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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, 25 Jun 2000 00:01:15 CDT Subject: PUBYAC digest 171 PUBYAC Digest 171 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) Re: Funniest Reference Question Request by Donna Worth <dworth@mtlib.org> 2) motivating staff re SRC:LONG by Granny Sue <pkb00700@alpha.wvup.wvnet.edu> 3) STUMPER answered :) by "Rebecca Friedmann" <rfriedmann@hotmail.com> 4) Re: Harry Potter face painting by SJPBrophy@aol.com 5) Funniest Reference by Donna Scott <scottd@scfn.thpl.lib.fl.us> 6) Re: Storytelling Workshop by Christine Hill <chill@willingboro.org> 7) Funniest reference question/answer by Bryce <Bryce@exchg1.palsplus.org> 8) Re: summer reading by "S. Fichtelberg" <sfichtel@infolink.org> 9) Re: summer reading by Inge Saczkowski <isaczkowski@niagarafalls.library.on.ca> 10) children's word processing program by "S. Fichtelberg" <sfichtel@infolink.org> 11) funny reference questions by "Mary Seratt, Sr.Manager, Main Children's" <SERATTM@MEMPHIS.LIB.TN.US> 12) Re: Summer Reading Prizes by Mary Vanstone <mvanstone@tln.lib.mi.us> 13) funniest reference question by MKARNOSH@Browardlibrary.org 14) Re: Funniest Reference Question Request by Susan Broman <susbro@yahoo.com> 15) Re: Harry Potter face painting by "MARSHA QUARLES" <mquarles@hotmail.com> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Donna Worth <dworth@mtlib.org> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Re: Funniest Reference Question Request MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2000 12:34:07 CDT I guess this would be classified as a directional question rather than a reference question but anyway, a patron entered the library and wanted to know where we kept our basement. Do you suppose basements are kept somewhere else depending on where you live? My all time funniest patron incident was when a woman was exiting the building and set the off alarm. When she was asked to step back and pass her books around she got very huffy and exclaimed "I'll have you know I'm a registered California beautician!" Donna Worth Jefferson County Library System Whitehall, MT ------------------------------ From: Granny Sue <pkb00700@alpha.wvup.wvnet.edu> To: PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults & Children <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: motivating staff re SRC:LONG MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2000 12:37:33 CDT Thanks to those of you who sent information about successful Summer Reading presenters at your libraries. As soon as I am sure all replies are in, I'll compile for this list. I have not received a reat deal of input on this so far. Now I have another question, one that has been on my mind for some time (two actually, but related).I am wondering what you think motivates staff to really support and promote the program, to give their all in making a program really great and energetic. How can we get staff buy-in? Often folks seem to look at the minimum requirements, not at what the maximum they could do to make the program the best possible. What kind of incentive do you think staff need to really get involved? The second part of this question is: what do you think would encourage parents to get excited about summer reading, register their kids, and bring them to the library regularly during the summer? We know how excited the kids are about the program when we promote it at their schools, but they must depend on their parents in order to participate. What have you found to be most effective in motivating parents to do this? What do you think would work? If you are a parent, what would motivate you? And that brings me to another related question. Why do you think parents will take their kids to storytimes at book stores and fast food places, but not to storytimes at the library? What is more attractive about the commercial venues? What is it we are not offering or not doing to attract these people? I'd appreciate your thoughts on any part of all this. Please reply to pkb00700@alpha.wvup.wvnet.edu Thanks Susanna Holstein Elk Valley Branch Library Charleston, WV
------------------------------ From: "Rebecca Friedmann" <rfriedmann@hotmail.com> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: STUMPER answered :) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2000 12:38:39 CDT Thanks to the more than a dozen of you that knew the answer to my stumper was Eleanor Cameron's THE WONDERFUL FLIGHT TO THE MUSHROOM PLANET! I included my email address in my original posting so as not to clog the in-boxes of PUBYAC subscribers, but since everyone posted the answer to the list, I'll just thank you all collectively-- you know who you are :) Thanks again! Below is my original posting: >Dear collective brain, >I have very little to go on with this patron's stumper, yet she >seemed >indignant that we didn't know it immediately! Here's what we >know: >It is a chapter book in which 2 boys are confronted by a man with a >very >large head, and here (she says) is the key: he is approximately >their >size. Together they go off to Mars! The patron was born in >1961 and says >she read it in the late 60s, but we don't know if it >was new at the time >or not. Help! Does this ring a bell for anyone? >Thanks in advance!... "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 ------------------------------ From: SJPBrophy@aol.com To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Re: Harry Potter face painting MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2000 12:39:46 CDT Don't forget the scar! How about a wand or a cauldron? There are the house animals - lions, badger, eagle and the easiest of all the snake. The sorting hat might not be too difficult either. Sandra Brophy ------------------------------ From: Donna Scott <scottd@scfn.thpl.lib.fl.us> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Funniest Reference MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2000 12:40:54 CDT One of my favorites, from many years ago, was the child (about 5th or 6th grade) who came in and asked for "The Reader's Guide to Prehistoric Literature". Think about that for a while! Donna Scott Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library Tampa, FL ------------------------------ From: Christine Hill <chill@willingboro.org> To: Deborah_Dubois@freenet.richland.oh.us Subject: Re: Storytelling Workshop MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2000 12:42:03 CDT Take a look at A Piece of the Wind by Patricia McKissack and Ruthilde Kronberg. It is both a collection of stories to use in religious education and a how-to. Christine M. Hill Willingboro Public Library One Salem Road Willingboro, NJ 08046 chill@willingboro.org My new book! Robert Ballard: Oceanographer Who Discovered the Titanic, Enslow, 1999 Deborah Dubois wrote: > I have been asked to do an all-day workshop on storytelling for deacons. > Storytelling basics mainly and how they can use it in their preaching. I > would like to have them do an assignment beforehand and do some actual > storytelling in the workshop. Does anyone have a suggestion as to activities > or resources I should use in the workshop? I would greatly appreciate any > help! I have the standard storytelling handbooks, (Bauer, August House > manuals, Baker). Any other ideas? > > Thank you very much! > > Deborah L. Dubois, A.M.L.S. > deborah_dubois@freenet.richland.oh.us ------------------------------ From: Bryce <Bryce@exchg1.palsplus.org> To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'" <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Funniest reference question/answer MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2000 12:43:23 CDT Hi! I'm enjoying reading these and wanted to send in one of mine. A few weeks ago, a girl came in and asked me "When was the war of Bunker Hill?". She explained that when asked about her birthday, her teacher said that she was born on the same day as Bunker Hill. I knew that the Battle of Bunker Hill took place during the Revolutionary War, so I grabbed the encyclopedia and looked it up. I told her, "The Battle of Bunker Hill was on June 17, 1775". The girl replies, in all seriousness, "My God, my teacher's really old!" :0) Have a great week! Richard Richard Bryce Senior Children's Librarian West Milford Township Library 973-728-2823 "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 ------------------------------ From: "S. Fichtelberg" <sfichtel@infolink.org> To: <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Re: summer reading MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2000 12:44:43 CDT We don't have any requirements either in terms of number of books or number of hours spent reading. It's up to the children to read as much as they like. Up until this year we gave out small prizes (from US Toy and Oriental Trading) for every 10 picture books or 5 fiction or non-fiction books. This year we switched to minutes and will give out the prizes for every two hours spent reading/listening. Susan sfichtel@infolink.org ------------------------------ From: Inge Saczkowski <isaczkowski@niagarafalls.library.on.ca> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Re: summer reading MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2000 12:47:19 CDT We have 2 levels: One for Read-to-me which reguires 10 books to finish (prizes and bribes allround) For the Summer Reading Club, finishers also need to read 10 book, but to make up the discepancy between a Grade 1 reading and a Grade 7 reading, we count books as "extra" of they are over a certain length. Books over 150 pages counts as "2 books read", 200 as 3 books read, 250 as 4 books read, etc. This works really well for the older kids and it motivates them often to read "great, big classic" books. Our bar might be set a little low, but we would like all kids to participate and enjoy recreational reading, it's not just a program for good readers. Once registered and paid ( an initial $2.00 charge) they can read through the program as many times as they like ( we call it free refills). We have great success with this. ------------------------------ From: "S. Fichtelberg" <sfichtel@infolink.org> To: <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: children's word processing program MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0052_01BFDDCC.3C09B800" Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2000 12:49:39 CDT
Can anyone recommend a word processing program for children ages 8-12? = I have Creative Writer and Microsoft Works, but I am not really thrilled = with either. Thanks. Susan sfichtel@infolink.org Woodbridge Public Library Woodbridge, NJ=20 ------------------------------ From: "Mary Seratt, Sr.Manager, Main Children's" <SERATTM@MEMPHIS.LIB.TN.US> To: PUBYAC@PRAIRIENET.ORG Subject: funny reference questions Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2000 12:54:42 CDT My two current favorites are: 1) A teacher who was doing a unit on "Folklore Around the World" asked where she could find our collection of Antarctic folktales. (actually, I'm not sure yet if this one is funny or pitiful!) We had to explain that before you could have folk tales, you had to have some FOLKS! 2) A young teen asked, "Is the reason you don't have any photos of Roger Williams (founder of the Baptist church in Rhode Island, in the 1600's) is that he was too ugly?" (yep, a real mirror cracker!) Mary Seratt Memphis/Shelby Co.Public serattm@memphis.lib.tn.us disclaimers, etc. etc. ------------------------------ From: Mary Vanstone <mvanstone@tln.lib.mi.us> To: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults & Children" <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Re: Summer Reading Prizes MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2000 12:56:26 CDT I too am very opposed to giving prizes for reading - Read Alphie Kohn's Punished by rewards for my reasoning- so at Brighton we do not give out trinkets, count books read or pages or minutes. I simply ask the children to write down what their favorite book was that they read each week of our summer reading program and then they get to choose a book to keep from our collection of donated books. What better way to encourage reading than to hand out books, and to use our dollars to bring in really wonderful performers who motivate children to read? This is my own opinion and does not necessarily reflect upon anyone else who works at the Brighton Library. ------------------------------ From: MKARNOSH@Browardlibrary.org To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: funniest reference question MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2000 12:58:03 CDT
A couple years back, I had a patron come to my desk and ask (in heavily accented English) for a book about "the seesaw man that invented syllables". Don't ask me how my brain did it, but after looking at her blankly for a moment, I said, "Oh! You need a book about Sequoyah and the Cherokee Alphabet!" As soon as the patron saw the picture of Sequoyah on the front cover, she snatched up the book with a huge smile and danced all the way out to the check-out desk, so it must have been the right one! Melissa Karnosh South Regional/BCC Library Broward County, FL ------------------------------ From: Susan Broman <susbro@yahoo.com> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Re: Funniest Reference Question Request MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2000 12:59:50 CDT Along the lines of the biography oral report, I had a couple of girls come rushing in late on a Saturday looking for books about famous cheerleaders. Susan Broman
===== *Susan Broman* susbro@yahoo.com
__________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ From: "MARSHA QUARLES" <mquarles@hotmail.com> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Re: Harry Potter face painting Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2000 13:05:49 CDT how about a simple lightening bolt? marsha quarles prince georges county library, md
>From: "Look, Lin" <llook@mail.contra-costa.lib.ca.us> >Reply-To: pubyac@prairienet.org >To: "'PUBYAC--DO NOT ERASE'" <PUBYAC@prairienet.org> >Subject: Harry Potter face painting >Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2000 19:25:08 CDT > >Racking my brains for one more Potter activity for the program, my boss >suggested face painting. I immediately thought of a snitch. Also came up >with a broom. Any other simple (can be done by the non-artistic) >decorations? I thought of a star and an owl (which might be something of a >challenge), but maybe the great collective brain can think of more relevant >yet easy items (no basilisks, unicorns or Dementors, please!) > >Many thanks, >Lin Look >Contra Costa County Library System, CA > ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ End of PUBYAC Digest 171 ************************ |
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