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From: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults
& Children" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
To: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults & Children"
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Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2000 7:20 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 283
PUBYAC Digest 283
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Berenstain Bears help
by "Amy Shelley" <AShelley@larm.lib.wy.us>
2) Re: Books as gifts
by Robin Leigh <leighr@scfn.thpl.lib.fl.us>
3) latecomers
by Jennifer McQuilkin <hzz006@mail.connect.more.net>
4) Re: Froggy and Joy to the World...
by Mary Ann Gilpatrick <magilpat@walnet.walla-walla.wa.us>
5) Holiday books for gift giving
by Diane_Tuccillo@ci.mesa.az.us
6) Baby changing stations
by Diane_Tuccillo@ci.mesa.az.us
7) Counting attendance
by rdhall@mail.cinetwork.com
8) Re: Book Bingo
by "Dawn Sardes" <Dawn.Sardes@euclid.lib.oh.us>
9) Storytime latecomers
by Colleen Hall <CHall@withers.org>
10) professional dress
by "Ruhama J. Kordatzky" <rkordatz@burlington.lib.wi.us>
11) new R.L. Stine
by "Ruhama J. Kordatzky" <rkordatz@burlington.lib.wi.us>
12) Re: Book Bingo
by "Beverly Kirkendall" <bkirkend@ci.hurst.tx.us>
13) great gift books list
by "Denise P. Stout" <dpstout@ccls.org>
14) rec. non-fiction titles
by Jo-Anne Cooper <jcooper@chinookarch.ab.ca>
15) RE: Picture books
by Andrea Johnson <ajohnson@cooklib.org>
16) Re: Latecomers
by Betsy Bybell <bbybell@norby.latah.lib.id.us>
17) RE: picture book placement
by "Liz Maggio" <liz@palos-verdes.lib.ca.us>
18) re: summer reading club statistics
by "Sean P. S. George" <sgeorge@stcharles.lib.la.us>
19) Re: Book Bingo
by Myrna Sigal <msigal@rcls.org>
20) User group study
by Bethany Hayward <bjhayward@excite.com>
21) RE: Book Bingo
by Julie Darnall <jdarnall@ccls.org>
22) Dewey Decimal Song
by "Tara Mantsch" <tmantsch@cshnyc.org>
23) RE: Book Bingo
by "Heather Clark" <hclark@cumberland.lib.nc.us>
24) halloween crafts
by Shannon Metcalfe <nfcl_lib@yahoo.com>
25) amber spyglass
by Farida Shapiro <fshapiro@kcls.org>
26) RE: The Golden Compass and The Subtle Knife
by "Minkel, Walter (Cahners -NYC)" <WMinkel@cahners.com>
27) Aldermen call for library Web filters
by "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
28) Amber Spyglass
by "andrea " <juvserv@dialup.customnet.com>
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From: "Amy Shelley" <AShelley@larm.lib.wy.us>
To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: Berenstain Bears help
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Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2000 14:34:51 CDT
I am planning a Berenstain Bears event at my library and have not yet
received Scholastic's media kit. I am wondering if anyone has done a BB
program and has any ideas they'd like to share.
Amelia
Amelia J. Shelley
Manager, Children's/Young Adult Services
Laramie County Library System
2800 Central Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82001
(307)634-3561, ext. 151
ashelley@larm.lib.wy.us
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From: Robin Leigh <leighr@scfn.thpl.lib.fl.us>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
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Subject: Re: Books as gifts
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Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2000 14:49:51 CDT
A word of caution when promoting gift books from a library setting. At
one site where I have worked, we discovered that if we put out on display
books that would make great gifts, the books did not return to the
library! It's a bit like making an easy hit list for library thievery.
Maybe we should let the bookstores focus on creating gift book lists and
promote our Friends book sales as we continue to display books library
customers might be looking for on holiday crafts, recipes, traditions,
picture books, so forth.
On Wed, 25 Oct 2000, Denise P. Stout wrote:
> Let's face it. It's that time of year again. November is here
and
December
> is looming large. Holidays, relatives and friends, and gift giving.
I'm
> compiling a list of great books for kids for holiday gift giving. I'd
love
> for you all to give input and I'll be glad to post the results. Any
givers?
> :D
>
>
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From: Jennifer McQuilkin <hzz006@mail.connect.more.net>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: latecomers
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Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2000 15:01:22 CDT
After lurking for awhile, I had to respond about latecomers. Yes I know,
the door constantly opening and closing is distracting. Yes I know, a 3
year old strolling in late and announcing in the middle of a story "Hi Miss
Jennifer!" is distracting. And I know there are many, many other
distractions but...leave the door open then it won't bang. Ask people to
wait outside and listen until a story is finished and then welcome everyone
to come in and join you after the story. Ask people to move forward at the
beginning of the program so people slipping in late don't cross in front of
everyone else.
Many mornings I have trouble feeding my cat and getting myself to work on
time I can't imagine trying to coordinate several preschoolers at once.
Often patrons are on time, but can't find parking places because our
programs are growing. Some of my "late" patrons are people who
didn't even
know we were having programs and now are regulars because they were
welcomed to join. Just this morning a very upset 3 year old came running
in at the end of the program. Mom had dared to schedule a doctors
appointment on storytime morning! I gave him the coloring sheet and a hand
stamp and suggested that he and Mom could have their own storytime today
and I looked forward to sharing stories with him next week. Most weeks our
craft is a coloring sheet so that is easy to hand out anytime. About once
a month we do a craft that requires some cutting, pasting and directions.
Since we have daycares regularly visit and we send the crafts and
directions back to the daycares with them, it isn't a problem to provide
the craft and directions to the individual child and parent.
There may be a situation when someone is very disruptive but hopefully this
can be worked out on an individual basis rather than locking the door on
everyone. Perhaps general guidelines like waiting until the story ends to
slip in can make storytime enjoyable for all.
I am sure it is much easier for a parent to stay home and turn on the TV or
stick in a video, I am glad they want to be at the library and come to
storytime. The best part is when they invite friends and grandparents to
"their" storytime.
Jennifer
Jennifer McQuilkin
Children's Librarian, Joplin Public Library
300 S. Main St. Email hzz006@mail.connect.more.net
Joplin, MO 64801-2384 (417)623-7953 phone, (417)624-5217 fax
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From: Mary Ann Gilpatrick <magilpat@walnet.walla-walla.wa.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Froggy and Joy to the World...
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Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2000 15:16:11 CDT
Barney loves me, this I know
For the TV tells me so
Little ones to him belong
They are weak but he is strong ...
Barbara Scott wrote:
> As I was in the car today talking about the "Froggy flap" that
has
happened
> on PUBYAC and the "Joy to the World" song, my 8 year old daughter
reminded
> me of another version of that song that involved not a teacher, but
Barney,
> the big purple dinosaur. I remember that she and a friend used to sing it
> incessently a couple of years ago when they got out of the Barney stage.
It
> goes something like the other one, but this way:
>
> Joy to the world,
> Barney's dead
> We barbecued his head
> Don't worry about the body, etc. etc. ad nauseum...
>
> Then, there is also the popular,
>
> I hate you, you hate me,
> Let's hang Barney from a tree
> Shoot him in the head with a .44
> Now there is no dinosaur
>
> She also knows the "trick or treat smell my feet" one. As
far as I know,
> she and her friend have not become mass murderers, or been tempted to pull
> down any underwear. Nor has she exhibited a fetish for smelling feet,
> either.
>
> Lighten up.....life is too short to be taken so seriously...
>
> If you're happy and you know it, TELL YOUR FACE!!!
>
> Barbara Scott
> Children's Librarian, Bucyrus Public Library
> Ohio Reading Program Manual Editor
>
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From: Diane_Tuccillo@ci.mesa.az.us
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Holiday books for gift giving
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Here are some tips for doing a gift-giving list for your public for the
holidays: the first thing you want to do is to go to local bookstores and
browse
the shelves. Ask the bookstore folks for help. They may even want to display
your list when it is finished. You do not want to include things on your
list
that are difficult to locate! Going to the bookstores enables you to find
out
what is really new and hot for your patrons to select from on your list.
That is
a better way than just getting ideas from colleagues. We have found this out
from experience! Things we can get for our libraries are not always readily
available to the general public. There is nothing worse than recommending
books
for purchase and then finding out patrons are having trouble getting them!
Also,
be sure the bookstores have plenty of copies of what you include on hand.
One
year we put the Redwall map on our list, and they were all sold out quickly.
You might also want to include other educational items for your
list--audiobooks, videos, book/tape kits, maps,
etc.
We break our list up into sections by books/items for children, books for
young
adults, and books for all ages. We try to have
our list ready well
before
Thanksgiving, and keep them at all service desks
including at
Circulation.
The earlier you have them available the better;
in case patrons need
to
order something,they'll have some time.
Good luck with your list!
Diane Tuccillo, Mesa Public Library, AZ
Diane_Tuccillo@ci.mesa.az.us
From: "Denise P. Stout" <dpstout@ccls.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
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Subject: Books as gifts
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Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2000 15:53:41 CDT
Let's face it. It's that time of year again. November is here and
December
is looming large. Holidays, relatives and friends, and gift giving.
I'm
compiling a list of great books for kids for holiday gift giving. I'd love
for you all to give input and I'll be glad to post the results. Any
givers?
:D
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From: Diane_Tuccillo@ci.mesa.az.us
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Baby changing stations
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Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2000 15:40:33 CDT
We have baby changing stations in both rest rooms in Youth Services. Our
patrons
love it. So do we. I remember some people trying to change babies in the
oddest
places before we did this. It is highly recommended by us!
Diane Tuccillo, Mesa Public Library, AZ
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From: rdhall@mail.cinetwork.com
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Counting attendance
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Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2000 15:53:07 CDT
O.K. This is a subject I've never seen on pubyac and I really need some
suggestions.
At one of our programs, we had as many as 650 folks come. Usually at the
programs where we expect large attendances,we give out a ticket and we keep
the other half to use for prize drawings. We are very fortunate in that
the community supports us with donations because they know that we
interrupt our programs to thank our sponsors. However, at the very heavily
attended programs, it's just impossible to be calling our ticket numbers to
give prizes and sometimes we just don't want folks to think of us as a
place to have their kids win prizes...And someday somebody is going to
figure out how to get more than one ticket to increase their chances of
winning. Or the child has lost his ticket. And heaven help us,
sometimes
we have people who come and never get counted because they came through the
back door or came after we stopped giving tickets.
So how do you all count your audience? We've tried registration forms
previously until we discovered some folks taking a bunch and filling out
their neighbors name, kids who weren't there, etc.
I am also planning my biggest make and take program in December and need
some ideas of how to count the attendance when the program is really
pretty much set up and left to itself. Thanks a bunch and if it's been a
subject hashed over and over before, I apologize for bringing it up again.
Anne Hall, Youth Services Librarian, Clark County Public Winchester, KY
Anne & Roger Hall
Berea, Kentucky
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From: "Dawn Sardes" <Dawn.Sardes@euclid.lib.oh.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Book Bingo
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2000 16:05:50 CDT
Marcia,
I play Book Bingo a lot, and it's my most successful program. Making
the game is very time consuming because each of the players' boards has
to be unique. I create my game in Excel and print the boards out on
card stock paper in bright neon yellow, green, and orange, then
laminate. This way they can be used over and over. I am attaching
several of mine to this message.
Each of the players boards is saved on a floppy, and I name them BB1
(Book Bingo 1), BB2, BB3, etc. This designation is also in the footnote
area so that I can easily replace a board should it be damaged or go
misssing.
The first thing you have to do, though, is create a Master Board. I am
attaching mine to this message. I do mine by genre. Instead of a
"B"
column, I have an "Adventure" column, followed by Horror &
Mystery,
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Realistic & Romance, and Series. Then I list
representative titles & Authors down each column. There are seventeen
items under each genre. I print two copies of this in two different
colors (one for a master board, and one to cut up for the calling out of
"bingo numbers" during play). I also create a numeric scheme for
the
players' boards.
EX
Book Bingo Board #1 is 1,2,3,4,5
" " "
#2 is 3,4,5,6,7
" " "
#3 is 5,6,7,8,9
" " "
#4 is 7,8,9,10,11
" " "
#5 is 9,10,11,12,13
" " "
#6 is 11,12,13,14,15
#7 is 13,14,15,16,17
#8 is 15,16,17,1,2
and so on until I have created 30 different combinations of five numbers
each (for 30 unique boards). I count by two's, threes, fours, fives,
etc.
Is this time consuming? Yes, but it more than pays for itself in
response. I get 15 to 25 teens coming every time.
Prizes are $1 McDonalds coupons, a pack of Pokemon cards, advance reader
copies of books, comic books, "Snap" bracelets I find at Walmart for
98
cents each, Pokemon pencils and folders, Magic Cards, etc.
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From: Colleen Hall <CHall@withers.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
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Subject: Storytime latecomers
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Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2000 16:17:31 CDT
I think we ought to give all latecomers detention slips. When they have
acquired 3 of these, they must spend time peeling gum off the covers of
books before they are allowed back in. After all, our main goal in doing
storytime is to make parents conform to our rules. I'd hate to think that
creating lifelong readers and a good rapport with the public could get in
the way of a "performance." For the really extreme cases,
perhaps a good
round of digging ditches behind the library would cure them. By all means,
lock the doors, embarrass new parents, and turn patrons away. Storytime
should never be interrupted for such a human error as lateness, it is far
too serious for that. In fact perhaps we could forward our security ideas
to the White House, I think they are taking suggestions.
Colleen Hall, Youth Services Librarian
Withers Memorial Public Library
600 S. Main St.
Nicholasville, KY 40356
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From: "Ruhama J. Kordatzky" <rkordatz@burlington.lib.wi.us>
To: "'pubyac'" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: professional dress
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Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2000 16:30:13 CDT
Hi everyone--
I don't know if this article got posted or not (I'm afraid I didn't follow
this string closely), but I had to share!
http://www.wisinfo.com/postcrescent/news/102400-4.html
:) ruhama
Ruhama Kordatzky
Youth Services Librarian
Burlington Public Library
Burlington, WI
rkordatz@burlington.lib.wi.us
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From: "Ruhama J. Kordatzky" <rkordatz@burlington.lib.wi.us>
To: "'pubyac'" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: new R.L. Stine
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Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2000 16:41:26 CDT
Guess what? We have a new series to collect! I didn't see the
announcement, but apparently R.L. Stine told America this morning that
there will be a new series of scary stories for 8 to 12 year olds.
I went to amazon to see about it, and it's called The Nightmare Room, and
there are already 7 of them! They aren't even published yet, and I'm
behind! ;)
:) ruhama
Ruhama Kordatzky
Youth Services Librarian
Burlington Public Library
Burlington, WI
rkordatz@burlington.lib.wi.us
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From: "Beverly Kirkendall" <bkirkend@ci.hurst.tx.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: Book Bingo
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Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2000 16:52:52 CDT
How were you planning on implementing your bingo?
We have a month-long bingo every September. Kids pick up a
"card" and read
(or do some other activity) to fill in the spaces. I keep them as generic
as possible, keeping the same card every year with just a few changes. For
instance, I have a different five letter word at the top each year. That
might seem insignificant, but one of the spaces in that column is "read a
book by an author whose name begins with (whatever letter is at the top of
the column). I don't have that space in the middle column as I use
that
for the Free Space (since the first year we did it the word was TEXAS.....)
I include different media and all parts of the library (magazines,
newspapers, reference, video, audio--everything but computer resources
though I may begin including that next year as we have more databases on our
PACs and kids wouldn't have to go on to the Internet which requires a
parent's permission). Kids and parents seem to enjoy this very well,
commenting on the various things th!
ey didn't know the library had (mission accomplished!!!). I did plan it so
that no matter how they bingoed, they had to include at least one non-print
medium. For each bingo, they get an entry in a prize drawing. A
black out
gets them five additional entries on top of each method of bingoing. Each
year, the percentage of kids going for blackout has increased. It's easy
(once the initial card is done), folks like it, and they learn about the
library. Works for me!
Good luck!
Beverly Kirkendall
Hurst Public Library
Hurst, TX
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From: "Denise P. Stout" <dpstout@ccls.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
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Subject: great gift books list
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Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2000 17:04:48 CDT
So far these are the suggestions:
> GREAT GIFT SUGGESTIONS 2000
> Spindle's End by Robin Mckinley (ages 10 and up)
> I Look Like a Girl (picture book) by Sheila Hamanaka
> Frightful's Mountain, the newest sequel to My Side of the Mountain by Jean
> Craighead George
> Hi, Pizza Man by Virginia Walters
> Little Wolf's Book of Badness by Ian Whybrow
> Capt. Underpants (the series) Dav Pilkey
> Enchanted Forest Chronicles series by Patricia Wrede
> The new edition of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland with illustrations by
> Helen Oxbury
> Wanderer, by Sharon Creech
> Players by Joyce Sweeney
> Daughters of the Moon by Ewing, a new series
> A Parting Gift by Ben Erickson
> Hero and the Crown, Blue Sword, Beauty, Rose Daugher, Spindle's End, all
> by Robin McKinley
> The Good Luck Cat by Harjo
> Big Mama by Tony Crunk
> New Shoes, Red Shoes by Rollings
> Buttons by Cole
> Mr. Putter and Tabby Paint the Porch and others in series by Rylant
> Madlenka by Peter Sis
> Olivia by Ian Falconer
> The Everything Book by Denise Fleming
> Dinosaur! by Peter Sis
> Little Red Hen Makes a Pizza by Philomon Sterges
> What! Cried Granny: an Almost Bedtime Story by Lum
> Who Hops? by Katie Davis
> Bugs for Lunch by Margory Facklam
> Dream Snow by Eric Carle - sure to be a big christmas seller!
>
> Anything by these authors: Ezra Jack Keats, Brian Wildsmith, Kevin Henkes,
> Martin Waddell
> Lots of votes for the Mother Goose collections by Iona Opie and Rosemary
> Wells
>
Ho, Ho, Ho!
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From: Jo-Anne Cooper <jcooper@chinookarch.ab.ca>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: rec. non-fiction titles
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Great news! Our library has just successfully applied for a grant to
upgrade our aged juvenile non-fiction collection. We will be receiving
$30,000 dedicated to this collection. I am looking for recommendations of
must-have non-fiction titles. Also, which selection tools do you use most
frequently for selecting non-fiction? Thank you.
Jo-Anne C. Cooper
Children's Services Department Head
Lethbridge Public Library
810 - 5th Avenue South
Lethbridge, Alberta
T1J 4C4
Phone (403) 380-7325
FAX (403) 329-1478
jcooper@chinookarch.ab.ca
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From: Andrea Johnson <ajohnson@cooklib.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: Picture books
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Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2000 17:31:18 CDT
There is a difference between picture books and illustrated books.
However,
there *are* picture books (books that rely on pictures to tell the story,
and have pictures on every page, or at least every spread) which are *not*
preschool books. Lots of them, really! There are also a smaller
subset of
the non-preschool picture books which are not even aimed at primary grades.
Examples would include such books as Hiroshima No Pika.
Andrea Johnson
ajohnson@cooklib.org
> -----Original Message-----
> From: P_Marie (Marie McDermed) [SMTP:P_Marie@KCLIBRARY.ORG]
>
> Is my mind really gone, or have I just developed this idea out of
thin
> air? I thought that I was taught that Picture books and Illustrated books
> were two separate things. A Picture book relies on the pictures to
tell
> the story and an Illustrated book adds selected illustrations to enhance
> the story. This would have been in Children and Books...but the old
> Arbuthnot edition...yes I am talking early '60's. I know that we had very
> intense discussions on which category should hold which book. I still am
> trying to teach the teachers of children's literature at our local
> colleges the difference. Alas, my catalogers and administrators dont want
> a division in our shelving...so my picture book section holds illustrated
> books cataloged under J Easy and my fiction section gets the few that I
> stomp my foot to get changed.
>
>
> ************************
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From: Betsy Bybell <bbybell@norby.latah.lib.id.us>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Latecomers
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Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2000 17:42:38 CDT
Hi all,
I must have been a latecomer since my reply bounced back from Tami's
address. Does that mean I'm too late to join in the conversation?
Maybe I have a different view since our library doesn't have a separate
meeting room for any programs we hold. It is a continual problem; from
storytimes to summer reading programs to adult lecturers, there is no way
to limit who comes and at what time. Yes, we do try to angle the focus of
the audience so they don't see every late arrival by the arrangment of the
chairs.
However, it's not a problem that particularly worries me. Personally, it
doesn't bother me if someone comes early or late, as long as they're coming
to a program promoted by the library. If I'm in the middle of telling a
story or reading a book, I do one of two things -- continue and greet them
at a more suitable time or interrupt myself to mention there are more seats
available inside. I'd rather have them there than otherwise.
Betsy Bybell
Branch and Outreach Coordinator
Latah County Library District
110 S. Jefferson, Moscow ID 83843
208-882-3925, fax 208-882-5098
email: bbybell@norby.latah.lib.id.us
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From: "Liz Maggio" <liz@palos-verdes.lib.ca.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: picture book placement
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I will try to clarify the process of book selection at my library: the
librarian uses her professional judgement (which, in the workplace should be
non-biased), along with reviews from professional journals, to determine the
audience, and placement of a picture book. In addition, all age groups have
access to all the books in our Young Reader's collection. A younger
individual is in no way prevented from selecting books from the grade-level
sections (and vice versa). Parental involvement is a definite factor in
the
books which our younger patrons do check-out. While some parents stay in
one level, others use all areas with their kids. On the other hand, our
system gives kids the ability to go to "their" section and pick out
their
own books. The problem arises when kids stay on this selection level.
This
is where the librarians must step in to inform the parents and kids about
the other levels available.
Liz Maggio
Palos Verdes Library, CA
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From: "Sean P. S. George" <sgeorge@stcharles.lib.la.us>
To: "'lmarsh@nstc.library.ns.ca'"
<lmarsh@nstc.library.ns.ca>,
"PUBYAC List (E-mail)" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: re: summer reading club statistics
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Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2000 18:05:33 CDT
I don't know of any studies connecting summer reading participation to
standardized test scores, etc., but I am happy to share with you about the
statistics we collect here. First, FYI, we are a four-branch (and one
bookmobile) library system serving a semi-rural community of about 50,000
people on the outskirts of New Orleans, LA.
We keep stats on number of kids registered, number of kids acheiving each
incentive level, separating children from teens for each count. In
addition to counting those that reach the top reading award level, we also
make a list of those names which subsequently gets published in the local
newspaper. We also count attendance at every program/activity throughout
the summer.
Hope this helps. If you want any more info, let me know.
^^^^^^^^^^^^
Sean P. S. George
Youth Services Coordinator
St. Charles Parish (LA) Library
504-785-8464
Original Message:
Hello everyone,
I am doing some research in order to explain the importance of summer
reading clubs. I am told I need more than the instinctive knowledge we all
have as we see children year after year attend and blossom into life long
readers for enjoyment. What I recieve from critics is "give me some
concrete proof" which usually means numbers. What I would like to
know is
if there has been surveys regarding the importance of summer reading clubs
that would show improvement in reading scores or comparisons with children
returning to school a difference seen from those that attended summer
reading club programs and those that did not.
I would also be interested in knowing how others handle their statistics
and what they are used for. Are your statistics required by your library
administration or government? What is counted, registrations,
participation, books read?
Thank you in advance. Please send responses to me at
lmarsh@nstc.library.ns.ca
I will compile and send to list if there is
interest
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From: Myrna Sigal <msigal@rcls.org>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Book Bingo
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Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2000 18:16:58 CDT
I've done this with my K -2 group. Make a list of 24 books to be included on
the Bingo Card. Give the kids blank cards and have them write the titles in
any boxes they wish - of course the center box is blank. Each child ends up
with a unique card. With very young kids I use pictures of the main
characters
instead of titles. Hope this helps you.
Myrna
West Nyack Free Library, NY
Marcia Elias wrote:
> Hello,
> I would like to have a Book Bingo night for elementary-middle school
> kids. Has anyone done this before? How did you do it?
It's a challenge
> to make the cards with titles of books in the squares. Perhaps
there's an
> easier way. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!
> Thanks.
> Marcia
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From: Bethany Hayward <bjhayward@excite.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: User group study
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Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2000 18:31:58 CDT
Hello,
I am a student in the School of Library and Information Science at Indiana
University. I am writing a paper on adolescent girls as a user group.
One
of the requirements of the assignment is to contact professionals who serve
this group. I want to know what information needs or behaviors do you
observe when serving or helping girls between the ages of 11-13 in the
library. If you have any thoughts about this please email me. I will
appreciate any help you give me.
Thank you,
Bethany Hayward
bjhayward@excite.com
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From: Julie Darnall <jdarnall@ccls.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: Book Bingo
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Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2000 18:43:20 CDT
I worked with teachers who did this all the time, but they didn't use titles
each time. They had students look for objects that could be found in
books.
On a single bingo card, they might have squares with "find a book with a
cow
and baby calf" or harder ones like, "find a book by the author from
Yamhill,
Oregon" requiring them to really do some research. (or to ask a
Beverly
Cleary fan)
They then fill in the answers below, and have the cards stamped by
librarians. As far as the format, I used MS Word to create a table, then
made the sqares as big as I wanted. Come up with all the questions
beforehand, so there is no duplicate cards made.
Julie Darnall
ps don't forget the free space!
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marcia Elias [SMTP:eliasm@pls.lib.ca.us]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2000 8:42 PM
> To: pubyac@prairienet.org
> Subject: Book Bingo
>
> Hello,
> I would like to have a Book Bingo night for elementary-middle school
> kids. Has anyone done this before? How did you do it?
It's a challenge
> to make the cards with titles of books in the squares. Perhaps
there's an
> easier way. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!
> Thanks.
> Marcia
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From: "Tara Mantsch" <tmantsch@cshnyc.org>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Dewey Decimal Song
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Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2000 19:12:17 CDT
Hello all!
Well, I think that everyone will be very disappointed to hear that no one
was able to come up with a Dewey Decimal Song. I had so many requests
thought, that I think if I can come up with one I'll definitely post it to
the list! I did receive one fun website that tells the story of
"Dewey
and the Alien" Dewey meets an Alien in Central Park and proceeds to
work
through the 10 classes of the system with him.
http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/5002/Alien/alien.htm
I then used this story and had my fifth grade illustrate it telling them
that I would be using it to explain the Dewey Decimal System to the
younger kids. The pictures were QUITE amusing! We plan to laminate
and
spiral bind the book and put it on display.
Thanks so much for all your help!
Tara Eliason
Middle School Librarian
Convent of the Sacred Heart
New York
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From: "Heather Clark" <hclark@cumberland.lib.nc.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: Book Bingo
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Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2000 19:23:45 CDT
Hi!
How about doing something like category "Mystery" and then putting
things
like "Bellairs," "Encyclopedia Brown," "Nancy
Drew," "Dixon," and
"Magnifying Glass" under the category? That way you can have a
broad range
of things to choose from.
Heather E. Clark
Young Adult Coordinator
Cumberland County Public Library & Information Center
"The very best place to start for learning and discovery"
910-483-1580, Ext. 306
hclark@cumberland.lib.nc.us
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pubyac@prairienet.org
[mailto:owner-pubyac@prairienet.org]On
Behalf Of Marcia Elias
Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2000 8:42 PM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Book Bingo
Hello,
I would like to have a Book Bingo night for elementary-middle school
kids. Has anyone done this before? How did you do it? It's a
challenge
to make the cards with titles of books in the squares. Perhaps there's an
easier way. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks.
Marcia
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From: Shannon Metcalfe <nfcl_lib@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: halloween crafts
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Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2000 19:35:18 CDT
It's a bit late for this year, but I just saw some easy Halloween crafts in
the November 1st issue
of Woman's Day magazine. There's a mummy and skeleton that I'll try next
year.
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Shannon Metcalfe, Librarian
New Florence Community Library
New Florence, PA 15944
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From: Farida Shapiro <fshapiro@kcls.org>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: amber spyglass
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Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2000 19:46:32 CDT
Don't worry, there are no spoilers here!
I read The Amber Spyglass in manuscript form, back in August. The book has
just come out, and I assume that a lot of folks are reading it as I
write. I don't want to start discussion of the book until enough folks
have read it, and am wondering when would be a good time to start the
first threads of a discussion. I have strong opinions about the book, and
want to hear others' thoughts and perspectives as well.
Farida S. T. Shapiro
Children's Librarian
Bellevue Regional Library
King County Library System
Bellevue, Washington
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From: "Minkel, Walter (Cahners -NYC)" <WMinkel@cahners.com>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: The Golden Compass and The Subtle Knife
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Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2000 19:57:43 CDT
Yeah--oops. I forgot to include the word "unabridged," but I always
made
sure that all my older fiction on tape was complete so it could be used in
this way. --W
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Walter Minkel * Technology Editor, School Library Journal * www.slj.com
wminkel@cahners.com * (212) 463-6721 *
fax (212) 463-6689
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Maggi Rohde [SMTP:maggi@intranet.org]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2000 7:36 PM
> To: 'pubyac@prairienet.org'
> Subject: RE: The Golden Compass and The Subtle Knife
>
> On Tue, 24 Oct 2000, Minkel, Walter (Cahners -NYC) wrote:
> > Tangetially--I want to put in a recommendation that all libraries
> > _should_ have a YA audiobook collection, & here's why: middle
school
> > students with reading & learning disabilities. In my previous
jobs, I
> > found that a lot of students who were required to read novels (and
> > I'll be open about it--I'm talking 90% boys who have reading
> > motivation problems, often tied in w/reading or learning problems)
> > were able to function much better if they could read & listen to a
> > novel at the same time. Once I publicized the fact that we had these
> > tapes to teachers & our adult ref staff, they circulated very well
in
> > the places I used to work. --W
>
> That means you need to get mostly unabridged tapes, of course. We had
a
> patron come in today looking for a biography on tape for her 14-year-old
> daughter, and she wanted the book as well, so she could read along... but
> all our biographies on tape are abridged.
>
> -Maggi Rohde
> Milan Public Library, MI
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From: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
Subject: Aldermen call for library Web filters
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Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2000 20:08:44 CDT
Aldermen call for library Web filters
http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/filt25.html
"Internet filters designed to screen out pornographic Web sites should be
installed on the 600 computers located at Chicago's 78 public libraries to
shield children from inappropriate material and give parents a "level of
comfort," Chicago aldermen saidMonday."
_________________________
Don Wood
Program Officer/Communications
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
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From: "andrea " <juvserv@dialup.customnet.com>
To: Pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Amber Spyglass
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Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2000 20:20:04 CDT
This is certainly my own personal opinion, and I'll bill it as nothing
different, but the first two Dark Materials kind of fit in YA, and the last
one _I_ wouldn't put anywhere else.
I adored Pullman's first two Dark Materials books, but didn't like The Amber
Spyglass. I'm not sure which is my biggest issue: dark,
anti-religious
themes; TOO MANY STORY LINES and too sophisticated for me or the average YA
story lover (there is nothing short of 5 or 6 worlds to keep track of, a
bazillion characters, and 9 different species); or the darkness, death and
destruction.
Also, I cannot find that many similarities between this series and the Harry
Potter series. I don't think I would send a patron from one series to the
other without some discussion as to the differences between the two.
I'm very sorry this message is so negative and biased to my own opionion.
Often our own opinions are a big part of our purchasing and cataloging, as
much as they probably shouldn't be. Please take my opinion at face value
and no more!
Andrea Terry
juvserv@customnet.com
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