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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: Tuesday, February 13, 2001 11:01 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 367
PUBYAC Digest 367
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Re: books that come with CDs
by "Tracy VanderPol" <tvanderpol@hotmail.com>
2) Need sources for postcards
by joslund@colosys.net
3) Warning about blank subject lines
by joslund@colosys.net
4) RE: Library sleepover
by heather mcneil-nix <heatherm@dpls.lib.or.us>
5) 300 Page Books
by "Wiest, Terri" <twiest@city.newport-beach.ca.us>
6) RE: wilderness program
by Tina Hager <Tina.Hager@cityofcarrollton.com>
7) Re: Ellison vs. Accumark / Laminating machines
by bonnie webster <msbonnie2562@yahoo.com>
8) Re: ADINKRA CLOTH RUBBER STAMPS
by Tanya DiMaggio <tanya@mail.sttammany.lib.la.us>
9) Arthur Party info...
by "Barbara Scott" <barbarascott@hotmail.com>
10) RE: "Drop In" Storytime
by Gretchen Pruett <gretchenp@round-rock.tx.us>
11) New web site
by "Betsy Fraser" <betsy.fraser@public-library.calgary.ab.ca>
12) RE: Library Sleepover
by "Stephanie Borgman" <sborgman@hcpl.net>
13) Re: Nursing rooms in the children's dept.
by Lisa Hughes <lhughes@scinet.co.santa-clara.ca.us>
14) Timestep Players
by Janice Lyhane <janicel@bluevalley.net>
15) Puppet Clubs
by Sue Jones <sjones@ci.pleasanton.ca.us>
16) film strips
by "Carol Phares" <cphares@pearlriver.lib.ms.us>
17) edible campfire
by dmoran@mindless.com
18) Re: Teen Auction SRP
by "Dale Buck" <DBUCK@cml.lib.oh.us>
19) Stumper - Grandmother's Cookie Jar
by Heather Palagyi <hpalagyi@worthington.lib.oh.us>
20) STUMPER--boy who travels to lands via ladders
by Farida Dowler <fdowler@kcls.org>
21) stumper
by bonnie webster <msbonnie2562@yahoo.com>
22) Stumper: popcorn rhyme
by "Diane Adams" <diane@ccrls.org>
23) Stumper: WWII, Russia
by Becky Smith <bsmith@loganutah.org>
24) stumper:a lost letter
by "Sheilah O'Connor" <soconnor@tpl.toronto.on.ca>
25) Hatbox stumper solved
by Carol Chatfield <cchatfield@myriad.middlebury.edu>
26) Stumper - Book about Uncle Benny
by Gail Zachariah <gzachariah@ci.keene.nh.us>
27) stumper monkeys and firecrackers
by "susan peterson" <susan_peterson@hotmail.com>
28) stumper
by Marsha Parham <parhamm@mail.spalding.public.lib.ga.us>
29) Stumper solved
by Kris Zimmerman <ZimmeK@ci.loveland.co.us>
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From: "Tracy VanderPol" <tvanderpol@hotmail.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: books that come with CDs
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Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 10:31:32 CST
My library is looking to start a collection of book /w CD kits. Does
anyone
have a supplier they could recommend? I am looking specifically for
picture
books /w cds. TIA.
Tracy L. VanderPol
Youth Services Librarian II
West Bloomfield Twsp. Public Library
West Bloomfield, MI
Never wrestle with a chimney sweep. -H. H. Asquith
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From: joslund@colosys.net
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Need sources for postcards
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Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 10:31:49 CST
Hello colleagues,
We are doing a travel theme for our summer reading programs
and want to use picture postcards in some way in our
incentives efforts. Does anyone know of a distributor from
which we could buy an assortment of postcards from travel
destinations, hopefully at wholesale prices? We have located
specialty postcard vendors online, but haven't found what we
need either online or in our general reference section listing
wholesalers and manufacturers.
Thanks for any tips or guidance you can give.
Janet L. Oslund, MLS
Youth Services Librarian
Montrose Library District
320 S. 2nd St.
Montrose, CO 81401
Voice: 970.249.9656
Fax: 970.240.1901
E: joslund@colosys.net
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From: joslund@colosys.net
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Warning about blank subject lines
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Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 10:32:07 CST
Hi folks,
Our system's technical consultant and others have warned us
not to open any email messages that have blank subject
lines. Apparently some viruses are distributed this way.
Maybe you have received the same advice? At any rate,
deleting such messages affects those members who may be
posting legitimate requests but failing to include a subject line.
I know I have been deleting all blank subject messages just to
be on the safe side.
Sincerely,
Janet L. Oslund, MLS
Youth Services Librarian
Montrose Library District
320 S. 2nd St.
Montrose, CO 81401
Voice: 970.249.9656
Fax: 970.240.1901
E: joslund@colosys.net
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From: heather mcneil-nix <heatherm@dpls.lib.or.us>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: Library sleepover
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Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 10:33:36 CST
Having an annual library sleepover during the summer was one of the most
successful activities we did at the Bemis Public Library in Littleton, CO,
where I used to work. Families arranged their summer vacations around
it,
and we always had a lot of fun. Not much sleep, but a lot of fun.
Here's what I believe contributed to make it a successful evening:
1. We established this as a family program, which meant that each
child had
to have his/her own parent with him/her the entire evening. Over the
years,
some parents traded every other year, and some parents came together.
It
created great memories that they shared and talked about for a long time.
It also created a very strong group of families who actively supported our
library.
2. I recommend that this be a privilege for the school age set, not
the
preschool set. Trying to entertain the very young, and still have
activities of interest to older siblings, is difficult, to say nothing of
the differences in physical and emotional stamina. I also recommend
establishing a limit of how many you can handle. We gave out free
tickets a
week in advance, and set the limit to 50 kids, age 6-10, plus their
parent(s),
3. We created a very definite time line of activities, leaving plenty
of
time for reading. The reason for this was so that the evening was not
a
free-for-all, but a family event that promoted books along with fun in the
library setting. So we'd gather at 7:00 and everyone would set up
their
sleeping areas (families slept together). Then there would be
storytelling
and songs from 7:30 to 8, then reading and snacks from 8-8:30, then family
games or crafts or other activities from 8:30 to 9:30, then reading and
snacks till 10, then the final circle of songs or stories from 10 to 10:30.
Then everyone got ready for bed, and could read as long as they wanted as
long as they didn't disturb others.
4. In the morning we provided juice, donuts, and coffee, and everyone
usually left around 8:00.
The activities of the evening were always based around the theme of our
summer reading program. I had anywhere from 3-5 staff members staying
all
night. We continued the event for 10 years, and our patrons were sad
when
we decided to discontinue. I highly recommend this idea as a great
public
relations activity, as long as you keep it structured and safe.
Heather McNeil-Nix
Deschutes Public Library District
601 N.W. Wall St.
Bend, OR 97701
heatherm@dpls.lib.or.us
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From: "Wiest, Terri" <twiest@city.newport-beach.ca.us>
To: "'yalsa-bk@ala.org'"
<yalsa-bk@ala.org>, "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
Subject: 300 Page Books
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Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 10:34:15 CST
Here is a task for the collective brain. Our Teen Center often gets
requests for 'good' books that MUST be over 300 pages for them to qualify
for a school assignment (and reading two books doesn't count). I can
always
think of about half a dozen off the top of my head, but I'd like to put
together a list for our reference desk. Suggestions please!
They can by YA or suitable adult material for teens. I will take
mystery,
fantasy, sci-fi, biography, non-fiction etc. suggestions.
Thanks all.
Terri Wiest
Young Adult Librarian
Newport Beach Public Library
Newport Beach, California
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From: Tina Hager <Tina.Hager@cityofcarrollton.com>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: wilderness program
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I am doing a camping program this summer. Could you please tell me how
to
make an edible campfire. Tina
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dmoran@mindless.com
[SMTP:dmoran@mindless.com]
> Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 10:34 PM
> To: pubyac
> Subject: wilderness program
>
> why don't you try the local girl or boy scouts. they do lots of
outdoor
> programs and the older scouts may need some community service hours for
> gold/silver or eagle scout awards. as an ex-girl scout leader,
there were
> many cute outdoors activities we did, like making an edible campfire.
> Children's Librarian
> Riverhead Free Library
> Riverhead, NY
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From: bonnie webster <msbonnie2562@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Ellison vs. Accumark / Laminating machines
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Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 10:34:56 CST
We bought the USI, inc. 25 inch ARL laminator we
bought the 25 inch one so we could lamiante posters
with it. Our patrons like to be able to laminate
posters and we do all our library posters to protect
them. I order my 3ml. film from a company called S&S
Education Catalog. It is cheaper and the 3ml. is a lot
stronger than the 1 ml. You don't get as much on each
roll of film but the 3ml. doesn't tear either when you
take your posters down.
We have the Ellison machine and we love it. The only
thing I have to change is the cutting plate. I sell
used books for 50 cents a piece to buy our dies we
have over 200 dies. These two machines are the best
buy you will ever make. Both saves you money and time!
If you have any questions you can e-mail me at
msbonnie2562@yahoo.com. I tried
to send this to your
personal e-mail address but it timed out hope it goes
this time. Bonnie, programmer Taylor Co. Public
Library Campbellsville, Ky.
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From: Tanya DiMaggio <tanya@mail.sttammany.lib.la.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: ADINKRA CLOTH RUBBER STAMPS
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 10:35:11 CST
Thanks!
ps I ended up buying the set I originally saw. They are small, but they
will work.
Tanya
Wanda Jones wrote:
> You might find information here on Andrinka rubber stamps,
>
> http://members.tripod.com/~scpstamp/index-39.html
> _________________________________________________________________
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From: "Barbara Scott" <barbarascott@hotmail.com>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Arthur Party info...
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Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 10:35:28 CST
I have received numerous requests to post my Arthur party information that I
asked for.
For those of you wanted to do an Arthur party, go to the PBS site,
www.pbs.org/wgbh/arthur
print off, to your heart's content, games,
pictures, etc. Your program will practically build itself.
We are planning ours for May 23 (his actual birthday is the 25th, but
running into Memorial Day weekend was something we had to consider).
As snack, we will be having....what else...cake and ice cream!
Thanks for all the great responses!
Barb Scott, Children's Librarian
Bucyrus Public Library
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From: Gretchen Pruett <gretchenp@round-rock.tx.us>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
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Subject: RE: "Drop In" Storytime
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Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 10:35:42 CST
We have had drop-in storytimes here for at least the last six years.
On
most days, we see between 35 and 55 people at Toddlertime and between 55 and
85 people for Storytime. But, it isn't the same people week after
week.
Especially with toddlers, you can never be sure if you are going to get out
the door. Fortunately, our meeting rooms accommodate these numbers.
When
the programs have consistently become too large, we usually add another
session. We are currently running 5 sessions a week for each of the
programs, and 3 of the sessions have a concurrent Toddlertime and Storytime.
We really hesitate to pre-register for anything because of the large
no-show rate we experience. (It is anywhere from 20 to 50% of the
registrations.) However, if you over-register to compensate, sometimes
the
no-show rate is 0. We do have parties 4 times a year and register for
those.
Registration also requires more administrative time to keep up with
it. However, I would absolutely prefer registration over drop-in until
the
1st 30 or 40 spots are filled and then turn people away. I really
don't
want to exclude anyone who has come into the library from a program.
That
just leaves a negative experience, and they may not bother to come back.
Just my thoughts,
Gretchen Pruett
Librarian
Round Rock Public Library System
Robert G. & Helen Griffith Public Library
216 E. Main St.
Round Rock, TX 78664
(512)218-7011
gretchenp@round-rock.tx.us
-----Original Message-----
From: Beverly Kirkendall [mailto:bkirkend@ci.hurst.tx.us]
Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2001 11:50 AM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: "Drop In" Storytime
<<Oh yeah, with a drop-in, you do have some anxiety about
whether anyone will show up or not...they usually do. >>
I have the same anxiety when folks are registered!
I started at a library (with a main library and one small
branch) several years ago just after the Summer Reading Club had begun.
In
order to come to any of the programs, kids had to be registered. The
first
program I attended was at the small branch, and we had a full house
registered (around 40, if memory serves) and a waiting list that would have
filled it again and then some. We had 12 people show (and that
included
adults). To add to the frustration, the performer (and an expensive
one,
too) was almost an hour late. New and inexperienced as I was, I had
the
presence of mind to pull a few books on his theme just in case (I expected
him a half hour before the show, and when he wasn't there, I kind of
panicked--and for good reason, obviously!). The few who were there
(even
me) had fun, but what a shame to spend a lot of money on a good performer
when so few attended and so many were expected..... I considered that
a
true initiation to "library land!"
I'm still disappointed when few folks show for a good
program, but I know it just goes with the flow. By the way, the very
next
year at the same small branch we had the opposite problem--lots of folks
registered, and they came--and more. (We were hoping the fire dept.
didn't
decide to come to the library that afternoon!) How fickle the public!
Beverly Kirkendall
Hurst Public Library
Hurst, TX
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From: "Betsy Fraser" <betsy.fraser@public-library.calgary.ab.ca>
To: pubyac <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>,
Yalsa-bk <yalsa-bk@ala.org>
Subject: New web site
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 10:35:57 CST
This has been cross-posted.
My name is Betsy Fraser and currently I am the Internet Development
Officer for Calgary Public Library. I am thrilled to announce that the
Calgary Public Library has a new website! Along with a new domain
name... I hope you'll give us a try:
http://calgarypubliclibrary.com
And yes, we are a work in progress.
The teen section is a little farther along than the kids - I'm in line
for some time with our graphic artist. Our newest reading adventure,
Jurassic Journey, was launched last week. (Kids & Teens > Kids >
Reading
Games) If you look at the site in explorer you will find out what to say
to a dinosaur in the library.
I hope you get a chance to peek at our new look.
Betsy
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From: "Stephanie Borgman" <sborgman@hcpl.net>
To: "Roseanne Skelly" <rskelly@rochester.lib.ny.us>,
<PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: Library Sleepover
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 10:37:01 CST
Some years back in a different job I hosted a library sleepover as a treat
at the end of the summer reading program. Twenty children were invited
based on a drawing. In order to place their name in the drawing kids
had to
enroll in the reading club and complete at least 30 books. They had to
be
between 3rd grade and 7th grade. When I drew the names I contacted the
parents and issued the invitation to them and their child jointly.
Although
parents were not required to stay all night about a third of them did.
All
parents were required to sign a liability release prepared by the city
attorney.
We held the sleepover on a Friday night beginning at 7 p.m. Kids were
instructed to bring reading material. Those who wished could also
bring
snacks (as long as there was enough to share with everyone) and board games.
We had structured activities as well as free time, but every hour began with
15 minutes of silent reading. I think we had pizza delivered around 10 p.m.
I did some storytelling and reading. I also had the video projector
set up
later in the evening. Several of them vowed to stay up all night, but
everyone was asleep by 1:30 p.m. The police were alerted to the party
and
made a point of patrolling the area more frequently. My adult
colleagues
stopped and picked up breakfast donated by local restaurants (breakfast
sandwiches and tacos, cinnamon rolls, and orange juice) on their way to work
Saturday morning. We fed the kids around 8:30 a.m. and they were all
picked
up by 9:30 a.m. before we opened to the public.
We had a great time. They talked about it for months. It is an
activity I
would definitely do again given the right location and supportive staff.
(Don't forget your air mattress. I was really sore after sleeping on
the
floor for just four hours.)
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From: Lisa Hughes <lhughes@scinet.co.santa-clara.ca.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Nursing rooms in the children's dept.
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Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 10:37:19 CST
Random thoughts on this--
it's been ten years since I was a nursing mother. With my first, we
were
more or less on his schedule, so I was more likely to be at home when he
needed nursing. My second got nursed wherever and whenever we were,
usually based on the older one's schedule. However, I would not have
been
able to use a separate nursing room with her because I would have needed
to keep an eye on him. Having a comfortable chair in a somewhat
secluded
spot would have been great--I would not have used a separate nursing room.
I expressed milk for both of them, but only when I was at work. Staff
members might appreciate a room with a lock (I did it in the staff
restroom, which was the pits!), but I really wonder if any non-staff
mothers would use it for that purpose. In addition to having to have
her
breast pump with her, she would need some sort of refrigeration for the
milk until she got home. In my experience, a woman expresses breast
milk
when she is dedicated to breast-feeding, and needs to be away from her
baby for a number of hours (4+?). That tends to be mothers who are
working outside the home, or mothers whose babies are hospitalized for
some reason. They would then need to be aware that the area is
available
so they can bring what they need. How many of those mothers would then
be
at the library when they need to express? If you're a large library
with
lots of businesses around, maybe there are enough working mothers that
they would make use of it. I wonder whether the money to build this
and
the floor space it will take would be justified by its use. A few
comfortable chairs in a secluded area might be much easier and more
manageable.
So that's my two cents. Good luck with your decision.
Lisa Mead Hughes, Children's Services
Campbell Public Library
77 Harrison Avenue, Campbell CA 95008-1499
voice: (866-1991) fax: (408) 866-1433
lhughes@scinet.co.santa-clara.ca.us
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From: Janice Lyhane <janicel@bluevalley.net>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Timestep Players
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I would like to thank everyone for taking the time to send me their
opinions about the Timestep Players. In case anyone is curious, I
received almost totally positive reviews. This list is a great
resource!
Thanks again!
Janice Lyhane
Marysville Public Library
Marysville, Kansas
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From: Sue Jones <sjones@ci.pleasanton.ca.us>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Puppet Clubs
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 10:39:46 CST
Greetings, O Wise Ones with Experience.....
I would like to inquire about any library's experience in creating a puppet
club.
We have recently received funding to create a club targeted to middle school
students, (an age level I happen to love).
If anyone out there has done this before, I would be grateful to learn of
your experiences and recommendations. My questions run the gamut although I
realize there are probably more that I haven't thought to ask:
What kind of puppets and scripts did you begin with? How many children could
join? How often did you meet? What materials did you find most helpful?
I'm at the beginning here, folks so everything will be useful to me.
Thank you for your consideration....
Sue Jones
Pleasanton Public Library - Calif.
sue.jones.ci.pleasanton.ca.us/library.html
(925) 931-3400 x 23 (work)
(925) 846-8517 (fax)
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From: "Carol Phares" <cphares@pearlriver.lib.ms.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: film strips
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Hi all,
What I am about to ask is going to sound very outdated. But, as the
saying
goes, if it ain't broke, don't fix it!
My preschool group is crazy about the stories on filmstrips that I put on
the "magic wall". Trouble is, I have exhausted my supply.
My FS are
getting old, some not working, etc., etc. Does anyone know of a source
for
stories adapted to filmstrips? I would like to update my collection to
include some of the great stories coming out today.
Thanks for any help I can get,
Carol Phares
Children's Librarian
cphares@pearlriver.lib.ms.us
Pearl River County Library System
900 Goodyear Blvd., Picayune, MS 39466
(601) 798-5081 (601) 798-5082 FAX
http://www.pearlriver.lib.ms.us
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From: dmoran@mindless.com
To: pubyac <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: edible campfire
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Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 10:40:21 CST
it's been a few years, but this is how i remember it.
first you make a campfire ring -- maybe out of gumdrops. your firestarter
goes in the middle -- maybe a marshmallow. tinder comes next --
popcorn.
kindling -- pretzel sticks. firewood -- pretzel logs. then you
get to eat
it. any other ex-girl scout leaders out there who can add to this?
Children's Librarian
Riverhead Free Library
Riverhead, NY
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From: "Dale Buck" <DBUCK@cml.lib.oh.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: Teen Auction SRP
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I am interested in any info. you might have on the teen auction and how =
they earn "book bucks".
Dale Buck
Youth Services
Southwest Public Libraries
>>> cgerstei@snap.lib.ca.us
02/07/01 10:46PM >>>
Sounds intriguing! How did it go? I'm working on planning this
year's. =
Do
you
still have info to share? Thanks!!
Sarah Smith wrote:
> Finally! I've more or less "completed" the details of
our Teen SRP =
which
is
> an auction using Book Bucks. I did promise back in Dec./Jan. that
I =
would
> send anyone information that was interested to thank everyone out there
who
> sent me suggestions. If you are one of the interested parties,
please
> contact me at sesmith5@hotmail.com.
I can send an e-mail attachment or
will
> fax/snail mail.
>
> Sarah Smith
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> Harrison Community Library
> Michigan
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From: Heather Palagyi <hpalagyi@worthington.lib.oh.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Stumper - Grandmother's Cookie Jar
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Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 10:40:51 CST
I'm hoping this book will ring a bell with someone out there. A patron
came
in today looking for a book she read as a child in the early to mid 1950's.
All she remembers is that the book was about a young girl, her grandmother
and a cookie jar which they go to frequently. The patron believes the
title
is something like "Grandma's Cookie Jar" or "My Grandmother's
Cookie Jar"
I have checked Children's Catalog, A to Zoo, alibris.com.
Any ideas?
Thanks for your help!
Heather Palagyi
Children's Librarian
Worthington Public Library, Worthington, OH
hpalagyi@worthington.lib.oh.us
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From: Farida Dowler <fdowler@kcls.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: STUMPER--boy who travels to lands via ladders
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Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 10:41:11 CST
A patron came in earlier today with the announcement, "I have
an impossible request." I hope that the good people of the PUBYAC
community
will prove otherwise!
The patron remembers reading a picture book in the late 1960's about a boy
who travels to different places via ladders. She thinks the story was in
picture-book format. We have checked A to Zoo, online bookseller sources
(e.g.
bibliofind.com), and different keyword combinations via google.com. Any
insights would be most welcome! You may email me at: <fdowler@kcls.org>.
Thanks so much.
Farida S. Dowler
Children's Librarian
Bellevue Regional Library
1111 110th Ave. NE
Bellevue, Washington 98004
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If you ask your mother for one fried egg for breakfast
and she gives you two fried eggs
and you eat both of them, who is better in arithmetic,
you or your mother?-- Carl Sandburg
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From: bonnie webster <msbonnie2562@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: stumper
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Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 10:41:25 CST
Does anyone know if this following lines is a poem or
a quotation? A pstron wants to know the rest of it.
Can anyone help? I have tried quotation books,
American Favorite Poetry, and the internet but I have
had no luck. Here are the lines:
If you plan (might be plant) for a day,
If you plan for a week,
If you plan for a lifetime plant an acrorn.
This is a retired teacher so I wonder if maybe this
could have been in a reading book. Hope you can help
me. My e-mail address is: msbonnie2562@yahoo.com
Thanks!
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From: "Diane Adams" <diane@ccrls.org>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Stumper: popcorn rhyme
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 10:41:40 CST
Okay, I know I know this and just can't remember it and can't seem
to find it anywhere. There is a rhyme that ends ..."sizzle,
sizzle,
pop." It talks about making popcorn. Please help.
Diane
Diane Adams
Youth Services Librarian
Monmouth Public Library (503) 838-1932
P.O. Box 10
fax: (503) 838-3899
168 Ecols St. S.
diane@ccrls.org
Monmouth, OR 97361
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From: Becky Smith <bsmith@loganutah.org>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Stumper: WWII, Russia
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Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 10:41:53 CST
I have a patron looking for a book she read several years ago about a
boy in Russia during World War II. He and a young girl go into 'no
man's land' to try to find food (potatoes?) because their family is
starving and the mother is sick.
She thinks the boy's name might be Boris, but isn't sure (she says she
associates that name with Russia...) :)
Anyone out there recognize this book?
--
Becky Ann Smith, Children's Librarian
Logan Library, Logan, UT
bsmith@loganutah.org
http://www.logan.lib.ut.us
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From: "Sheilah O'Connor" <soconnor@tpl.toronto.on.ca>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: stumper:a lost letter
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Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 10:42:06 CST
We've been given the following description of a book that was published at =
least 15- 20 years ago as the woman looking for it says her children are =
all grown now, and this was a favorite of theirs when they were young. The =
description is as follows:
It is about two little girls Lucy and Sally Ann. One of the
girls is =
away from home for the summer and writes a letter to the other. The =
letter gets away from the U.S. Postal Service and the bulk of the story is =
the letter's trip. At one point it ends up in a bottle, which we think is =
then swallowed by a fish "in the ocean of blue bubbly goo".
We then think =
the fish is caught and the letter continues on. We also believe the
last =
page of the book depicts Lucy/Sally Ann receiving the letter which says =
she is missed and will she come to visit. =20
None of the usual sources (including our brains!) seem to help on this =
one, so we are counting on you all!
Please send any and all answers to soconnor@tpl.toronto.on.ca=20
Many thanks.
Sheilah O'Connor
Toronto Public Library
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From: Carol Chatfield <cchatfield@myriad.middlebury.edu>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Hatbox stumper solved
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Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 10:42:18 CST
The elusive story about the hat box traveling west, picking up items
along the journey, is Hog Music by Mary-Claire Helldorfer.
My patron was sure it was the wrong book, judging by it's title, but
verified that it is in fact the right book as soon as she saw it.
Thank you to Kristine Adolph, Sondra Terry, Jillian Hershberger, Cindi
Carey, Diane Adams, Julie Miller, and Patty Rose who all were so quick
with the right answer.
Wonderful minds make this a great listserv!
Thanks.
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: Gail Zachariah <gzachariah@ci.keene.nh.us>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumper - Book about Uncle Benny
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Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 10:42:31 CST
Does anyone in PubYac Land know of a book with a character named Uncle Benny
who is younger than his nephews and his nieces. Our patron believes
that
the word "pie" is in the title.
TIA,
Gail Zachariah
Keene Public Library
60 Winter St
Keene, NH 03431
603-352-0157
gzachariah@ci.keene.nh.us
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From: "susan peterson" <susan_peterson@hotmail.com>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: stumper monkeys and firecrackers
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Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 10:42:44 CST
Does this ring a bell with anyone? My customer remembers a book about a
train with lots of animal passengers. There are ducks, monkeys and
firecrackers. The text is rhythmic...
Thanks,
Sue Peterson
North Spokane Library
Spokane, WA
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From: Marsha Parham <parhamm@mail.spalding.public.lib.ga.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: stumper
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Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 10:43:02 CST
One of our patrons at a local branch came in looking for a book called
Theodore the Elephant about an elephant with a broken leg. He thinks
its
about 20 years old. I'm sure it's out of print but can any of you help
with an author, publisher, date? Thanks. mmp
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M. Marsha Parham
Flint River Regional Library
800 Memorial Dr.
Griffin, GA 30223
(770) 412-4770
(770) 412-4771 (fax)
parhamm@mail.spalding.public.lib.ga.us
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From: Kris Zimmerman <ZimmeK@ci.loveland.co.us>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumper solved
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Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 10:43:18 CST
Thanks to Selma, Mary, Jennie, Ruth and Andrea who e-mailed their
suggestions. As soon as I saw their suggestion of Lynne Cherry's Who's sick
today? I knew it was the one. My original question was a rhyming text
that
had animals with various illnesses. Unfortunately we no longer have the
book, but I will pass the information on to my customer and submit an order
for a replacement. Thanks again everyone.
Kris Zimmerman
Loveland Public Library
Loveland, Co
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