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Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 09:21:11 -0400
From: "Robin Benoit" <rbenoit@mcls.rochester.lib.ny.us>
Subject: Christian videos
I have a patron who requested I buy more children's Christian videos like
VeggieTales (which we already do have). She mentioned two series that I
can't find on Amazon or in my "Library Video Company" catalog. No one
else
in our library system owns them. They are "McGee and Me" and
"Odyssey". Is
anyone familiar with these? Are they of good quality? Can I buy them
anywhere other than Christian bookstores?
Please respond directly to me with any input you might have. Thanks!
Robin Benoit
Fairport Public Library
1 Village Landing
Fairport, New York 14450
716-223-9091
rbenoit@mcls.rochester.lib.ny.us
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Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 08:48:45 -0400
From: CV Childrens <cvjuve@oplin.lib.oh.us>
Subject: World Veggie Month programs
Hi, all!
We're doing a program in October (World Vegetarian Month) about
vegetarianism and teens. I would appreciate it if those who are also doing
something/have done something in the past would share the details with me.
If there's enough interest, I'll post the results.
Thanks very much!
Marsha (who, BTW, is a vegan)
Washington-Centerville Public Library
111 W. Spring Valley Road
Centerville, OH 45458
cvjuve@oplin.lib.oh.us
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Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 19:30:34 -0400 (EDT)
From: David Serchay <a013213t@bc.seflin.org>
Subject: Re: Updated Guidelines
So did anyone get protesters last weekend?
David Serchay
Youth Services Librarian
Deerfield Beach Library
Broward County, FL
David Serchay
a013213t@bc.seflin.org
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Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 16:59:10 -0700
From: Merideth Jenson-Benjamin <mjenson-@glenpub.lib.az.us>
Subject: Why Storytime? Results
Thank you to everyone who responded for my request for
justifications/theories behind story times. Below are the major responses
I got grouped by category.
Storytime is beneficial because:
1. It encourgages Life Long Learning by
a. introducing children to the library and library staff
b. helping to equate books and the library with fun and
enjoyment
c. creating habits and routines that include books and reading
d. providing exposure to print materials
e. creating an awareness of multicultural perspectives and a shared
cultural heritage.
2. it becomes part of Family Literacy by:
a. encouraging interaction between child and caregiver
b. modeling read-aloud techniques for both child and caregiver.
c. creating an awareness of quality in children's literature for both
child and caregiver.
3. it enhances cognitive skills through
a. development of listening skills
b. development of language skills
c. development of motor skills through finger plays and action songs.
d. introducing concepts through thematic units
4. encourages socialization by
a. participation in a structured group activity
b. providing interaction with other children.
Again, Thank you for all your responses.
Merideth Jenson-Benjamin
Young Adult Librarian
Glendale (AZ) Public Library
mjenson-@glenpub.lib.az.us
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Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 19:53:04 PDT
From: "Susan Graf" <susangraf27@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: Theory for Storytimes
I am pleased to have been one of Dr. Frances (Toni)Smardo Dowd's students.
She did a great deal of research focusing on "emergent literacy." Her
PhD
was in Early Childhood, and her dissertation covered early childhood
developmentally appropriate materials, programs, physical facilities,etc in
public libraries.
An interesting, brief overview can be found in James Thomas' _Play, Learn
and Grow: An ANnotated Guide to the Best Books and Materials for Very Young
Children_ (1992) She wrote the Foreward, "The Adult's Role in the Emergent
Literacy Process."
She also did research comparing the effect of storytime on preschoolers,
contrasting storytime presented in person and on video.
She left Texas Woman's SLIS in 1996 or 1997.
Susan Graf "Saint James says in
Family Services Librarian his epistle that we are
North Las Vegas Library District to confess our sins to
2300 Civic Center Drive each other, which is the
North Las Vegas, NV 89030 Christian rationale for
(702)633-1070 FX (702)649-2576 storytelling..."
susangraf27@hotmail.com
Garrison Keillor, in
the preface to "The
Best American Short
Stories, 1998"
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Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 21:46:04 -0500
From: James Asbury <jamesasbury@yahoo.com>
Subject: Children, porn, and the First Amendment
Amy Lilien wrote:
> Just my two cents after watching this discussion rage on for the billionth
> time on this listserv. I would think we could all agree on one thing here:
> There is NO good solution to this problem, and certainly not one that will
> satisfy everyone. If someone has something new to say, please add your
> ideas to the pot.
Well, I'm new to this listserv, and have no idea what has been said in the
previous billion discussions, but I'll add a bit that appears to have the good
folks over at the ALAOIF list stumped.
I have always found it more beneficial during challenges to defend not the
particular book in question, but the individual's right to it. Many libraries
dredge up old reviews when a book is challenged, presumably in order to say it
was
a good buy, and see the experts like it so who are you. But what of the book
that
was just awful, and the reviewers said so, and the patrons want it
anyway? Defending the First Amendment and other patrons' right to access is a
far
stronger defense. Hence, a more effective defense for allowing access to
pornography would not be to claim its lack of harmfulness, but rather the
individual's right to view that pornography which is legal.
The problem when we are talking about children and pornography, of course, is
that
it places the librarian in the uncomfortable position of defending a child's
right
to access pornography, a right I have seen few attempt to defend. If children
have
a right to view pornography, as they have a right to read the vast bulk of
library
materials, then it is a First Amendment issue, and you can argue it on the
merits
of that. If, on the other hand, they have no such right, and there is no
question
that there are limits to the rights of children, then you have no case. The
First
Amendment doesn't apply, and therefore the Library Bill of Rights does not
apply,
either, since it is based on the First Amendment.
Therefore, the question becomes:
Do children have a First Amendment right to pornography?
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Date: Tue, 21 Sep 1999 14:16:07 -0700
From: Mary Ann Gilpatrick <magilpat@walnet.walla-walla.wa.us>
Subject: Re: FF and FFL Announce list of:"10 Most Unsafe Public
Librariesfor Children"
I happened to wtch an old Tracy-Hepburn movie last night: "Keeper of the
Flame."
In it, Tracy, a journalist covering 30's europe, explains to a young boy, Jeb,
what modern slavery is all about: "They get people confused, and scared,
and
sore at the other guy, and pretty soon ... handcuffs. Not on your wrists, but on
your mind."
I thought that said it all pretty well.
- -- MA
Tracy VanderPol wrote:
> Dr. Laura uses the old slash and burn technique of journalism. She takes
> exerpts from intellegent conversations and debates, and contorts them into
> inflamitory headlines or blurbs. Please realize that she in no represents
> the honest sentiment these directors are attempting to communicate. She is
> simply using the oldest trick in the book to portray librarians as porno
> pushers for higher ratings, and thus a larger pay check. I believe that all
> of Dr. Laura's motives can be traced by to the almighty dollar. Can the
> same be said of librarians?
> IMHO.
>
> Tracy L. VanderPol
> Young Adult Librarain
> Brighton District Library
>
> Tracy L. VanderPol
> Young Adult Librarian
> Brighton District Library
> Brighton, MI 48116
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Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 09:35:49 -0400 (EDT)
From: carmel <carmel@ulysses.sebridge.org>
Subject: Re: mother Daughter and boys
We have a Mother Daughter book club called Cover to Cover. The girls are
ages 9-12. It is a terrific group that has grown very close over the
past year and the discussions are spirited, honest and enlightening. The
mothers have as good a time as the girls. We tend to read books with
strong female protagonists. I too read the book by Shireen Dobson, after
hearing her on National Public Radio describe her Washington, DC based
group. I started this group for the very same reasons she gives...to be
able to have girls on the edge of puberty be able to discuss important and
sensitive issues with their mothers in a forum that is comfortable and
affirming for them. And it works!!! I am amazed at the level and depth
of "issue oriented" discussion that goes on. We too have had people
asking for a father/son, mother/son group. I brought the idea of
allowing boys to the Mother Daughter group and got a unanimous and
resounding NO! This had become too important to the participants. We
started a Parent/Teen group that drew three of our girls that had become
too old for the original group, but no boys. The loudest complainer has
a 6 year old son, and this is an age that does not yet lend itself too
well to group book discussion. I have no problem continuing our Mother
Daughter Book Group. It's contributing to strong girls who are not
afraid to stand up for what they believe in, participate in open
discussion, and discuss sensitive issues with their mothers!
Marilyn Schlansky
Reed Memorial Library
Carmel, NY
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Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 18:21:51 GMT
From: "Elaine M." <elainem9@hotmail.com>
Subject: library song/fingerplay
does anyone know of a cute library song or fingerplay about the library that
would be suitable for 4 and 5 year olds?
elaine
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Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 12:46:55 -0700 (PDT)
From: Sue Lathrop <suemail@yahoo.com>
Subject: Attracting young adults to the library
Hello, I'm new on this list so please forgive any
newbie errors or repetition of recent discussions.
I work in a small library in a town without a middle
school or high school. The students are bussed to a
nearby town. As a result, we fail dismally in reaching
young adults. I'm trying to find ways to improve the
situation so that students who live here can also feel
free to use the library here.
I will be examining the archives, but if anybody has
any (low-budget) suggestions, please e-mail me at
suemail@yahoo.com.
Thanks!
Sue
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Asst. Librarian
John Tomay Memorial Library, Georgetown CO
University of Denver
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Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 17:01:01 -0400
From: Mary Matuszewski <marym@mail.bulloch.public.lib.ga.us>
Subject: teen mystery night
Hello,
We are planning a teen mystery night for teen read week. Has anyone
tried this type of program before that is willing to share how they got
their ideas for the mystery or how they went about having the kids solve
the mystery? You may send replies directly to me and I will post
answers for all if there is interest. Thanks so much!!
Mary Matuszewski
Statesboro Regional Library
Statesboro, GA
912-764-1344
marym@mail.bulloch.public.lib.ga.us
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Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 15:58:44 -0500
From: Adelaide Rowe <arowe@egvpl.org>
Subject: Teen cafe
We are having our very first one on October 23rd. We have promised
pizza, pop and ice cream - wine or heavy liquor for us lol. I wish!
Anyhow, we would like to decorate a bit - Halloween is coming up, so we
don't have to go just red and white tablecloths. Do they still like
those chianti bottles with candle drippings? I could volunteer to buy
the wine for the library, empty them etc., etc? Can anybody tell me what
they have done or is less more?
Thanks,
Adelaide Rowe
arowe@egvpl.org
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Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 14:22:15 -0700
From: "Keeney, Scott" <SKEENEY@ci.albany.or.us>
Subject: RE: Toys
Toys fill a corner and a table or two in our Children's Room.
They make the room attractive and enriching for big and little
kids, they lengthen library visits, they broaden the appeal of the room
to all types of child learners and all ages of family members, they
inspire creative and cooperative play in what is for many families their
surrogate preschool, and, frankly, they are often a PITA for my staff
and I.
But we couldn't live without them, despite the occasional
messes, sharing disputes, and attempted "check outs." After all,
probably a quarter of the kids who use our Children's Room aren't very
good book handlers, at home or away. (Though we store a couple hundred
board books on low shelves for infant and toddler "browsing.")
So, toys: a shatterproof wall mirror; a box of a score of Brain
Quest card sets; chess sets; checkers sets; a Judy clock; a wood and
metal roller coaster bead toy; a broken (but safe) computer keyboard;
garage sale real telephones; a portable puppet stage; a score of soft
toys; plastic Little Tykes "islands," a playground, a dinosaur island;
a
couple of plastic vehicles; ten simple jigsaw puzzles in a box; crayons,
coloring books, mounds of scratch paper, and shape templates at a
separate art desk; a dry erase pen rolling easel for graffitists; a
standing wood counting frame (fabulously popular and aesthetic, from
Constructive Playthings, 1-800-448-4115); a Let's Pretend Driver (from
Lakeshore, 1-800-421-5854); and a wooden barn with animals (from
Environments, 1-800-EICHILD).
Some simple rules: if anything is worn, broken, or dangerous, I
throw it away. All toys are washed with a dilute bleach solution
quarterly. Soft toys are laundered as needed; if they die in my washer
or dryer, RIPieces. I gently encourage kids and parents to clean up,
repeatedly. I'm not afraid to raise my voice a bit and announce to a
crowded room "Will the child who left these six puzzles in a mess on the
puzzle table please come back and put them together?"
And we get lots of donations from families who have outgrown
their often excellent toys.
Scott Keeney
Children's Librarian work 541-917-7591
Albany Public Library fax 541-917-7586
1390 Waverly Dr SE
Albany OR 97321 skeeney@ci.albany.or.us
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From: Darcy Osterberg [mailto:velveeta98@yahoo.com]
Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 1999 3:58 PM
To: Pubyac listserv
Subject: Toys
Hello,
Curious as to what kind of toys other libraries keep in their
childrens section that seem to work the best as far as holding the
childs interest (without making them go wild!) yet remain durable and
are still on the educational side.
We have the large floor puzzles, some puppets and stuffed animals.
===
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Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 19:11:50 -0500
From: Dana Estes <de2345@tds.net>
Subject: Re: food for thought:violence in the media
Kirsten,
Once again, I must agree with your statement. Also, I would like to add
that people seem to use the term Christian as if that entitles them a life
of no wrong-doing. But I must be frank, let's all be honest with each
other. Christians are still human beings and they continue to tell lies,
hurt others, make bad choices and yes they do look at pornography. They
just don't make it known that they do. You would be surprised at how many
of God's people watch X-rated films or read Hustler. We must not assume
things when we really have not viewed the whole picture.
Dana Estes
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Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 22:05:07 EDT
From: Paulalef@aol.com
Subject: Re: booktalks
What I find most effective is to choose a selection with a hook from the
early part of the book, then leave them hanging, closing the book with a grin
and a resounding smack. Gets them every time!
Some suggestions:
Rob Thomas's Rats Saw God
Deuker's Heart of a Champion
Staying Fat for Sarah Burns (spelling?)
Making Up Megaboy
Whirligig
Political Timber
Swallowing Stones
Rules of the Road
As a rule, unfortunately, with a mixed group you're better off with more
books with male than female protagonists.
I usually bring a pile of books and do a string of quick booktalks, then
invite the kids to come look at what I've brought. I don't booktalk
everything - just enough to get them interested in what else I might have.
Then I announce that the books I've brought will be available at the library
as soon as I return - first come, first served. Sometimes I've even had a
line waiting when I've gotten back. Basically I use the carnival shill
technique.
Hope this helps. Good luck. The first time is tough but it really gives
you a high to see those faces as you hook them!
Paula Lefkowitz
Head Children's Department
Parsippany (NJ) PL
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Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 21:15:10 -0600
From: LouAnne Krantz <krantzjl@centurytel.net>
Subject: Puppets
I have recently been trying to come up with a book worm puppet & found
my way to this web site.
Puppet Artists at http://www.puppetartists.com
>From their web site:
"All Puppet Artists' puppets (fingerpuppets, handpuppets,
marionettes, movable
mouth puppets, and life-sized sculptures) are individually
designed hand sewn,
soft-form sculptures. Puppet Artists' creations range in scope
from the portraits of
real people (from their photographs) to celebrity characters, to
storybook characters,
to fantasy characters, to animal characters. They each blend a
sense of playfulness
and humor with detailed realism. Puppet Artists' puppets offer any
breadth of choice
and quality of artistry that is unique in the world of puppets and
dolls, and all work is
100% satisfaction guaranteed."
- --
LouAnne Krantz, Youth Services Librarian
Polson City Library
Polson, Montana
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Date: Fri, 24 Sep 1999 10:10:12 -0500
From: Laurel Sharp <lsharp@mailbox.lpl.org>
Subject: Programming for children
Greetings, Collective Intelligence:
At Liverpool Public Library we have a strong commitment to programming for
children. We are in the process of giving our programming some
thought--spelling out why we do it, and who we do it for. We also want to
think about specifics in terms of age groups and numbers of programs we
offer.
Do any of you have programming policies spelled out? Or can you direct me
to web sites or literature that has been useful to you?
TIA
Laurel Sharp
lsharp@mailbox.lpl.org
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Date: Fri, 24 Sep 1999 11:06:52 -0400 (EDT)
From: Pamela Stack <pstack@vlc.lib.mi.us>
Subject: uncirculating Harry
Hi,
I've been reading all the messages about the Harry Potter books and
finally decided to purchase for our library. However it has yet to go
out! Has anyone else had this happen?
Pamela C. Stack
pstack@vlc.lib.mi.us
Children's Librarian
St. Charles District Library
St. Charles, Michigan
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Date: Fri, 24 Sep 1999 09:32:15 -0700
From: "Sharon McClintock" <sharon_m@pacbell.net>
Subject: Early Literacy Intervention
Hello All,
I am a library school student doing a research paper on early literacy
intervention programs. I will focus on those programs in which public
libraries outreach to daycare centers and preschools, especially to
childcare settings where children may not be regularly exposed to books and
reading aloud. I will also explore the topic of partnering in creating these
programs: libraries forming strong relationships with early childhood care
providers as well as with other community agencies to increase the program's
effectiveness. If anyone has had personal experience with such programs,
would you please share your thoughts and reactions about the program: its
goals, its success, any other impressions. Please reply to me directly.
Thank you so much in advance for your thoughts!
Sharon McClintock
MLIS Student
San Jose State University, CA
sharon_m@pacbell.net
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Date: Fri, 24 Sep 1999 14:56:17 -0300 (ADT)
From: Rachel Marie Kelly <rmkelly@is2.dal.ca>
Subject: Requesting info. on Teen Advisory Boards
Hello,
I am a student at Dalhousie's School of Library and Information
Studies in Halifax and I am doing a presentation on Teen Advisory Boards
for my YA class. I have done a DIALOG search and have found several
articles, but would also like some suggestions and tips involving any
aspect of Teen Advisory Boards from librarians themselves (i.e. setting up
a Teen Advisory Board, setting objectives,considerations for success etc.)
I will post these suggestions in condensed form for everyone to see.
Thank you very much,
Rachel: rmkelly@is2.dal.ca
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Date: Fri, 24 Sep 1999 18:52:32 -0400
From: Simpson <jsimpson03@snet.net>
Subject: Re: Harry Potter
My daughter's best friend got Harry Potter #1 for her birthday and loved
it. Her mom, who is super-religious Catholic and censors EVERYTHING,
banned her from reading any others. As I speak, the girl is upstairs in
my daughter's bedroom finishing Harry Potter #2.
Does this make me a bad mother ? (Or merely a subversive?)
Martha Simpson
> Jean Hewlett wrote:
>
> > Just curious--Has anyone every had a challenge to Harry Potter, on the
> > grounds that the books encourage interest in the occult?
> > Jean Hewlett
> > North Bay Cooperative Library System, Santa Rosa CA
> > nbclsref@sonic.net
> > All opinions are my own, and do not represent those of my employers.
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Date: Tue, 17 Aug 1999 23:03:35 GMT
From: grossman@noblenet.org (Grossman@noblenet.org)
Subject: unsupervised children-policy/signs
Please share with me the wording of any signs you have posted in your
youth room regarding unsupervised children.
My all time favorite is "Children left unattended will be towed at owner's
expense." However, my boss is looking for something less humorous...like:
"Because we cannot ensure the well-being of unsupervised youngsters,
we will deliver lost children to the custody of the Police Department."
Please respond directly to grossman@noblenet.org
Thank you,
Tiffany
Tiffany Grossman, Young Adult Librarian
Lucius Beebe Memorial Library, Wakefield Massachusetts
grossman@noblenet.org
North of Boston Library Exchange
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Date: Sat, 25 Sep 1999 08:08:16 PDT
From: "Dawn Giordano" <dngiordano@hotmail.com>
Subject: YA programming
I am looking for some ideas for art programs for my YA department.
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Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 15:59:36 -0600
From: Jo-Anne Cooper <wpl1@incentre.net>
Subject: donations giant piggy bank containers
Our Friends of the Library group would like to purchase a LARGE
plexiglass container for our entry way. We were considering a giant
bookworm or a piggy bank. Do you know of any companies or businesses
that produced items such as this? Have you tried something like this at
your library? I vaguely remember seeing a giant container in a
children's section of a library this year where donations were in lieu
of fines. Thanks for your assistance.
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Manager of Library Services
Wetaskiwin Public Library
5002 - 51 Avenue
Wetaskiwin, Alberta.
T9A 0V1
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FAX 1-780-352-3266
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Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 10:56:34 -0400
From: Charles Schacht <schachtc@libcoop.net>
Subject: Re: Harry Potter
Next time such a patron starts giving you grief, presumeably because their
version of Christianity has no room for the occult, try reminding them that
there's a substantial occult presence in the Bible, what with witches, demon
possesion etc. Tends to make that argument a litttle harder to make. I'm a
pastor's husband myself, but I've got no problem with old Harry.
Chuck Schacht
Romeo District Library
Romeo, MI.
Carol Thornton-Anderson wrote:
> I am amazed that this is the first mention of this possibility. Around
> here, "withcraft" and those "other" words have big red
buttons on them.
> Now with the tidal waves of media coverage of these books, I'm afraid
> those issues will be catching up as soon as the books are read by those
> who are...umm...very upset by these kinds of references. I hope I'm
> wrong...
> Carol Thornton-Anderson
> Youth Services
> Melton Public Library
> French Lick, IN
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Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 17:46:43 GMT
From: "Elaine M." <elainem9@hotmail.com>
Subject: Kindergarten Visits
Hi PubYac Listees...
I have 5 Kindergarten classes making their annual visit to the library next
week. They come for a 1/2 hour for a tour of the library, a story, and
their library cards. I did this once before last year when I was a brand
new children's librarian and I still feel a little "rusty." I'm
looking for
ideas to "spice up" their visit. The K teachers are looking for a fun
picture book to be read to their students. I am looking for one that
combines humor, books, and maybe even the library into it or just a fun book
that inspires children to learn. I know already about "I Took My Frog to
the Library," "Library Lil," and "Stella Louella's Runaway
Book." I want
something that I may not have heard of already. If you have any suggestions
of just all around fun stories or ones that incorporate books or the
library, I'd really appreciate it! Also, any other ideas about what you've
done with K visits are appreciated.
I have my first class visiting on Monday, the 27th.
Thanks so much!
Elaine
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Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 11:09:30 -0500
From: cathy wilterding <wilterding@tarleton.edu>
Subject: Re: Theory for Storytimes
I'm not familiar with the research mentioned by Sue Sherif; however, I am
somewhat familiar with Texas Woman's University (TWU) in Denton, Texas,
which has a strong library school component. I believe that quite a bit of
storytelling and reading has been conducted and/or collected at the
university. If you want to search TWU's catalog, you can access it from the
various libraries' homepage at the following URL
http://venus.twu.edu/www/twu/library/library.html
Hope this information helps.
Cathy Wilterding
wilterding@vms.tarleton.edu
At 09:38 AM 9/22/99 -0800, Sue Sherif wrote:
>There has been some research (at the library school in Denton, Texas?)
>about preschoolers' receptivity to language and, I believe, pre-reading
>skills and storytimes. Does anyone out there remember this? I believe it
>was in the mid- or late-70's. I am not remembering the researcher's name
>at the time. (It has changed since.) It seems that it was Frances Dowd?
>I am not able to research this right now, but maybe this clue would job
>the memory of someone else?
> Sue Sherif, Fairbanks North Star Borough Public Library
>
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Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 11:21:11 -0400
From: "Mary K. Chelton" <mchelton@pop.erols.com>
Subject: Juvenile Nonfiction Circ
I have been hearing anecdotally for over a year that since kids
prefer, or are referred to, electronic reference sources, including
Internet, for assignments, that children's and YA nonfiction
circulation has dropped precipitously because nobody can convince
kids to take the books anymore. I would appreciate hearing about
your experiences with this, and also about any juvenile and YA
nonfiction that kids will take voluntarily when assignments are not
involved, or any other relevant comments. This query relates to a
discussion we are having at Queens about beefing up and reconfiguring
our youth services offerings, which are already a strength of our
program, but may need rearranging, or reshaping.
Thanks for your help.
Mary K.
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Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 10:33:03 -0400
From: Christine Hill <chill@willingboro.org>
Subject: Re: Harry Potter
This is an incident of teacher self-censorship, not censorship from the
outside.
I asked my sister-in-law, who teaches 4th grade in Florida and loves Harry
Potter, if she would use it as a read aloud for her class. She answered that
she would never do it because there is too much opposition to books with
sorcery in her neck of the woods.
Christine M. Hill
Willingboro Public Library
One Salem Road
Willingboro, NJ 08046
chill@willingboro.org
My new book! Robert Ballard: Oceanographer Who Discovered the Titanic,
Enslow, 1999.
Carol Thornton-Anderson wrote:
> I am amazed that this is the first mention of this possibility. Around
> here, "withcraft" and those "other" words have big red
buttons on them.
> Now with the tidal waves of media coverage of these books, I'm afraid
> those issues will be catching up as soon as the books are read by those
> who are...umm...very upset by these kinds of references. I hope I'm
> wrong...
> Carol Thornton-Anderson
> Youth Services
> Melton Public Library
> French Lick, IN
>
> Jean Hewlett wrote:
>
> > Just curious--Has anyone every had a challenge to Harry Potter, on the
> > grounds that the books encourage interest in the occult?
> > Jean Hewlett
> > North Bay Cooperative Library System, Santa Rosa CA
> > nbclsref@sonic.net
> > All opinions are my own, and do not represent those of my employers.
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Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 11:33:42 -0400
From: Charles Schacht <schachtc@libcoop.net>
Subject: Re: Free Expression Network: An Appeal to Reason
Amy - As far as I can figure it at this point in time (somebody wonderfully
persuasive may get me to change my mind tomorrow) the least worst solution - not
the best one - is for Children's Librarians to accept the fact that part of
their
job is keeping one eye on unfiltered terminals (no privacy screens, in view of
the desk) while they go about their other business. My general rule of thumb is
that things don't get done here which have the potential to be disturbing to
others or dangerous. So kids don't curse, they don't shout, they don't jump off
the tables, they don't hit each other, they don't watch people get brutal or
sexual on the screen. We make sure that the atmosphere is welcoming, but also
insist that it be reasonably civilized so that everyone can look forward to
being
here. Every chance I get I encourage parents to use the Web WITH their children,
and point out that it can be a wonderful AND an appalling place. Would I like to
be able to turn in my supervisor's badge and concentrate completely on being
other
kinds of a Librarian? You bet. But I couldn't do it with a clear conscience;
I'm a big believer iin civilization and its benefits, and I think both parents
and
children appreciate having this be a pleasent and peaceful place. Can we tell
parents that we can offer their children absolute safety on the net while
they're
here? Of course not, but we can assure them that we'll do what we can to make
this the kind of place that deserves their trust and support.
Chuck Schacht
Romeo District Library
Romeo, MI.
Amy Lilien wrote:
> Then what is your solution, chuck? That there be no internet terminals at
> all? I agree that filters don't answer the problem, which is why
> ultimately the responsibility has to remain with the parents. If it is
> completely on us, 1. we may not allow, or allow things that the parents
> don't agree with, and 2. We wouldn't have time to do our REAL jobs. Let's
> not forget one thing here: we are supposed to be acting as librarians, not
> parents and not policemen.
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