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From: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults
& Children" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
To: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults & Children"
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Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2000 00:01:34 CDT
Subject: PUBYAC digest 124
PUBYAC Digest 124
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Re: Games for Teen Area
by "REBECCA HIGGERSON" <RHIGGERSON@sacramento.lib.ca.us>
2) Readers Theater
by "Sharon Coley" <sharoncoley@hotmail.com>
3) rudeness - food
by Kate McLean <mcleank@mail.dekalb.public.lib.ga.us>
4) RE: bug box craft
by Penny Halle <phalle@ci.muskego.wi.us>
5) Re: PET SHOW
by "Janet E. Cashin" <jcashin@tln.lib.mi.us>
6) RE: Reviews of WEETZIE BAT and SILVER KISS
by Andrea Johnson <ajohnson@cooklib.org>
7) Science Fair Presentations
by cathy ryne <cryne@sierramadre.lib.ca.us>
8) Baseball Related Crafts
by mjenson-@lib.az.us
9) Re: Mother Daughter book discussion
by "Sarah Smith" <sesmith5@hotmail.com>
10) Re: Source for Public Performance Videos
by "Marin Younker" <MARIN@ci.tigard.or.us>
11) More on WEETZIE BAT etc
by Jan Wall <janw@norby.latah.lib.id.us>
12) Library Pet Shows
by Sue Jones <sjones@ci.pleasanton.ca.us>
13) Interactive educational web sites
by "Earl and Kirsten Martindale" <earlmart@bellsouth.net>
14) interactive educational websites
by "Earl and Kirsten Martindale" <earlmart@bellsouth.net>
15) Sustained Silent Reading
by William Teale <wteale@uic.edu>
16) Great Book Giveaway V Press Release
by "Esther Murphy" <emurphy@ala.org>
17) stumper - girl lives with aunt and uncle
by Ann.Minner@ci.austin.tx.us
18) Do You Remember?
by Sue Jones <sjones@ci.pleasanton.ca.us>
19) Stumper - bluebonnet song
by "Marie Noe" <marie.noe@alc.org>
20) Preschool Storytime Activities
by hunzigel@hhpl.on.ca (Lisa Hunziger)
21) RE: Baseball Related Crafts
by "Hicks, Marcia" <MHardmon@ci.greenville.tx.us>
22) Thank you for information on Middle Ages Program
by Mahopac Public Library <mahopac2@ulysses.sebridge.org>
23) Re: library pet show
by "Melanie C. Duncan" <duncanm@mail.bibb.public.lib.ga.us>
24) teen area makeovers
by "PAT MARTIN, RED WING PUBLIC LIBRARY, MINNESOTA" <PATM@selco.lib.mn.us>
25) Technology reference shelf
by Jeanne Lohfink <lohfink@wnpl.alibrary.com>
26) Read*Write*Now!
by "Rebecca Singer" <rsinger@ala.org>
27) stumper solved
by Ann.Minner@ci.austin.tx.us
28) Libraries and Pools
by vmenor <vmenor@is2.dal.ca>
29) 2 stumpers: *Wolf,* *Rufus*
by Mary Ann Gilpatrick <magilpat@walnet.walla-walla.wa.us>
30) Adapted plays for seventh grade group?
by Elizabeth Davis <clackamas@email.com>
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From: "REBECCA HIGGERSON" <RHIGGERSON@sacramento.lib.ca.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: Games for Teen Area
Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 09:49:43 CDT
We have checkers and chess for children and teens to "check out." We
simply hold their school I.D. or a library card. We have had teens bring in
their own game of dominoes.
Hope that helps.
********************************
Rebecca Higgerson
Youth Services Librarian
Sacramento Public Library
828 I Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916)264-2845
fax (916)264-2854
rhiggerson@sacramento.lib.ca.us
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From: "Sharon Coley" <sharoncoley@hotmail.com>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Readers Theater
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I am a library student at Queens College in New York City. I am doing a
research paper on Readers Theater. Has anyone ever heard of this reading
motivation before? If so, what kind of books would you recommend to be
turned into scripts for 2nd graders. Thanks for responding.
Sharon Coley at hotmail.com
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From: Kate McLean <mcleank@mail.dekalb.public.lib.ga.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: rudeness - food
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Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 09:54:20 CDT
I hadn't realized that so many of us had problems with food at storytimes!
My solution has been to say nothing but usually when a parent gets out the
food for her child, all the other children seem to gather around her. Ha!
She's never prepared for that so it usually doesn't happen again! A little
disruptive but it makes a simple point that we all learned a long time
ago... "Do you have enough to share with the class?"
Kate McLean
Tucker-Reid H. Cofer Library
DeKalb County Public Libraries, GA
mcleank@mail.dekalb.public.lib.ga.us
"My opinions are my own."
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From: Penny Halle <phalle@ci.muskego.wi.us>
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Subject: RE: bug box craft
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Hi Kristin,
In my previous life as a elementary teacher, I did a project like this using
tuna fish cans and screening. use clean and empty cans, you need two per
house, in one fill with plaste of paris. Fit a piece of screening in as a
cylinder, we used the brass paper brads to keep the sides together, and then
the second can for the top. It was easy and a success.
Penny Halle
Muskego Public Library
-----Original Message-----
From: Kristin Hawksworth [mailto:kristinh@nslsilus.ORG]
Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2000 3:02 PM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: bug box craft
I am looking for instructions or ideas for making a "bug box" - as in
the sort of box that a child might store captured fireflies or
caterpillars or whatnot and have them actually survive the
experience. I've seen instructions for one using oatmeal boxes, but
I am more fond of the sort using some type of screen and wood or
some other more sturdy material. I was hoping to do this craft with
my 2nd and 3rd grade group in June. Any ideas would be helpful.
Thanks!
Kristin Hawksworth
Algonquin Area Public Library District
115 Eastgate
Algonquin IL 60102
kristinh@nslsilus.org
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From: "Janet E. Cashin" <jcashin@tln.lib.mi.us>
To: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults & Children"
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Subject: Re: PET SHOW
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Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 09:56:49 CDT
We did a pet each spring for 20 years until interest and attendance
wained. We had just 1 pet per child, all pets must be suitably
restrained--cages for rabbits, hamsters; leashes dogs and or cats. bags
for snakes or aquarium, birds in cage etc. We also had categories such as
largest, smallest, best trick, most naturally colorful and so on with a
catch all as cutest and sometimes we did a most popular with audience
applause. children under nine had to have an adult and if it was a huge
animal the child/parent had to be there to help handle. We were lucky in
no biting, fights avoided by having adults there to handle dog. Closest
call was a dog chasing a pet rabbit.
We never had a rain date it was rain or shine-- we used a large canopy one
time and in the early years it was a quick show between the showers or in
the drizzle. Best of luck!
Janet Cashin | email: jcashin@tln.lib.mi.us
Bacon Memorial District Library | voice: 734-246-8357
45 Vinewood | FAX: 734-282-1540
Wyandotte MI 48192 | url: www.wyandotte.lib.mi.us
NEW: Bacon Library's Wyandotte Community Information Center
http://info.wyandotte.lib.mi.us/cic1.htm
"A different drummer beats a new tattoo."
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From: Andrea Johnson <ajohnson@cooklib.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: Reviews of WEETZIE BAT and SILVER KISS
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If you don't already have access to BWI's Title Tales website, it's at
http://www.bwibooks.com/register.php and registration is free to public
librarians. They have full-text reviews for many of the titles listed. The
full text of SLJ's review is there for Weetzie Bat, and The Silver Kiss has
reviews from both PW and SLJ available.
I just learned about this resource last week, but it has already come in
handy for a couple of things. And by the way, I have no affiliation with
BWI.
Andrea Johnson ajohnson@cooklib.org
Children's Librarian Cook Memorial Public Library
Libertyville, IL
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From: cathy ryne <cryne@sierramadre.lib.ca.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Science Fair Presentations
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Thank you to everyone who answered my question about finding a Science Fair
book that shows how to do the actual presentations. Listed below are the
following suggestions. This listserv is such a big help - thank you all for
taking your time from your very busy schedules to send me this information.
Cathy Ryne
cryne@sierramadre.lib.ca.us
Bombaugh, Ruth Science Fiar Success. Enslow, 1990. "A guide for choosing,
designing, and completing an investigative science fiar project, with an
appendix listing prize winning projects by junion high students."
Tocci, Salvatore. How to do a Science Fiar Project (revised edition).
Franklin Watts, 1997. Chapter 8: Preparing your project for display.
Chapter 9: Presenting your project.
Iritz, Maxine Haren. Science Fair: Developing a successful and fun project
Iritz, Maxine Harwn. Blue-Ribbon Science Fair Projects. TAB Books, 1991
ISBN: 0-8306-7615-5 (hardbook) 0-8306-3615-3 (pbk)
Science Fair Page has many links that outline both procedures and resources.
The address: http://www.hpl.lib.tx.us/youth/science_fair_index.htm
Fredericks, Anthony D. & Isaac Asimov. The Complete Science Fiar Handbook
1990. Good year Books, Glenview Illinois.
Markle, Sandra. The Young Scientist's Guide to Successful Science Projects 1990,
Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books.
Smith, NormanF. How to do successful science projects. 1982
Perry, Phyllis J. Getting started in science fairs; from planning to
judging 1995
Barron, John The parent's guide to science fairs. 1999
Sawyer, Roger Williams. New ideas for science fair projects. 1967
VanCleave, Janice. Guide to Best Science Fair Projects. John Wiley, 1997.
pg. 26-30.
Kidsource (Danna Voth) Science Fair Handbook: Everything you need to know
to put together a superb Science Fair Project.
World Book Encyclopedia Presents Science Fairs. 1998
Amato, Carol. Super Science Fair Projects. Lowell House 1994
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From: mjenson-@lib.az.us
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Baseball Related Crafts
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Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 10:00:47 CDT
Once again I must tax the collective brain:
Our library (and all of the libraries in our area) are using a Baseball
theme for our SRP. We are having a tough time coming up with baseball
related crafts. If anyone has any ideas about baseball crafts (that aren't
pennants!) I would really appreciate it.
As always I will post to the list if there is sufficent interest.
Respond off list at mjenson-@glenpub.lib.az.us
Thanks
Merideth Jenson-Benjamin
Young Adult Librarian
Glendale Public Library
Glendale, Arizona
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From: "Sarah Smith" <sesmith5@hotmail.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Mother Daughter book discussion
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Have you thought about interloaning multiple copies? While our library has
not yet begun a book group, we have loaned books out to other libraries who
need multiple copies for book groups.
Sarah Smith
sesmith5@hotmail.com
Fax (517)539-6301
Harrison Community Library
PO Box 380
Michigan
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From: "Marin Younker" <MARIN@ci.tigard.or.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: Source for Public Performance Videos
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Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 10:04:04 CDT
theresa, we use swank (1-800-876-5577) and criterion (1-800-890-9494). the
former includes the video and some pretty lame publicity. have had better luck
with the latter, but it really depends on your rep. good luck, movie nights are
a lot of fun and are great publicity for the library. marin.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Occult books aside, our library didn't have the greatest selection."
Willow
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
J. Marin Younker
Young Adult Services Librarian
Tigard Public Library, OR
(503) 684-6537
marin@ci.tigard.or.us
>>> tfaris@ci.temple.tx.us 04/18/00 12:54PM >>>
I just received a grant to purchase public performance videos. I plan on
using Weston Woods, but I was wondering if anyone knows of other sources.
TIA!
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Theresa Faris
Children's Librarian
Temple Public Library
tfaris@ci.temple.tx.us
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From: Jan Wall <janw@norby.latah.lib.id.us>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: More on WEETZIE BAT etc
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Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 10:05:25 CDT
Thanks for all the help! I have all the reviews for WEETZIE BAT and THE
SILVER KISS except for the WILSON CATALOG source.
I don't anticipate a lot of conflict over these titles. They are considered
"classics" and the reviews certainly warrant keeping them. They are
currently in the YA section of the library which is where they belong (IMO,
which is shared by many others!)
The person challenging the books is a university student who had to read
them as part of ED455 - Adolescent Literature. I almost wonder if she is
doing this as a class assignment? ;)
Thanks again -
Jan Wall
Youth Services Librarian
Latah County Library District
110 South Jefferson Street
Moscow ID 83843
fax: 208-882-5098
janw@norby.latah.lib.id.us
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From: Sue Jones <sjones@ci.pleasanton.ca.us>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Library Pet Shows
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Re: library pet shows....
A few more considerations in safely planning something like this:
1) If cats and dogs & kittens and puppies over 12 weeks of age are allowed,
I would have the caretakers bring current proof of vaccinations or require
proof if registration is taken ahead of time.
2) A license would send a nice message, too, but definitely require SOME
form of I.D. in case a pet gets away. You can buy a box of small, round
"price tag" -size tags with thin wire "string" (usually at
stationary
stores) to attach to collars, etc. for a make-it-on-the-spot I.D. tag .
2) Puppies and kittens under 12 weeks of age should NOT be allowed to
participate as they usually have not had their full vaccination series until
after 12 weeks.
3) Heat is extremely hard on the oldest and youngest animals. Their
temperature regulators aren't working their best. You may want to brush up
on pet first aid for heat stroke/exhaustion and the symptoms, or, keep a
professional cooling pad or towels and ice handy. Ask a friendly veterinary
clinic if they would like to man a table (vet techs would be great, too) and
act as "look outs" for physical stress in any of the animals.
4) Give SPECIAL prizes and recognition to those children/families who
adopted from a shelter or rescue organization. Also, perhaps to those who
have kept their pets throughout their lifetimes, the "Old Friends".
Its nice
to recognize families who teach their children by example that a commitment
to a companion animal is for a lifetime.
5) Consider hosting an adult program by a local humane society, ASPCA or
vets on best companion animals for their children and families or how to
prepare pets for new babies on the way. Educate the adults before the
children start begging for the pets they'll see at your show.
6) If you have them, invite bird, reptile, and rabbit/small rodent rescue
organizations to your show to educate children & parents. They are usually
very willing to help and publicize the need for homes for these neglected
animals, too.
Hope this helps! With the proper precautions (as you are now taking) you
should have a lot of fun! Don't forget to notify the newspapers & local
TV....they can never resist children & animal stories/pictures and you
should receive some nice PR.
Sue Jones
Pleasanton Public Library
Pleasanton, CA
Library Asst/Humane Education Director
(925) 931-3400 x 23
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From: "Earl and Kirsten Martindale" <earlmart@bellsouth.net>
To: "PUBYAC" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Interactive educational web sites
Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 10:08:20 CDT
The following websites were suggested by PUBYAC users as interactive =
children's educational sites:
www.funbrain.com
www.funschool.com
www.alfy.com
www.craftsforkids.about.com
www.aplusmath.com
www.storyplace.org
Happy surfing!
Kirsten Martindale
Buford, GA
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From: "Earl and Kirsten Martindale" <earlmart@bellsouth.net>
To: "PUBYAC" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: interactive educational websites
Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 10:09:51 CDT
I missed these two additional sites in my first posting. They were =
recommended by Jamie Watson, Electronic Resources Coordinator, =
Baltimore, MD
http://www.eduhound.com
www.bonus.com
First posting:
The following websites were suggested by PUBYAC users as interactive =
children's educational sites:
www.funbrain.com
www.funschool.com
www.alfy.com
www.craftsforkids.about.com
www.aplusmath.com
www.storyplace.org
Happy surfing!
Kirsten Martindale
Buford, GA
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From: William Teale <wteale@uic.edu>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Sustained Silent Reading
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Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 10:11:14 CDT
<fontfamily><param>Arial</param><bigger><bigger>Just
wanted to throw in
my two cents worth in response to Joe Domhan's question about why
Sustained Silent Reading isn't used more often in schools. I'm just
finishing up an article about SSR done in conjunction with a 4th grade
teacher here in Chicago. As part of the article, we reviewed research
studies that have been conducted on the impact of SSR on children's
reading. That review showed equivocal results. In some studies, SSR
was correlated with rises in achievement and/or positive attitudes
toward reading; in other cases there were no positive effects of any
kind on kids.
A few months ago, I visited two Chicago schools on probation in the
district and state because of, among other things, extremely low levels
of reading achievement. The schools had adopted SSR as a centerpiece
of their efforts to raise reading achievement. They had a DEAR time
for 20-30 minutes per day, with everyone-- students, teachers,
administration, and staff included--engaging in sustained silent
reading. From what I could see, the whole thing was a disastrous
mistake. Given the way they were doing SSR, that time could have been
much more profitably spent in other instructional activities that would
have actually taught the students something about how to read. 75% of
the students I saw were within the first 4 pages of the books they were
reading. When I returned the following week, the same pattern existed.
No provisions were made for having the kids respond to the books they
were reading--no discussions, no book talks, no.... No one was
monitoring (in a positive sense, not in the I'm-checking-up-on-you
sense) what the kids were reading. In these cases, for the kids, SSR
ended up, in my opinion, being yet another meaningless activity that
one did in school.
To make a long story short, our point in the article we're completing
is that SSR is no silver bullet that will help kids read better or lead
them to like to read better. It depends on _how_ SSR is done whether
or not it has any effects. You don't create a community of readers
simply by implementing SSR in a perfunctory way. We've been examining
ways that "instruction" can be made a natural part of an SSR effort in
the classroom. We think that SSR can be a useful part of the
instructional day, but it's not as a simple as some people would have
us believe. There's more to it that just dropping everything and
reading.
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William H. Teale
College of Education (M/C 147)
University of Illinois at Chicago
1040 West Harrison Street
Chicago, IL 60607-7133
(312) 996 4669
(312) 413 8083 (FAX)
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From: "Esther Murphy" <emurphy@ala.org>
To: <Pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Great Book Giveaway V Press Release
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DRAFT
News Release
March 29, 2000
For immediate release
Contact: Linda Waddle
800-545-2433 x4391
lwaddle@ala.org
YALSA TO GIVE AWAY ANOTHER TON OF BOOKS
The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American
Library Association (ALA), is once again giving away approximately a ton of
books to the lucky winner of the Great Book Giveaway. You must be an individual
member of ALA/YALSA to apply. Applications are due December 1, 2000.
Audiocassettes, videos and CD's received from cooperating publishers and
producers during the year for review by YALSA selection committees are also
included in the collection along with the books. The value of the entire
collection is estimated at $25,000.
Applicants must explain why the collection is needed in their community and
institution, and how the collection will help them better serve the young adults
in their community. They must also demonstrate the library's commitment to
intellectual freedom and equity of access by submitting an up-to-date,
board-approved collection development policy that includes a selection policy
and a procedure for handling challenges to the library's resources.
The winner must agree to accept all the materials received by the YALSA office
and pay shipping and handling charges. Previous winners are not eligible. The
winner will be announced by the ALA Public Information Office during the 2001
Midwinter Meeting in Washington D. C., January 12-17, 2001.
An application form that includes the criteria and guidelines is available on
the YALSA web site: http://www.ala.org/yalsa; by Fax-On-Demand: 800-545-2433
press 8 and request document 890; or by contacting the YALSA Office at 50 East
Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611 by phone: 800-545-2433 x4390 or by e-mail: Yalsa@ala.org.
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From: Ann.Minner@ci.austin.tx.us
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: stumper - girl lives with aunt and uncle
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Hi all
Just wondering if this plot line rings any bells:
patron read it in the 60's. It has stuck in her head but the title is gone.
A young girl goes to live with her aunt, uncle and slightly older boy cousin
in Southern Calif. Not sure if her parents are dead or if she is sent
because she is a trouble maker. Upon her arrival it is raining. (picture of
her in raincoat and boots may have been on the cover) She isn't crazy about
being there. One vivid scene is in the winter when the family has to work
together in the orchard with smudge pots to save the trees. Near the end of
the book it is spring and she tells her aunt to slice the carrots a
different way to save the nutrients. She has come to like the place a bit
and learn some things. She is doing better in school.
Patron says when she looks back on it, it reminds her of Cleary's style.
We looked in the usual sources and a bit online. Thank you!
ann
Ann Minner
Youth Librarian
Pleasant Hill Branch
Austin Public Library
ann.minner@ci.austin.tx.us
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From: Sue Jones <sjones@ci.pleasanton.ca.us>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Do You Remember?
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Hello All!
A story stumper came our way and we've exhausted our library resources on
this one. Perhaps someone in Pubyacland has a suggestion?
This was submitted by a 37 year old parent who could not remember what age
he was when he read this book. The story goes like this:
A young boy and a helper build a rocket ship together. The helper insists
that the young boy takes eggs along on the trip with him. The boy takes a
supply of eggs along and lands on a planet with sick and dying aliens. The
sulphur in the eggs is the cure the aliens needed....the boy returns home, a
hero.
Sound familiar?
Please e-mail your suggestions to:
sue.jones.ci.pleasanton.ca.us/library.html
Thank you for your time,
Sue Jones
Pleasanton Public Library
(925) 931-3400 x 23
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From: "Marie Noe" <marie.noe@alc.org>
To: "PUBYAC" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumper - bluebonnet song
Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 10:16:56 CDT
We have a patron that remembers a song about bluebonnets. The only thing
she can REALLY remember is the phrase "dressed in blue" (or something
similar)
We have searched our collection and indexes without success. Does this ring
a bell with anyone?
**********************************************
Marie Noe marie.noe@alc.org
Librarian II (915) 676-6067
Abilene Public Library fax-(915) 738-8082
202 Cedar Street Abilene, TX 79601
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From: hunzigel@hhpl.on.ca (Lisa Hunziger)
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Preschool Storytime Activities
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Hello! Thank you to everyone who responded to my request for "pirate"
ideas. My coworker was happy, and she thanks you too. But now she has
another request! Does anyone have anything relating to the theme of
"unusual pets"? She is looking for stories appropriate for the 3 to 5
year old range, as well as finger plays, songs, etc.
Thank you in advance!
Lisa Hunziger
hunzigel@hhpl.on.ca
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From: "Hicks, Marcia" <MHardmon@ci.greenville.tx.us>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: Baseball Related Crafts
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Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 18:03:26 CDT
Merideth,
Try cutting a baseball mitt shape from construction paper, punch holes
around the edge and let kids "lace" the mitt with yarn.
Marcia Hicks
Children's Librarian
W. W. Harrison Public Library
Greenville, TX 75401
mhicks@ci.greenville.tx.us
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From: Mahopac Public Library <mahopac2@ulysses.sebridge.org>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Thank you for information on Middle Ages Program
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Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 18:04:42 CDT
Thank you very much to everyone who contributed ideas for our Middle Ages
Program for National Library Week. We had a volunteer from the "Society
for Creative Anachronism" come and she displayed medieval costumes and
talked about highlights of that era. We also had a display on a 'Museum
on Wheels' - the 'Van Go' Bus - which displayed art of the Middle Ages of
local school children. A 'Feed the Dragon' game was fun, with bean bags
thrown at a hole in the dragon's side. After listening to "St. George's
Dragon" the children made jester hats, cone hats, jester puppets and
designed coats of arms For refreshments we served stone-baked bread,
cider, honey, lady fingers, apples and cinammon buns. Books were
displayed about castles, dragons and knights. A good time was had by all!
Thank you again for all your wonderful, helpful ideas!
Sincerely, Lydia Kugel
Youth Services Librarian
Mahopac Public Library
mahopac2@sebridge.org
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From: "Melanie C. Duncan" <duncanm@mail.bibb.public.lib.ga.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: library pet show
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Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 18:05:54 CDT
>We're also going to stipulate one pet per child, and that pets be on a
>leash or in a carrier. (Seem like good ideas?) I'm wondering if we
>should include something about young children needing to be with an adult
>-- and if we do say that, should we specify an age? I have visions of
>5 year olds showing up with Great Danes or something I guess.
>Or are there any other potential problems I'm not anticipating?
When I was 6 or 7, my children's librarian at the Roddenbery Memorial
Library in Cairo, GA, held a pet show. I brought my dog Brownie. All the
kids won some type of award; Brownie received a gold ribbon for being the
"brownest" dog there <lol>. I was thrilled.
My mom was there on the sidelines in case I needed her. I remember there
were kids there with cats in carriers (well, except for one which escaped
and headed up the nearest tree), goldfish in bowls, birds in cages, etc. I
don't remember there being any exotic pets like snakes, lizards, etc.
I would recommend asking someone from animal control to be there as a
precaution, and if any five year olds do show up with Great Danes or other
large dogs, ask the parent to stand next to them as a backup.
Blessings,
Melanie C. Duncan, M.S.L.S.
Reference Librarian
Washington Memorial Library
1180 Washington Ave.
Macon, GA 31201
(912)744-0825
The Bookdragon Review (ISSN 1527-0157)
http://www.bookdragonreview.com
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From: "PAT MARTIN, RED WING PUBLIC LIBRARY, MINNESOTA" <PATM@selco.lib.mn.us>
To: PUBYAC@PRAIRIENET.ORG
Subject: teen area makeovers
Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 18:07:00 CDT
For those of you interested in the results of my question of what do you
like about your teen area, or what do you wish you had, I will summarize
the 5 responses I received:
Video chairs (lightweight rocker seating) that rock and sit right on the floor
one teen area has: 1 round table with 4 chairs
oblong table with four chairs
magazine shelving for 36 magazines (mostly teen but some adult crossovers)
display table for posters and flyers about programs, plus related materials
to check out
bulletin board for library events
-avoid spinners for paperbacks-
Another person loves the paperback spinner racks, along with a CD listening
station and book displays.
Restaurant style booths has gone over big at another library (in teen area but
enjoyed by all).
A couple mentioned how important it is to ask your teens.
Thanks to everyone who responded. I brought the responses to my teen group
and we're busy making plans.
Pat Martin
Red Wing Public Library
Red Wing, MN
patm@selco.lib.mn.us
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From: Jeanne Lohfink <lohfink@wnpl.alibrary.com>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Technology reference shelf
Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 18:08:35 CDT
As a graduate student at University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign, I am
working on a project aimed at school librarianship. Afraid that I might be
the only librarian/computer person around, I am trying to find the "best of
the best" of both print and online resources and put them into a
"reference
shelf" making sure that I focus on Apple related hardware.
Topics that I am trying to find good resources for include:
trouble-shooting, local area networks, copyright laws for web-pages,
advanced web page design, filtering, and electronic mail. Teaching good
searching and evaluating different resources available over the Internet
are also topics that I am looking for source material.
I have The Internet resource directory for K-12 teachers and librarians /
Elizabeth B. Miller,
Connecting kids and the Internet : a handbook for librarians, teachers, and
parents / Allen C. Benson and Linda M. Fodemski and The complete Internet
companion for librarians / Allen C. Benson.
Have I missed any obvious topics related to computers in the library? Will
the professionals share their tried and true sources? I will post my
final compilation if there is interest.
TIA,
Jeanne' Lohfink
Youth Services Associate
Warren-Newport Public Library
224 N. O'Plaine Road
Gurnee, IL 60031
lohfink@wnpl.alibrary.com
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From: "Rebecca Singer" <rsinger@ala.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Read*Write*Now!
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Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 18:10:12 CDT
The America Reads Challenge Office is pleased to announce that the Department
of
Education is now prepared to take advance orders for the year 2000
Read*Write*Now Activity Poster. You may
place an
advance order in this way:
Call toll free:
1-877-4ED-PUBS (1-877-433-7827)
TTY/TDD: 1-877-576-7734
Please note: If 877 is not yet available in your area, call
1-800-872-5327;
TTY/TDD call 1-800-437-0833.
Also, please note the following CRITICAL notes:
1. You may place advance orders for both English and Spanish
versions
of the poster, but the English versions will come first; we expect
the
English posters to be shipped to you the first week in May or
shortly
thereafter. The Spanish versions will come later, and we do not yet
know
the expected shipment date for them.
2. The first 1.5 million posters distributed will receive a Pizza
Hut
coupon for each poster ordered; these coupons are not wrapped with
the
poster.
Please note the coupons are for use at the end of the summer for a
specific time period only.
3. If you order Spanish posters we will put back the number of
Pizza
Hut coupons needed to ship with your Spanish posters when they are
available. That way the children will not find themselves in the
position
of some having coupons, some not having coupons.
4. Please understand we are not in the position of expediting
shipping.
The posters whether English or the later Spanish ones can ONLY be
shipped via regular mail service.
Should you have any questions whatsoever, please do not
hesitate to
email the America Reads staff at americareads@ed.gov.
______________________________
Rebecca Singer
Communications Manager
Association for Library Service to Children
American Library Association
50 East Huron
Chicago, IL 60611
312.280.2165
800.545.2433, ext. 2165
FAX: 312.944.7671
rsinger@ala.org
http://www.ala.org/alsc
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From: Ann.Minner@ci.austin.tx.us
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: stumper solved
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Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 18:11:34 CDT
Thanks to several of you who suggested the answer:
The Luckiest Girl, by Beverly Cleary
for the stumper about the girl visiting in So. Cal. and working with smudge
pots.
The patron was very pleased.
Thanks especially to -
Lisa Smith
Heather Palagyi
Jane Fitting and
Grace Ruth
you guys made record time!
ann
Ann Minner
Youth Librarian
Pleasant Hill Branch
Austin Public Library
ann.minner@ci.austin.tx.us
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From: vmenor <vmenor@is2.dal.ca>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Libraries and Pools
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Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 18:13:08 CDT
Hi,
I was wondering if anyone has saved the messages from the "library and pool
in
the same complex" discussion. Unfortunately, I have deleted them, and now
wish that I had them to forward to a local librarian. If you have any or all
of the messages saved, I would appreciate it if you could forward them to me.
Vanessa Menor
vmenor@is2.dal.ca
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From: Mary Ann Gilpatrick <magilpat@walnet.walla-walla.wa.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: 2 stumpers: *Wolf,* *Rufus*
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Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 18:14:38 CDT
A customer wants to find 2 stories he read in upper grade school 30
years ago.
*Wolf* is about a wild dog who finds a boy who names him (what else?)
Wolf. That's all he remembers. He is sure it is a picture book. It is
not a Jack London story.
*Rufus the Red-Tailed Hawk* is the other one. I cannot verify the title
in any data base.
any help with citations would be appreciated.
yours,
Mary Ann Gilpatrick
magilpat@walnet.walla-walla.wa.us
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From: Elizabeth Davis <clackamas@email.com>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Adapted plays for seventh grade group?
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Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 18:16:00 CDT
I have a patron who is looking for plays for her group of five seventh grade
girls to perform in 45 minutes or less. The girls can play more than one
role each, so there can be more than five characters. She is specifically
looking for Shakespeare plays that have been adapted to be acceptable for
seventh graders to perform (as to what she thinks is 'acceptable' was not
clearly defined--although she did say that "A midsummer's night dream"
was
just too weird for them to do, and "MacBeth" was too deadly.) So, with
that, does anyone out there know of a great book/website/anything that will
satisfy her needs? I did a brief Internet search with Metacrawler, but was
just finding Shakespeare plays, not adaptations. I also checked several
play collections found in this library, Drury's Guide to Best Plays, and the
Index to plays in collections with no luck. I also have the Oxford School
Shakespeare books (with notes).
P.S. After all this the patron also said that Greek or Roman period plays
(like Julius Ceasar) would work as well. So if anyone knows of a great
place for short Greek or Roman plays, let me know as well.
Thanks!!
Elizabeth
Elizabeth Davis
Children's Librarian
Clackamas Corner Library
11750 SE 82nd Ave.
Portland, Oregon 97266
clackamas@email.com
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