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

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

Date: Thu, 18 May 2000 00:01:22 CDT

Subject: PUBYAC digest 141

PUBYAC Digest 141

Topics covered in this issue include:

1) Re: shelving

by Nancy Day <nday@mailserv.mvlc.lib.ma.us>

2) RE: Stickers

by "Fauver, Marge" <MFAUVER@ci.santa-barbara.ca.us>

3) Re: shelving

by Christina Johnson <marionthelibrarian@yahoo.com>

4) online book discussion group

by Diane Burrough <diane@pioneer.lib.ok.us>

5) bingo problems

by Donna Worth <dworth@mtlib.org>

6) Scott O'Dell award

by "Kati Golden" <katig@eauclaire.lib.wi.us>

7) Re: Toddler Stickers

by "Bobbi Ludwig" <bjludwig@co.douglas.or.us>

8) Teen Volunteer Orientation

by "Hicks, Marcia" <MHardmon@ci.greenville.tx.us>

9) sports crafts replies

by Anne Royer <asroyer@mailbox.lpl.org>

10) Requesting videos

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

11) Re: shelving

by Mark Gochnour <gochnm@mont.lib.md.us>

12) Passage Suitable for Wedding

by "Heather" <heather@elgin.net>

13) STUMPER: Character who says "Yippee-Skippee"

by Lu Benke <lubenke@libsys.ci.fort-collins.co.us>

14) Graphic Novels Discussion List

by "Steve Miller" <stevesworld@hotmail.com>

15) Stumper solved

by "Jenifer Wagner" <jwagner@dakota.lib.mn.us>

16) Stumper: Merrill the pitcher

by "slevine" <slevine@nslsilus.org>

17) STUMPER: Picture books about separation anxiety

by Jeanfargo@aol.com

18) Wise Child

by Jeani Littrell-Kwik <jeankwik@kcls.org>

19) Re: stumper

by Lazzarino <clazzari@suffolk.lib.ny.us>

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From: Nancy Day <nday@mailserv.mvlc.lib.ma.us>

To: pubyac@prairienet.org

Subject: Re: shelving

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Date: Wed, 17 May 2000 13:19:39 CDT

All our Mc and Mac are filed together and all are filed before all the

plain M.

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From: "Fauver, Marge" <MFAUVER@ci.santa-barbara.ca.us>

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

Subject: RE: Stickers

Date: Wed, 17 May 2000 13:28:03 CDT

SmileMakers have cute stickers. Call 800-825-8085 for a catalog.

Marge Fauver, Librarian

Eastside Branch, Santa Barbara Public Library

1102 E. Montecito Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93103

Phone 805-963-3727, Fax 617-344-0433

mfauver@ci.santa-barbara.ca.us (work) mfauver@hotmail.com (personal)

"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: Christina Johnson <marionthelibrarian@yahoo.com>

To: pubyac@prairienet.org

Subject: Re: shelving

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Date: Wed, 17 May 2000 13:30:03 CDT

At our library 'Mc's come before everthing else in the

'M's.

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From: Diane Burrough <diane@pioneer.lib.ok.us>

To: pubyac@prairienet.org

Subject: online book discussion group

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Date: Wed, 17 May 2000 13:31:47 CDT

We are thinking of starting a mother/daughter book discussion group. In

addition to meeting as a group we are thinking of setting up a group on

Onelist where the participants can also discuss the book and the moderator

can post extra info about the author, book etc. Our thought is that

participating on the computer might be a "hook" to get the teens involved.

My question is- have any of you tried something like this? How well did it

work, or did it work? Any advice would be appreciated.

Diane Burrough

Shawnee Public Library

Shawnee,Ok

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From: Donna Worth <dworth@mtlib.org>

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Subject: bingo problems

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Date: Wed, 17 May 2000 13:33:38 CDT

I've done the bingo game with each square requiring reading a different

type of book. I made two bingo sheets, one for picture books and one

for older readers. One of the problems I encountered was children

needing help finding the books required by the bingo sheet. We are a

small library with two people on duty during the times the summer

reading program was going on and it was very hard helping the dozens of

children find the books they needed and help other patrons as well. If

a library had the room maybe they could set up a display of the

different types of books on the bingo sheet and that would solve the

staff problem.

Donna Worth

Jefferson County Library System

Whitehall, MT

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From: "Kati Golden" <katig@eauclaire.lib.wi.us>

To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>

Subject: Scott O'Dell award

Date: Wed, 17 May 2000 13:35:28 CDT

When is the Scott O'Dell award given out each year (time of year)? You can email me directly at katig@eauclaire.lib.wi.us

Thanks!

Kati

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Kati Golden

Youth Services

L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library

400 Eau Claire Street

Eau Claire, WI 54701

(715) 839-5007

(715) 839-2897 (office)

(715) 839-3822 (FAX)

www.eauclaire.lib.wi.us

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From: "Bobbi Ludwig" <bjludwig@co.douglas.or.us>

To: pubyac@prairienet.org

Subject: Re: Toddler Stickers

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I would like to recommend Sticker Planet, as well. They are at http://www.stickerplanet.com and I have ordered from them several times--I don't know if they accept POs, though, as I always ordered

personally (I collect stickers) and would just take half of what I ordered to work with me! :) They have a variety of well-known "brands" like Mrs. Grossmans, Sandy Lion, and character stickers.

Again, they, too, are a bit on the expensive side, but I think worth it for the quality and variety! Since we use stickers for Toddler & Pre-School story time crafts ALOT, I have been very frustrated

with the ones we get from Oriental Trading Company. Most of the time the stickers don't peel off the backs easily, and the kids just throw them away!

Bobbi-Jean Ludwig

Children's Librarian

Sarah Oneal wrote:

> The cutest stickers are from Mrs. Grossman's company. They are expensive but they are worth it because you can even use them to make crafts! They will open accounts and take PO's. One web site is

> http://www.simplystickers.com/Grossmans/grossmans.htm

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From: "Hicks, Marcia" <MHardmon@ci.greenville.tx.us>

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

Subject: Teen Volunteer Orientation

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Dear PUBYAC

On the 26th we will be hosting an Orientation for our Summer Teen

Volunteers. I am interested in knowing if any of you have a good

"icebreaker" activity. Most of these teens will be very young (13-14). I'd

like to do an activity that will help them get to know each other and feel

comfortable working as a team. If you have suggestions, please email me

direct.

TIA.

Marcia Hicks

Children's Librarian

W. W. Harrison Public Library

Greenville, TX 75401

mhicks@ci.greenville.tx.us

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From: Anne Royer <asroyer@mailbox.lpl.org>

To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org

Subject: sports crafts replies

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Date: Wed, 17 May 2000 13:42:09 CDT

Hi everyone! Thanks very much to everyone who took time to reply to my

posting begging for sports crafts (including the person at the Adrian Public

Library who snail-mailed me some great stuff, but didn't include a name!!).

Quite a few people asked for me to post what I got to the list so here it

is!

Elizabeth Buono

Children's Librarian

The Ferguson Library

1 Public Library Plaza

Stamford, CT 06904

<ebuono73@hotmail.com>

from <kknudson@timberland.lib.wa.us>

An interesting activity - perhaps for the somewhat older elementary up - is

to draw a map of the baseball stitches. Amazing how little these "maps"

will look like baseballs - and brings in discussions of how most of the

world maps we use are distorted. (Like, Greenland is huge!)

There's also some kind of football game played with folded paper - looks

triangular - flicked with the fingers across a desktop (if the teacher isn't

watching).

from <jrines@ocln.org>

I was looking through the S&S Recreations catalog for oceany crafts myself

and saw some that might do for you, beaded keychains shaped like sports

balls, mini basket ball hoops to decorate, penneants to decorate, yo yos,

caps and visors, and sand art sports pictures. If you don't have the money

to purchase kits some of these ideas could be adapted to homemade.

The company is S&S Recreation tel. 1-800-243-9232

website: http://www.snswwide.com or email: service@snswwide.com

they sent me a catalog right away when I requested it. One thing I like

about this catalog is that it gives you a recommended age for the craft and

a price per project. It can be helpful in justifying the cost i.e. it will

cost X to order ready made kits or Y + my time to prepare our own. They

also sell supplies, sorry I can't comment on how they are to work with as

this is the first year I'm planning on ordering form them.

from <Elizabeth.Murphy@ci.austin.tx.us>

An easy and easy-to-decorate-the-room craft idea: Pennants - cut triangles

from large construction paper. Kids write their name or sports moniker

(like the world wrestling characters) and tape paper strips or crepe paper

to the flat end.

from <vickyg@bville.lib.ny.us>

In the past two years, we have done a jump rope competition for kids with

two age levels (with appropriate book lists to hand out about jump rope

history and rhymes) and hopscotch from different lands where we chalked the

boards on the pavement and the kids could try out different ones (not a

competition). Both were well received. I even had several boys join in the

jump rope competition, and they were good! I think any sport theme would

work (free throws, street hockey) and then just talk up the books.

from <yal@evans.evcpl.lib.in.us>

We have some posters that may interest you. We purchased them from

Highsmith. they are in black and white and show a person doing a sport or

exercising while reading a book. the captions are neat. ie. REAL GAIN NO

PAIN Exercise your mind-Read.

TACKLE A GOOD BOOK

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

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Subject: Requesting videos

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Date: Wed, 17 May 2000 13:43:56 CDT

Good morning all,

Our district library has circulated videos for years now, strictly on a

browsing collection basis. We do not allow patrons to place holds on any

videos, with the only exception being a teacher for a specific class. There

are 7 branches in the district with courier service delivering materials

twice a week to all locations. Our video collection includes a wide range

of videos, from children's and first run movies to less popular items like

how-to and travel. The entire collection shifts between all branches on a

rotating basis, meaning that sometime within a year any particular video

should appear at a specific library. However, the only way to check out

that video is to find it on a shelf. There are no holds allowed and videos

must be returned to the library they are checked out from.

I'm curious how other libraries deal with very popular videos in their

collections? If you purchase new ones like "Shakespeare in Love" or the

latest Disney that you know without doubt will be the proverbial hot cakes,

do you allow patrons to place holds on them? And does this overwhelm your

staff? Are videos treated as a separate entity in many libraries?

The general feeling among circulation staff here is that we would be doing

nothing but placing holds and moving "hot" videos from location to location

with waiting lists that would be too cumbersome. Thank you for any light

you may shed on this; I've been lobbying for a major change in policy.

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: Mark Gochnour <gochnm@mont.lib.md.us>

To: Diane Conroy <easton.childrens@snet.net>

Subject: Re: shelving

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Date: Wed, 17 May 2000 13:45:55 CDT

A few years ago, a new head librarian tried to change a long standing

practice and the staff refused to change it. Our argument was that since

computers alphabetize letter by letter, why confuse the customers by

mixing Mac and Mc together when they go to the shelves. Books are shelved

by the last name of the "author" not some manufactured respelling of last

names. Then it becomes "library jargon".

Mark S. Gochnour, M.L.S. <gochnm@mont.lib.md.us>

Branch Manager

Poolesville Library

Montgomery County (Maryland) Dept. of Public Libraries

The opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of my

organization.

On Tue, 16 May 2000, Diane Conroy wrote:

> Here's a question that has come up time and time again at our library.

> How do you shelve authors whose names begin with Mc? Some of the staff

> in my library say that you need to "assume" that Mc = Mac, others shelve

>

> in alphabetical order like the phone book. I think ALA may have changed

> their pollicy on this one. I would love to see what other libraries do

> with this one. Thank you in advance.

>

> Diane Conroy

> Assistant Director/Children's Librarian

> easton.childrens@snet.net

> Easton Public Library

> Easton, CT

>

>

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From: "Heather" <heather@elgin.net>

To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>

Subject: Passage Suitable for Wedding

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Date: Wed, 17 May 2000 13:48:45 CDT

Hello to All!

A patron asked today for a passage from a children's book that would be

suitable for a 6-year-old to read at a wedding. The idea came from a

wedding that she attended. A child read a passage from "The Velveteen

Rabbit". She would like the theme to be "friendship" or "love" and doesn't

seem to be interested in poetry. I'm afraid that I'm a little stumped.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Please email me directly at heather@elgin.net.

Thank you very much,

Heather Robinson

St. Thomas Public Library,

St. Thomas, Ontario CANADA

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From: Lu Benke <lubenke@libsys.ci.fort-collins.co.us>

To: PUBYAC <pubyac@prairienet.org>

Subject: STUMPER: Character who says "Yippee-Skippee"

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Date: Wed, 17 May 2000 13:50:44 CDT

Very little to go on for this stumper, but what there is, is pretty

distinctive: Anyone know of a children's book (not known if it is a

chapter book or a picture book) with a male character who says

"Yippee-Skippee"? It was read by a high school senior when he was younger

(10-15 years ago?) and now his mom wants to find it for him.

Not really enough to even search our usual sources on this one. The

mother originally thought it was a Jacob Two-Two book but after looking

at one, she thought not. She thought she may have even heard the

character say "Yippee-skippee" on an audiotape.

I know that's not much to go on, but if this strikes a chord in your

memory, any leads would be much appreciated it!

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

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Subject: Graphic Novels Discussion List

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From: "Jenifer Wagner" <jwagner@dakota.lib.mn.us>

To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>

Subject: Stumper solved

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Thanks to everyone who knew "strawberry shortcake, huckleberry pie, I'm

gonna punch you in the eye." The book is Uproar on Hollercat Hill by Jean

Marzollo illustrated by Steven Kellogg.

Jenifer Wagner, Librarian II

Dakota County Library, Heritage

20085 Heritage Drive

Lakeville, MN 55044

Phone: (651) 365-3219

e-mail: jwagner@dakota.lib.mn.us

fax: (651) 365-3209

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From: "slevine" <slevine@nslsilus.org>

To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>

Subject: Stumper: Merrill the pitcher

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Date: Wed, 17 May 2000 13:56:39 CDT

I've got a patron who remembers reading a series of books about a baseball

pitcher whose last name is Merrill (sp?) He read these books in the '40's.

He thinks the name Merrill was in the titles. Has anyone ever heard of them?

There is nothing in my database. Reply directly to me.

TIA

Sharon Levine

Lincolnwood (IL)PL

slevine@nslsilus.org

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From: Jeanfargo@aol.com

To: pubyac@prairienet.org

Subject: STUMPER: Picture books about separation anxiety

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Date: Wed, 17 May 2000 13:58:40 CDT

Dear Pubyackers,

A patron told me today that her almost 3-year-old daughter is having temper

tantrums when her daddy leaves for work every day -- and sometimes later in

the day when she starts to think about the fact that her dad is not at home.

She can't understand why he can't stay at home all day to play with her. The

mom is hoping to find a picture book with a similar situation to explain to

her little girl why Dad has to go to work. I checked A to Zoo and did

keyword searches in our own catalog -- came up with many books about Mommy

going to work, but none about Dad. I'd really appreciate any suggestions;

please send any replies to me at jeanfargo@aol.com -- thanks!

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From: Jeani Littrell-Kwik <jeankwik@kcls.org>

To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org

Subject: Wise Child

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Date: Wed, 17 May 2000 14:00:43 CDT

Hi,

I have a teen patron who would like to read a sequel to Wise Child by

Monica Furlong. She is aware of and has read the prequel, Juniper. I have

not read Wise Child, but my patron said that at the end of the book, there

is a note that the author is working on a sequel. Can you help?

Thanks!

Jeani Littrell-Kwik

YA Librarian

Newport Way Library

King County Library System

Bellevue, Washington, U.S.A.

e-mail: jeankwik@kcls.org

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From: Lazzarino <clazzari@suffolk.lib.ny.us>

To: pubyac@prairienet.org

Subject: Re: stumper

Date: Wed, 17 May 2000 14:02:31 CDT

A patron is looking for a book he read in 5th grade, about 15 years ago. It

is the story of two children who go on vacation, possibly in upstate New

York, and are told not to go in the forest because it is haunted. They go

in anyway and find a cave where there is a witch. They end up releasing

the witch from the cave. He remembers much of the story but is not certain

of the title. It could be Forbidden Forest or Haunted Forest. He said his

teacher read it aloud to the class, it took a few weeks to finish. He said

it had many chapters, possibly 200 pages long. I checked BIP and our county

catalog. Any help would be appreciated.

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