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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: Sat, 29 Apr 2000 00:01:14 CDT Subject: PUBYAC digest 127 PUBYAC Digest 127 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) RE: Harry Potter--Christian Viewpoint by "Ruhama J. Kordatzky" <rkordatz@burlington.lib.wi.us> 2) Stumpers in general by edwarc@mx.pon.net 3) Re: Harry Potter--Christian Viewpoint by Tom Stuart <tstuart@wls.lib.ny.us> 4) RE: Graphic Novels by "Beatrice S. Wright" <wrightb@cel.co.chatham.ga.us> 5) A new kind of search on our Web Catalog by Lu Benke <lubenke@libsys.ci.fort-collins.co.us> 6) Re: Harry Potter--Christian Viewpoint by Helen McConnell <hmcconne@albuq.rgv.lib.nm.us> 7) Pacific Northwest Puppeteers by THOMPSON Barbara <bthompson@ci.springfield.or.us> 8) Time travel Stumper Answered by "Connie Charron" <Conniec@gwmail.plano.gov> 9) donkey stumper solved by Kathleen Ahern <kahern@selco.lib.mn.us> 10) Stumper: Mayflower story by "Diane Adams" <diane@ccrls.org> 11) Karen Ackerman info by "Karen Sonderman" <sonderka@oplin.lib.oh.us> 12) Pig stumper... by yrefsl <yrefsl@fortbend.lib.tx.us> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Ruhama J. Kordatzky" <rkordatz@burlington.lib.wi.us> To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'" <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: RE: Harry Potter--Christian Viewpoint Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 17:35:51 CDT Just to let everyone know--it's also on the FOTF website: http://www.family.org/pplace/pi/genl/A0008833.html :) Ruhama Ruhama Kordatzky Youth Services Librarian Burlington Public Library Burlington, WI rkordatz@burlington.lib.wi.us
-----Original Message----- From: Andrew Finkbeiner [SMTP:ANDREW@rockford.lib.il.us] Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2000 2:21 PM To: 'pubyac@prairienet.org' Subject: Harry Potter--Christian Viewpoint In the spirit of the recent PLA presentation "Intellectual Freedom and the Fundamentalist Christian," I would direct your attention to the following essay: "Exploring Harry Potter's World" by Lindy Beam, Focus On The Family magazine, May 2000 issue, pages 14-15. ------------------------------ From: edwarc@mx.pon.net To: <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Stumpers in general Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 17:41:10 CDT
I'd like to make a suggestion to the folks who are letting us know the stumper they sent in previously is solved. If at all possible, could you include the original message with the clues? I have a brain like a seive, and can never remember all the clues. There are enough stumpers that they sort of blend in my mind. If I have the whole message, I can file them in my stumpers file, and I don't have to repeat the request-- ever. Thanks so much. Carol Carol Edwards Sonoma County Library Santa Rosa, CA ------------------------------ From: Tom Stuart <tstuart@wls.lib.ny.us> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Re: Harry Potter--Christian Viewpoint Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 17:42:21 CDT >essay: "Exploring Harry Potter's World" by Lindy Beam, Focus On The Family >magazine, May 2000 issue, pages 14-15. btw, the text of the essay is also available online at their internet site < www.family.org >. It is a nice summary of a viewpoint. The most sit-up-and-take-notice line of reasoning I found in the essay is the suggestion that perhaps the real threat with Rowling's books is not that they are about "dark supernatural powers".... "but that she doesn't acknowledge any supernatural powers at all." Makes for an interesting challenge -- filter out all that fails to acknowledge a supernatural power. Hmm. Tom Stuart < tstuart@wls.lib.ny.us > ------------------------------ From: "Beatrice S. Wright" <wrightb@cel.co.chatham.ga.us> To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'" <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: RE: Graphic Novels Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 17:43:30 CDT Robin: We have the same problems at our library. We have a YA room designated for Fiction, Biographies, Videos, and Audio only. Due to the limited space, all of our nonfiction YA collection are embedded with the adult nonfiction. With our graphic collection, we've treated them as regular nonfiction. We have a separate area in the library we call YA DISPLAY, where we display new fiction and nonfiction books. Due to the nature of the graphic collection, we've decided to categorized the location as YA display, and keep them on display in the YA Room; though they're nonfiction. Staff is informed of the whereabouts. We wanted our teens to have an eyes view of the collection and keeping them hidden with the other nonfiction wouldn't serve its purpose. Hope this helps in your decision making. Beatrice Wright YA Librarian CEL Regional Library Savannah, GA ------------------------------ From: Lu Benke <lubenke@libsys.ci.fort-collins.co.us> To: PUBYAC <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: A new kind of search on our Web Catalog Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 17:44:47 CDT
We are coming up with our new automated system (III) late this summer complete with the KidsOnline kid's version. As we contemplate creating the right look and feel and user-friendly searches for kids on our Web Pac pages, we keep coming back to the problem that many of our young customers just want to get to the shelf where the informational books on frogs (football, rainforest, dog care, drawing...) are. They are not needing a complex search. Yet, getting to the simple Dewey number via a subject search requires going through several screens and even then usually produces too many choices as to which Dewey number to go with (For example, the 398's showing up several times on the first screen for a keyword search on frogs easily throws off the quest for informational books on frogs.). We would like to create a fast, upfront, separate Dewey index by subject on the first children's web screen. Sort of an expanded, automated Dewey numbers poster, if you will. I can just see this little animated critter graphic jumping up and down on our Web page saying "Just get me to the shelf!" next to the box where you type in your broad subject. My gut tells me that kids and teachers and parents would all really appreciate this kind of search and, given it on the first search screen, would use it a lot. What do your "guts" say? Has anyone tried such a simple Dewey number search connected to or at least posted on an automated system initial search screen? Would it work only with informational queries or should we also have a response for the queries such as "chapter books." We are thinking of keeping it to the most common Dewey numbers for the most common topics with a caveat logically inserted that if you don't find what you're looking for, try a keyword search or ask for help at the desk. Does anyone know what kind of options there are to install/create/place a simple search like this on our search Web page? (III said this is outside what they do for us.) Has anyone else tried this? Is it a simple matter of borrowing some HTML from another site, or what? We'd love to hear feedback on this idea or what other libraries are doing to solve the problem of the long automated trek just to get a Dewey for a common topic. Our kids want to use the computers to find books on the shelves, but we find ourselves saying "Yes, you can find the information on the computer (if you go through a lot of steps), or I can tell you the number that will get you to the right shelf (quickly)." We love directing them to the shelves, but shouldn't they also be able to get a quick, simple answer from a computer search?
Thanks for taking the time to consider this, and double-thanks for any ideas or feedback. Lu Benke Children's Services Fort Collins Public Library 201 Peterson Street phone: 970-221-6678 Fort Collins, CO 80524 fax: 970-221-6398 lubenke@libsys.ci.fort-collins.co.us ------------------------------ From: Helen McConnell <hmcconne@albuq.rgv.lib.nm.us> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Re: Harry Potter--Christian Viewpoint Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 17:45:58 CDT Charles Colson, a conservative Christian author, also wrote a commentary about Harry Potter for his BreakPoint broadcast November 2, 1999. He does not condemn the Harry Potter books and gives specific reasons as to why he does not. It can be accessed by www.breakpoint.org then clicking transcripts, then archives, and searching for Harry Potter. ------------------------------ From: THOMPSON Barbara <bthompson@ci.springfield.or.us> To: PUByac@prairienet.org Subject: Pacific Northwest Puppeteers MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 17:47:09 CDT We're looking for puppeteers from the Pacific Northwest for our annual Springfield Puppet Festival. Our regular performers include Tears of Joy, Celeste Rose's Oregon Fantasy Theatre, Carter Family Marionettes, Greg Harris's Indonesian Shadow Puppetry, the Oregon Shadow Puppet Theatre, and Mark Levenson's Punch and Judy. These are all great puppeteers but we would like to increase our possibilities. If you have suggestions and contact information, please send them to me. Thanks, Barbara Thompson Springfield Public Library bthompson@ci.springfield.or.us ------------------------------ From: "Connie Charron" <Conniec@gwmail.plano.gov> To: <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Time travel Stumper Answered Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 17:48:23 CDT Thanks to so many of you who responded to my query about the girl in the boarding school who traveled through time on her bed. The answer was overwhelmingly Charlotte Sometimes by Penelope Farmer. I'm going to have to read this gem that had previously escaped my attention. With gratitude from both me and my colleague! ------------------------------ From: Kathleen Ahern <kahern@selco.lib.mn.us> To: PUBYAC <PUBYAC@prairienet.org> Subject: donkey stumper solved MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 17:49:46 CDT Thanks to all who responded to the "cumulative donkey stumper". Turns out the title my patron was looking for was Goat's Trail by Brian Wildsmith! Thanks to Beth C for the title and all others who helped with great suggestions! ------------------------------ From: "Diane Adams" <diane@ccrls.org> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Stumper: Mayflower story Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 17:50:57 CDT Dear collective brain, I have a patron whose cousin called and said she had to come to the library and find the book that had a story about their relative. Of course the cousin couldn't remember the name of the story, but her sone brought it home from school so the library should have it. I can't find anything that fits. We're not sure if this is a separate book or part of a larger book or what. The story is about John Blanchard, the patron believes he was an adult, who traveled to America on the Mayflower. The story tells about his falling overboard. Please respond to me at the address below. Thank you. Diane
Diane Adams Youth Services Librarian Monmouth Public Library (503) 838-1932 P.O. Box 10 fax: (503) 838-3899 168 Ecols St. S. diane@ccrls.org Monmouth, OR 97361 ------------------------------ From: "Karen Sonderman" <sonderka@oplin.lib.oh.us> To: "PUBYAC" <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Karen Ackerman info MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 17:52:33 CDT I have to pick the PUBYAC mind....I have a patron who needs info on Karen Ackerman of "Song and Dance Man" etc. fame. We have been unable to locate any biographical or even much general information (other than lists of her works) in the traditional places-such as SATA, web, etc. We have found a smattering of info on the dust jackets of her books (born 1951, lives in Cinncinnati). I have heard she is very private. If anyone out there knows of a place to get information, please email me privately and I will pass it on to my patron (who is working on her MLS-good girl!). Her project is due at the end of next week. TIA. Karen Sonderman sonderka@oplin.lib.oh.us Taylor Memorial Public Library Cuyahoga Falls, OHio ------------------------------ From: yrefsl <yrefsl@fortbend.lib.tx.us> To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'" <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Pig stumper... MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 17:53:43 CDT We have a patron who is looking for a series of chapter books that she used to read in the sixties. The main character was a pig and the setting was a farm. The animals would have all sorts of adventures, sometimes leaving the farm. The patron thinks one adventure may have been to the North Pole. Can anyone help us out? Sherrie Soland Fort Bend County Libraries ------------------------------ End of PUBYAC Digest 127 ************************ |
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