From: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults & Children" <pubyac@prairienet.org>

To: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults & Children" <pubyac@prairienet.org>

Date: Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:01:04 CST

Subject: PUBYAC digest 30

PUBYAC Digest 30

Topics covered in this issue include:

1) Re: typing games

by lhodges <lhodges@hpl.lib.tx.us>

2) Re: Summer Reading

by Mary Vanstone <mvanstone@tln.lib.mi.us>

3) Acc. Reader and Electronic Bookshelf

by Pam Koehler <pkoehler@wcic.org>

4) February B-days

by "Jennifer Needham" <jneedham@haddampl.libct.org>

5) National TV-Turnoof Week

by "Lewenstein, Esther" <E.Lewenstein@BrooklynPublicLibrary.org>

6) Stumper - blind boy get seeing eye dog

by "Diane Adams" <diane@ccrls.org>

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From: lhodges <lhodges@hpl.lib.tx.us>

To: pubyac@prairienet.org

Subject: Re: typing games

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Date: Wed, 29 Dec 1999 13:57:01 CST

Marta,

Slam Dunk Typing is a really popular CD-ROM game with my after school program

for middle schoolers.

Lori Hodges

ASPIRE Librarian

Scenic Woods Regional Library

Houston, TX

"Rodriguez, Marta" wrote:

> Hi!

> Does anyone know of a fun game for learning typing, that kids will actually

> use? I am interested in CD-ROM and especially web-based games.

> Thanks,

> Marta Rodriguez, Brooklyn Public Library

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From: Mary Vanstone <mvanstone@tln.lib.mi.us>

To: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults & Children" <pubyac@prairienet.org>

Subject: Re: Summer Reading

Date: Wed, 29 Dec 1999 14:12:22 CST

We do not use number of books or time sent reading. Both tend to create

one problem or another and frankly I just want them to read anything. I

prefer that they read at their level rather than a fourth grader reading

30 picture books cause it gets a better prize than 5 novels. We give

the children a reading log with 8 boxes on it. Each week they are only

asked to write in what their favorite book was that they read or heard.

They get a picture book for each week that they read and tickets to

attend performers appearing at our library. Sometimes local

businesses donate free coupons and we hand these out too if we think

the kids will enjoy them. Simple but very

well recieved here in Brighton. The paperbacks are donated by patrons. We

often have children bring us in 5 of their paperbacks when they turn in

their record so that someone else can enjoy them. We accept donations

year round and store them for summer reading. They go on shelves in a

closet where children can pick their prize.

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From: Pam Koehler <pkoehler@wcic.org>

To: PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults & Children

<pubyac@prairienet.org>

Subject: Acc. Reader and Electronic Bookshelf

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Date: Wed, 29 Dec 1999 15:24:47 CST

Hi all,

I've been finally able to get to some of my old pubyac digests and read

all the discussions about the above lists..

We have two school systems that use our library, one who uses Acc.

Reader and one uses Electronic Bookshelf. As you can imagine, there are

many books we do not have that are on one list or the other, and

sometimes both lists. For the past few years we have tried to order a

few books each month, but since there are over 300 books we would need

to have all the listed books we knew we would never catch up. This year

we tried an experiment. We usually have a "holiday tree" in the kids

area for kids to make ornaments to hang on the tree. This year I made

the ornaments in shapes for Christmas, Hannakah, and Kwanza. On the

back of each I wrote the title and author of books we did not have along

with what list the book was on. We encouraged parents to let their kids

pick an ornament, buy the book, and donate it to the library. We will

put a name plate in the book as being donated by their child.

I wasn't sure how it would work, but it seems to have gone over well.

The library board loves it and each are giving two or three books. A

number of the staff also liked the idea that they can give the the

library something tangible that is not very expensive. Most people just

gave me the tags to order the books, which makes a lot more sense. Some

people have bought books in memory of a loved one who died this last

year. We have had no complaints that I know of. I don't know how many

people still have tags and will bring in books, but we have gotten

almost 40 gifts this way. My daughter, a freshman at college, is going

to take back some tags for a floor project in her dorm. They are always

looking for ways to help the community (and her school is here in town)

and earn 'floor points' that will earn them something at the end of the

year. Most of the books are in paperback and will cost less than $5.00.

One concern I have had is with the content of some of the books. Well,

I guess really only one, and am wondering if anyone else has seen the

book. It is on both lists and is listed as a 4th grade book on the

electronic bookshelf. It is "It Happened to Nancy" by an anon.

teenager. She falls in love with a guy, has sex, becomes HIV positive

and dies. I just wonder at the appropriatness of this for 10 year

olds. Am I behind times. We have the book but have it in the YA

collection rather than in the J.

Happy New Year

Pam

pkoehler@wcic.org

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From: "Jennifer Needham" <jneedham@haddampl.libct.org>

To: "pubyac@prairienet.org" <pubyac@prairienet.org>

Subject: February B-days

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Date: Wed, 29 Dec 1999 18:19:42 CST

Feb. 1: Langston Hughes, Jerry Spinelli (also Robinson Crusoe Day)

Feb. 2: Judith Viorst, James Joyce

Feb. 7: Charles Dickens, Laura Ingalls Wilder

Feb. 8: Jules Verne

Feb. 9: Alice Walker

Feb. 10: Stephen Gammell

Feb. 11: Jane Yolen, Thomas Edison

Feb. 12: Judy Blume, Charles Darwin, Abe Lincoln

Feb. 14: Frederick Douglas

Feb. 15: Susan B. Anthony

Feb. 17: Chaim Potok

Feb.18: Toni Morrison

Feb. 21: Erma Bombeck

Feb. 22: George Washington

Feb. 23: W.E.B. DuBois

Feb. 24: Wilhelm Carl Grimm

Feb. 25: Cynthia Voigt

Feb. 27: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, John Steinbeck

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From: "Lewenstein, Esther" <E.Lewenstein@BrooklynPublicLibrary.org>

To: "'PUBYAC@prairienet.org'" <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>

Subject: National TV-Turnoof Week

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Date: Wed, 29 Dec 1999 18:34:21 CST

Hi. I'm here to pick your brains again.

Has anyone every done any programming for National TV-Turnoff Week? If so,

what sort of programming have you done? How did you advertise? Etc.

Thanks.

Esther Lewenstein

Brooklyn Public Library

Kings Highway Branch

2115 Ocean Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11229

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From: "Diane Adams" <diane@ccrls.org>

To: pubyac@prairienet.org

Subject: Stumper - blind boy get seeing eye dog

Date: Wed, 29 Dec 1999 18:45:18 CST

I know I will feel stupid once I hear the title to this book. It is an

older book, I know I read it in the mid-late 70's. I have a young boy

asking about it now. It is a chapter book.

A boy is blinded when a firecracker goes off around him. He then

gets a seeing eye dog. The story includes the school he goes to,

to learn how to work with the dog. I have looked in The Best of

Bookfinder, Sensitive Issues and our catalog.

Please respond directly to me.

Thanks for your help.

Diane

Diane Adams Youth Services Librarian

Monmouth Public Library (503) 838-1932

P.O. Box 10 fax: (503) 838-3899

168 Ecols St. S. diane@ccrls.org

Monmouth, OR 97361

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