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Date: Thu, 26 Aug 1999 18:04:53 -0400 (EDT)
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Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 16:32:58 MST7MDT
From: "Bridgett Johnson" <BRIDGETT@lewis-carnegie-library.org>
Subject: [none]
A local junior high teacher has recieved a grant for her students to make
flannel
board stories as part her early childhood unit. I have kept all the posts on
flannel
board stories for the past year, but there are only 5 posts and one internet
site.
We have been looking in catalogs for resource books, but can only go by the
catalog info. Several are listed in catalogs like ALA and HighSmith.
Does anyone have some names of actual stories that you think are really special
with flannelboard telling? Could you recommend some resource books for great
stories?
Bridgett Johnson,Youth Services Librarian
Lewistown Public Library, 701 W. Main, Lewistown, Montana 59457
(406) 538 - 8559 bridgett@lewis-carnegie-library.org
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Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 17:35:06 -0500
From: cwitek@park-ridge.lib.il.us
Subject: Children's Book of the Month Club
Hello Pubyacers,
Since this has come up a few times I thought I'd post this information to
everyone. The Children's Book-of-the-Month Club that I belong to can be
contacted at the following phone and address:
Children's Book-of-the-Month Club
Camp Hill, PA 17012-0001
1-800-348-7128
Customers can specify which age group they would like to receive books from
and can send the reply forms back each month if they do not want the
selected title. A catalog also comes each month with a variety of things
to
order from all age groups. Customers can have the books sent to a child at
a different address (or the same) and the bills sent in the adult's name.
These are the same people who run the Book-of-the-Month Club for adults.
Hope this helps!
Charlene Witek
*Opinions Expressed Are My Own and May Not Reflect Those of My Employer*
Charlene Witek, MLS
Children's Librarian
Park Ridge Public Library
Park Ridge, IL 60068
(847)825-4527
FAX (847) 825-0001
mailto:cwitek@park-ridge.lib.il.us
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Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 18:51:54 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Paul F. Schaffner" <pfs@umich.edu>
Subject: RE: NRA INSIGHTS
> I'm curious why you would want to have the magazine in the YA section. It
is
> one thing to have such a magazine in the adult section...
InSights does not belong in the adult section; the NRA publishes several
adult magazines for its members (American Hunter, American Rifleman, and,
most recently, American Guardian); InSights, on the contrary, is
"the NRA's monthly magazine for junior members.
Every month, you can read about gun safety, marksmanship
training, the history of firearms, conservation, hunting,
competition shooting, and much more."
(quoted from http://www.nrahq.org/safety/education/youth.shtml)
> ... and another to promote an adult hobby in your YA user
> population by having it in your YA section.
Shooting sports are, of course, far from exclusively adult (as with
any other skill, the best shooters start young; the traditional age for
one's first .22 is 12); and potentially far more than a 'hobby,' for
better and worse.
The reason Tina was given for excluding the magazine from the
collection was not that it was appropriate or intended only for adults;
nor that it violated collection policy; nor that it served
a minority interest (though isn't diversity sometimes a rationale
for *including* a title?); nor even that it was harmful in any
way (and that argument cuts both ways too); but only that "displaying the
magazine would be incendiary." I.e., it would cause some people to
object, presumably people who think that the gun culture should be
suppressed and information about it withheld, at least from minors. Is
this a reason that we are comfortable with? Would we even think twice if
it concerned any other significant subculture? any other lawful and
legitimate activity? an Olympic sport? produced by the national
accrediting organization for that sport?
No, if the magazine is rejected, it should not be rejected because its
'display' (nice word) might be 'incendiary.' I'm also dubious about
Tina's message criterion: what message might its presence send? Presumably
it says, roughly, 'shooting is an option for you, a legitimate sport for
young and old'; it says also, 'shooting has a long tradition, a
literature, a set of accomplished masters; it provides a valuable civic
benefit, demands skill and technical expertise, is tested by established
standards of competition, and requires rigorous adherence to rules,
procedures, and laws.' Some--including some of us--may object to parts of
that message ('valuable' 'legitimate'), but exclusion on the basis of
one's own prejudices is even worse than acceding to those of others.
I'm afraid we're left with conventional criteria: is it a good magazine?
well written? informative? accurate? interesting? would it have any
readers? (not *should* it have any readers!). NRA's adult magazines have
declined in recent years from decent, even excellent, to mixed, sometimes
mediocre (e.g., in the technical rigor of their reviews), and there are
some good alternatives, so I would probably not recommend them. I've not
seen InSights; it may well be the best thing out there.
pfs
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Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 21:34:14 -0500
From: Dana Estes <de2345@tds.net>
Subject: censorship
To all concerned,
After reading the comments by Mr. Satchet I felt compelled to write. I am
no psychologist but I come from a loving, caring home with two parents who
brought me up as well as they could in an imperfect world. They strived to
teach me right from wrong and to point me in the right direction. And,
overall, I believe I turned out normal and well adjusted. But in my 23
years in this world they have never, I repeat never, told me what I could
watch, read, or in my brother's case, what video games he could play.
I am a firm believer that simulated violence does not lead to real
violence. When I see real life violence it chills me. I was very
disturbed at the images of Columbine High School in the wake of tragedy.
But people, this as are many of our violent crimes, was a seneless act of
brutality conjured in the mind of several mentally disturbed young people.
These people have no conscious and would still carry out these horrible
crimes even if there had never been guns, horror movies, racy novels, comic
books, or video games. Evil has been here since the world was created.
Remember Cain and Able? Cain killed Able out of jealousy not because he
saw Freddy slice and dice someone on TV. Heck, there were no TVs.
So remember this the next time you think about taking a book off of the
shelf or badmouthing a movie, video game, or the NRA.
Dana Estes
Library Assisstant
Hancock County Public Library
Hawesville,KY
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Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 02:51:02 EDT
From: BKUNZEL@aol.com
Subject: Summer Reading Prizes
Hi!
We are in the final weeks of our summer reading program at Princeton Public
Library. I just wanted to let everyone know that the prizes we used this
year were right on the mark. For reading one book, the kids got a really
cool button. For ten books, they received a certificate to Thomas Sweet for
a sundae of their choice. And for twenty-five books, they got a license
plate for their bikes that said "Bks R Gr8" on it. The kids
(Pre-School
through 5th grade) loved them, and we have had to re-order three times from
Rivershore Reading Store in Rock Island: (309) 788-7717.
We also had the usual bookmarks, pages to color, mazes, etc. -- one for every
three books read, but the real draws were the ice cream (donated by a local
store) and the license plates. We went into the schools at the end of the
school year and described the program to all the classes and showed the kids
the prizes, and they were excited even then.
This has been a busy, productive summer -- lots of kids in the library and
lots of satisfied parents. I love it when they come in all excited about
something they have read and looking for something else "just like
it." Of
course, the Harry Potter books have been the biggest draw by far. Once the
waiting list got impossibly long, we bought more copies AND we used a display
bin labelled "If you liked Harry Potter..." with lots of other fantasy
books,
which is constantly having to be restocked.
Good luck to you all in these final days of summer!
Bonnie Kunzel
Teen Specialist
Princeton Public Library
65 Witherspoon St.
Princeton, NJ 08542
(609) 924-9529
bkunzel@aol.com
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Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 09:34:49 -0300
From: "L.Marsh" <lmarsh@nshpl.library.ns.ca>
Subject: classroom libraries
Hello,
My name is Lynda Marsh and I am Administrator of Youth Services for the
Colchester-East Hants Regional Library in Nova Scotia. I have been
interested in the discussion about Classroom libraries. I believe that
classrooms should have books, but should also support a strong school
library or media centre. This should be possible even with limited funds.
Classroom teachers and teacher librarians working together could ensure
that x number of books are checked out to classrooms for a period of time
and then returned and replenished. This would ensure that unnecessary
duplication of titles are not bought with the book budget. It is more like
a share the wealth, or lack of it, mentality.
M. Lynda Marsh
Administrator Youth Services
Colchester-East Hants Regional Library
754 Prince Street
Truro, Nova Scotia
B2N 1G9
Telephone (902)895-1625
Fax (902)895-7149
"What we want is to see the child in pursuit of knowledge,
and not knowledge in pursuit of the child." George Bernard Shaw
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Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 08:05:57 -0500
From: "justin cooley" <jkcooley@ll.net>
Subject: classroom libraries
Sorry for the late posting on this subject - have meant to get my two =
cents out there and just haven't. For 16 years I was an elementary =
teacher before becoming a children's librarian. In fact, my passion for =
books is what made me take that career change. I can NOT fathom trying =
to truly teach ANYTHING without a classroom library. Over the years, my =
classroom library grew to exceed 8000 books! They covered the gamut - =
picture books (majority), nonfiction, easy readers, poetry, juvenile =
fiction, etc. Not only did my students enjoy and utilize our classroom =
library, I did and it made me a better teacher every day and every year! =
The kids in my class from the very first day knew how I felt about =
books -they were necessities and treasures waiting to be enjoyed and =
explored! The kids felt the same way. When their parents would come to =
get them or spend time in our room -they always were pulling books from =
our shelves to share with them or just show them. Parents often said =
that gift buying was easier -they knew what books their kids wanted! =20
We read constantly in our room - together and on our own. If we =
"couldn't read" every word, we knew we were "picture
reading" and =
everyone's self esteem was boosted. I never had to plan any "extras" -
=
our library was there and the kids used it constantly! I had students =
that would bring other students to our room to show them "our books"
and =
help them find ones to check out - all of the books in our classroom =
library could be "checked out"- and the kids ran the show themselves!
=
Did I lose a few books? Sure- but the loss of a book also meant it was =
in someone's hands being read! My students knew authors and =
illustrators and literature because of our library and all we did with =
it! When Janet Stevens came to our school for a presentation, my kids =
took all of her books from our classroom library to have her autograph =
them - they could talk with her about the books -they knew her books and =
about her because of our library! My kids became book reviewers =
(literally) and made recommendations based on book order fliers or our =
trips to the public library or when they were with the families =
somewhere and saw a great book! They learned that books cost money (a =
lot!) and that if they were not cared for, it meant money to replace =
them instead of getting new ones! They became informed and opinionated =
consumers! Another unplanned skill they learned was alphabetical order =
and even some of the Dewey system! They wanted books on dinosaurs, they =
knew the general Dewey # to look within a few days! Kids could help =
their friends and parents actually find books - by remembering authors' =
names or general Dewey areas! Comments from parents were meaningful - =
"my kid talks about books all the time" or "my kid is really
excited =
about reading and he's never been before-what's happened?" What =
happened was the classroom library! Most heartwarming and affirming of =
all was the looks on children's faces and their comments as they =
utilized THEIR classroom library all day long - some of my favorite =
images of those days includes kids all over the room on bean bags and =
under tables (we didn't use desks) with books strewn here and there - =
everyone (me included) lost in the joy and pleasure of books. My kids =
would see me over vacations and say "What are you reading? I'm =
reading..." They would others and make recommendations - when our =
principal saw my class coming, he knew he'd be asked about what he was =
reading and to be ready for the kids' recommendations! We used books as =
a springboard for EVERYTHING we did (I did not used traditional =
textbooks at all) - so literature was our core. There was no "subject =
area" that did not begin with our classroom library - doing water =
colors? - we studied books by Julie Vivas, Peter Catalanotto and others. =
Leaves are falling? We'd read "Look What I Did With A Leaf" and make =
our own leaf creations! Someone pets died? We'd read the 10th Good =
Thing About Barney or Badger's Parting Gifts. A notice in the paper =
talked about the animal shelter? We read Junkyard Dog and Shiloh. =
Those books were at our fingertips- and they had to be to be able to =
"seize the moments" - which is where I think the source of true
learning =
is - in the miraculous moments that happen all the time! We could NOT =
have had ANY of these and other experiences to the extent or depth =
without our classroom library - there would not have been the time to do =
so for one and no one library at school can provide all the books that =
kids and teachers need. Imagine a second grader desperately wanting to =
read the latest Magic Tree House and the only copy or 2 is in the school =
library where 300 other second graders want it too! =20
I guess I've gotten on my soapbox here! Thanks for "listening" and
good =
luck to anyone having to justify the necessity of a classroom library to =
someone else that obviously hasn't been in a classroom to know why is a =
given! My 2 cents and then some! Kathleen, Minnesota
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Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 09:27:26 -0500
From: Williams <Dorothy@peabody.whitleynet.org>
Subject: Re: A note on Classroom libraries. (long winded)
We had supplied 100-150 books per classroom, for each semester for six schools
in the county. When we quit supplying books for the unserved areas, this dropped
to two schools. Still it was quite an undertaking every semester. It did wonders
for circulation though. To get to the point, the schools didn't think they
should have to pay for lost or damaged books. Now, if an individual teacher
wants to have a classroom library, he/she has to check the books out on their
personal cards and assume the responsibiliity for the books. Not too many
teachers have been willing to do this and that is certainly understandable. The
decision to quit having classroom libraries was the superintendant of schools.
We have another problem with the schools. Since not all the townships in our
county are served by the library, many teachers won't allow their students to
use the library resources for homework. We do not prohibit anyone from using the
library on site. That includes programmin!
!
!
g, computers or books. Sorry, I went on so long, but it has been a continuing
problem for 8 years for me. Visiting the schools doesn't help much, because
again the only schools that want me to visit are the ones we already serve.
Thanks, for listening.
Dorothy@peabody.whitleynet.org
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Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 10:42:16 -0400
From: Charles Schacht <schachtc@libcoop.net>
Subject: Re: Free Expression Network: An Appeal to Reason
Carol - thanks for sharing your thoughts. This is clearly one of those issues on
which reasonable and well intentioned persons can disagree. Clearly I view my
job a little differently than you view yours. FOR THE MOST PART I tend to try to
do things the way I think the parents of my patrons would want me to; if they
know that I am their ally/resource person/friend I will see a lot of them and
the library will become an important part of their family's
life. Raising children well is a hard job and parents need all the help they can
get; we can give them a lot. Yes, providing information is our PRIMARY job, but
that doesn't mean that we don't have many secondary jobs as well that are of
considerable importance. Which is what makes our profession an interesting and
rewarding one, and allows us to be whole people while we do our jobs. Is telling
a 9 year old that she'll have to wait until she's 16 to
watch the Texas Chainsaw Massacre censorship? No more than telling her she'll
have to wait until she's 16 to drive is oppression. Expressing his own
(atavistic?)opinions, not his employers -
Chuck Schacht
Romeo District Library
Romeo, MI.
edwarc@mx.pon.net wrote:
> Well, I've usually disagreed with you on the protective stance and kept my
mouth shut about it, I think this time I have to interject something. Libraries
are not in the business of protecting children, nurturing them, providing safe
places, teaching them how to grow, etc. We may hope that some of this occurs as
the result of our activities, but it is NOT our business.
>
> We provide access to information. Period. All kinds. Damaging, harmful,
wrong, ugly information as well as beauty, truth etc. We do this because we
believe that censorship is wrong. Censorship is when someone else decides for
you, me and others what to think. So, you are entitled to your opinions. You can
do everything you want to to keep your own children, friends and loved ones safe
from violent images, but as a librarian this is not your job. Or mine.
>
> Obligations of librarians are to make information available. Parents,
teachers, religious leaders make value judgments, guide children is their use,
etc. Somewhere I got the idea that a bad idea when exposed to the light of
discourse was revealed as a bad idea. I think this is what the constitution
supports, and what libraries encourage.
>
> And now, off my soapbox. I personally can't stand some of the more violent
images, raised in a pacifist home (my Dad was a Mennonite preacher). But by God,
my job is not about what I believe. Is it? Can I tell others what to think or
how? Is this my job?
>
> Now, I mean it. I'm getting down. Right now. Folding up the box and going
away.
>
> Carol Edwards
> edwarc@pon.net
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Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 09:17:25 -0600
From: Joan Marie McColley <jmmccolley@estreet.com>
Subject: Bookmobile for sale
A couple of weeks ago, I believe someone posted to this list that they were
looking to buy a bookmobile. Of course, at the time, I didn't know of
anyone selling one, so I deleted the message.
Now, I know of someone looking to sell their bookmobile. Contact; chuck
Huey at the City of Westminster at 303-430-2400 X2309 or e-mail to:
www.westminster.lib.co.us. Hope this helps.
Marie McColley
Patron Services Librarian
Wheat Ridge Library
Jefferson County Colorado
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Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 10:43:48 -0500
From: Cathy Ormsby <COrmsby@ci.sat.tx.us>
Subject: RE: Free Expression Network: An Appeal to Reason
Beautifully said, Carol, I couldn't agree more. Once we try to get into the
business of "protecting children, nurturing them, providing safe places,
teaching them how to grow, et." we open a can of worms, and eventually fail
at our unique mission of providing information, as you stated so well.
Cathy Ormsby
cormsby@ci.sat.tx.us
> ----------
> From: edwarc@mx.pon.net[SMTP:edwarc@mx.pon.net]
> Sent: Monday, August 23, 1999 7:55 PM
> To: pubyac@nysernet.org
> Subject: Re: Free Expression Network: An Appeal to Reason
>
> Well, I've usually disagreed with you on the protective stance and kept my
> mouth shut about it, I think this time I have to interject something.
> Libraries are not in the business of protecting children, nurturing them,
> providing safe places, teaching them how to grow, etc. We may hope that
> some of this occurs as the result of our activities, but it is NOT our
> business.
>
<snip>
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Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 12:02:47 PDT
From: "Erica Sternin" <erica_sternin@hotmail.com>
Subject: Cause and Effect storytimes
I want to do a Cause and Effect storytime soon. I have Numeroff's "If you
Give a Mouse a Cookie" and Charlip's "Fortunately/Unfortunately",
any other
suggestions??? Preschool aged kids. Thanks, Erica
Mukilteo Library
4675 Harbour Pointe Blvd
Mukilteo WA 98275
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Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 14:16:33 +0000
From: "Sheila Anderson" <Sanderson@acpl.lib.in.us>
Subject: digital cameras for reports
Hi--
Our department is going to purchase a digital camera. It will be
for the benefit of students who need to save images from books
and magazines on a disc for reports. If anyone has had
experience with this process, or has comments about digital
cameras used by the general public in a library setting, please
contact me at sanderson@acpl.lib.in.us or (219) 421-1256.
Thanks,
Sheila Anderson
Manager, Young Adults' Services
Allen County Public Library
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Sheila B. Anderson
Manager, Young Adults' Services
Allen County Public Library
900 Webster Street
PO Box 2270
Fort Wayne, IN 46801-2270
(219) 421-1256
Fax: (219) 422-9688
sanderson@acpl.lib.in.us
http://www.acpl.lib.in.us
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Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 14:56:34 -0600 (MDT)
From: Rebecca Dyer <rflewell@du.edu>
Subject: reader's advisory websites for kids
Sorry this is so long in coming...
Thanks to everyone who responded to my request for reader's advisory
websites for kids - cool sites that are not just booklists, but have neat
features or interactivity. The basic answer is that there is not much out
there at the children's level. A couple of these (amazon, barnes&noble)
have useful features, but aren't geared towards kids. Anyway, here's the
final list:
amazon.com (the kid's section)
barnesandnoble.com (the kid's section)
www.bookadventure.org
www.bookhive.org
Book Look at tqjunior.advanced.org/5117/
(this is a page by 3 elementary school students and their teacher)
Bookworm at www.kidsread.com
NoveList (if you have subscription access)
The Reading Corner at www.carr.org/read/
World of Reading at www.worldreading.org
Thanks for your input!
Rebecca Dyer
rflewell@du.edu
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Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 16:00:12 -0500
From: "Kelly Hughbanks " <Khughb@mpl.org>
Subject: photography program for children
The following message is from a collegue who does not belong to Pubyac - yet.
Please respond directly to her at cwagne@mpl.org. Thank you-
Kelly Hughbanks
Children's Librarian
khughb@mpl.org
Milwaukee Public Library
I wanted to do a program where a photographer would come in talk to the children
and talk about how to take a good picture. Children would then be given
disposable cameras and then we would go out to some neigborhood park or in the
community and take pictures.... still life, action, scenic or whatever. Kids
would turn in cameras and then we would have the photos developed. Kids would
meet with the photographer again and critique their photos. Then they could
learn about cropping pictures and matting them Then everyone would get to choose
one or two of their pictures for an exhibit. These pictures would be enlarged
and matted for the exhibit. We would also have them caption their pictures and
write a one or two sentences about their pictures. I would like to know if
anyone had done such a program. What age children were involved in the program?
How long did they run it? 2 hours a day for a week? Did they have the kids take
the cameras home and then return them. !
!
!
Di d they work with any community agency in any capacity? Any information would
be most helpful.
Thanks,
Cindy Wagner
Children's Librarian
Milwaukee Public Library
cwagne@mpl.org
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Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 09:42:13 -0700 (PDT)
From: Rosalie Olds <rolds@kcls.org>
Subject: Re: story programs for K-2
Hi, Karen,
I am now working as a young adult librarian, but for my fieldwork I
worked in children's services and did storytimes for that age group. I
play the violin so for one storytime I picked out books about string
instruments and played my violin inbetween stories. I actually did that
as a sub children's librarian also. It is a great way to expose them to
music and story at the same time. If you don't play an instrument there
are a lot of cool CD's and CT's out there. I am a big fan of
interdisciplinary learning. Can you tell? Hope this is helpful.
Rosalie Olds
YA Librarian
King County Library System
On Tue,
24 Aug 1999, Karen Laird wrote:
> I'm sorry if this has been discussed at length before, but I have been
> unable to access the archives. We are starting a story program for
> grades K-2 this fall. If any of you out there have done this kind of
> program before, could you please let me know what kinds of things you
> did with the kids? What sort of format did you use? One long book?
> Several shorter ones? Crafts or activities? Anything that really
> worked well (or really didn't)? I would greatly appreciate any help or
> advice you could give. Please e-mail me directly. Thanks!!
>
> Karen Laird
> Children's Librarian
> Northwest Library
> klaird@worthington.lib.oh.us
>
>
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Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 17:49:40 -0700 (PDT)
From: Maureen Hartman <maureen_hartman@yahoo.com>
Subject: stumper
A question for the collective brain:
A patron is looking for a children's chapter book
she read at least 10 years ago. It is about a
girl whose is called Tally. Her real name might
be Talia or Thalia, but she is called Tally and
has memories of her mother saying "Tally-ho." Her
mother and father are not in the story and she is
being called somewhere. The patron has a feeling
that this "somewhere" to which she is being
called is evil in some way. Eventually she ends
up in a house with some other kids.
Any ideas? As a new librarian in a small branch
without a lot of resources, I'd appreciate any
thoughts.
Thanks a lot
===
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Maureen L. Hartman
Children's/YA Librarian
North Branch, Watertown Free Public Library
Watertown, MA
maureen_hartman@yahoo.com
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Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 07:40:10 -0500
From: "justin cooley" <jkcooley@ll.net>
Subject: books on knights?
I am hoping for some help with titles - a 14 year old young man came in =
and wanted YA fictional books with knights as main character(s). He =
does NOT want fantasy and he does not want King Arthur related books. =
He has not read any books of this type yet -but is interested in doing =
so. He said adult titles would be fine tool Any ideas? TIA! =
Kathleen, Minnesota
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Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 09:55:20 -0400
From: Melody Allen <melodyan@lori.state.ri.us>
Subject: author directory info
Thought this would be of interest - Melody Allen
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Connections updates will be e-mailed three times a year: January, June
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This directory is sponsored by the
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Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 11:56:51 -0500
From: "Linda Waddle (Esther Murphy)" <emurphy@ala.org>
Subject: YALSA TO GIVE AWAY A TON OF BOOKS
News Release
August 24, 1999
For immediate release
Contact: Linda Waddle
800-545-2433 x4391
lwaddle@ala.org
YALSA TO GIVEAWAY A TON OF BOOKS
Could your library use a ton of new books? If the answer is yes,
fill out a Great Book Giveaway IV application, and send it to the
Young Adult Library Services Association, a division of the American
Library Association,(ALA), by December 1, 1999. You must be an
ALA/YALSA member to apply, or you may join as you submit your
application.
Besides a ton of children's, young adult and adult books, the
collection includes videos, CD's and audiocassettes that have been
received from cooperating publishers and producers during the year
for review by YALSA selection committees. The value of the collection
is estimated at $25,000.
Applicants must explain why the collection in needed in their
community and institution, and how the collection will help them
better serve the young adults in their community. They must also
demonstrate the library's commitment to intellectual freedom and
equity of access by submitting an up-to-date, board-approved
collection development policy with the application.
The winner must agree to accept all the materials received by the
YALSA office and pay shipping and handling charges. Previous winners
are not eligible. The winner will be announced by the ALA Public
Information Office during the 2000 Midwinter Meeting in San Antonio.
For an application form that includes the criteria and guidelines,
contact the YALSA office, 50 E. Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611;
800-545-2433 x4390; e-mail: YALSA@ala.org; Fax-On-Demand: 800-545-2433
press 8 and request document 890; or through the web site:
www.ala.org/yalsa.
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Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 12:29:28 -0500
From: Karen Sutherland <ksutherland@bplib.org>
Subject: math books
Hi!
Thanks to all who contributed titles for improving our math collection.
This is a list of your contributions. Some we had -- some we are
planning to buy. THANKS
Leedy, Lorene, 2X2 = Boo ISBN#0823411907
Math Matters (Grolier) ISBN#071729294
McMillan, Bruce, Eating Fractions ISBN #05904377
Murphy, Stuart, Math Smart
Ormerod, Jan Who's Whose? ISBN#0688146791
Thanks again to all.
Karen Sutherland
Bedford Park Public Library
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