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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, 20 May 2000 00:01:30 CDT Subject: PUBYAC digest 143 PUBYAC Digest 143 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) Tramp Steamer Stumper by "Mara Alpert" <malpert42@hotmail.com> 2) The OIF Home Page Has a New Address by "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org> 3) Looking for character named Ketona by "Closs, Roben Bradford" <Roben.Closs@co.fairfax.va.us> 4) STUMPER: Boy who solves codes by "Betsy Johnson" <bljohnson@hdpl.org> 5) Stumper -- Illustrated Fairy Tale Collection by mjenson-@lib.az.us 6) Stumper solved: 1930's library fiction by steven engelfried <stevene@dpls.lib.or.us> 7) Job Posting, Chicago Area by "F. Brautigam" <fbrautig@nslsilus.org> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Mara Alpert" <malpert42@hotmail.com> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Tramp Steamer Stumper Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Date: Fri, 19 May 2000 15:24:11 CDT Stumper: A series of books, written in the 20s or 30s, teenaged boy living on a tramp steamer, traveling in the Pacific... Author: Howard Pease. Main character: Tod Moran. First book: The Tattooed Man. I gave this info to my patron, and it seems to be exactly what she was looking for. Thanks to Marie McDermed and Sonia Walker. Mara Alpert Children's Librarian Children's Literature Department Central Library Los Angeles Public Library ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ From: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org> To: "Beverley Becker" <bbecker@ala.org>, "Deborah Davis" <dedavis@ala.org>, "Judith Krug" <jkrug@ala.org>, "Jonathan Kelley" <jokelley@ala.org>, "Nanette Perez" <nperez@ala.org> Subject: The OIF Home Page Has a New Address Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Date: Fri, 19 May 2000 15:25:35 CDT The OIF home page has a new address: http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/index.html Although http://www.ala.org/oif.html is directed automatically to our new address, please use/link to the new address. Thank you. In addition, "Other Useful Links" (http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/index.html#links) on the home page has been renamed "Organizations, References, and What You Can Do." New links under "What You Can Do" include those to four new pages: "Coalitions Against Censorship" http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/coalitions.html "Dealing with Challenges" http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/dealingwithchallenges.html "Reporting a Challenge" http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/reporting.html "The Internet: For Children and Their Parents" http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/children.html
_________________________ 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 ------------------------------ From: "Closs, Roben Bradford" <Roben.Closs@co.fairfax.va.us> To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'" <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Looking for character named Ketona MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Date: Fri, 19 May 2000 15:27:06 CDT A patron is trying to locate a book that his grandmother often talked about reading as a little girl. The book contained a Native American character named Ketona. His grandmother could never recall the name of the book but she spoke of it so often his parents named him after the character. His grandmother was born in 1911 so the book was probably published before 1930. We do know that it is a small town in Alabama and there is also a Lake Ketona but that's all we have been able to discover. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Roben Closs Lorton Community Library FCPL, Virginia ------------------------------ From: "Betsy Johnson" <bljohnson@hdpl.org> To: <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: STUMPER: Boy who solves codes MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Fri, 19 May 2000 15:28:38 CDT
Hello all, I have two stumpers for you. I looked in our catalog and Best Books for Children (6th edition) First, I have a patron who is looking for a book that was read aloud to her third grade class around 1967. All she remembers is that the main character is a boy and he solves codes that have something to do with the alphabet. Second, a boy is looking for a book about a castle. We used to have this book in our collection and I can vaugely remember it. The copyright is most likely after 1995. It is oversized with a black cover. It is similar to a Where's Waldo book. The reader is suposed to search for symbols on each page. If you have any suggestions please email me directly. TIA Betsy Johnson bljohnson@hdpl.org Children's Librarian Henderson District Public Libraries ------------------------------ From: mjenson-@lib.az.us To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Stumper -- Illustrated Fairy Tale Collection Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Fri, 19 May 2000 15:29:50 CDT Hello Everybody! This stumper is a personal mission from my Mom. When I was a little girl (in the mid-70's) I had a "beautifully illustrated" single volume fairy tale compilation. It was my favorite book, and was tragically lost in one of the many moves my family made. Mom is now trying to find the book again. All she remembers are the illustrations, which were "magnificent" and "etheral" looking. When pressed for more details, she thinks it was a new book (or new in 1975 anyway). The stories included Thumbelina and the Princess and the Pea, so it wasn't just an Anderson or Grimm compilation. There was nothing special about the binding, no gilt, no leather or anything too fancy. She recalls it as a largish, green book. I realize that this is very little to go own. However, I have seen stumpers solved by the amazing people on this list with less. If you have any ideas please e-mail me at mjenson-@glenpub.lib.az.us If I can find this book, I will cement my reputation as my mother's favorite daughter -- of course, I'm her only daughter.
Merideth Jenson-Benjamin Young Adult Librarian Glendale Public Library Glendale, Arizona ------------------------------ From: steven engelfried <stevene@dpls.lib.or.us> To: "'PUBYAC@prairienet.org'" <PUBYAC@prairienet.org> Subject: Stumper solved: 1930's library fiction MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Date: Fri, 19 May 2000 15:31:09 CDT I was looking for children's fiction that involves a library in the 1930's and got several great suggestions, including "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis, "Thimble Summer" by Elizabeth Enright, "Rufus M." by Eleanor Estes,"Blue Willow" by Doris Gates, and "Reading Rooms" by Susan Allen Toth. Just the sort of thing our patron was looking for. Thanks to Ann Dondero, Ellen Fader, Jennifer Harshberger, Kay Heylman, Mary Johnson, Lin Look, Helen McConnell, Julie Rines, Connie Rockman, Farida Shapiro, Rebecca Van Dan, Pat Vasilik for title suggestions. PUBYAC comes through again! Steven Engelfried, Children's Librarian Deschutes Public Library System, Bend Branch 601 NW Wall St Bend, OR 97701 ph: 541-617-7072 fax: 541-617-7073 e-mail: stevene@dpls.lib.or.us ------------------------------ From: "F. Brautigam" <fbrautig@nslsilus.org> To: pubyac <PUBYAC@prairienet.org> Subject: Job Posting, Chicago Area MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Date: Fri, 19 May 2000 15:32:25 CDT Children's Librarian: Join our busy, creative department of 15 FTEs. This new, full-time position will help us continue to provide excellent service to our growing population. We are located 40 miles northwest of Chicago in an established, diverse community. Requires ALA MLS and experience with children. Spanish language skills a plus. Salary: $31,300 plus excellent benefits package. Send resume adn names of three professional references to Faith Brautigam, Gail Borden Public Library, 200 N. Grove Avenue, Elgin, IL 60120. E-mail fbrautig@nslsilus.org or visit us at www.elgin.lib.il.us. Applications accepted until position is filled. Faith Brautigam Gail Borden Public Library, Elgin, IL 60120 E Mail: fbrautig@nslsilus.org Phone: 847-742-2411 Fax: 847-742-0485 ------------------------------ End of PUBYAC Digest 143 ************************ |
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