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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: Sun, 18 Jun 2000 00:01:37 CDT Subject: PUBYAC digest 164 PUBYAC Digest 164 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) Target: Ideas for HP costume by "Mary J. Soucie" <mjsoucie@htls.lib.il.us> 2) RE: Braille study by Jan Wall <janw@norby.latah.lib.id.us> 3) RE: You may have already won! by "Tatar, Becky" <bltata@aurora.lib.il.us> 4) Braille Instruction by "Jenifer Wagner" <jwagner@dakota.lib.mn.us> 5) Looking at YA Magazines by Colleen Swider <cswider@ci.keene.nh.us> 6) Re: What works with teen girls by Lisa Myron <lmyron@mail.slcpl.lib.ut.us> 7) Re: cocoon-into-butterfly stumper by "M. Mills" <mmills@stic.lib.tx.us> 8) YA Magazine usage by Diane Casey <caseyd@pls.lib.ca.us> 9) Re: What works with teen girls by Rosalie Olds <rolds@kcls.org> 10) Braille books source by Kami Krenz <kkrenz@dlapr.lib.az.us> 11) Re: Storytime for 1-3 graders by Paulalef@aol.com 12) RE: Cute Kitty Kat Craft by "AnnaMarie Job, Kinnelon Public Library" <JOB@main.morris.org> 13) Using musical instruments in storytimes. by Christina Johnson <marionthelibrarian@yahoo.com> 14) Re: Harry Potter events by Suzanne <suzie_q_40011@yahoo.com> 15) teen magazines for YA collection by "Chapman, Jan" <jchapman@ascpl.lib.oh.us> 16) Re: Flannel Board Stories (Homemade) by "Shilo Halfen" <shilojmh@hotmail.com> 17) modern Librarian's theme song by "Lorie O'Donnell" <odonnell@borg.com> 18) Re: Puppet troupes by saleena davidson <sdavidsn@lmxac.org> 19) Re:Online Safety Poster: by Denise Weir <pepsi@mb.sympatico.ca> 20) STUMPER--Time travel in a subway tunnel by Farida Shapiro <fshapiro@kcls.org> 21) Stumper: Halloween Ghost - Answered by "Candice Morris" <cmorris@mtlib.org> 22) Top 100 Banned or Challenged Books of 1990-1999 by "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org> 23) Maine's SIRS Intellectual Freedom Award by "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org> 24) Penguin stumper by rebecca stutzman <rastutzman@yahoo.com> 25) BATH STUMPER SOLVED by "Denise I. Matulka" <dimatulka@alltel.net> 26) STUMPER: FAVORITE DOLL BOOK by "Rebecca Friedmann" <rfriedmann@hotmail.com> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Mary J. Soucie" <mjsoucie@htls.lib.il.us> To: PUBYAC <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Target: Ideas for HP costume Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 12:09:56 CDT Hi all, I'm doing a Harry program with one of my librarians. I found out recently she will be dressing in a robe, which is being made for herby a friend. Does anyone have any ideas for a "quick" and/or "easy" way to dress as a character from HP, other than jeans/shirt/glasses? I appreciate any input I get. Please reply to me and I'll post if there's interest. TIA, 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 ------------------------------ From: Jan Wall <janw@norby.latah.lib.id.us> To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org Subject: RE: Braille study Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 12:23:41 CDT I don't know where NPR gets its info, but the Idaho State School for the Deaf and Blind is definitely teaching Braille to young children! In fact, I am told, many visually impaired people do not feel totally literate unless they know Braille. But maybe that is an older generation who feels that way. The (cataloged) Braille books that we have are more for the enlightenment of the seeing. Most people who read Braille have other (better, I might add) sources for their reading. The Braille books that I was asking about were for PRIZES for summer reading for those who have specifically told me that is the skill they are currently working on, and the Braille books that we have for them to read are on loan for the summer only. Just a clarification and information for further thought. This question of visual impairment has really opened my eyes (no pun intended!) to how our programs are structured for those who have disabilities or impairments of any kind... 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 ------------------------------ From: "Tatar, Becky" <bltata@aurora.lib.il.us> To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'" <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: RE: You may have already won! MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 12:30:16 CDT
> Victoria I tried to send this directly to you, but kept > getting the message bounced back. Sorry, list. This hasn't happened with > us, but in the April 96 issue of VOYA, Cathi MacRae wrote about the > Renfrew District Library in Scotland, which opened a teen center/library > in a separate building from the main library. It was a great article. > VOYA, vol. 19, #1; April 96, "A Library Where Silence is > Banned," Cathi Dunn MacRae, p. 7 - 12. Hope this helps, and good luck! > > Becky Tatar > Unit Head, Periodicals/Audiovisual > Aurora Public Library > 1 E. Benton Street > Aurora, IL 60505 > Phone: 630/264-4100 > FAX: 630/896-3209 > e-mail: bltata@aurora.lib.il.us > www.aurora.lib.il.us > > > > I would like > the new building to be turned over to the YA's of the community, > since the > kids of the community really need a place to hang out. It used to > be a rec > center, so it has a basketball court and other recreational space. > Now, of > course I don't expect the whole building to be a teen space. The > rest of it > could be rented out to other organizations or businesses. > > > My question is, have any libraries out there been in similar > situations, or > do any of you know of libraries that have their young adult area in > a > totally separate building? > > Additionally, I need to know how large these libraries are, and how > well the > arrangement has worked. > > ------------------------------ From: "Jenifer Wagner" <jwagner@dakota.lib.mn.us> To: <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Braille Instruction MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 12:37:31 CDT Braille is alive and well and being taught to visually handicapped children throughout the nation. For more information on Braille use and instruction in specific states, contact your local chapter of the National Federation of the Blind or your state department of education. The major resurgence in Braille instruction began nearly ten years ago and now the majority of blind children are receiving instruction. Of course, the usefulness of Braille books in any library's collection is dependent on the needs of the local population. 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 ------------------------------ From: Colleen Swider <cswider@ci.keene.nh.us> To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'" <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Looking at YA Magazines MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 12:44:28 CDT I'm looking at adding a few new titles to our current Young Adult Magazine collection. What I'm hearing from the our local kids is that they want video gaming magazines and skateboarding titles. Can you please let me know what you carry in your collection? We've thought about "Transworld Skateboarding" and "Tips & Tricks." Is there any library out there that has experience, good or bad, with these two? Thanks! Colleen M Swider Keene Public Library 60 Winter Street Keene NH 03431 (603) 352-0157 Fax: (603) 352-1101 email: cswider@ci.keene.nh.us ------------------------------ From: Lisa Myron <lmyron@mail.slcpl.lib.ut.us> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Re: What works with teen girls Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 12:51:29 CDT Dance workshops - Salsa and Swing Tie Dye Cartooning Kick-boxing Mehndi Tarot Cards - the history and the mystery ------------------------------ From: "M. Mills" <mmills@stic.lib.tx.us> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Re: cocoon-into-butterfly stumper MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 12:58:24 CDT I noticed these three references in internet: http://sln.fi.edu/tfi/units/life/forums/birds_journal/0806972157.htm http://www.wwb.co.uk/ & http://entowww.tamu.edu/academic/ucourses/ento489/lessons/lesson36.html Patron questions will be answered in logical way using these URLs to find info.
------------------------------ From: Diane Casey <caseyd@pls.lib.ca.us> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: YA Magazine usage MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 13:05:57 CDT We have a small YA room with about 15 YA magazines. Due to past misuse we have pared down the processing to a minimum. Still we have lots of damage and vandalism. My collection development team is more concerned than I. We can't add any more staff to that area than we already have. My feeling is that this is the nature of YA magazines. But perhaps I'm wrong. I need justification that we are doing all that we can. And of course we will still have YA magazines because they are one of the most popular reading materials for teens. Do other YA magazine collections have similar problems? Diane Casey, Young Adult Librarian email: caseyd@pls.lib.ca.us Redwood City Library voice: 650-780-7035 1044 Middlefield Road fax: 650-780-7069 Redwood City, CA 94063-1868 For a companion on my walking trip...perhaps a little butterfly Shiki ------------------------------ From: Rosalie Olds <rolds@kcls.org> To: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults & Children" <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Re: What works with teen girls MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 13:12:36 CDT Katie, We've had a Best Books group for teens that brings in more girls than guys. They evaluate currently published books and give input as to whether books should be nominated for "Best Books for Young Adults". Rosalie
Rosalie Olds, Young Adult Librarian King County Library System Fairwood Library Renton, WA Life's too short to read bad books or drink bad wine!
------------------------------ From: Kami Krenz <kkrenz@dlapr.lib.az.us> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Braille books source Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 13:19:44 CDT
There is something strange here. Basically, most schools for young children are teaching Braille; they did neglect it for many years and a whole generation of people grew up without it but this situation has changed in recent years in most places.Schools, foundations for blind children, etc all teach Braille to children now and there are a large number of users of Braille through the Library of Congress. It is true that it is more difficult for adults to learn it than children, partly due to the sensitivity of our fingers which grows less as we age. I did not hear this story but something seems missing. It may depend on the area in which your library is located how much call you have for the books. Braille books in a general collection areactually often more for the quality@classmates.comenlightenment of sighted children to see how the book is written, as Braille readers go through the Library for the Blind for their materials usually.The books are quite expensive and bulky so no public library is going to be a true source of check out materials in Braille. If they sit on the shelves it may also be because the Braille is actually damaged from heat or cold and is unreadable to a Braille reader! They can still be used to show other children as a display, or given as gifts if they are new to the Braille user. Just my thoughts on this, hope it helps. ------------------------------ From: Paulalef@aol.com To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Re: Storytime for 1-3 graders MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 13:27:06 CDT We've been doing such a program for years. We call it Chapter Club. We start with a riddle or a joke from each child (we tell them that that is their admission ticket), use tongue twisters and share such books for them to take home. We then do a chapter or two of a chapter book such as Osborne's Magic Tree House or something on a similar level. The kids have no problem remembering from week to week; in fact they remember better than I do. The wait between chapters doesn't seem to be a problem either. Many years ago kids used to go to the movies on Saturdays for a chapter of a serial. From what I gather that worked too. Anyway, once the chapter book part is done we do things like the "HI, My Name is So" or some other fairly silly and/or active thing we used to do in girl scouts. One of the favorites is "The Cow Kicked Nellie in the Belly in the Barn." We make a very big deal out of closing the door to the program room so the noise doesn't bother the adults. Then we start singing it very quietly, repeating until we're all screaming. (The words are in Schwartz's Green Grass Grows All Around, along with a lot of other great stuff.) The kids adore it. Next we do some longer chapter books and folk tales from various cultures. I bring a pile of 5 or 6 and we vote each time for the next book. After I read a book it goes to the first kid who raises his/her hand for it and any leftover books go the same way. No kid gets more than one book from this pile, although I have perhaps two or three books per child on tables around the room for them to choose. The excitement of the competition is catching and nearly all kids take books home. We don't do a craft with this group, although some people do. The program this way lasts about 45 minutes, which is plenty, and the kids really seem to enjoy it. Hope this helps. Paula Lefkowitz Parsippany (NJ) PL ------------------------------ From: "AnnaMarie Job, Kinnelon Public Library" <JOB@main.morris.org> To: pubyac@prairienet.ORG Subject: RE: Cute Kitty Kat Craft Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 13:34:05 CDT once did a kitten hunt craft. we hid cut out photo copies of kittens around the room which the children searched for. They then glued the kittens on a picture of a Mama cat and colored it. It went over very well, and was simple to prepare. ------------------------------ From: Christina Johnson <marionthelibrarian@yahoo.com> To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org Subject: Using musical instruments in storytimes. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 13:41:21 CDT Through the generosity of our 'Friends of the Library' group, I have recently acquired a collection of small musical instruments (jingle bells, rhythm sticks, castanets on a stick). I am looking for ideas on how to incorporate these items into storytime. Do any of you know of any good books that would go well with these instruments, or have any other ideas? (these are for the children to use) Thanks for any help! Christina Johnson Children's Librarian Lebanon Public Library Lebanon, Indiana marionthelibrarian@yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send instant messages with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ From: Suzanne <suzie_q_40011@yahoo.com> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Re: Harry Potter events MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 13:48:18 CDT I to am planning a Harry Potter Party with a limited ammount of space. The Meeting Room at the HEnry County Library has a capicity of 100. The most I've ever had in there is about 58. It was so hot and crowded. I barely got the kids in a circle to play a game. Some of the things we're going to do is sing the school song. If you plan to divide into houses, then maybe you could make it a contest between your houses. We are also going to use Professor Snape's logic puzzle. Someone else sent me the idea. You line five bottles ona table. Four are to have plain water and one vinegar and water. The kids have to read the rhyme from the book, choose a bottle, and pour a little into a plastic cup containing baking soda. If it fizzes, there right. I thought I might get two kids from each house to do that and then the house gets so many points. I also highly reccomend you visit www.geocities.com/harrypotterfans They have Harry Potter Bookmarks, worksheets, and I even printed out a list of Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans to share with the kids. I can't wait to ask them is they would eat a dryer lint flavored bean, or kitty litter. YUCK! I hope you find these ideas helpful. Good luck with your program! Suzanne Kirk Henry County Public Library 172 Eminence Terrace Eminence KY 40050 502-845-5682 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send instant messages with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ From: "Chapman, Jan" <jchapman@ascpl.lib.oh.us> To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'" <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: teen magazines for YA collection MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 13:54:51 CDT Hi there: Several PUBYACers asked if I would compile the suggestions re: a teen magazine collection for YA's. Jump was recommended by several librarians. The focus of the magazine is health and a more sensible approach to weight and beauty. It also is less focused on the "fashion model" stereotype and seems more down to earth and about real girls. The new CosmoGirl, is, predictably, on the opposite end of Jump, but many of my teen patrons have requested it. Re: magazines for boys, I was looking for a replacement for Thrasher, which often has offensive language and an over the top "attitude." As I am the mother of two male extreme sports fans, I am well acquainted with this attitude! However, I liked the Transworld publications, Transworld Skateboarding and Warp. Warp was mentioned as being more comprehensive in that it covers several of the X-treme sports, such as snowboarding, etc. I looked at several suggested "card game/comics/roleplaying" magazines, such as Wizard and Top Deck. I think we will go with Wizard. Other suggested magazines included: Jane Teen Celebrity New Moon Teen People YM Electronic Gaming Monthly Spin Slap Seventeen (the grandmammy of teen mags) Wahine Teen React Mad or Cracked Hope this is helpful for those of you who are looking at new magazine selections for your collection. Jan Chapman Akron-Summit Co Public Library jchapman@ascpl.lib.oh.us ------------------------------ From: "Shilo Halfen" <shilojmh@hotmail.com> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Re: Flannel Board Stories (Homemade) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 14:01:59 CDT Martin- Several that I have done myself are: Looks Like Spilt Milk The Carrot Seed Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See Three Little Pigs The Enormous Turnip Three Little Kittens Shilo Halfen Children's Librarian - Blackstone Branch Chicago Public Library ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ From: "Lorie O'Donnell" <odonnell@borg.com> Subject: modern Librarian's theme song MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-mac-type="54455854"; x-mac-creator="4D4F5353" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 14:08:36 CDT I am on the Stumpers list and this came through this afternoon. I thought I'd pass it on. It's very cute and too true. Everyone enjoy and have a great weekend! Lorie -- Since it's been a slow week, I thought I'd post this (with apologies to Gilbert and Sullivan): I am the Very Model of Computerized Librarian Based on the song "I Am The Very Model of a Modern Major-General" from Gilbert and Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance. I am the very model of computerized Librarian, I seek out information zoologic to agrarian, I know each subject that is found in an encyclopedia I handle every AV tool and every type of media; My online databases can locate each journal article, In physics texts, I can define each elemental particle, In atlases and online maps, I find the way to Timbuktu, Identify each capital from Bogota to Katmandu. I navigate the Internet with speed and perspicacity; Evaluate each web site for its content and veracity: In fact, in finding information, most utilitarian, I am the very model of computerized librarian. I quickly search the Internet or grab the right book off the shelf; Then give the patron answers or I teach him how to search himself, I speed through every database like Galenet, ProQuest, Dialog, My records are all organized, just try my on-line catalog; My home page is a marvel of well documented, helpful links, It points to sites on modern jazz, hang gliding and old Egypt's Sphinx! I know just how to catalog in Dewey and in L. of C., I know the best books you should buy and those you wouldn't want for free. I get you quotes on hot new stocks and find addresses in a trice, The latest news, a star's birthday, song lyrics or a cure for lice: In fact, in finding information, most utilitarian, I am the very model of computerized librarian. When I can look up online all ephemeral material, When I can get full text of every page in every serial, When my computer translates every language and each dialect, From Hindu texts in Sanskrit to Confucius with each analect, When every book is digitized and indexed in my database, When I'm the first librarian to travel into outer space - And when I've indexed every site on every chromosome and gene, You'll say a more computerized librarian has never been. I'm working on an interface directly to the human mind, So I can capture concepts that have not yet even been defined; In fact, in finding information, most utilitarian, I am the very model of computerized librarian. > Lyrics by Diane M. O'Keefe, M.S.L.S. and Janet T. O'Keefe, , M.L.S. -- -- Reach high, for stars lie hidden in your soul. Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal. **************Ralph Vaull Starr************* ------------------------------ From: saleena davidson <sdavidsn@lmxac.org> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Re: Puppet troupes MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 14:15:21 CDT My library is in South Brunswick, New Jersey and we started a puppet group for children grades 5 and up in March, 2000. We started it simply by advertising the group in the schools and at the library and had a pretty good turn out. (Mostly kids in Middle School ages, the High School kids were either too busy or too sophiticated). One of the highlights was telling them that they would get to perform for the little kids (ages 2 and up), so that they could be as silly as they liked. Another important fact that we stressed was that we wanted the group to be run democratically, so that the two librarians in charge were basically directors and not commanders. As far as puppets, we had some on hand that we have used, rather nice ones purchased in years past. The plays I wrote based on simple folk or fairy tales and a few picture books. The kids chose the stories, based on samples that we provided, and I wrote the plays, expanding the stories and changing to fit the number of characters needed. We used an old (VERY old) puppet stage for performing and are hoping to convince the Friends to purchase a new one in the future. We recently had our first performance after months of practice and it was a huge hit, both with the audience and the puppeteers. Good luck with your venture, you'll probably have an easier time as you have much more help with materials. It's lots of work but it's worth it! Saleena Davidson South Brunswick Public Library Monmouth Junction, NJ ------------------------------ From: Denise Weir <pepsi@mb.sympatico.ca> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Re:Online Safety Poster: Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 14:23:31 CDT I'm not sure of a place to get online safety posters, but there is a very good site that may be useful to you. It is the Canadian media awareness site at www. webawareness.org. Please check it out. It has useful presentations for workshops, as well as educational games for kids on Internet safety. Denise Weir Library Consultant Manitoba, Canada ------------------------------ From: Farida Shapiro <fshapiro@kcls.org> To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org Subject: STUMPER--Time travel in a subway tunnel MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 14:30:56 CDT
Greetings! A patron came in looking for a time-travel book she remembers from 20-30 years ago. It rang a bell with me, but not a very loud one. If any of you know the following book from the description below, the patron (and I) will be very thankful: Two children (maybe a brother and sister, maybe in the 1960's) go through a New York subway tunnel and end up in the 1600's. The words "tunnel" or "subway" may be in the title. The book is NOT The Forgotten Door by Howard Fast. I appreciate your help! Farida S. T. Shapiro Children's Librarian Bellevue Regional Library King County Library System Bellevue, Washington ------------------------------ From: "Candice Morris" <cmorris@mtlib.org> To: <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Stumper: Halloween Ghost - Answered Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 14:37:43 CDT Stumper: A ghost in a family house decides for Halloween that he should behave like a proper ghost. He tries scaring the family and they ignore him. Answer: Sir William and the Pumpkin Monster by Margery Cuyler Thanks to those folks who sent in suggestions of Georgie by Robert Bright and Gus by Jane Thayer. We just got a trial subscription to Novelist and it is wonderful! I contacted the patron and she is delighted. Novelist info: http://novelist.epnet.com/nlwebp/Tour/subscriptionplans.htm
Candice Morris cmorris@mtlib.org Lewis & Clark Library 120 S. Last Chance Gulch Helena, MT 59601 Phone 406 447-1690 x15 Fax 406 447-1687 ------------------------------ From: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org> Subject: Top 100 Banned or Challenged Books of 1990-1999 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 14:44:22 CDT Top 100 Banned or Challenged Books of 1990-1999 http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/top100bannedbooks.html (Out of 5,718 challenges reported to or recorded by the Office for Intellectual Freedom, as compiled by the Office for Intellectual Freedom, American Library Association. The ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom does not claim comprehensiveness in recording challenges. Research suggests that for each challenge reported there are as many as four or five which go unreported.) 1.Daddy's Roommate by Michael Willhoite 2.Scary Story (Series) by Alvin Schwartz 3.I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou 4.The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain 5.The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier 6.Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson 7.Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck 8.Forever by Judy Blume 9.Heather Has Two Mommies by Leslea Newman 10.The Giver by Lois Lowry . . . . . . . 100.Jumper by Steven Gould _____________________________ See also Chocolate War author battles effort to ban book, from free!, http://www.freedomforum.org/news/2000/06/2000-06-14-01.asp And also, Banned Books Week, http://www.ala.org/bbooks/index.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 dwood@ala.org http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/index.html ------------------------------ From: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org> Subject: Maine's SIRS Intellectual Freedom Award Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 14:51:02 CDT PRESS RELEASE
The Intellectual Freedom Committee of the Maine Library Association/Maine Educational Media Association recently announced the recipient of Maine's SIRS Intellectual Freedom Award: Laura Johns, technology coordinator of Brooksville Elementary School.
The SIRS Mandarin Intellectual Freedom Award is given annually to an individual or individuals whose actions exemplify First Amendment rights, particularly as they pertain to freedom of speech and press in the pursuit of intellectual endeavors.
In his presentation of the award, SIRS representative Joseph Bartoli said: "The Internet has changed the way people communicate and has given us immediate access to worldwide information. Unfortunately this also opens our children to the possibility of finding inappropriate and offensive material. Herein lies the question: Do we choose to filter or censor the information available to our children? Or, Do we take a proactive approach and teach our children the proper use of this medium of communication?
This year's honoree was chosen because of her belief in taking a proactive approach and that enlightened and respectful use of the Internet is an integral part of the education experience."
Laura explained how her school explored approaches to the Internet: "We have never had a problem with students purposely going to inappropriate sites. However several students, in the presence of a teacher, did accidentally pull up some offensive material. This incident began the conversation. There were teachers that wanted to "lock down" the computers with filters, proxy servers, etc. The problem with these solutions is that they are not 100% effective, they filter good information and they do not address the true issue. We are here to educate students and show them how to survive in what can be a pretty offensive world. Hiding does no good."
The school settled on an approach which teaches children good search techniques, guides them in their assignments, clarifies expectations, and uses good supervision in order to best utilize the Internet at the school.
SIRS Mandarin, Inc., provided the funding for the award, which consisted of $500 to the recipient and $500 to the library of her choice--the Brooksville Elementary School Library. SIRS Mandarin, Inc. is a publisher and provider of library automation products.
------------------------------ From: rebecca stutzman <rastutzman@yahoo.com> To: pubyac listserv <PUBYAC@prairienet.org> Subject: Penguin stumper MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 14:57:42 CDT Pubyackers, A woman patron is looking for a picture book about penguins. The penguins are construction workers wearing hard hats and working in trucks. We have checked in A to Zoo and our DYNIX catalog. Can anyone help? I will post the answer to the listserv. TIA, Becky Stutzman Children's Librarian North Tonawanda Public Library North Tonawanda, New York __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send instant messages with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ From: "Denise I. Matulka" <dimatulka@alltel.net> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: BATH STUMPER SOLVED MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 15:04:44 CDT Thanks to all who answered my won't-take-a-bath stumper. It is indeed Mrs. Piggle Wiggle! I don't know why I had a picture book format stuck in my mind, but I did. And even though the title I remembered wasn't a picture book, HarperCollins did release a few Mrs. Piggle Wiggle stories in picture book format in 1997, 1998, and 2000. Thanks to Joanne Robinson for the lead. The Won't-Take-a-Bath-Cure HarperCollins,1998--ISBN: 0-06-02763-12 Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Bad Table-Manners Cure HarperCollins, 2000--ISBN: 0-06-02763-39 The Won't-Pick-up-Toys Cure HarperCollins, 1998--ISBN: 0-06-02762-90Ê Denise I. Matulka Lincoln, Nebraska 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 ------------------------------ From: "Rebecca Friedmann" <rfriedmann@hotmail.com> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: STUMPER: FAVORITE DOLL BOOK Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 15:11:38 CDT Dear collective brain, A patron of mine is looking for a book with the following description: It's about a girl whose father travels, and he brings her back a doll from each country he visits. The last doll he brings her is her favorite, and it looks just like her. It rings a bell for me and a few co-workers, but we can't put our finger on it. I've done various keyword searches in our Dynix catalog, Amazon.com, BIP, and have looked through A to Zoo with no luck. Does this sound familiar to any of you? Please reply to me off list. Thank you :) "A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words." --unknown "Imagination is as important as knowledge. Share yours with others." --unknown "You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose." --Dr. Seuss ************************************ * Rebecca Friedmann, MLS * * Children's Librarian * * West Chester Library * * 7900 Cox Rd. * * West Chester, OH 45069 * *(513)777-3131; (513)777-8452 [fax]* * rfriedmann@hotmail.com * * rfriedmann@mail.mpl.lib.oh.us * ************************************ ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ End of PUBYAC Digest 164 ************************ |
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