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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>
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 15:26:14 CST
Subject: PUBYAC digest 346
PUBYAC Digest 346
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Princess Stumper
by JANE BAIRD <LIJHB@library.ci.anchorage.ak.us>
2) Mythology activities for teen group
by "Sparta Library" <spartalibrary@centurytel.net>
3) cross stitch for kids
by "A. Creech" <alisonc@is2.dal.ca>
4) Trivia Question - Help!
by Chris Mallo <chrism@grrl.lib.mn.us>
5) Bungle Biscuit Stumper solved!
by "Curry Rose Hoskey" <hoskey@capecod.net>
6) Violence in the Media: A Joint Statement
by "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
7) National Research Council's Committee on Tools and Strategies
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by "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
8) Harry Potter series again tops list of most challenged books
by "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
9) American Library Association votes to challenge CIPA
by "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
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From: JANE BAIRD <LIJHB@library.ci.anchorage.ak.us>
To: PUBYAC@PRAIRIENET.ORG
Subject: Princess Stumper
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 15:26:14 CST
I am looking for a children's book that have a character that was called
"the princess of the wobelines". The spelling may be wrong.
Thank you,
Jane Baird
Young Adult Librarian
Z.J. Loussac Library
Anchorage Alaska
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From: "Sparta Library" <spartalibrary@centurytel.net>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Mythology activities for teen group
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Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 15:26:31 CST
Our Teen Advisory Council has shown a lot of interest in mythology and I
would like to develop some activites to use in our weekly after-school
meetings. I'm thinking of starting with Greek myths.
Mythology is far from my area of expertise. Has anyone done a
mythology
program for young adults (predominantly 7-9 graders)? Any ideas on
activities I can use along with the stories?
We would also like to add some mythology titles to our collection that are
specifically geared for YA. Any suggestions you could forward me would
be
greatly appreciated.
Lisa Wold
Asst. Director
Sparta Free Library
P.O. Box 347
Sparta, WI
spartalibrary@centurytel.net
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From: "A. Creech" <alisonc@is2.dal.ca>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: cross stitch for kids
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Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 15:26:46 CST
Hi all. We've had a request for a beginning cross stitch book for
kids.
I've checked amazon etc, and iI can't seem to find one. Does anyone
have
in their collection a good beginning cross stitch for kids book that I can
get the title of? Preferably still in print.
Thanks in advance
Alison
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Alison Creech
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
ak454@chebucto.ns.ca
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From: Chris Mallo <chrism@grrl.lib.mn.us>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Trivia Question - Help!
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Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 15:27:02 CST
We really need the help of all the great and wonderful
people on Pubyac for this one! There is a university-run
college trivia contest every february that is known for it's
amazingly difficult questions. This year is no different.
The teams were all give 12 pictures, 1 of which was an illustrated
map of some kind of mouse land. The town hall, millner and seamstress
houses are shown as well as the bay (whose name has been whited out)
and the city park. Two mice are in the lower left hand corner and
slightly resemble Richard Scarry's drawings. There is a motto under
neath them that says.
"A peaceful community
of honorable mice--
A land blessed with
a moderate climate
and fertile soil--
A land where no mouse
is a stranger."
Does anyone have any ideas as to where this map is from? Who the
mice are? Where we could get any info on this image at all?
Any and all answers, comments, guesses, would be greatly appreciated.
If you would like to see a copy of the map just let me know
and I'll forward the web address to you.
Thanks so much, you guys are wonderful!!
Chris Mallo
chrism@grrl.lib.mn.us
Great River Regional Library
St. Cloud, MN 56301
(320) 650-2500
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From: "Curry Rose Hoskey" <hoskey@capecod.net>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Bungle Biscuit Stumper solved!
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Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 15:27:19 CST
Thanks to Judy Looby and Mary D'Eliso, I now know that the title is PRETZELS
by Arthur Dorros. The "Collective Brain" did it again!
Curry Rose Hoskey
Youth Services Librarian
Eastham Public Library
190 Samoset Rd.
Eastham MA 02642
http://www.capecod.net/~elibrary/
Opinions expressed are my own, not the library's.
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From: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
Subject: Violence in the Media: A Joint Statement
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The ALA Council voted to endorse "Violence in the Media: A Joint
Statement"=
on Wednesday, January 17, 2001. The statement can be found at http://www.=
ftrf.org/violencestatement.html=20
See also
Violence in the Media
http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/violenceinthemedia.html=20
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Don Wood
Program Officer/Communications
American Library Association
Office for Intellectual Freedom
50 East Huron Street
Chicago, IL 60611
1-800-545-2433, ext. 4225
Fax: 312-280-4227
dwood@ala.org
http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/index.html
intellectual freedom @ your library
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From: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
Subject: National Research Council's Committee on Tools and Strategies
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From: Herb Lin <HLin@nas.edu>
The description below of the project has been circulated previously, and
the call for papers described below is still active. In addition, the
=
project
wishes to inform interested parties of an electronic online questionnaire
on the subject, which can be reached through the project website (www.itasn=
rc.org,
which contains other information on the project) or directly through the
following address:
http://www4.nationalacademies.org/deps/cstbitwsur2.nsf/datainput
Please forward this invitation to anyone whom you think might be
interested.
thanks.
herb lin
=3D=3D=3D
PLEASE POST WIDELY
CALL FOR PAPERS and other input -- NRC Project on Tools and Strategies for
Protecting Kids from Pornography and Their Applicability to Other
Inappropriate
Internet Content
The subject of controlling children's Internet access to pornography is =
charged politically and emotionally in the national debate. Other areas do =
provoke public concern, but pornography on the Internet is and has been a =
major focus of national debate for quite some time. Recognizing this =
issue, the U.S. Congress asked the National Research Council (NRC) of the =
National Academies (which include the National Academy of Sciences, the =
National Academy of Engineering,
and the Institute of Medicine) to examine tools and strategies for =
protecting kids from pornography and their applicability to other =
inappropriate material on the internet.
To facilitate its study of the relevant issues, the NRC's Committee on =
Tools and Strategies for Protecting Kids from Pornography and Their =
Applicability to Other Inappropriate Material on the Internet seeks white =
papers from interested parties on topics relevant to this issue, as well =
as a number of other kinds of input.
Details on submitting white papers or other input, as well as more =
information on the project, can be found at http://www.itasnrc.org.
In =
particular, the topics of interest to the committee can be found at this =
site, as well as the requirements for submission. Many topics of
interest =
are listed, and
prospective authors can choose topics not listed as well.)=20
Contact the project director for more information.
Herb Lin
itas@nas.edu
202-334-2605
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From: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
Subject: Harry Potter series again tops list of most challenged books
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Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 15:28:08 CST
Harry Potter series again tops list of most challenged books
http://www.ala.org/news/v6n9/challenged.html
"The best-selling Harry Potter series of children's books by J.K.
Rowling =
tops the list of books most challenged for the second year in a row. =
According to the American Library Association's (ALA) Office for Intellectu=
al Freedom, Harry Potter first entered the list last year, rising to the =
top after only three months. The number of challenges to Harry Potter =
reported in 2000 is triple that of 1999. The series continues to draw =
complaints from parents and others concerned about the books' alleged =
occult/Satanic theme, religious viewpoint, anti-family approach and =
violence."
_________
Don Wood
Program Officer/Communications
American Library Association
Office for Intellectual Freedom
50 East Huron Street
Chicago, IL 60611
1-800-545-2433, ext. 4225
Fax: 312-280-4227
dwood@ala.org
http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/index.html
intellectual freedom @ your library
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From: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
Subject: American Library Association votes to challenge CIPA
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NEWS
For Immediate Release Contact: Mark =
Gould
January 18, 2001 mgould@ala.=
org=20
312-280-5042
American Library Association votes to challenge CIPA
The executive board of the American Library Association (ALA) voted =
yesterday to initiate legal action challenging the recently enacted =
Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA), signed into law on December 21. =
The decision came after more than a week of intense discussion among =
leaders and members during the association's annual Midwinter Meeting.
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The ALA contends the act is unconstitutional and creates an infringement =
of First Amendment protections.
The federal rider, which was attached to the Labor HHS Education Appropriat=
ions Bill, mandates libraries and schools install content filters on all =
computers that offer Internet access as a prerequisite to receiving =
federal grant funds. Funding sources include the e-rate program, the =
Library Services and Technology Act and the Elementary and Secondary =
Education Act. All three programs help ensure schools and libraries =
provide access to the resources communities need to thrive in the =
information age. CIPA runs counter to these federal efforts to close the =
digital divide for all Americans.
No filtering software successfully differentiates constitutionally =
protected speech from illegal speech on the Internet. Even the federal
=
commission appointed to study child safety on the Internet concluded =
filters are not effective in blocking all content that some may find =
objectionable, but they do block much useful and constitutionally =
protected information.
The association is researching and exploring its options in preparation =
for litigation.
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End of PUBYAC Digest 346
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