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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: Monday, February 26, 2001 11:02 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 377
PUBYAC Digest 377
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Re: Parade Floats for Young Adults
by "Leona Rusch" <leonarusch@hotmail.com>
2) Young Adult Poetry request
by CRyne <cryne@sierramadre.lib.ca.us>
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From: "Leona Rusch" <leonarusch@hotmail.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Parade Floats for Young Adults
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Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 10:48:06 CST
Laura~
We "do" the 4th of July parade every year in Bartlett. The
Trustees pay for
a professionally designed float (haywagon). The Teen Volunteers walk ahead
of the float carrying a banner and switch off with other teens who give out
candy. The teens all have volunteer t-shirts. Needless to say, this involves
a lot of expense.
The Teen Department was asked to participate in the Homecoming Parade for
the High School last September. We found our Teen Volunteers were
participating in other parts of the parade and couldn't walk in the parade.
They were very enthusiastic about decorating my car with slogans, signs and
crepe paper. We took a gold streamer decoration for tables that we saved
from the Summer Reading Club decorations. For a lack of better words, it
looked like a gold grass skirt for my car. The teens added our signs made
with the Ellison Cutter supporting the Hollywood theme for the parade. The
teens showed up that morning to add balloons and crepe paper streamers then
stepped in with the band or other organization. Two of us threw candy and
had a ball!
Parades are a great way to show the library support for the community and
the community support for the library. This may help you by showing you the
expensive and inexpensive way we do parades.
Good luck with yours!
Leona Rusch
Bartlett Public Library
Bartlett, Illinois
>From: "Gruninger, Laura" <lgruning@MCL.org>
>Reply-To: pubyac@prairienet.org
>To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
>Subject: Parade Floats for Young Adults
>Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 10:15:19 CST
>
>I'd like to participate in our community Memorial Day Parade this year.
>I've read about book-cart drill teams, etc for staff, but would
>really rather make this into a YA program/promotion. We have a
minivan
>for library use that I could use, and I've already gotten
>permission to use it for the YA's.( I thought the County might be
>concerned about insurance)
>Also, I seem to have plenty of kids interested in participating.
>
>I've never been in a parade or helped with one and I'd like some ideas
>for decorating the minivan.
>
>I don't envision us building a whole float. On the Publib archives,
>where I've seen mention of libraries in parades I did come up with a few
>hits. On the Internet, I find lots of companies that sell float
>decorations, and even one that rents minivan inflatable
>decorations(expensive!), but I'd really like to hear book-themed ideas
>from any of you who may have done this. I ran across a few communities
>who had kids march dressed as their favorite characters from books-great
>I think, for the younger set.
>
>I don't want to tackle anything too labor intensive, as the van gets
>used regularly for library business, and I won't have that much lead in
>time to decorate it. I'm sure I could get a group of kids who will agree
>to help, but I don't want any last minute surprises.
>I'm sure our Friends group will be happy to help me purchase supplies,
>but again money is always AN object.
>One supply I have plenty of is donated books. I was thinking of
somehow
>fish-lining them to the van, and incorporating ALA's
>@your library theme. I'm very handy with graphics programs and
could
>design banners myself. Also, I made my own T-shirts
>for our Camp-Out last summer, and could do something similar for the
>teens to wear who march. One girl suggested that they
>would like to go in face-paint.
>Can any of you recommend good float-making resources or web-sites you've
>used successfully? Even something you saw in a parade that caught your
>attention. No idea is too zany!
>I appreciate the help, and will summarize.
>
>Laura Gruninger, Young Adult Librarian
>Mercer County Library System, Lawrence HQ
>2751 Brunswick Pike
>Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
>
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From: CRyne <cryne@sierramadre.lib.ca.us>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Young Adult Poetry request
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Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 10:48:30 CST
Thank you to everyone who answered my request for young adult titles for
teens that are in correction facilities. I am posting what I have
received.
Thank you again - it was a wonderful help!
Cathy Ryne
Associate Librarian - Children's/Young Adult Services
Sierra Madre Public Library
440 W. Sierra Madre Boulevard
Sierra Madre, CA 91024
(626) 355-7186
cryne@sierramadre.lib.ca.us
YOUNG ADULT POETRY TITLE SUGGESTIONS
I recommend the works of poet Janet S. Wong. She is author of Good
Luck
Gold and A Suitcase of Seaweed. She may have a third collection
published
by now. I have met Janet and have seen her present to middle school
kids.
They warmed up to her immediately (and she to them), and came away knowing
either entire poems or lines by heart. She enjoys her Asian American
heritage (Chinese/Korean), and it flows beautifully through her poetry.
Her
experiences speak to all kids. Booklist, School Library Journal, VOYA
and
Kirkus have reviewed her work.
Good luck with your project,
"Katie"
Kathleen Baxter
Assistant Administrator for Youth Services
Southeastern Massachusetts Library System
10 Riverside Drive, Lakeville, MA 02347
508-923-3531
508-923-3539 fax
kbaxter@semls.org
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How about I Am the Darker Brother: An Anthology of Modern Poems by African
Americans (ALA Notable Book 1998), rev. ed. Simon & Schuster, 1997.
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I would certainly include the works of Gary Soto (who has written in the
voice of an Hispanic American). Not only can you get many of his
novels on
tape, they also are often available in Spanish. Here are a few of his
poetic works:
Canto Familiar
Neighborhood Odes : Poems
Effects of Knut Hamsun on a Fresno Boy (poetic essays)
Jo Giese
Schaumburg Township District Library
Youth Programs
130 S. Roselle Road
Schaumburg, IL 60193
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I know he's not a traditional poet, but Tupac Shakur's "The Rose That
Grew
from Concrete" has been popular here. It is his original poetry,
rather
than his rap lyrics. Very accessible to teens and his popularity as a
musician draws them...
- Steven Engelfried, Young Adult Librarian
Deschutes Public Library System
545 NW Wall Street Bend, OR 97701
ph: 541-617-7072 fax: 541-389-2982
e-mail: stevene@dpls.lib.or.us
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_ HI! This might not work in the specific setting you are
describing, but
the new compilation You Hear Me? is an excellent collection of poetry
written by teen-aged boys. The problem might be that some of the
language
can be graphic, but I think it would be the type of collection that might
actually appeal to young boys/men.
Bobbi
Bobbi-Jean Ludwig, MLIS
Children's/YA Librarian
Rio Vista Library--Rio Vista, CA
Solano County Library System
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I don't know if it is available in ppb, but _You Hear Me?_ is a superb
collection of poetry by teenage boys about their lives. It is
definately YA
but the words themselves aren't real hard. It is edited by Betsy
Franco and
has ISBN 0763611581.
Andrea Terry
juvserv@customnet.com
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You'll want to have numerous copies of:
Shakur, Tupac. _The Rose that Grew from Concrete_. There is no
such thing
as a reluctant reader when this book's around.
Tom Feelings's _Soul Looks Back in Wonder_ brings together a great
assemblage of African American poets with his own outstanding illustrations.
Gary Soto's books of poetry are very accessible to lower-level readers and
peppered with Spanish words and phrases--great portraits of the
Hispanic-American experience from California's San Joaquin Valley.
(_Neighborhood Odes_, _Canto Familiar_, and _A Fire in my Hands_ may be a
little young, though excellent; be sure to check out _A Natural Man_, _New
and Selected Poems_, _Junior College: Poems_, and _Who Will Know Us?_)
_Cool Salsa_, edited by Lori M. Carlson, is a good collection of bilingual
poems on the Hispanic experience in America.
Ah--there are many more--check out the great list at
http://www.clpgh.org/ein/ya/yapoetry.html
Hope this helps--
--wayne.
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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Hi Cathy,
I acted as the librarian for Orange County's
Juvenile Hall for a few
years. Cool Salsa! by Lori Carlson was very popular and
anything with the word Love in the title. The kids would copy the poems to
send to boy/girlfriends on the outside. Are you allowed
hardbacks? We could only have PBs which limited titles. I just bought
multiple copies. Hope this helps.
Pam Carlson
Long Beach Public Library
Los Altos Branch
Pam Carlson
pcarlson@lbpl.or
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I'd like to suggest Reflections on a Gift of Watermelon Pickles. I'm
not
sure if it is in paper.
Melody Allen
melodyan@lori.state.ri.us
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Movin': teen poets take voice. ed. by Dave Johnson is terrific.
Connie Sargent
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