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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: Friday, December 15, 2000 11:01 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 324
PUBYAC Digest 324
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) NOTICE: advance notice of Listproc hiatus
by pyowner <pyowner@jefferson.lib.co.us>
2) Read Around the World & Gareth Stevens festival books
by John/Carol Anderson <jwanderson@smithville.net>
3) Re: Question about teen poetry slams
by Amy and Michael Dittman <amy0731@pgh.net>
4) Re: You Know You're a Children's Librarian When....
by wwilson2 <wwilson2@woh.rr.com>
5) CREW?
by "Rebecca Domonkos" <rebeccadomonkos@hotmail.com>
6) Re: Question about teen poetry slams
by mhardacre@carmel.lib.in.us
(Mari Hardacre)
7) TARGET: articles supporting funding for school libraries
by Robin Shtulman <shtulman@erving.com>
8) rock and roll and reindeer hokey pokey
by "Stephanie Borgman" <sborgman@hcpl.net>
9) Re: You Know You're a Children's Librarian When....
by BOGART Debra <dbogart@ci.springfield.or.us>
10) RE: March Break Program & Rock 'n' Roll
by Andrew Finkbeiner <ANDREW@rockford.lib.il.us>
11) Re: Lewis H. Lapham to deliver Arthur Curley Memorial Lecture
by "Virginia Carroll" <VCARROLL@stark.kent.edu>
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From: pyowner <pyowner@jefferson.lib.co.us>
To: "Py (E-mail)" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: NOTICE: advance notice of Listproc hiatus
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 09:14:59 -0700
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At the beginning of the new year 2001, all Prairienet systems, including
Listproc (which runs PUBYAC) will be taken offline for a day, possibly more.
No services will be available. Restoration of mail services and Web access
will be Prairienet's top priority. Other services, such as Listproc, may
lag behind, even for as long as 7-10 days during which the systems may not
be fully available or fully functional.
The main message here is after January 2, all e-mail you send to PUBYAC will
BOUNCE. Furthermore, the more mail you send, the more confused you will
make the situation. Therefore, in the new year, do not post to PUBYAC
until I give the sign.
Prairienet's systems have been starting to stagger under the ever-increasing
traffic to the Web, mail, Listproc and other servers. The Listproc in
particular has been putting an increasing strain on the system, so because
Prairienet is kind enough to host us without charge, I think we can
cooperate
with them during their switchover.
I will send out this reminder periodically throughout December so that
hopefully everyone will remember. Save up your journal articles so you can
still get
a daily fix! :)
Shannon VanHemert
PUBYAC Moderator
pyowner@pallasinc.com
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From: John/Carol Anderson <jwanderson@smithville.net>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Read Around the World & Gareth Stevens festival books
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Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 10:12:26 CST
Hi,
I'm working on a Read Around the World SRP and hoped that some of you
who have done this would be willing to share some of your most
successful
activities, decorations, crafts, resources and/or prizes.(eeks, I know
that's rather a lot but I'm eager to hear things that worked since I'm
just a little edgy about the fun factor in this theme esp. since last
summer's wild west theme we did was WAY fun! I don't want the SRP to
resemble school!) I'd be more than happy to post a hit to the list. On a
related note, for those of you who have the Gareth Stevens festival
series, I'm interested in knowing if you have any favorite titles that
feature cool activities. No way can I afford the entire series!
TIA for anything you pass on!
Carol Thornton-Anderson
Youth Services
Melton Public Library
French Lick, In 47432
jwanderson@smithville.net
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From: Amy and Michael Dittman <amy0731@pgh.net>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Question about teen poetry slams
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Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 10:14:37 CST
As a performance poet (who sneaks peeks at his MLS student wife's email),
the
difference between an open-mic and a slam is that in a slam the poets are
judged (think Olympic figure skating 5.1, 0.1, etc.) by members of the
audience
pulled at random. The judging goes in round robin style and in the words
of
Bob Holman slam-master at the Nuyrican Cafe, "The best poet always
loses."
A
slam is also supposed to have more audience interaction, boos, cheers,
interjections than a traditional open-mic reading. The National Poetry
Slam
was in Providence this year where a New York team won, the 2001 will be in
Washington State I believe. You can check out <http://www.poetryslam.com/
>
for more on that. BTW, if anyone's doing a slam in the
Youngstown-Pittsburgh-Erie area, please drop me a note, I'd love to come and
see the young talent at work!
Michael
Cindy Rider wrote:
> I've been reading about open mic nights, "poetry slams,"
etc., and the
> ideas sound great! But I was wondering why they are called
"slams?"
>
> Cindy Rider
> Young Peoples Dept.
> Vigo Co. Public Library
> Terre Haute, IN
> crider@vigo.lib.in.us
http://www.vigo.lib.in.us
>
> Dogs have Owners, Cats have Staff.
> Always remember you're unique, just like everyone else.
>
> "In real life, of course, it is the hare who wins. Every time.
Look
around
> you. And in any
> case, it is my contention that Aesop was writing for the tortoise
> market." - Anita Brookner
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From: wwilson2 <wwilson2@woh.rr.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: You Know You're a Children's Librarian When....
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Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 10:16:47 CST
You wear a Santa's hat everyday
during the month of December.
wrote Levere McBeth
Yes, especially when there is one on each ear!
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From: "Rebecca Domonkos" <rebeccadomonkos@hotmail.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: CREW?
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Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 10:18:53 CST
Does anyone know where I can buy a copy of the CREW weeding manual? (I
know,the "w" probably stands for "weeding" and I'm being
redundant.)
I couldn't find it on the ALA website, the Baker & Taylor link, or
amazon.com.
Thanks in advance!
Rebecca Swensen
Boca Raton Public Library
Boca Raton, Florida
rebeccadomonkos@hotmail.com
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From: mhardacre@carmel.lib.in.us
(Mari Hardacre)
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Question about teen poetry slams
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Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 10:21:12 CST
I think that's what the originator, poet Marc Smith, started calling them
in Chicago. A slam is different than a regular reading in that it is a sort
of performance competition... The audience gets involved and doesn't have
to be particularly polite; they cheer for their favorites and such. The
poets have to have a pretty confident attitude. There are even national
competitions. Marc hosted one of these at a PLA 2000 event sponsored by
Bell and Howell; it was fun.
At 08:06 PM 12/14/00 CST, you wrote:
>I've been reading about open mic nights, "poetry slams,"
etc., and the
>ideas sound great! But I was wondering why they are called
"slams?"
>
>
>
>Cindy Rider
>Young Peoples Dept.
>Vigo Co. Public Library
>Terre Haute, IN
>crider@vigo.lib.in.us http://www.vigo.lib.in.us
>
>Dogs have Owners, Cats have Staff.
>Always remember you're unique, just like everyone else.
>
>"In real life, of course, it is the hare who wins. Every time.
Look around
>you. And in any
>case, it is my contention that Aesop was writing for the tortoise
>market." - Anita Brookner
>
>
>
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Mari Hardacre
Young Adult Services Manager
Carmel Clay Public Library
55 4th Ave. SE
Carmel IN 46032
email: mhardacre@carmel.lib.in.us
phone: 317-814-3979
317-814-3983
web site: www.carmel.lib.in.us
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From: Robin Shtulman <shtulman@erving.com>
To: lm_net list <LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>,
Pubyac list
Subject: TARGET: articles supporting funding for school libraries
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Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 10:23:41 CST
Hello, All:
Over the past little while, I have been collecting bits and pieces of news
that provide evidence for the importance of a well-funded school library.
Of course, now that I have sat down to write a letter to my intended
audience, I cannot find ANY of them.
If any of you can provide citations (on the web or otherwise) of any recent
articles that discuss:
how good libraries help improve standardized test scores
create lifelong readers
help create strong communities
etc.
I would be enormously appreciative.
Additionally, if anyone out there is from Massachusetts and can provide a
source for the factoid that MA is 49th (or thereabouts) in funding for
school libraries, it would be so helpful.
I will gladly post a HIT if anyone is interested.
THANK YOU!
Robin
--
Robin Shtulman
Erving Elementary School
28 Northfield Rd.
Erving, MA 01344
http://www.erving.com/library/erving_library.htm
shtulman@erving.com
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From: "Stephanie Borgman" <sborgman@hcpl.net>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: rock and roll and reindeer hokey pokey
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A wonderful book that unfortunately appears to have gone OP brings a rock
and roll beat to younger children without more mature overtones. Charles
Temple's 1995 title, CADILLAC, illustrated by Lynne Lockhart is terrific.
With a catchy refrain that includes that timeless phrase, boom chaka laka, a
young girl describes in rhyme riding with Granny in her old Cadillac. It
has never failed to get kids (and adults) in my story times swaying,
snapping their fingers, and helping with the refrain.
Still in print and very useful for those of you who find yourselves dealing
with culturally deprived children who have yet to be instructed in the
gentle art of social dance is THE HOKEY POKEY by Larry La Prise, Charles
Macak, and Tafft Baker. Published in 1997 with illustrations by Sheila
Hamanaka, this has also been a crowd pleaser for me. I can't put my hands
on a copy at the moment, but I seem to remember that it has a brief note
regarding the historical development of this national treasure in ski lodges
in the late 1940s.
Enjoy!
Stephanie Robinson Borgman
Juvenile Specialist
Harris County Public Library
Houston, Texas
(713) 749-9000
sborgman@hcpl.net
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From: BOGART Debra <dbogart@ci.springfield.or.us>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: You Know You're a Children's Librarian When....
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 10:27:42 CST
your standard gift to seniors graduating from high school is a copy of David
Wiesner's Tuesday, with a Shelf Silverstein poem inscribed in the front...
Debra Bogart, M.L.S.
Youth Services
Springfield Public Library
Springfield, OR
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From: Andrew Finkbeiner <ANDREW@rockford.lib.il.us>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: March Break Program & Rock 'n' Roll
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Chuck:
When I read your reaction to Lisa's note, I couldn't help thinking about a
Calvin and Hobbes strip in The Days Are Just Packed. Calvin says,
"The
problem with Rock 'n' Roll is that the generation that created it is now the
establishment. Rock pretends it's still rebellious with its video
posturing, but who believes it? The stars are 45-year-old zillionaires or
they endorse soft drinks! The "revolution" is a capitalist
industry! Give
me a break! Fortunately, I've found some protest music for _today's_
youth!
This stuff really offends mom and dad!" Calvin dials the radio.
Hobbes
puts his paws over his ears, sticks out his tongue and says,
"Easy-listening
muzak?" Calvin replies... "I play it real quiet, too."
Andrew Finkbeiner
Rockford (IL) Public Library
andrew@rockford.lib.il.us
Visit our website at http://www.rpl.rockford.org
-----Original Message-----
From: Charles Schacht [mailto:schachtc@libcoop.net]
Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2000 7:49 PM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: March Break Program
Is it just me or does anyone else think that a case could be made for not
encouraging school age children to become adolescents as soon as possible?
Rock and roll is by it's very nature the music of adolescent rebelllion,
very frequently with sexual content/overtones, and to encourage children to
disdain what has traditionally been the music of childhood in favor of it
strikes me as doing a disservice to both children and teenagers, who ought
to be left in possession of it. I know, I know, 9 year old girls all over
the country have their bellybuttons on display because they want to be like
Brittany Speares, but I would just as soon not be a part of encouraging the
folks who are seeking to make lots of bucks by robbing our children of their
childhoods, especially when there's so much good kid's music out there that
sends the messages we WANT to send. Hoo boy, do I sound like a curmudgeon.
And really, I DO like a lot of rock and roll, for the right audience at
the
right time. But lets think about the implications of what we do, OK?
Chuck Schacht
Romeo District Library
Romeo, MI.
Lisa Hunziger wrote:
> Hello. Our library always offers programs to school-aged children
based
> on a certain theme during March Break. This year our theme is
"rock and
> roll". We are looking for program ideas, decorating ideas,
absolutely
> anything that would apply.
> If you could email me your ideas directly, I would appreciate it. And
> this is a different request than that of the rock and roll storytime
> request which was posted earlier.
>
> Thanks in advance.
> Lisa Hunziger
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From: "Virginia Carroll" <VCARROLL@stark.kent.edu>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Lewis H. Lapham to deliver Arthur Curley Memorial Lecture
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Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 10:32:08 CST
Too bad this isn't while we're in our nation's capital.
> Lewis H. Lapham to deliver Arthur Curley Memorial Lecture
>
> Author and Harper's Magazine editor Lewis H. Lapham will present the
second
> Arthur Curley Memorial Lecture entitled, "The Public Library as the
Ark of
> Liberty." The event takes place at 3 p.m. in the Washington Convention
> Center, Room 30, on Saturday, January 13, during the American Library
> Association Midwinter Meeting in Washington, D.C.
Ginny Carroll
Professor, English
Kent State University Stark Campus
(330) 499-9600 x. 445 (office/voice mail)
(330) 678-2787 (home)
(330) 494-6121 (fax)
vcarroll@stark.kent.edu
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