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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: Mon, 31 Jul 2000 00:01:05 CDT Subject: PUBYAC digest 208 PUBYAC Digest 208 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) *thanks, Sleep-Over Stories by Laura Gruninger <lgruning@mcl.org> 2) Storytime help request by Cheryl Johnson <cjohnson@dakota.lib.mn.us> 3) more autobiography suggestions by "Rebecca Smith" <rsps@hotmail.com> 4) Re: Library Treasure/Scavenger Hunt by Lisa Hughes <lhughes@scinet.co.santa-clara.ca.us> 5) Re: selection policies, also some Christian materials by "Loralee M. Armstrong" <larmstrong@tpl.lib.wa.us> 6) Re: Name for Program by Paulalef@aol.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Laura Gruninger <lgruning@mcl.org> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: *thanks, Sleep-Over Stories Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 13:28:12 CDT
Very sorry for the delay in acknowledging all of your responses. I'm now having our Camp-Out this Friday night. I have all of your responses and am drawing from your ideas. I'll let you know how it goes. Busy,Busy,Busy!!! (but fun) Thanks so much, Laura Gruninger, YA/Reference Mercer County Library Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 ------------------------------ From: Cheryl Johnson <cjohnson@dakota.lib.mn.us> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Storytime help request Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 13:40:13 CDT I am planning a "Pat the Bunny" storytime this November to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the book's publication. Although I have some ideas about what to do, I am coming to you all to ask for further help. This list has such a wealth of creativity that I wanted to ask your input before finalizing my plans. (Maybe someone did something to celebrate the 50th or 55th...) Currently I am thinking about doing a touch and feel bag, a bunny craft, playing peek-a-boo, and reading the book. I am wondering about having some "smells" for kids to identify, but I'm not sure how to pull that off. Please respond to me and I'll summarize for the list if there is interest. Thanks a lot! Cheryl L. Johnson Dakota County Library cjohnson@dakota.lib.mn.us ------------------------------ From: "Rebecca Smith" <rsps@hotmail.com> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: more autobiography suggestions Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 13:47:37 CDT Here are a few more titles that I have collected over the years to meet the needs of this kind os assignment: Besson, Jean-Louis October 45: childhood memotires of the war Brown, William Wells From Slave to Abolitionist Equiano, Olaaudah The Kidnapped Prince Goodall, Jane My Life with the Chinpanzees Green, William The congressman Huynh, Quang Nhuong The Land I lost :Adventures of a boy in Vietnam Little, Jean Little by Little a writers education Maiorano, Robert: Worlds Apart: The Autobiography of a dancer from Brooklyn VanMeter, Vicki Taking Flight: my story Rebecca
********* Rebecca S. Smith, MLS San Diego Public Library Branch Libraries Division rsps@hotmail.com
________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ From: Lisa Hughes <lhughes@scinet.co.santa-clara.ca.us> To: PUBYAC <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Re: Library Treasure/Scavenger Hunt Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 13:55:15 CDT We do something similar to this every summer--and kids come in asking when we're going to do it again, and if we do it during the winter. We create a character based on that summer's reading club theme, making two copies of it. One is at our desk (so kids know what he looks like), and his twin is hiding somewhere in the children's area. We tell the kids that he's in plain sight, and that they don't need to move anything to find him. When they find him, they leave him where he is, and come tell us where he is, when they will receive a small prize. We move him every week, so over the course of the summer, the children who do it every week will be exposed to different areas of the children's area (picture books, paperbacks, nonfiction, etc.) Amazingly simple to do, but so much fun for the kids. Lisa Mead Hughes, Children's Services Campbell Public Library 77 Harrison Avenue, Campbell CA 95008-1499 voice: (866-1991) fax: (408) 866-1433 lhughes@scinet.co.santa-clara.ca.us *** All standard disclaimers apply *** On Mon, 24 Jul 2000, Earl and Kirsten Martindale wrote: > We once hid a small "Waldo" figurine somewhere in the library and put up a > huge "Where's Waldo" sign near the circ. desk. Patrons of all ages had a > great time searching out his whereabouts, which changed weekly. The circ > staff rewarded them with a sticker, but the kids kept the game up long after > the sticker supply was used up. Waldo hid in such places as the fishtank, > light fixtures, display cases, etc. Beware of tall staff members, though, > who had even more fun hiding Waldo from ALL of us! > > Kirsten Martindale > Buford, GA > > ------------------------------ From: "Loralee M. Armstrong" <larmstrong@tpl.lib.wa.us> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Re: selection policies, also some Christian materials Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 14:02:48 CDT I buy the "Left Behind Kids" series the "Mandie" books and other Christian oriented books for the kids and parents that I serve at the two branches of Tacoma Public at which I work. I also get materials for my Cambodian community, the Hindu community, and the Ukranian immigrants that are moving in. It never occurred to me that I was doing anything other than serving the needs and wants of my patrons. I know that many of my homeschool christian parents will not allow their children to read "The Broken Tusk" a collection of tales of Ganesha as a baby and my Hindu parents do not allow their children to read "Bible Stories" None of my homeschool parents want or ask for "classroom" materials. Is this just because I'm lucky or do the Washington state homeschoolers know not to ask? Loralee Armstrong Tacoma Public Library "Meddle not with dragons for thou art crunchy and taste good with catsup" On Sat, 29 Jul 2000, Kathleen Baxter wrote: > I am interested in looking at selection policies for children's materials > from other public libraries, particularly if they are available on the web, > but also if you have copies you would be willing to share or that could be > purchased. > One problem with which we are dealing now is a proliferation of at least > suggestions that we purchase such Christian materials as A CHILD'S HISTORY > OF THE WORLD, and also the Victorian G.A. Henty series. Are other public > libraries purchasing these? Are you getting requests? We have purchased > some Christian materials solely because home schooling parents are asking > for them, but where do you draw the line? DO you draw the line? > As you are well aware, many of the requests we get for these materials come > solely because of advertisements that the patrons received. > Any help would be most greatly appreciated. > Kathleen Baxter > Anoka County Library > 707 Highway 10 NE > Blaine MN 55434 > Fax 763-717-3262 > > kathyb@anoka.lib.mn.us > ------------------------------ From: Paulalef@aol.com To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Re: Name for Program Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 14:10:24 CDT Ours is "Mrs. P's Pajama Hour", Mrs. P being the librarian, Joyce Peslak. We do half hour programs with stories, songs, fingerplays, flannelboards, etc., but no crafts. This is a program for all preschoolers and parents and appeals to families who want all children in one program as well as to those who want the whole family to come. Interestingly, while we started it for working parents many years ago, that's not the main audience now. Many families like it because Dads can come with their children. Paula Lefkowitz Head, Children's Department Parsippany (NJ) PL ------------------------------ End of PUBYAC Digest 208 ************************ |
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