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From: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults
& Children" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
To: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults & Children"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 00:01:04 CST
Subject: PUBYAC digest 38
PUBYAC Digest 38
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Youth Collections: Standards for donations?
by Sedona Public Library <library@sedona.net>
2) Re: Source for YA paperbacks
by Turner <turne#jl@oak2.ci.oakland.ca.us>
3) Mock Newbery Discussion
by "" <edwarc@mx.pon.net>
4) re: books like Lurline McDaniels
by mellifur@tiac.net
5) STUMPER - Squiggles
by Cheryl Cruse <cgrudem@earthlink.net>
6) Re: Youth Collections: Standards for donations?
by LunarHunk@aol.com
7) SCIENCE SERIES
by Sheehan <csheehan@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
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From: Sedona Public Library <library@sedona.net>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Youth Collections: Standards for donations?
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Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2000 12:04:05 CST
To: All Children's librarians
RE: Children and Young Adult Collections
We are attempting to come up with some specific "standards" regarding
how
we handle donations for the Youth collection, as we are short of space, and
wanting to avoid an inordinate amount of time necessary with cataloging.
Can anyone give me some criteria they use for donations in their libraries
in regards to the Youth collection?
Any info. a.s.a.p. would be much appreciated.
Sincerely,
Pamela Comello, Head of Youth Services
Sedona Public Library
3250 White Bear Road
Sedona, AZ 86336
1-520-282-7714
FAX: 1-520-282-5789
email: library@sedona.net Attention: Pam Comello
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From: Turner <turne#jl@oak2.ci.oakland.ca.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Source for YA paperbacks
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Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2000 12:11:39 CST
Hi Sandra,
There are other review sources for paperback YA literature such as
Voya,Klaitt and
Permbound catalog. Also check out amazon.com teen section they have
a section on current bestsellers and what's new in paperback.
Hope this helps.
Jamie
Tue, 21 Dec 1999 Sandra.Cornett@mail.state.ky.us wrote:
> I am in the process of attempting to revive my library's YA collection.
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From: "" <edwarc@mx.pon.net>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Mock Newbery Discussion
Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2000 12:16:46 CST
The Sonoma County Library's Mock Newbery Discussion was held on Thursday,
January 6, 2000.
Drum roll....
And the Winner is..
Mind's Eye by Fleischman
Honor Books are
Bud Not Buddy by Curtis
Dave at Night by Levine
Alida's Song by Paulson
When Zachary Beaver Came to Town by Holt
Thanks to all the great participants in the nominations and discussion process.
Carol Edwards
Sonoma County Library
Santa Rosa, CA
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From: mellifur@tiac.net
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org, yalsa-bk@ala.org
Subject: re: books like Lurline McDaniels
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Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2000 12:22:20 CST
First of all, I want to thank everyone for the terrific response I had to
my question about a recent book that would satisfy Lurlene McDaniels fans.
I got lots of suggestions, and I will post these soon (I think we're pretty
much at the end of the responses now). I don't think any of the books
suggested was the one I had in mind, but I got so many great ideas that I'm
going to create this list for my teens, too. (I don't know why I hadn't
thought to do it already!)
Secondly, I was reading another journal today, and I *think* I may have
stumbled on my answer. The book I was thinking of *may* have been Ruth
Pennebaker's "Conditions of Love". While the book has a lot of humor
in it
(and some rather frank discussions of sexuality, both teen and adult),
there are some parts that are quite sad. Not only is the main character
(I've forgotten her name) dealing with the death of her father and a
feeling of estrangement from her mother, but she is also growing apart from
her best friend. This best friend's life has also fallen apart recently,
and it is the suicide of her younger sister that I believe may have been my
cue for tears. The main character is torn by guilt, especially because this
friend stood by her so strongly at the time of her father's death and yet
she feels unable to give the friend the same kind of support when she now
needs it. (She feels this way even before the suicide.) On top of all of
this, she is forced to accept the knowledge that her father wasn't the
perfect man she thought he was, and that he wasn't even the perfect father
she want-s/ed him to be. Whether it's the book I was thinking of or not, I
think it's one worth adding to a "Read 'Em and Weep" booklist.
Thanks again for all the ideas, and I promise to post them early next week!
Miriam
M. Neiman
neiman@glasct.org (or 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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From: Cheryl Cruse <cgrudem@earthlink.net>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: STUMPER - Squiggles
Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2000 12:27:36 CST
Hello Everyone,
Sorry for another stumper but...
A patron is in possession of a white toy bunny with twisted ears. The
bunny has a tag attached to it stating that its name is "Squiggles who
lives in the land of Twist and Bul". The patron thought the bunny may
be a character in a children's book. The patron received this bunny
from someone who donated it to the patron's charitable organization. I
checked all over the Internet and in Children's Catalog. I do not have
access to old copies of Children's Books in print. I also was not able
to check RLIN or OCLC.
Does anyone recognize the description of this toy?
Thanks for your help.
Cheryl Cruse
cgrudem@earthlink.net
Shasta County, CA Library
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From: LunarHunk@aol.com
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Youth Collections: Standards for donations?
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Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2000 18:14:51 CST
> We are attempting to come up with some specific "standards"
regarding how
> we handle donations for the Youth collection, as we are short of space, and
> wanting to avoid an inordinate amount of time necessary with cataloging.
> Can anyone give me some criteria they use for donations in their libraries
> in regards to the Youth collection?
> Any info. a.s.a.p. would be much appreciated.
I am not actually a Children's Librarian, but a Reference Librarian housed in
the Children's Room, but I think that I can provide you with the facts of
what we do. First, we look at the condition. It is the biggie. If it is
nasty shape, we don't even bother to do anything else with it.
After that, we compare it with copies we already own. It might be a good
replacement. We also check circ stats on copies we already own to see if we
might want to add more copies. If we don't own the book, we check to see how
many other libraries in our system (CLAN here in RI) own the book. We make a
decision then on whether we think it would circulate in our library.
Sometimes, we put them in storage, especially with books like Goosebumps.
They go through the wringer and donations often provide us with future
replacements down the road. That is pretty much it.
Aaron J. Coutu
Reference Assistant
Greenville Public Library
Greenville, RI 02828
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From: Sheehan <csheehan@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: SCIENCE SERIES
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Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2000 18:33:42 CST
One of the schools in our district has received a healthy grant to
purchase books dealing with the "natural world" (biomes, animals,
etc). I
know somewhere there must be a source that evaluates different science
series (I've already checked nsta.org). Anyone know of a site or a source?
Thanks a bunch.
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Cheryl Sheehan, MLS
Children's and Parents' Services Librarian
Mastics-Moriches-Shirley Community Library
407 William Floyd Parkway
Shirley, Long Island, New York 11967-3492
(631) 399-1511 x377, fax: (631) 281-4442
csheehan@suffolk.lib.ny.us
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