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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: Fri, 7 Apr 2000 00:01:11 CDT
Subject: PUBYAC digest 111
PUBYAC Digest 111
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Re: Call for Youth Services Documents!
by "Susan Graf" <susangraf27@hotmail.com>
2) RE: Life Skills Story Hour
by "Jodi Rocco" <jodi.rocco@alc.org>
3) Reading Programs
by Enid Costley <ecostley@arrowhead.lib.mn.us>
4) READ in other languages
by Enid Costley <ecostley@arrowhead.lib.mn.us>
5) Re: Sustained Silent Reading
by Karen Cordiner <Karen_Cordiner@bc.sympatico.ca>
6) Re: Reluctant Readers
by Efrankbayer@aol.com
7) Scavenger hunt
by rdhall@mail.cinetwork.com
8) Picture Book Biographies
by "Denise I. Matulka" <dimatulka@alltel.net>
9) Re: County fairs
by KlandBooks@aol.com
10) Remodeling teen area
by "PAT MARTIN, RED WING PUBLIC LIBRARY, MINNESOTA"
<PATM@selco.lib.mn.us>
11) re:Song...THANKS
by Amy Blake <ablake@kcpls1.vinu.edu>
12) Incentives
by "Linda Peterson" <lpeterson@bloomfield.lib.in.us>
13) Kids connect
by Brenda Harris <bharris@flint.lib.mi.us>
14) School-age programs
by Shannon Metcalfe <nfcl_lib@yahoo.com>
15) local book award
by Beverly Little <blittle@merrimack.lib.nh.us>
16) YA Spaces
by Anthony Bernier <ABernier@lapl.org>
17) Stumper: Stegosaurus
by Julie Pfeiffer <JPFEIFFER@mail.mpl.lib.oh.us>
18) stumper: penpal
by "Ruhama J. Kordatzky" <rkordatz@burlington.lib.wi.us>
19) Stumper
by Brenda Harris <bharris@flint.lib.mi.us>
20) TDD toll free number for ALA
by "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
21) YA lit question
by Naughyde@aol.com
22) SRC art available
by Theresa Gormley <tgormle1@uswest.net>
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From: "Susan Graf" <susangraf27@hotmail.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Call for Youth Services Documents!
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Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2000 16:37:11 CDT
We don't have much in written documents, being a small library. However, I
invested in serveral documents you might find helpful:
1. Children's Services Training Manual (about $40.00)
from the North State Cooperative Library System
259 N. Villa Avenue
Willows, CA 95988-2607
2. Kids Welcome Here! Writing Public Library Policies that Promote Use by
Young People (no idea on the cost)
from the Youth Services Section of New York Library Association
252 Hudson Avenue, Albany, NY 12210
3. Smart Training Smart Librarians: Competency-Based Training for YOuth
Services from ALA/ALSC
Hope these can help your efforts.
Susan Graf "Saint James says in
Family Services Librarian his epistle that we are
North Las Vegas Library District to confess our sins to
2300 Civic Center Drive each other, which is the
North Las Vegas, NV 89030 Christian rationale for
(702)633-1070 FX (702)649-2576 storytelling..."
susangraf27@hotmail.com
Garrison Keillor, in
the preface to "The
Best American Short
Stories, 1998"
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From: "Jodi Rocco" <jodi.rocco@alc.org>
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Subject: RE: Life Skills Story Hour
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Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2000 16:47:26 CDT
Judy
Last sumer I did a school-age program on "Bargins" and being swindled.
I
used "Bargin for Francis", "Mule Eggs", "One Grain of
Rice". I made up some
situations where the students had a choice of which item or deal was the
better bargin. For example: We have the lottery here so I asked the
students which was better - receiving all the money in 1 lump sum or being
paid so much $ over 20 years. You could also talk about how advertisers try
different things to make consumers think they are getting a bargin.
Jodi Rocco
Abilene Public Library
Abilene Tx
jodi.rocco@alc.org
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From: Enid Costley <ecostley@arrowhead.lib.mn.us>
To: PuBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Reading Programs
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Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2000 16:48:51 CDT
Packrat librarain has old, but in good condition materials used for summer
and winter reading programs. These would be ideal for a small/tiny
library. I have extra posters, bookmarks, booklogs and certificate. I
will ask you to pay for postage. Anyone interested should contact me direct.
Enid Costley
Hibbing Public Library
2020 East Fifth Avenue
Hibbing, MN 55746
ecostley@arrowhead.lib.mn.us
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From: Enid Costley <ecostley@arrowhead.lib.mn.us>
To: PuBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: READ in other languages
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Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2000 16:50:14 CDT
I am working on our summer reading program. I would like to create a
t-shirt with the work READ in other languages can you help!
Enid Costley
Hibbing Public Library
2020 East Fifth Avenue
Hibbing, MN 55746
ecostley@arrowhead.lib.mn.us
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From: Karen Cordiner <Karen_Cordiner@bc.sympatico.ca>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Sustained Silent Reading
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Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2000 16:51:34 CDT
Joe,
My school (grade 8-12) has had a USR program for over 20 years. It is
only successful with the cooperation of all or most teachers. We debate
its importance every few years, and so far staff and students continue to
elect to keep the program.
It is like anything. Practise does improve skill. Some of our learning
disable students are read aloud to occasionally in USR to give them a
break from the real struggle of reading.
Karen Cordiner
Joe Domhan wrote:
>
> I am currently working on a paper on Sustained
> Silent Reading. I have been able to get plenty of
> literature on the subject. Most of the literature
> gives great praise for the effects of SSR. Does anyone
> have personal experience with SSR and is it as
> successful as the literature portrays it?
>
> Thank you in advance,
>
> Joe Domhan
>
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From: Efrankbayer@aol.com
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Reluctant Readers
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Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2000 16:52:55 CDT
Thanks to all who responded to my query of a definition of "reluctant
reader." Several people referred to Kylene Beers who categorizes reluctant
readers into three types: dormant (those who like to read but don't make the
time to do it), uncommitted(don't like to read but say they may read in the
future) and unmotivated(don't like to read and don't expect to change their
minds. See Kylene Beers, "No Time, No Interest, No Way" in School
Library
Journal, 42 (March 1996),110-113. Other responses included someone who
doesn't like to read either because it doesn't come easy or the person
doesn't want to read, someone who doesn't make the time to read, a person who
isn't engaged by the act of reading and doesn't derive pleasure from reading,
someone who is reading below the expected reading level for the person's age,
a person who is choosing not to read right now. All were in consensus that
reluctant readers are alliterate: they are able to read but anre not willing
to read right now for whatever reason. An excellent book on the topic is
Parents Who Love Reading, Kids Who Don't by Mary Leonhardt. E. Frank,
student at Queens College Graduate School of Library Science.
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From: rdhall@mail.cinetwork.com
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Scavenger hunt
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Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2000 16:54:07 CDT
Folks, I thought I'd saved ideas for a library scavenger hunt but can't
find them in my usual "hiding" places in my computer. Can anyone share
any
unique or their own ideas? Thank you all very much. Anne Hall
Anne & Roger Hall
Berea, Kentucky
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From: "Denise I. Matulka" <dimatulka@alltel.net>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Picture Book Biographies
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Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2000 16:55:22 CDT
Hello, PUBYACers
Several months ago I posted a message asking for picture book
biographies titles. Thanks to all who made suggestions. I finally
updated my web site: the URL is for the biographies section is:
http://www.geocities.com/dimatulka/biographies.html
I broke down the lists into topics--some titles are repeated on several
lists (e.g. Fly, Bessie Fly is included in the women, African Americans,
and pilots pages) I will continually add to these lists. If you see a
title missing drop me an e-mail!
Denise I. Matulka
dimatulka@alltel.net
Picturing Books: A Web Site About Picture Books
http://www.geocities.com/dimatulka
Author of "Picture This: Picture Books for Young Adults"
http://info.greenwood.com/books/0313301/0313301824.html
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From: KlandBooks@aol.com
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: County fairs
Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2000 16:56:46 CDT
Dear Melanie:
For many years, as head of children's services, I setup a Storytelling Tent at
our annual county fair. Books and puppets were used and each storytelling time
was 15 minutes. We gave away bookmarks with holes punched into them so that a
lollipop could be
inserted into each. The kids loved the idea of going into a tent to listen to
stories. A great time was had by all.
Karen
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From: "PAT MARTIN, RED WING PUBLIC LIBRARY, MINNESOTA"
<PATM@selco.lib.mn.us>
To: PUBYAC@PRAIRIENET.org
Subject: Remodeling teen area
Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2000 16:58:24 CDT
I have just received permission to move from our tiny teen area to a larger
alcove in our library. We'll have room for tables and chairs, lounge chairs,
a computer, and some wall shelving. I would like to know from those of you
who are real happy with your YA area what you wouldn't do without, or from
others of you, what you wish you had done. Thanks so much. I was also
wondering if any of you have an Internet station in a teen area, do you
keep other ages off of it (if so, how?), or what kinds of policies you
use with it. I'll be happy to post results to the list when I get them
compiled. I've got the VOYA issue 8/99 that has some ideas, but any other
good articles or books you've come across, I'd like to hear about. Thanks so
much!
Pat Martin
Red Wing Public Library
Red Wing, MN
patm@selco.lib.mn.us
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From: Amy Blake <ablake@kcpls1.vinu.edu>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: re:Song...THANKS
Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2000 16:59:35 CDT
Pubyacs,
Thank you to all of you who knew 'The Boa Constrictor Song'.
And how to locate it :) We will be purchasing it ASAP for our patron, who is
thrilled. This group is terrific!
Amy Blake
Knox County Public Library
Vin. IN
ablake@kcpls1.vinu.edu
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From: "Linda Peterson" <lpeterson@bloomfield.lib.in.us>
To: "PUBYAC" <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: Incentives
Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2000 17:00:52 CDT
This list serve has so many resources that I'm hoping you all can help =
with our latest challenge. We would like to give away a VERY CHEAP =
watch/clock key chain as a prize for our summer reading. (It's a Time =
Theme) Does anyone have any suggestions of catalogs that sell these =
kinds of trinkets other than Kipp, Oriental Trading and U.S. Toy?
Thanks in advance.
Linda Peterson
lpeterson@bloomfield.lib.in.us
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From: Brenda Harris <bharris@flint.lib.mi.us>
To: PUBYAC <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: Kids connect
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Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2000 17:02:11 CDT
I am looking for one or two libraries that are doing a Kids Connect
program on April 15 that could help me set up a "chat" room between my
library and theirs. Or who have lots of kids chatting on that Saturday at
that time and who wouldn't mind directing them to chat with us at FPL.
Our program is listed for 2 and 3 p.m. that day. We have a lab where kids
will be able to chat online. I hope to set up a chat room with interested
libraries in different parts of the world or the USA & Canada.
Anyone interested can email me at bharris@flint.lib.mi.us
Brenda Harris, Librarian Assistant
Flint Public Library, Flint, MI
810-232-7111 #2170
bharris@flint.lib.mi.us
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From: Shannon Metcalfe <nfcl_lib@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: School-age programs
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Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2000 17:03:29 CDT
Does anyone have a favorite book to help with planning programs for
children in grades 3 through 6? I use 52 Programs for Preschoolers, I'm a
Little Teapot, and The Absolute Best Play Days for the younger set and I'm
looking for something similar for the older children.
Thanks!
Shannon Metcalfe
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Shannon Metcalfe, Librarian
New Florence Community Library
New Florence, PA 15944
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From: Beverly Little <blittle@merrimack.lib.nh.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: local book award
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Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2000 17:05:19 CDT
Hi,
The school librarians and I are thinking about creating a local book
award that the children can vote on in town. Has anyone done this, as
opposed to a state-wide voted award? I would appreciate any help you
can offer.
Beverly Little
Head of Youth Services
Merrimack Public Library, NH
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From: Anthony Bernier <ABernier@lapl.org>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: YA Spaces
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Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2000 17:07:13 CDT
I agree that there is a wonderful and dynamic new energy being devoted to
"programming" library spaces to recognize teens. Although invisible
and overlooked in our profession's literature, the topic is rapidly gaining
momentum. Los Angeles Public Librar
y, for instance, just last month re-opened a dramatically enlarged Central
Library teen area called TeenS'cape (look for my review of it in the August 2000
issue of VOYA). And others are hard at work trying to
create a new teen space vocabulary. In the near future we can expect a flowering
of ideas and strategies.
In the meanwhile, though, sharing ideas, successes, and even failures, will be a
valuable way to correct what can only be viewed as the institutional spatial
erasure of teens in their own libraries.
I feel the most important element in this project to un-erase teens is to argue
that being welcomed and recognized in their libraries is a right, not an option.
Anthony Bernier
Los Angeles Public Library
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From: Julie Pfeiffer <JPFEIFFER@mail.mpl.lib.oh.us>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Stumper: Stegosaurus
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Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2000 17:08:23 CDT
A patron, approx. 35 years old, remembers reading this book in the second grade.
The story she remembers is about a boy and girl who befriend a stegosaurus (who
is able to talk). The story took place somewhere in the southwest like New
Mexico or Arizona
. It was a chapter book, not a picture book. If the title of this book is
familiar to you please email me directly at jpfeiffer@mail.mpl.lib.oh.us.
Thank you,
Julie Pfeiffer
Youth Services Librarian
Middletown Public Library
Middletown OH
jpfeiffer@mail.mpl.lib.oh.us
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From: "Ruhama J. Kordatzky" <rkordatz@burlington.lib.wi.us>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: stumper: penpal
Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2000 17:09:34 CDT
Hi everyone--
The book I'm wondering about involves a girl (I thought it was Anastasia
Krupnik, but can't find anything...) who pours out her heart about her lack
of a love life to her pen pal. The pal's name is Terry, and the twist at
the end is Terry turns out to be a boy, not a girl.
The answer is at the tip of my brain, but nothing is being triggered.
Please respond to me off the list--rkordatz@burlington.lib.wi.us
Thank you!
:) ruhama
Ruhama Kordatzky
Youth Services Librarian
Burlington Public Library
Burlington, WI
rkordatz@burlington.lib.wi.us
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From: Brenda Harris <bharris@flint.lib.mi.us>
To: PUBYAC <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumper
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Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2000 17:10:57 CDT
Does anyone remember a book with these characters -- probably a picture
book -- Fluffy, Muffy, Tuffy and Algernon.
Thanks
B. Harris
bharris@flint.lib.mi.us
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From: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
Subject: TDD toll free number for ALA
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Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2000 17:12:14 CDT
This is to announce that a toll free phone number has been added for ALA's TDD
(telecommunication device for the deaf).
The TDD toll free number is: 888 - 814 - 7692.
Please note that the 312-944-7298 TDD number remains in effect as well.
Feel free to publicize the TDD toll free availability in your journals,
newsletters, etc.
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From: Naughyde@aol.com
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: YA lit question
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Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2000 17:13:36 CDT
From: "Aline Riddle" <ariddlehspva@hotmail.com>
I am working with on of my English teachers on a project for next
school year. We would like to provide some options for his students by
preparing a list of classic literature and young adult titles with similar
themes.
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From: Theresa Gormley <tgormle1@uswest.net>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: SRC art available
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Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2000 17:14:51 CDT
Hi all,
We have found a wonderful artist to illustrate our Summer Reading Club
materials. His drawings are done in a cartoon style that appeals to
children of many ages, and I would like to put out this little plug for him
and his work. It really is some of the best I've seen. If you'd like to
see a sample of the artwork, email me, and I will send it off-list via
attachment.
The artist's name is Jim Francisco, and he will sell packets of copy-ready
art from our current and previous SRC materials for about $30. You can
reach him at jimlfran@yahoo.com
Here are the themes that he has illustrated for us already:
SRC 2000 THRILLS AND CHILLS--this is an amusement park theme, and the
packet would include a folder for keeping track of books read, and sheets
to put in the folder with spaces for kids to record their titles, as well
as a coloring poster and various spot art (for posting names of children
participating, etc). Most images are of carnival or midway scenes with
rides, games, a fabulous, slick barker who pushes books, etc. All of his
drawings emphasize books and reading in some way, for example the the
roller coaster cars are sideways books on wheels.
SRC 1999 READING IS A PICNIC--Lots of buggy art here! The "folder" is
a
backpack that can be filled with all sorts of tasty treats on which the
kids can record their book titles. The spot art is mostly a variety of
different bugs gorging on books, and the coloring prize is a door hanger
that says, "Don't Bug Me, I'm Reading."
SRC 1998 TRAVEL THE READING HIGHWAY--Some of the boys loved this one! The
kids keep track of their book titles on pieces of road that attach to each
other, so if they read a lot they can have long, curving highway. The spot
art for posting participants names varies from hot rods, to motorcycles, to
hikers, to a kid with a big ol'wheelbarrow full of (you guessed it)books.
The coloring posters this year were an intricate scene from a Drive-In book
(rather than movie), or a mixed-up scene with all styles of transport
thrown together.
Jim is great! Enjoy.
Theresa Gormley
Youth Services Librarian
Whatcom County Library System
5205 Northwest Road
Bellingham, WA 98225
(360)384-3150
tgormle1@uswest.net
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