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From: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults and
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To: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults and Children"
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Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 11:01 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 365
PUBYAC Digest 365
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Re: "Drop In" Storytime
by Michelle Ramsell <ramselmi@oplin.lib.oh.us>
2) books that come with CDs
by Kate McDowell <mcdowell@hera.itg.uiuc.edu>
3) Job Opportunity
by Nancy Seibert <nseibert@jefferson.lib.co.us>
4) Temporary Children's Librarian Posting #0111
by Christie Jackson <cjackson@sno-isle.org>
5) Solutions to cat stumper
by Kim Flores <kimf@mail.orion.org>
6) Stumper - Hatbox
by Carol Chatfield <cchatfield@myriad.middlebury.edu>
7) american girls bib (long)
by Georgi Sandgren <ivylane3@yahoo.com>
8) Another stumper
by Kris Zimmerman <ZimmeK@ci.loveland.co.us>
9) Rip Roaring Reads workshop coming up!
by "A. Kastner" <alisonkastner@yahoo.com>
10) thanks for the help
by Pamela Stack <pstack@vlc.lib.mi.us>
11) ?Strange Story
by "Shari Haber" <shaber@mcls.org>
12) Donut shop burried treasure stumper
by Latricia Batchelor <jul2474@yahoo.com>
13) Re: Give a Boy a Gun
by SandraK Lang <langsa@oplin.lib.oh.us>
14) Re: Give a Boy a Gun
by "Wayne Grimm" <WAYNEG@ci.tigard.or.us>
15) Dynamite YALSA Preconference Offered
by "Linda Waddle" <lwaddle@ala.org>
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From: Michelle Ramsell <ramselmi@oplin.lib.oh.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org, pubyac
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Subject: Re: "Drop In" Storytime
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Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2001 22:37:55 CST
At 09:52 PM 2/7/01 CST, Sandy Belfi wrote:
>Hi all:
>
>We are planning to change from a pre-registration system to a "drop
in"
>storytime session. Has anyone else adopted this format, and if so,
has
>it been successful?
>
>Thanks in advance,
>Sandy Belfi
>Sump Memorial Library
>Papillion, NE
>
>
>
Hi Sandy-
We did away with pre-registration about four years ago. With
pre-registration, we often found that we were turning people away because
the registration was at maximum, but we rarely had everyone who had
registered actually show up. We also wanted to allow flexibility for
our
patrons. Young families schedules seem crazier each year, and we
wanted to
help make storytime fit easily into their weekly agendas. We wanted
our
patrons to know that they could choose the day and time that worked best
for them each week.
Offering storytimes without registration was well received by the public.
They loved the flexibility, and we loved that we didn't have to turn people
away. Most patrons come on the same day and time each week, but if
they
slept in one day or had a dentist appointment one week, they could still
have storytime be part of their week. We did have people show up only
one
or two times out of a six week session, but without registration we weren't
concerned that this was eliminating someone else from attending.
Instead,
we were just glad to have had them those one or two times.
Two thoughts...
1- Be ready for storytime attendance to increase! We actually added
additional toddler storytimes to meet the demand. With the added
flexibility there was more public interest.
2- If you offer age specific storytimes, be sure to indicate in your
promotional materials that although there is no registration required,
patrons are asked to attend only age-appropriate storytimes. This was
important to our library setting. We offer lapsit for one year-olds,
toddler storytime for 2's & 3's and preschool storytime for 4's &
5's.
Each are developmentally geared for the specific age group. We wanted
to
encourage patrons to choose the storytime that worked best for them each
week, but we still wanted to make sure that we didn't have two year-olds
attending preschool storytime. With this clearly included in our
promotional materials, we haven't had any problems.
Good luck with your change. I'd be interested to hear how your public
responds to the change.
Michelle Ramsell
****************************************************
Michelle McMorrow Ramsell
Head of the Children's Department
Tuscarawas County Public Library
121 Fair Ave NW
New Philadelphia, OH 44663
(330)364-4474 ramselmi@oplin.lib.oh.us
"You may have tangible wealth untold, caskets of jewels
and coffers of gold. Richer than I you can never be---
I had a mother who read to me." -Strickland Gillian
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From: Kate McDowell <mcdowell@hera.itg.uiuc.edu>
To: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults &
Children"
Subject: books that come with CDs
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Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2001 22:38:18 CST
I compiled responses to my question: how are libraries circulating
books
that have an accompanying CD? I got three kinds of replies:
1) The CD is left in the original pocket OR a sturdier pocket is added to
better protect the CD, AND a note is placed on the outside of the book and
sometimes a note pops up in the circulation system reminding the person
checking the book in or out to look for the CD. (Incidentally, this
option was by far the most common response.)
2) The CD is kept behind the desk and given to the patron when the book is
checked out, again with a sticker on the book and a note in the
circulation system indicating that an CD accompanies the item.
3) The book and CD are circulated in hanging bags, like storytime kits or
other items with multiple pieces. One person with this response stated
that they tried option 1 (above) first, and it resulted in having the CD
missing from many books and consequent calling of patrons and other
ensuing headaches.
Thanks, as always, for the outstanding willingness to donate your time and
brain power to help me approach this dilemma!
thanks,
Kate
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Kate McDowell
Children's Librarian
The Urbana Free Library
Urbana, IL
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From: Nancy Seibert <nseibert@jefferson.lib.co.us>
To: "'PUBYAC@prairienet.org'"
<PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: Job Opportunity
Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2001 22:38:56 CST
Please post the following position. Thank you.
LIBRARY PATRON SERVICE 01-405 Part-time DEADLINE MARCH 1, 2001.
Jefferson
County Public Library two openings at the Belmar & Columbine Branches.
Requires Bachelors Degree, 1yr. customer service experience w/good
communication & computer skills. Will provide reference assistance in
Children's Room, using reference tools and online resources & assist
with
children's programs. Annual Salary is $13,781 (20hpw). Some evening, minor
holidays, & weekend shifts required.
A Jefferson County application required & due March 1, 2001.
Applications
available by fax at 303-271-8411 or online
http://co.jefferson.co.us/dpt/humres/humres.htm.
Return to Jefferson County
Human Resources Dept., 800 Jefferson County Pkwy, Ste. 140, Golden CO 80401;
303-271-8400, or fax to 303-271-8411.
Nancy Seibert
Jefferson County Public Library
nseibert@jefferson.lib.co.us
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From: Christie Jackson <cjackson@sno-isle.org>
To: "PUBYAC (E-mail)" <pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Temporary Children's Librarian Posting #0111
Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2001 22:39:32 CST
Please visit the Sno-Isle Regional Library System website at
http://www.sno-isle.org/jobs for
more information on our Temporary
Children's Librarian opening at our Arlington, WA library closing February
16, 2001.
Christie Jackson
Human Resources
Sno-Isle Regional Library System
Direct (360)651-7026
Fax (360)651-7151
Email cjackson@sno-isle.org
Web www.sno-isle.org
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From: Kim Flores <kimf@mail.orion.org>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org, kim.heikkinen@mcfls.org
Subject: Solutions to cat stumper
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Thank you to everyone who responded to my stumper about two tribes of
warring cats. We haven't been able to reach our patron but the
suggestions I recieved were:
Ratha's Creature/Ratha's Challenge/Clan Ground-a series by Clare Bell
Tailchaser's Song by Tad Williams
Cats of Seroster by Robert Westall
Catswold Portal by Shirley Rousseau Murphy
Thanks again to Nancee, Ann, Alison, Peggy, Becka and Kitty who
responded to our request.
Kim Flores
Springfield MO
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From: Carol Chatfield <cchatfield@myriad.middlebury.edu>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Stumper - Hatbox
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Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2001 22:40:10 CST
Surely someone has a better memory than I....we're looking for a recent
picture book, probably a year or two old, about a hat in a hatbox being
mailed as a present (aunt to child, child to aunt?) which gets lost in
transit. Each person who finds in on its way west adds something to
it. The hat is ultimately matched to the person it was intended for.
The story is set in the days of the westward movement.
We know we've got this one, but keyword searching fails to turn it up
under hats or other obvious clues.
Thanks for your help!
Carol
--
Carol Chatfield
Youth Services Librarian
Ilsley Public Library
75 Main Street
Middlebury, VT 05753
(802) 388-4369
cchatfield@myriad.middlebury.edu
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From: Georgi Sandgren <ivylane3@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: american girls bib (long)
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Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2001 22:40:28 CST
Thanks to all who sent their suggestions for titles.
My rough draft includes the following:
Antle, Nancy. Beautiful Land: A Story of the
Oklahoma Land Rush.
Twelve-year-old Annie Mae and her family join
thousands of hopeful settlers as they join in a land
run to stake claims in the newly-opened Oklahoma
Territory J-HF ANT
Bader, Bonnie. East Side Story.
A young girl and her older sister, working in the
Triangle Shirtwaist factory, an early
twentieth-century sweatshop on the Lower East Side of
New York City, join a protest to try to improve the
miserable working conditions. J-HF BAD
Blos, Joan W. Brooklyn Doesn't Rhyme.
Edwina Rose Sachs records happenings in the lives of
her Polish Jewish immigrant family and their friends
living in Brooklyn in the early 1900s as they
celebrate old ways while becoming part of America .
J-HF BLO
Chaikin, Miriam. I Should Worry, I Should Care.
A young Jewish girl and her family adjust to a new
neighborhood and new friends at a time when the radio
is telling of Hitler's rise to power in Europe.
(series) J-HF CHA
Cochrane, Patricia A. Purely Rosie Pearl.
In 1935 twelve-year-old Rosie Pearl Bush and her
family of migrants endure the hardships of the Great
Depression as they find work picking fruit in the
California Valley. J-HF COC
Delton, Judy. Kitty from the Start.
Kitty moves to a new neighborhood and eventually
makes a successful transition into her new third
grade. (series) J-HF DEL
De Young, C. Coco. A Letter to Mrs. Roosevelt.
Eleven-year-old Margo fulfills a class assignment by
writing a letter to Eleanor Roosevelt asking for help
to save her family's home during the Great Depression.
J-HF DEY
Fritz, Jean. The Cabin Faced West.
Ten-year-old Ann overcomes loneliness and learns to
appreciate the importance of her role in settling the
wilderness of western Pennsylvania. J-HF FRI
Gross, Virginia T. The Day It Rained Forever: A Story
of the Johnstown Flood.
Christina and her family experience the miracles and
tragedies that occurred in the 1889 flood which
devastated their town. J-HF GRO
Herman, Charlotte. Millie Cooper and Friends.
Millie, a fourth-grader in 1947, struggles with her
feelings and choices when her best friend seems to
prefer the company of a new classmate. (series) J-HF
HER
Hest, Amy. The Private Notebook of Katie Roberts, Age
11.
In a series of journal entries and letters to a pen
pal, Katie relates her feelings about her father's
death in World War II, her mother's remarriage, and
the family's move from New York City to Texas. J-HF
HES
Kudlinski, Kathleen. Shannon. A Chinatown Adventure,
San Francisco, 1880.
Newly arrived in Victorian San Francisco from Ireland,
Shannon plans the daring rescue of a young Chinese
slave girl.J-HF KUD
Lawlor, Laurie. Addie's Forever Friend.
While her father is looking for a homestead in the
Dakotas in the late 1880s, Addie and her mother and
brothers spend the summer with her aunt and uncle in
Sabula, Iowa, where she rescues her best friend during
a flood and where her baby sister is born. (series)
J-HF LAW
Lovelace, Maud Hart. Betsy, Tacy and Tib.
In the Midwest at the turn of the century, these girls
form an everlastingfriendship in spit of, or because
of, their escapades. (series) J-PBK L
MacLachlan, Patricia. Sarah, Plain and Tall.
When their father invites a mail-order bride to come
live with them in their prairie home, Caleb and Anna
are captivated by their new mother and hope that she
will stay, but fear her homesickness will cause her to
leave. J-HF MAC, J-PBK M
O'Neil, Zibby. A Long Way to Go.
After her grandmother is jailed for the cause, an
eight-year-old girl deals with the women's suffrage
movement that rages during World War I. J-HF ONE
Rock, Gail. The House without a Christmas Tree.
In 1946 a strong-willed ten-year-old girl tries to
understand and overcome her stern father's objections
to having a Christmas tree in their Nebraska home.
(series) J-HF ROC
Taylor, Sydney. All-of-a-Kind Family.
A story of five little Jewish girls who live with
their parents on New York's lower East Side in the
early 1900s and find adventure in their daily lives.
(series) J-PBK T
West, Tracey. Fire in the Valley.
Twelve-year-old Sarah's feelings about life on her
family's California farm change when she writes a
letter to President Teddy Roosevelt to protest
diverting water for use by the growing
city of Los Angeles and when she saves her twin
brother from a fire. J-HF WES
Or try these Quick Picks - a few shorter books for an
easier read
Dalgliesh, Alice. The Courage of Sarah Noble.
An eight-year-old girl finds the courage to go alone
with her father to build a new home in the
Connecticut wilderness and to stay with the Indians
when her father goes back to bring the rest of the
family. J-HF DAL
Howard, Ellen. The Chickenhouse House.
When Alena and her family move onto new farmland out
on the prairie, they must live at first in the
chickenhouse because there is no time to build a house
before winter; then with the warm weather comes the
excitement of watching the big new house go up.
(series) J-HF HOW
Minahan, John A. Abigail's Drum.
During the War of 1812, when British soldiers threaten
their town, young Rebecca Bates and her sister
Abigail, daughters of the local lighthouse keeper,
find a way to save both him and the town. Based on a
true story. J-HF MIN
Stevens, Carla. Anna, Grandpa, and the Big Storm.
Anna's grandfather is bored with city life until he
and Anna are stranded on the Third Avenue El in New
York City during the blizzard of 1888. J-HF STE
Whelan, Gloria. Next Spring an Oriole.
In 1837 ten-year-old Libby and her parents journey by
covered wagon to the Michigan frontier, where they
make themselves a new home near friendly Indians and
other pioneers. (series) J-HF WHE
Or check out some of these books for a longer read
Brink, Carol. Caddie Woodlawn.
The adventures of an eleven-year-old tomboy growing up
with her brothers on the Wisconsin frontier in the
mid-nineteenth century. J-HF BRI, J-PBK BRI
Lenski, Lois. Strawberry Girl.
Birdie's family has just moved to the Florida
backwoods, and making the new farm prosper won't be
easy--what with the heat, the droughts, the cold snaps
and the neighbors. J-PBK LEN
Lord, Bette. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie
Robinson.
In 1947, a Chinese child comes to Brooklyn where she
becomes Americanized at school, in her apartment
building, and by her love for baseball. J-HF LOR
Montgomery, L.M. Anne of Green Gables.
Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, is sent by mistake to
live with a lonely, middle-aged brother and sister on
a Prince Edward Island farm and proceeds to make an
indelible impression on
everyone around her. (series) J MON, J-PBK MON
Van Leeuwen, Jean. Bound for Oregon.
A family's adventures as they travel by covered wagon
in 1852 as told by nine-year-old Mary Ellen. During
their life on the road, the family encounters a little
of everything: fear, loss, sickness, sadness,
madness, kindness, courage, love, hope, and
deliverance. J-HF VAN
Wilder, Laura Ingalls. The Little House in the Big
Woods.
A year in the life of two young girls growing up on
the Wisconsin frontier, as they help their mother with
the daily chores, enjoy their father's stories and
singing, and share special occasions
when they get together with relatives or neighbors.
J-HF WIL, J-PBK
=====
Georgi Sandgren
Children's Librarian
East Islip Public Library
381 East Main Street
East Islip, New York 11730-2896
631-581-9200 ext. 6
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From: Kris Zimmerman <ZimmeK@ci.loveland.co.us>
To: "'PUBYAC@prairienet.org'"
<PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
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Another stumper! This customer remembers this book from about 5 or 6
years ago and thought it was fairly new then. The gist of the book is
animals with illnesses done in rhyming text. She does remember one line from
it that goes "snakes with aches and cranes with pains". She said
it also had
wonderful illustrations in it. Does this ring a bell for anyone?
Thanks once again for your help!
Kris Zimmerman
Loveland Public Library
Loveland, Co
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From: "A. Kastner" <alisonkastner@yahoo.com>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Rip Roaring Reads workshop coming up!
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Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2001 22:41:11 CST
Hi Everyone: I would like to let you know that Bette
Ammon and Gale Sherman, a.k.a. the Dynamic Duo will be
presenting Rip Roaring Reads for Reluctant Readers as
an Oregon Library Association preconference, Wed.
March 28th, 2001, 1-4 p.m at the Best Western Ocean
View Hotel at Seaside, on Oregon's spectacular north
coast. Ammon and Sherman will present timely,
entertaining information about contemporary books
guaranteed to attract the attention of even the most
ambivalent reader. YS librarians, media specialists
and anyone who serves older children and teens are
encouraged to attend.
Registration is 50$. Register at the OLA conference
site at www.olaweb.org or contact Sue
Plaisance at
503-615-6500. The conference is sponsored by the
Oregon Young Adult Network, and the Children's
Services Division of OLA.
Hope you can come!
Alison Kastner,
Youth Librarian
Multnomah County Library
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From: Pamela Stack <pstack@vlc.lib.mi.us>
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Subject: thanks for the help
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Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2001 22:41:30 CST
Hi all,
I would like to thank all of you that responded to my Ramona's baby query.
I will show my patron both Ramona forever and Ramona's world. Thank you
for your help!!!
Pamela C. Stack
pstack@vlc.lib.mi.us
Children's Librarian
St. Charles District Library
St. Charles, Michigan
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From: "Shari Haber" <shaber@mcls.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: ?Strange Story
Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2001 22:41:48 CST
Shari Haber
shaber@mcls.org
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From: Latricia Batchelor <jul2474@yahoo.com>
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Subject: Donut shop burried treasure stumper
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Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2001 22:42:01 CST
A gentleman came to the library today trying to
find a book he remembered reading as a child.
The book would have been out in the late 50s/60s
and was for young teens.
He can't remember an author or title, but he
remembers the following about the plot:
It was set in a small town and the parents of the
main characters owned a donut shop. They called
the donuts 'sinkers.' On weekends the kids and
thier friends would goto the movies and hang out
at the donut shop afterwards. They would also
play in the woods.
One day they found a treasure map with and island
on it. They came to disover that the island was
in the middle of the woods where they played...
If anyone has any ideas, we'd appreciate the
help.
Thank you,
Latricia Batchelor
Tenafly Public Library
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From: SandraK Lang <langsa@oplin.lib.oh.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Give a Boy a Gun
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Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2001 22:42:20 CST
I just finished reading Give a Boy a Gun and used it for a YA workshop
booktalk assignment. I also booktalked it to my Teen Advisory Board. I
would recommend it for more mature YA readers. I feel Todd Strasser
handled the material in a balanced manner without excessive violence. As
a YA Specialist in a public library, I have different concerns. I can
understand your concern as a school librarian. I plan on recommending the
book to any student doing a paper on gun control or school violence. The
resource list seemed to be a good springboard.
My opinions are my own.
Sandra K. Lang
Louisville Public Library
700 Lincoln Ave.
Louisville, Ohio 44641
(330)875-1696
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From: "Wayne Grimm" <WAYNEG@ci.tigard.or.us>
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Subject: Re: Give a Boy a Gun
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My reservations over _Giva a Boy a Gun_ have more to do with its literary =
merit than its content (those gun "factoids" at the bottom of the
page =
really bugged me--interesting, even revelatory, but totally disruptive to =
the reading process--wish they had been incorporated into the text--but =
this is a small complaint).=20
The material, I believe, is inarguably "YA"--heavy issues, yes,
but a bit =
oversimplified for an adult audience (I don't here mean to say that all YA =
fiction is oversimplified--not even most of it--but simply that this =
particular book is clearly not aimed at an adult audience).
As to the argument that this book might just be fuel for the fire, I'm =
afraid it doesn't expose kids to any ideas to which they haven't already =
been exposed. What it does do a fairly good job of, though, is
exploring =
the very real social forces that have driven some of our youth to such =
drastic actions.
While it's at it, the book exposes the real and lingering human suffering =
caused by the boys' violence, shows us a would-be killer who wishes more =
than anything in his final moments that he hadn't acted on his violent =
plans, and illustrates, in the end, the senseless futility of the boys' =
actions--any "message" they were hoping to convey was lost in the
=
brutality of their actions--and it certainly didn't get through to the =
"bullies" who most needed to hear it.
This book, I think, is very appropriate for middle school audiences--who =
are thinking about these issues already anyway (the common nightmare when =
I was in middle school was nuclear apocalypse--now it's in-school =
massacres). Middle school is often a time when kids become painfully =
aware of social structures, when cliques form and hierarchies evolve.
=
Used as a tool for guided discussion, this book has the potential to open =
some eyes.
One opinion, anyways--
--wayne.
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Wayne J. Grimm, Young Adult Services Librarian
Tigard Public Library
Tigard, OR 97223
(503) 684-6537 ext 283
wayneg@ci.tigard.or.us
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From: "Linda Waddle" <lwaddle@ala.org>
To: <ya-train@ala.org>,<yalsa-bk@ala.org>,
<yalsa-l@ala.org>,
Subject: Dynamite YALSA Preconference Offered
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For Immediate Release: February 7, 2001
Contact: Diana Tixier Herald, Committee Chair
dherald@wic.net
(970)241-0931
SF in SF: Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Teens
A YALSA Preconference
YALSA, the Young Adult Library Services Association, a division of the =
American Library Association will be featuring a preconference on Friday, =
June 15, in San Francisco, California. Robert Jordan, Dia Calhoun, Garth =
Nix, Patricia C. Wrede, Steven Gould, Lincoln Child, T. A. Barron, and =
David Lubar, all popular authors in science fiction and fantasy will be =
speaking. Teen readers of science fiction and fantasy will speak on why =
these genres and these specific authors hold so much appeal for young =
adult readers.=20
The goal of the SF in SF: Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Teens preconference=
is to give the librarians who work with teens in public and school =
libraries a greater understanding of two of the most popular genres read =
by teens. It is intended to enlarge the knowledge of those who already
=
enjoy the genres as well as providing a sound foundation for those who are =
unfamiliar with the specific appeal factors, types, and popular titles of =
both science fiction and fantasy.
Robert Jordan is the bestselling author of The Wheel of Time series. His =
most recent title is Winter's Heart published by Tor Books. Dia Calhoun's =
Aria of the Sea, published by Winslow Press, was 2001 YALSA Best Book for =
Young Adults. Garth Nix won Australia's Aurealis Award for Sabriel which =
was also a YALSA Best Book for Young Adults. His post apocalyptic science =
fiction novel Shade's Children was also a YALSA Best Book for Young =
Adults. His books are published by HarperCollins. Titles in T. A. Barron's =
series the Lost Years of Merlin have won numerous awards and been on =
several "best" lists. His most recent title is The Wings of Merlin
=
published by Penguin Putnam. Steven Gould's Wildside and Jumper were both =
YALSA Best Books for Young Adults. Lincoln Child's latest adventure =
science fiction yarn is The Ice Limit co-written with Douglas Preston and =
published by Warner Books. Hidden Talents by David Lubar, published by Tor =
Books, was a YALSA Best Book for Young Adults. Patricia C. Wrede's =
humorous Dealing with Dragons was a YALSA Best of the Best 2000.
Registration fees: YALSA Member: $160; ALA Members: $200; Nonmembers: =
$250. Tickets for both events may be purchased online from www.ala.org/yal=
sa,
or at www.ala.org. Click on
"Events and Conferences", and then "Annual =
Conference Registration." Registration for ticketed events will appear
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when you submit your conference registration. Registration information
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will also be available in the March, 2001 issue of American Libraries.
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More information and registration forms can be found at the YALSA web site =
http://www.ala.org/yalsa/ or by
contacting the YALSA Office: e-mail: =
yalsa@ala.org; phone: 312-280-4391
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