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Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 17:35:26 -0400 (EDT)
To: pubyac-digest@nysernet.org
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Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 13:57:14 -0500
From: "Rob Reid" <reid@ifls.lib.wi.us>
Subject: Goodbye Stuff
Sylvia Leigh Lambert requested goodbye stuff for storytimes. Anyone has =
always been welcome to my "Wave Goodbye" activity which Lee and Low
made =
into a picture book. You don't need the picture book to perform =
(although I wouldn't mind my 30 cents royalty if you DO get a copy). =
Here's the verse (act out all motions):
Wave high
Wave low
I think it's time (point to "watch" or clock)
We gotta go
Wave your elbows
Wave your toes
Wave your tongue
And wave your nose
Wave your knees
Wave your lips
Blow a kiss
With fingertips
Wave your ears
Wave your hair
Wave your belly
And derriere (Have to demonstrate this one)
Wave your chin
Wave your eye
Wave your hand
And say goodbye
I also wrote "Round of Applause" for my ALA book Family Storytime.
You're so great!
Now please stand.
Give yourself
A great big hand.
Clap the floor.
Clap the chair.
Clap the wall
And clap the air. ("Miss" as you clap)
Clap your elbows.
Clap your feet.
Clap your pinkies
And clap your seat. ("Bottom")
Clap with flippers. (Like a seal)
Clap with claws (Form claws like a crab)
Now a big
Round of applause (Make a big circle while clapping)
Clap your neighbor
Don't ask how.=20
Last of all -
Take a bow.
Rob Reid
Youth Services Coordinator
Indianhead Federated Library System
1538 Truax Blvd
Eau Claire, WI 54703-1569
715-839-5082
reid@ifls.lib.wi.us
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Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 15:17:10 -0500
From: JEANEAL@crpl.cedar-rapids.lib.ia.us
Subject: RE: Pig crafts
Simple piggy noses are fun. We cut out circles from pink construction paper
and either punch nostrils with a paper punch or draw them on with a black magic
marker. Staple or tape yarn on them so that they will go around a child's
head.
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Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 16:48:30 -0400
From: Ed Spicer/Ann Perrigo <espicer@accn.org>
Subject: Re: FW: Nation of Islam Link Removed because of Content.
James,
If you post a list in your library saying "Here is a list of fiction
titles:..." and someone says that "the biography of ___ is on that
list
and it is not a fiction title" you remove the book from the list and
move on without having to argue whether you are censoring. The book has
not been removed from the library. It has not been censored.
I think a good case can be made for removing any site from a recommended
list (and the ALA site is merely a list) along these lines, especially
when the criteria for being included on the list is so clear.
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Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 13:45:23 -0400 (EDT)
From: McLean <kmclea@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
Subject: Re: Goodbye Songs
To the tune of Mary Hda a Little Lamb:
Now it's time to say goodbye
Say good bye, say goodbye
Now it's time to say goodbye
I'll see you all next week.
My 2 and 3 year olds caught on quick and love to sing along!!!
****************************
* Kimberly McLean *
* Children Services *
* Longwood Public Library *
* 800 Middle Country Road *
* Middle Island, New York *
* 11953 *
* (516) 924-6400 *
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Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 18:30:41 -0400 (EDT)
From: kay bowes <kbowes@tipcat.dtcc.edu>
Subject: Re: Goodbye Songs
Sylvia,
I use a little ditty that I am sure I learned as a Girl Scout about
something in my pocket.
"There is something in my pocket
That goes upon my face.
I take it out and put it on
It's a great big smiley face."
I use this to start and end and then either stamp their hand or give them
a sticker or something similar.
Kay Bowes
Concord Pike Library
Wilmington, DE
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Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 14:57:32 -0700
From: Jill Patterson <jpatterson@ci.glendora.ca.us>
Subject: Re:
Debbie,
In California, if the school can not provide the help the child needs, the
school must subsidize the child's education at an institution that can. My
cousin attended Gow School in NY, a similar private, boys school for
dyxlexia. His mom told me that some students came from California and the
school in California paid the tuition.
For textbooks on tape, the Braille Institute does this for people with
visual disability. I don't know if dyslexia would count.
HTH!
Jill
Jill Patterson jpatterson@ci.glendora.ca.us
Glendora Public Library 140 S. Glendora Ave. Glendora, CA 91741
Tel: 626/852-4896 FAX: 626/852-4899
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Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 15:39:06 -0400
From: Arnie Naiman <ragged@interlog.com>
Subject: Re: Goodbye Songs
Sorry I hit the wrong button and sent it too soon. What I meant to say was :
I like to end my circles with Goodbye Children [ tune Goodnight Ladies ]
Goodbye children,
Goodbye children,
Goodbye children, It's time to say goodbye.
Then we go around the ring and say goodbye to each child by name.
Goodbye Sara,
Goodbye Daniel,
Goodbye Carrie, It's time to say goodbye.
KAthy Reid-Naiman
http://www.interlog.com/~ragged/index.html
109 Crawford Rose Dr.,
>> >Aurora, Ontario L4G 4S1 Canada
>> >905-841-1879
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Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 16:00:28 -0500
From: Kate Mills <kmills@bal.alibrary.com>
Subject: RE: E-Mail Reference
Vicky:
Barrington has offered email reference for a couple of years now. We do
limit it to "ready reference" type questions, so there isn't much need
for
a ref. interview. We check our email at least twice a day, not at night,
not on weekends. We try for a 24-hour turn around.
Mostly we get requests for copies of obits., requests for renewals and
ILLs, and a few advertisments for books. We haven't had any problems with
it.
Kate Mills
Barrington Area Library
505 N. Northwest Hwy.
Barrington, IL 60010
kmills@bal.alibrary.com
Opinions are my own.
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Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 15:15:21 -0600 (MDT)
From: Maggi Rohde <maggi@intranet.org>
Subject: Re: E-Mail Reference
On Fri, 22 Oct 1999, Victoria Schoenrock wrote:
> Does anyone do e-mail reference service over your web site? We are
> interested in pursuing it here and would like to hear about other library's
> experiences. What kind of turn around time do you promise? How do you
> handle reference interviews via e-mail?
You might talk with the folks at the IPL (Internet Public Library).
They're experts. http://www.ipl.org/ ipl@ipl.org
-Maggi
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Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 12:54:41 -0700
From: "Ellen Credle" <Ellenc@westlinn.lib.or.us>
Subject: Re: Goodbye Songs
"If you're happy and you know it...."
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Ellen S. Credle
Sr. Children's/YA Librarian
West Linn Public Library
1595 Burns St.
West Linn, OR 97068
503-656-7853
503-656-2746 Fax
ellenc@westlinn.lib.or.us
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Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 10:29:39 -0700
From: Laura Whaley <WHALEYL@santacruzpl.org>
Subject: RE: interfiling j and ya fiction
We talked about interfiling but.... the yas didn't want to go into the
"little kids room" so I asserting myself and took over the room
housing
adult Audio books. Perhaps your YAs aren't quite so "age conscious".
Laura
Boulder Creek Branch
Rem tene; verba sequentur.
Cato the Elder
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Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 14:45:59 -0400
From: Jim Zola <jim.zola@ci.high-point.nc.us>
Subject: children's web site
Hey all,
Just wanted some feedback from other libraries with web sites,
particularly sites for children. We have a site at
http://www.hipopl.org/dept/library/kids.htm that has been up for about
a year. Lots of changes in that year and lots (and lots and lots and
lots) of work involved.
Questions -- What do you think of our site?
If you have a site, how do you manage it? One
person, a team, osmosis?
How do you publicize the site?
Tell me about some successes you have had ...
how I did it good stories.
Thanks,
jim.zola@ci.high-point.nc.us
High Point Public Library
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Date: 23 Oct 1999 09:15:28 EDT
From: Steffens@libcoop.net
Subject: Pig crafts
I have done a really cute pig using a large pink paper plate. Cut
circles, ovals, and ear shapes in pink and black with a curly tale (a
spiral) that the kids glue stick on. The feet are also black. Wish I
could send you the drawing, but I'm sure if you draw one yourself, you
will see where the appropriate parts go. The kids liked it, but it is a
bit of cutting for you ahead of time since there are quite a few parts.
Susan
steffens@libcoop.net
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Date: Sat, 23 Oct 1999 10:44:34 -0400 (EDT)
From: KM_SBANGE@DAYTON.LIB.OH.US
Subject: Re: interfiling j and ya fiction
At a library I worked at in Rhode Island, we kept the YA fiction
separate, but interfiled the YA non-fiction with the adult materials.
Stephanie Bange
Children's Librarian
Kettering-Moraine Branch
Dayton & Montgomery County PL
Dayton, OH
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Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 10:47:01 -0400
From: Ann Moore <SCP_MOORE@sals.edu>
Subject: RE: Goodbye Songs
At the Toddler Time, we do "Ring Around a Rosy" at the end. I then ask
the children to come and hang their nametags on whatever puppet or stuffed
animal I used that day. They often give the puppet a hug (and get
"tickled"
in return) and then leave. With the older preschoolers, we don't do
"Rosy,"
but still go through the puppet routine. Sometimes (since the 3-5s don't
have parents in the room) I'll stand by the door with the puppet in order to
help the children file out of the room in an orderly manner.
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Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 03:14:04 EDT
From: Minero@aol.com
Subject: Re: ideas needed for "nursery rhyme" themed storytime
Hi Pubyacers,
I've just been informed I'm putting on a nursery-themed storytime for a local
bunch of preschoolers. I'm used to picking my themes, and I've never done a
storyhour on this particular theme before. I figure some listserv members
have probably explored this theme and might have some ideas or suggestions.
I would very much appreciate your help, accent on the "very."
TIA,
Maggie Bollar
minero@aol.com
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Date: Sun, 24 Oct 1999 11:51:01 -0500
From: Ross Speir <speir@psyvax.psy.utexas.edu>
Subject: distance education
Hello,
I'm with the Graduate School of Library Science at the University of
Texas in Austin. We're doing some feasibility studies about expanding our
distance education program. If you're thinking of taking classes
(anywhere) in the fields of librarianship, arhives, or information science
(whether for a degree or as continuing education), please consider taking
two minutes to answer our survey. Just follow the link:
http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~disted/gslisde.html
Thank you very much.
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Date: Sat, 23 Oct 1999 15:44:52 -0400 (EDT)
From: "<Lesley Knieriem>" <lknierie@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
Subject: Re: FW: Nation of Islam Link Removed because of Content.
On Thu, 21 Oct 1999, James Asbury wrote:
> I'm sorry, Kirsten, but this makes absolutely no sense. If the link was
> removed (censored) because of objection to content, then it is
> censorship no matter how organized the process or how many criteria were
> set and met or how explicit they were. If the criterion is to link only
> sites that are free of racial bias and prejudice, then it is not a
> content neutral criterion, and therefore offensive to the First
> Amendment.
>
James, you've said many sensible things, and I admire your First
Amendment zeal, but this is nonsense. Libraries and Library organizations
don't provide materials based on content ALL THE TIME; it's called
"selection". For example, our library does not provide access to
outdated medical or scientific material; material in foreign languages;
scholarly journals; and many many other types of material, based
primarily on content. Even if we had infinite amounts of money and space,
we would not provide it, because it does not fit within our mission or
selection criteria, clearly outlined for anyone interested in looking;
and we do not wish to make access to the material we do provide more
difficult by burying it in a lot of irrelevant "white noise".
It seems to me that ALA has done the same thing. And I'll go even
further. To try to force an organization to link to sites which
contrevene its clearly stated selection criteria is to VIOLATE its First
Amendment rights, by denying it the right to freely express its own
philosophy and mission!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~ Lesley Knieriem ~
~ YA / Reference Librarian (516) 549-4411 ~
~ South Huntington Public Library fax (516) 549-6832 ~
~ Huntington Station, NY 11746 lknierie@suffolk.lib.ny.us ~
~ ----------------------------------------------------------------- ~
~ "Well, sometimes I see strange stuff, but distinguishing ~
~ reality from fantasy isn't always my strongest suit." ~
~ -- Smiley Bone, in Jeff Smith, BONE: THE GREAT COW RACE ~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 05:57:39 -0700 (PDT)
From: deb bodner <d_bodner@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Goodbye Songs
Sylvia, if you are still looking for storyhour
closures, i use the poem Touch and suit the actions to
the words. i don't know the source, i learned it from
a colleague.
deb
deb@cmpl.org
touch your nose, touch your chin
that's the way this game begins
touch your eyes, touch your knees
now pretend you're going to sneeze
touch your ears, touch your hair
touch your ruby lips right here
touch your elbows where they bend
and jump right up and say... THE END!
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Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 09:49:13 -0400
From: Carolyn Schuler <cschuler@mcls.rochester.lib.ny.us>
Subject: Internet permission from parents
Our central library is interested in using signed parental permission
slips for children 18 years and younger to use the Internet. While we
have worked through the policy, logistics of keeping files, and actual
wording on the permission slip, we were wondering about any difficulties
or issues that may arise when parents will NOT sign permission for a
child to use the Internet at the library. Have any of you who use
Internet permission slips at your library encountered this? What about
those minors at age 16 who are out on their own? College students under
18 who live on their own in your community? Please reply directly to me
at the address posted below. Thank you.
Carolyn Schuler, Consultant
Monroe County Library System
115 South Avenue
Rochester, NY 14604
716-428-8301
716-428-8353
cschuler@mcls.rochester.lib.ny.us
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Date: Sat, 23 Oct 1999 13:23:21 PDT
From: "Jeanenne Reid Robinson" <jrrchild@hotmail.com>
Subject: mystery-Thanks-(long list)
Thanks to everyone who shared their mystery ideas with me. I really
appreciate them. They have all been helpfull and I now have alot of
activities for my program!! Here are the responses that were sent to me and
that I saved:
"Mystery Jar"--fill a jar with assorted objects and have kids
guess how many
objects are in the jar
"Scent Detectives"--have kids sniff unmarked bottles of various
odors and
try to identify them (use things like cinnamon, vanilla, lemon,
peppermint, nutmeg, root beer, coffee, almond, window cleaner,
shoe
polish, nail polish remover, onion juice, cabbage juice,
garlic)
"What Is It? Box"--set up a box, decorated with question marks,
with a hole
cut out just big enough for hands and lower arms. Fill it with
objects such as a spoon, comb, toothbrush, sponge, thimble,
koosh
ball, golf ball, pumice stone, sock, feather, cassette, plastic
tape
dispenser, action figure, toy car, building block, pine cone,
etc.
Kids have to identify the object based on touching alone.
"ID Cards"--make ID cards for kids, using fingerprints.
"Disguises"--make funny disguises like paper mustaches or card
stock glasses
with cellophane lenses and wildly decorated frames.
"Mystery Headlines"--make up mystery-style headlines about
well-known stories
or nursery rhymes and have children guess the titles.
Examples: BREAK
IN AT BEAR'S HOUSE--PORRIDGE REPORTED MISSING; RUNAWAY COOKIE
MEETS ITS
MATCH; FOUND SHOE CREATES INTENSIVE SEARCH FOR MISSING GIRL;
WOLF FOILED
BY QUICK-THINKING WOODSMAN; OLD CLOCK PLAGUED BY MICE; WIFE
HELD IN
PUMPKIN SHELL CHARGES ABUSE. (Obviously, the tone of the
headlines
should be adjusted according to the age group!)
"Art Dog"--This book by Thacher Hurd lends itself to many
activities, including
making crazy sculptures from recycled materials; letting
children dress
up and pose behind picture frames, either imitating famous
paintings
or inventing their own art works; making Art Dog masks.
"Library Sleuths"--create a list of items in your library and
give children
points for each place they check off (or, use a map). Include
the
main sections of the library plus things like copier,
encyclopedias,
pencil sharpener, etc. Could have them work in teams.
"Detective Badge"--make a detective badge by centering a genuine
police,
sheriff, or detective badge under heavy foil and making
rubbings of
the badges by pressing evenly along all their lines and
crevices and
rubbing with old toothbrushes or nailbrushes. Cut cardboard
the eact
(sorry, exact) shape of the badges and wrap the foil around.
Cut a
felt piece the same size as the cardboard, glue on, and attach
safety
pins to the felt.
"Invisible Ink"--write messages with invisible ink (dip cotton
swabs, fine
brushes, matchsticks or toothpicks in lemon juice, apple juice
or
onion juice and write on soft uncoated paper. Milk works well,
too
(apply to card stock). After the messages dry, read them by
holding
the paper close to a 100-watt light bulb.
"Trap the Robber"--divide children into equal groups of robbers
and police.
Players form 2 circles, with the police in the inside circle
and
robbers outside. The police move in one direction, the robbers
in
the other. At the signal, all movement stops, the
police--hands
linked--raise their arms, and the robbers move in and out of
the
center. When a 2nd signal is given, the police lower their
arms,
and those robbers trapped in the middle must join the police.
Continue until all the robbers have been caught.
"Traveling Mystery"--fill a drawstring or tote bag with various
objects,
such as eyeglasses, mirror, glove, dangle earring, balloon,
button,
scarf, perfume bottle, artificial flower, buckle, lace, belt.
Sit
the children in a circle. The first child takes an object from
the
bag without peeking and begins the story, using the object.
For
example, "It was an awful crime when the valuable button was
stolen."
The child then passes the bag to the next person, who pulls out
an
ojbect and continues the story. By the time the bag makes a
full
circle, the crime should be solved! If not, be prepared to
come
up with an effective ending yourself! You might want to use a
timer
for each child to give them a specific amount of time to speak.
"Wanted Posters"--make a blank "wanted poster" and either
mount
a photo of
each child or have them draw a self-portrait. Fill in
description
of the criminal and the crime. Choose crimes that aren't
really
against the law, such as "wanted for not taking out the trash"
or
"wanted for leaving dirty laundry on the floor." Children can
make
up aliases such as "Sloppy Sean," "Nasty Nancy,"
"Gruesome
Gina" and
"Daring Dean."
Hi, Jeannenne,
How about a matching activity? Use fingerprints. Or pictures of
animal tracks. They would need to identify the *guilty party* by
matching a clue with one print on it to a poster with many
prints
on it. Maybe there's a book with a which animal did it theme?
Hi Jeanenne - Good luck with your Mystery Program for beginning
readers.
I just read an excellent mystery to my little boy who is in the
first
grade. It is called THE MYSTERY OF THE MONKEY'S MAZE by Doug
Cushman.
It is in a longer picture book format, and it is lots of fun.
Thanks again,
Jeanenne Robinson
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Date: Sat, 23 Oct 1999 13:29:37 -0400
From: Jan Chapman <jchapman@ascpl.lib.oh.us>
Subject: RE: interfiling j and ya fiction
Hi Candace:
The idea of interfiling J and YA fiction really violates all the current
thinking on keeping J and YA areas completely separate. The reasoning is
that YA's are not going to want to hang out or browse in the "kiddie"
area.
It has been my experience that this is certainly true...YA's do want their
materials in a separate section. Many of the YA's that I talk to make a face
when I refer them to the J section for a book--even when I assure them that
it is age appropriate and not a "baby" book. But I would certainly be
interested to hear if anyone has done this successfully!
Jan Chapman
YA librarian
Norton Branch Library
jchapman@ascpl.lib.oh.us
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Date: Sat, 23 Oct 1999 10:24:46 -0400
From: Sue Becker <beckersu@oplin.lib.oh.us>
Subject: Re: Closing Rhyme
We have used this rhyme before:
With our hands we clap clap clap
With our feet we tap tap tap
Clap Clap Clap
Tap Tap Tap
We roll our hands around and say
"BYE-BYE"
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Date: Sat, 23 Oct 1999 09:20:25 PDT
From: "linda allen" <lindaallen@hotmail.com>
Subject: Fairy Tales
In defense of fairy tales, I will never forget a friend who had a difficult
home life as a child, telling me that reading fairy tales gave her hope. She
saw them as a sign that there was a better world out there.
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Date: Sat, 23 Oct 1999 10:20:17 -0400
From: Sue Becker <beckersu@oplin.lib.oh.us>
Subject: Re: Pig crafts
One of our favorites is fingerpainting with chocolate pudding. Then we have
pre-cut pink pigs
(that we cut on the ellison machine) that the kids can "paste" (no
glue is needed - it sticks
to the pudding) in the mud.
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Date: Sat, 23 Oct 1999 09:03:01 -0400
From: Bryce <Bryce@exchg1.palsplus.org>
Subject: RE: Goodbye Songs
[Bryce] I use the following poem- the kids love it!
Reach for the ceiling
Touch the floor
Stand up again
Let's do some more
Touch your head
Then touch your knee
Up to your shoulders
Like this you see (do flapping motion with elbows)
Reach for the ceiling
Touch the floor
Storytimes over...
But we still have time for something more!
At this point we go to the tables and do our craft.
Hope this helps!
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 All, Everyone!'" (Charles Dickens'
"A
Christmas Carol")
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Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 21:44:13 -0400
From: "Sylvia Leigh Lambert" <leighladidah@gurlmail.com>
Subject: Last Minute Halloween/Harvest Games
Hi,
This is my *urgent* request for last minute Halloween/HARVEST game ideas. My
inner-city library is participating in a street HARVEST festival on Halloween.
The librarian who usually plans the games/activities/prizes/ways to distribute
candy and such has sorta passed the torch to me. Note that I'd rather do Harvest
games/crafts for the sheer fact that the neighborhood is known for its churches,
and some of the congregations may not look so highly on Halloween.
Old-Fashioned ideas are welcomed. For example, last year, we did the ol'
magnetic paper clip fishing game.
Thanks,
Leigh Lambert
(who will also gratefully accept tips on prizes and candy and/or crafts too)
leighladidah@gurlmail.com
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Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 16:52:39 -0700 (PDT)
From: Kirsten Edwards <kirstedw@kcls.org>
Subject: Re: ALA Removes Farrakhan Website After FF Notifies ADL
On Thu, 21 Oct 1999, James Asbury wrote:
> Susan259@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > The difference is in the fact that ALA has stated guidelines for what
will or
> > will not be considered for inclusion in this section of their
website--
>
> That's irrelevant if the guidelines are merely excuses to censor.
You're confusing the ability to make reccomendations and the power to
enforce them. THAT is the true difference between would-be censors and
people giving advice with which you don't agree.
'Tchau!
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: Sat, 23 Oct 1999 10:44:05 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Mary Johnson (amk)" <mjohnson@wlsmail.wls.lib.ny.us>
Subject: Re: FW: Nation of Islam Link Removed because of Content.
James, I do think there is a difference between selection and censorship,
though it is a subtle one. You say the ALA censored Mr. Farrakhan's site
since they objected to its content and thus removed their link to it. I
see your point; I have bought books whose content I objected to in the
interest of fairness, in order to show both sides of an issue - and I've
also, like all of us, bought junk because it's popular. But there is a
difference between linking to a web site and buying a book. Linking to a
site is not the equivalent of buying a book; it is much more like putting
the book on a display table along with other recommended titles, or
listing the title on an official bookmark. In other words, it's an
endorsement. Must the ALA endorse a site they find inaccurate and
morally objectionable? Are they invariably censoring if they do not? I
hope you see what I am driving at here - thanks for your input.
Mary Johnson, YA librarian, NOrth Castle Library, Armonk, NY
mjohnson@wls.lib.ny.us
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Date: 23 Oct 1999 09:29:50 EDT
From: Steffens@libcoop.net
Subject: YA
Karen,
Our small library does have a 'separate' YA area. It is a section of
shelving with posters that is not in the children's area. We serve 7th
grade and up, and in the past 3 years, I have seen high schoolers using
the collection at a greater rate than before. These are all fiction
books plus a small graphic novel collection. The nonfiction books are
stickered and interfiles with adult nonfiction. With the new budget, I
have requested magazines and these will hopefully be placed in the same
area.
I have done some programming for teens. It's best to advertise a LOT,
and hope for the best. I did a summer reading for teens and had about 10
kids each week. A motorcycle program was unsuccessful, but a recent
comic program was very successful (10 kids). That is because the
advertising reached the right person, and the art teacher came to the
program with several of her students. It is difficult to decide what
will entice teens, so the best way is to keep trying and don't get
discouraged.
We do not have an advisory board yet. I feel that by having reading
groups for the 5th through 8th graders, I am slowly building up a core
of kids that may participate in a teen board when they are old enough.
We do not have teen volunteers. I would like to, but that takes time to
organize. I am a part time Youth Services librarian, and I do
storyhours, YA events, and reference. There is no librarian hired
specifically for YAs.
Have fun with the teens and tweens!
Susan Steffens
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