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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: Saturday, January 20, 2001 11:01 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 348
PUBYAC Digest 348
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Weeding Standards
by "S. Fichtelberg" <sfichtel@lmxac.org>
2) Re: Picking Audio books
by "Curry Rose Hoskey" <hoskey@capecod.net>
3) Stumper: reading with your child
by Ellen Heaney <eheaney@nwpl.new-westminster.bc.ca>
4) Storytime
by "Carol Tassielli" <ctassielli@tpl.toronto.on.ca>
5) winter storytime stretchers
by "Jeanenne Reid Robinson" <jrrchild@hotmail.com>
6) Kristi stumper solved
by Kathleen Ahern <kahern@selco.lib.mn.us>
7) suggestions of Jand YA basketball and football books
by Kathleen Ahern <kahern@selco.lib.mn.us>
8) Stumper -- Ghost Out of Wall
by kay bowes <kbowes@tipcat.dtcc.edu>
9) Stumper - Children from Mammoth Falls
by "BALIS/PLS/SVLS Reference Center" <srcsf@mindspring.com>
10) STUMPER: Poem
by Catherine Mau <cmau@bal.alibrary.com>
11) Filter This! Librarians to Sue Over New Law
by "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
12) PEN/Newman's Own First Amendment Award
by "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
13) PDF Now Available for Libraries & the Internet Toolkit, Rev.
Jan. 4, 2001
by "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
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From: "S. Fichtelberg" <sfichtel@lmxac.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Weeding Standards
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Personally, I hate to simply use circulation stats. to determine
whether or
not to discard a book. Lots of very well written stories don't go out
for
blocks of time. And interest in some books is cyclical. I also
consider
that the body of work, by certain authors, is important, especially if your
collection also serves students of children's literature. Many factors
come
into play, including quality, importance, shelf space, and if you are one
library or part of a system. I have no problem with the three year
rule for
a branch library, as long as the main library keeps the books that are good,
but perhaps not necessarily popular.
Aside from professional experience, we use Children's Catalog, and The
Elementary School Library Collection. There's also Gillespie's Best
Books
for Children.
Susan
sfichtel@lmxac.org
Woodbridge Public Library
Woodbridge, NJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Natalie" <nattiek@yahoo.com>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Sent: Friday, January 12, 2001 4:29 PM
Subject: Re: Classic?
> Lisa,
>
> I don't know if this helps, but when we weed, we tend
> to look at how many times a book has gone out. If it
> hasn't gone out in 3 years, we discard it. If it's a
> popular book that's just in bad shape, we either
> re-order it, or if we have multiple copies, we get rid
> of it. Don't know of any sites that classify classic
> books, but I think a book is considered a classic if
> it's over 20 years old.
>
> Natalie
>
> =====
> Natalie Korsavidis
> Youth Services Librarian
> Farmingdale Public Library
> Farmingdale, NY
>
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From: "Curry Rose Hoskey" <hoskey@capecod.net>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: Picking Audio books
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Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2001 10:19:40 CST
We have an extensive audiobook collection, owing to the fact that we are in
a semi-rural area and have a lot of commuters. We have just started to
get
books on CDs, but they very rarely go out. I try to push them by
displaying
them next to the print edition, but no luck yet. It depends on your
community, but from what I can see, tapes will definitely be around for
awhile.
Recorded Books is a wonderful company, with extremely high-quality
recordings and TERRIFIC narrators. They are not
"celebrities" (for the most
part), but they are all accomplished actors (as a strange side note, most of
them have done guest spots on "Law and Order"). Anyway, I
highly recommend
Recorded Books. If you start a "core collection," they
will give you 20%
off. Actually, their cost is one downside; they are rather expensive.
As
for your "slower rate" request, Recorded Books have a whole
collection of
audiobooks that are read at a slower rate. They also have
"kits" in sturdy
boxes that include the book and the tape together. Recorded Books will
replace any broken tape free of charge (except shipping).
Some of the Listening Library recordings are also terrific, because they
have multiple voices, and it gives it a more theatrical feel. The
"Dealing
With Dragons" series and many of Bruce Coville's books are produced by
this
company.
Can you get a hand on your school district's curriculum? That would be
a
good way to determine whether you're getting the books that the kids will
have to read. The ALSC has a "Notable Recordings" award list
(I think it
just came out for this year). Recorded Books' catalog has a separate
listing of their recordings that have won that award, as well as a separate
listing of their recordings of Newbery books. Lastly, for 3rd-5th
graders,
I recommend Hank the Cowdog recordings (Recorded Books sells them, but other
vendors might sell them, too). They are read by the author, and are
pretty
funny. I have been told by numerous families that _everyone_ in the
family
enjoyed them, not just the kids.
As you can see, I am a big fan of audiobooks. Please feel free to
email me
privately if you want to discuss them further!
Have fun, and good luck!
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.
----- Original Message -----
From: <Lakeviewbooklady@aol.com>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 4:16 PM
Subject: Picking Audio books
> 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: Ellen Heaney <eheaney@nwpl.new-westminster.bc.ca>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumper: reading with your child
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Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2001 10:20:00 CST
I am looking for something I copied out of a book several years ago and
cannot find:
It is a single page about the importance of reading with your child
"just
five minutes a day" - sort of in the form of a poem.
I thought it was by a well-known children's writer. It is not in Jim
Trelease's book, or Paul Kropp's.
I know this sounds more than a bit vague, but can anyone out there help (I
wanted it for a display we are doing in the library)?
Thanks.
Ellen Heaney
Children's Services
New Westminster Public Library
New Westminster, British Columbia
eheaney@nwpl.new-westminster.bc.ca
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From: "Carol Tassielli" <ctassielli@tpl.toronto.on.ca>
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Subject: Storytime
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Hi, My library just received a beautiful Puppy Dog Puppet and now I'm
all =
keen on doing a program for Storytime (ages 3-5 yrs) on Puppies.=20
Can anyone suggest a short story I can tell, using my puppet. And
also =
any fingerplays or songs=20
Tks a lot
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From: "Jeanenne Reid Robinson" <jrrchild@hotmail.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: winter storytime stretchers
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Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2001 10:20:37 CST
I am doing a winter/snow program for school-age children. I have plenty of
stories, a film, and a craft idea. I am looking for good story stretchers.
Does anyone know of any good winter/snow storytime stretchers for school-age
children (K-6th grade) that they are willing to share? These could include
jokes, poems, simple songs, etc. I will post responses on the list in the
near future.
Thanks in advance,
Jeanenne Robinson
Jrrchild@hotmail.com
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From: Kathleen Ahern <kahern@selco.lib.mn.us>
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Subject: Kristi stumper solved
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Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2001 10:20:53 CST
The patron who was looking for the book featuring a girl named
"Kirstin"
who was moved from her family and then reuinted appears to have been
solved! The book is Kirsti by Helen Markley Miller. We're
inter-library loaning it for our patron and she is very thrilled!
THANKS!
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From: Kathleen Ahern <kahern@selco.lib.mn.us>
To: pubyac <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: suggestions of Jand YA basketball and football books
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Here are the suggestions for the 12 year old patron who had read
"Million Dollar Shot": and wanted other fictional basketball
and/or
football books with some
sense of mystery or unknown in them. Thanks to all who have responded!
These authors were recommended:
John Tunis, Fred Bowen, Bruce Brooks, Gordon Korman, Dean Hughes, Carl
Deuker and Thomas Dygard
These specific titles were recommended:
Blue Star Rapture by James Bennett
The Moves Make the Man by Bruce Brooks
Night Hoops by Carl Deuker
Outside Shooter by Thomas Dygard
The Rebounder by Thomas Dygard
Hoops by Walter Dean Myers
On the Devil's Court by Deuker
The Zucchi Warriors by Gordon Korman
The Toilet Paper Tigers by Gordon Korman
The Sluggers Club by Paul Robert Walker
S.O. R. Losers by Avi
Me, Mop and Moondance by Myers
Jump Ball by Mel Glenn
The Football Rebels by Jackson Scholz
Rookie Quarterback by Jackson Scholz
The Screech Owl Series
Chiop Hilton Sports Series (paperback reprints)
Super Hoops Series by Hank Herman
Other "good books" for guys were suggested:
Hatchet and Tucket books by Paulsen
Nasty Stinky Sneakers by Bunting
Frindle by Clements
Stone Fox by Gardiner
Max and Me and the Wild West by Greer and Ruddick
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From: kay bowes <kbowes@tipcat.dtcc.edu>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Stumper -- Ghost Out of Wall
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Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2001 10:21:23 CST
Oh fellow PUBYACers,
A patron called about a book for young people -- fiction -- where a ghost
comes out of a wall in York, England. An American family is visiting
England and there are some gypsies in the book, also. I have checked
the
usual sources but nothing rings a bell. Do any of you have any ideas?
TIA.
Kay Bowes
Concord Pike Library
Wilmington, Delaware
kbowes@tipcat.dtcc.edu
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From: "BALIS/PLS/SVLS Reference Center" <srcsf@mindspring.com>
To: "pubyac" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumper - Children from Mammoth Falls
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Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2001 10:21:38 CST
We have a patron who wants to identify a book he read as a boy in the 1970s.
The book is about 4 or 5 children who live in Mammoth Falls, and have a
series of adventures. Zeke is the name of one of the adult characters.
He
runs a junkyard and smokes a cigar. One adventure is about a balloon
over a
lake. It may have been part of a series of books.
Sources we've checked: Bowker's Reading in Series; OCLC;
Alibris;
Alltheweb.
Does anyone recognize this? If so, please respond to us directly at
srcsf@mindspring.com , as we are
not subscribed to the list. Many thanks
for any help or suggestions!
- Catherine Sylvia
BALIS/PLS/SVLS System Reference Center, SF Branch
c/o San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin Street, 3rd floor
San Francisco, CA 94102
Tel: 415/552-5042 Fax: 415/552-5067
email: srcsf@mindspring.com
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From: Catherine Mau <cmau@bal.alibrary.com>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: STUMPER: Poem
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We are looking unsuccessfully for a poem remembered by a patron (in
her
mid-50's?) from her childhood. It includes the phrase, "Dilkey,
dalkey,
Dinah" and may be set in China. We've tried PoemFinder and the
Index to
Children's Poetry, as well as our catalog with no success. She feels
it is
a poem from an anthology, not a picture book. Any ideas?
Catherine Mau
Catherine Mau
Head of Young People's Services
Barrington Area Library
http://www.bal.alibrary.com
505 N. Northwest Highway
Barrington, IL 60010-3399
mailto:cmau@bal.alibrary.com
847.382.1300 ext. 250
FAX: 847.382.1261
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From: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
Subject: Filter This! Librarians to Sue Over New Law
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Filter This! Librarians to Sue Over New Law
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2675701,00.html
Librarians to Sue Over Mandatory Filtering
http://slashdot.org/yro/01/01/18/2237231.shtml
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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: PEN/Newman's Own First Amendment Award
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Nominations are encouraged for the PEN/Newman's Own First Amendment Award. =
The award, $25,000 and a limited-edition artwork, is presented each =
Spring to a U.S. resident who has fought courageously, despite adversity, =
to safeguard the First Amendment right to freedom of expression as it =
applies to the written word. Past recipients have included a school =
newspaper advisor, teacher, playwright, journalist and bookseller. The
=
panel of judges will include three prominent PEN authors and two First =
Amendment experts. =20
Last year's winner, Dr. William Holda, President of Kilgore College, =
(Kilgore, Texas) uncompromisingly protected the college's production of =
Tony Kushner's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Angels in America, despite =
strong opposition from the community. Threats intensified as the date
of =
the first performance drew near and Dr. Holda found himself the target of =
the protests. He was vilified in circulated petitions; protesters =
picketed his church; a forty-foot-wide billboard accused him of blasphemy; =
his son endured harassment at school; editorials denouncing Dr. Holda =
appeared in newspapers, while angry letters and e-mails flooded his =
office. County officials threatened to withdraw a fine arts grant for
the =
Texas Shakespeare Festival, an independent festival supported by Kilgore =
College. Despite the building pressure and negative publicity, Dr.
Holda =
stood firm in his decision to uphold academic freedom and First Amendment =
rights. He took measures to ensure the safety of the cast and audience
=
throughout the performances, and dealt personally with the press and with =
his critics. The play was performed to full houses and positive =
reviews.=20
For further information and an application form, please contact: Ivy =
Nevares, PEN/Newman's Own First Amendment Award, PEN American Center, 568 =
Broadway, Suite 401, New York, NY 10012, by phone (212) 334-1660, ext.
=
106, e-mail ivy@pen.org. Deadline for
applications: January 31, 2001.
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From: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
Subject: PDF Now Available for Libraries & the Internet Toolkit, Rev.
Jan. 4, 2001
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Libraries & the Internet Toolkit has been revised as of January 4, 2001,
=
and now resides on the OIF Web site at
http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/internettoolkit.html=20
The PDF is available at
http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/internettoolkit.pdf=20
_________
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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