly adults who ask for them.
>
> Like many of these things, modern sensibilities take over from historic
> context. Has anyone looked at the biography of Lord Baden Powell
> (_Character factory_ by Michael Rosenthal) to see what was in the mind
> of the founder of the Boy Scouts? He wanted to form a quasi-militia from
> the lower classes of Britain to fight for their country (the upper class
> boys would have already had this instilled in them from their 'public'
> schooling) - !!!
>
> Henty is probably not an author to be visited on the totally unaware,
> but as historical historical fiction is still of interest.
>
> Ellen Heaney
> Head, Children's Services
> New Westminster Public Library
> New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
>
> On Tue, 23 Mar 1999,
> Bonita Kale wrote:
>
> >
> > Scott, my dad has very fond memories of G.A.Henty--and not a bigoted
bone
> > in his body, so you can't always tell! The excerpt sounds horrible. On
> > the other hand, we're always telling people you can't judge a book by
one
> > excerpt...
> >
> > Anyway, my dad remembers Henty as full of naval battles and such. We
> > bought some old books of his, and it's my impression (I haven't read
them)
> > that mostly, they had an English setting.
> >
> > Probably won't hurt as "part of a balanced breakfast".
However, like
> > Nancy Drew, you wouldn't want to fill a whole childhood with them.
> >
> > Bonita
> >
> > --
> > Bonita Kale
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Date: Fri, 26 Mar 1999 15:11:14 -0500
From: Carol Thornton-Anderson <jwanderson@smithville.net>
Subject: poetry month
For those of you doing something with poetry month &/or Magnetic Poetry,
you might find it fun to take a look at http://www.poetrybug.com -
Magnetic Poetry's partnership with Volkswagen. Maybe we can put
magnetic poetry on OUR cars and visit the schools- except it would
probably take about $1000 worth of those little magnets!
The whole idea really does sound pretty nifty!
Cat Thornton-Anderson
Melton Public Library
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