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From: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults
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To: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults & Children"
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Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 08:23:33 CDT
Subject: PUBYAC digest 116
PUBYAC Digest 116
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) RE: Naming Young Adult/Young Teen Department
by Theyer Hillary <HTheyer@TORRNET.COM>
2) Horn Book
by Teresa Lambert <lamberte@oplin.lib.oh.us>
3) RE: Sustained Silent Reading
by "Carol Weinshel" <hkms@snet.net>
4) thanks-book discussion groups
by "Helen Rosenthal" <helenmls@hotmail.com>
5) book discussion groups
by Madelyn Littman <madbook52@yahoo.com>
6) Re: Children's Library Cards
by "Denise I. Matulka" <dimatulka@alltel.net>
7) Help Our Library Bear Visit the Olympics
by Mary Marshall <Marshall@addison.lib.il.us>
8) Bookmark Utilities Program
by "Mary J. Soucie" <mjsoucie@htls.lib.il.us>
9) Storytimes in the public area of the library
by Kathy Williams <kathyw@picnet.org>
10) ALA Intellectual Freedom Policies and the First Amendment
by "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
11) STUMPER
by "Buchanan, Janice" <JaniceB@ci.mount-vernon.wa.us>
12) STUMPER: J Ghost Story--solved (I think)
by Melissa Zymboly Depper <mzdepper@earthlink.net>
13) Stumper solved!: boy who say "No"
by Cheryl Johnson <cjohnson@dakota.lib.mn.us>
14) Stumper: boy with machines that get him ready
by "Paula Anderson" <paulaan@lori.state.ri.us>
15) Job Posting - Haverstraw, NY
by SJPBrophy@aol.com
16) Heaven help
by Bryce <Bryce@exchg1.palsplus.org>
17) Anne MacLeod Children's Literature Lecture
by Jennifer Ralston <RALSTON@harf.lib.md.us>
18) Stumper Solution!
by Tiffany Tuttle <ttuttle@timberland.lib.wa.us>
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From: Theyer Hillary <HTheyer@TORRNET.COM>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: RE: Naming Young Adult/Young Teen Department
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 17:44:44 CDT
Hi Everyone-
We are in the same boat about having to name our new teen area, but all the
labels on the books say "YA" on them and they are prominent. We were
considering "The YA-YA Section" indicating some form of insanity, some
form
of fun, and matching the labels on the books. Any opinions? Is it too
weird? Have we just been at work too long and are getting silly?
Thanks!
Hillary Theyer
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From: Teresa Lambert <lamberte@oplin.lib.oh.us>
To: pubyac listserve <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Horn Book
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Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 18:25:27 CDT
Hi,
I am looking for input on Horn Book. Any preferences of the guide
or the magazine? It seems like the magazine would have more interesting
features, and the guide more book information. Please let me know what you
think.
Thanks,
Terry Lambert,
Childrens Services,
Bluffton Public Library
Bluffton, Ohio 45817
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From: "Carol Weinshel" <hkms@snet.net>
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Subject: RE: Sustained Silent Reading
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Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 19:00:45 CDT
Great idea, but buy-in, that's another story! This becomes a time when
people can do odds and ends and catch up!
Would you please send me a list of the expenses for Connecting Cultures that
you incurred? We're trying to put together the financials. Thanks.
And...to Bernadette - she never got here with the letter for Ken Freeston or
to see Celebration of the Arts. Is she okay? Let me know.
Carol
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From: owner-pubyac@prairienet.org [mailto:owner-pubyac@prairienet.org] On
Behalf Of jill heffner
Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2000 2:52 PM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Sustained Silent Reading
In my other life, when I was a substitute teacher in a
middle school (grades 6-8) in a rural town in Eastern
Oregon, this middle school practiced SSR--sustained
silent reading.
Every day for twenty minutes after lunch, EVERYONE in
the school read books/magazines silently--including
the secretaries, the janitor--everyone! Obviously
this was well supported by the entire staff. I don't
remember how many years this had been done, but it was
an accepted practice by staff and students alike.
There was never any question--the after lunch bell
rang and everyone got out his/her book. It was
awesome to experience!
Imagine a middle school completely silent for twenty
minutes while every single person in that building
read!!
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Jill Heffner
Youth Services
Driftwood Public Library
801 SW Hwy 101
Lincoln City, Oregon 97367
541 996 2277 Fax: 541 996 1262
jillh1018@yahoo.com
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From: "Helen Rosenthal" <helenmls@hotmail.com>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: thanks-book discussion groups
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Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 19:35:25 CDT
Thanks to everyone who sent me suggestions for book discussion groups. The
ideas were great and you all might want to look at each others messages.
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From: Madelyn Littman <madbook52@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: book discussion groups
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Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 20:10:01 CDT
We are a small public library considering
starting a book discussion group for children. Does
anyone have any advice on what grade levels are most
appropriate? Is is okay to mix grades 5-8? Are there
are any times, such as after school as opposed to
evenings, that have worked better than others? Was
there any outreach or advertising strategies that
worked particularly well?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Madelyn C. Littman
Children's Librarian
Ardsley Public Library
Ardsley, New York 10502
madbook52@yahoo.com
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From: "Denise I. Matulka" <dimatulka@alltel.net>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Children's Library Cards
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Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 20:44:59 CDT
Cogratulations! I am very excited for the children in your system. If
you have a few minutes, I would like to share a story with you:
In the early 1970s, when I was getting my first card my library required
that children be able to print and spell their name without assistance.
I practiced and practiced!! When the moment came I was so nervous! And
even though I printed two letters in my first name backwards and forgot
one letter in my last name, the kindly librarian smiled and gave me my
first library card.
What if she would have said, "Go home and practice. You can try again
next week." Would I have returned? Would I have been marked permanently
by the experience? Maybe. Children's librarians have a unique
opportunity and I commend you for fighting for the rights of your
younger patrons!!
I am not sure when my library system abandonded the "printing test,"
but
they now allow children to have a card from birth!!!
That day also taught me my first lesson about constructive critcism and
that kindess is paramount, whether you are dealing with a child or an
adult--especially when you disagree
Denise I. Matulka
University of Nebraska Libraries
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: Mary Marshall <Marshall@addison.lib.il.us>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Help Our Library Bear Visit the Olympics
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Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 21:22:07 CDT
Our summer reading theme at the Addison Public Library (Addison, IL) is
"Reach for the Gold: Read" in honor of the 2000 Summer Olympics. As
part of
our summer reading program, we want to send our teddy bear mascot to the
Olympics in Sydney, Australia. (Our bear doesn't have a name yet; we're
having a naming contest in May).
We are looking for libraries between Chicago and Sydney that would
be willing to have our bear visit and then mail it on to the next library.
Our idea was to have our bear visit each library for about a week, have its
photo taken in the children's department, and have patrons and librarians
write in its journal about the library visit. The bear will have a
disposable camera and a journal in its backpack. At the end of the bear's
stay, the library would pack it up and ship it to the next library on the
list. We will provide a sturdy shipping box and labels. Visits will take
place between June and September.
If you would be willing to have our bear for a visit and send him on
to the next library, please contact me by May 1st at
marshall@addison.lib.il.us or at (630) 458-3338. Thanks, Mary Marshall
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From: "Mary J. Soucie" <mjsoucie@htls.lib.il.us>
To: ISLMANET <ISLMANET-L@POSTOFFICE.CSO.UIUC.EDU>,
LM_NET <LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>, PUBYAC <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Bookmark Utilities Program
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 22:02:38 CDT
Hi everyone,
I am cross-posting and apologize for any duplication. I have created a
bibliography of websites for the librarians in my system. I did this by
the cut-n-paste method of first the title and then the address. It was a
very cumbersome project initially. Does anyone know of a utility program
that would allow a person to print their bookmarks in a bib sort format. I
will compile and post any responses I get.
Thank you,
Mary
--
Mary J. Soucie
Youth Services Consultant
Heritage Trail Library System
405 Earl Road
Shorewood IL 60431
815-729-3345 x110
815-725-0930 Fax
mailto:mjsoucie@htls.lib.il.us
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From: Kathy Williams <kathyw@picnet.org>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Storytimes in the public area of the library
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We are currently planning a new branch library in Pickering, Ont. We
are going to have an open space in the picture book area to host
storytimes for children (0 to 2 years, 2 to 3 years and 3 to 5 years).
For those of you with experience with this type of arrangement, how do
you handle the registration process or do you go to a drop-in format
only. Is attendance limited? Are latecomers a problem? Are there too
many distractions from the other activity in the Branch or does it work
out fine? I would love some feedback and any advice you could give us
to make these storytimes enjoyable for staff and participants. Thanks.
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From: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
Subject: ALA Intellectual Freedom Policies and the First Amendment
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Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 23:23:59 CDT
ALA Intellectual Freedom Policies and the First Amendment
http://www.ftrf.org/ennis.html
>From time to time, the Freedom to Read Foundation receives questions
regarding the relationship of the ALA intellectual freedom policies to the First
Amendment. People often want to know whether or not ALA's policies go beyond the
First Amendment.
This article, which answers these questions, first appeared in Volume 19, No. 1
/ 1994, Freedom to Read Foundation News. It was written by by Bruce J. Ennis,
General Counsel, Freedom to Read Foundation.
_________________________
Don Wood
American Library Association
Office for Intellectual Freedom
50 East Huron Street
Chicago, IL 60611
312-280-4225
800-545-2433, ext. 4225
Fax: 312-280-4227
http://www.ala.org/oif.html
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From: "Buchanan, Janice" <JaniceB@ci.mount-vernon.wa.us>
To: "'PUBYAC@prairienet.org'" <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: STUMPER
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Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 00:03:41 CDT
I need the help of the collective brain. A patron remembers reading a
terrific picture book in the late 60's. She thinks it was (maybe) published
in the 40's or earlier. The main character is a boy named Jimmy Chicken
(?), who plays his harmonica to a den of wolves (?), who howl along. Maybe
the mom wolf has died? It was well-illustrated. She does not remember the
title or the author. We have looked in A to Zoo, Books in Print, Amazon.
Please respond to janiceb@ci.mount-vernon.wa.us
Thanks very much.
Janice Buchanan
Mount Vernon City Library
Mount Vernon, Washington
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From: Melissa Zymboly Depper <mzdepper@earthlink.net>
To: Pubyac <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: STUMPER: J Ghost Story--solved (I think)
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Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 00:46:03 CDT
Consensus suggests that the ghost story about a girl who visits a house
haunted by a ghost in a swing is THE GHOST IN THE SWING (go figure) by
Janet Patton Smith, 1973. I will ILL it and see if I can read it all the
way through this time!
THE SWING AND THE SUMMERHOUSE (Langton, 1967) and GIRL IN A SWING
(Adams, 1981) were also suggested, but the Langton summary didn't sound
quite right and the Adams book I had looked at before, sorry I didn't
think to mention it.
Thanks to Helen, Diana, Jen, Celeste, 2 Carols, Kelly, and Farida for
being willing to indulge a personal quest.
Melissa
mzdepper@earthlink.net
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From: Cheryl Johnson <cjohnson@dakota.lib.mn.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Stumper solved!: boy who say "No"
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Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 01:25:37 CDT
Thank you to Elena Rosenfeld, Lu Benke, and Lisa Falk for solving the
mystery. The boy is Pierre, who says "I don't care," in Maurice
Sendak's
book Pierre: a cautionary tale. My patron was excited to find the book
again!
Cheryl L. Johnson
Dakota County Library
cjohnson@dakota.lib.mn.us
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From: "Paula Anderson" <paulaan@lori.state.ri.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumper: boy with machines that get him ready
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 02:05:22 CDT
Argh! Sure enough, I seem to recall this stumper coming up in the past =
few weeks and I just cleaned out my e-mail. Does anyone recall the name =
of a book where a boy uses all sorts of machines to get ready in the =
morning but something happens and the machines go haywire? A patron is =
on a quest. We've tried our catalog, Children's Catalog, the internet =
and many other sources (including my failing memory), but we have no =
title or keywords to go on. Please reply to me directly. Thanks!
Paula Anderson
Warwick Public Library
paulaan@lori.state.ri.us
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From: SJPBrophy@aol.com
To: rchu@liu.edu
Subject: Job Posting - Haverstraw, NY
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Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 02:45:05 CDT
Please post this message to the list.
April 1, 2000
POSITION OPENING IMMEDIATELY
Rockland County, New York
YOUTH SERVICES LIBRARIAN, PERMANENT, FULL-TIME, LIBRARIAN I
position. In addition to reader's advisory and reference services,
responsibilities will emphasize early childhood programming and outreach.
Computer proficiency required. Creativity and a commitment to Children's
Services highly desirable. Fluency in Spanish a plus. ALA/MLS required.
Public Library Concentration preferred. Civil Service. Competitive salary and
benefits. The library is located in an historic building on the Hudson River
in northern Rockland County approximately 32 miles north of Manhattan. the
library maintains a very active branch several miles from the Main building
and is expecting to begin an exciting new expansion.
Please send resume with current references to:
Joanne Ginsburg, Director
Haverstraw King's Daughters Public Library
85 Main Street
Haverstraw, NY 10927
FAX: (914) 429-7313
E-mail: kingslibadmin@spyral.net
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From: Bryce <Bryce@exchg1.palsplus.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Heaven help
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Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 03:24:48 CDT
Hi! Without meaning to offend anybody, I ask your help once more...
A patron needs a book for her 5 year old daughter on Heaven and angels. She
wants something "happy" and "reassuring". For some reason
her daughter
keeps asking about these things and what will happen to her and their family
when they die. Mom has no idea why.
I gave her Max Lucado's wonderful book "Just Incase You Ever Wonder".
I
thought Marianne Williamson had something that would be helpful but couldn't
seem to find it. Anything that can help? Thanks so much!! Reply directly
to me, if possible. If there's enough interest, I'll post compilation to
the list. Cheerio!
Richard Bryce
Senior Children's Librarian
West Milford Township Library
973-728-2823
"So many things have made living and learning easier. But the real things
haven't changed. It is still best to be honest and truthful; to make the
most of what we have; to be happy with simple pleasures and to be cheerful
and have courage when things go wrong"- Laura Ingalls Wilder
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From: Jennifer Ralston <RALSTON@harf.lib.md.us>
To: PUBYAC@PRAIRIENET.ORG
Subject: Anne MacLeod Children's Literature Lecture
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 04:04:56 CDT
Dear Friend of Children's Literature:
Please join us at a very special event at the University of Maryland Visitor
Center Auditorium (in the Turner Building) at 7:00 p.m. on April 28, 2000.
The College of Library and Information Services is launching a bi-annual
lecture series devoted to scholarly issues associated with Children's
Literature, which is an important area of specialization in the curriculum of
the College of Library and Information Services (CLIS) at the University of
Maryland.
Dr. Anne Scott MacLeod, a long-time CLIS faculty member and widely recognized
Children's Literature scholar, will present the initial lecture. The free
lecture and reception will take place at the University of Maryland Visitors
Center Auditorium in College Park, Maryland, on Friday, April 28, 2000.
It is our intention to build this lecture into an important event for the
children's literature community. To this end, we have established an endowment
fund, named in honor of Dr. MacLeod, to provide for its support.
Contributions can be sent to the Anne MacLeod Children's Literature Endowment
c/o Office of the Dean, College of Library and Information Services, 4105
Hornbake South, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742. Checks should
be made out to the University of Maryland Foundation. For more information,
contact Emmett Jordan at (301) 405-7459.
Space at the lecture is limited. If you plan to attend, please RSVP to (301)
405-2033 (or email ddrennen@accmail.umd.edu) by Monday, April 24.
Jennifer Ralston
Children's Literature Steering Committee
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From: Tiffany Tuttle <ttuttle@timberland.lib.wa.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Stumper Solution!
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Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 06:18:23 CDT
Thanks to all who answer my question about the invention gone awry picture
book.
Lazy Tommy Pumpkinhead by William Pene Du Bois is the solution!
Thanks again!
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