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From: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults
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To: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults & Children"
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Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2000 11:01 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 289
PUBYAC Digest 289
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Job posting for PUBYAC
by Naughyde@aol.com
2) stumper: 5 Chinese brothers
by Mary Ann Gilpatrick <magilpat@walnet.walla-walla.wa.us>
3) Stumper - Looking after the night
by Zaklina Gallagher <zgallagh@dcc.govt.nz>
4) RE: Girl who chased away sorrow (long)
by Andrea Johnson <ajohnson@cooklib.org>
5) WEB FILTERS PROVING INEFFECTIVE BUT POLITICIANS EFFECTIVELY
by "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
6) RE: bookmark ideas
by "Gruninger, Laura" <lgruning@MCL.org>
7) audiobook help
by "andrea " <juvserv@dialup.customnet.com>
8) RE: cookie party help
by SCP_BROWN@sals.edu
9) First Thanksgiving
by "Jason R. Long" <MT_JASON@DAYTON.LIB.OH.US>
10) Afterschool Storytime for K-2
by "Bohdanna Murynec" <bmurynec@poklib.org>
11) Re: rec. non-fiction titles
by KATHYB@anokas.anoka.lib.mn.us
12) Re: that "librarian look"
by wwilson2 <wwilson2@woh.rr.com>
13) Colby books
by Simpson <jsimpson03@snet.net>
14) Activities for at-risk students
by Carol Phares <5ppr@pearlriver.lib.ms.us>
15) RE: Counting attendance
by "Cindy Rider" <crider@vigo.lib.in.us>
16) RE:Harry Potter purchases
by "Lisa Champion" <lchamp@denver.lib.co.us>
17) video borrowing for children
by "Cathy Norman" <csn71650@hotmail.com>
18) Holiday Lights
by "Cathy Norman" <csn71650@hotmail.com>
19) Re: The Little Red House with...a star inside
by SSTWIN@aol.com
20) Re: Children's Book Week November 13-19
by kay bowes <kbowes@tipcat.dtcc.edu>
21) Re: Children's Book Week November 13-19
by Natalie <nattiek@yahoo.com>
22) baby changing area - thanks!!!
by MILFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY <milford.public.lib@snet.net>
23) Re: Beware Book Bingo Blooper
by "Judy Stewart" <stewartj@einetwork.net>
24) cut and tell stories
by Shannon Metcalfe <nfcl_lib@yahoo.com>
25) Trick-or-Treat Rules?
by "Jackie Corinth" <Corinth@robert-morris.edu>
26) catalog software for a small school library
by Kiddie Lib <kiddielibrarian@yahoo.com>
27) Re: Teen Murder Myster
by smellott@co.wake.nc.us
28) Re: Children's Book Week November 13-19
by Mary Ann Gilpatrick <magilpat@walnet.walla-walla.wa.us>
29) information needed on Tech Pages
by Marla Ehlers <mehlers@grpl.org>
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From: Naughyde@aol.com
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Job posting for PUBYAC
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Houston Public Library seeks a dynamic leader to coordinate its nationally
recognized youth services program. Services provided at the Central
Library and 35 branches focus on the library's highest priority, the
children and young adults of the nation's fourth largest city. As a primary
administrator for our award-winning youth programs and services, you will
have the opportunity to start and manage innovative programs meeting
the
needs of the communities.
Our award-winning services include:
Power Card Challenge -- Texas Library Association's Program of the
Year for 1999
ASPIRE (After School Programs InspireReading Enrichment)
provides outreach after-school program
Born to Read -- a cooperative program with City health centers
Books and More~Libros y Mas project
Upcoming projects include the Youth Think Tank team as part of the
Library's Strategic Master Plan.
The Houston Public Library has a large Central Library and 35 branches.
Duties include cooperating with the Manager of Programming in facilitating
system wide programs and celebrations, such as Read Across America Day,
Children's Summer Reading Program, and Reading is Paramount Teen Summer
Reading Game. Serves on system-wide committees such as collection
development,
Internet use, unattended children, and web page development. Meets with
representatives from schools and the educational community, government
officials, representatives from business and professional groups to promote
library services.
Requires an ALA accredited Master's degree in Library Science, five years of
professional librarian experience, including at least two years of
management experience. Preference will be gven to applicants with
excellent
public service skills and knowledge of electronic resources, strong current
computer skills, HTML, and Web Page development. Ability to plan, direct,
and
motivate staff is critical. Comprehensive benefits package included.
$50,868â?"$59,220 annually
View our Career Opportunities website and download an application form
at: http://www.hpl.lib.tx.us/hr/jobpost.html
or email Gilbert Crawford at
gcrawfor@hpl.lib.tx.us
---------------------------
pj
Patrick Jones
Connecting Young Adults and Libraries
Consulting, training, and coaching for providing powerful youth services in
libraries including library card campaigns and web projects
Houston TX (soon to be Minneapolis MN)
http://www.connectingYA.com/
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From: Mary Ann Gilpatrick <magilpat@walnet.walla-walla.wa.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: stumper: 5 Chinese brothers
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I have someone who wanted to find the Chinese folktale "about the man
who swallowed the sea while someone collected seashells." this pretty
much has to be Bishop's version of this story, but she gives no
source(s). Does anyone know for sure if this detail is her original
work, or if there is a version which includes it? I have checked
Storyteller's Sourcebook, which has other magic power references, but
not the collecting shells detail.
TIA,
Mary Ann G.
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From: Zaklina Gallagher <zgallagh@dcc.govt.nz>
To: "'PUBYAC'" <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumper - Looking after the night
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A customer is keen to locate a book read about 6 years ago -
It was about an imaginative group who looked after the night
eg. one sentence read "They're the ones who keep the night, zipped up
against the cold...."
The title is something like 'The night keepers'
We are not sure if it is a picture book but we have checked A-Zoo and have
had no luck so far.
Please can you respond to the email address below. Thanks in anticipation.
Cheers
Zak
Zaklina M. Gallagher
Young Adult Librarian
Dunedin Public Libraries
PO Box 5542, Dunedin
Ph: +64-3-4743626
Email: zgallagh@dcc.govt.nz
WWW: http://www.CityofDunedin.com
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From: Andrea Johnson <ajohnson@cooklib.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
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Subject: RE: Girl who chased away sorrow (long)
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chain, Kathy [SMTP:kchain@roseville.ca.us]
> Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2000 11:11 AM
> To: 'PUBYAC@prairienet.org'
> Subject: Girl who chased away sorrow
>
> Recently we had an interesting discussion concerning the Dear America
> series book "My heart is on the ground" that was considered
offensive to
> many
> Native Americans. My library just received a new (to us anyway) Dear
> America "The Girl who Chased Away Sorrow: The Diary of Sarah Nita, a
> Navajo Girl,"
> set in New Mexixo, 1864. I haven't read it (and am not in any way an
> expert on Native American cultures), but I'm curious if there have been
> similar
> problems with this title, or if it's considered more authentic? The author
> of this title is Ann Warren Turner.
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Hi Kathy,
Let me say first that I have not yet read this book. I have,
however, read the full text of the critique I'm about to discuss.
The website where I read the critique of "My Heart is on the Ground"
has a critique of "The Girl Who Chased Away Sorrow" as well. Go
to
http://www.oyate.org/main.html and
click on "Books to Avoid" for the full
critique.
The main points seem to be:
- the events of the Long Walk (a death march in which the Navajo
people were forced out of their territories by the U.S. Government) are
whitewashed and toned down so that a reader will not get a real sense of the
horror experienced by those who lived through this ordeal.
- the author is apparently unaware of Navajo storytelling
traditions, but aware enough of the time period to know that the main
character would not have had access to paper and pencil. Instead, as an
old
woman, she dictates her story to her granddaughter, who writes it down.
The
critique's author says that a story told by an elder would be honored, and
that to take notes would be rude.
- the Navajo raids that were the rationale for the U.S. government's
removal campaign, being presented as fact: "Raiding happened... in
order
for us to survive. You know, they burned our fields, they killed our
animals, they ran our sheep and horses off the cliffs. .... People starved,
children starved, babies starved because they took away our sources of food.
..... Raiding was not our way of life. We were forced to somehow feed our
families. But this isn't what the Long Walk was about. ..... It's all about
natural resources; it always has been and continues to be. We've got the
land, they want it, and they'll do anything to get it." .....But Turner
uses
this occasional raiding--the rationale the U.S. government used for the mass
destruction of Navajo lands and livestock, and for the removal of the
people--as historical fact. In her historical note, she says: "For many
years, Navajo peoples had raided the white settlers in New Mexico," and one
of the captions says, "In the 1860s, many white Americans feared the Navajo
because of their nomadic and raiding lifestyle." In this story, raiding is
an everyday thing, an occupation of sorts. Our young protagonist says, early
on, "The only thing I can do is pretend to be brave, like my father going
off on a raid."
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There are a few other points criticized, but they seem to be minor,
like the use of the word Navajo instead of the Navajo word "Dine" to
refer
to the people, and the fact that the grandmother would have told her story
in Navajo, not in English (well, perhaps she did, but most kids wouldn't be
able to read the book if it wasn't in English, now would they?).
My general feeling is that, except for the issue of the Dear America
books being potentially misleading (i.e., the fact that they are fictional
is heavily downplayed), the critique of this book is a lot less substantive
than that of "My Heart is on the Ground." Yes, the topic is
almost
certainly toned down -- books for children about horrible, tragic events are
usually toned down to make them appropriate reading for children. One
could
say the same about "Number the Stars" or a whole number of other
children's
books. Yes, the dictation concept is awkward and somewhat unrealistic, but
I think that comes from trying to fit this story, which would not have been
a written diary, into the series format, which is supposed to be a set of
diaries of girls through history. It is certainly better than it would
have
been had the author ignored the reality of the Long Walk and had her main
character actually writing in a diary.
This is, of course, just my opinion, but I suspect that the Oyate
complaints about this book are no greater than the complaints that could be
made about any book of historical fiction -- some things will be invented,
changed, and whitewashed a bit if the book is intended for kids.
Andrea Johnson (writing only on my own behalf)
ajohnson@cooklib.org
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From: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
Subject: WEB FILTERS PROVING INEFFECTIVE BUT POLITICIANS EFFECTIVELY
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WEB FILTERS PROVING INEFFECTIVE BUT POLITICIANS EFFECTIVELY MILKING THEM
http://chicagotribune.com/business/businessnews/article/0,2669,SAV-001030017
0,FF.html
"Politicians know that if enough people want something to be true, it might
as well be.
Take the death penalty. Though studies have found no evidence it deters
crime, so many people want to believe otherwise that both Al Gore and George
W. Bush can confidently claim that it does.
The same dynamic applies to filtering software, which is designed to block
access to pornography, hate speech and other inappropriate content on the
Internet. People are so enamored of the idea behind these programs that some
members of Congress want to force filters into every school and library that
receives federally subsidized Internet equipment.
But technology isn't as pliable as politics. The simple binary truth about
filters is that they don't work. Indeed, the latest proof of that is
contained in a report from the very committee Congress asked to come up with
a way to protect children online."
Related:
http://www.copacommission.org/report/
_________________________
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: "Gruninger, Laura" <lgruning@MCL.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: bookmark ideas
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Nicole,
I use Publisher when making bookmarks. 97 used to have templates for a
bookmark, but I found
them to be too small. In 2000, I just start with a whole blank page,
and make it into "landscape" format (longways). Then I create one
bookmark and copy and paste it 3 times across the page. You can use
legal sized paper, and fit more too.I normally do them with authors, or
subject headings useful for finding more information. I don't think
there is enough space to
do more than a few titles with full bibliographic citations. You can
add your own graphics, logo, etc. to complement the text.
If you size it right, you can minimize the number of cuts needed with a
paper cutter. For instance, plan on a white border around each bookmark,
and you'll only need to make 3 cuts per page.
In the past year, our Children's librarian had a bookmark designing
contest. The winners' pictures were scanned and reproduced onto the
bookmarks. These were very attractive.
Most of the ones I've done have been for general library displays. Now,
I've moved into our
Young Adult position, and haven't had much time to make any lately.
Laura Gruninger, Young Adult Librarian
Mercer County Library, Lawrence HQ
2751 Brunswick Pike,
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
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From: owner-pubyac@prairienet.org
[mailto:owner-pubyac@prairienet.org]On
Behalf Of Nicole Marcucilli
Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2000 8:58 AM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: bookmark ideas
I am looking to do a bookmark instead of a regular annotated
bibliography
for some of my displays, dealing with various genres. I would be
interested to know what kinds of creative ways anyone has gone about
this,
and if I can get some samples that would be great!
Nicole Marcuccilli
YA Librarian
Glenview Public Library
1930 Glenview Road
Glenview, IL 60025
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From: "andrea " <juvserv@dialup.customnet.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: audiobook help
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Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2000 19:43:37 CST
Help!! I am desperately trying to re-vamp our audiobook and book-and-tape
set collection, and I can't decide what will __actually circulate__. I'm
definately looking for things that will circulate, as opposed to really high
quality presentations. We all wish the two were the same, I'm sure!
Please send suggestions to me privately and I'll post the compiled list.
TIA, this is a wonderful resource for beginners like me!
Andrea Terry
juvserv@customnet.com
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From: SCP_BROWN@sals.edu
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: RE: cookie party help
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2000 19:54:58 CST
There is a good recipe for craft icing in Cookie Craft by Barbara Williams.
It is a 1977 book so it might be out of print. It can be made ahead and
kept in the refrigerator. A faster, though more expensive choice is
Pillsbury canned frosting. Tongue depressers or plastic knives work
for spreading. Raisins, chocolate chips and unsweetened cereal like kix
and cheerios work for little fingers without as much mess as colored
sugars and sprinkles though the children enjoy using them. Keep the vacuum
handy and dedicate one bathroom for just handwashing if you have more than
one. If you can have inexpensive sandwich bags for bringing cookies home
you can minimize "trails". Have fun!
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From: "Jason R. Long" <MT_JASON@DAYTON.LIB.OH.US>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: First Thanksgiving
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Hi folks!
I am doing a program on the first Thanksgiving and wanted to have some
samples of food that was served there. Does anyone have any recipes that
I may use or know of where to find some on the Internet? I don't cook
that much but am willing to learn if I can get a good collection of
recipes. :-)
Jason Long
MT_Jason@dayton.lib.oh.us
Jason Long
Miami Township Branch Library
http://www.dayton.lib.oh.us/miamitownship/
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From: "Bohdanna Murynec" <bmurynec@poklib.org>
To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: Afterschool Storytime for K-2
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2000 20:17:19 CST
I'm going to be doing an afterschool storytime for K-2+. I'm open to =
all ideas and suggestions. Please include pitfalls.
Please respond to bmurynec@poklib.org
Thanks!
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From: KATHYB@anokas.anoka.lib.mn.us
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: rec. non-fiction titles
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2000 20:28:25 CST
Just fyi--BWI has reduced its library binding discount from 20% to 15%.
This is brand new information.
Kathleen Baxter
Anoka County Library, MN
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From: wwilson2 <wwilson2@woh.rr.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: that "librarian look"
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Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2000 20:40:12 CST
Do you get questions from strangers when you are in places
other
than the library, such as in the grocery store? I do. Not library
questions, but all kinds of other questions, even in a town where I
don't live or work. Strangers talk to me all the time. When I used
to
walk across campus, people would stop me for directions. Recently, on a
vacation trip to New Orleans, two British tourists came up to me where I
sat in a busy square and asked if I could tell them where something
was. Surely I looked like a tourist, too! Maybe librarians have an
aura or approachability . . . or of knowing everything. On the other
hand, I was sitting in my "professional clothes" with no purse, on a
low
chair in the picture book section, madly pulling books off the shelves
and stacking them on top, when a patron walked over and asked, "Do you
work here?" Go figure.
Cassie
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From: Simpson <jsimpson03@snet.net>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Colby books
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I have a weeding question for the group. I am going thru the juvenile
nonfiction and tossing books that are old, in poor condition, and that
don't circ. In some cases, I will keep a book that is none of these if
I think it is a classic. I am wondering what to do about the series of
war/weapons/military books that were written by Colby in the
1960-1970s. The covers are worn but the insides are ok, they have good
black & white photos, and the info is probably correct for the time
period they are describing. But they rarely circ, and do we really need
these books in the Children's Dept? (I think YA would be more
appropriate). I've seen the series in lots of libraries and I don't
believe this type of book is in print anymore. They are not in
Children's Catalog.
So - should I keep them in case someone needs to do a history-type
report (like I said, they don't circ much) or toss them? Are they
considered to be classics or not? If anyone has an opinion one way or
the other, please let me know.
Thanks,
Martha Simpson, Stratford (CT) Library
jsimpson03@snet.net
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From: Carol Phares <5ppr@pearlriver.lib.ms.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Activities for at-risk students
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Hello all,
I am beginning a new program in conjunction with our local Boys' and Girls'
Club. This is an organization targeting at-risk youth. I meet the
kids
every other week after school for 45 minutes. After school they are VERY
ACTIVE and inattentive. My goal is to get the kids interested in stories.
Not necessarily reading. I am hoping that will follow once they see how
great stories can be.
My trouble is finding activities for this age group (1st through 6th grade)
that is appropriate and that they find interesting enough to give it some
attention. I am telling stories, intermixed with physical activities.
I need help with suggestions for the physical activities that the kids
won't find boring or too young (they want to be 'cool'). Thanks very much
with a difficult situation. If I can get even 1 or 2 of these kids hooked
on stories, that will be 1 or 2 kids that will eventually pick up a book
simply because it contains a story.
Carol
Carol Phares, MLIS
Children's Librarian
5ppr@pearlriver.lib.ms.us
Pearl River County Library System
900 Goodyear Blvd., Picayune, MS 39466
(601) 798-5081 (601) 798-5082 FAX
http://www.pearlriver.lib.ms.us
"When in doubt, go to the library"
Ron Weasly, Harry Potter and the Chamber of
Secrets
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From: "Cindy Rider" <crider@vigo.lib.in.us>
To: <ajohnson@cooklib.org>, <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: Counting attendance
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2000 21:18:05 CST
For programs we have one or two staff members of teen volunteers do a head
count. For large, "ticket" programs, we count tickets that are turned
in at
the door, plus we have staff or teens at various points with clickers.
Then
we compare the numbers and usually take the one that is the highest.
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From: "Lisa Champion" <lchamp@denver.lib.co.us>
To: <bread@bluevalley.net>, <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE:Harry Potter purchases
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2000 21:29:28 CST
Barb,
I just wanted to say that I had a very similar experience with the lovely
folks at Warner Brothers. I placed an order and then went through the
nightmare of trying to fill the order, or even cancel it. First items were
backordered. Then my billing address was incorrect. Neither time did they
contact me. I had to call them. When I talked to customer service for the
fourth time, they said "I was lucky to even have Harry Potter merchandise
on
order. The demand was so high, many people couldn't even place an order."
What is so lucky about going through months of trauma to get the t-shirts
and mugs I ordered? I finally got the order, but it was 3 months later. I
heartily agree that you should go to the store. Don't do business on-line
with WB!
Lisa Champion
Denver Public Library
Children's Library
lchamp@denver.lib.co.us
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From: "Cathy Norman" <csn71650@hotmail.com>
To: "PUBYAC\\: PUBlic librarians servi" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: video borrowing for children
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2000 21:41:16 CST
Judy -
At our library, parents must sign for the child to have a card if the =
child is under 18. Parents/guardians must come to the library to do =
this. At that time we ask if they want their child to have internet and =
video borrowing privileges. We then explain that the fines on videos =
are steep ($1 a day per video) and that we do not monitor what a child =
borrows (either print, video or audio). the parents make the choice, we =
just make sure they have all of the information they need. We are a =
small library in a small village, but part of a large consortium so our =
population is larger than it at first appears.
Peace and blessings,
Cathy Norman
Youth Services Librarian
Fairport Harbor Public Library
335 Vine St. Fairport Harbor, OH 44077
csn71650@hotmail.com
440-354-8191
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From: "Cathy Norman" <csn71650@hotmail.com>
To: "PUBYAC\\: PUBlic librarians servi" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Holiday Lights
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2000 21:52:49 CST
Dear all...
I have done it again! I am planning my annual holiday series and I want =
to do a program about "light," i.e. Christmas lights, Hannukah Lights,
=
Kwanzaa lights etc. I am looking for stories - not informational =
literature - about lights, candles, stars things like that. I am not =
sure that I care whether it is holiday related - I think I can make it =
all fit. I have the extension/craft and some stories but not quite =
enough to suit. If anyone has any brilliant suggestions please sned =
them along. I'll compile the list and send it off to those who want it. =
You may e-mail me off list to keep the clutter to a minimum. thanks.
Peace and blessings,
Cathy Norman
Youth Services Librarian
Fairport Harbor Public Library
335 Vine St. Fairport Harbor, OH 44077
csn71650@hotmail.com
440-354-8191
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From: SSTWIN@aol.com
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: The Little Red House with...a star inside
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In a message dated 10/31/00 9:14:34 PM Pacific Standard Time,
LaceyDport@aol.com writes:
<< "Never feed him a lot.
Never more than a spot!
Or something may happen.
You never know what."
--Mr. Carp, in A FISH OUT OF
WATER by Helen Palmer
>>
dont know the answer to the Little Red House, but I was wondering: Is is
true
that Helen Palmer was married to Theodore Geisel (Dr. Seuss)?
Mary
a newbie to the list
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From: kay bowes <kbowes@tipcat.dtcc.edu>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Children's Book Week November 13-19
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Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2000 22:15:27 CST
Christina,
We have traditionally sponsored, along with a literacy program in our
state, a Read Aloud Challenge. Kids read a three-minute selection, are
judged by a panel of three adults (usually having something to do with
literature), win medals and ribbons, and have a great time. Also, we have
"guest storytellers" during regularly schedule storytimes during the
week.
That keeps us pretty busy.
Kay Bowes
Concord Pike Library
Wilmington, Delaware
On Tue, 31 Oct 2000, Christina Johnson wrote:
> What sorts of things is everyone doing to celebrate
> National Children's Book Week?
> Christina Johnson
> marionthelibrarian@yahoo.com
> Lebanon Public Library
> Lebanon Indiana
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From: Natalie <nattiek@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Children's Book Week November 13-19
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Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2000 22:26:49 CST
Hi,
We're having a contest called Stump the Librarian. The
child asks the hardest question they can think of
(gets a prize just for asking) and if someone stumps
us, he or she gets another prize. For the little one,
they tell us the name of their favorite book
Natalie
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Natalie Kramer
Youth Services Librarian
Farmingdale Public Library
Farmingdale, NY
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From: MILFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY <milford.public.lib@snet.net>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: baby changing area - thanks!!!
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Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2000 22:34:58 CST
Dear pubyac-ers,
Thank you so much for your enthusiastic and positive responses to our
baby changing station dilemma. Your suggestions and opinions were
wonderful. Hopefully, now, we can ask for a changing area again, this
time armed with professional, positive opinions and arguments!! This is
the greatest service! We'll keep you posted.
Thank you again.
Children's Dept
Milford (CT) Public Library
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From: "Judy Stewart" <stewartj@einetwork.net>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Beware Book Bingo Blooper
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While we're sharing stories.....I discovered to my chagrin the first
time I made up a Bingo game that I had made all the cards alike! You
can tell I don't play much bingo! Anyway, it was a first grade class
and they thought it was hilarious when all shouted "Bingo" at the same
time. I guess I was being very PC and having everyone's self-esteem
being boosted.....my own kids have never let me forget that one!
Judy Stewart
----- Original Message -----
From: jill heffner <jillh1018@yahoo.com>
Date: Tuesday, October 31, 2000 6:44 pm
Subject: Beware Book Bingo Blooper
> I just can't resist telling you this story any more!
>
> I made my own Bingo cards--about 35 or so--using
> familiar Caldecott and Newbery titles as well as well
> known and beloved children's literary characters. And
> I was getting a little rummy. So imagine my chagrin
> when I discovered one evening program when I was
> calling the squares that I had put "Spot" in the G
> category....
>
> So beware beware...
>
> =====
> Jill Heffner
> Youth Services
> Driftwood Public Library
> 801 SW Hwy 101
> Lincoln City, Oregon 97367
> 541 996 2277 Fax: 541 996 1262
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From: Shannon Metcalfe <nfcl_lib@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: cut and tell stories
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Hi all,
Does anyone know of a source for simple cut and tell stories that I could
use with preschoolers
through 2nd grade?
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Shannon Metcalfe, Librarian
New Florence Community Library
New Florence, PA 15944
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From: "Jackie Corinth" <Corinth@robert-morris.edu>
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Subject: Trick-or-Treat Rules?
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Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2000 22:39:29 CST
Dear All,
I recently moved to a suburb of Pittsburgh and was very surprised by the
rules the local municipalities here have adopted for trick-or-treat.
The local government sets the date for and official "Trick-or-Treat
Night."
This date is never a Friday, Saturday or Sunday. As a result, many times
this date is not the 31st. (I have heard many rumors as to why they do this
ranging from "Parents have stricter curfews for their children on school
nights," (safety issue) to "They never have trick-or-treat on Friday
because
it conflicts with high school football" to "They never have
trick-or-treat
on Sundays because of religious reasons.")
The local government also sets the hours when trick-or-treat can take place
(usually between the hours of 6 and 8 PM).
There is also a rule that says that houses with their front porch light on
will give out candy, houses with the front porch light off will not give out
candy (they ran out, nobody's home, etc.) I'm not sure whether this last
rule was set into place by the local government or if this is just an
understood trick-or-treating rule of thumb.
Where I am from, trick-or-treat always takes place on Halloween and does not
have a time limit. I am interested what other parts of the country do in
regard to "official" trick-or-treat rules how members of the community
feel
about these rules (or lack thereof.)
I subscribe to the digest form of this list, so please respond to me
directly and I will summerize my findings for everyone.
Thank you,
Jackie Corinth
Public Services Librarian
Robert Morris College
881 Narrows Run Road
Moon Township, PA 15108
Phone: (412) 604-2548
E-mail: corinth@robert-morris.edu
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From: Kiddie Lib <kiddielibrarian@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: catalog software for a small school library
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Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2000 22:40:40 CST
Greetings!
I am posting for a friend who works at a small
parochial school.
The pastor would like to see the library have a
computerized catalog, but cannot afford to outsource.
They are attempting to find software that would allow
the teachers to enter all the records.
I was wondering if any of you have experience with
software like this, and/or any recommendations to
make.
Please reply directly to me at
kiddielibrarian@yahoo.com.
Thank you in advance!
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From: smellott@co.wake.nc.us
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Teen Murder Myster
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Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2000 22:41:53 CST
Hi and thanks for the information. I am doing a teen Coffee House program
on Jan. 20th, 2001. The teens and I will be in the library from 6 p.m.
until midnight. I want to order a murder mystery kit. No phone number is
available. D o you have one? Maybe there is one on your kit? Information
for Ohio has nothing! Also I wanted to order through e-mail which does not
seem to work. Any ideas? Ah, I really want to do this now!
Thanks,
Sue Mellott
smellott@co.wake.nc.us
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From: Mary Ann Gilpatrick <magilpat@walnet.walla-walla.wa.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Children's Book Week November 13-19
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Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2000 22:43:16 CST
Saturday Puppet show: Pipkin Puppet theater from Spokane. Doorknob
hangar handouts w/ "shhh! Reading in Progress!" and reading aloud
tips.
Christina Johnson wrote:
> What sorts of things is everyone doing to celebrate
> National Children's Book Week?
> Christina Johnson
> marionthelibrarian@yahoo.com
> Lebanon Public Library
> Lebanon Indiana
>
> __________________________________________________
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From: Marla Ehlers <mehlers@grpl.org>
To: michlib-L@mlc.lib.mi.us, pubyac@prairienet.org,
publib@sunsite.berkeley.edu
Subject: information needed on Tech Pages
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Please excuse cross-postings or repetition of a recent subject . . .
Do any of you out there have an entry level position at your library
specifically dedicated to trouble-shooting all your rapidly multiplying
computer terminals? We at Grand Rapids Public in Michigan are looking
at creating such a job, dedicated to re-booting machines, jiggling
printer wires, pointing out the difference between a mouse and the gas
pedal on a car, and so on, and we'd love to hear from other libraries
about their experiences (we're also doing the standard literature
searches and checking list archives, but we'd love to have current,
first-hand reports from the front lines). If you could, please answer
as many of the following questions as you can, directly to me, and I'll
summarize for the list.
(Please note--this position wouldn't be for hard-core techies or sys
admins, it would be the first line of defense for trouble-shooting all
those minor problems computers create as well as some very basic,
informal patron training on using computers.)
TIA!
1) What classification is this job? Pay scale? What do you
actually
call the position?
2) Do you have a written job description and/or list of duties?
Would
you be willing to share this (either via email attachment, snail mail,
or fax--see below)? Is this job coupled with any other?
3) What sort of training do you provide? Would you be willing to
share
any training curriculum, handouts, manuals, etc. you may have?
4) If you were to redesign this position (or start all over again),
what would you change?
5) Anything else you'd like to share?
Marla
--
Marla J. Ehlers "O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!"
mehlers@grpl.org - Jabberwocky
Grand Rapids Public Library
111 Library St, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Tel: 616/988-5402 x5460 Fax: 616/988-5422
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