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Date: Fri, 2 Apr 1999 15:11:31 -0500 (EST)
To: pubyac-digest@nysernet.org
Subject: pubyac V1 #654
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Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 19:55:36 -0500 (EST)
From: Fishman <nfishman@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
Subject: YA's and the Internet
To All:
We are currently constructing an Internet Policy for our library
to put in place in the future. Our director has a few questions that
concern Young Adults and their use of the Internet. We would benefit
greatly if you could share your experienecs with us.
1) Does your library use Internet filters for YAs?
2) If no, have you had any problems?
3) If yes, is the filter mandatory for all YAs, or is it optional based on
parental choice?
Any feedback on your part would be greatly appreciated!
- -Nicole Fishman
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Date: Thu, 1 Apr 1999 09:06:44 -0500
From: "Jean L. Brown" <otsego2@northland.lib.mi.us>
Subject: Re: May storytimes
Hi Elaine,
One springtime session we hold has to do with caterpillers turning into
butterflies.
I read a couple of books on caterpillers/butterflies, have a puppet that
turns inside out
from a caterpiller to a butterfly; and for a craft idea we copy pictures
of butterflies (about 8 1/2" wide by 6" tall) onto lightweight
cardboard or
heavier bond paper. Our copy
machine allows this...or you could paste paper pictures of butterflies onto
heavier bond
paper (we use the outline of the various parts of the butterfly wings.) The
children color TWO butterflies (they like bright colored markers). After
the butterflies are colored, moms or helpers assist the children in scoth
taping a straight (no bends) drinking straw in the middle of one butterfly.
Make sure it doesn't extend past the butterfly's head. Then the children
can use a glue stick to paste the second butterfly on top of the first one.
They pick up the butterfly puppet, role the straw between their hands. The
butterfly looks like it's wings are fluttering. It's a hit every spring for
our youngsters...even if it could be the SECOND time they have made one. I
always have fun with this one too.:)
Jean Brown
Otsego County Library
Gaylord, Michigan
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Date: Thu, 1 Apr 1999 09:24:09 -0500 (EST)
From: Nanci Milone <milone@noblenet.org>
Subject: Re: Parental Advisory Labels
Hi Nancy,
We do purchase titles with Parental Advisory labels on them. Our
collection development policy reflects this. A portion of the section of
our policy dealing with music reads as follows:
Some CD's carry ratings. These ratings are completely voluntary on the
part of the music industry, and in no way legally restrict the use of
these materials by young adults. Music CD's will not be excluded from
the collection because of these ratings.
The library does not seek to relieve parents of their responsibility in
aiding their children's selections. The Peabody Institute Library
stands behind the American Library Association in its position on
labeling. As pointed out in that statement, " Libraries do not advocate
the ideas found in their collections. The presence of books and other
resources in a library does not indicate endorsement of their contents
by the library." The library however, will not seek to take the place
of the parent by excluding controversial titles from its collection.
We have not had any objections to our titles yet, but if we do receive
any, they will be handled in the same way objections to books are handled.
Hope this helps.
Nanci Milone
On Tue, 30 Mar 1999, nancy massnick wrote:
> Hi everyone - This is more for the YA crowd - what do you do about
> buying CD's with parental advisory labels?
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Nanci Milone | Peabody Institute Library
Young Adult Librarian | Peabody, Massachusetts
milone@noblenet.org | *North of Boston Library Exchange*
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Date: Thu, 1 Apr 1999 08:56:00 -0500
From: Melody Allen <melodyan@lori.state.ri.us>
Subject: staff orientation
Greetings! I am part of a committee here at Cranston Public Library that has
been assigned the task of organinzing a process of orientation and initial
training of new staff. Do any of you have something like that? We want an
initial process that would work with everyone, aides to professionals...followed
by more specific orientation and training, based on the position. We are just at
the beginning-- reviewing what has been written in journals, and brainstorming
among ourselves. Any input from your experience would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks so much. Michelle
michelve@lori.state.ri.us
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Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 18:09:46 -0800 (PST)
From: Kirsten Edwards <kirstedw@kcls.org>
Subject: Re: pubyac V1 #650
On Tue, 30 Mar 1999, Gale Eaton wrote:
> Chuck Schacht points to a tension between "encouraging healthy
behaviours
> and lifestyles" on the one hand and bolstering the self-esteem of the
> overweight on the other. It almost makes one nostalgic for the days when
> common courtesy forbade any comment on other people's physiques -- even
> compliments, as I discovered when I told my more straight-laced grandmother
> she smelled good. A lady wouldn't admit to noticing such a thing. ;-)
And wasn't there a time when people weren't allowed to assume instant
intimacy? I used to long for a time when I could *finally* grow up and be
called "Miss Almstedt" instead of "Kirsten" by every Tom,
Dick & Harry.
I soon discovered that that day had come and gone a generation ago. :-)
Kirsten A. Edwards "It's 1999, of course they have a list of them
kirstedw@kcls.org on the Web, everything's on the Web these days,
when I was in school, we would have had to walk
to the LIBRARY and find a bunch of DEAD TREES
glued together on a DUSTY SHELF, and it would
have been OUT OF DATE ANYWAY!" - C.K. Davis
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Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 19:48:58 -0500 (EST)
From: Fishman <nfishman@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
Subject: School Assignments and the Public Library
I am a graduate library student in at Queens College, CUNY. The
class is entitled: "Planning and Delivering
Services to Youth in the Public Library". In a recent session we discussed
the implications of school assignments on the staff and collections of
public libraries. An issue stemming from this discussion centered around
the practice of buying multiple copies of books to support students in
completing their assignments. Some students voiced their opinion that
quantities of materials would enhance service by satisfying patrons needs.
Others felt that the quality of the literature should be considered. For
example, it might be beneficial to have a few copies of a book on the
Tasmanian Wolf even if the quality of the literature isn't quite adequate.
I can relate this dilemna to my current job as a librarian trainee
in a public library. Every summer we are given a reading list by the
school district and have begun the practice of buying several copies of
titles on this list. By doing this patrons are finding the materials
needed to complete school assignments. However, when students are
given assignments on patricular animals we tend to retain at most 2
copies of books on each animal.
My question is "Should libraries purchase several copies of a book
on a topic that is scarcely written about just to satisfy patrons needs,
even if the quality of the literature is poor?"
- -Nicole Fishman
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Date: Thu, 01 Apr 1999 10:16:28 -0500
From: Charles Schacht <schachtc@lcm.macomb.lib.mi.us>
Subject: Re: overweight
Bonita - it's a hard road to travel - there's no doubt about that, and it seems
very unfair that some people have to work at it so much harder than others. I
am in NO way an authority on the subject - I just can't help but feel that if
kids get the message that there's nothing they can do about being heavy, then
they're going to spend the rest of their lives being heavy, but if they get the
message that with hard work and self control and a good support group they can
do pretty well, their chances are a lot better. Are we not about helping
young people believe in their own capabilities? Then let's help them believe
that they don't HAVE to be heavy except in very rare cases. It's HARD - but
they can do hard things if they put their minds to it and keep their eyes on
the p rize. Chuck
Bonita - pubyac@nysernet.org wrote:
> Chuck, overweight teens know they are overweight and know it would be
> better if they weren't.
>
> We as a society have not discovered any way short of drastically increasing
> our exercise level to prevent overweight. <snip>
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Date: Thu, 1 Apr 1999 10:11:40 -0500
From: JMason@Scholastic.com
Subject: Harry Potter publication schedule
Yes, it's official. This is from Scholastic's press release sent to news
organizations this week:
"Scholastic's "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets," the
long-awaited
sequel to J.K. Rowling's New York Times Bestseller "Harry Potter and the
Sorcerer's Stone," will be on sale on June 2, 1999, three months ahead of
its scheduled September release. Additionally, book three, "Harry Potter
and the Prisoner of Azkaban," will be released in October 1999, along with
the paperback edition of book one, "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's
Stone."
An executive of Scholastic is quoted in the press release as saying: "We
have received so many requests to publish the sequel, "Harry Potter and the
Chamber of Secrets," both from bookstores and consumers [and I'm adding
here, librarians!], that we felt we had to release the book early in order
to satisfy that demand. People simply cannot wait for more adventures of
Harry Potter."
John Mason, Library and Educational Marketing Director
Scholastic, 555 Broadway, New York, NY 10012-3999
Phone (212) 343-7607 Fax(212) 343-7604 email: jmason@scholastic.com
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Date: Thu, 1 Apr 1999 09:02:30 -0700
From: Diane_Tuccillo@ci.mesa.az.us
Subject: YA CDs
Regarding the question about how other libraries handle "parental
advisory"
music CDs for teens, I bet there are lots of people like me who would like
to see a response directed here rather than to the individual. I would love
to see some discussion on this topic.
I find it to be a dilemma for me, and I too am wondering what others are
doing about it. In the past, when we had record albums for teens, we never
had to consider this question because there WERE no parental advisory
labels. We did have a few complaints filed by parents back then about the
words on the records, yet we always were able to keep the records in the
collection after a committee review. Now, we usually buy CDs that don't
have the parental advisory, with the occasional ones that do depending on
specific criteria. For example, we have had no problem having the
soundtrack from the movie Boys in the Hood due to the ultimate anti-gang
message of the movie, even though it has a parental advisory sticker.
Depending on the popularity and quality of the performer(s) (the teens
recommend titles for the collection), we do select some "parental
advisory"
CDs.
I have no problem at all justifying books in our YA Room--of course every
good, standard YA book that ever caused a controversey remains part of our
collection--but I do have questions about some of the CDs. Our YA Room is
separated from our Children's Room, so I feel comfortable having the
"parental advisory" CDs we have selected, to a point. I am extremely
interested in hearing how other libraries address this issue.
Let's talk!
Diane Tuccillo
Mesa Public Library, AZ
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Date: Thu, 1 Apr 1999 11:18:05 -0500 (EST)
From: Kate Woodworth <katew@scils.rutgers.edu>
Subject: STARTS AND FINISHES
Greetings!
Would any of you be willing to share your favorite starting and finishing
songs/verses/speeches/whatever for preschool story hours?
Also: what do you use when the kids get too antsy??
Thanks in advance,
Kate
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Date: Thu, 1 Apr 1999 09:07:02 -0700
From: Diane_Tuccillo@ci.mesa.az.us
Subject: Neon signs for YAs
This is our director's idea: We have neon signs over ALL our service desks,
including Youth Services, that say "Ask Here" in contemporary-looking
script. We have a separate sign over our YA Room that says Young Adults,
and a big bulletin board for teen stuff right there at the YA Room
entrance. The sign there says: "Teens: Here's What's Up!" This was
composed
with teen input. Good luck with your neon. It really is catchy.
Diane Tuccillo
Mesa Public Library, AZ
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Date: 1 Apr 99 08:47:37 PST
From: Carol Exner <crexner@netscape.net>
Subject: Re: [Dial-a-story dilemna]
Dear Kate and all,
I can certainly sympathise with your problem. We have been innundated
with story times and summer reading programs from the big book store chains
and from ZanyBrainy, a toy and teacher's store. These folks have lots of
money and take anyone willing to put on a story time. I have heard mixed
reviews on their story times; obviously, they aren't using trained librarians
or professional storytellers. Not at minimum wage they're not.
Since anyone could, legally, do a dial-a-story and put an ad on the end,
there is not much libraries can do except hope that the thing goes bust
because their storytellers aren't very good. This sounds too much like the
flap in California over that math text loaded with "unsolicited" ads
for
everything from Nike to Burger King.
Scuse me for rambling,
Carol Exner (Durham Co. (NC) Library)
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Date: Thu, 1 Apr 1999 13:46:26 -0800
From: Beverly Little <blittle@merrimack.lib.nh.us>
Subject: Internet use/Library card age
Hello all,
A two part question for those who offer Internet access to minors.
1. At what age can a child access the Internet at your library without parental
permission?
2. At what age can a child get her/his own card without parental permission?
We are thinking of connecting the two at our library, but would like to know
what is common at other libraries. Please reply directly to me, preferably by
April 7th. Short notice, I know.
TIA
BeverlyLittle
Head of Youth Services
Merrimack Public Library, NH
blittle@merrimack.lib.nh.us
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Date: Thu, 01 Apr 1999 22:36:03 -0500
From: katherine heylman <kheylman@apk.net>
Subject: Re:Harry Potter -- again
Todays New York Times has a long article about Harry Potter and
purchasing books from other countries via the internet. It deals with
ethics, business effects, and possible changes in copyright law. Kay
Heylman
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Date: Thu, 1 Apr 1999 14:46:51 -0500
From: "Jan Gilgore" <jgilg@nioga.org>
Subject: Drama Group
Hi;
I have been asked to run a "Drama Club" for late elementary change =
children . Has anyone ever done this? It would be part of the summer =
program and the finale would be a "play" at the end of summer reading
=
program party.
I did try this several years ago at another library. One of the =
major role players forgot she was going to India to visit her =
Grandparent and would be gone the last 2 weeks of the program including =
the performance. Her mother called a few days before they left.=20
Thanks in advance for any help or advice.=20
Jan Gilgore
Youngstown Free Library
jgilg@nioga.org
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Date: Fri, 2 Apr 1999 09:59:35 -0500 (EST)
From: Julie Ann Rines <jrines@ocln.org>
Subject: Re: button machine/circle cutter (fwd)
This post just reminded me I was wandering around in the Accu-cut web
site yesterday and they have some kind of machine--in the Supply closet
section, I think-- that puts a sort of wax coat on the cut out that makes
it stick. They even claim it will stick to concrete and can be moved.
Julie Rines
- ---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 17:16:54 -0600
From: Marilyn Zaruba <fmpl@startext.net>
To: pubyac@nysernet.org
Subject: Re: button machine/circle cutter
Have you tried floral clay? Sure works for us.
Jeri Kladder wrote:
> Brilliant! Now if we could just get the Ellison people to custom create a
> die that will roll those teensy bits of masking tape we use to stick up
> papers and pictures! - jeri
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Date: Thu, 1 Apr 1999 15:31:34 -0800 (PST)
From: Kirsten Edwards <kirstedw@kcls.org>
Subject: Re: storytime format
On Tue, 30 Mar 1999, Deborah Brightwell wrote:
> I have never heard of a librarian doing the craft part of a storytime
program
> while the children are supposed to be listening. I agreed that this is
FWIW, one thing that is worth trying is the read-aloud with older children
that includes some sort of fiddly craft. The craft is started &
instructions given & kid get the ball rolling so to speak, but during the
long, dull bits, I'll read to them. Usually a short story or "picture
book" or skinny funny book (Chic Sale's THE SPECIALIST comes to mind).
Kirsten Edwards (Who listens to books on tape while she draws - as do at
least two professional artists she knows)
kirstedw@klcs.org
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Date: Thu, 01 Apr 1999 16:31:47 -0500
From: Kate McLean <mcleank@mail.dekalb.public.lib.ga.us>
Subject: Dial-a-story dilemna
Please let me clarify,
This woman is not connected to the library. She's a private citizen who
is planning on having a commercial dial-a-story in conjunction with the car
dealership folks. The only reason the library even knows about this plan
is that she knew we had a Dial-a-story and wanted to know what type of
machine we used and where to get stories. Again, she is not connected with
my library or any other that I know of
Thanks, Kate
Kate McLean
DeKalb County Public Libraries
Tucker-Reid H. Cofer Library
4316 Church St.
Tucker, GA 30084
770-270-8234
fax 770-270-8237
Teletale 770-270-8238!
mcleank@mail.dekalb.public.lib.ga.us
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Date: Thu, 01 Apr 1999 16:13:25 -0500
From: "Stow-Munroe Falls Library, Children's Room"
<stowkids@oplin.lib.oh.us>
Subject: Help!
The YA librarian and I work with the pregnant and parenting teens in the
local high schools. We go in monthly and present materials dealing on a
variety of topics. Each class includes materials for kids and for the
parent. This month the parent topic is dealing with the issues
surrounding living at home, being parented and trying to parent at the
same time. Many of these kids want to parent their child differently
from the way they were parented. Does any one know of any resources that
can give some ideas and strategies for these teen parents? We need to
find things that are not too overwhelming in either length or
complexity. I know good luck. ANY suggestions whether they be print or
non-print, would be great.
Thanks Carrie & Lydia
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Date: Thu, 01 Apr 1999 21:01:45 -0500
From: Toni Buzzeo <buzzeocyll@mix-net.net>
Subject: Virtual chats and electronic connections
Hi all,
You may remember from queries I posted here last summer/fall that Jane
Kurtz and I have co-authored a book on terrific connections with
authors, illustrators and storytellers. In anticipation of a late 1999
publication date, I'm making the speaking rounds a bit this spring.
I'd love to hear from PUBLIC librarians who have leapt into the VIRTUAL
connections world by setting up online chats or e-mail exchanges with
bookpeople for their young patrons (children and YA). I'm suspecting
that these connections are more likely and easier to make for those of
us in schools, so I'm anxious to connect with my public library
colleagues and hear your experiences!
Toni --> waving at her library school advisor and mentor, Gale Eaton.
Toni Buzzeo, MA, MLIS
<buzzeocyll@mix-net.net>
Longfellow School Library Media Center
Portland, ME
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Date: Thu, 1 Apr 1999 18:29:40 -0500 (EST)
From: "Erin V. Helmrich" <helmrich@tln.lib.mi.us>
Subject: FAVE mystery series list
Hello -- many of you expressed interest in seeing the results of some
NEWER mystery series out there per my original inquiry on the list. Here
goes:
1.) Hank the Cowdog by John Erickson (gr 3-5)
2.) Disney Casebusters by Nixon (gr 3-5)
3.) Ghostwriter Series (gr 3-6)
4.) Stevie Diamond series by Linda Bailey (gr 3-6)
5.) Christie & Co. by Katharine Hall Page (gr 3-6)
6.) A to Z mystery series by Ron Roy (gr K-3)
Thank you VERY much to those who replied - it helped a lot!!
ERIN
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Royal Oak Public Library
222 E. 11 Mile Rd.
Royal Oak, Michigan 48067
PHONE 248.541.1470 / FAX 248.545.6220 / E-MAIL helmrich@tln.lib.mi.us
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Date: Thu, 1 Apr 1999 21:33:24 -0500
From: chattcrandall@juno.com
Subject: Storytime format
I am finding the different ways everyone does storyhour to be very
interesting! I personally plan mine around themes and use 3 stories, a
flannelboard story, fingerplays, stretches, puppets, and a simple 5
minute craft at the end. I can't help but think that the # of children
in storyhour, their ages, and whether or not their parents are present
aren't a huge factor in storyhour formats. I know I'm getting a little
off the original subject, but what is the maximum number of kids in your
storyhours? It seems to me that the more children I have present
(parents aren't in the room), the more I need to do stretches, activities
and fingerplays in order to keep their attention -- in other words,
perhaps read one less book. How do others deal with fidgety or noisy
kids during storyhour? I'm a fairly new librarian (year and a half), so
I would really appreciate any tips! I love this listserv and have
gotten great ideas from it in the past. Thanks.
Molly Crandall
Ontario Public Library
Ontario, NY 14519
chattcrandall@juno.com
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Date: Fri, 2 Apr 1999 10:25:05 EST
From: LndonTown@aol.com
Subject: Re: Storytime Format
In a message dated 3/31/99 8:34:42 PM Eastern Standard Time,
smorris@denver.lib.co.us writes:
<< I am concerned by the messages
kids are getting when storytimes are filled with crafts, themes,
movies, flannel boards and various other activities. It is as if
librarians don't have faith in the books and stories their library
has. >>
I don't see a problem with using flannel boards or props or themes to convey
a story, it's what keeps the creativity flowing, in my opinion. I can read a
book with great enthusiasm, I agree, I do every day. But everyonce in awhile
puppets and flannel board stories are a nice surprise to the children, if you
know how to present them...But I always show the book before presenting the
story. Also, if there happens to be a really great book, but the pictures are
too small for story time, the best way to present it is through enlarging it
for a board story. Also, sometimes the story is wonderful, but the pictures
are terrible...what then? If the book lends itself to puppets, bring em
on!!! I find that Colin West's books all are great to do with
puppets...simple and the kids adore them! (That's not to say that his
pictures are bad, because they certainly are not. It's just that his stories
beg for puppet use.)
Once, I had gone a couple of weeks without using a board story, just
because my planning worked out that way, and I had mothers coming up to me
asking me why I don't use them anymore. Our story telling room has carpeted
walls, so our board stories can be stuck up with velcro, the mothers call
them "the books you read on the wall". So, as long as you can get them
interested in the story, and introduce the book as well, I don't think there
is any problem with using puppets, flannels or board stories.
Susie Lord
LndonTown@aol.com
Seminole County Public Library
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Date: Fri, 2 Apr 1999 09:45:29 -0600 (CST)
From: Ann Minner <minner@gslis.utexas.edu>
Subject: turtles, flowers and butterfly stuff
- --you wrote--
From: "Elaine Moustakas" <elainem9@hotmail.com>
Subject: May storytimes
<snip>
turtles, flowers, and butterflies. Does anyone have any
recommendations of super books/fingerplays/crafts for any of these
themes? (this is for 3 1/2 - 5 yr olds).
Hi Elaine,
I'm planning one on Mom's altho that can get tricky so maybe parents.
anyway, a good turtle poem is this:
(with a puppet is good)
This is my turtle
He lives in a shell
He likes his home very well
He pokes his head out when he wants to eat
and pulls it back in when he wants to sleep
Butterflys
(do these with a pretty finger puppet or your own hand)
Butterfly butterfly, life's a dream
all that we see, all that we seem
here for a jiffy
and then goodbye
butterfly butterfly flutter on by
Up and down the air you float
like a little fairy boat
i should like to sail the sky
gliding like a butterfly
a butterfly came to visit me
first he landed on my knee
then he tried to taste my toes
now he's sitting on my nose
fluttering fluttering fluttering
comes the butterfly
but grasshopper with his long legs
hops so high!
5 little butterflys flutter and soar
one flew up to the clouds, now there are 4
4 little butterflys flapping free
one got caught in a spiders web, now there are 3
3 little butterflys in the sky so blue
one landed on a flower now there are 2
2 little butterflys basking in the sun
one stopped for a drink now there is 1
one little butterfly shes not having fun
she flew home to her momma now there are none!
caterpillar
(you can make a caterpillar sock puppet -stripes are good- and put your
butterfly finger puppet on underneath, when the change goes on, turn the
sock inside out, take it off and you have the butterfly ready to go)
my friendly caterpillar
made its cocoon one day
it turned into a butterfly
and quickly flew away
1 little caterpillar hiding in a tree
2 little caterpillars looking at me
3 little caterpillars crawling on the floor
4 little caterpillars sneaking out the door
5 little caterpillars playing hide and seek
keep your eyes closed tight now
until i say PEEK!
craft- if you fold 2 pieces of tissue paper like fans, pinch them in the
middle and secure with tape or a strip of paper glued,
you can add string and have pretty butterflys.
flowers-
i dig dig dig
and plant some seeds
i rake rake rake
and pull some weeds
i wait and watch
and soon i know
my garden(or flower) sprouts and starts to grow
dig a little hole
plant alittel seed
pour a little water
pull a little weed
up up up green stems climb
open wide its blossom time
pitter patter
pitter patter
the rain goes on for hours
although it keeps me in the house
its very good for flowers
Hope these help!
Ann Minner
Youth Librarian
Austin Public Library
minner@gslis.utexas.edu
http://www.gslis.utexas.edu/~minner
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Date: Thu, 01 Apr 1999 09:49:15 -0500
From: "Deborah Brightwell" <dbright@ci.coppell.tx.us>
Subject: Re: Dial-a-story dilemna
I think this sounds like what is happening in cities and suburbs like around
here, where library storytimes are competing with the large bookstores giving
storytimes. At first when I knew about this, it bothered me. Then I realized
that although they are competition (with costumed characters and free prizes),
it is still exposing kids to books and their parents are probably buying them
some to take home, which is of course a good thing. I don't think the kids will
stopp calling for your phone stories. They will probably now just call both.
Kids love the phone! That's my two cents worth.
Debbie Brightwell
Children's Librarian
Coppell Public Library
Coppell, Texas
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Date: Thu, 01 Apr 1999 09:44:03 -0500
From: Pfeiffer <JPFEIFFER@mail.mpl.lib.oh.us>
Subject: Re: Storytime Format
I was so glad and even a bit relieved to hear someone else voice the same
concerns I've been feeling in regard to storytime activities. I can actually
remember my own storytime days so many years ago. It consisted of a librarian, a
group of children, and books. That was it and I can remember loving it.
Now that I'm conducting my own storytimes I do include songs and rhymes for I
believe they can enrich the literary experience. Once in awhile I'll throw in a
felt board story, although I sometimes wonder why we feel the need to change a
perfectly good story from it's original format.
In this hectic world of video, computer, and Nickelodeon am I afraid if I just
sit quietly with some children and share a few books or simply tell a story that
I'll lose them?
There is nothing wrong with a few extended activities during a storytime, but
let's not lose sight of the reason we've asked the children to come. Let's make
sure children see us with a book in hand and how much we enjoy reading that
book, how truly special the book is. We can only hope that years from now these
young children will still be holding a book and find joy in it.
Julie Pfeiffer
Youth Services Librarian
Middletown Public Library
Middletown, OH
jpfeiffer@mail.mpl.lib.oh.us
>>> <smorris@denver.lib.co.us> 03/30 1:09 PM >>>
Constance brought up something to the listserv that I have been
quietly stewing over for some time. I am concerned by the messages
kids are getting when storytimes are filled with crafts, themes,
movies, flannel boards and various other activities. It is as if
librarians don't have faith in the books and stories their library
has. <snip>
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