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From: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults and
Children" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
To: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults and Children"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 2:26 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 345
PUBYAC Digest 345
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Boy Scouts activities
by Jeaneal Weeks <jeaneal@crpl.cedar-rapids.lib.ia.us>
2) Food and Comfortable Seating to Attract Patrons??
by Josh Lachman <joshl2000@yahoo.com>
3) Dial-a-story machines
by CRSUPCO@aol.com
4) Re: Librarian-Writer project
by "Taylor Juvenile" <taylorjuv@hotmail.com>
5) Picking Audio books
by Lakeviewbooklady@aol.com
6) Re: "Net Scum" Comment...
by wwilson2 <wwilson2@woh.rr.com>
7) YA Sleepovers
by "Jennifer Bromann" <bromannj@hotmail.com>
8) Re: Christmas Card Crafts
by JoAnne Dearin <dearin@noblenet.org>
9) Re: Invisible Ink--Lemon Juice
by stewartj@einetwork.net (Judy
Stewart)
10) Re: desiring a new hello song...
by Jeri Kladder <jkladder@gcfn.org>
11) replies to a request for toddler songs
by "Ruhama J. Kordatzky" <rkordatz@burlington.lib.wi.us>
12) RE: Christmas Card Crafts
by CKehoe@bettendorf.lib.ia.us
13) Potter posters
by "Kathy Graham" <grahamka@sls.lib.il.us>
14) old xmas cards
by "andrea " <juvserv@dialup.customnet.com>
15) RE: Christmas Card Crafts
by Sue Ridnour <SRidnour@flower-mound.com>
16) Re: "Net Scum" Comment...
by Linda Fields <lfields@state.lib.ut.us>
17) Diaper Derby
by milass@einetwork.net (Sharon
Julian-Milas)
18) RE: Ellison vs. Accumark / Laminating machines
by Van Vranken Gail <GVanvranken@TORRNET.COM>
19) Susan Cooper song
by Judy Looby <jrlooby@yahoo.com>
20) Re: showing PG rated films
by "Melissa Karnosh" <mkarnosh@browardlibrary.org>
21) American Girls Programming ideas wanted
by "Moffitt, Gina" <GMoffitt@city.newport-beach.ca.us>
22) Re: showing PG rated films
by "Natasha C Stocek" <natashastocek@lycos.com>
23) RE: net scum
by heather mcneil-nix <heatherm@dpls.lib.or.us>
24) RE: Christmas Card Crafts
by "Gruninger, Laura" <lgruning@MCL.org>
25) Christmas card crafts
by Jill Patterson <jillpatterson@yahoo.com>
26) RE: Christmas Card Crafts
by Bobbi Ludwig <bludwig@snap.lib.ca.us>
27) Videos, ratings, and kids
by "Patty Skinner" <pskinner@astoria.or.us>
28) Re: stumper
by Christina Renaud <bubberenaud@yahoo.com>
29) Re: Book Discussions for pre-teens
by lisajo@ci.burlington.wa.us
(Lisa Anderson, Children's Librarian)
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From: Jeaneal Weeks <jeaneal@crpl.cedar-rapids.lib.ia.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Boy Scouts activities
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 15:15:33 CST
I've been a lazy PUBYACer recently so please forgive if this has come up
recently. I'm looking for websites to use for a project with Boy
Scouts. They need to find out headlines and news events for the days
they
were born, not just throughout history, but on their exact birthdays.
I
have an on-line newsbank for our local paper, but it doesn't go back far
enough. I'm sure I've seen this discussed before, so please remind me
where to look. Please respond to me directly.
Thanks much!
Jeaneal Weeks
Hiawatha Public Library
150 West Willman
Hiawatha, IA 52233
jeaneal@crpl.cedar-rapids.lib.ia.us
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From: Josh Lachman <joshl2000@yahoo.com>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Food and Comfortable Seating to Attract Patrons??
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Hi,
My department serves both children and YAs and I'm
trying to increase usage. Our library is in a small
village with a lot of retirees and there are certain
times when Youth Services traffic is very slow,
especially hard is getting YAs to come in. We are
located far from the new high school/middle school.
I'm currently conducting a survey asking the public
what they would like in this area. One thing I've
considered is lobbying to allow beverages and snacks
and putting in comfortable chairs, if that is what
patrons really want.
Though we currently have a policy of no food in the
library it doesn't stop a small percentage of our
patrons sneaking it in. Many academic libraries even
have coffee carts to sell beverages and snacks to
students.
Do any of you have experience with allowing food in
libraries and putting in more comfortable seating to
increase usage?
Josh Lachman
Youth Services Librarian
Eldredge Public Library
Chatham, MA 02633
(508) 945-5170
joshl2000@yahoo.com
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From: CRSUPCO@aol.com
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Dial-a-story machines
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 15:16:20 CST
Is anyone out there offering stories for children over the telephone?
What
kind of a machine do you have? How much did it cost? How is the
need-for-repairs record? Can you get it repaired locally or do you
have to
send it back to the company?
TIA
Colleen R. Spahr
Youth Services Librarian
Westminster Public Library
Westminster, CO
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From: "Taylor Juvenile" <taylorjuv@hotmail.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Librarian-Writer project
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Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 15:16:42 CST
I think Cynthia Rylant worked in the library before getting published; I
know that she has her MLS from Kent State in OH. Also, Patricia Lilly
was a children's librarian, but I don't know how you would contact her-maybe
through the publisher of her last book.
Hope this helps,
Gloria Adams
Taylor Library
Cuyahoga Falls, OH
>From: Geraldine Garretson <raven@interkan.net>
>Reply-To: pubyac@prairienet.org
>To: PUBYAC <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
>Subject: Librarian-Writer project
>Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2001 13:33:32 CST
>
>I am working on a project to to identify children's and young adult
>writers who are, or who have been, librarians. (Not necessarily
>children's librarians, and a professional library degree is not
>required.) I am contacting them and requesting them to answer a
>questionnaire, and the answers will be posted on a special section of my
>
>website. I will be presenting a program about this project to the
>Kansas Triconference (Kansas Library Association, Kansas Association of
>School Librarians, and Kansas Association for Educational Technology)
>this April. I think the website will be of interest to librarians,
>children's writers, teachers, and those interested in these individual
>authors. I made the initial contact with most of those listed
below
>through a project announcement in the online bulletin of the Society of
>Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, and I have been working with
>them primarily though email.
>
>However, not all children's writers belong to SCBWI, and not all SCBWI
>members subscribe to the online bulletin, so I am posting information
>about this project in other places where I hope those familiar with
>children's authors will be able to help me identify more of them.
The
>list below will show you who I already know of, most of whom are
>participating. If you know of others who belong to this group, I
would
>be grateful if you would tell me about them. If you have contact
>information, that would be helpful, too. I will be surprised if
some
>members of child_lit don't fall in this group, too.
>
>Once the website is ready, I will let you know so you can take a look.
>
>Thanks for your help,
>Jerri Garretson
>------------------------------
>Authors with published books for children, young adults, or for adults
>who work with children:
>Avi
>Theresa Bateman
>Dr. Caroline Feller Bauer
>Raymond Bial
>Pat Brisson
>Jane Buchanan
>Toni Buzzeo
>Roxanne Chadwick
>Beverly Cleary
>Cook, Sybilla A.
>Debbie Dadey
>Dede Fox Ducharme
>Jerri Garretson
>Mary Downing Hahn
>Christine M. Hill
>Amy Houts
>Johanna Hurwitz
>Gale Jacob
>Kathleen Keeler
>Mona Kerby
>Gay Toltl Kinman
>Annette Curtis Klause
>Francess Lantz
>Margaret Read MacDonald
>Diane Mayr
>Megan McDonald
>Libby Nelson
>Wendie Old
>Barbara Ann Porte
>Lois Ruby
>George Shannon
>Jody Shapiro
>Jan Siebold
>Marsha Skrypuch
>Bettye Stroud
>Andrea Stryer
>Mary Dodson Wade
>Elizabeth S. Wall
>Desiree Webber
>Suzanne Williams
>Ellen Wittlinger
>Barbara Younger
>
>Authors With Forthcoming Children's Books, or Books for those who work
>with Children and Young Adults
>Roger Leslie
>Deborah Lund
>
>Authors of other children's material (magazine pieces, internet works,
>and so on)
>Sherry Bowen
>Carol Brendler
>Risa Roberta Goldberg
>Amie Johnson
>
>Writing and submitting, not yet published
>Fran Maunder
>Catherine Walters
>
>
>Illustrator of children's material
>Debbie Stewart
>
>Need more information
>Trish Kaspar
>Jean Allen Schneider/Donna Allen Schneider
>Barbara Spears (called me but gave me an email address that did not
>work. No further information.)
>Gayle Travis
>Beth Walker
>
>--
>Jerri Garretson
>Ravenstone Press
>Stories of Kansas and the Great Plains
>P.O. Box 1791
>Manhattan KS 66505-1791
>Tel: 785-776-0556
>Website:
>http://www.interkan.net/ravenstonepress
>
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From: Lakeviewbooklady@aol.com
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Picking Audio books
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To serve children in our school, grades 3-5, who can't read well, but can
understand the books that are now closed to them, I would like to
start
acquiring books on tape. I'll maybe have about $450 to spend this year. So
here are my questions:
1. Which companies have the best service and tapes? I'm a little concerned
about tapes that may play too rapidly for the students to follow along in
the
book. So far, I've found few can follow Harry Potter on tape. I also
want a
way to replace one tape in a set, as I figure I'm sure to have some damaged
or lost.
2. How do I select the absolute best books ( I figure fewer than 40) for
developing critical thinking skills (or whatever the buzz word will be next
year)? Preferably books that will be appreciated by as many of these boys
and
girls grades 3-5 as possible. (Not all Newbery's are for these ages. Is
there
an award that is?)
3. Do I want tapes (usually cheaper) or CD's? Which equipment will our
families be most likely to have for the next 5-10 years?
Many thanks for your collective wisdoms!
Karen Knudson, Librarian
Lakeview Elementary School, Lakewood, Washington
lakeviewbooklady@aol.com
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From: wwilson2 <wwilson2@woh.rr.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: "Net Scum" Comment...
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Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 15:17:14 CST
Right on, Barbara! As keepers of civilization, we librarians must
never
deny respect for even one human being, or we're on the way downhill.
Cassie Wilson
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From: "Jennifer Bromann" <bromannj@hotmail.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: YA Sleepovers
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If you have had a YA sleepover or lock-in did you hire security? How
many
adults supervised and how many YAs attended? Were they adults, staff,
parents, other? Were there any problems? Thanks.
Jennifer Bromann
Head of Youth Services
Prairie Trails Public Library
Burbank, IL
bromannj@hotmail.com
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From: JoAnne Dearin <dearin@noblenet.org>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Christmas Card Crafts
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Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 15:17:47 CST
If you have an ellison machine with letter diecuts, we have cut out
various letters and let the kids make banners with their names on
them...Real cute, you can do it with any cards all year...interesting
designs in the cut out letters.
JoAnne
On Wed, 17 Jan 2001, Jennifer Bromann wrote:
> Does anyone know of any crafts you can make using old Christmas cards?
Or
> does anyone know of a book that shows crafts using Christmas cards?
Thank
> you.
>
> Jennifer Bromann
> Head of Youth Services
> Prairie Trails Public Library
> Burbank, IL
> bromannj@hotmail.com
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Peabody Institute Library, Danvers Massachusetts
dearin@noblenet.org
North of Boston Library Exchange
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From: stewartj@einetwork.net
(Judy Stewart)
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Invisible Ink--Lemon Juice
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I have also held the paper over a candle...carefully.
Judy Stewart
Community Library of Allegheny Valley
----- Original Message -----
From: "Suzanne Robinson" <srobinso@mail.state.tn.us>
Date: Monday, January 15, 2001 7:16 pm
Subject: Re: Invisible Ink--Lemon Juice
> I think you have to use a lightbulb as the het source.
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From: Jeri Kladder <jkladder@gcfn.org>
To: "Ruhama J. Kordatzky" <rkordatz@burlington.lib.wi.us>
Subject: Re: desiring a new hello song...
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Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 15:18:16 CST
Ruhama,
I like to start my preschool story times out with Greg & Steve's
If You're Happy And You Know It. It appears on We All Live Together
Vol.
3. I greet them with "I'm so happy you could be here today I
could clap
my hands." "I'm so happy I get to do story time for you I
could stamp my
feet...etc. That gets them ready so they know what the movements are.
I especially like the song to open with because it helps me see
what level of participation I can expect for the program and the last
verse that asks "If you're happy...do all 5--clap, stamp, slap,
whistle,
shout..." Here you can satisfy the more advanced kids--or older
siblings
with something sufficiently challenging. Good luck. - jeri
Jeri Kladder, Children's Librarian & Storyteller
jkladder@gcfn.org
Columbus Metropolitan Library
Columbus, Ohio
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From: "Ruhama J. Kordatzky" <rkordatz@burlington.lib.wi.us>
To: "'pubyac'" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: replies to a request for toddler songs
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 15:18:32 CST
Hi everyone--
First I want to THANK YOU very much for sending me a plethora of new
toddler songs! I don't know which one I'll use yet, but I have a
couple of
weeks to decide. :)
There were many requests that I post results to the list, and so you all
don't suffer from long-message-overload, I'm going to send them in little
bits.
:) ruhama
HI , I have used Woody Guthrie's "How Ja Do", "If I knew you
were coming
I'd Have Baked a Cake", and my own, "Say Hello to the
Morning" all three
are on my recordings... but I think the there are snatches of each tune on
my web-site. I hope this helps... I know how boring it can be doing the
same song over and over [15 times a week for me] Kathy
Merriweather Records
109 Crawford Rose Dr.,
Aurora, Ontario L4G 4S1 Canada
http://www.interlog.com/~ragged
Here is the jingle we use to open and close each of our sessions. We start
the session with everyone joining hands then swing them as we start to
sing.
My hands say hello
My hands say hello
Every time I see my friends
My hands say hello
My fingers blow a kiss
Mu fingers blow a kiss
Every time I see my friends
My fingers blow a kiss
Then at the end of the session we all stand up ...
I turn around and bow
I turn around and bow
When it's time for us to go
I turn around and bow
My hands wave goodbye
My hands wave goodbye
When it's time for us to go
My hands wave goodbye.
This one works really well as the children get an indicator that the
programme is about to end when we repeat the tune of the opening segment.
Marie Gradon
Young People's Librarian
Tauranga District Libraries
Hi!
What follows isn't a song, but it might do the trick. We used it at
the
Patrick Henry Village Library in Heidelberg, Germany when I was a library
teacher there. Sometimes when the toddlers got antsy during the
storytime,
I'd have them do it again. They thought it was a great game!
Jean Aeder (a recent MLS grad)
I wish I were a bunny and could hop all day. (hopping with hands held
close to the chest)
I wish I were a puppy and could run and play. (running in place)
I wish I were a bird flying high. (arms outstretched)
I wish I were a bee buzzing low. (crouched down)
I wish I were all the things I see out my door.
But I am a child who sits on the floor. (they all sit down)
I always liked
I wiggle my fingers. I wiggle my toes.
I wiggle my shoulders, I wiggle my nose.
Now no more wiggles are left in me,
So, I'll sit still, as still can be.
When you get to "no more wiggles left in me" we wiggle everything.
Also, once they know it, you can pause before that point and ask if they
have anything else that needs wiggled and wiggle those and then get back
into the "formal fingerplay" (can there be such a thing??)
Kym Lucas, M.L.S.
Children's Department Supervisor
Brunswick Community Library
Brunswick, OH
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From: CKehoe@bettendorf.lib.ia.us
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
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There is always the game of cutting up several card fronts into puzzle
pieces. You can use these as just puzzles or you can mix the different cards
together giving each child in a large group one, and then have them find
their puzzle partners to make the card. They aren't allowed to talk or yell
out the pieces just go around the room looking for their matches. They LOVE
this game. This probably isn't what you are looking for but I thought it was
worth mentioning. Good luck, and please post anything that you hear that
sounds great!
Crystal Kehoe
Youth Service Assistant
-----Original Message-----
From: Jennifer Bromann [SMTP:bromannj@hotmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 8:03 PM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Christmas Card Crafts
Does anyone know of any crafts you can make using old Christmas
cards? Or
does anyone know of a book that shows crafts using Christmas cards?
Thank
you.
Jennifer Bromann
Head of Youth Services
Prairie Trails Public Library
Burbank, IL
bromannj@hotmail.com
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From: "Kathy Graham" <grahamka@sls.lib.il.us>
To: "pubyac" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Potter posters
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 15:19:06 CST
Does anyone know where I can purchase Harry Potter posters costing no =
more than $5 each? I'm looking for something similar to the one that =
was sent from Scholastic. I've looked on their site, but they don't =
have posters. Either Barnes & Noble or Borders has very expensive
ones. =
I need these for a group of boys who have been writing their own
=
Potter adventure. Any ideas would be welcome!
Kathy Graham
Youth Services
Broadview Public Library
2226 S. 16th Ave.
Broadview, Il 60155
708-345-1325
grahamka@sls.lib.il.us
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From: "andrea " <juvserv@dialup.customnet.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: old xmas cards
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The craft I have done with old cards is a Christmas Card holder.
2 Corelle plates
scissors
paper punch
markers
yarn
old Christmas cards
white glue or gluestick
(opt)glitter, felt odds and ends, whatever you have around
Take the 2 Corelle or other high-grade paper plate (I used the ones with the
Christmas edging--added some detail) and cut one in half.
Use a paper punch to make about 6 holes evenly spaced around the curved edge
of the half-plate.
Place the whole and half plates front-to-front, raised edge to raised edge,
so that there is a pocket formed in the basins of the plates. Use a
marker
to dot where the holes land on the edge of the whole plate, and use the
paper punch to punch a hole where there's a dot.
Use some red, green, or whatever color yarn to lace the plates together
(in-and-out works, as does looping around the edge in-around-in).
Punch one more hole at the top and use a loop of yarn to hang.
Decorate
with cutout pictures from old cards, markers, glitter, whatever you have on
hand.
We actually still use the one I made when I was in preschool!
Enjoy--it sounds more complicated than it is.
Andrea Terry
juvserv@customnet.com
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From: Sue Ridnour <SRidnour@flower-mound.com>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: Christmas Card Crafts
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A really neat one is origami gift boxes. My directions are already
packed
away, but you could probably use any origami pattern for a box with a
separate bottom and lid. The pieces need to be square, and you can
make
them as large or small as desired. The piece for the bottom of the box
needs to be just slightly smaller (about 1/4 inch on all sides) in order for
the lid to fit snugly on the box. Make a template and use it to cut
the
cover of the card (top of the box) to the right side. It is very
interesting to see how the flat design is transformed by the 3D end result.
Once you've mastered the folding technique, it is fun to experiment with
placing the template on the card to create various effects with the design.
You can use the inside/back half of the card for the bottom, but sometimes
it is not possible to fold it in such a way that the printing or signature
is hidden. So, if that is a concern, you may want to use clean
tagboard or
heavy paper for the box bottoms.
Have fun!
Sue
Sue Ridnour
Children's Services Librarian
Flower Mound Public Library
3030 Broadmoor Lane
Flower Mound, TX 75022
972.691.0059
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jennifer Bromann [SMTP:bromannj@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 8:03 PM
> To: pubyac@prairienet.org
> Subject: Christmas Card Crafts
>
> Does anyone know of any crafts you can make using old Christmas cards?
Or
>
> does anyone know of a book that shows crafts using Christmas cards?
Thank
>
> you.
>
> Jennifer Bromann
> Head of Youth Services
> Prairie Trails Public Library
> Burbank, IL
> bromannj@hotmail.com
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From: Linda Fields <lfields@state.lib.ut.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: "Net Scum" Comment...
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I have a post-it on my computer that says "The 'Irritability'
Factor".....to
remind me that just because someone may irritate me, it does not give me the
right to treat them rudely. Forgot where I read about that, but
sometimes
we
all need the reminder.
Linda
Barbara Scott wrote:
> I have been stewing on this ever since the comment was made about the
"net
> scum" who seem to have invaded libraries, and feel that I need to
take
> exception to that comment.
>
> The "net scum" that the poster referred to are probably the
same "library
> scum" that you don't want to wait on when they appear at your
circulation
> desk, yet they have just as much right to library services as anyone
else.
> I watch daily as people come up to the desk who don't meet the desk
person's
>
> idea of a "perfect person" and are treated rudely and
unfairly.
>
> Do you lump into that "net scum" category senior citizens who
don't want
to
> buy a computer or families too poor to afford one that come to your
library
> to use the free ones offered there? We are in the midst of
computer
> training classes for our seniors here at our library (I help as an
extra
set
>
> of "hands" for class when needed), and it is truly
heart-warming and
> gratifying to see them finally "catch on" to what the net is
all about and
> to have them come back and say that they've communicated thru e-mail
(which
> we teach them to do), with grandchildren or other relatives. Or to see
their
>
> eyes light up when, as a homework assignment, they're told to bring
back
> several .com addresses that might be interest to them, and see the
> cyberworld unfold before them. Equally gratifying is that child
(no
matter
> what their social or economic status) who has been successful finding a
> picture or information for a report for school or just for fun.
>
> Sure, we all have those inevitable ones who try your patience (like the
> gentleman who cussed out the lady on the computer he wanted when he
thought
> she was taking too long), or the kid who tries to re-write your
security
> codes and downloads pornographic pictures. They quickly learn
that
internet
>
> useage, at least in our library, is a PRIVILEGE, not a RIGHT.
Needless to
> say, they no longer have privileges.
>
> So, please be careful in the future when judging the character or the
intent
>
> of those who use your internet stations. Those "net scum"
might just be
the
> deciding voters in your library's next bond or levy election...
>
> Just my two cents worth (and I am probably due a LOT of change!)
>
> Barb Scott, Children's Librarian
> Bucyrus Public Library
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From: milass@einetwork.net (Sharon
Julian-Milas)
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Diaper Derby
MIME-Version: 1.0
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 15:21:15 CST
Hello-
For something special to offer the children that attend my storytime for
babies (6 mos. to 2 years old) I was planning to do a "diaper
derby." I
am asking for any advice or ideas that you may have. By ideas, I mean
anything besides the usual race....Were there any major problems I
should watch out for?? Thanks for your help!
Sharon
email: milass@einetwork.net
Sharon Julian-Milas
Children's Librarian
Whitehall Public Library
100 Borough Park Drive
Pittsburgh PA 15236
(412)882-6622
Fax (412)882-9556
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From: Van Vranken Gail <GVanvranken@TORRNET.COM>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: Ellison vs. Accumark / Laminating machines
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Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 15:21:32 CST
I've used both. I like the Accucut (?) better (& I never thought I
would
say this) because it is easier on the arm. You merely roll the paper
through rather than pump the handle. I don't know how long the plate
will
last on the roller as we got it less than a year ago. I do know that
you
can easily (and cheaply) replace the plate on the Ellison machine. It
is
also reversible which saves costs. Hope this helps.
Gail Van Vranken
North Torrance Branch Library
> ----------
> From: Minero@aol.com[SMTP:Minero@aol.com]
> Reply To: pubyac@prairienet.org
> Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 6:00 PM
> To: pubyac@prairienet.org
> Subject: Ellison vs. Accumark / Laminating machines
>
> Children's Librarians (Oh, esteemed beings):
>
> Greetings!
>
> I wonder if anyone would be willing to provide me with feedback
(off-list)
> as
> to how the Accumark die-cutting machine measures up to the Ellison.
Both
> companies are running special offers which make the machines virtually
> identical in cost. I'd also love some recommendations and
feedback as to
> laminating machines.
>
> I want to make sure our library gets the best possible equipment--it's
a
> big
>
> purchase!
>
> Thanks SO much for your help,
>
> Maggie Bollar
> maggiebollar@aol.com
> ----------------------------------------)
> Youth Services Librarian
> New Carlisle Public Library
> 111 East Lake Avenue
> New Carlisle, OH 45344
>
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From: Judy Looby <jrlooby@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Susan Cooper song
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Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 15:21:47 CST
The song that has appeared in this list is very
similar to what Susan Cooper wrote in Greenwitch, the
third book in the Dark Is Rising series. The "song" is
what was written on the grail and was translated by
the Old Ones with the help of a long lost manuscript.
I have been reading the series to my 9-year-old son
and happened to come across this just as it was being
discussed on the list. Is the song that's recorded
actually the same as what Susan Cooper wrote in
Greenwitch or are there differences?
Judy Looby
Charleston Public Library
Charleston, IL
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From: "Melissa Karnosh" <mkarnosh@browardlibrary.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: showing PG rated films
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Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 15:22:02 CST
Melissa Karnosh
Head of Youth Services
Broward County South Regional/BCC Library
(954) 963-8821
mkarnosh@browardlibrary.org
>>> mclark@toledolibrary.org
wrote:
<snip>
My questions to those who show "PG-rated" films:=20
Do you just include the "PG-rating" in your promotional pieces?=20
Do any of you require that young people who attend a "PG-rated"=20
film, have a permission slip signed by a parent?=20
A more important question is: does your library have a license to show thes=
e films? That FBI warning isn't just for individuals, and it
DOES include=
libraries. Our Friends group buys us an annual license that covers
films f=
rom certain distributors and gives us the legal right to show them.
Otherw=
ise we would be in violation of copyright law, even though we are not charg=
ing a fee for the movies.
Alas, the licenses can be quite expensive--we had to drop all the Disney
f=
ilms from ours a few years back because including them drove the cost of th=
e license up to an outrageously high level.
I would recommend looking into licensing, if you haven't already done so.
=
It gives you great peace of mind, and doesn't limit you to showing only tho=
se films for which you have purchased the public performance rights.
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From: "Moffitt, Gina" <GMoffitt@city.newport-beach.ca.us>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: American Girls Programming ideas wanted
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Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 15:22:18 CST
Our staff is planning their eighth annual American Girls Tea Party and have
finally run out of ideas. This has probably been discussed
before, but
does anyone have any nifty ideas/activities for such an event? You can
reply directly to me, and I will forward to our staff. Thank yee much!
Gina Moffitt
gmoffitt@city.newport-beach.ca.us
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From: "Natasha C Stocek" <natashastocek@lycos.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: showing PG rated films
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Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 15:22:33 CST
I'm curious about the copyright laws... Is this okay to do?
--
On Wed, 17 Jan 2001 20:02:37
MClark wrote:
>Our Library system rents feature films on video for use by our staff
>during summer reading club programming. We generally rent several
>"G-rated" films to use with children up through grade 4 or 5.
>We also rent a couple "PG-rated" films to use with young
people
>in grades 5 and up.
>
>We always advertise the title and the rating to give parents a
>"heads-up" an allow them to make the decision on whether or
not their
>children can attend a program with a "PG-rating". (We
believe this
>works the same way that advertising a Halloween storytime allows
>parents who do not believe in celebrating the holiday make the
>decision on whether or not to attend storytime that week.)
>
>My questions to those who show "PG-rated" films:
>Do you just include the "PG-rating" in your promotional
pieces?
>Do any of you require that young people who attend a
"PG-rated"
>film, have a permission slip signed by a parent?
>
>Thanks for your comments!
>
>Marilyn Clark
>Youth Services Coordinator
>Toledo-Lucas County Public Library
>mclark@toledolibrary.org
>
>
>
>
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From: heather mcneil-nix <heatherm@dpls.lib.or.us>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: net scum
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Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 15:22:54 CST
I have to say that I think sometimes we need to allow opportunities to
"vent" without assuming the librarian would really respond to the
patron in
a visibly negative way. I, too, get very frustrated with the amount of
time
and discussion we spend as a staff trying to establish fair rules,
coordinate sign up, and monitor the use of the computers. It is not
the
ones who want to use the Internet who are the irritation; it is the ones who
skirt around every rule, who want to hop from computer to computer, who
"chat" on line with someone sitting next to them, who believe that
day long,
free use of the Internet is their guaranteed right, and not a privilege.
So, Scott, personally I like the term "net scum" when I can say it
inside
myself as I, once again, explain the rules to a patron who is avoiding them,
or dedicate a large portion of a staff meeting to a discussion about these
patrons.
Heather McNeil-Nix
Youth Services Coordinator
Deschutes Public Library District
601 N.W. Wall St.
Bend, OR 97701
541-312-0130
heatherm@dpls.lib.or.us
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From: "Gruninger, Laura" <lgruning@MCL.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: Christmas Card Crafts
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Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 15:23:11 CST
Try "Creative Crafting with Recycled Greeting Cards" by Catherine
Lawrence, 1997, Sterling.
Laura Gruninger,Young Adult Librarian
Mercer County Library System
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
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Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 9:03 PM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Christmas Card Crafts
Does anyone know of any crafts you can make using old Christmas cards?
Or
does anyone know of a book that shows crafts using Christmas cards?
Thank
you.
Jennifer Bromann
Head of Youth Services
Prairie Trails Public Library
Burbank, IL
bromannj@hotmail.com
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From: Jill Patterson <jillpatterson@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Christmas card crafts
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Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 15:23:29 CST
I have a gardening colleague who teaches her 10th grade class to make
boxes out of Christmas cards--or any other card. It is an origami
folded box, the top of the box is from the design half of the card, and
the bottom of the box is from the bottom of the card. The boxes are
folded so that most, if not all, of the writing is covered up. I bet
any basic origami book would have the box design, but she will be
teaching us her method at our February Master Gardeners meeting. So,
if you can't find a pattern, e-mail me and I'll send you the
directions.
=====
Jill Patterson, Manager
La Habra Branch Library, OCPL
221 E. La Habra Blvd. California
e-mail: jillpatterson@yahoo.com
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From: Bobbi Ludwig <bludwig@snap.lib.ca.us>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: Christmas Card Crafts
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Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 15:23:47 CST
At my previous job, we used the fronts of old cards and cut
them into
holiday shapes using our Ellison machine, then strung them together (like
garland), and hung them on the tree and around the doorway. We also
used
the shapes to decorate our "gift bags".
Bobbi
Bobbi-Jean Ludwig, MLIS
Children's/YA Librarian
Rio Vista Library--Rio Vista, CA
Solano County Library System
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From: "Patty Skinner" <pskinner@astoria.or.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Videos, ratings, and kids
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 15:24:01 CST
Hi Pubyacers,
Our small public library has a number of videos that have been donated over
the years. Some of these are R rated popular movies. We need to
update our
policies to deal with this collection and the fact that kids under 17 want
to check them out.
We'd love to see any selection policies you might have for videos, and
anything you have dealing with kids and video ratings. Our all volunteer
advisory library board is pushing for a way to limit video check out.
Thanks.
Patty Skinner
Astoria Public Library
Senior Library Assistant
pskinner@astoria.or.us
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From: Christina Renaud <bubberenaud@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: stumper
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Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 15:25:07 CST
I had a patron ask about a newer book that I just
can't remember. It has animals such as a snake going
to visit a grandmother.
Can anyone help?
Thanks in advance, and you can email me directly at
bubberenaud@yahoo.com
Christina Renaud
Attleboro Public Library
Attleboro, MA
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From: lisajo@ci.burlington.wa.us
(Lisa Anderson, Children's Librarian)
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Book Discussions for pre-teens
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Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 15:25:40 CST
To Whom It May Concern:
I would be interested in a list of books you have used for your pre-teen
book discussions and questions you have formulated for each discussion. I
will begin my first book discussion for 5th-8th graders here at our library
next month. I am willing to share the titles I have picked and the book
discussion questions I have come up with using the Junior Great Books
training I have taken.
Lisa Anderson
Children's Librarian
Burlington Public Library
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