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Date: Fri, 28 May 1999 18:12:45 -0400 (EDT)
To: pubyac-digest@nysernet.org
Subject: pubyac V1 #715
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Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 13:34:35 -0500
From: "Hicks, Marcia" <MHardmon@ci.greenville.tx.us>
Subject: Hollywood Theme Party
We will be having a Hollywood Theme Party in early August to close our
summer reading program.
I have several ideas like trivia contest, star costume contest, running
old movies, etc. What I am really needing is ideas for younger
children. This will be a family oriented party, with a wide age range
attending. Can anyone suggest some age-appropriate activities for
preschoolers and early elementary age groups? Also, I would like to do
a skit or storytelling with a movie/star theme. If you have any
suggestions, please send to address below. I will be glad to share with
any requesting the results.
Marcia Hicks
Children's Librarian
W. Walworth Harrison Public Library
Greenville, TX 75401
mhardmon@ci.greenville.tx.us <mailto:mhardmon@ci.greenville.tx.us>
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Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 13:19:10 -0400 (EDT)
From: Gretchen A Krieger <gkrieger@acsu.buffalo.edu>
Subject: Re: Suncatchers
I am not sure if anyone posted this but here is an idea.
Take crayone shavings - from a crayon box sharpener or have the children
use a cheese grater and put the shavings between two pieces of wax paper
and have
an adult iron the wax paper. After it cools the children can then cut our
different shapes and attach strings to it.
Gretchen Krieger
Co-President of ALA Student Chapter
MLS Graduate Student
SUNY at Buffalo
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Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 14:57:58 -0500
From: Andrew Finkbeiner <ANDREW@rockford.lib.il.us>
Subject: Appealing words (pun intended)
"Having deprived children of an innocent childhood, the least we could
do is rescue them from an adolescence corrupted by every sleazy, violent
and commercially lucrative fantasy that untrammeled adult veniality,
high-horsing on the First Amendment, can conceive." (Lance Morrow,
"The
Boys and the Bees," essay in this week's Time magazine, May 31, 1999, p.
110.)
Andrew Finkbeiner
Rockford (IL) Public Library
andrew@rockford.lib.il.us
Visit our website at http://www.rpl.rockford.org
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Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 15:22:01 -0700
From: "Scott Blume" <sblume@notes.cob.org>
Subject: Re: Dr. Laura
I just had a conversation with one of Schlessinger's crusaders who liked to
throw the word "pornography" around and had strong opinions about what
children
didn't need to know. I wondered whether an internet filter would block "Go
ask
alice" as it is not obscene or appealing to the prurient interest. If not,
filters aren't the answer in this case and she can just continue to demonize the
ALA for linking to it. If so--then we would be blocking a lot of
non-pornographic health information, wouldn't we?
Would those of you who are working with filters try the site, and tell us which
filter you use and whether it blocks "Alice"?
Scott Blume
Bellingham (WA) Public Library
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Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 16:08:43 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Mary Johnson (amk)" <mjohnson@wlsmail.wls.lib.ny.us>
Subject: Classics with offensive language?
Hi, everyone. Once again, I have a question for the listserv as a whole;
the recent discussion of "My Heart is on the Ground" really spurred me
to
ask this. The question is: What do you do with classic books which
contain fresh and important ideas couched in outdated, possibly offensive
language? This came up because we're presently shelf-reading and weeding
our entire collection, and a colleague pulled Jonathan Kozol's "Death at
an Early Age" for withdrawal. I snagged the book and said we shouldn't
discard a classic like that - it *was* in bad shape, so I've ordered a
replacement. To this, my colleague responded that Kozol uses 'negro
child', 'negro children', etc, throughout, and the term was outdated and
offfensive. As the replacement edition I've ordered was published in the
1980's, it's possible the term 'negro' no longer appears - but, even if
it does, I think any library with a sustantial education section should
have Kozol's book on the shelves. At the time he was writing, the word
'negro' was not offensive, as it is now, and the educators and education
students most likely to read the book should have some awareness of
history. What are your opinions on this? Is 'negro' in itself such an
offensive term that a public library should discard any book that
contains it, no matter how excellent the title is otherwise? Since I am
not myself african-american, and since the discussion on "My Heart is on
the Ground" showed me how hard it may be for a person outside a given
culture to recognize truly offensive stereotypes, I would like some
feedback. Thanks in advance!
Mary Johnson, YA librarian, North Castle Library, Armonk, NY
mjohnson@wls.lib.ny.us
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Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 11:58:38 PDT
From: "Sharon Lawrence" <kidzlbn@hotmail.com>
Subject: june 29, 1999
Tuesday, June 29, 1999 is coming and I was wondering if any libraries in
PUBYACland are going to be having a David Weisner program? It seems fitting
to have one that day, as you know, he not only wrote a book entitled _June
29, 1999_, but the caldecott winner _Tuesday_.
[I wonder if he checked the calendar to see what day June 29, 1999 would
fall on....]
So...anyone have anything planned? If you choose to email me personally I
will compile something for the collective group.
Sharon Lawrence
Children's Reference Coordinator
Downers Grove Public Library
Downers Grove, Illinois
personal login: kidzlbn@hotmail
work login: lawrencs@sls.lib.il.us
departmental login: dgjrrm@sls.lib.il.us
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Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 10:52:30 -0500
From: "Linda Peterson" <lpeterson@bloomfield.lib.in.us>
Subject: Re:Suncatchers
Thanks to everyone for the suncatcher ideas. There were so many =
different ideas, now it's just a matter of deciding which on to use.
Linda Peterson
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