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Date: Mon, 2 Aug 1999 18:30:07 -0400 (EDT)
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Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1999 07:39:09 -0700 (PDT)
From: Ruth Shafer <shafer@fvrl.lib.wa.us>
Subject: Re: Stumper-pim
Does anyone out there remember a book with an elf character named
Pim or maybe Pym? The patron remembers the book from her childhood, my
guess it was in the 60's.
Thanks so much,
Ruth
Vancouver, Washington
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Date: Sat, 31 Jul 1999 13:22:24 -0400
From: Lorrie Wheeler <wheelelo@oplin.lib.oh.us>
Subject: Play of Pilgrim's Progress
I have a patron looking for Pilgrim's Progress written as a play. She
would like to use it with middle school aged children. I have looked in
our Plays magazines, the books in our collection, our catalog, and the Play
Index, but am not having any luck. Does anyone else know where I could look?
Please reply directly to me.
Thanks!
Lorrie
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Lorrie Wheeler, MLS
Tuscarawas County Public Library
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so little time!"
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Date: Thu, 29 Jul 1999 18:01:34 -0600
From: "Sarah Oneal" <soneal@slco.lib.ut.us>
Subject: Smash -bib info
Hi!
Thank you very much for everyone who sent in information about the book SMASH.
The book is part of the "Secret Adventures" series. The
books are by Dave and Neta Jackson.
Thanks for your help!
Sarah
Sarah O'Neal
Youth Services Librarian
Whitmore Library
Salt Lake County Library System
2197 East Fort Union Blvd.
Salt Lake City, UT 84121-3188
PH 801-944-7539
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Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1999 16:32:53 -0700
From: "Susan R. Farber" <sfarber@wlsmail.wls.lib.ny.us>
Subject: children's librarian position available, Westchester County, NY
Be part of our talented team of Children's Librarians! The Greenburgh
Public Library in Westchester County, NY, is looking for a part-time (14
hours per week) or full-time (35 hours per week) Children's Librarian to
start immediately. The Library serves a diverse population of
approximately 48,000 and includes 3 school districts and portions of 5
others. The successful candidate is energetic and resourceful, and will
be primarily responsible for desk reference, some collection
development, outreach, and programming. The Library is extremely busy
and is open 58.5 hours per week, and staff and administration are proud
of the high quality library service the public has come to expect from
us. MLS is preferred but MLS candidates nearing degree completion will
be considered. Flexible hours but one weekend a month is required. The
1999 full-time salary range is $28,597 to $46,620 depending on
experience, and the hourly salary range is $20.76 to $24.00. For more
information, please call Susan R. Farber, Assistant Director, Greenburgh
Public Library. 300 Tarrytown Road, Elmsford, NY 10523. phone
914-993-16190; fax 914-993-1613. This message is being sent via several
listservs; please excuse any duplication.
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Date: Thu, 29 Jul 1999 13:58:20 -0400
From: "Megan Johnson" <mjohnson@mclinc.org>
Subject: Job Posting
Position:
Head Librarian
East Cheltenham Free Library
400 Myrtle Avenue
Cheltenham, PA 19012-2038
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Exciting Library Management Opportunity:
Cheltenham Township Library System seeks an enthusiastic, self motivated =
person for position of Head Librarian, East Cheltenham Free Library =
located in an attractive residential community of 7,000.
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Duties include management of all library operations, staff and volunteer =
supervision, collection development, programming and liaison with other =
libraries, Friends and community organizations. =20
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Qualified applicants should have an MLS, 3 years public library =
experience, familiarity with automation, management experience, and =
strong problem solving skills. Children's services experience =
preferred.
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40 hours per week, some evenings and weekends, good benefits=20
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Salary range $31,000.00-34,000.00
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Start date is September 1, 1999
To Apply send resume and cover letter to:
Search Committee
East Cheltenham Free Library
400 Myrtle Ave
Cheltenham, PA 19012-2038
215-379-2077
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Date: Thu, 29 Jul 1999 17:07:36 -0400 (EDT)
From: Vanston <jvanston@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
Subject: hard stumper SOLVED -Dynamite magazine scary story
Three cheers for Angie Benedetti from the King County Library System who
told me that the Dynamite magazine ghost story that I wanted could be
found in THE DYNAMITE BOOK OF GHOSTS AND HAUNTED HOUSES. I am so excited
to find it, and my sister is going to be floored!
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Date: Thu, 29 Jul 1999 19:20:34 -0400
From: Sharon Bandhold <sbandhol@northnet.org>
Subject: Stumper Results
Hello, PUBYACers!
Many, many thanks to so many of you who indicated that the story of
the statue of a prince who befriends a swallow is Oscar Wilde's "The
Happy Prince." Also strongly suggested was that the patron and I read
"The Selfish Giant". A couple of people who responded believed it is a
Hans Christian Andersen story but don't know which. I will explore that
as well and post it to the listserv.
The assistance all of you gave is greatly appreciated.
Sharon
Bandhold
Plattsburgh
(NY) Public Library
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Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1999 07:32:17 -0700
From: steven engelfried <stevene@dpls.lib.or.us>
Subject: BIB: Best books of 99 (so far)
A couple weeks ago I asked for people to send me titles of the best books
they've read so far with a 1999 pub date. Thanks to everyone who responded.
I've placed my holds and should be busy for a while... Here's the list:
Gypsy Rizka...Lloyd Alexander
Skellig...David Almond (3 mentions)
Perloo the Bold...Avi (1998 pub date)
Backwater...Joan Bauer (YA)
The Folk Keeper...Franny Billingsley (YA, 2 mentions)
The Hermit Thrush Sings...Susan Butler
King of Shadows...Susan Cooper
Bud, Not Buddie...Christopher Paul Curis
The Well of Sacrifice...Chris Eboch
Birchbark House...Louise Erdrich
The Way Things Never Were...Norman Finkelstein (non-fic)
Weslandia...Paul Fleischman
This Land is Your Land...Woody Guthrie/Kathy Jakobsen (picture book, 1998)
The Birthday Room...Kevin Henkes (2 mentions)
The Trolls...Polly Horvath (2 mentions)
The Raging Quiet...Sherryl Jordan
I'm Sorry Almira Ann...Jane Kurtz
Dave at Night...Gail Carson Levine
The Lost Flower Children...Janet Lisle
The Cat Barked...Lydia Monks (picture book)
At Her Majesty's Request...Walter Dean Myers
Monster...Walter Dean Myers (YA)
Be Blest: A Celebration of Seasons...Mary Beth Owens (non-fic)
Restless Spirit, Dorothea Lange...Elizabeth Partridge (non-fic, 1998)
When the Soldiers Were Gone...Vera Propp
Clockwork...Phillip Pullman
Goodbye Walter Malinski...Helen Recorvits
Clara Schumann...Susanna Reich (non-fic)
Harry Potter/Chamber Secrets...JK Rowling (4 mentions)
Holes...Louis Sachar (2 mentions, 1998)
The Ink drinker...Eric Sanvoisin (1998 pub date)
A Fairy Called Hillary...Linda Strauss
The Beetle and Me...Karen Young
Steven Engelfried, Children's Librarian
Deschutes Public Library
601 NW Wall Street Bend, OR 97701
ph: 541-617-7072 fax: 541-617-7073
e-mail: stevene@dpls.lib.or.us
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Date: Thu, 29 Jul 1999 16:29:03 EDT
From: ILefkowitz@aol.com
Subject: BIB: Death & Dying in YA Literature (Long)
I had asked months ago for suggestions of YA books dealing with death and
dying. It took a while, but here is the compiled list. I haven't read all
of them so I can't vouch for exact grade levels or how they fit in to the
death and dying theme. Most of them are familiar and certainly fit in with
the theme. Happy reading! or should I say weeping? Thanks again for all the
suggestions!
Albrom, Mitch. Tuesdays with Morrie.
Arrick, Fran. Where'd You Get the Gun, Billy?
Asher, Sandy. Missing Pieces.
Bauer, Marion. On My Honor.
Bennett, Jay. The haunted One.
Bloor, Edward. Tangerine.
Blume, Judy. Tiger Eyes.
Brenner, Barbara. Killing Season.
Brooks, Martha. Two Moons in August.
Bunting, Eve. Face at the Edge of the World.
Bunting, Eve. Nite Kites
Bunting, Eve. Sudden Silence.
Carter, Alden. Sheila's Dying.
Chambers, Adian. Dance on My Grave.
Coleman, Hila. Suddenly.
Coman, Carolyn. Tell Me Everything.
Conklin, Barbara. Ps I Love You.
Conly, Leslie. Crazy Lady.
Conrad, What I Did for Roman.
Cook, Karin. What Girls Learn.
Cooney, Caroline. The Terrorist.
Cooney, Caroline. Driver's Ed.
Cormier, Robert. After the First Death.
Cormier, Robert. Tenderness.
Creech, Sharon. Absolutely Normal Chaos.
Creech, Sharon. Walk Two Moons.
Crutcher, Chris. Chinese Handcuffs.
Deaver, Julie Reece. Say Goodnight Gracie.
Deever, Julie Reece. You Bet Your Life.
Deuker, Carl. Heart of a Champion.
Draper, Sharon. Tears of a Tiger
Duncan, Lois. I Know What You Did Last Summer.
Durant, Penny Riafe. When Heroes Die.
Ewing, Lynne. Drive-By.
Ewing, Lynne. Party Girl..
Ferry, Charles. Binge.
Fleischman, Paul. Whirligig.
Forman, James. The Big Bang
Fox, Paula. Eagle Kite.
Fox, Paula. Place Apart
Gilbert, Barbara Snow. Stone Water.
Glenn, Mel. Who Killed Mr. Chippendale.
Grant, Cynthia. Phoenix Rising.
Grant, Cynthia. Shadow Man.
Greene, Constance. Beat the Turtle Drum.
Guest, Judith. Ordinary People.
Hahn, Mary Downing. The Wind Blows Backward.
Hayes, Daniel. Flyers.
Hernandez, Rene Beltran. The Secret of Two Brothers
Hesse, Karen. Out of the Dust.
Hinton, S.E. The Outsiders.
Hite, Sid. It's Nothing to a Mountain.
Hurwin, Davida Wills. A Time for Dancing.
Johnson, Angela. Toning the Sweep.
Kerr, Peg. Wild Swans.
Kidd, Ronald. That's What Friends Are For.
Klause, Annette Curtis. Silver Kiss.
L'Engle, Madeleine. Arm of the Starfish.
L'Engle, Madeleine. House Like a Lotus.
L'engle, Madeleine. Ring of Endless Light.
Lowry, Lois. A Summer to Die.
Lynch, Chris. Shadow Boxer.
Mahon, K.L. Just One Tear.
Mahy, Margaret. Memory.
Mandino, Og. The Twelfth Angel.
Mazer, Harry & Norma Fox Mazer. Heartbeat.
Mazer, Harry. When the Phone Rang.
Mazer, Norma Fox. After the Rain.
McDaniel, Lurlene. Girl Death Left Behind. (and anything else she has
written)
McDonald, Joyce. Swallowing Stones.
Mori, Kyoto. Shizuko's Daughter.
Nelson, Theresa. Earthshine.
Nolan, Han. Dancing on the Edge.
O'Neal, Zibby. Formal Feeling.
Park, Barbara. Mick Harte Was Here.
Passey, Helen. Speak to the Rain.
Paterson, Katherine. Bridge to Terabithia.
Paulsen, Gary. The Monument.
Paulsen, Gary. Voyage of the Frog.
Peck, Richard. Remembering the Good Times.
Pfeffer, Susan Beth. The Year Without Michael.
Pinkney, Andrea Davis. Raven in a Dove House.
Pohl, Peter. I Miss You, I Miss You.
Polikoff, Barbara Garland. Life's a Funny Proposition, Horatio.
Porter, Connie Rose. Imani All Mine.
Qualey, Marsha. Revolutions of the Heart.
Rhodes, Judy Carole. The King Boy.
Rodman, Philbrick. Freak the Mighty.
Rodowsky, Colby. Remebering Mog.
Ruby, Lois. Miriam's Well.
Rylant, Cynthia. Missing May.
Schwemm, Diane. Laurel: The Year I Turned Sixteen.
Schwemm, Diane. Rose: The Year I Turned Sixteen.
Smith, Doris Buhanan. A Taste of Blackberries.
Steinbeck, John. Grapes of Wrath.
Stretton, Barbara. You Never Lose.
Temple, Frances. Taste of Salt.
Van Oosting, James. The Last Payback.
Warner, Sally. Sort of Forever.
Wartski, Maureen. Dark Silence.
Weaver, Will. Stikeout.
Willey, Margaret. Facing the Music.
Wolff, Virginia Euwer. Probably Still Nick Swanson.
Wood, June Rae. Turtle on a Fence Post. (sequel to The Man who Loved Clowns)
Woodson, Jacqueline. If You Come Softly.
Wortski, Maureen. Candle in the Wind.
Zindel, Paul. A Begonia for Miss Applebaum.
Ilene Lefkowitz
Youth Services Librarian
Mount Olive Public Library
ILefkowitz@aol.com
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Date: Wed, 28 Jul 1999 18:40:39 -0500 (CDT)
From: Stephanie Smith <smsmith@ccs.nsls.lib.il.us>
Subject: stumper: Boarding school in Canada
My patron, whom I have seen ever since she was a little tot on the
bookmobile, and is now a lovely young lady, wants to reread a book she
thinks is called Apples Every Day, a young adult novel set in Canada.
Probably written in the late 60's or early 70's (but could be later). A
girl goes to a boarding school in Canada and it is about how she
acclimates herself to the surroundings.
It used to be in our computer cooperative, but it isn't there anymore.
Please reply to me directly.
Steffi Smith
Zion-Benton Public Library
smsmith@ccs.nsls.lib.il.us
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Date: Thu, 29 Jul 1999 12:18:37 -0500
From: Jennifer McQuilkin <hzz006@mail.connect.more.net>
Subject: solved girl in boarding school
PUBYACers--
Thanks for all your help! The patron said Charlotte Sometimes by Penelope
Farmer was the title she was thinking of. She was also thrilled to find
out there were 2 more books in the series
Emma in Winter and Summer Birds. Thanks!
Jennifer
Jennifer McQuilkin Children's Librarian, Joplin Public Library
300 S. Main St. Email hzz006@mail.connect.more.net
Joplin, MO 64801-2384 (417)623-7953 phone, (417)624-5217 fax
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Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1999 16:21:18 -0700
From: "Medford Children's Department" <medchild@mail.mind.net>
Subject: STUMPERS- Southern Cross
We would like to pick the collective brain with this Stumper. Our patron
remembers a 3rd or 4th grade fiction chapter book, an adventure/mystery
about a boy and girl (possibly siblings) searching for something. In order
to succeed, they must find a landmark called "Southern Cross". The
patron
thinks the setting is the American Western frontier. Does this sound
familiar to anyone? Reply to the list or directly to me:
Patt Colwell
<medchild@mail.jcls.org>
Jackson County Library Services
Medford, Oregon
Thanks in advance to all who can offer help.
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Date: Sat, 31 Jul 1999 12:00:38 -0500
From: Hope Baugh <HBaugh@imcpl.lib.in.us>
Subject: school poem stumper
A patron remembers reading a poem in a Scholastic magazine around 1985. It
was about a boy who didn't want to go to school. He said the kids would be
mean to him, and so on. The last line of the poem is his mother saying
something like "But you HAVE to go to school. You're the PRINCIPAL!"
Does this ring a bell with anyone? Many thanks in advance. :-)
Hope Baugh
hbaugh@imcpl.lib.in.us
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Date: Sat, 31 Jul 1999 12:22:53 -0500
From: TChumbley@bettendorf.lib.ia.us
Subject: Stumper - Golden Apple
I have a patron looking for a book she thinks is called The Golden Apple. It
is about a golden apple in a tree in the jungle. One by one each jungle
animal tries to get the golden apple. She doesn't remember the ending. Any
ideas? I've tried the usual sources and can't come up with anything.
Please respond to me at TChumbley@bettendorf.lib.ia.us
Thanks!
Tami Chumbley
Youth Services Manager
Bettendorf Public Library
2950 Learning Campus Drive
Bettendorf, IA 52722
319-344-4178
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Date: Mon, 2 Aug 1999 11:26:22 -0400
From: Louise Sevold/Technical Services Director
<LSEVOLD@ESCHER.dnet.cuyahoga.lib.oh.us>
Subject: JOB POSTING CUYAHOGA COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
Job title: Public Service Librarian 1/Young Adult
Branch: Independence Branch Hours: 40 hours/week
Starting pay rate: $14.14/hour Pay level: U 11
Benefits: CCPL offers hospitalization, life insurance, state
retirement plan, vacation/sick/holiday time and optional benefits.
Under general supervision, provides professional library services
such as reference and reader guidance; participates in collection
development. Excellent customer service is our highest priority.
QUALIFICATIONS: MLS from an ALA accredited library school,
organizational, communication and interpersonal skills. Applicants
with experience working with a culturally diverse population will
be preferred. Applicants with 6 months or more experience working
with teenagers in a group setting will be preferred. Applicants
must pass a written test in order to be considered further. Three
(3) current work related reference letters must be returned with
the application. Applicants must be flexible enough to work a
schedule which will include evening, Saturday and Sunday hours.
Proof of education required. Successful candidate must be able to
spend as many as 40 hours in orientation/training at the
Administration Building.
The Independence Branch Library serves the 10,769 family oriented
residents of Independence, Brooklyn Heights, Cuyahoga Heights, and
Valley View with broad interest non fiction and recreational
reading materials. The integrated collection of over 50,000
volumes ad 2,500 audiovisual titles is housed in a 15,000+ square
foot building adjacent to the Independence Civic Center. The 1998
circulation was 305,025.
APPLICATION CLOSING DATE: AUGUST 12, 1999
Applications may be obtained by calling the Human Resources
Division, Cuyahoga County Public Library (216)749 9464, 1(800)749
5560, (TDD# (216)749 9478) or by picking one up from any of the 28
local branches of the Cuyahoga County Public Library. Please note:
Completed applications can only be returned at the Administration
Building, 2111 Snow Road, Parma, OH 44134, by 5 PM on or before
August 12, 1999. Applications must be complete, accurate and
current. Applications can be returned in person, by mail or FAX at
(216)749 9479. Applicants using FAX should confirm receipt.
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Louise Sevold lsevold@cuyahoga.lib.oh.us
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Technical Services Division Director
Cuyahoga County Public Library
2111 Snow Road phone (216)749 9383
Parma, Ohio 44134 fax (216)749 9445
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Date: Mon, 02 Aug 1999 11:10:28 -0500
From: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
Subject: Michigan Town Imposes $100 Fee for Unfiltered Access
>From American Libraries Online at
http://www.ala.org/alonline/news/1999/990802.html#michigan
Michigan Town Imposes $100 Fee for Unfiltered Access
As of August 2, unfiltered Internet access at the Georgetown Township
Library in suburban Grand Rapids, Michigan, will cost users $100 per
hour, per a policy established July 29 by the township
administration.
Director Sheryl VanderWagen told American Libraries that officials
were reacting to a new state law taking effect August 1 that says
libraries may provide filtered machines that block "matter that is
harmful to minors," provided there is also at least one unblocked
computer for adults and chaperoned minors.
The law, which passed June 9 as an amendment to the patron
confidentiality statute, runs counter to trustees' unanimous February
decision to install blocking software on all workstations. VanderWagen
said she has been receiving "go for it" calls from residents statewide
who read an erroneous July 29 Detroit Free Press story that the
library was shutting down Internet service to avoid unblocking any
machines.
Nonetheless, Michigan Library Association Executive Director Marianne
Hartzell told American Libraries that most libraries "can work with"
the law, since it doesn't mandate filtering.
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Date: Mon, 2 Aug 1999 12:56:39 -0400 (EDT)
From: Rebecca Hastings <rhasting@vlc.lib.mi.us>
Subject: nannythanks! & time travel
dear group, the vote isn't in yet for the recent nanny stumper, but it
looks like kathy ward of juneau public libraries has the correct
title--"The Peculiar Miss Pickett" by Nancy Julian. thanks to all who
responded. this must be the week for stumpers. maybe they come in
threes? another we've recently received is: mother read this story to
son in the 60's about a revolutionary war drummer whose drum is heard
in modern times by a young boy. the mother and son seem to think there
was a "red coat" involved (thus the revolutionary war). the mother
said it was around the same time as selden's "cricket in times square"
which was published in 1960. she'd like to read it to her
grandchildren now and can't remember the title. her son thought it had
quickfast or something like that in the title? she also thought the
book had won an award of some sort. we've checked our usual sources
and have come up with zero. any help would be much appreciated. rebecca
From: Rebecca Hastings <rhasting@vlc.lib.mi.us>
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Date: Mon, 2 Aug 1999 14:49:46 -0400
From: SCHAFFNERP@aadl.annarbor.lib.mi.us
Subject: Stumper: parent search for toy
Many thanks to all who responded to my query about a parent searching
frantically for a particular toy. Many people mentioned the Arnold
Schwarzenegger movie, "Jingle all the way." Also mentioned were
The Family Circus comic strip which usually has a cartoon on the subject
every few years; Berenstain Bears and the Mad, Mad Toy Craze; Many Moons,
by Thurber, which isn't specifically the search for a popular toy but is
about a parent's desire to satisfy a child's longing for something impossible
to acquire. Many thanks--the patron is grateful.
(And many of us have wondered why we didn't think of writing something
obvious, waiting for it to appear, then suing--settling out of court
would certainly be an option. . .)
THanks again.
Paula Schaffner
schaffnerp@aadl.annarbor.lib.mi.us
P.S. Sorry--the Berenstain bears should say "mad, mad, mad"
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Date: Mon, 2 Aug 1999 15:04:59 -0400 (EDT)
From: Jennifer Craig <jcraig@rochester.lib.ny.us>
Subject: Stumper fire engine thanks
Thanks to those who helped solved the stumper about an old fire engine
named #9 who was replaced by a newer model. The book my page was looking
for is Number 9: the little fire engine by Wallace Wadsworth.
Unfortunately no one in our system has it and she is checked online
bookstores. Thanks again.
Jennifer Craig
Central Children's Center
Rochester Public Library
jcraig@mcls.rochester.lib.ny.us
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