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Date: Mon, 4 Oct 1999 17:39:19 -0400 (EDT)
To: pubyac-digest@nysernet.org
Subject: pubyac V1 #836
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Date: Fri, 1 Oct 1999 09:29:14 -0700
From: Laura Whaley <WHALEYL@santacruzpl.org>
Subject: RE: Downloading onto floppies from OPACs
Our wonderful tech staff devised a way to block off access to the desktop. A
patron can download to a floppy but not open it on our terminals, they'd
have to go to a non-library computer to view it. That way our system is
protected from viruses and they can still procure longer files.
Laura
Boulder Creek Branch
Rem tene; verba sequentur.
Cato the Elder
- -----Original Message-----
From: Betsy Bybell [mailto:bbybell@norby.latah.lib.id.us]
Sent: Thursday, September 30, 1999 12:05 PM
To: PUBYAC@nysernet.org
Subject: Downloading onto floppies from OPACs
Good morning everyone,
A question has come up about allowing patrons to download information found
on the Internet onto floppy diskettes from the library's OPAC stations.
Some of our staff are concerned about contacting viruses and want all the
computers "locked" down. I'm more concerned with patrons in the rural
branches who do not have access to the Internet at home and might want to
save files that are longer than several pages. Have any of you run into
this dilemma and how has your library handled it?
Many thanks,
Betsy Bybell
Branch Coordinator, Latah County Library
110 S. Jefferson, Moscow ID 83843
208-882-3925, fax 208-882-5098
email: bbybell@norby.latah.lib.id.us
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Date: Fri, 01 Oct 1999 12:20:22 -0500
From: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
Subject: Teen Read Week
American Libraries will be devoting a section of its December issue to
Teen Read Week. They would like to know about interesting and unusual
programs being conducted for Teen Read Week and would like photographs
of your events and programs as well.
If you would like to be considered for the feature article, please
send a report of your TRW event to americanlibraries@ala.org. Please
include contact information (name, phone, email). If you need
assistance if preparing your report, YALSA has posted a feedback form
on the Teen Read Week Web site at http://www.ala.org/teenread/ff.html.
The page provides a list of questions to help guide you. The form is
in a PDF format and can be downloaded if you would prefer.
Photographs should be sent in a tif or gif file to
americanlibraries@ala.org
and accompanied by captions.
The deadline for submission to American Libraries for both the report
and photographs is November 1. No need to send to YALSA if you are
sending to American Libraries.
Any questions, please contact YALSA at 800-545-2433, ext. 4390.
Please feel free to share this information. Thanks for your help. We
look forward to some great events!
Deborah Davis
Public Relations Specialist
ALA Public Information Office
50 East Huron Street
Chicago, IL 60611
312-280-2148
dedavis@ala.org
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Date: Sat, 02 Oct 1999 08:17:28 PDT
From: "Rae Kozloff" <rkoz@hotmail.com>
Subject: Stumper: flight to the moon
Patron is looking for a book which he read in the 1970's and
which has been made into a children's movie (not sure if by
Disney or not). It involves a boy who stows away on a
space mission to the moon and is based on actual Apollo lunar
flights, so the details are somewhat accurate. I have checked
standard sources and found nothing.
In hopes this rings a bell with someone... Please respond to
me at rkoz@hotmail.com. Thank you!
Rae Kozloff
Anacortes Public Library
Anacortes, WA
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Date: Sat, 2 Oct 1999 11:36:55 -0400 (EDT)
From: John Peters <cf071@freenet.buffalo.edu>
Subject: STUMPER: boys, big fish
Hello all -- does the following sound familiar?
Patron remembers the following plot: "3 or 4 young boys set out to catch a
"Legendary" fish in their town pond. They sneak out one night, steal a
boat from the boathouse, spend all night fighting the fish and after
finally landing it, decide it deserves to go on living. So they set it
free." He recalls it as a chapter book, in softcover, and is fairly sure
that it's not a folktale.
Various key word searches of the NYPL catalog returned nothing that he
recognized. I'm not sure where else to check, beyond, of course, y'all.
Any nibbles? I will post responses; please send them to the address below.
TIA,
John Peters
Central Children's Room
The New York Public Library
cf071@freenet.buffalo.edu
**My esteemed institution asserts its right
to hold different views**
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Date: Sat, 2 Oct 1999 12:04:03 -0500
From: MKARNOSH@mail1.bcl.lib.fl.us
Subject: Position Opening--Broward County, FL
JOB OPENING--BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA
Broward County Library is accepting applications for Librarian I
(Youth Services). Successful candidates will have a degree in
Library and Information Science accredited by the American Library
Association, a background in literature for children and young
adults, and a sincere desire to work with youth and their caregivers
in a variety of public library settings. They will also be
energetic, enthusiastic, and able to work a flexible schedule which
includes some nights and weekends.
Two positions are presently available at the South Regional/BCC
branch. This library, located on the South campus of Broward
Community College, is one of less than a dozen libraries in the
nation serving both college and public users. Youth Services
librarians at this branch are part of a fun-loving team which
provides service backed by an extensive collection, in a spacious and
sunny Children's Room.
One position is currently open at the Pembroke Pines/Walter C. Young
branch. This facility is a joint-use public and middle-school
library in a vibrant new building which opened in May of this year,
and which also features a team approach to youth services.
County voters have approved a bond issue for over $120 million to
finance the construction of several new libraries. As the system
expands, there will be many opportunities for professional growth.
Youth Services Librarians participate in a career track extending
from Librarian I to senior administrative positions. BCL offers a
competetive salary and excellent benefits.
HOW TO APPLY: Application for employment must be made on the County's
official application, form BC-100--"Application for Employment".
Resumes by themselves do not satisify this requirement.
Applications may be picked up between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. at the
Division of Human Resources, Personnel Center--Annex B, 115 South
Andrews Ave., Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301. Applications will be mailed
to you upon request by calling (954) 357-6444.
Broward County is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provider of
services.
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Date: Sat, 02 Oct 1999 13:44:35 EDT
From: "ellen schare" <eschare@hotmail.com>
Subject: Book title search
Greetings! I am a new subscriber so please bear with me! I am trying to find
the title of a picture book about a wolf who disguises himself in various
ways to attempt to enter a house of lambs. Their mother has warned them to
be careful, that the wolf wants to have them for dinner. Ultimately, it
turns out that the wolf wants to invite them to dinner, not to eat them! The
children's librarian in my (public) library thought it sounded familiar, but
couldn't place it. Don't know
how else to find this out! Thanks very much.
Ellen Schare
MLIS Graduate Student
Long Island, NY
eschare@hotmail.com
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Date: Sat, 2 Oct 1999 15:45:27 -0500
From: Jane Genzel <jgenzel@ci.muskego.wi.us>
Subject: Hula Hoop Song
We are desperately (really) seeking a copy of the words and music to
the Theresa Brewer song (1958?) titled, "The Hula Hoop Song." We've
tried everything we can think of, including uncountable websites, ASCAP
and BMI, with no success. Does anyone have any ideas--or maybe a
songbook, which may contain this oldie? Our patron needs the song for a
church musical production so no doubt many blessings would rain down
upon the finder! (Hey, it couldn't hurt! :- ) You're our last hope. Any
ideas would be gratefully received.
Jane Genzel, Librarian
jgenzel@ci.muskego.wi.us
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Date: Sun, 03 Oct 1999 14:13:39 PDT
From: "Amy Blake" <amybob59@hotmail.com>
Subject: Stumper
Dear Members,
Asking your collective minds...
I am searching for an old 'Silly Song' for a patron, she sang it to her
daughter about 30 or 35 years ago. I've checked Children's Jukebox by Rob
Reid, any ideas?
It goes something like:
My Mom gave me a nickel to buy a pickle
I didn't buy a pickel, I buyed(brought) some chew-gum(or bubble gum)
Chew, chew, chew, chew-gum - How I love chew-gum..
My Mom gave me a ...
Thank you,
Amy Blake
Knox County Public Library
Vincennes, IN
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Date: Sun, 3 Oct 1999 12:40:36 EDT
From: DHALO426@aol.com
Subject: childrens literature on divorce
Please recommend good reads for the 10-12 year old re divorce in the
family Thanks, DHALO426@aol.com
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Date: Mon, 4 Oct 1999 08:16:47 -0500
From: "Dahms-Stinson, Nancee" <dahmsn@sosmail.state.mo.us>
Subject: Missouri State Library Job Vacancies
The Missouri State Library has reopened our recruiting efforts for three
Library Consultant positions on the Library Development team.
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**********************************
CONSULTANT, LIBRARY ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
Serves as a consultant to Missouri libraries and library boards,
specializing in library administration and management,
including governance, planning and evaluation and establishment of library
service in unserved areas. Provides consulting services to local
government, boards of trustees of public libraries and to library directors.
Consults with libraries on policy, personnel, financial and operations
management. Implement new program of public library standards.
QUALIFICATIONS: Masters Degree in Library Science from an ALA accredited
program; a minimum of three years experience in a responsible professional
position
related to library administration or equivalent experience. Specific
knowledge of public
library governance and management is required. Extensive travel required.
Full position description is posted on the web at
http://mosl.sos.state.mo.us/lib-ser/libser.html
<http://mosl.sos.state.mo.us/lib-ser/libser.html> . Range 23, $28,572 -
$42,288
Application materials (resumes, completed applications) may be mailed to:
Attention: Joy Osborne, Missouri State Library, P.O. Box 387, Jefferson
City, MO 65102-0387; Phone: 573-751-2751.
CONSULTANT, LIBRARY AUTOMATION
Serve as a consultant to Missouri libraries and library boards, specializing
in library automation.
Provides consulting services on library automation systems, needs
assessment, project planning,
retrospective conversion and working with vendors. Administers state and
national grants for
automation and technology. Coordinates library automation projects with
other library
technology programs. Plans training and continuing education on library
automation.
QUALIFICATIONS: A Master's Degree in Library Science from an ALA accredited
program. A minimum of three years experience in a responsible professional
position related to library automation or equivalent experience. Specific
knowledge and experience in technology standards and vendor systems are
required. Extensive travel required. A training position may be available to
candidates who are recent graduates and not able to present three years of
experience.
Full position description is posted on the web at
http://mosl.sos.state.mo.us/lib-ser/libser.html
<http://mosl.sos.state.mo.us/lib-ser/libser.html> . Range: $28,572 -
$42,288
Application materials (resumes, completed applications) may be mailed to:
Attention: Joy Osborne, Missouri State Library, P.O. Box 387, Jefferson
City, MO 65102-0387. Phone: 573-751-2751
CONSULTANT, CONTINUING EDUCATION
Range: $28,572 - $42,288
Serves as a consultant to Missouri libraries, and library
boards, specializing in education and training. Implement Missouri's
statewide continuing
education plan, develop and provide continuing education for library staff
and library trustees;
consult with libraries on development of continuing education programs, and
maintain a
professional collection of library materials at the State Library.
QUALIFICATIONS: Masters Degree in Library Science from an American Library
Association accredited program; a minimum of three years experience in a
responsible professional position, as a department or program director,
director of a library, or equivalent experience. Experience in providing
training and continuing education workshops. Extensive travel required.
Full position description is posted on the web at
http://mosl.sos.state.mo.us/lib-ser/libser.html
<http://mosl.sos.state.mo.us/lib-ser/libser.html> .
Application materials (resumes, completed applications) may be mailed to:
Attention: Joy Osborne, Missouri State Library, P.O. Box 387, Jefferson
City, MO 65102-0387. Phone: 573-751-2751.
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Date: Mon, 04 Oct 1999 09:21:19 -0500
From: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
Subject: Action Needed: Istook Filtering Amendment Included in
Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations
from American Libraries October 4
Filtering Amendment Added to Appropriations Bill
"On September 23, the House Appropriations Subcommittee
added by voice vote an Internet filtering amendment to the
FY2000 Labor-Health and Human Service-Education
appropriations bill. Offered by Rep. Ernest Istook (R-Okla.),
the amendment requires federally funded computers in public
and school libraries to filter obscenity and child pornography."
Action Alert: Library supporters should contact members of the House
Appropriations Committee (below) to request that the Istook amendment,
which would mandate Internet filtering for any library or school
receiving any type of federal support for their computers, be removed
from the Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations bill.
see
http://www.ala.org/washoff/alawon/alwn8096.html
________________________
Don Wood
American Library Association
Office for Intellectual Freedom
50 East Huron Street
Chicago, IL 60611
800-545-2433, ext. 4225
Fax: 312-280-4227
dwood@ala.org
http://www.ala.org/oif.html
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Date: Sat, 2 Oct 1999 18:11:40 EDT
From: CCullum621@aol.com
Subject: RE: Old Book Querie
I have a "Friend of the Library" who has given me this problem to
solve for
her.
Boy do I need some help.
She wants to locate a book she read as a child. She believes it's called
The Great Jug and she can't remember the author. In the story everyone wears
pots on their heads and it rains Pink Lemonade.
If anyone know the author and where we can locate this book please e-mail
me at:
CCullum621@aol.com
Thanks a lot
Carolyn Cullum
Edison, NJ
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Date: Mon, 4 Oct 1999 09:49:28 -0400
From: bvetter@hampton.lib.nh.us
Subject: Stumper
A colleague has asked me to find a book about a person with any
type of disability that would be interesting to a boy in the eighth
grade who is reading on a third grade level.
I have checked several of the usual sources (Book Finder, Best
Books for Children, etc.) but couldn't seem to find anything that
would meet both the interest and reading level criteria.
Any ideas?
TIA,
Beverly
Beverly Vetter,M.L.I.S., Children's Librarian
Lane Memorial Library
2 Academy Ave.
Hampton, NH 03842
603-926-4729
bvetter@hampton.lib.nh.us
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Date: Fri, 1 Oct 1999 10:19:24 -0700
From: "Look, Lin" <llook@city.newport-beach.ca.us>
Subject: RE: Fannel Board
The company of Tracing Paper and Scissors ;-)! No, seriously, it is one of
the easier flannel boards to make. If you can get a thinner felt (Pellon?),
the shapes show pretty clearly through it, so you can just trace and cut.
If you use regular flannel, you can trace the shapes, cut out them out and
use as a pattern. The shapes are just about the right size to use on a
flannel board. My shapes aren't picture perfect, but close enough for the
kids to figure out (although no one ever gets the Great Horned Owl)
Lin
> ----------
> From: Elizbeth O'Brien[SMTP:elizbetho@hotmail.com]
> Reply To: pubyac@nysernet.org
> Sent: Thursday, September 30, 1999 6:55 AM
> To: PUBYAC@nysernet.org
> Subject: Fannel Board
>
> Hello,
>
> Does anyone have a fannel board for it looked like split milk? If so
> where
> did you order it from?
>
> Elizabeth O'Brien
> QPBL-Flushing Branch
> Flushing, New York
>
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Date: Sat, 2 Oct 1999 11:10:19 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Joy S. Wong" <jwong@tln.lib.mi.us>
Subject: Reply to my request for Harry Potter ideas
- ---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1999 18:58:21 -0400
From: Cindy Rasely <crasely@wilson-co.com>
To: jwong@tln.lib.mi.us
Subject: Harry Potter
Dear Joy,
I was just sitting at my desk trying to plan our Oct. 21 "Harry Potter
Party" when your message came through. I rely heavily on last minute
inspiration, but so far I know we are having a contest to guess how many
"Any flavored" beans are in the jar (I think this will be on display
for
the weeks leading to the party and we'll take entries then announce the
winner at the party), each guest will get a lightening bolt painted on
their forehead. I do want to do a craft--maybe make a snitch and if I
could access the PUBYAC archives I could get the recipe for
knickerbocker glory but we might end up eating chocolate frogs instead
(just got to find a frog cookie cutter!). I'm currently searching
through magic books for some easy magic tricks to teach and have some
handouts from the Scholastic website. I've also thought of dividing the
crowd into houses and having some sort of competition. Oh yes, we also
should plan on singing the school song.
Now, I would love to hear any ideas you come up with. I tend to think
along certain lines and love to hear from those who think outside them!
Cindy Rasely
Children's librarian
Wilson County Public Library
Wilson, NC
crasely@wilson-co.com
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Date: Fri, 1 Oct 1999 13:12:11 -0700 (PDT)
From: Kirsten Edwards <kirstedw@kcls.org>
Subject: Re: large type YA books
On Wed, 29 Sep 1999, children johnson city public library wrote:
> winning books. My dilema is whether teens will read large type books. I am
> afraid they won't check these out, and I don't want to commit that much
> money to books that won't be read. Have any of you had any positive or
> negative experiences with teens about large type books? TIA!
I have two (yes, two) Large Print YA titles, and no they don't circ
in-house - they DO go out occaisionally in holds to other branches so I
don't begrudge them the shelf place. There's some visually impaired
person out their who needs 'em.
Could you purchase titles with likely adult appeal from the set of Large
Print titles you have to choose from? Harry Potter, THE GOLDEN COMPASS &
etc. & file them with your adult YA collection, albeit with some sort of
ID sticker for quick access? Then when the rare teen who does need this
resource asks for them, they're there, but the adults can be checking them
out betimes?
HTH
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: Fri, 01 Oct 1999 15:17:35 -0400
From: andria <amarala@ccl.charleston.lib.sc.us>
Subject: Re: Duplicating book covers
This response made me say "uh-oh!" because I've been copying covers of
YA
books, and putting them in our YA newsletter with the teen-written reviews.
Copyright infringement never occurred to me. So I called a friend who is
a lawyer, and he explained that as long as no-one is making money from the
use of the image, it's ok. The reason OfficeMax wouldn't make your copies
is 'cause they had no way of knowing what you (or any customer) was going
to do with the image, so their policy is to disallow it. Technically,
someone could, I guess, copy the cover of a book, photocopy the pages and
sell "bootleg" copies. But reproducing it into a library-published
(free)
newsletter is OK. You *are* just promoting their product, after all.
According to my legal source, anyway. Has anyone heard differently from
their atty.?
Andria
At 09:54 PM 9/30/99 EDT, you wrote:
>Duplicating book covers is still a violation of copyright law.
>When I went to OfficeMax or Staples to try to copy these covers they were
>very adimant about this and would not copy them without written permission
>from the author or publisher.
>Carolyn Cullum
>Edison, NJ
>
>
Andria L. Amaral
YA Librarian
Charleston County Public Library
68 Calhoun St.
Charleston, SC 29401
amarala@ccpl.org
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Date: Mon, 4 Oct 1999 15:11:17 -0400 (EDT)
From: Barb Scott <scottba@oplin.lib.oh.us>
Subject: Stumper...
Oplinland,
Hopefully, you can come up with this title for us. We had a patron
in today who read this book around the early '90's. It is an end-times
novel (not the Left Behind series) and here is what she remembers of it:
- --Set in end-times
- --Meteorite hits earth
- --1/3 of population wiped out
- --Novel is set in United States
- --A ranch is meeting place for all of the people who have survived the
meteorite. She thinks this ranch may be located in the mountains
- --Antichrist mentioned in book
As you can see, she gave me pretty detailed information about the
book, more than we sometimes usually get ("the book has a blue cover"
is
always really helpful! : )
If anyone can supply the title and author of this book, we will have
one happy patron!
E-mail replies directly to me at scottba@oplin.lib.oh.us.
Thanks bunches!
Barb Scott
Children's Librarian
P.S. Forgot to mention that this is an adult book and we have consulted
Novelist in an attempt to find it.
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Date: Mon, 04 Oct 1999 12:24:15 -0700
From: Jan Wall <janw@norby.latah.lib.id.us>
Subject: Tickle storytime
Hi to all -
I've had a preschool storytime on the back burner for several months
because I can't seem to quite get all the parts together.
The theme is "Tickle" and I have a number of books for it:
THE TICKLEOCTOPUS
TICKLE TICKLE
TOES ARE TO TICKLE
IF YOU LOVE A BEAR
PETE'S A PIZZA
JESSE BEAR'S TUM-TUM TICKLE
and a selection from PLAYTIME RHYMES
So the question is - what to do for activities/crafts?
Or does anyone have a great tickle book (or music) that I'm missing?
TIA!
Jan Wall
Youth Services Librarian
Latah County Library District
110 South Jefferson Street
Moscow ID 83843
fax: 208-882-5098
janw@norby.latah.lib.id.us
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Date: Sat, 2 Oct 1999 11:26:44 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Joy S. Wong" <jwong@tln.lib.mi.us>
Subject: Reply to my request for Harry Potter ideas
- ---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Fri, 01 Oct 99 09:34:55 -0500
From: Pamela Lee Ashbrook <pashbrook@ncsl.dcr.state.nc.us>
To: Joy Wong <jwong@tln.lib.mi.us>
Subject: Harry Potter
- -- [ From: Pamela Lee Ashbrook * EMC.Ver #2.5.02 ] --
Hi Joy,
I am also doing a Harry Potter program, mine is starting next week. I am
starting out by simply doing an after school read-aloud. Every Wednesday I
will read 2-3 chapters until we finish the first book. If I've had a good
response then we'll start with the second Potter book. I remember when I was
in school and the teacher would read to us, I loved it! I have had adults
and children sign up for the program.
I have also got info from the Harry Potter site at www.scholastic.
com/harrypotter/
The site has word games, how to make flubber:-) and info on each of the
books. It was really helpful when I was doing my flyers and stuff for the
program. I'm going to start by simply reading, then if the kids really get
into it, I'll expand it to simple crafts, etc. I'm kind of flying by the
seat of my pants. I am reading the book along with the kids, I have only
read the first three chapters, that way it will be new to me and to them.
Well, I hope this helps. Good luck. Pam
- --
Pamela Ashbrook
Children's Librarian
Nantahala Regional Library
pashbrook@ncsl.dcr.state.nc.us
(828)837-2025
Opinions expressed here are my own.
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Date: Mon, 04 Oct 1999 09:56:42 -0500
From: "Grace Slaughter" <gslaughter@bham.lib.al.us>
Subject: Re: large type YA books
I have one patron mother (of teen twin girls) who swears by large-type books
for teens. Her observation is that -- get this -- the large type is easier to
read! Teens are in school all day reading the fine print of their text books,
and the change to large print is restful.
Also, I think there is a psychological aspect: Large type equals easy.
This sounds like there should be some kind of research done...
grace
children johnson city public library wrote:
> Thanks to all of you who sent ideas about their teen volunteer program.
> It's great to know this resources is here!
>
> Now I have another question in which I need your expertise! I have the
> opportunity to get on a standing order for large type young adult award
> winning books. My dilema is whether teens will read large type books. I am
> afraid they won't check these out, and I don't want to commit that much
> money to books that won't be read. Have any of you had any positive or
> negative experiences with teens about large type books? TIA!
>
> Betty Cobb
> Johnson City Public Library
> Johnson City, TN
> jcplkids@hotmail.com
>
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Date: Fri, 1 Oct 1999 12:52:30 -0400 (EDT)
From: carmel <carmel@ulysses.sebridge.org>
Subject: Re: American Youth Corp
We have had both folders and book covers from American Youth Corp. The
advertisers turned out to be local businesses...funeral homes, insurance
companies, restaurants, etc..all commercial, nothing objectionable. The
folders and book covers are not all that attractive but our patrons
certainly took them and some even commented what a nice idea it was. It
was certainly a good and effortless freebie with your library's name on it.
Marilyn Schlansky
Reed Memorial Library
Carmel, NY
On Thu, 30 Sep 1999, Bonnie Janssen wrote:
>
> Has anyone worked with this group that can give me any
> feedback about their product? Apparently they provide
> bookcovers for distribution at local libraries. These
> are funded by the local advertising that they obtain
> to be a part of the book cover. The catch is that you
> do not know what advertising will appear until the
> bookcovers are produced. Information about the local
> library also appears on the cover. Sounds worth a try
> to me. Just thought I'd ask in case someone out there
> has had any experience with them to share! thanks
> Bonnie bjafrm@yahoo.com
>
> =====
>
> __________________________________________________
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> Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com
>
>
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Date: Sat, 2 Oct 1999 11:20:37 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Joy S. Wong" <jwong@tln.lib.mi.us>
Subject: Reply to my request for Harry Potter ideas
- ---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Thu, 30 Sep 1999 09:32:12 -0400
From: Bryce <Bryce@exchg1.palsplus.org>
To: "'jwong@tln.lib.mi.us'" <jwong@tln.lib.mi.us>
Subject: Harry Potter
Hi, Joy! I'll be doing a Harry Potter book party myself on 10/29. When's
yours? I know for sure that I'll be doing a few magic card tricks (can your
kids make their own magic wands? chopsticks or dowels covered in tin foil
and decorated?), a H.P. crossword puzzle (puzzlemaker.com is a great help!),
and maybe a H.P. mad-libs (do you know what these are? Let me know if you
don't). I'm also going to use a Sorting Hat (any wizard cap)- turn it
pointy side down over the kids' head, and then have them pull a paper out of
the hat. The name of the room (Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff,
Ravenclaw) will be on the paper. After they've done that, everyone from the
same room will stand and we'll read the appropriate poem from the book.
Also, you may want to give Scholastic a call- I heard they were giving out
Harry Potter lightning tattoos. Good luck with all and call if you have any
questions or would like some of my material sent to you. Talk to you soon!
Richard Bryce
Senior Children's Librarian
West Milford Township Library
(973) 728-2823
"And it was always said of him that he knew how to keep Christmas
well...and
so as Tiny Tim observed, 'God Bless Us, Everyone!'" (Charles Dickens, A
Christmas Carol)
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Date: Sat, 2 Oct 1999 10:37:30 -0500 (CDT)
From: Maria Wegscheid <mwegsche@libby.rbls.lib.il.us>
Subject: Re: large type YA books
On Wed, 29 Sep 1999, children johnson city public library wrote:
> Now I have another question in which I need your expertise! I have the
> opportunity to get on a standing order for large type young adult award
> winning books. My dilema is whether teens will read large type books.
I also have a chance to sign up for that large print program. (I don't
remember off the top of my head who is offering it.) I do have about a
half dozen large print titles in my young adult fiction collection, and
they go out regularly. In fact, they tend to look like an easier read
with the big print, so I've been able to sell them to otherwise reluctant
readers. (How delightfully sneaky!) But what really convinced me to sign
up for this was the parent who came in looking for something for her
visually impaired son and was thrilled that we had "Staying Fat of Sarah
Byrnes" in large print.
So, to sum up, teens who do not need large print fiction will check it
out anyway. And teens who do need it will love you forever.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Maria J. Wegscheid
Bettendorf (IA) Public Library
2950 Learning Campus Dr
Bettendorf IA 52722
319-344-4188
mwegsche@libby.rbls.lib.il.us
Views expressed by the author do not necessarily represent those of the
Bettendorf Public Library.
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Date: Sat, 2 Oct 1999 11:23:53 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Joy S. Wong" <jwong@tln.lib.mi.us>
Subject: Reply to my request for Harry Potter ideas
- ---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Thu, 30 Sep 1999 09:32:12 -0400
From: Bryce <Bryce@exchg1.palsplus.org>
To: "'jwong@tln.lib.mi.us'" <jwong@tln.lib.mi.us>
Subject: Harry Potter
Hi, Joy! I'll be doing a Harry Potter book party myself on 10/29. When's
yours? I know for sure that I'll be doing a few magic card tricks (can your
kids make their own magic wands? chopsticks or dowels covered in tin foil
and decorated?), a H.P. crossword puzzle (puzzlemaker.com is a great help!),
and maybe a H.P. mad-libs (do you know what these are? Let me know if you
don't). I'm also going to use a Sorting Hat (any wizard cap)- turn it
pointy side down over the kids' head, and then have them pull a paper out of
the hat. The name of the room (Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff,
Ravenclaw) will be on the paper. After they've done that, everyone from the
same room will stand and we'll read the appropriate poem from the book.
Also, you may want to give Scholastic a call- I heard they were giving out
Harry Potter lightning tattoos. Good luck with all and call if you have any
questions or would like some of my material sent to you. Talk to you soon!
Richard Bryce
Senior Children's Librarian
West Milford Township Library
(973) 728-2823
"And it was always said of him that he knew how to keep Christmas
well...and
so as Tiny Tim observed, 'God Bless Us, Everyone!'" (Charles Dickens, A
Christmas Carol)
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Date: Sat, 2 Oct 1999 11:09:06 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Joy S. Wong" <jwong@tln.lib.mi.us>
Subject: Reply to my request for Harry Potter ideas
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Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1999 15:10:59 -0700
From: REBECCA HIGGERSON <RHIGGERSON@sacramento.lib.ca.us>
To: jwong@tln.lib.mi.us
Subject: Harry Potter ideas
Joy,
We are having a HP program in January and we want to create a fantasy adventure
for our kids (no non-employee adults allowed). Our meeting room will turn into
Platform nine and three quarters and once the kids step through the curtain
there will be about six stations for them to randomly visit. We'll start first
though with a book talk and then I'll probably read a chapter from the first
book. Our ideas for the six stations are:
1. lightning tatooes on all foreheads
2. sorting hat--where we will assign each child to one of the four houses
3. guess the number of Every Flavor Beans in the jar
4. wand making
5. wordsearch puzzle
6. Mirror of Erised--each child will select a fancy decorated card. He will then
step up to the mirror, lift the flap and read the card in the mirror (obviously
it will be printed backwards on the card) and it will express some desire that
an average school age child would have.
Staff will wear decorated graduation robes and we will have props suspended from
the ceiling (invisibility cloak, quidditch balls, the Nimbus two thousand, etc.)
That's it so far, but we are constantly adding to our plans.
If you come across anything that will add to our program, we'd love to hear
about it.
Thanks!
Rebecca
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Rebecca Higgerson
Youth Services Librarian
Sacramento Public Library
828 I Street
Sacramento, CA 95630
(916)264-2845
rhiggerson@sacramento.lib.ca.us
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Date: Sat, 2 Oct 1999 12:21:39 +0000
From: hgrady.Ops.Staff.Main.ACPL@everest.acpl.lib.in.us
Subject: Re: Chapter Club
Hi Katja. I'm attempting the same thing beginning in November. I
will be reading twice a week--Mondays Matilda by Dahl and Wednesdays
Harry Potter. I've done this for school classes that visit weekly
and it seems to work well. The important thing is to count the
number of weeks you'll be having your program and see how many
chapters that would enable you to read. Some books will allow you to
read two b/c of their length. I will be serving snacks and figure
around a 1/2 hr to 40 min for time. And its good to get them
involved in the story by asking what happened in last weeks chapter.
Let's exchange notes in December to see how our programs work and
compare!
Heather
> Date: Wed, 29 Sep 1999 11:00:07 -0400 (EDT)
> From: Katja Ermann <kermann@rvcc.raritanval.edu>
> To: pubyac@nysernet.org
> Subject: Chapter Club
> Reply-to: pubyac@nysernet.org
> I know this has been covered before, but I can't find where I saved the
> information, and as usual the archives are inaccessible. Can anyone who
> has done an afterschool "chapter club" for elementary grades give
me
> advice and a list of books you've read? I'm going to be doing a six week
> session of serializing a chapter book for grades 3-5 in November/December.
Heather Grady
Shawnee Branch Library
Allen County Public Library
Fort Wayne, IN
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Date: Fri, 01 Oct 1999 19:08:19 -0400
From: mellifur@tiac.net
Subject: Re: Harry Potter (& Halloween)
>Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1999 21:06:32 +400
>From: "xena"<chrisben@bestweb.net>
>Subject: Harry Potter
>
>We have holds for all three Harry Potters; interestingly enough, half of the
>reserve requests are made by adults. (We have also witnessed newfound adult
>interest in the Chronicles of Narnia.
>
>My son wants to be Harry Potter for Halloween (complete with Firebolt), but
>he's afraid no one will know who he is...It appears many of his classmates
are
>more interested in the Pokemon books.
>
What does it really prove, though, that the name on the reserve is an
adult's? We have a lot of parents who use their card when taking out books
for their children. Alternately, we have parents who use the first of their
family's cards that they find in their wallet, whether it belongs to them,
the child doing the requesting, or a sibling. We have a lot of adult
interest in the Harry Potter books, but it's hard to know if they want it
for themselves or for their child/ren. That being said, we had one patron
request that we put a copy on our "Rapid Readers" shelf, so there are
obviously some adults who want if for themselves. (Rapid Readers books are
taken out for three days and can not be renewed. We do this only with adult
books - so far!)
As for the Harry costume, besides the thunderbolt, perhaps he could carry a
Nimbus 2000 and a Golden Snitch? A tennis ball or super ball with
construction paper wings glued on might do for the latter.
M. Neiman
mellifur@tiac.net
Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Glastonbury, CT
http://www.wtmlib.com
The opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of my organization.
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Date: Sat, 2 Oct 1999 11:07:31 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Joy S. Wong" <jwong@tln.lib.mi.us>
Subject: Replies to my request for Harry Potter ideas
- ---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1999 13:12:08 -0700
From: Angela Reynolds <angelar@wccls.lib.or.us>
To: "'jwong@tln.lib.mi.us'" <jwong@tln.lib.mi.us>
Subject: FW: Harry Potter success
Here's an email i sent out to the librarians in my county---gives
details of my Harry Potter day! Quite a successful program, and the
kids will love you for it!
Angela J. Reynolds
Youth Services Librarian
West Slope Community Library
3678 SW 78th Portland, OR 97225
503-292-6416 FAX: 503-292-6932
angelar@wccls.lib.or.us
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Angela Reynolds
> Sent: Thursday, September 23, 1999 9:57 AM
> To: Youth Services Librarians
> Subject: Harry Potter success
>
> A big success story at West Slope! We had about 87 people (62 kids,
> and only a few were pre-schoolers!!!!) for our Harry Potter Day
> program. For West Slope, that is a LOT of people! We had an owl from
> the Oregon Zoo, (very cool, thanks for the idea, BJ). We served Bertie
> Botts every flavor beans, and had a Name the Flavor contest. Gross
> winner name was Sneezeberry (I had to share that). The kids made
> wands, and played Pin-the Pig-tail on Dudley (a huge hit with the
> younger kids). I read part of the first chapter of the new book, and
> I only stopped because my voice was giving out; they wanted more.
> Terisa Brown made a lovely Mirror of Erised, and kids had fun playing
> in front of that. My teen volunteers painted purple lightning bolt
> scars on foreheads. I also made a Harry Potter crossword puzzle. I
> gave away books and a bag of chocolate frogs as prizes. Oh, and look
> for an article in next weeks Beaverton Valley Times...press was there!
>
> I just wanted to share, and to let you know that though it took a lot
> of planning, this was a great hit! And, since it is already planned,
> easy for you to replicate at your library. Kids and parents were
> calling and asking if they could help. I think even if you didnt have
> the owl, it would be a good program. If you want more details, let
> me know, I'll share.........
>
> Angela J. Reynolds
> Youth Services Librarian
> West Slope Community Library
> 3678 SW 78th Portland, OR 97225
> 503-292-6416 FAX: 503-292-6932
> angelar@wccls.lib.or.us
>
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