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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"
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Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2001 1:12 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 373
PUBYAC Digest 373
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) RE: The Secret Garden Activities
by Michele Brannigan <Michele.Brannigan@cityofcarrollton.com>
2) Overhead Signage
by "Stephanie Borgman" <sborgman@hcpl.net>
3) RE: Great videos and CD-ROMs for kids
by Smith <lsmith@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
4) RE: Last storytime ideas
by "Jenny Collier" <jcollier@dupagels.lib.il.us>
5) Re: Dial-A-Story
by Tracey Woodward <woodwatr@oplin.lib.oh.us>
6) church cosponsors?
by Sushila Mertens <kidlit_2000@yahoo.com>
7) Re: Homework Help
by HFL_LISA@stls.org
8) Re: Chocolate Clay
by HFL_LISA@stls.org
9) RE: Homework Help
by HFL_LISA@stls.org
10) Library survivor ideas for teens-long
by Lee Vucovich <l.vucovich@gomail.sjcpl.lib.in.us>
11) blank books
by smellott@co.wake.nc.us
12) Chocolate Games-long
by "Linda Peterson" <lpeterson@bloomfield.lib.in.us>
13) Circulating CDroms
by Christina Johnson <marionthelibrarian@yahoo.com>
14) Re: Bibleman - Reviews?
by Carol Leeson <cleeson@nslsilus.org>
15) RE: Family Summer Reading Programs
by "Fauver, Marge" <MFAUVER@ci.santa-barbara.ca.us>
16) search for poets
by CRyne <cryne@sierramadre.lib.ca.us>
17) YA paperbacks published in Spanish
by KBauknight@aol.com
18) Unattended Children
by Librenee@aol.com
19) drop-in storytime
by "Keener, Lesa" <LKeener@acmail.aclink.org>
20) Battle of the Books
by "Eileen Rosenberg" <erosenbe@park-ridge.lib.il.us>
21) Drop In Storytimes vs Registration
by "Wilma Flanagan" <ArgonneYouth@hotmail.com>
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From: Michele Brannigan <Michele.Brannigan@cityofcarrollton.com>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: The Secret Garden Activities
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We had a tea for the mothers and daughters. The great granddaughter of
Burnett lives in Irving, Texas, and she came with many artifacts and
discussed the author and her life. It was lovely.
G. Michele Brannigan, Librarian
Youth Services
Frankford Village Branch Library
Carrollton, Tx
gbrannig@ci.carrollton.tx.us
Any opinions expressed are not necessarily those of my employer.
-----Original Message-----
From: Lyn Ballam [mailto:lfballam@northstar.k12.ak.us]
Sent: Monday, February 19, 2001 10:16 AM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: The Secret Garden Activities
Greetings From Alaska,
Our After School Activities Coordinator would like to offer a short session
on the book: "The Secret Garden" for
Kindergarten through 3rd Grade
Students. She is looking for any type of activities. Has
anyone found a
source for ideas?
Lyn Ballam
Library Media Associate
North Pole Elementary School
North Pole, Alaska
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From: "Stephanie Borgman" <sborgman@hcpl.net>
To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: Overhead Signage
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2001 14:04:14 CST
Good morning-
We are finalizing overhead signage for the children's area in a large new
building scheduled to open around year end. We have the obvious-
fiction,
non-fiction, picture books, information desk, magazines, videos. Some
suggestions for a snappy, kid friendly way of indicating sound recordings
would be appreciated. We want to use one sign to include books on
tape,
storytelling, instructional, and music in both cassette and CD formats.
Are there other designations you have used overhead signs for without
cluttering up the airspace? We will certainly be using additional
signage
at eye level.
Also, in the YA area we plan to use some neon. Suggestions for a
general
term/label would be welcome. Possibilities that have been put forth
are
Teen Scene, The Teen Zone, Area 7, The Place, and so on. Obviously we
need
something that will be widely recognized and not too trendy as we won't be
able to replace it everytime the vernacular shifts.
Thanks in advance for your ideas.
Stephanie Robinson Borgman
Juvenile Specialist
Harris County Public Library
Houston, Texas
(713) 749-9000
sborgman@hcpl.net
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From: Smith <lsmith@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: Great videos and CD-ROMs for kids
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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2001 14:04:31 CST
The periodical "Childrens Software Review" is an excellent source
of
CD-ROM reviews.
Lisa Smith
lsmith@suffolk.lib.ny.us
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From: "Jenny Collier" <jcollier@dupagels.lib.il.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: Last storytime ideas
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We just hosted a valentine tea party ... you could have a going away party
... you could have an after storytime craft for maybe three weeks befor the
last one to make special place mats and table decorations ... have a
storytime about party decorations and those would be the crafts...have a
cookie storytime and vote on the type of cookie you'll serve at the party
... maybe use the froggy gets dressed book and discuss what they'll wear to
the real party... you could build up some anticipation for the party and
prepare them for your departure ahead of time, letting them know that moving
on can be a fun thing even when saying goodbye is kind of sad.
Jenny
Wood Dale Public Library, IL
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pubyac@prairienet.org
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Sent: Monday, February 19, 2001 10:14 AM
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Subject: Last storytime ideas
Hi everyone,
I am leaving my library soon and wish to do something extra special for my
preschool storytime group. I have some thoughts toward refreshments
and
games. In the meantime, any specific ideas or shared experiences are
greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Clacko, Children's Librarian
West Valley Branch Library
jmclacko@aol.com
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From: Tracey Woodward <woodwatr@oplin.lib.oh.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Dial-A-Story
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I am intrigued by this concept. I also would like more information on
where to purchase such a thing.
Thank you!
Tracey
jmccann wrote:
>
> I am in the market to purchase a new dial-a-story machine for our
library.
> It would need to record stories at least 4 or 5 minutes long and
record
> the number of calls. Any ideas? TIA
>
> Jennifer McCann(jmccann@fontanalib.org)
> Library Assistant/Children's
> Marianna Black Library; The very BEST place to start!
> 33 Fryemont Rd.
> Bryson City, NC 28713
> Voice: (828) 488-3030 x30
> Fax: (828) 488-9857
> "Opinions expressed in this message may not represent the policy
of my
> library."
--
Tracey Woodward
Public Services Assistant
Clermont County Public Library
326 Broadway Street
Batavia, Ohio 45103
Phone: (513) 732-2736
Fax: 732-3177
Email: woodwatr@oplin.lib.oh.us
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From: Sushila Mertens <kidlit_2000@yahoo.com>
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Subject: church cosponsors?
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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2001 14:05:28 CST
Collective wisdom,
Have any of you cosponsored teen events with church
youth groups? Any advice on how to get library support
or things for me to be aware of? Thanks.
Sushila Mertens
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From: HFL_LISA@stls.org
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Homework Help
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2001 14:05:45 CST
I agree about providing the information without judgement. We have no
way of knowing what the teacher wanted or why the parents are calling.
Maybe they really just need the answer to that particular question
and getting over to the library is not the answer at the moment. I
thought that was what a reference librarian was supposed to do in many
instances-answer a question for a patron. Don't many libraries provide
Homework Help desks, on line services or Help lines that do just that
exclusively? Not all children have access to the internet, reference
material at home, or transportation to the library. Perhaps the
parent is doing just what they are suppose to-helping their child
find the answer to a question from a reliable reference source-US!
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From: HFL_LISA@stls.org
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Chocolate Clay
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2001 14:06:04 CST
The candy is question is for molded candy and these melts can be bought
at any craft or candy shop-our grocery store even carries them in the
bulk aisle. They are great for dipping. dripping, molding etc.
We
just did red and pink melted drizzles over pretzels then sprinkled with
Valentines stuff for the holiday. They melt great in the microwave!
L. Dowling
Horseheads NY
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From: HFL_LISA@stls.org
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: RE: Homework Help
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2001 14:06:26 CST
Have you thought about having a little school librarian get together at
the beginning of the school year. Invite them, coffee, cookies et...and the.
hit them with your ideas. YOu can show them all the great materials
you
have they may not know about. DIscuss Book talks, class visits etc.
You
can tell them about off site resources you can get for them. You can
then
ease into a discussion of advance notice-gee the WHOLE 6th grade is making
castles in March?-extended loans, reading lists etc. I think a meeting
at least once a year with all the school library people invited is a
very good outreach that should be done annually. I am even working on
a flyer for all teachers for this Sept. telling them to "check us
out"
and what we have to offer. I am surprised at the number of teachers
who never use our library personally-but as long as they keep sending
kids to us that's great.
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From: Lee Vucovich <l.vucovich@gomail.sjcpl.lib.in.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Library survivor ideas for teens-long
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Here are some great ideas I received in response to my question about a
teen survivor program at the library. My coworker had her program; however
attendance was low, possibly because they tried a Sunday afternoon.
She
has a series of questions/challenges she would be glad to share if anyone
is trying this; contact me offlist.
Lee
>Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2000 12:46:04 -0500
>From: RoseMary Honnold <honnolro@oplin.lib.oh.us>
>Organization: Coshocton Public Library
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>To: l.vucovich@gomail.sjcpl.lib.in.us
>Subject: Scavenger Hunt
>X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by
>epicurus.oplin.lib.oh.us id MAA27865
>
>We had a great time with a scavenger hunt at a teen lock in. Ours
was
>based on a space theme, but it could be adapted to any theme.
It was a
>combination of thinking and silliness. They had to use library
skills
>to find where to go, but then there was something sort of silly to do
>when you were there. I will send a copy of mine, but I am already
>thinking of fun things you could do with a survivor theme! (grass
>skirts come to mind)
>*****
>We Have a Mission!
>A Spaceship has landed! Our visitors from Mars arrived safely but
>unfortunately can=92t do the research they planned because they
can=92t
>breathe our atmosphere! So they came to our library (they are
smart but
>not good planners) and asked if we could help them gather
information
>to take back home. So that we look professional doing our
research, we
>all need to wear lab coats. When you have your uniform on, proceed
to
>the first card catalog by the main entrance on the main floor of
the
>library. Take your bag with you to collect your findings.
>
>1.Safety First
>For your own safety, you need to construct and wear a safety helmet to
>protect you from the radiation from the spaceship during our research.
>Basic Metallurgy by Donald V. Brown may give us some guidance on
what
>materials to use! Check out the shelves where you would find this
book
>for further instructions.
>
>It turns out that the best reflector for Martian Space ship radiation is
>ALUMINUM FOIL. Construct and wear a helmet and then go to the
online
>catalog computer by the local history room.
>
>2. Talk to Me
>Find the book on the shelf Mother Tongue: how humans create language
>using this online catalog computer.
>
>Amazing as it may seem, our paperclips have the exact configuration used
>in building a Martian Universal Translator bracelet! Assemble and
wear
>one to be able to understand the rest of the instructions! Then
proceed
>to the first card catalog by the main entrance.
>
>3. All Dressed Up and No Place to Go
>Find the series Peoples of the World using the online catalog computer.
>
>The Martians are curious about the different types of clothing
>Earthlings wear. Make a paper doll complete with removable paper
doll
>clothing that shows the traditional clothing for any one country
>featured in one of these books. Find the materials on the table at
the
>end of the aisle and take your book with you. Proceed to the YA
room.
>
>
>4. Smile (or not), You=92re on Alien Camera!
>Our visitors need to understand our facial and body expressions to
>understand our language better. Our ambassador will take
your team=92s
>picture. Each member of the team needs to show a DIFFERENT emotion
in
>the same picture. (happy, sad, surprised, angry, confused) When
>finished, proceed to the last table at the south end of the library.
>
>
>5. Wash Me
>The Martian=92s ship is a dirty mess from traveling through our
atmosphere
>and the crew is anxious to get it washed but it won=92t fit through the
BP
>car wash. Draw a map instructing the Martians to the Plaza car
wash.
>The Martians do not understand our written words, or north, east,
>south, or west or right or left but they do recognize numbers.
Draw
>landmarks that the aliens will be able to recognize when they see them.
>Then proceed toward the Children=92s Room and look under the stairway.
>
>6. Good Hosts
>Our visitors have come a long way and we should give them a gift to take
>home to remember us by. An Ambassador Quilt is a perfect gift but
it is
>very warm on Mars. Fortunately for us, toilet tissue has the same
>consistency as a very fine cool fabric on Mars. A tastefully woven
>wall hanging with an outline map of Ohio, our state flag, our state
>bird, and state flower, signed by all your team members would be a
>thoughtful gift. You may take your fine fabric to the table by the
>display case to work on your gift. Once completed, proceed to the
round
>tables in the children=92s room.
>
>7. Soups On
>Food on Earth is so varied, the Martians are confused about what we
>eat. Make a model of a typical American meal to show them what we
like
>to eat. Display it attractively on the plate provided. Then
check the
>internet terminal at the reference desk.
>
>8. Tune In
>Music is important on Mars and our visitors want to expand their musical
>knowledge. The lyrics to one of their favorite epics
is located
>here: http://www.tpm.simplenet.com/nat/articles/saga_begins.htm
>Print off a copy of the lyrics and go to the small meeting room in the
>back of the children=92s room.
>
>Your team may record a verse or two of this song (sung to the tune of
>American Pie). Start recording where the tape is stopped, and stop
the
>tape when finished. Do not rewind! And now it is time to
look at the
>geochron clock on the wall by the display case.
>
>9. Just Watch Me
>the Martians have to leave when the sun comes up here. Take a look
at
>the geochron clock to see how many hours till sun up. To remind
them
>when it is time to leave, we will need watches! Each team member
>construct a watch with the materials provided and wear them.
The
>materials are on the table by the copier. When finished, take a
look
>out the south windows of the library.
>
>10. Aliens Go Home
>What is the price per gallon of premium gasoline tonight?
>Find the distance from Earth to Mars tonight on the reference computer
>at this site:
>http://space.jpl.nasa.gov/
>1 kilometer =3D .6 miles
>Spaceship gets 100,000 mpg
>How much gasoline will they need to get back home?
>How much will it cost is they buy premium gas at the BP station next
>door?
>
>When you have THAT figured out, bring all your findings back to the
>headquarters (large meeting room).
>Your collections will be judged! You will earn 1-5 points for each
task
>accomplished!
>
>The kids had a fun time, the staff members who helped me had a lot of
>laughs and we got some great pictures for our scrapbook! for an
island
>Survivor theme, think of the activities they would have to do to survive
>and then send them to those areas of the collection that would help
>them, and that is where you put the activity. This took about 1
hour
>for the fastest team and an hour and 15 minutes for the slowest.
>
>Hope this helps!
>RoseMary
>Coshocton
>
>Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2000 10:54:18 -0800 (PST)
>From: L larsen <llarsen64@yahoo.com>
>Subject: Survivor Theme Program
>To: l.vucovich@gomail.sjcpl.lib.in.us
>MIME-Version: 1.0
>
>Hi!
>
>I recently did a "Survivor" themed program for Teen
>Read Week. We decorated a corner of the front room
>with palm trees, masks (which I printed from
>Printmaster Gold and added feathers and beads) and a
>"hammock" with a skeleton in it. I decorated a large
>box and teens had to fill out a form on what book, CD
>and movie they would bring to an island (that
>amazingly had electricity) for three months, and why.
>They had to perform a test to get the form (eating a
>gummy worm). The staff then voted on the answers at
>the end of the week and gave prizes (including bags of
>Gummi Worms) to the winners. We also had Tiki torches
>around the library donated by staff. This might be a
>good way to do a scavenger hunt, by having them go
>from tiki torch to tiki torch, with the clues taped
>on?
>I wanted to do the "mud" facepainting for all the
>participants too, but my time is limited and am the
>only one working (part of my time) with teens.
>Hope this helps,
>I look forward to hearing what you finally end up
>doing!
>
>Laura Larsen
>Children's Services
>Wethersfield Public Library
>Wethersfield, CT
>
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>Subject: survivor
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>
>I did games for our church picnic. The theme was Soul Survivor. I got
ideas
>from the official survivor site where they go into detail about what
they
d=
id
>ion the island each week. I forget where it was but look under survivor
or
>the network.
>
>We ate gummy worms - for the grub eating contest we just did them as a
snac=
k.
>We did an obstacle course. You can make one up with tires and such for a
>race.
>We had a sort of scavenger hunt following directions that lead to more
>directions to find something hidden.
>
>For little kids we had a search for buried treasure in the straw.
>
>We made flowers out of tissue paper for their hair.
>
>We had limbo with limbo music. Not on survivor show but in the
island
them=
e.
>
>The thing they really liked was the giant checkerboard game. I used 100
>peices of thick paper with x's on one side and did the game where you
can
>only step on the blank sides. When you go to step on a piece you
turn it
>over and everyone takes a turn until there are no blank pieces left.
Instea=
d
>of x's you could have a logo like the show did.
>
>You could have bandanas like the survivors
>
>or do relay races with batons. Probably would not do the firewalk tho.
>
>Make sure you have the theme music.
>Have fun!
>Anne Z
>
>
*********************************
Lee Vucovich
l.vucovich@gomail.sjcpl.lib.in.us
Children's Services, Francis Branch
St.Joseph County Public Library
52655 N. Ironwood Dr.
South Bend, IN 46635
282-4641
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From: smellott@co.wake.nc.us
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: blank books
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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2001 14:07:09 CST
Hi,
Some one posted where to order blank books for $1.95 each a few months
ago. Can you please e-mail me that information once again. I am having
trouble finding where to order them from?
Thanks,
Sue Mellott
smellott@co.wake.nc.us
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From: "Linda Peterson" <lpeterson@bloomfield.lib.in.us>
To: "PUBYAC" <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: Chocolate Games-long
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2001 14:08:32 CST
Thanks to this wonderful group our Chocolate program was a success. Here =
is a list of the ideas I received.
What age group are your kids going to be at this party? The book=20
Mudlicsious (sp?) by Jan Irving has a few ideas, but may be too young. =
One=20
is the chocolate hokey (like the hokey pokey) and the other is making =
paper=20
ice cream cones.
One game you might want to try is to buy a bunch of chocolate bars that =
are
filled, e.g., Snickers, Mounds, Twix, 3 Musketeers, etc. Cut them in =
half
to show the filling. Give the kids a list of names of candy bars, =
including
some that are not represented to make the game more challenging.
The person who makes the most matches wins most of the candy bars, 2nd =
place
wins some, and 3rd place wins fewer. By cutting them in half you have =
twice
as many pieces to give out.
You could take a chocolate kiss, wrap it in red foil unfurled from the =
"foil
twine" you can buy at craft stores, secure it with a green pipe
cleaner, =
and
add green construction paper leaves. This creates the illusion of a =
rosebud
that can be displayed in a decorated vase made by the children.
You can also melt 1/4 cup chocolate chips and 1 1/2 teaspoons shortening =
and
dip plastic spoons in the mixture for stirrers. These can be put in a
plastic
bag and tied with ribbon when they are hard.
How about playing "Drop the Chocolate Kiss" instead of "Drop
The
Handkerchief"
or a chocolate kiss toss into cans or baskets, collecting points?
Have you added fortune telling with m&ms to your list?
Kids grab a handful of m&ms and put them on a table.=20
By seeing which color they have the most or least of
you can read their fortune. Make a list ahead of
time, for example- most reds, you will lose a tooth
this year
no reds - you will make a new friend, etc...
Then of course they get to eat the m&ms.
Here's a couple of craft ideas from my book, Summer Reading Programs
(McFarland, 1992):
1. Help children understand how cacao pods grow by making their own
version.
Give each child 2 football shapes pieces of paper (cut from a brown =
paper
bag
or construction paper.) Staple them together, leaving an opening at one
end.
Use almond-shaped pieces of cardboard or kidney beans as the cacao =
beans.
Stuff 20 to 40 beans inside the pod, then staple the opening closed. You
can
use them to construct a cacao tree, making the tree trunk and leaves =
from
construction paper. Staple the pods onto the tree.
2. Make chocolate-scented stationery. Provide several sheets of note =
paper
and assorted rubber stamps. Melt a milk chocolate bar. Let the kids use
the
chocolate as a stamp pad, to print designs on the note paper.
I have used this at our "Charlie & The Chocolate Factory"
parties with =
great
success.
melt 10 oz. of chocolate coating in microwave
Add 2 oz. corn syrup and blend well. Knead it until syrup is mixed in. =
Store
in refrigerator at least 24 hours. Let it come to room temperature =
before
working with it. The more you work with it, the more pliable it becomes. =
You
can warm it up a bit in the microwave, but not much; it loses some =
texture.
It can be stored for up to 2 weeks but I've never had that problem; it =
is
always gone in no time
A good idea! It reminds me of a German party game I read about in one of
our books - the child needs to put on the gloves, pick up a knife and
fork, set a wrapped chocolate bar on a plate, and unwrap it with the
knife and fork and cut it! You can make a race or relay race out of =
this,
I think. Not sure I could do it at all, but kids are more coordinated.)
One game is to unwrap Hershey kisses while wearing bulky gloves/mittens
At our "Charlie & the Chocolate Factory" party, we played
"Wonk-o" like
Bingo, only the squares were stamped with different candy images. Each =
child
that came in was given a gold ticket with one of the images stamped on =
it
and a wonka-o playing card. They had to go around and find someone who =
had a
ticket to match their space and then that person initialed it. The first =
one
to get 5 in a row yelled "Wonka-o! It was a great warmer-upper.
We also made chocolate clay in advance, and had them design a candy bar =
and
wrapper. There was a taste test of 3 kinds of chocolate. The recipe for
chocolate clay is: melt 10 oz chocolate or choc. coating (this is best) =
mix
in 2 oz. corn syrup. Mix well and refrigerate 24 hours before using. Set =
it
out ahead of time to warm up and begin to knead it. It can be kept up to =
2
weeks.
Give each child an item pertaining to chocolate. We had some M&M and =
Snickers ink pens, bags of M&M=92s and a plastic M&M character. Read
a =
chapter from =91Chocolate Fever" and each time the word chocolate is =
read pass the item to the right. At the end of the chapter they get to =
keep the item they are holding.=20
Linda Peterson
Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Public Library
125 South Franklin
Bloomfield, Indiana 47424
Phone: (812)384-4125
Fax: (812)384-0820
email: lpeterson@bloomfield.lib.in.us
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From: Christina Johnson <marionthelibrarian@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Circulating CDroms
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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2001 14:08:50 CST
I have just been given permission to start a small
CDrom collection in my children's library. For those
of you who do this, what type of boxes do you use for
your collection and where do you purchase them?
Any other suggestions?
Sorry if this has been discussed before.
TIA
Christina Johnson
Lebanon Public Libray
Lebanon Indiana
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From: Carol Leeson <cleeson@nslsilus.org>
To: Pubyac listserv <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: Bibleman - Reviews?
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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2001 14:09:15 CST
I have not seen a review of these videos yet. My almost six year old son
came home with the
Dr. Fear episode and we have all watched it several times since. This
will not be an official, published review but here goes:
The acting is overdone, but seems to be done on purpose in the Batman
series style. The plot, the props and the dialog are very corny and
they
are not above poking fun at themselves. One running joke about the
villain, he was played by an actor that evidently played a different
villain in a previous episode, got a little old and left us feeling lost
until we finally figured it out (we have not seen any of the other
videos). Bible verses come fast and furious. Cause and effect
are not
always consistent. I am somewhat concerned (as a parent) that Bibleman
must fight Dr. Fear with a lightsaber type weapon, the sword of the
spirit. My son loves the video. He has been telling anyone who
will
listen at church, in the grocery store at the Y about Bibleman. When I
asked him how Bibleman beat Dr. Fear his answer concerned Bibleman's skill
as a fighter and the power of his sword. The idea of faith in God did
not
seem to have gotten through. However, I do prefer him watching this to
watching Power Rangers or Dexter's Laboratory. I will probably
purchase
another episode for him for his birthday and I will recommend to our
AV
selector that we purchase them for the library. As an aside, since
most
libraries would not purchase action figures, my husband said the
action figure runs $10-11 dollars and is comparable in size and features
to the $5-6 dollar Power Ranger dolls.
On Mon, 19 Feb 2001, Martin Sicard wrote:
> Hi All -
> Just wondering if anyone has seen (or done) a review
of any of the
> Bibleman videos. With the popularity of Veggie Tales, I think
these might
> be popular in our library system but need to get some reviews.
> I know about the web site www.bibleman.com
> and looked but no success at www.videolibrarian.com
and have tried several
> of our online databases.
> Anyone have any suggestions?
>
> THANKS!
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Martin F. Sicard (aka Mr. Martin)
> Youth Services Librarian - Port Tampa City Library
> Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System
> 4902 Commerce St. Tampa, FL 33616
> (813) 301-7000 - Fax (813) 301-7008
> e-mail address : sicardm@hcplc.org
>
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Carol Leeson
Head of Youth Services
Mount Prospect Public Library
10 S. Emerson
Mt. Prospect, Il 60056
(847)253-5675
cleeson@mppl.org
The opinions expressed here are my own and do not reflect those of the
Library.
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From: "Fauver, Marge" <MFAUVER@ci.santa-barbara.ca.us>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>,
Subject: RE: Family Summer Reading Programs
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2001 14:09:43 CST
We've just started a "Healthy Start" family reading program.
I handout a
kit (in a zip lock bag) that has library info, a bookmark, 3 one month
calendars (I designed on the computer), a refrigerator magnate (for the
calendars) and a sheet of 90 small stickers. The idea is for a
child put a
sticker on each calendar day that their parents read to them. If you
want a
sample, let me know but any calendar with a daily space large enough to hold
a sticker would work.
Marge Fauver
Eastside Branch Library
Santa Barbara Public Library System
1102 E. Montecito Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93103
805-963-3727 mfauver@ci.santa-barbara.ca.us
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From: "Carol L. Hranko" <hrankoca@oplin.lib.oh.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Family Summer Reading Programs
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Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 13:58:59 CST
I am doing a presentation for Summer Reading Programs, and need ideas and
how-to's involving families. If you have ever had a Family Summer
Reading
Program and could send me ideas, sample reading records or p.r. materials,
ideas for incentives, etc. I would be very grateful.
Carol Hranko
Shadyside Public Library
4300 Central Ave.
Shadyside, OH 43947
fax: 740-676-0123
hrankoca@oplin.lib.oh.us
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From: CRyne <cryne@sierramadre.lib.ca.us>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: search for poets
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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2001 14:10:02 CST
Hi everyone! One of our trustees is interested in purchasing poetry
books
for juveniles who are in correction facilities. He was told that
purchasing
mulitethnic poetry books would be perfect. I am in the process of
putting
together a bibliography of quality paperback poetry books and was wondering
if you could recommend some authors and titles for me.
Our trustee would like the poetry to be middle school - high school level.
Many of these teens are not reading at their age level but don't want books
that are too juvenile for them. I will be putting books by Maya Angelou,
Langston Hughes, Gwendolyn Brooks, and Paul Fleischman on the list.
Thank
you for your help!! I will post the results to the list.
Cathy Ryne
Associate Librarian, Children's/Young Adult Services
Sierra Madre Public Library
440 West Sierra Madre Boulevard
Sierra Madre, CA 91024
(626) 355-7186
fax - (626) 355-6218
cryne@sierramadre.lib.ca.us
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From: KBauknight@aol.com
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: YA paperbacks published in Spanish
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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2001 14:10:17 CST
Hi to all,
I will be buying paperbacks for a YA browsing collection, and wondered if
you
all have any suggestions re: titles published in Spanish. My thought
was to
go with "hot" books (i.e, bios, TV tie-ins, etc.) published
in English,
rather than stories by Spanish authors. I would appreciate any advice.
Thanks very much,
Kathy Bauknight
Children's Librarian
Richland County Public Library
ksbauk@aol.com
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From: Librenee@aol.com
To: pubyac@prairienet.org, PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Unattended Children
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Don't overlook the 2000 publication by ALSC, ALTA, PLA and ALA, _Unattended
Children in the Public Library: a Resource Guide_.
Renee J. Vaillancourt
248A. N. Higgins Ave. #145
Library Consultant
Missoula MT 59802
librenee@aol.com
(406)777-1228 (phone & fax)
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<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><BODY
BGCOLOR="#ffffff"><FONT SIZE=2>Don't
overlook the 2000 publication by ALSC, ALTA, PLA and ALA, _Unattended
<BR>Children in the Public Library: a Resource Guide_.
<BR>
<BR>Renee J. Vaillancourt
248A. N. Higgins Ave.
#145
<BR>Library Consultant
Missoula MT 59802
<BR>librenee@aol.com
(406)777-1228 (phone
& fax)</FONT></HTML>
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From: "Keener, Lesa" <LKeener@acmail.aclink.org>
To: "'PUBYAC@prairienet.org'"
<PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: drop-in storytime
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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2001 14:10:56 CST
I tried something interesting this summer. My library is in a tourist area
(just outside of Atlantic City) and we had requests for an activity that did
not require registration. The problem is that in summer we have such a
huge
population we have to limit activities like story hour and crafts. What I
did was have Mother Goose Stories. I dressed up as Mother Goose. We had
someone make a pinofore and light blue bonnet. I wear a light blue flowered
dress. There is a new park across the street. I sat in the park in a beach
chair and read stories for one half hour. Adults must stay and are
responsible for children. Anyone can come regardless of age. I didn't have a
large turn out because it rained almost every Saturday, but I will try again
this year. I had anywhere from 5 to 12 children.
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From: "Eileen Rosenberg" <erosenbe@park-ridge.lib.il.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Battle of the Books
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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2001 14:11:16 CST
I'm hoping that some one or more of you has answer to a difficulty that has
recently surfaced about our Battle of the Books program. My questions to you
are, what method of scoring do you use, do you pass missed questions?
If
you do, how do you score passed questions?
We've done the Battle for over 20 years now and have had comments about
various aspects over the years but this year there seems to be a groundswell
among the coaches to change the way we score the Battles.
We play with two teams at a time and have done it this way. The team
who is
originally asked the question gets 30 seconds to give the exact title of the
book in question. If they get the title correct, they get an
additional 15
seconds to give the author's name. For answering right the first time they
get 5 points for the title and 1 point for the author. If they miss
the
title, the question is then passed to the opposing team who then get 15
seconds to give both the title and author's name. The passed question
is
worth 3 points for the title and 1 point for the author.
Therefore...if the
first team misses the title and the question is passed and the second team
picks up the bonus points for the passed question then answers their own
question correctly, there is an automatic 10 point difference between the
teams. I know that may sound confusing for those of you who, like me
are
math-challenged, but it does actually work out that way. Now, all of a
sudden the coaches don't like the system.
Does anyone have a different (maybe better) way of scoring? The kids
don't
seem to mind our way, they like the challenge of the pass but who knows,
maybe we can change it so that everyone will be happy.
Thanks for your replies. We're looking forward to settling this
problem.
Eileen Rosenberg
Eileen R. Rosenberg
Children's Librarian
Park Ridge Public Library
20 S. Prospect Avenue
Park Ridge, IL 60068
mailto:erosenbe@park-ridge.lib.il.us
Opinions expressed are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of the
Park Ridge Public Library
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From: "Wilma Flanagan" <ArgonneYouth@hotmail.com>
To: "PUBYAC" <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: Drop In Storytimes vs Registration
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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2001 14:11:34 CST
Our library has done all storytimes, including bedtime, preschool, and
toddler as a drop-in storytime for many years, with good results. We
never
have to turn anyone away, and although attendance varies, it probably
doesn't fluctuate as much as it would if people had to register, and then
didn't show up.
We make nametags for the children each week, and spend the first five
minutes or so or storytime doing that. Children who show up later can
have
a nametag made up by their parents, or we make them at the end of the
storytime, if the child wants it. (I usually have a nametag that goes
with
my story theme, and some families collect the nametags for their scrapbooks,
I think). I like nametags, because I am not very good at remembering
names
unless I have reminders, and small children respond better when you can call
them by their names, I have found.
For several years, when I was working full time, I did have parents fill out
a sort of registration form, just so that I could learn their names, as well
as the children's names. On the form I asked for Child's name,
birthdate,
parent or caregiver's name and phone number. I also asked for the
child's
address, in case the family would like the child to receive a birthday card
from "the storylady" that year. Our graphic artist designed
some simple
cards for me that I could easily reproduce and send out, along with a
bookmark, or some other little memento. That was really popular!
On the
registration form, I also asked people to indicate which storytime session
they would usually attend, but made it clear that they were welcome to
change sessions if they wished to for any reason. I had the
registration
slips available for people to fill out for several weeks every fall.
Most
people did fill them out, I think. I stopped doing that when I cut
back to
part time, and was no longer in charge of the children's department.
If I were to do the birthday card program now, I would probably try to have
the library purchase a Greeting Card program with a calendar reminder and
address book, to simplify sending out the cards!
Wilma Flanagan
Argonne Library
Spokane County Library District
Spokane, Washington
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