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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>
Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2000 11:01 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 246
PUBYAC Digest 246
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Re: Banned books
by Lakeviewbooklady@aol.com
2) Re: Reference questions
by ILefkowitz@aol.com
3) Young Adult Printz Award ideas
by ckerr@co.wake.nc.us
4) Re: preschool program crowds
by Jennifer Murphy <murphyj@uhls.lib.ny.us>
5) RE: preschool program crowds
by "steve webber" <mstomper@hotmail.com>
6) Re: Junie B. Jones Challenge
by Charles Schacht <schachtc@libcoop.net>
7) Re: Junie B. Jones challenge
by "M. Neiman" <mellifur@tiac.net>
8) Stumper
by syosset public <sychild@yahoo.com>
9) Help--suggestions for sports biographies
by "Deirdre Miller" <dlmm34@hotmail.com>
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From: Lakeviewbooklady@aol.com
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Banned books
Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2000 12:03:08 CDT
I don't know if it's actually been "banned" anywhere, but there is
considerable concern about Harry Potter. One teacher at my school started
reading book 1, but stopped because a parent objected to the work sorcerer
in
the title. Another teacher knew of the controversies and declined to even
try
reading it. That was last year. Just this afternoon I've been asked by a
staff member about the "separation of religion and state" as HP is
involved
with the occult and is advocating a "religion" and should schools be
encouraging reading of that. (I checked out a copy of the book to her.)
Another staff member feels Spinelli's "The Library Card" is not
appropriate
for our students as we are only grades K-5.
There has been no direct challenge, no one has said I must move these books,
no administrator has criticized the teachers, the district has said nothing
against these books, but the self-censoring is omnipresent. Teachers would
often just rather not face a problem (heaven knows there are enough problems
in schools) and so there are probably countless instances of children not
exposed to a particular book because their teacher knows of a challenge
happening in another state.
My opinions are my own. Karen Knudson
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From: ILefkowitz@aol.com
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: Reference questions
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Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2000 12:20:16 CDT
Hi, here at Mount Olive we have divided reference questions into four basic
areas. First are true reference questions. Then we have what is
called
Computer Assistance, which is helping people with the OPAC, the internet or
one of the databases. There is a category for Telephone reference and
finally a category called Basic Assistance. This one is where the
questions
like "Where is the bathroom", "where are the mystery books",
etc goes. Hope
that help!
Ilene Lefkowitz
Youth Services Librarian
Mount Olive Public Library (NJ)
ILefkowitz@aol.com
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From: ckerr@co.wake.nc.us
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Subject: Young Adult Printz Award ideas
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Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2000 12:30:20 CDT
Hi,
I am starting a mock "printz award" committee at my branch that will
be
made up of teens ages 14 and up. I am curious to know if other libraries
out there are doing anything with this new and very cool award. Also, I am
interested in hearing from people that are reading new YA books that might
be contenders for the award. I would love to hear your ideas!
Thanks,
Lynn Kerr
Eva Perry Regional Lib.
Apex N.C.
my address is ckerr@co.wake.nc.us
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From: Jennifer Murphy <murphyj@uhls.lib.ny.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: preschool program crowds
Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2000 12:39:55 CDT
How many libraries out there issue "agency cards" to daycare centers?
We
ask daycare (and summer camp, after school, etc.) directors to send us a
letter (on letterhead stationary) listing the staff members eligible for
special agency cards. The staff member then has to show us I.D. We
issue
temporary cards. The staff member can then borrow books for use at the
center. Overdue fines are waived, but the center is responsible for lost
or
damaged books. This gives us a better chance of showing some circulation
statistics for our programming efforts.
murphyj@uhls.lib.ny.us
title:Head of the Children's Library
Jennifer Murphy
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From: "steve webber" <mstomper@hotmail.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: RE: preschool program crowds
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Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2000 12:45:55 CDT
No, I don't think you're being too harsh. A lot of the providers do use
this time as a break. I can handle the big numbers, but it's very difficult
for people who aren't "performers". I'm transferring to a branch
closer to
home after next week, and I don't think my successor should have to deal
with this. I'm doing research into what other libraries are doing, and
hope
to leave her with some good suggestions. Since I'll still be in the
system,
I'll still be available to help out the staff here with suggestions.
I
don't want to make the changes myself without her input. I'm getting some
good input from pubyac folks.
Thanks for your help.
Steve
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From: Charles Schacht <schachtc@libcoop.net>
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Subject: Re: Junie B. Jones Challenge
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Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2000 12:51:26 CDT
HOOOOOOO Boy - If this is the standard your manager-librarian is going
to be using to determine whats books you order and what books you don't
you're going to have a collection missing some pretty important stuff.
I'm all in favor of eagle scouts with impressive commands of the English
language - don't get me wrong - but if they're the only kind of
protagonist you're going to allow from now on there may be certain
portions of your public who feel a little under-represented after a
while. So much for Calvin, Rotten Ralph, Huck Finn et al.; happy
trails, old friends. Hate to pull the plug on you, but your negative
attitudes and grammatical shortcomings have become too much to endure.
Maybe somebody ought to get to work writing THE HAPPY FACE GUIDE TO
JUVENILE FICTION as a future aid to collection development. Is this
standard going to be used for adult fiction too? That could get even
more interesting.
Chuck Schacht
Romeo District Library
Romeo, MI.
theresa robinett wrote:
> Our manager-librarian feels the same way about these
> books. While we own multiple copies of all the books,
> we have decided not to buy any additional copies.
>
> Theresa Robinett
> Children's Librarian
> Glendale Public Library
> Glendale, CA
>
> --- Kim Heikkinen <kim.heikkinen@mcfls.org>
wrote:
> > A patron just came in today and objected to Junie B.
> > Jones because "she has
> > a bad attitude and uses horrible grammar". I gave
> > her a reconsideration
> > form to fill out and am looking up reviews to show
> > her. Has anyone else had
> > objections to Junie B.? If so, how did you handle
> > them?
> >
> > Thanks for any help you can give me!
> >
> > Kim
> >
> > *************************************************
> > Kim Heikkinen kim.heikkinen@mcfls.org
> > Youth Services Librarian
> > Franklin Public Library
> > Franklin, WI 53132 (414) 425-8214
> > *************************************************
> >
>
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From: "M. Neiman" <mellifur@tiac.net>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Junie B. Jones challenge
Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2000 12:57:00 CDT
>Our manager-librarian feels the same way about these
>books. While we own multiple copies of all the books,
>we have decided not to buy any additional copies.
>
What a shame! The Junie books are hysterically funny, and the bad grammar
perfectly captures the way a five-year-old talks. That parent (and I had
one, too) and the library manager are completely missing the point. And I
think they may have misplaced their sense of humor, too. These books are
very popular in our library, and I wouldn't dream of not ordering them
because of the grammar issue. Junie faces situations that kids can relate
to, and kids who read these books certainly also learn to relate books with
fun and laughter. Do these people think that kids will never hear bad
grammar if they don't read Junie? Or that reading her will cause their kids
to forever be doomed to use bad grammar themselves? Yeah. And reading about
Pippi Longstocking will cause kids to set up housekeeping on their own, My
Side of the Mountain will convince them to live in a tree, and reading the
Hardy Boys books will make them run out to track down dangerous criminals.
There are some challenges I can understand. This isn't one of them.
My two cents.
Miriam
M. Neiman
neiman@glasct.org
Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Glastonbury, CT
http://www.wtmlib.com
The opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of my organization.
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From: syosset public <sychild@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Stumper
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Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2000 13:02:37 CDT
A patron is looking for a book she read in the early
'70s about a girl who sees a Victorian house or
mansion with black gates and then goes back in time
and goes into the house. Everything in the house is
as it was in the late 1800's. There is no central
heating, no electricity and there is a servant who
carries water, possibly from a well. If anyone
remembers this book please email me directly at
sychild@yahoo.com. Thanks!
Pam Martin
Children's Librarian
Syosset Public Library
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From: "Deirdre Miller" <dlmm34@hotmail.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Help--suggestions for sports biographies
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Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2000 13:08:06 CDT
Dear Pubyaccers,
I have been getting multiple requests for biographies of current
sports
figures from kids, (5th-8th grades) for school assignments, and my
collection is very sparse in this area. I'd love your suggestions for good,
readable, yet not-too-fluffy bios of around 90-100 pages that
you would recommend for purchase, including male and female athletes. Are
there any series you particularly like? Thanks in advance for your help.
Please contact me directly with your replies, and I'll post them
to the list if there is interest!
Deirdre Miller
YA Librarian, Lake Forest Park, KCLS, WA
dmiller@kcls.org
*Ideas expressed herein are solely my own...*
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