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

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

Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000 00:01:31 CST

Subject: PUBYAC digest 64

PUBYAC Digest 64

Topics covered in this issue include:

1) Re: pets in the library

by Katherine Grace Sheppard <kgsheppa@is2.dal.ca>

2) William Safire and Harry Potter

by "Mary Johnson (amk)" <mjohnson@wlsmail.wls.lib.ny.us>

3) Pets in the Library

by Anne McLaughlin <annemn@lori.state.ri.us>

4) thank you thank you thank you all!!

by "Richard C. Mandel" <mandel@voicenet.com>

5) Re: lost messages

by Paulalef@aol.com

6) programs for 4th - 6th graders

by "Tami Steinbauer" <steinbta@oplin.lib.oh.us>

7) Re: Harry Potter: great literature or wasteful fluff?

by Simpson <jsimpson03@snet.net>

8) Summer Reading Themes

by Betsy Bybell <bbybell@norby.latah.lib.id.us>

9) RE: Pets in the Library

by Julie Linneman <juliel@wichita.lib.ks.us>

10) Re: Internet & Middle Schoolers

by Lesley Knieriem <lknierie@suffolk.lib.ny.us>

11) Re: Internet & Middle Schoolers

by Lesley Knieriem <lknierie@suffolk.lib.ny.us>

12) Color copies

by "Linda Peterson" <lpeterson@bloomfield.lib.in.us>

13) Harry Potter "overexposure" ??

by Youth Services <youth@scls.lib.wi.us>

14) Re: New Steig Book

by Stephanie Smith <smsmith@ccs.nsls.lib.il.us>

15) Phillip Pullman

by Anita Beaman <abeaman@yahoo.com>

16) New Page: Filters and Filtering

by "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>

17) Stumper

by bvetter@hampton.lib.nh.us

18) YA Stumper similar to Nothing but the Truth

by Laura Mikowski <lauram@ci.hillsboro.or.us>

19) Jack and the Beanstalk

by "Denise I. Matulka" <dimatulka@alltel.net>

20) Biracial books

by "Jennifer Dalton" <jdalton@tscpl.lib.ks.us>

21) Buffy the Vampire Slayer

by "Leslie Schow" <lschow@slco.lib.ut.us>

22) Funny books, African-American author

by Virginia Cooper <vcooper@mcls.rochester.lib.ny.us>

23) Videos on Puberty

by "Charlotte Larsen" <clarsen@cityoflewisville.com>

24) RE:bibliotherapy for 14 year old boy dealing with anger/sibling rivalry

by Jan Chapman <jchapman@ascpl.lib.oh.us>

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From: Katherine Grace Sheppard <kgsheppa@is2.dal.ca>

To: pubyac@prairienet.org

Subject: Re: pets in the library

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Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2000 18:59:53 CST

I have to agree with Joyce. I have been a teacher for seven years, and in

that time encountered many students (and parents) with various allergies.

Most schools in Halifax are aware of the needs of students with

sensitivities to dust, scents, and other potential allergens, and

have developed policies

to support this awareness. I think that this courtesy should extend to other

public spaces such as libraries. I would hate to think that a child's

access to the library would be restricted because of a fluffy, friendly,

sneeze-and-wheeze-causing pet.

Another thought...what if a staff member has allergies?

Grace.

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From: "Mary Johnson (amk)" <mjohnson@wlsmail.wls.lib.ny.us>

To: pubyac@prairienet.org

Subject: William Safire and Harry Potter

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Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2000 19:36:48 CST

I, too, would like to thank Andrew for his calm and reasoned response,

but I'd also like to explain why I disagree both with him and with Mr.

Safire. I expect I expect we'd all agree that people are bound to have

different opinions about the "Harry Potter" books. Some like light fantasy

of this sort and can appreciate the humor, inventiveness,

and skill in plotting Ms. Rowling displays;

others hate this type of literature and will never see any value in it no

matter how much one argues. So why argue?

This is my main problem with Mr. Safire. He is arguing -insisting that he

knows in advance how "Harry" will (and should) be evaluated. Further - and

this is what really made me angry - he states that those adults who are

reading "Harry" do not usually read and cannot recognize truly great

literature. How can he possibly assert that? Does he know, by telepathy

perhaps, the reading habits of strangers he sees on the train? Or is he

so certain that anyone who would read "Harry" wouldn't touch "Beowulf"

with a ten-foot pole? Not so, Mr. Safire! I, for one, love both J.K.

Rowling and Seamus Heaney. I believe comparing them is like comparing

apples and oranges, but this doesn't make one good and the other bad.

Both are good literature!

And, though I understand the argument, I cannot agree that the "Harry

Potter" books are not edifying. After all, they do have considerable

imagination and a strong moral focus. I am inclined personally to put

them in the same league as "The Hobbit", though not up there with "The

Lord of the Rings", which is one of the greatest works of the century,

IMHO. But that's just my opinion. Others will disagree. I personally

find "Harry" more edifying than Pullman's "Golden Compass" trilogy, which

is full of anger, violence and despair, beautifully written and gripping

though it is - but again, that's just my opinion. One's reaction to any

work of literature is extremely personal, and cannot be forced into any

critic's mold. As I said, the "Harry" books do strike me as light

reading, but they are none the worse for that. Humor, as well as

fantasy, can be extremely edifying. It's far too early to tell how well

these books will hold up over the generations.

I must apologize for the length - I had one more thing to say. It is

this: what is really happening here is the belittling of children's

literature. Madeleine L'Engle and others have pointed out that

children's authors get little respect, since(according to their critics)

they don't actually *work*;

after all, anyone can write a children's book. Tolkien, for his part,

insisted there were only two sorts of books, good ones and bad ones. I

believe "Harry Potter" is a good book, and should not be denigrated (by

William Safire or anyone) just because ten-year-old boys (and girls)

happen to love it. We, as youth service librarians, should not blithely

agree with people like Mr. Safire, who attack children's literature as

inferior merely because it is written for children. (I may be

overstating things a bit here, but I'm still furious at Mr. Safire for

questioning my reading habits; I was one of those children who fall in

love with Dickens at ten! :))

Mary Johnson, YA librarian, North Castle Library, Armonk, NY

mjohnson@wls.lib.ny.us

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From: Anne McLaughlin <annemn@lori.state.ri.us>

To: pubyac@prairienet.org

Subject: Pets in the Library

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Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2000 19:49:02 CST

At our medium sized library we don't have a permanent pet but we have had pets on loan to our Children's Dept. We keep them in their tank behind an office window so people can look in at them but not disturb them (and vice versa). We had a bad experience with hermit crabs tanks in a public space - kids opened the tank, and they died fairly quickly which is difficult to explain to the kids coming in looking for them. It hasn't been difficult to find people willing to have their pets visit us: a tarantula has visited several times; we've also

had visits from a boa constrictor, a rabbit, and a hedgehog. (The baby calf that visited one morning didn't come in the library.)We display books with the animal and a sign explaining what they are, what they eat, and the name. The owner is responsible for taking care of the animal which lets us off the hook (tarantulas eat LIVE crickets - fascinating but yucky to watch - and the boa constrictor visited between meals (frozen mice). Good luck.

Anne McLaughlin

West Warwick Public Library

Rhode Island

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From: "Richard C. Mandel" <mandel@voicenet.com>

To: pubyac@prairienet.org

Subject: thank you thank you thank you all!!

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Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2000 20:01:16 CST

Dear Pubyakkers!!

Sorry for the delay in my expressions of thanks to all the wonderful people

here who took the time to offer their varying medical coverages provided at

their institutions. They ranged from depressing (no benefits) to generous

(all covered for their families - medical, dental, eyes).

You all have really been helpful! Thank you for your efforts in expanding my

awareness!!

Always,

Andrea Mandel

Children's and Young Adult Librarian

Marple Public Library

Sproul & Springfield Roads

Broomall, PA 19008

610-356-1510

mandel@voicenet.com

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From: Paulalef@aol.com

To: pubyac@prairienet.org

Subject: Re: lost messages

Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2000 20:12:24 CST

Beverly -

I'd like to see that list! We've had representatives from The Seeing Eye

and from groups that train help dogs, but the idea about the vet and the

stethoscope never even occurred to us!

Paula Lefkowitz

Parsippany (NJ) PL

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From: "Tami Steinbauer" <steinbta@oplin.lib.oh.us>

To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>

Subject: programs for 4th - 6th graders

Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2000 20:24:41 CST

Hello everyone! you have all been such a great help in the past, that I =

am once more seeking your collective wisdom. I currently do =

programming once a month for K-3rd graders. The programs have been =

theme-based, with stories and craft activities, and last about 45 min. =

My supervisor would like to start similar programming for 4th - 6th =

graders. I really feel at a loss with this age group, and am not sure =

what types of things they would enjoy. Crafts are easy, it's how to =

incorporate the books that I'm not really sure of. Book talks? =

Bibliographies? Reading portions of books aloud? Some staff members =

have suggested having the kids do reader's theatre. I would love to =

hear what has worked for those of you who do programming for this age =

group. We have tried to get a book club going, but have not had much =

success. Thank you so much!

Tami Steinbauer

Birchard Public Library=20

Fremont, Ohio

steinbta@oplin.lib.oh.us

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From: Simpson <jsimpson03@snet.net>

To: pubyac@prairienet.org

Subject: Re: Harry Potter: great literature or wasteful fluff?

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Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2000 20:37:14 CST

Amy -

I totally agree with you. As for the Harry Potter books being

"Classics" - only time will tell. (My bet is 50 years from now, they

will be considered as important to children's literature as the Narnia

and Oz books, but by then Safire probably won't be around for us to tell

him, "Told ya so!")

Martha Simpson,

Proud Harry Fan, Mother of Harry Fans, and Librarian/Peddler of Harry

Books.

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From: Betsy Bybell <bbybell@norby.latah.lib.id.us>

To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org

Subject: Summer Reading Themes

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Hi all,

What a response! The list that I've compiled so far (and apologies to

anyone if I've missed your post) is --

SUMMER READING THEMES FOR 2000

State themes–

Alaska Cosmic Connections

Arizona Read From Sea to Shining Sea

Colorado Book Play (younger) & Summer Scene (YA)

Delaware Rings 'Round the Universe

Florida Libraries: Your Passport to the World

Georgia Jump Into Books! (or Open a Book...Jump In!)

Idaho Cosmic Connections

Illinois Read for the Fun of It (or Reading is Fun)

Indiana Once Upon a Millennium!

Iowa Cosmic Connections

Kansas The Edge of Adventure

Louisiana Zap into the Past: READ!

Massachusetts Open Books, Open Frontiers (science, space, undersea,

old west)

Michigan Score Big with Books!

Minnesota Cosmic Connections

Mississippi On the go with books

Missouri Turn Over a New Leaf

Nebraska Cosmic Connections

New Hampshire Reading Cats and Dogs

New Jersey, northern Launch Into Books, 2000 (space & aliens)

New Mexico Read 'Round the World -- Leer Con Todo el Mundo

New York Discover 2000 Read

North Carolina Time to READiscover

North Dakota Cosmic Connections

Ohio Into Books and Out of This World

Oregon Ticket to Tomorrow

Pennsylvania Reading 2000 - Masters of the Millennium

Rhode Island Chill Out at the Library

South Carolina Celebrate Reading 2000

South Dakota Cosmic Connections

Tennessee Adventure 2000

Texas Invent the Future...Read!

Utah Cosmic Connections

Virginia Get Carried Away With Books (younger) & Say What? Say Read

(teens)

Wisconsin Ticket to Tomorrow

Individual themes–

Take Me Out to the Library (baseball in Willoughby, Ohio)

TEAM READ 2000 (Skagit County, WA)

Lights, Camera...Read (younger in Southern California) & Y2K generation

(teens in Southern California)

READ 2000:Read'emon-Gotta read'em all!! (Tucson, Arizona)

Jamboree (Timberland Regional Library System, Washington)

Your Brain; Under Construction (Ontario, Canada)

I know what you read last summer (Worthington Public Library, Ohio)

Time Quest (King County, Washington)

Good Books Make Time Fly (South Jersey Regional Library Cooperative)

So far, 2000 and space are leading the pack.

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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From: Julie Linneman <juliel@wichita.lib.ks.us>

To: pubyac@prairienet.org

Subject: RE: Pets in the Library

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Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2000 21:04:22 CST

In regard to pets in the library: I know lots of libraries do this, but I

am also one of those who see lots of problems with this. I worked for a

library where someone brought a turtle to be the library pet, but they

expected me to take over its care since I was the children's librarian. I

didn't want a pet, I was surprised by the odor, and they were offended

that I didn't want to clean its cage when they were (often) on vacation.

It only lasted a month before they rescinded the gift and gave it to a

family member.

In my next library, the first project the director assigned to me was to

select a library pet. It was awful. He said that if the children's staff

voted not to have one, he would respect that, but unfortunately, a slight

majority was in favor. So we had one person research the various options

(costs, longevity, maintenance, potential problems) and each of the

animals had some drawbacks. Cats are a problem to children with allergies

(even putting them somewhere else doesn't help because the allergen is the

dander that flakes off their skin/fur and gets into the air). Hedgehogs

are not only expensive, but the pet store owner said that they are

extremely shy and would not do well in a public setting around children.

The department had previously had a fish tank, but a child had leaned

against the front wall of the tank and broke it. The water cascaded over

the child along with the broken glass, and the angry father came very

close to suing the library. One staff person wanted an iguana, but they

also carry a bacteria that pregnant women are not supposed to be exposed

to (and what children's department doesn't have pregnant women among its

clientele?), and the costs were also quite high.

They finally settled on birds (a cage of two cockatiels). The birds

squawked very loud, and were often "doing it" in the cage, in the water

bowl, in the food dish. One was bleeding all over the place from the

other one nipping out her feathers. We finally separated them into two

separate cages, and gave the one we thought was female to a staff person.

But the one that remained was extremely loud and obnoxious. It angered

one anonymous person so much that they called anonymously to spew abuse at

the staff about it, then a month later they left a dead bird with maggots

in a taped box in the bookdrop for the children's dept. In an

accompanying note, they said they were giving us a companion to go along

with our ***** bird, but the benefit of this one is how much quieter it

would be. It was really scary. The janitor also couldn't stand the mess

it made. In spite of a plexiglass barrier he constructed to contain the

sunflower shells and nuts that flew out of the cage, there continued to be

not only food debris, but pin feathers and other sediment that settled on

the books and floor and every surrounding surface. The bird got sick ,and

there was the issue of whether or not taxpayer dollars would be spent on

vet bills, vitamins, and the "toys" the vet recommended to keep the bird

from going stir crazy.

The cockatiel never learned to talk, as they can sometimes be taught, as

that type of skill is learned with constant one-on-one contact, which this

bird did not get due to his role as a public pet.

I would strongly recommend against getting a library pet. People who want

pets often have one at home that is uniquely selected for their own needs.

Children have the opportunity to see pets "up close and personal" when

they visit their friends who have them or when they visit the zoo, where

animals are cared for in a setting which is well suited to the animals'

needs. I see too many problems with putting them in a library after

having been down that road.

Julie Linneman

juliel@wichita.lib.ks.us

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From: Lesley Knieriem <lknierie@suffolk.lib.ny.us>

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

Subject: Re: Internet & Middle Schoolers

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On Tue, 8 Feb 2000, Tatar, Becky wrote:

> will have Internet terminals in the Young People's Department that are

> filtered. The terminals in Adult Services would not be filtered. If anyone

> has this configuration, how do you monitor the use of the Internet by middle

> schoolers in Adult Services. Does anyone else require parent permission?

We have a similar set-up at my library. All patrons under 18 must

have a signed parental permission slip on file allowing them unsupervised

internet access. They then have a special-shaped hole punched in their

library cards, and a note entered into their online patron record.

Without such permission, they must either 1) have their parent sit with

them (physically present) 2) use the filtered terminals in the Children's

Room (looong wait!) or 3) they may use the text-only access to Infotrac

available on our OPACs (this is good for those who *have* to do homework

assignments on the Internet)

>

> Also, how successful are your patrons at policing themselves timewise? Do

> they monitor their time fairly well if they see people waiting? Or do you

> have to go over and constantly tell people their time is up, since others

> are waiting. Our reference staff spends a great deal of time on this, and

> we would dearly love to stop. This, of course, is not a policy issue, but

> rather a procedure issue.

Our library and a lot of other libraries use CybraryN security

software. It requires the patron to enter a barcode number, and they

receive 45 minutes (or whatever time limit you supply) before they are

"timed out", then they must wait a preset time (we use one hour) before

re-entering their number. We have guest cards for those who just have to

have extra time, who forgot their cards, etc.

We got this system precisely because we spent SOO much time being

"Time Cops" and we hated it. (The adults were just as bad as the kids,

btw) It works fairly well, once everyone got used to it. We know some

kids memorize the bar codes of all their family members and use them in

succession, and we try to watch for that, but I don't think that there is

any system that's foolproof.

HTH!

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~ Lesley Knieriem ~

~ YA / Reference Librarian (631) 549-4411 ~

~ South Huntington Public Library fax (631) 549-6832 ~

~ Huntington Station, NY 11746 lknierie@suffolk.lib.ny.us ~

~ ----------------------------------------------------------------- ~

~ "*Initial, dash* cannot conceal / The fact that everything is real ~

~ But whether it is also true / Is left entirely up to you." ~

~ -- Edward Gorey, THE HEADLESS BUST ~

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From: Lesley Knieriem <lknierie@suffolk.lib.ny.us>

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

Subject: Re: Internet & Middle Schoolers

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Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2000 21:35:28 CST

My apologies for sending that long message to the whole list. I

meant to send it privately to Becky, but pushed the wrong button.

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~ Lesley Knieriem ~

~ YA / Reference Librarian (631) 549-4411 ~

~ South Huntington Public Library fax (631) 549-6832 ~

~ Huntington Station, NY 11746 lknierie@suffolk.lib.ny.us ~

~ ----------------------------------------------------------------- ~

~ "*Initial, dash* cannot conceal / The fact that everything is real ~

~ But whether it is also true / Is left entirely up to you." ~

~ -- Edward Gorey, THE HEADLESS BUST ~

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From: "Linda Peterson" <lpeterson@bloomfield.lib.in.us>

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

Subject: Color copies

Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2000 21:51:43 CST

We have just acquired a color printer and our director asked me to find =

out what other libraies charge for color copies. Do you charge the same =

for color and black and white or are the colored copies more? We have 2 =

seperate printers. Thanks in advance.

Linda Peterson

lpeterson@bloomfield.lib.in.us

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From: Youth Services <youth@scls.lib.wi.us>

To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org

Subject: Harry Potter "overexposure" ??

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Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2000 22:06:35 CST

I would like to respond to the suggestion that J.K.Rowling's Harry Potter

books can be lumped into the same formulaic catagory as Animorphs, Pokemon

and Goosebumps -- say WHAT? Those books are churned out on a monthly

basis; that is, if they're not already based on a weekly televison cartoon!

I can understand it if some people are suffering from HP fatigue factor,

especially if they are not fans of Rowling's books. But just because she

has opted to let her books be made into a film adaptation does not

automatically make them popular culture schlock. Let's look at that list

Ms. Matulka came up with on Feb. 7th (PUBYAC digest 60)....

Lloyd Alexander’s Prydain Chronicles? Disney's animated "Black Cauldron"

Beverly Cleary’s Ramona novels? A PBS live-action series

C. S. Lewis’s Narnia books? 3 were adapted into telefilms by the BBC, then

shown on the "Wonderworks" series

Donald J. Sobol's Encyclopedia Brown? another live-action series, now on

video

Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House series? prime-time network TV series

And I have to question whether the Redwall series has greater literary value!

Regardless of whether or not a popular children's book series has made it

into another medium, or even whether or not that turned out to be a good

idea, if the books have captured the hearts and imaginations of countless

children and were well-written in the first place, their quality doesn't

change.

Harry Potter is wildly popular NOW. It may not always be the case, but

librarians are just as savvy as film and toy makers, and we have happily

taken advantage of the high interest level. I'm positive that there are

many libraries besides my own who have created booklists of recommended

fantasy reads for children who can't wait to get their hands on the next

Harry book. For example, in my 7-county, 40+ library system, we have

between 5-10 people waiting for each individual copy of Rowling's book --

and we have over 65 copies of each title! I've never seen 400 holds on a

children's title before Scholastic published these books! I now have an

inkling of how impatient I may have felt, if I'd been a kid in the 50's

waiting for the next Narnia book to be published....

I am riding the Harry Potter wave with great glee. (Of course it doens't

hurt that I've always enjoyed fantasy and that I like these books myself.)

We're having FAMILY book discussions at our library and there are NO

no-shows! And who hasn't heard, repeatedly, stories about kids who didn't

read (much) -- until Harry Potter appeared on the scene? My advice is

don't look a gift horse in the mouth -- saddle up, and go for it! Kids are

often thrilled to find out that adults share their enthusiasm about

something they love.

View this as the tremendous boost to kids' reading for pleasure that it is.

Use it to turn them on to the other fantasy series that you love. Wait to

be dismayed at the merchandising -- who knows what it will turn out to be?

I'm a little more hopeful than I was, after learning that Rowling has

script approval and Spielberg will direct the movie. Think of the film

version of "James and the Giant Peach." I loved the way that turned out,

and if there was a merchandising blitz, I wasn't too aware of it (it must

not have lasted long).

I find myself very impressed at all the time, effort and planning that J.K.

Rowling put into these books -- 5 years to work out all the plot twists and

turns for the whole 7 book series! I believe the results speak for

themselves.

Geri Ceci Cupery

gericc@scls.lib.wi.us

Madison Public Library Youth Services

Madison, WI

Youth Services Department

Madison Public Library

201 W. Mifflin Street

Madison, Wisconsin 53703

266-6345

youth@scls.lib.wi.us

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From: Stephanie Smith <smsmith@ccs.nsls.lib.il.us>

To: pubyac@prairienet.org

Subject: Re: New Steig Book

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Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2000 22:12:11 CST

Did any of you ever see Shel Silverstein's _Different Dances_? Some kids'

authors/illustrators *do* do adult books! When I first came into the

library (from our bookmobile) in 1986, I wanted to reorder all of

Silverstein's

stuff, and just copied everything from BIP! I gave the book to the Adult

department and it had a rousing lifetime. But what a shock when it came

in!

Steffi Smith

Zion-Benton Public Library

Zion, IL 60099

serving 37000

ssmith@zblibrary.org

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From: Anita Beaman <abeaman@yahoo.com>

To: pubyac@prairienet.org

Subject: Phillip Pullman

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Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2000 22:17:28 CST

Pullman himself recently posted to the Child_lit

listserv saying "Ameber Spyglass" would be released in

the fall.

=====

Anita L. Beaman

University of Illinois

Graduate School of Library and

Information Science

Champaign/Urbana, IL

Life's too short to read bad books or drink bad wine!

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From: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>

Subject: New Page: Filters and Filtering

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Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2000 22:23:02 CST

A new page, Filters and Filtering, at

http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/filtersandfiltering.html

replaces former page, Intellectual Freedom and the Internet.

In addition to links to ALA Policies and Statements on Filtering, there are links to

First Amendment Basics

International Intellectual Freedom Basics

American Library Basics

Internet Filtering Statements of State Library Associations

International Library Basics w Censorship Basics

Internet Basics

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From: bvetter@hampton.lib.nh.us

To: pubyac@prairienet.org

Subject: Stumper

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Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2000 22:28:26 CST

My patron is looking for a book to help her daughter deal with

separation anxiety. It seems as if the girl's father has changed his

work schedule. He is with her at least as much as he was before,

but she thinks that when either or both of her parents leave home

for any reason, that they will not be coming home. This behavior is

very new.

We have tried A to Zoo, Best Books for Children and the Book

Finder.

Any ideas? If you respond to me personally, I will post to the list.

Thanks!

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

FAX (603)926-1348

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From: Laura Mikowski <lauram@ci.hillsboro.or.us>

To: "'PUBYAC Rq'" <PUBYAC@nysernet.org>

Subject: YA Stumper similar to Nothing but the Truth

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Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2000 22:34:03 CST

Hello all! I am stumped.

Do any of you recall a YA book about a new teacher who brainwashes her class

into learning a pledge? The protagonist in this story disagrees with the

teacher and intentionally twists things causing problems.

This book was supposedly written in response to the author's son having won

a prize for knowing the words to to Pledge of Allegience, but not

understanding their context.

I've tried WHAT DO YOUNG ADULTS READ NEXT? using the Avi book as a guide.

None of the suggested titles came close to matching this patron's request.

Do any of you recall reading such a book? I certainly don't and our

resources aren't panning out either. Anyone?

Thanks so much.

Laura Mikowski

Youth Librarian II

Hillsboro (OR) Public Libraries

lauram@ci.hillsboro.or.us

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From: "Denise I. Matulka" <dimatulka@alltel.net>

To: pubyac@prairienet.org

Subject: Jack and the Beanstalk

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Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2000 22:39:19 CST

Jack falls under the Giant tales (i.e. David and Goliath; Odysseus and

Cyclops; Brave Little Tailor) Remember that "Jack and the Beanstalk" is

an English folktale, so it is already international!

I have a new retelling by Richard Walker (English) with illustrations by

Niamh Sharkey (Irish), published by Barefoot Books in 1999. ISBN

1-902283-13-9. There is another new one by Ann Keay Beneduce with

illustrations by Gennady Spirin (Philomel, 1999) ISBN 0-399-23118-8.

Both are titled, "Jack and the Beanstalk."

A nice collection is "The Jack Tales" edited by Richard Chase. (201

pages) ISBN 0-395-66951-0. Another version is "Mountain Jack Tales"

retold and illustrated by Gail E. Haley (Dutton, 1992), both are set in

North Carolina but with roots in Great Britain and to Jack and the

Beanstalk.

I just read "Crazy Jack" (Delacorte, 1999) by Donna Jo Napoli. A novel

that extends the tale of Jack. I really enjoyed it but it lacked the

passion of her other fairy tale retelling, "The Magic Circle."

Here are some other picture book versions

"Jack the Giant Killer" (Antheneum, 1987) by Beatrice DeRegniers.

ISBN 0-689-31218-0

"Jack the Giant Chaser" (Holiday, 1993) by Ken Compton.

Illustrations

by Joanne Compton. ISBN 0-823-40998-8

"Jack and the Bean Tree" (Crown, 1986) by Gail E. Haley.

ISBN 0-517-55717-7 

Denise I. Matulka

Lincoln, Nebraska

dimatulka@alltel.net

Picturing Books: A Web Site About Picture Books

http://www.geocities.com/dimatulka

Check out my resource "Picture This:Picture Books for Young Adults"

http://www.greenwood.com

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From: "Jennifer Dalton" <jdalton@tscpl.lib.ks.us>

To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>

Subject: Biracial books

Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2000 22:45:02 CST

We had a patron come in yesterday looking for books to help "teach" a10 =

year old biracial boy self-esteem in his dual heritage of black and =

white. She was especially interested in non-fiction books. I have =

looked through Great Books for African-American Children, Culturally =

Diverse Library Collections for Children, and Black Books Galore and =

have found very little. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. =

Please respond directly to me at jdalton@tscpl.lib.ks.us. =20

Thanks.

Jennifer Dalton

Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library

Topeka, Ks.

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From: "Leslie Schow" <lschow@slco.lib.ut.us>

To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>

Subject: Buffy the Vampire Slayer

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Thanks to all who responded to my request for sources for the episode of Buffy titled "Hush." The concensus seems to be that the source is the very fertile imagination of Joss Whedon. Apparently there were several influences (thank you Lesley Knieriem for the information), among them storybooks, silent movies, nightmares, and Mr. Burns from the Simpsons.

Leslie Schow

Youth Services Librarian

Riverton Library

Salt Lake County Library System

lschow@slco.lib.ut.us

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From: Virginia Cooper <vcooper@mcls.rochester.lib.ny.us>

To: pubyac@prairienet.org

Subject: Funny books, African-American author

Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2000 22:56:08 CST

Last week I asked for suggestions of funny books by African-American

authors. There's not much out there. Here are the few that I received.

Burgess, Barbara Hood

Oren Bell

Myers, Walter Dean

The Mouse Rap

Darnell Rock Reporting

The Young Landlords

Cottonwood, Joe

Babcock

Sinclair, April

Drinking Coffee Will Make You Black

Possibly some of the books in the 18 Pine Street and the Moesha series.

Thanks to Cherie BonneCarrere, Christine Hill, Gayle Richardson,

Adelaide Rowe, and Grace Ruth.

Virginia Cooper

Youth Services

Henrietta Public Library

vcooper@mcls.rochester.lib.ny.us

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From: "Charlotte Larsen" <clarsen@cityoflewisville.com>

To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org

Subject: Videos on Puberty

Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2000 23:01:23 CST

I had a mother and daughter come in today who were looking for videos on

puberty, growing up, menstruation, (my changing body type of a thing) etc. We

were able to find some great books for them to take home, but they really wanted

and we were unable to find videos on the subject in our collection. And so I am

hoping to gather some information from those of you "out there". Are there

videos that you have in your collections or would recommend for pre-teens/teens

on puberty, growing up, menstruation, menarche, etc. ????

If anyone has any suggestions, I would really appreciate it!!! Please contact

me directly at:

clarsen@cityoflewisville.com

Thanks,

Charlotte Larsen

Children's Librarian

Lewisville Public Library

Lewisville, Texas

clarsen@cityoflewisville.com

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From: Jan Chapman <jchapman@ascpl.lib.oh.us>

To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>

Subject: RE:bibliotherapy for 14 year old boy dealing with anger/sibling rivalry

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Thanks to all those who responded to my request for bibliotherapy for a 14

year old boy who has difficulties with anger management and sibling rivalry

with a younger brother. I gave the list to my patron, who was so happy to

have some suggestions.

As promised, here is the compiled list of recommendations:

Free Fall, by Joyce Sweeney

Holes, by Louis Sachar

If Rock and Roll Were a Machine, by Terry Davis

Ironman, by Chris Crutcher (recommended several times)

Monster, by Walter Dean Myers

The Moves Make the Man, by Bruce Brooks

My Brother the Star, by Alison Jackson

My Brother Stealing Second, by Jim Naughton

Radiance Descending, by Paula Fox

Tangerine, by Edward Bloor (recommended several times)

TomorrowLand: Ten Stories about the Future ("His Brother's Keeper" by Gloria

Skurzynski)

Tough Loser, by Barthe DeClements

The Trouble with Lemons, by Daniel Hayes

Who Put the Hair in My Toothbrush, by Jerry Spinelli

Wrestling Sturbridge, by Rich Wallace

Also recommended were Chris Lynch's novels and Will Weaver's Billy Baggs

novels.

Again, many thanks to all who took the time to respond and give me such

great suggestions.

Jan Chapman

YA/Intermediate Librarian

Norton Branch Library

jchapman@ascpl.lib.oh.us

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