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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: Tuesday, December 26, 2000 11:01 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 330
PUBYAC Digest 330
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Re: Rollerblading Magazine
by "Tracey Firestone" <tfiresto@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
2) Recycling Books
by Kathleen Lescoe <klescoe@farmington.lib.ct.us>
3) Re: SLJ's Best Books 2000
by Christine Neirink <cneirink@vlc.lib.mi.us>
4) Re: SRC decorating ideas for a fantasy/medieval theme
by RoseMary Honnold <honnolro@oplin.lib.oh.us>
5) Rock n Roll Storytimes
by "Cathy Norman" <csn71650@hotmail.com>
6) re: Book Trivia
by Nancy Opalko <n_opalko@yahoo.com>
7) Re: Sailor Moon
by "M. Neiman" <mellifur@tiac.net>
8) Storytime Ideas webpage working
by Joy Shioshita <iris2@ix.netcom.com>
9) Vonnegut and not mouse balls or Alaskan careers
by Emily.Lloyd@co.fairfax.va.us
10) survey: librarian pay rates by specialty: urgent, thanks!
by "Deirdre Miller" <dlmm34@hotmail.com>
11) Re: Websites in support of K-4 curriculum
by "Mary Moody" <MMOODY@vigo.lib.in.us>
12) Summary-YA Programming Responses
by "Gruninger, Laura" <lgruning@MCL.org>
13) Re: SLJ's Best Books 2000
by "Linette Ivanovitch" <linette@missoula.lib.mt.us>
14) Stumper-boy who finds jewels in teddybear
by L larsen <llarsen64@yahoo.com>
15) Dressing in Liturgical Colors
by "Children" <children@fnsb.lib.ak.us>
16) STUMPER SOLVED
by Jeri Kladder <jkladder@gcfn.org>
17) Stumper: Blueberry witch
by "Laura Berdyck" <lberd@tc3net.com>
18) Re: SLJ's Best Books 2000
by "Rob Reid" <reid@ifls.lib.wi.us>
19) Families Online Week:
by "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
20) Russian Fairy Tale Cat Stumper
by "Jean Franklin" <jfrankln@nslsilus.org>
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From: "Tracey Firestone" <tfiresto@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: Rollerblading Magazine
Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2000 14:54:36 CST
Hi Jo-Ann,
I saw your post to PUBYAC and remembered a note from the Communique in
February 1999.
DAILY BREAD
A recent post to PUBYAC described a situation where a patron is challenging
a magazine in the YA collection. Daily Bread is a skateboarder magazine in
which a recent letter to the editor referred to having sex with animals. The
librarian describes the magazine as the choice of her local teens over
Thrasher and Transworld and the letter as "quite tongue-in-cheek and not at
all graphic." The patron thought the title was a Christian
publication and
was understandably shocked. The post requests any information available
for
(or experience with) this title. If you can help, please send the
information to Amelia Shelley (ashelley@larm.lib.wy.us)
at the Laramie
County Library System (2800 Central Avenue Cheyenne, WY 82001).
You might want to contact Amelia Shelly and see if she received any useful
information from that request. It won't be new information but it might be
helpful.
Good luck, let me know if you find anything useful.
Tracey
This message is from tfiresto@suffolk.lib.ny.us
a.k.a. Tracey Firestone, Young Adult Specialist
Suffolk Cooperative Library System
627 N. Sunrise Service Rd., Bellport, NY 11713
Phone: 631-286-1600 x1352
FAX: 631-286-1647
Virtual YA Index: http://www.suffolk.lib.ny.us/youth/virtual.html
YA Librarian's Help Homepage: http://yahelp.suffolk.lib.ny.us
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From: Kathleen Lescoe <klescoe@farmington.lib.ct.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Recycling Books
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Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2000 15:09:48 CST
Has anyone had experience with a recycling company picking up discarded
books?
Is there a maximum or minimum for pick-up and how do you deal with
storage issues?
Are there fees involved?
Kathy Lescoe
Barney Library
Farmington, Ct.
klescoe@farmington.lib.ct.us
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From: Christine Neirink <cneirink@vlc.lib.mi.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: SLJ's Best Books 2000
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Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2000 15:18:06 CST
I was just darn happy to see Winn-Dixie; it gets my Newbery vote (I can't
remember being so touched by a book in a long, long time). What do the
rest of you think of it?
On Fri, 22 Dec 2000, S. Fichtelberg wrote:
> Has anyone had a chance to look at SLJ's Best Books 2000 list yet? It
=
> seems to me to have more non-fiction on it, although I haven't done a =
> comparison with previous years. It also seems to have a lot of =
> noteworthy books that have not been included:
>
> Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
> The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman
> Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling
> Esperanza Rising by Pam Munzo Ryan
>
> I was delighted to see:
>
> Click, Clack Moo by Doreen Cronin
> Beast by Donna Jo Napoli
> Good Night, Good Knight by Shelley Moore Thomas
> How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night by Jane Yolen
>
> I wonder if, in the recent past, there's been a Newbery winner that was =
> not on SLJ's best list...
>
> What do list members think of their list?
>
> Susan
> sfichtel@infolink.org
> Woodbridge Public Library
> Woodbridge, NJ
>
>
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From: RoseMary Honnold <honnolro@oplin.lib.oh.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: SRC decorating ideas for a fantasy/medieval theme
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Our library used this theme a couple of summers ago. A few of the things
we
did were:
Items borrowed from the local museum were displayed in a locked display
case.
Gargoyles were borrowed from local teens (my YA board was a good resource)
and placed on tops of shelving units.
Kraft paper was put on the walls of the YA room with crenellations cut
around
the top and the blocks drawn on the full walls with a tower in the corner.
The children's room borrowed castles made by the 6th grade of a local
school.
Anything that people who go to Renaissance Faires had, like swords, dragons,
and crystals were borrowed and worked into displays.
Hope this helps!
RoseMary
Coshocton
Sullivan wrote:
> Hi Everyone! We are considering using a medieval or fantasy type
theme
> for our summer reading club this year. I was wondering if anyone out
> there has ever used this theme and would be willing to share some of your
> room decorating ideas. Thank you in advance!
>
> Kelly Booth
> Patchogue-Medford Library
> 54-60 East Main Street
> Patchogue, New YOrk 11772
> ksulliva@suffolk.lib.ny.us
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From: "Cathy Norman" <csn71650@hotmail.com>
To: "PUBYAC\\: PUBlic librarians servi" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Rock n Roll Storytimes
Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2000 15:34:35 CST
I was not going to contribute to the discussion regarding rock 'n roll =
storytimes but ... I was watching SISTER ACT (i am a Whoopi FAN and =
watch all of her movies just as I re-read favorite books - over and =
over) the other evening and was reminded that all of those songs were =
"sex/love" songs the context of which was changed and they have become
=
something else. What brought those kids into church, Chuck? It was a
=
rhythm and beat that attracted them, it was the message that kept them. =
Certainly libraries are not churches, however....Are our children =
growing up too fast? Absolutely. But the problem is not story hours.
=
It is children who do not attend story hours, but rather get their =
language & comfort & imagination (to name just a few things) from a =
video screen rather than a book with pages that feel wonderful and make =
great noises when you turn them and smell like a million loving hands. =20
Our job is to change the context, attract them to the magic and joy that =
is the written word and preserve their chilhood just a little longer, =
anyway we can.
My two cents.
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: Nancy Opalko <n_opalko@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: re: Book Trivia
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Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2000 15:42:37 CST
Hi...at my library we've had a couple successful
trivia contests centered around famous first lines of
books. We made a separate one for children & adults &
used abt 10 questions. They had to write title and
author. We also tried it with just "famous lines" (not
necessarily first ones) which made it a little harder.
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From: "M. Neiman" <mellifur@tiac.net>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Sailor Moon
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At 07:48 PM 12/21/00 -0600, you wrote:
>From: Shari Hetzke <shetzke@nslsilus.org>
>To: EGreen3792@aol.com
>Subject: Re: comic books
>
>The Simpsons, Batman, Pokemon, Sailor Moon, and Looney Tunes are all
>popular here. I buy them from the local comic book store. The
owner
>saves the newest in each series that are popular here and I stop in about
>once a month and pick them up, along with any new graphic novels.
These
>are all housed in the young adult collection. The comic books do go
out
>but are primarily read here in the building.
I bought some Sailor Moon books because one of my patrons requested them. I
told her I'd buy more if there seemed to be a demand. Well, they do seem to
be going out, but now I'm in a quandary. After only 5-7 circs or so, the
books are literally falling apart. The pages are falling out, and the books
aren't repairable. Is anyone else having this problem? I hate to buy more
if they don't hold up to normal use.
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: Joy Shioshita <iris2@ix.netcom.com>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Storytime Ideas webpage working
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Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2000 15:58:24 CST
<html>
Problems with the ACL web server seem to be resolved. To access Penny
Peck's wonderful preschool storytime ideas, please visit the website of
the Association of Children's Librarians of Northern California:
<<a href="http://www.bayviews.org/storytime.html"
eudora="autourl">http://www.bayviews.org/storytime.</a><a
href="http://www.bayviews.org/storytime.html"
eudora="autourl">html</a>>.
As previously mentioned, the site includes annotated lists of suggested
picture books, often including craft and activity ideas related to the
themes. <br>
<br>
Thanks for your patience.<br>
<br>
Joy Shioshita<br>
ACL Webkeeper<br>
shiosjk@oaklandlibrary.org<br>
<br>
</html>
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From: Emily.Lloyd@co.fairfax.va.us
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Vonnegut and not mouse balls or Alaskan careers
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Chuck writes -
"I stand corrected, I guess, but it's hard not to have this call to
mind
the great Vonnegut quote about 'Progress may have been a good thing once,
but it's been going on for too long...'"
---------------
Of course it's fine to feel this way personally (I think it may even be the
unofficial slogan of the new administration), but we're in public service
and must never forget that huge numbers of our patrons (and our colleagues)
desperately need progress to go on a little longer (like, say, forever).
If
caring about your patrons' concerns, lives, and needs doesn't come
naturally, you can always remember this Vonnegut quote, one of my favorites
for weary days:
"We do, doodley do, doodley do, doodley do
what we must, muddily must, muddily must, muddily must--
muddily do, muddily do, muddily do, muddily do,
until we bust, bodily bust, bodily bust, bodily bust."
This is a quote, I think, for folks who don't enjoy their jobs as much as I
do (although I do admit those weary days). But I suppose it is better to
address the concerns and interests of one's patrons--ALL of one's
patrons--muddily than not at all. It is, after all, our job.
I'll close with my favorite Vonnegut: "Like so many Americans, she was
trying to construct a life that made sense from things she found in gift
shops," or, for those who prefer, "Like so many children's librarians,
s/he
was trying to construct a program that made sense from things s/he found in
dollar stores."
best & warm holiday wishes,
em
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From: "Deirdre Miller" <dlmm34@hotmail.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: survey: librarian pay rates by specialty: urgent, thanks!
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Dear Pubyac members,
I would very much appreciate information, as soon as possible, from
the
members as to their librarian salary schedules. The public library system
I
work for has completed a job classification study which has made some
changes in the pay rates for certain librarian jobs. I would love to hear
from you, as children's and/or Young Adult librarians, as to how you are
compensated for your professional abilities and service. In particular,
can
you answer these questions:
1. Are children's and YA librarians paid at the same or
different rates
(as a basic starting salary level)?
2. Are youth services librarians and general reference
librarians
(non-youth services) paid the same or differently, again, as a starting pay
level?
3. As a public library Children's or Young Adult librarian,
do you
believe that you are paid equitably for the work you do, compared to other
librarians, or do you feel that other librarian specialties should be paid
more or less than you? If you like, please demonstrate why, in terms of
specific job responsibilities and skills.
I do not need actual pay rates, but rather, how are you paid in comparison
to other librarians hired in a different specialty than you (reference,
children's, young adult, or other). Thanks so much for your help!
Deirdre Miller
YA/Reference librarian, Lake Forest Park Library, WA
**My opinions do not necessarily reflect those of my employer**
_________________________________________________________________
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From: "Mary Moody" <MMOODY@vigo.lib.in.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: Websites in support of K-4 curriculum
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Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2000 16:23:06 CST
Greetings Margaret,
I'm in the process of developing a site. Here is the address:
http://www.geocities.com/here2prz/
Click on "Teacher Resources"
Mary Moody
School Liaison Librarian
Vigo County Public Library
\0/\0/\0/ "Let everything that hath breath Praise the Lord!"
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From: "Gruninger, Laura" <lgruning@MCL.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Summary-YA Programming Responses
Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2000 16:30:57 CST
Thanks to all of you who sent me responses to my YA budget query. After
being off for 3 days I was pleasantly surprised to come
in this morning and find that so many of you took the time to answer,
though I see I am not alone in my quest for money. Now I
feel like I'm a bit behind the "eight ball" in terms of seeking grant
money for this year's summer reading program.
I moved over to YA after 10 years in reference last April. I never gave
programming funding a second thought until then- I just
assumed we received the money in our budget. When I found out It was
our Friends who primarily funded us, I quickly developed a relationship
with them. They are very pleased to help, and have funded some nice
programs for me since I started: Summer reading programs, camp-out,
haunted library, drive-in movie, and other smaller monthly programs. I
also have a murder mystery kit they bought, which I haven't scheduled
yet. I have solicited small prize monies from local businesses for a few
of my larger programs and intend to do it again for this summer.
I have found that my biggest problem with this is my having to buy all
of the things I need for the programs, and then wait to be reimbursed.
If I buy materials too far in advance before my registration is
complete, I end up having to buy more or return
leftovers. Perhaps I can work out something with them whereby they
would agree to give me a larger amound for the year for
monthly programs, which I could then spend as needed.
I see that some of you do at least have an amount allocated for
programming...this is encouraging. I have to do more research to find
out why there is this philosophy against funding programming in some
places. No wonder Young Adults are then underserved. In my library I
have found that YA's will come to programs if I offer the right ones. I
was hoping that my programming attendance would give me a justification
for asking for normal funding. I know I can incorporate lots of
low/no
cost programs in with the others- I just hate
the whole idea of "scrounging" for money, as one of you put it.
What
would we do without our Friends groups?
I am attaching the responses I received. Thanks again to all of you.
Laura Gruninger, Young Adult Librarian
Mercer County Library, Lawrence HQ
2751 Brunswick Pike
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
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From: Leslie Massey [masseyle@oplin.lib.oh.us]
Sent: Friday, December 22, 2000 11:28 AM
To: Gruninger, Laura
Subject: Programming Budget
Laura,
We do have a programming budget for our library system. We also do a
breakdown every year of summer reading costs. Each branch gets its own
budget, and then there is a central budget for programming that the
administration staff spends. We have also developed a format for
determing the cost per child of various types of programs. (Which can
be very helpful in making a case for why you need programming money.)
For our summer programming we also do a "Community Donations Drive"
that
brings in coupons and cash donations. We include the coupon value in
figuring out the total cash amount of the drive. If you think any of
this would be helpful to you, please let me know and I'll be happy to
send you more details. We have about 170,000 residents in our county,
and a system of 10 branches, but no main library. Good Luck.
Leslie Massey
Co-Director of Public Services
Clermont County Public Library
326 Broadway Street
Batavia OH 45103
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From: Julie Linneman [juliel@wichita.lib.ks.us]
Sent: Tuesday, December 26, 2000 10:24 AM
To: Gruninger, Laura
Subject: RE: Program funds
In my experience in libraries in Texas, California, and Kansas, it is
quite normal not to fund programs out of the regular library budget. Many
libraries fund programming through special funds, and Friends of the
Library are one source of that. (Others are grants, endowments, and
memorials.) The only exception I'm aware of are the "power"
libraries in
Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin, and the Pacific Northwest. The rest of us too
often just "make do" on whatever we can scrounge. I don't know
if that
comes as good news to you (as in you're not alone), or bad news (as in we
may never be able to make a case for regular funding). Good luck in
finding the funding you need.
Julie Linneman
Youth Services Coordinator
(soon to be Programming and Outreach Coordinator)
juliel@wichita.lib.ks.us
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From: Amy Blake [ablake@kcpl.lib.in.us]
Sent: Friday, December 22, 2000 4:14 PM
To: Gruninger, Laura
Subject: re: YA program budget
Laura,
We are funded through our county too and they do not support programming
either. The Friends or grants are how we supply programs, any programs.
So for Knox County Public Library, Vincennes, IN this is the norm.
Unfortunate but true. If you are given any good thoughts on how to present
this to the government to get it changed, please let me know. Best wishes.
Merry Christmas :)
Amy Blake
ablake@kcpl.lib.in.us
From: owner-pubyac@prairienet.org
on behalf of Judah Hamer
[JUDAH@bccls.org]
Sent: Friday, December 22, 2000 12:33 PM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: RE: YA Programming Budgets
Dear Laura,
I recently completed a Youth Services Survey based on information provided
from 60 of the 72 libraries in our system. The report is posted at
http://www.bccls.org/buckles/yss/.
Included was a question about YA
budgets (sorry, it was just general!). 66% of our libraries were able to
approximate how much they spend on YA materials ($4937 on avg.). 55% of
our
libraries were able to break down their childrens budget into fiction,
picture boosk, media, etc.
In October our system's youth services committee organized a series of
small group meetings attended by library directors and children's and/or
YA librarians. When the topic of budgets came up, it was clear that:
1. A significant aggregate of youth services personnel are not given
a defined budget with which to work;
2. Many (I'd feel safe estimating 50%) do not have a programming line
in their budget.
Just to clarify for you...Bergen County has a cooperative library
system supported by member libraries, which are each independent
entities. To the patron, it has the effect of a county system, but
the structure is different. (Which explains the differences in each
library's budget, etc.)
While this doesn't quite answer your question, I thought you might
want to know that you are certainly not alone in your dependence on
outside sources of funding for your programs. Good luck advocating
for your YA's!
Judah S. Hamer
Young Adult Services Coordinator
Bergen County Cooperative Library System (BCCLS)
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From: paul m martin [paulmn@lori.state.ri.us]
Sent: Friday, December 22, 2000 9:21 AM
To: Gruninger, Laura
Subject: Responce to YA Programming Budgets.
12/22/2000
Hello,
I am a YA librarian at Pawtucket Public Library in Rhode Island. Do not
be surprised at the responce you've recieved from the county. I have a
$2000 budget for materials. Programing is paid for by the friends of
the library. I suggest you either consider seeking funding from
organizations outside of the library. You can apply for grants, or seek
other organizations such as the local YMCA, Boy's Club, schools, or
other social service, civic, or educational organizations to team up
with. This will mean more work and frustration. Good luck and have a
Merry Christmas.
Matt Bennett
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From: Deirdre Miller [dlmm34@hotmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, December 24, 2000 8:09 PM
To: Gruninger, Laura
Subject: YA program budgets--Pubyac
Dear Laura,
I work for King County Library System in the Seattle area, a large
41-branch system. We have three sources of funding for YA programs.
The
main allocation is through our central programming dept., which selects and
funds youth programs for specific times, such as Teen Read Week, Poetry
month, and Summer Reading program. In general those are the only times I
receive a centrally paid program. The Children's librarians generally
receive many more programs than the YA's, it seems because their turn-out is
usually better; they have a higher priority.
The other main source of funding I have is through our Friends of
the
Library. The Friends run a used-book sale all year long, and they give a
certain amount to the librarians for programs and materials. They
currently
fund my Pizza & Books teen book discussion group ($50 per month for food
&
drink.) They also grant $500 per year for me to purchase books, comics,
and
games for the YA area. Occasional they grant special funds when I ask for
prize incentives for YA programs such as our summer reading book review
contest.
The third source of funds is through our city, which allocates a
sum of
about $2000 (?not sure) per year for our Friday Night Live programs, which
are generally family-oriented (young children) held in our meeting room.
The city withdrew the funding last year due to a budget crisis, but
apparently this is being restored for 2001. It is the least stable of the
funds.
I only schedule a YA program on the Friday nights about two or
three
times a year, during a special YA promotion. These vary from free events
(such as the local high school Highland dancers) to expensive centrally
funded ones such as the local Shakespeare company. It doesn't always
require a lot of money to run a successful YA program, but it does require
involving the local teens in something they want to see, and/or working
closely with the schools to advertise, promote and even bribe kids into
attending (i.e., extra credit to see Shakespeare!)
I hope this helps. I do not have specific figures for the central program
budgets, but maybe this gives you an idea or our system.
Deirdre Miller
YA Librarian, Lake Forest Park, KCLS, WA
dlmm34@hotmail.com
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From: Jeanne Schmitzer [jeannes@usit.net]
Sent: Friday, December 22, 2000 8:33 AM
To: Gruninger, Laura
Subject: YA programming budget
Laura, I am having the *same* problem as you. I have utilized both books you
mentioned, and neither talks about where and how to get the money. Please,
please forward to me any responses. I would really appreciate it.
I am at a small library in TN. My state ranks 51 in the nation in public
library spending - so you can imagine how library service to teens ranks.
Jeanne Schmitzer
Putnam County Library
Cookeville, TN
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From: "Linette Ivanovitch" <linette@missoula.lib.mt.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: SLJ's Best Books 2000
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From: "S.
Fichtelberg" <sfichtel@infolink.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: SLJ's Best Books 2000
Date sent: Fri, 22 Dec 2000 10:43:06 CST
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Just a funny note about the title below. For those of you who have
not seen the book yet, it tells the tale of some cows who find a
typewriter and start making demands to the farmer. Anyway, I
read the book to a group of 4-5 year olds. One girl asked in all
seriousness, "What's a typewriter?" The computer age is surely
upon us.
Linette Ivanovitch
YA Librarian
Missoula Public Library
Missoula, MT
Susan wrote:
> I was delighted to see:
>
> Click, Clack Moo by Doreen Cronin
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From: L larsen <llarsen64@yahoo.com>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Stumper-boy who finds jewels in teddybear
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Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2000 16:47:08 CST
Hi!
I have a patron looking for a chapter book from the
late 60s early 70s perhaps. It was about a boy who
took guitar lessons and found stolen jewels in a teddy
bear. Any ideas?
All the years I've subscribed to this list and I
finally have a stumper!!!
Thanks,
Laura Larsen
Children's Services
Wethersfield Public Library
CT
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From: "Children" <children@fnsb.lib.ak.us>
To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: Dressing in Liturgical Colors
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Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2000 16:55:09 CST
Hello, Smart People out there!
Please excuse this if you've seen this request lately. I sent it a few
days
ago, but our computer was going Kablooey at the time.... Anyway - a patron
requested a book she remembered which had:
- an old woman who dressed in colors
of the liturgical year, and
- children in a bell tower
Anybody know what book this would be? We think it might be "Take
Three
Tenses" by Rumer Godden. We've got to ILL it, but we'll hold off for
a
while in case anybody knows what it is fer shure.
Thanks for your help and Happy Holidaze!
Vicki Andrews
Youth Services, Fairbanks North Star Borough Public Library
Fairbanks, AK
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From: Jeri Kladder <jkladder@gcfn.org>
To: PUBYAC <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: STUMPER SOLVED
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Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2000 17:03:08 CST
Thanks to Mary Thornton and Sharon Deeds for their suggestion that my pod
children came from Escape To Wtich Mountain by Alexander Key. Sally
Leahey also suggested the Tripods series by John Christopher. Good reads
whether they are exactly what the patron remembers or not. - jeri
Jeri Kladder, Children's Librarian & Storyteller
jkladder@gcfn.org
Columbus Metropolitan Library
Columbus, Ohio
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From: "Laura Berdyck" <lberd@tc3net.com>
To: "PUBYAC" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumper: Blueberry witch
Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2000 17:11:56 CST
A patron is trying to find a book she remembers from the 1960's. She =
thinks its title is BLUEBERRY WITCH. A family moves into a home that is =
inhabited by a witch (or a ghost?). At first they are determined to rid =
the home of her. But after she cooks fabulous blueberry pancakes, they =
decide to keep her. =20
We have search LePac, our own catalog, A to Zoo and WorldCat, Amazon and =
Barnes & Noble.com and Alibris using keywords blue, blueberry, ghost, =
witch. Does this story sound familiar to anyone? Thanks in advance
for =
any help you can give.
Laura Berdyck
Adrian Public Library
Adrian, MI 49221
517-265-2265
lberd@tc3net.com
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From: "Rob Reid" <reid@ifls.lib.wi.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: SLJ's Best Books 2000
Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2000 17:19:50 CST
Susan - I regularly cross-reference many of the "best of the year"
lists
(including School Library Journal) to see which titles can claim the Best of
the Best (books that appear on at least 4 of the 7-10 review periodicals I
peruse). Surprisingly few books appear on more than four of those lists. And
yes, there have been years when the Newbery and Caldecott winners do not
make many of these lists. You will rarely find more than a couple nonfiction
books make it to my Best of the Best compilation. I'll share my findings in
the spring when the last of the "best of the year" lists surface.
Rob Reid
Youth Services/Special Needs Coordinator
Indianhead Federated Library System
1538 Truax Blvd, Eau Claire, WI 54703
715-839-5082, ext. 14
reid@ifls.lib.wi.us
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From: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
Subject: Families Online Week:
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Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2000 17:27:37 CST
GetNetWise is currently coordinating "Families Online Week," a public
awareness campaign to encourage parents and their children to go online
together during the holiday season and to find safe enriching activities
appropriate for children of various ages. Families Online Week will take
place the week of December 26th through January 3rd.
The Families Online Together site is at
http://www.getnetwise.org/onlinetogether/.
Pease copy the message below my signature and forward it to as many people
and libraries as you think will be interested in this campaign.
For more information about participating in the Families Online Week
initiative, please contact Jim Browne at (202) 638-4370; e-mail
jbrowne@getnetwise.org.
Thank you for your help.
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
__________________________________________________
GetNetWise is currently coordinating "Families Online Week," a public
awareness campaign to encourage parents and their children to go online
together during the holiday season and to find safe enriching activities
appropriate for children of various ages. Families Online Week will take
place the week of December 26th through January 3rd.
The Families Online Together site is at
http://www.getnetwise.org/onlinetogether/.
Libraries are encouraged to participate in this public awareness campaign to
encourage parents and kids to go online together.
For more information about participating in the Families Online Week
initiative, please contact Jim Browne at (202) 638-4370; e-mail
jbrowne@getnetwise.org.
Thank you.
__________________________
For use 12/26/00 through 01/03/01
Families Online Together
GetNetWise
1634 Eye St. NW
Suite 1107
Washington, DC 20006
Or contact:
Catherine Parsons
Policy Assistant
(202) 638-4370 Ext. 319
e-mail: cparsons@neted.org
Catherine Parson
For Details, Contact:
Jim Browne
Director, GetNetWise
Phone (202) 638-4370 Ext. 326
Cell (202) 297-9583
e-mail: jbrowne@getnetwise.org
http://www.getnetwise.org/pressmaterial.shtml
Internet Leaders and Child Advocates Ask Families to Make A New Year's
Resolution to Explore the Internet Together GetNetWise Launches National New
Year's Campaign to Promote Online Fun, Learning and Safety
December 26, 2000: GetNetWise, a non-profit initiative that includes many of
the world's leading Internet companies and public interest organizations
today announces a national effort to encourage parents and children to make
New Year's resolutions to surf online together for fun, to learn, and to use
the internet safely. The Families Online Together activities will occur from
December 26th through January 3rd, a time when families are often home
together during the holidays and looking forward to the New Year.
"These are resolutions the whole family can make together to ensure that
the
Internet is an enriching and rewarding experience for everyone, " said
GetNetWise Director Jim Browne. "We encourage parents and children to
go
online together and also to discuss what New Year's resolutions work best
for their families. We suggest families then print out and post their
resolutions near the computer so they can be reminded of them throughout the
year."
Families can find fun and exciting resources for children of various ages
and can access sample resolutions at www.getnetwise.org/onlinetogether
or at
the Internet sites of many GetNetWise partners. Also available is helpful
information and age-specific tips on making the Internet a safe and
educational experience for the whole family.
An example of a family resolution available on GetNetWise's Internet site
is:
"In 2001, our family will go online to explore and learn about the Internet
together. We will set and follow family guidelines for Internet use and will
discuss our online experiences with each other."
Resolutions can also be tailored to meet the needs of each individual in the
family. Samples include:
For Parents - "I will spend (___) minutes a week online with my child,
learning about what makes the Internet fun, exciting and safe."
For Kids - "I will teach my parents what I know about computers and the
Internet"
or "I will not believe everything or everyone I see or hear online. Some
people online pretend to be someone else. Sometimes they pretend to be kids
when they are not kids."
GetNetWise partners are promoting the Families Online Together activities
through online banner ads. Each organization is also hosting its own
special guide for families, including New Year's resolutions, games, videos
and other interactive features that teach children how to safely navigate
the Internet.
Launched in July 1999, GetNetWise is a web-wide resource intended to help
parents guide their children in the digital age. It is available on most
major Internet portals and through a broad range of Internet Service
Providers and family-orientated Web Sites, as well as at www.GetNetWise.org.
It can be reached by clicking on the popular blue-and-white logo of
GetNetWise, with a child's hand resting on a parent's hand guiding a
computer mouse. More then 95 percent of U.S. online users will find this
resource just one click away.
Participants in the Families Online Together / New Year's Resolution
campaign include the following GetNetWise members:
AT&T, America Online, American Association of Publishers, American Library
Association, The Center for Democracy and Technology, CyberAngels, Dell, The
Disney Internet Group, Excite@Home, Family.com,
FamilyClick, FamilyPC
Magazine, Kids Domain, Lycos, Microsoft Corporation, the National Center for
Missing and Exploited Children, NetFamilyNews, NetNanny, SafeKids.com,
Security Software Systems, SurfControl, TRUSTe, Verizon, WiredKids, Yahoo!
Inc., and Zeeks.com.
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From: "Jean Franklin" <jfrankln@nslsilus.org>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Russian Fairy Tale Cat Stumper
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Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2000 17:35:38 CST
A new patron recently gave me an unusual Russian fairy tale
stumper which I hope you wonderful sleuths can help me solve. He
is looking for a Russian fairy tale collection that he used to borrow
from the South Bend, Indiana PL, which he describes as a "small
book," and which includes a story of a clever cat called
"Maroka"
who tried to "take over" the Tsar. I have looked through INDEX
TO
FAIRY TALES, STORYTELLER'S SOURCE BOOK, FOLKTALE
CAT, the Andrew Lang books, Joanna Cole's collection, etc., and
am now waiting for a copy of Afanasiev on ILL. Is any one out there
familiar with this tale?
Jean Franklin
Children's Librarian
Algonquin Area Public Library District
Algonquin, IL
Please reply to library address
jfrankln@nslsilus.org
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