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Date: Thu, 21 Oct 1999 19:38:21 -0400 (EDT)
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Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1999 14:47:07 -0400
From: Lorie <odonnell@borg.com>
Subject: Stumper: "wild" grandomther
Once again I come begging for assistance...
A patron called and told me about this book: A grandmother does all
sorts of "wild" things that grandmothers don't traditionally do...ride
a
motorcycle, fly a plane, have adventures, etc.
She read it a few years ago, and believes it was fairly new at the
time. I have searched our catalog and online, A to Zoo... the other
usual sources, but there are SO MANY grandmother books! I am hoping
this will hit a note with someone. It's not "Our Granny" by Wild.
Greatly appreciating the assistance in advance,
Lorie
- --
***************
Lorie J. O'Donnell
odonnell@borg.com
"All that is comes from the mind; it is based on the mind,
it is fashioned by the mind. " from The Pali Canon
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Date: Tue, 19 Oct 1999 13:09:01 -0400
From: Robin Shtulman <shtulman@erving.com>
Subject: BIB: SCARY STORIES SUMMARY (long)
Thank you to everyone who responded with their ideas for scary stories
appropriate for first and second graders. There were several on that list
of which I was not previously aware. I am definitely going to check them
out!
For those of you who might be interested, here is the compilation.
Warning: they are in no particular order.
" The Boy and the Ghost" by Robert D. San Souci -
J. Brian Pinkney (Illustrator)
"Ghost-Eye Tree" by Bill Martin, John Archambault -
Ted Rand (Illustrator)
"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving -
"The Scary Book" editor Beverly Collins.
"Creepy Cuisine or Gross Grub"
The Banshee Train by Odds Bodkin
The Boy and the Ghost by Robert San Souci
Lucy Dove, by Janice Del Negro
The Ghost of Nicholas Greebe, by Tony Johnston
"A Creepy Countdown" by Charlotte Huck (ill. Jos. A. Smith)
"The Teeny Tiny Ghost" by Kay Winters (ill. Lynn Munsinger)
"Old Devil Wind" by Bill Martin Jr. (ill. Barry Root)
"Mouse's Halloween" by Alan Baker
"A Dark Dark Tale" by Ruth Brown
"In the Haunted House" by Eve Bunting (ill. Susan Meddaugh)
"Hester" by Byron Barton
"A Woggle of Witches" by Adrienne Adams
"Very Scary" by Tony Johnston (ill. Douglas Florian)
"The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything" by Linda Williams
(ill.
Megan Lloyd)
"Rattlebone Rock" by Sylvia Andrews (ill. Jennifer Plecas)
"That Terrible Halloween Night" by James Stevenson
"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" adapted and ill. by Will Moses
"By the Light of the Halloween Moon" by Caroline Stutson (ill. Kevin
Hawkes)
BABA YAGA
LON PO PO.
Night of the Gargoyles by Eve Bunting
Did you say Ghosts? by Richard Michelson
Tailypo by Jan Wahl
Ghost of Sifty, Sifty Sam by Angela Shelf Medearis
Jack and the Beanstalk by Steven Kellog-
Monster and the tailor by Paul Galdone.
Eeek! Stories to Make You Shriek series(easy readers)? If
you just get one, and want it spooky, get "Creep Show" by Jennifer
Dussling.
The Witch's Face adapted by Eric Kimmel.
'Cyclops' and 'Theseus and the Minotaur'
by Leonard Everett Fisher.
Velcome" by Kevin O'Malley --
Big Pumpkin" by Erica Silverman
The Hosue that Drac Built" by Judy Sierra
"Shake Dem Halloween Bones" by W. Nikola-Lisa
"The Monsters Test" by Brian J. Heinz
"Pssst! It's Me. . .the Bogeyman" by Barbara Park.
Alvin Schwartz' IN A DARK, DARK ROOM AND OTHER SCARY STORIES.
GHOSTS OF THE WEST COAST :THE LOST SOULS OF THE QUEEN MARY AND OTHER
REAL-LIFE HAUNTINGS
Janice Del Negro's recent book, Lucy Dove,
The Monster and the Tailor by Galdone.
The Dancing Skeleton
Thanks again to all who responded.
Robin
R. Shtulman
Erving Elementary School
28 Northfield Road
Erving, MA 01344
shtulman@erving.com
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Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1999 15:30:15 -0400 (EDT)
From: Donnette Hall <dhall@clsn1269.cumberland.lib.nc.us>
Subject: Library Vacancies
CUMBERLAND COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY & INFORMATION CENTER
October 20, 1999
Come join one of North Carolina's fastest growing library systems! Our
three new branch libraries have created openings for managers and
entry-level librarians. Cumberland County is located in the heart of
North Carolina and offers a mixture of cultural diversity and southern
hospitality. In addition to a dynamic library system, our area has a
beautiful climate, cultural activities, dining and shopping, recreation,
golf, and nightlife.
We are now recruiting for the following positions:
Librarian IV - North Regional Branch Manager (Position # 1201) Searching
for experienced leader to manage regional branch library with staff of 19
FT (6 MLS) and 14 PT. Branch offers full range of children's, teen and
adult programming; as well as public Internet terminals, activity room,
conference room, quiet study room and plenty of parking. Requirements
include 4 years experience as a MLS professional librarian and two years
of library supervisory experience. Salary begins at $37,347.
Librarian II - 2 Positions: Young Adult Coordinator - HQ (Position # 1464)
and Information Services Assistant Manager - HQ (Position # 1451):
Searching for librarians to supervise and coordinate the library's young
adult services and information services. Must have 18-24 months
experience as a MLS professional librarian. Six months supervisory
experience preferred. Salary begins at $31,176.
Librarian I - (Children's) 3 Positions: Position # 1474 = HQ, position #
1465 = Bordeaux Branch, and position # 1333 = Spring Lake Branch: Need
energetic librarians who will provide programming, reference services,
reader's advisory service and collection development for the Children's
Department. Salary begins at $28,422.
Librarian I - (Young Adult), 2 positions: Position # 1249 = East Regional
Branch, and position # 1332 = Spring Lake Branch: Customer-oriented
librarian who will provide information services (electronic and print) to
include answering reference questions and organizing adult and teen
programming. Salary begins at $28,422.
Candidates must possess an ALA accredited MLS degree. Negative drug test
required. Please submit resume with references to Mr. James Lawson,
County Personnel, P.O. Drawer 1829, Fayetteville, NC 28302. Copy to: Ms.
Donnette Hall, Personnel Admin. Asst., CCPL&IC, 300 Maiden Lane,
Fayetteville, NC 28301-5000.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY & INFORMATION CENTER
Stats: Total MLS staff = 48 Service Population = 300,000
Headquarters Library 80,000 Square feet Opened 1986
Bordeaux Branch Library 10,000 Square feet Opened 1985
Cliffdale Branch Library 18,000 Square feet Opened 1991
East Regional Branch Library 21,000 Square feet Opened Feb, 1999
Hope Mills Branch Library 11,200 Square feet Opened 1992
North Regional Branch Library 24,000 Square feet Opened 1998
Spring Lake Branch Library 12,000 Square feet Opened June, 1999
For further information, contact Ms. Donnette Hall, Personnel
Administrative Assistant at (910) 483-1580,
FAX: (910) 486-5372; E-Mail: dhall@cumberland.lib.nc.us.
Please visit our web site at: http://www.cumberland.lib.nc.us
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Date: Thu, 21 Oct 1999 13:23:23 -0400
From: Ginger Armstrong <armstrongg@co.chesterfield.va.us>
Subject: BIB: Caldecott Contenders
Hi everyone!
Finally, here are all the suggestions that I received concerning
possible Caldecott contenders for this year. Thanks to all who
contributed and I'll post the results of our kids' favorite book of the
year when the mock Caldecott program has ended.
A Band of Angels by Deborah Hopkinson with illustrations by Raul Colon
Bark, George by Jules Feiffer
Black Cat by Christopher Myers
The Black Geese: A Baba Yaga Story from Russia by Alison Lurie with
illustrations by Jessica Souhami
Come On, Rain by Karen Hesse with illustrations by Jon J. Muth
Cook-A-Doodle-Doo by Janet Stevens
David Goes to School by David Shannon
The Drums of Noto Hanto by J. Alison James with illustrations by
Tsukushi
The Huckabuck Family and How They Raised Popcorn in Nebraska and Quit
and Came Back by Carl Sandburg with illustrations by David Small
Hush Little Baby with illustrations by Marla Frazee
Invisible Princess by Faith Ringgold
Leo Cockroach-Toy Tester by Kevin O'Malley
Like Likes Like by Christopher Raschka
My Rows and Piles of Coins by Tollolwa Mollel with illustrations by E.B.
Lewis
Next Stop, Grand Central by Maira Kalman
One Monkey Too Many by Jackie Koller
The Party by Barbara Reid
Raisel's Riddle by Erica Silverman with illustrations by Susan Gaber
Sector 7 by David Wiesner
Shibumi and the Kitemaker by Mercer Mayer
Sleeping Boy with art by Leonid Gore
The Tale I Told Sasha by Nancy Willard with illustrations by David
Christiana
Tough Cookie by David Wisniewski
Trashy Town by Andrea Griffin Zimmerman, pictures by Dan Yaccarino
Weslandia by Paul Fleischman with illustrations by Kevin Hawkes
When Sophie Gets Angry-Really, Really Angry by Molly Bang
Thanks again!
Ginger Armstrong
Chesterfield County Public Library
Chesterfield, VA 23832
e-mail: armstrongg@co.chesterfield.va.us
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Date: Tue, 19 Oct 1999 12:05:33 -0700 (PDT)
From: Carol Scheper <pearl_513@yahoo.com>
Subject: Pig crafts
I would like to a story program with 3-5 year olds
with a pig theme. Any ideas for crafts??? Thanks in
advance.
Carol Scheper
Children's Librarian Trainee
Queens Borough Public Library
Arverne Branch
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Date: Thu, 21 Oct 1999 14:58:55 -0500 (CDT)
From: Julie Linneman <juliel@wichita.lib.ks.us>
Subject: Stumper: Folk Rhyme
Does anyone know the rhyme for which the ending line is:
"...one flew east, one flew west,
one flew over the cuckoo's nest."
Thanks for any help you can give.
Julie Linneman
juliel@wichita.lib.ks.us
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Date: Tue, 19 Oct 1999 12:56:13 -0500
From: "Sean P. S. George" <sgeorge@stcharles.lib.la.us>
Subject: dinosaur & animal books
Item #1- In updating our dinosaur collection, I am looking for a series that
treats each specific dinosaur in a separate volume. We currently have some
surviving copies from the Dinosaurs series published by Child's World (24
titles), and the Dinosaur Library series published by Rourke (24 titles). I'm
not particularly impressed by either of these, but have found few other options.
Does anyone have any recommendations?
Item #2- I'm sure everyone has a high demand for animal books, as we do, but I'm
curious if anyone know of a good source for diagrams of different animals. Many
of our kids come in looking for "cut-away" diagrams that show internal
organs, etc.
Please respond directly to me, and I will certainly post the results I get for
the whole list.
<><><><><><><><><><><><>
Sean George
Youth Services Coordinator
St. Charles Parish Library
sgeorge@stcharles.lib.la.us
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Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1999 16:57:52 -0700
From: Angela Reynolds <angelar@wccls.lib.or.us>
Subject: Spanish language for Teachers
I am looking for a publisher that offers Teacher Resource books written
in Spanish. (Such as fingerplay books, storytime prep books). Does
anyone know of such?
Thanks-
Angela J. Reynolds
Youth Services Librarian
Washington County Cooperative Library Services
P.O. Box 5129
Aloha, OR 97006
503-466-1894 fax: 503-615-6601
angelar@wccls.lib.or.us
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Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1999 13:45:38 -0500
From: Kathleen Ahern <kahern@selco.lib.mn.us>
Subject: frontier books for boys?
I am in need of your collective wisdom again! A patron (boy) who has
read all of the Laura Ingalls Wilder books, including the "Rose" and
"Caroline" books that follow is looking for "that kind of
book" that
preferably with boy/boys main character. He is willing to read more of
"that kind of book" with female characters too.. He is not interested
in
the "My America" books or in Lawlor's books. Any ideas/suggestions?
Thanks so much in advance. Please send to me and I"ll respond or post
as requested. Kathleen, Minnesota
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Date: Thu, 21 Oct 1999 10:54:40 -0400
From: "Amy E Sears" <seaae@mailcity.com>
Subject: RE: Book topics
We need Hispanic material/ Picture Books and Fiction but from a
non-Southwest/Mexican perspective.
Our Hispanic population is needless to say urban, many have roots in Puerto Rico
and other Carribean islands. There seems to be very little material that has any
relevance to their lives. How about stories where the characters just happen to
be Hispanic and living in cities besides Los Angeles?
Amy Sears
Juvenile Materials Specialist
Brooklyn Public Library
Brooklyn New York
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Date: Thu, 21 Oct 1999 10:48:54 -0400 (EDT)
From: Susan L Hill <z005840b@bc.seflin.org>
Subject: elementary school outcast fiction
5th grade teacher patron would like to assemble a bibliography of books
for her team to consider with the theme of the class or school outsider
who others ultimately learn to understand and accept. She's looking for
a literature based departure point for talking about hate and violence
that triggered Columbine et al. Books must be available in paperback. I
suggested Bad Girls by Voight. Appreciate any suggestions from out there
- - 5th grade level. Thanks
x
Susan L. Hill
z005840b@bc.seflin.org
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Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1999 10:11:28 -0400
From: Debby Anderson <andersde@oplin.lib.oh.us>
Subject: Stumper: Conflict Management
Hi,
I have a patron who is revising a publication called "Teaching Skills of
Peace through Children's Literature." She is looking for recent (1996
to now) preschool and primary picture books that deal with conflict
management. She defines conflict management as "identifying a conflict,
understanding what is causing the conflict, and using non-violent
problem solving skills to de-escalate the conflict so that a mutually
acceptable agreement can be achieved."
Please email me directly. I'll post the results to the list. Thanks in
advance for your help!
- --
Debby Anderson, Children's Librarian
184 Phelps St., Painesville, OH 44077
andersde@oplin.lib.oh.us
Voice 1-440-352-3383 Fax 1-440-352-1069
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Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1999 13:20:09 -0500
From: Maggie Dyer <mdyer@icon-stl.net>
Subject: BIB: health book recommendations
Thanks to all of you who posted a response to my request for K-5 childrens
books dealing with Health and Nutrition. You may be interested in the
following list of responses. I appreciate the time you took to help me out.
- -Maggie Dyer
Babette Cole's 'Dr. Dog.' gets a little raunchy at times (he cautions that
butt scratching is not very sanitary) but has some good information imparted
with humor.
Melvin Berger--Germs make me sick!
Leedy, Loreen - The Edible Pyramid (0823412334)
Rice, Judith - Those Mean, Nasty, Dirty, Downright . . . Germs (1884834310)
McGinty, Alice - Staying Healthy, Dental Care (0823951391)
McGinty, Alice - Staying Healthy, Eating Right (0823951367)
McGinty, Alice - Staying Healthy, Good Hygiene (0823951413)
McGinty, Alice - Staying Healthy, Let's Exercise (0823951375)
Those Nasty Disgusting Horrible...Invisible Germs
Gregory the Terrible Eater, Sharmat
Try "What We Eat: A First Look at Food" by Sara Lynn (Thomson 1994)
"Good Enough to Eat: A Kid's Guide to Food and Nutrition" By Lizzy
Rockwell
(HarperCollins 1999)
"Dinosaurs Alive and Well: A Guide to Good Health" by Laurie Krasny
Brown
and Marc Brown (Little 1990
HAPPY, HEALTHY POOH BOOK,
BERENSTAIN BEARS AND TOO MUCH JUNK FOOD,
ALEXANDER'S MIDNIGHT SNACK,
& ABC'S OF LUNCH.
Mayo Clinic has a health resource line on the web and also posts its health
letter - good and current information on many health issues.
Maggie Dyer
Project Coordinator
LIFT- MO
mdyer@icon-stl.net
500 Northwest Plaza, Suite 601
St. Ann, MO 63074
1-800-729-4443
http://lift-missouri.org
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Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1999 11:06:05 -0700
From: Jean Hewlett <nbclsref@sonic.net>
Subject: Stumper - kids visiting a ranch
Does anyone recognise this book?
Here is the patron's description:
My brother and I read the book in the 40's and my impression was that it
was written in the 20's or early 30's. It was fiction and its main
characters were a brother and sister who live in New York in an
apartment building overlooking Central Park. They are visited by an
uncle who owns two ranches, one in Montana and the other in New Mexico
or possibly Arizona. He invites them to visit for the summer and spend
time at both ranches, where they are more or less turned into cowboys.
The book, as I recall, was large, about 8 1/2 by 11" and illustrated
with pen and ink drawings. The margins contained more drawings and netes
on various interesting aspects of western life. I thought the book might
have been by Holling C. Holling ("the tree and the trail," etc.) but
nothing on OCLC under his name sounds like it.
Thanks for any help you can provide. The patron is a librarian at one of
our member libraries.
Jean Hewlett
North Bay Cooperative Library System, Santa Rosa CA
nbclsref@sonic.net
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Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1999 09:05:37 -0500
From: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
Subject: Family Friendly Libraries Book Report: Should "Harry Potter"
Go To Public School?
Family Friendly Libraries Book Report: Should "Harry Potter" Go To
Public School?
http://www.fflibraries.org/HPRNo3.htm
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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: Tue, 19 Oct 1999 14:59:22 -0700
From: "Spector, Maya" <maya_spector@city.palo-alto.ca.us>
Subject: Job opening
Children's Library in Palo Alto, Ca. has an opening for a children's
librarian. The three-quarters time position will be available beginning
November 1. It has full benefits. The job will be posted by our H.R.
department soon, but we're eager to get the word out. If you're interested,
please call or email me.
Palo Alto is located near Stanford University, between San Francisco and San
Jose. Children's Library is an unusual and wonderful place to work as it is
one of the few free-standing children's library facilities in the country.
Maya Spector
Palo Alto Children's Library
maya_spector@city.palo-alto.ca.us
phone:(650)329-2134
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Date: Tue, 19 Oct 1999 14:40:12 -0500
From: Nancy Flint <NFlint@ci.leesburg.fl.us>
Subject: [none]
We have a vacancy for a Young Adult Librarian/Librarian II. Starting salary
$24,544.00. Good benefit package.
Contact: Ladonna Greene
Human Resource
City of Leesburg
P.O. Box 490630
Leesburg, FL 34748
(352) 728-9740
If you need additional information you may reach me at
neflint@ci.leesburg.fl.us
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Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1999 07:29:28 -0400
From: wendy davy <davylib@voyager.net>
Subject: Stumper
We have a patron who is looking for a poem (or maybe a book) from junior high or
high school, probably during the 60's. It is about a young boy who is
apprenticed
to a sailing ship as a child. At the end, he returns to his family as a grown
man &
takes them to see his ship. He is piped aboard...he is now the captain! Does
this
ring a bell with anyone?
TIA
Wendy Davy
Youth Services Librarian Assistant
Cromaine District Library
Hartland, Michigan
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Date: Tue, 19 Oct 1999 18:37:46 -0500
From: Kim Flores <kimf@mail.orion.org>
Subject: Stumper
We are trying to help a patron locate a picture book about a peacock who
changes his name to "Beautiful is his tail as the sunrise". It's kind
of like Tikki Tikki Tembo because the peacock winds up being eaten by a
wolf because the animal that runs to get help takes too long to say
the peacock's name! The patron insists it is a Cherokee fairy tale. We
have a pretty extensive folk and fairy tale collection but I'm not
finding this story. Any ideas? Please e-mail me directly at
<kimf@mail.orion.org>
TIA,
Kim Flores
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Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1999 11:21:58 EDT
From: Benshin@aol.com
Subject: stumper
Hello Everyone,
I just received this e-mail from a grad school pal and I haven't the
slightest idea what book she's talking about. This is my second attempt at
getting more information from her, so I don't expect any more clues. She
appears to be counting on my memory, and obviously, it's not meeting the
challenge...
"had read about some classsic book, possibly from Norway or some
such place, where the main moral of the story is that when one must make a
decision, there's no guarantee that either choice is right. YOu knew
instantly what this book was and said you'd read it a long time ago."
Any ideas?
Julie Benolken
benshin@aol.com
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Date: Tue, 19 Oct 1999 22:49:09 -0400
From: Simpson <jsimpson03@snet.net>
Subject: Stumper - Windago
Here's a stumper for you. A patron wants to find a story that her
father used to tell at Boy Scout camp-outs, that was really scary. She
thinks it was called "The Windago" (I'm not sure of the spelling) and
it
may have been a Native American tale. Perhaps the Windago was "going to
get you", or something like that. I can't find it in any of our scary
story collections (altho many are circing this time of year) or in our
Native American folklore books. If you know the story and where to find
it, please email me at <jsimpson03@snet.net>
Thanks, Martha Simpson, Stratford Library
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Date: Tue, 19 Oct 1999 16:50:24 PDT
From: "Sarah Smith" <sesmith5@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: Information about Harry Potter please
I am not the original poster, although I did receive the kit (although I
think that the librarian that called may have been me! Or else, it was
someone else from the listserv that I subscribe to. I also would like to
find the Harry Potter activity kit, and the only information that I have is
listed below:
>I only asked for 30 scars - if only I had known!)
>I called the Scholastic toll-free number (1-800 Scholastic). I did get
>transferred from dept. to dept., and they eventually had to give me a
>different number (which I no longer have). But if, when you call, you ask
>for the person in charge of Harry Potter promotions and giveaways, maybe
>they'll be able to help you out faster. You should NOT ask for the
>ordering dept - this is part of the promotion/advertising dept. It did
>come very quickly, but I'm in NY and that's where it was mailed from.
>Also, they had limited quantities so I don't know if they'll still have
>any.
I also called Scholastic and was told that they could not find the activity
kit. The woman on the phone told me to find out which catalog the kit was
out of and perhaps they could find out from there.
Sorry I couldn't help you more, but if you find out how to obtain one of
these kits, I would greatly appreciate the information.
Thanks,
Sarah Smith
Harrison Community Library, Michigan
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Date: Tue, 19 Oct 1999 15:20:41 -0400 (EDT)
From: Lisa Jean Philips <philipsl@metronet.lib.mi.us>
Subject: reference question (fwd)
Does anyone remember this?
*******************************************************************************
Lisa J. Philips
Children's Librarian
Farmington Community Library
32737 West Twelve Mile Road
Farmington Hills, Mi 48334-3302
philipsl@metronet.lib.mi.us
"Things are more like they are now than they have ever been."
Gerald Ford
- ---------- Forwarded message ----------
Subject: reference question
'Morning!
Would you forward this question on to your crack team of children's/YA
librarians?
Aaron was telling me over the weekend about a story he read as a child that
was very influential to him ... but he can't remember the name of the book.
The story was about a young boy who didn't like summer camp and tried to
find ways he could escape. He befriended the camp cook, who kiddingly
suggested that the boy should build a raft to cross the lake and then run
away from there -- which the boy tried to do, but got caught doing it. When
the camp counselors scolded him for not having permission to cross the lake
by himself, the boy protested, "Yes, I did -- the cook told me to do
it!"
There's a few other details of the story I could supply, but that may be
enough to tickle the brain of a well-read librarian.
Thanks much, ma'am! :)
Jen
~~~~~
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Date: Tue, 19 Oct 1999 13:56:17 -0500
From: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
Subject: FYI: CDT Action Alert! Call Congress today!
Congress is working RIGHT NOW to finish the bills appropriating funds
to run the federal government for next year. One of these bills --
covering the Labor, Education, & other departments -- is being used to
launch a sneak attack on Internet free speech!
Without any hearings or debate, Rep. Ernest Istook (R-OK) added
language that requires ALL computers purchased or operated by schools
or libraries with federal funds to install and use filtering software
to "ensure" that minors are prevented from accessing material that is
either obscene or child pornography.
Local schools and libraries are better able than the federal
government to decide the best way to keep children safe and to help
them have positive, age-appropriate experiences online. Filtering
technology is one option, but not the only choice available, and the
federal government should not lock schools and libraries into a single
technology choice that may become
obsolete in a few years time. This is especially true given the
unavoidable facts that filtering software cannot "ensure" that minors
are protected from viewing material that may be illegal, and will
doubtlessly prevent access to some constitutionally protected Internet
speech.
There are three steps you can take to oppose this threat to the
Internet. Your representative needs to hear from you!
First, call your member of Congress. We can provide their name and
telephone number if you don't know it -- just go to
http://www.cdt.org/action
and enter your zip code!
Tell his or her office your concerns. Use these words if you feel
tongue-tied:
Staffer: Hello, Rep.XXXXXX's office.
You: I'm calling to oppose the federal mandate on using Internet
filtering software in schools & libraries. Please tell Rep.
Barrett to oppose those provisions that Rep. Istook snuck into
the Labor appropriations bill, H.R. 3037, without any debate
or hearings. Local schools and libraries should make their own
decisions about how to provide children with Internet access --
not the federal government!
Staffer: Thanks, bye!
Second, let the CDT know how it went! Go to
http://www.cdt.org/action/,
and use the feedback form to tell us what happened. Or you can send an
email back to me at mclark@cdt.org
Lastly, please forward this message to other individuals interested
in Freedom of Speech issues on the Internet until Friday, October 29,
1999.
Information for their Representative is available at
http://www.cdt.org/action/
For more information on this threat to free speech, look at CDT's
legislation page: http://www.cdt.org/legislation/106th/speech/ , and
particularly http://www.cdt.org/legislation/106th/speech/istook.html.
For additional analysis of this, and other current congressional
attacks on Internet speech:
http://www.cdt.org/publications/pp_5.23.shtml
If you have any questions or comments about this action, feel free to
contact me. Michael
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Michael Clark, Assistant Webmaster
Center for Democracy and Technology
1634 Eye Street NW, Suite 1100 Washington, DC 20006
voice: 202-637-9800 fax: 202-637-0968
mclark@cdt.org http://www.cdt.org/
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