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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: Thursday, March 01, 2001 11:01 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 381
PUBYAC Digest 381
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Re: Arbor Day
by "Suzanne Robinson" <srobinso@mail.state.tn.us>
2) RE: SRP Prizes
by Sue Ridnour <SRidnour@flower-mound.com>
3) Re: Teen Reference Center
by ILefkowitz@aol.com
4) "welcome to the children's room" brochures
by "Mary B. Pritting" <maryocean54@yahoo.com>
5) Re: Nancy Drew series
by "Leslie Schow" <lschow@slco.lib.ut.us>
6) Re: SRP Prizes
by John Simpson <jsimpson03@snet.net>
7) Re: Children's room categories
by "Cindy Rider" <crider@vigo.lib.in.us>
8) Re: skateboarding program
by Diana Tixier Herald <dherald@wic.net>
9) RE: Help W/ Medieval SRP Theme
by "Denise P. Stout" <dpstout@ccls.org>
10) Question About Easy Readers
by Toni Reese <treese@monarch.papillion.ne.us>
11) teen photo workshop?
by Laurel Sharp <lsharp@mailbox.lpl.org>
12) Re: Cowboy/Cowgirl party...Harry Potter
by JoAnne Dearin <dearin@noblenet.org>
13) Nancy Drew and censorship
by "Cathy Norman" <csn71650@hotmail.com>
14) Re: SRP Prizes
by "Shanla Brookshire" <shanlab@hotmail.com>
15) Neeny Coming Neeny Going
by Jennifer Baker <jbaker93711@yahoo.com>
16) Nancy Drew
by Tom Leveen <tleveen@vpico.com>
17) Re: March contest
by HFL_LISA@stls.org
18) STUMPER: Travel Across the US in a VW Bug
by Toni Reese <treese@monarch.papillion.ne.us>
19) stumper
by CRyne <cryne@sierramadre.lib.ca.us>
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From: "Suzanne Robinson" <srobinso@mail.state.tn.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
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One year we had the soil conservation/foresters come talk about trees and =
their importance to the earth, we read a few stories and gave away =
loblolly pine seedlings. The soil conservation service provided the =
trees.
Suzanne Robinson
Dickson Co. Public Library
Dickson, TN
>>> lfields@state.lib.ut.us
02/28/01 17:09 PM >>>
Our city council beautification committee is planting two trees in front
of our old Carnegie Library on Arbor Day, and they want us to do a
program. I thought I'd get great ideas from you. Am I right?
Thanks, Linda Fields
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From: Sue Ridnour <SRidnour@flower-mound.com>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
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Subject: RE: SRP Prizes
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Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2001 13:12:16 CST
I have been very happy with Smilemakers. Many of their products are
similiar to those offered by the companies you mentioned, but they seem to
be more oriented toward dentists, doctors, schools and libraries. They
have
a nice selection of individual stickers in boxes for many literay and
popular characters (Clifford, Winnie-the-Pooh, Peanuts, Curious George,
Scooby Do, etc. etc.) as well as pencils, erasers, keychains, and the usual
"treasure chest" items. My favorite of the items that I
ordered this year
is an "alien transformer." Check their website:
http://www.smilemakers.com/.
Hope this helps,
Sue
Sue Ridnour
Youth Services Manager
Flower Mound Public Library
Flower Mound, TX
972.691.0059
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christina Johnson [SMTP:marionthelibrarian@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2001 4:37 PM
> To: PUBYAC
> Subject: SRP Prizes
>
> I have been really disappointed with the quality and
> choice of prizes from sources such as Oriental
> Trading, U.S. Toy, Kipp Bros for our reading programs.
>
> Anyone have any alternatives or other system to afford
> nicer prizes?
>
> __________________________________________________
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From: ILefkowitz@aol.com
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Teen Reference Center
Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2001 13:12:35 CST
One of my favorite ref sources for teens is the Encyclopedia of World
Biography. It has everybody in it, dead or alive. Even has
pictures or
sketches of most people. Great index. Only problem is that it is
about 17
or 18 volumes but hey if this is a wish list....
Ilene Lefkowitz
Reference/YA Librarian
Kinnelon Public Library (NJ)
ILefkowitz@aol.com
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From: "Mary B. Pritting" <maryocean54@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: "welcome to the children's room" brochures
Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2001 13:12:56 CST
PUBYACERS:
I am in the process of putting together a "Welcome to our Children's
Room"
brochure. The brochure will be handed to parents as they sign their
children up for library cards. We will also be putting them in packets
we
will be giving to new residents of our community. I was wondering if
anyone
had something similiar for their library? If you do, what exactly do
you
include in your brochure? what kind of information (programs, collections,
etc) about your library do you highlight? I've done this before but
I'm
trying to make this brochure more attractive, interesting and up-to-date.
Any ideas are welcome. You can email me at maryocean54@yahoo.com.
Thanks
in advance for your help.
Mary Pritting
Union Public Library
Union, NJ
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From: "Leslie Schow" <lschow@slco.lib.ut.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: Nancy Drew series
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Yes, we have the Nancy Drew series. I have made an effort to also =
purchase the re-issued, original versions of the first 12 or so in both =
Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys. Both of these series circulate well here.
No, =
we have not had any complaints regarding racism in either series. =20
I read the first Nancy Drew book immediately after I purchased the =
re-issued original because I wanted to know the differences between the =
two (besides about 35 pages). I was surprised to find that the quality
of =
writing in the yellow books had deteriorated dramatically from the =
original versions (I know these books have never been literary giants, but =
there is a definite difference between the two versions of the same book).
Frankly, I think that yanking the offending books is a knee-jerk reaction =
that you may end up regretting. No, they are not "politically
correct" (a =
term which I find offensive--but I won't go into that). Neither are
Tom =
Sawyer or Huck Finn or countless other books written in other eras.
This =
does not mean that they should all be thrown out in favor of books that =
the current political clime finds acceptable. This type of censorship
is =
frightening to me. Now, if the problem existed in every Nancy Drew
book =
(it doesn't) and if your patrons read only Nancy Drew books (they usually =
don't), you might have a reason to be concerned. My experience has
been =
that children who read Nancy Drew enjoy other books, and series, as well.
=
Thus, they are being exposed to a variety of viewpoints. Also, I
don't =
think children notice these things nearly as much as adults do. You
and I =
didn't remember these parts of the books. I don't think the children =
reading them today will necessarily be adversely affected, either.
There is another thing you should probably consider; these books are being =
read at your library, yet this did not come to your attention as the =
result of a patron complaint. Do you normally pull a title from
circulatio=
n when a single patron (in this case, you) objects (for whatever reason)?
=
Are your intended actions with relation to these titles the result of a =
personal reaction to these books or the result of your collection =
development policies?
Just some thoughts,
Leslie Schow
Youth Services Librarian
Riverton Library
Salt Lake County Library System
lschow@slco.lib.ut.us
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From: John Simpson <jsimpson03@snet.net>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: SRP Prizes
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We have a limited budget, so we found other ways to get free prizes -
and they are better than the cheap toys that are sold in catalogs.
Here's what we do:
1. Ask for donations. We have gotten free food certificates from
Hometown Buffet, McDonalds, Wendys, and local fast food places.
2. Pick up freebies whenever you can. I always load up on posters,
bookmarks and buttons at ALA.
3. Patrons are always asking us if they can donate used books that their
kids have outgrown. If the books are in really good condition,
we will
catalog them. But usually they are in OK condition (the child wrote
his
name on the inside cover, a few bent pages, etc.) So we save the books
and give them away as prizes.
We always have more than enough prizes to give away, and the kids like
them.
Hope this helps.
Martha Simpson, Stratford (CT) Library
Christina Johnson wrote:
> I have been really disappointed with the quality and
> choice of prizes from sources such as Oriental
> Trading, U.S. Toy, Kipp Bros for our reading programs.
>
> Anyone have any alternatives or other system to afford
> nicer prizes?
>
> __________________________________________________
>
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From: "Cindy Rider" <crider@vigo.lib.in.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
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In addition to the sections you mentioned, we have a section for series =
books (mostly J, a few Y) that are by different authors and generally in =
high demand. These include American Girls, Mary Kate & Ashley, GI
Joe, =
Magic Attic Club, Dear America, etc. It saves hunting in all the different =
author spots when the kids just want the books!!
Cindy Rider
Vigo Co. Public Library
Terre Haute, IN
<<< Deb Messling <mcpl@ptdprolog.net>
2/28 5:46p >>>
We are re-evaluating the organization of our children's room. We want
=
kids
to have easy access to the material they want, so our tendency has been to
create a lot of special shelf areas. Some kids like it; some adults do
not. Outside of our regular JF, E, Easy Reader and of course nonfiction, =
we
have special shelf areas for Newbery & Caldecott medal winners,
paperback
series, TV and movie books (Disney, Sesame St., etc.), Franklin books,
Arthur books, I Spy Books, holidays, shapes, colors and numbers, and
"sensitive" topics (divorce, death, etc.). Are we excessive?
What do
others do? Private replies will be summarized to the list.
Deb Messling, mcpl@ptd.net
Eastern Monroe Public Library
Stroudsburg, PA
=20
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From: Diana Tixier Herald <dherald@wic.net>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: skateboarding program
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Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2001 13:14:25 CST
Way to go! What a great program idea. I can ask my daughter and son-in-law
who
are both skaters if they know anybody in your area. You can also try
checking
with the local skate shops. They (the local skate shops) may even want to
help
out with stickers and door prizes. I know the skate shops I've visited in
the
past have been thrilled when some "adult type institution" like a
library
takes
an interest and have showered me with good prize type stuff for teen summer
reading and the like.
--
Happy reading,
Di Herald
dherald@wic.net see
the Genrefluent page at http://www.genrefluent.com
Rosenberg's First Law of Reading "Never apologize for your reading
tastes."
victoria vannucci wrote:
> Hello all!
>
> I am trying to plan a skateboarding program for the summer. Does
anyone
> know any professional skateboarders in the Cleveland, OH area, or
has
> anyone ever had any experience planning such a program? Th
etarget
audience
> would be teens.
>
> You can email me directly at vvannucc@chuhpl.lib.oh.us
>
> Victoria Vannucci
> Cleveland Heights-University Heights Public Library
>
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From: "Denise P. Stout" <dpstout@ccls.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: Help W/ Medieval SRP Theme
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Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2001 13:14:54 CST
Christina, you need to contact your local chapter of The Society for
Creative Anachronism. I am a memeber of this medieval reenactment
society.
They may be willing to come to your library and do demos of various things.
Depending on the talents of the local members, they may even be able to do
some programming for you. Our local shire had a lot of fun doing this
on
several occasions for my library. Go to www.sca.org
and follow links to
find the local group closest to you. If you have trouble, ontact me
again,
and I will hunt thenm down for you. You'll also learn about the gorup
in
general there. Have fun!
Denise M. Pulgino Stout
Youth Services Outreach Librarian
Chester County Library
610-280-2672
dpstout@ccls.org
Why do dragons have long tails? They can't remember short stories!
"Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a
dog, it's too
dark to read." Groucho Marx
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christina Johnson [SMTP:marionthelibrarian@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2001 2:36 PM
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> Subject: Help W/ Medieval SRP Theme
>
> We are doing "Catch a Dragon by the Tale" for our
> summer reading program. With Princesses, Knights,
> Castles, etc.
> Any good ideas, decor, crafts, games, etc....
> TIA
> Christina Johnson
> Lebanon Public Library
> Lebanon IN
>
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From: Toni Reese <treese@monarch.papillion.ne.us>
To: pubyac <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Question About Easy Readers
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Hi Everybody,
It's me again -- this time with a question about cataloging easy
readers. We are beginning to get in easy readers that are non-fiction.
They are from the "Eyewitness Readers" series and appear to have
very
good information. I am tempted to catalog them in the general
non-fiction area with a local subject note in the catalog saying "Easy
Reader," but at the same time am worried that these books will be
overlooked by a mom or kid just browsing for something good to read in
the Easy Reader section.
Any suggestions? Once again, thanks so much for all your help.
Toni
Toni Reese
Youth Services Librarian
Sump Memorial Library
222 N. Jefferson St.
Papillion, NE 68046
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From: Laurel Sharp <lsharp@mailbox.lpl.org>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: teen photo workshop?
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Greetings, O Collective Intelligence,
I want to do a program with young adults in May with a staff member who is
a former news photographer. We thought we'd talk about tips and
techniques
for making good photos. Has anyone done this kind of thing? Let
me know
what worked for you. This would be for Grades 6 and up.
thanks,
Laurel Sharp
Liverpool (NY) Pulbic Library
lsharp@mailbox.lpl.org
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From: JoAnne Dearin <dearin@noblenet.org>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Cowboy/Cowgirl party...Harry Potter
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Copy cat did a great job on cowboys...with activites awhile back...I am
not at work right now so will look into it on Monday when I get back,
unless someone else on the list has already responded with the info.
JoAnne
On Wed, 28 Feb 2001, ali j. wrote:
>
> Hi everyone!
> I'm planning my storytime calendar and would like to have a cowboy
&
cowgirl
> party. Any ideas on snacks/games, etc... thanks in advance!
>
>
>
> Also I have found great things on the net for those of you planning
your
hp
> party, it is to much to send email wise so if you would like me to fax
them
> to you i'd be more than glad to do so, just email me directly at
> ali_kat007@hotmail.com
w/your name & fax #.
>
> thanks again in advance!
> :)
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JoAnne Dearin, Children's Librarian
Peabody Institute Library, Danvers Massachusetts
dearin@noblenet.org
North of Boston Library Exchange
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From: "Cathy Norman" <csn71650@hotmail.com>
To: "PUBYAC\\: PUBlic librarians servi" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Nancy Drew and censorship
Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2001 13:16:31 CST
I really was trying to stay out of this fray but....WE ARE NOT CENSORS.
=
WE ARE ANYTHING BUT CENSORS. If the racism in Nancy Drew, Little
House, =
Gone With The Wind bothers you, think of it this way - It's all =
historical fiction. The purpose of historical fiction is to put things
=
in a perspective that allows the reader to see that this "thing,"
=
whether it is racism, sexism, homphobia whatever, existed in this =
country, and still does. Historical fiction is a way of showing us =
where we've been, how far we've come and how far still we have to go!=20
Peace and blessings,
Cathy Norman
Youth Services Librarian
Fairport Harbor Public Library
335 Vine St. Fairport Harbor, OH 44077
csn71650@hotmail.com
440-354-8191
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From: "Shanla Brookshire" <shanlab@hotmail.com>
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Subject: Re: SRP Prizes
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Last year I completely got rid of prizes. I
got tired of constantly
picking up broken toys from around the library and peeling the sticky ones
from the ceiling of the children's area. My plan for last year, and
for
this year, is to give the kids a book for reading 3 hours. Then, they
compete for reading the most minutes during the summer and I hand out $10
gift certificates to a local bookstore to the top 5 readers. I usually
buy
10 certificates and have a drawing for the other 5. It went
wonderfully
last year so I'm going to do it again this year. Oh, in total minutes
read
over the summer, the kids read over 60,000 minutes and I gave away over 100
books. Some more than likely cheated but many tried really, really
hard to
read 3 hours. I was the most proud of them.
I hope this helps. Oh, our Friends of the
Library group are going to
buy our books this year.
Shanla Brookshire
Children's Librarian
Lovett Memorial Library
Pampa, TX 79065
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>I have been really disappointed with the quality and
>choice of prizes from sources such as Oriental
>Trading, U.S. Toy, Kipp Bros for our reading programs.
>
>Anyone have any alternatives or other system to afford
>nicer prizes?
>
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From: Jennifer Baker <jbaker93711@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Neeny Coming Neeny Going
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Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2001 13:17:24 CST
After double checking my information I realized I made
a mistake in my "Nancy Drew" response.
The book "Neeny Coming, Neeny Going" (ill. by Synthia
Saint James; text by Karen English) did not win a
Caldecott honor. It was awarded a Coretta Scott King
honor for illustration in 1997.
I must be getting older than I thought. :)
Thanks to Kathleen Baxter for pointing out the error.
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From: Tom Leveen <tleveen@vpico.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Nancy Drew
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Maybe I'm off base here -- are we talking about a librarian censoring a
book because of content? I truly do not intend to be insulting or
anything, but that's really how the post reads. It's a little
unsettling
to hear a librarian (I presume) so anxious to pull books out of
circulation. I'd be careful.
~
Tom Leveen, Associate Editor
Today's Librarian
Virgo Publishing
3300 North Central Ave.
Suite 2500
Phoenix, AZ 85012
480-990-1101 ext. 1668
www.todayslibrarian.com
www.schoolmediaspecialist.com
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From: HFL_LISA@stls.org
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: March contest
Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2001 13:18:08 CST
Most large groceries store have bulk candy or special secgions and I just go
buy green
gummy shamrocks from ours.
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From: Toni Reese <treese@monarch.papillion.ne.us>
To: pubyac <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: STUMPER: Travel Across the US in a VW Bug
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A patron asked me this morning for the title of a picture book that
features a boy who drives his VW Bug across the US with his dog. She
says the art work is lovely, and the pictures feature either several
states or regions of the United States. She said since it is a picture
book you would think of it appealing to preschool through first grade,
but went on to say that she has used it with kids ages 3-11 and they all
loved it.
Sound familiar to anybody?
Thanks,
Toni
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From: CRyne <cryne@sierramadre.lib.ca.us>
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Subject: stumper
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Once again, I am asking for help from this wonderful listserv. The
book
QUEEN OF THE NILE (royal diary series) was suggested as a great book for a
teen book club. I have looked in Books in Print, Amazon.com, and many
other
sources and cannot find any other information. I would like to order
this
book for our library. Do I have the title wrong? If you know of
this book
- would you please email me directly. Thank you for your 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
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