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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, April 09, 2001 10:53 AM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 413
PUBYAC Digest 413
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Richard Peck
by <Jeanette.Larson@ci.austin.tx.us>
2) Re: Stumper: Children's Song
by "Lorie J. O'Donnell" <odonnell@midyork.lib.ny.us>
3) Re: Mother/Daughter Book discussion groups
by stewartj@einetwork.net (Judy
Stewart)
4) Outreach kits--thanks
by Lani Clarke <lclarke@snap.lib.ca.us>
5) peter rabbit party
by Cindy Christin <christin@mtlib.org>
6) Re: Mother/Daughter Book discussion groups
by Library Lovers <LibraryLovers@calibraries.org>
7) Stump the Librarian Report
by "Mary Moody" <MMOODY@vigo.lib.in.us>
8) Re: graphic novels as reading motivation
by ginny@ticnet.com
9) Re: FW: [PUBLIB] Does your library require residency?
by "Shanla Brookshire" <shanlab@hotmail.com>
10) seeking Underground Railroad Resources
by "sharon cerasoli" <sharoncerasoli@hotmail.com>
11) Re: Yalsa listservs
by "Shari Hetzke" <shetzke@ahml.lib.il.us>
12) Re: Copyright/Graphics
by "Kathleen Williams" <kwilliams_46@hotmail.com>
13) Re: Headphones
by "mary thornton" <mthornton@techline.com>
14) DES storytimes
by Cyndy Gartside <cgartsid@lib.ci.phoenix.az.us>
15) RE: core collection for elementary media center
by "Hiett, Debra" <DHiett@AndoverPublicSchools.com>
16) Re: Giant Dice
by "Taylor Juvenile" <taylorjuv@hotmail.com>
17) Newer titles for 3rd graders
by Susan259@aol.com
18) STUMPER SOLVED: bird nest on a letter
by Kate McLean <mcleank@mail.dekalb.public.lib.ga.us>
19) sugar egg story
by "Buda Library" <budalibr@hotmail.com>
20) Call for Manuscripts: New Review of Children's Lit &
Librarianship
by Glen.Mynott@uce.ac.uk
21) BANNING BOOKS
by Sherelle Harris <sherelle_npl@yahoo.com>
22) White House Statement on National Library Week, April 4, 2001
by "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
23) Support ALA*S CIPA Legal Fund!
by "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
24) Statement of Carolyn Caywood, Librarian, Virginia Beach Public
by "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
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From: <Jeanette.Larson@ci.austin.tx.us>
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Subject: Richard Peck
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Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2001 10:33:02 CDT
Richard Peck was very much alive last Saturday when he spoke at the
Texas Library Association conference luncheon. I had the privilege of
sitting next to him.
Robert Newton Peck still has a home page and appears to be alive as
well.
Jeanette Larson
Austin Public Library
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From: "Lorie J. O'Donnell" <odonnell@midyork.lib.ny.us>
To: <adrian.barrientos@ci.sj.ca.us>
Subject: Re: Stumper: Children's Song
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I know the patron claims it isn't so, but I distinctly remembered this song
from growing up, and so did a bit of digging. According to the
following
four sites, the song your patron is looking for is "The Mulberry
Bush".
http://www.kididdles.com/mouseum/m014.html
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~pfa/dreamhouse/nursery/rhymes/mulberry.html
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/lyrics/mulberry.htm
http://members.home.com/veeceet/popweasel.html#two
Lorie J. O'Donnell
Jervis Public Library Children's Room
Rome, NY 13440
Reach high, for stars lie hidden in your soul.
Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal.
- - - -Ralph Vaull Starr
>
> A co-worker received a phone call from one of our customers (a retired
> children's librarian) who is looking for the lyrics of a children's
> song/round which contains the phrase: "this is the way we wash our
clothes"
> (He suspects that is not the title of song). Our customer added that
this
> song/round covers the days of the week with this theme.
>
> So far, he searched through our juvenile song books, and found a
children's
> song similiar to the our customer is searching for entitled
"Hanging Out
the
> Linen Clothes" (Source: American Folk Songs for Children by Ruth
Crawford
> Seeger, p.137). He asked the customer if this was the song she wanted,
and
> she said no.
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From: stewartj@einetwork.net
(Judy Stewart)
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Mother/Daughter Book discussion groups
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----- Original Message -----
From: Tracy Thomas <tracy@lfpl.org>
Date: Thursday, April 5, 2001 1:34 pm
Subject: Mother/Daughter Book discussion groups
> Tracy,
I could go on and one but this has been discussed many times on this
list so if you want more info than this, e-mail directly.
Our club has been going for 2-1/2 years. We grew to over 20 people at
one time but are now down to a core group of 10. I got a lot of help
from Shireen Dodson's book, TheMother-Daughter Book Club, and
recommendations for books from Katherine Odean's book Great Books for
Girls. I also drew much direction from the Multnomah LIbrary's website
which lists all of their books they have read and has a page which gives
tips for getting a club started.
We did not buy multiple copies, but we are part of a system where
patrons may borrow from other libraries very conveniently. About half
of the mothers bought paperback copies.
Some of our very favorite books were: Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson
Levine, Running Out of Time by Margaret Haddix, Harry Potter (1), The
Watsons Go to Birmingham by Christopher Paul Curtis, Chasing Redbird and
Bloomability by Sharon Creech. Also The Westing Game and Tangerine (Ed
Bloor).
Some of our least favorite: The Phantom Tollbooth, The Pharaoh's
Daughter by Julius Lester.
We try to have a snack that reminds of the book - i.e., Tangerines for
the book by that name, knickerbocker glory for Harry Potter, etc. We
take turns bringing the snack and after the first several months I was
able to get some mother-daughters to take the leadership. This helps a
lot.
There are many sources for book discussion questions - in the books
mentioned above, also on-line if you go to the publisher's website there
are often questions - random house has a teacher's page, so does Harper
Collins, just do some searching. There is a lot out there. If
you
choose a book we did, I'd be happy to send you what we did.
At the beginning we chose books just a couple of months ahead, but this
year we picked for an entire year ahead - this enabled me to publicize a
little flyer for people to pick up any time. I also made pretty pink
bookmark "flags" to stick in the books that were a selection.
We are doing Because of Winn-Dixie this month. Later this year we will
do The Giver by Lois Lowry, and Burning Up by Caroline Cooney. Just to
name a few.
Our group voted to meet throughout the summer. That's up to you.
Good luck
Judy Stewart
Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Natrona Heights, PA
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From: Lani Clarke <lclarke@snap.lib.ca.us>
To: "'PUBYAC@prairienet.org'"
<PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: Outreach kits--thanks
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Greetings, all--
I want to thank Denise, Erika, Marcia, Roxy, Betsy, Barbara, Sherri, Nancy,
Susan, Ann, Mary Ann, Marilyn, Kathy, Bobbi Jean and anyone else who took
the time to write me and share their experiences with outreach kits.
There
were a few variations in the procedures used (the employment of boxes vs.
bags, for instance; there are benefits and drawbacks to each), but most
libraries seem to operate similarly. One of the most important
similarities is that virtually every system seems to be fairly relaxed
about the prospect of missing items, and the loss issue seems to have been
more of a stumbling block in theory than in reality--most items come back.
Your comments were a great help to me.
Lani Clarke
Vacaville Public Library
Vacaville, CA
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From: Cindy Christin <christin@mtlib.org>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: peter rabbit party
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Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2001 11:46:10 CDT
Hi:
We're planning a Peter Rabbit party the day before Easter. So far we plan
to do some simple rabbit crafts, make rabbit ears, and have a code &
cipher
table (because Beatrix Potter wrote in cipher). We would also like to do
some dramatic performance of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" and
wondered if
anyone had tried anything like this. We tend to get about 100+ kids and
families to these events, so I would like to do something big. I'm thinking
about using large stick figures on poster board and narrating the story,
but you might have some better ideas.
Afterward, we'll serve chamomile tea (apple juice) and rabbit food (baby
carrots and dry cereal). We'd like to end with an egg hunt (or rabbit hunt
or something!). We've had parents ask us not to have lots of candy, and I'd
like to find an alternative to hiding lots of easter eggs, only because our
community already has several egg hunts already. We also have so many kids
I can't imagine turning them all loose to find eggs (especially if it rains
or snows and we have to be inside).
Any good ideas you've thought of or already tried?? Many thanks for your
time. Please respond directly to me instead of the list, and I'll post all
the ideas.
Cindy Christin
Children's Librarian
Bozeman Public Library
220 E. Lamme
Bozeman, MT 59715
406-582-2404
FAX 406-582-2424
<christin@mtlib.org>
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From: Library Lovers <LibraryLovers@calibraries.org>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Mother/Daughter Book discussion groups
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Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2001 11:46:28 CDT
At 12:34 PM 4/5/01 CDT, you wrote:
>I am starting a mother/daughter book group. I have invited girls 9-12
years
>of age and their mothers. I have some ideas of what I want to do but I
would
>love any suggestions and input. What titles have others used and what
>activities? Some good sources for discussion questions. Anything would
be
>greatly appreciated.
>
First I want to thank the person who invited me to join this
disscussion list -- I really enjoy the great ideas and themes!!!
Tracy I would love to hear anything else you got on this topic.
Stephanie Stokes
"Library Media & PR" Online
http://www.ssdesign.com/librarypr
I just so happen to be keeping a 'future ideas file'
on this topic -- here you go..
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At the top of my list is of course is Dodson's new book!!
"100 Books for Girls to Grow On"
http://www.harpercollins.com/catalog/book_xml.asp?isbn=0060957182
chapter excerpt...
http://www.harpercollins.com/catalog/excerpt_xml.asp?isbn=0060957182
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The book that started it all...
The Mother-Daughter Book Club is the encouraging story of a group of
mothers and their daughters and how their relationships were strengthened
and changed by starting a monthly reading club. The book offers reading
lists from favorite authors, age appropriate titles, tips on how to break
the ice, structure your group, and discussion guides,
too.http://www.harpercollins.com/hc/readers/0060952423fea.asp
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Multnomah County Library A Mother~Daughter Book Club
http://www.multnomah.lib.or.us/lib/kids/mdbg.html
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Ruby Red Bookworms: A Mother~Daughter Book Club
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/8642/
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Baltimore County Public Library
Sampling of Book Discussion Titles
http://www.bcplonline.org/kidspage/dodson.html
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Interview With Shireen Dodson
http://www.homearts.com/depts/family/47mdbcb1.htm
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This segment is from the
Thursday, April 24,1997 All Things Considered
BOOK CLUB Linda visits a mother-daughter book club in Washington, DC. The
person's who had the idea for this club is Shireen Dodson, and she has now
written a book about it. It is called "The Mother-daughter Book Club :
How
Ten Busy Mothers and Daughters Came Together to Talk, Laugh and Learn
Through Their Love of Reading." One of the main goals of the club was
to
help these women communicate better with their pre-teen daughters. It seems
to have worked. (STATIONS: "The Mother-Daughter Book Club" is
published by
HarperPerennial.)
http://search.npr.org/cf/cmn/cmnps05fm.cfm?SegID=40090
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From: "Mary Moody" <MMOODY@vigo.lib.in.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stump the Librarian Report
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Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2001 11:46:48 CDT
Well...
We did our first Stump the Librarian program at a local school. We had
a =
great time. Yes we were stumped a few times. Watch out for those
=
Wrestlemania questions! (aahhh!) =20
It was such a good experience the children looked over our shoulders, =
watched the resources we used and in one case analyzed why one resource =
would be better than another. =20
There were three public librarians (2 young people's and one reference) We =
were challenged by 6 classes of elementary children 3rd -5th grades.
Each =
class gave us five questions. We had 20 minutes to answer as many as
we =
could before the next class came in. So we actually had about 10-15 =
minutes counting class movement.=20
Classes that had a stumping question received a gold medal, paperback book =
a certificate, and food coupons. Everyone received a bookmark that
said =
"Your dig begins at the library."
I heard one child say to one of the librarians "You're good. You must
make =
a lot of money. " I didn't hear the librarians answer. (smile)
We plan on doing it again.
Mary Moody
School Liaison Librarian
Vigo County Public Library
\0/\0/\0/ "Let everything that hath breath Praise the Lord!"
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From: ginny@ticnet.com
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Subject: Re: graphic novels as reading motivation
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I went to a Jim Trelease workshop recently and remember him talking at
length about comic books. His opinion was that comic books were fine
for
reading until the child or in your case young adult figures out that there
is other stuff out there that might be more interesting. I can't
remember
if he used any statistics, since he was referring to so much during his
talk. If you don't know his website -
http://www.trelease-on-reading.com
If you find something, I'd be interested in knowing where.
Toni Reese writes:
> I'd be very interested in answers to this as well. I am on a
Graphic
Novel
> list
> serv and they just sound so wonderful that I've approached my director
about
> ordering a lot for our YA department. We only have a very few in
our
> collection
> now, but I've made a big sign on the stack by where they are, and they
never
> get
> checked out.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Toni
>
> Toni Reese
> Youth Services Librarian
> Sump Memorial Library
> 222 N. Jefferson St.
> Papillion, NE 68046
>
> susan burkhardt wrote:
>
> > I'm working on my MLS and looking for information about using
graphic
> > novels/comic books as a reading motivation technique. I've looked
in
> Dynix,
> > ProQuest, and ERIC without finding anything I can use. If anyone
is
aware
> of
> > research related to this topic I'd be glad to know about it. I'd
also be
> > interested in hearing from anyone with experience on the topic:
> experiences,
> > opinions, anecdotes - pro or con.
> >
> > Susan Burkhardt
> > smburkhardt@hotmail.com
> > _________________________________________________________________
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From: "Shanla Brookshire" <shanlab@hotmail.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: FW: [PUBLIB] Does your library require residency?
Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2001 11:47:53 CDT
Laurie,
The one thing you have to remember about residency is that your
money to
your library depends upon your tax base, which is residence in your
county/area. Your tax payers dollars go to your library, therefore
they are
paying for it in a convoluted way. If you take a residence from
another
area/county, they are not using there tax base and therefore their library
entity does not have a proper count for users in their area. In this
system
in Texas, at least at this library, we charge out of county residents $5.00
a year to have a card in our system but our consortium allows all members
use in each entity for free. But they have to have a card from their
county
library to do so. This way, we don't take tax payers from other
counties
and visa versa.
If this is as convoluted as it sounds, e me back at shanlab@hotmail.com
and I'll try to clear it up! Hope this helps.
Shanla Brookshire
Children's Librarian
Lovett Memorial Library
Pampa, TX 79065
"The test of a man's mettle is in the small things, not in
the great; what he does about returning a library book, not
his views on greenhouse gases." --Andree Seu
>Our library policy is if you live or work in the county your library
>privalages (i.e. card) is free, however if you do not reside or work in
the
>county you are still able to use our library system (which contains four
>libraries in the county) for a $15 annual fee. some people find this
>useful,
>others do not want to pay this. hope this info can help your library.
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From: "sharon cerasoli" <sharoncerasoli@hotmail.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: seeking Underground Railroad Resources
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<html><DIV>I am seeking resources on the Underground Railroad
and related
prominent figures.</DIV>
<DIV>I am in the process of creating a pathfinder for primary grade
students
to obtain information on this topic. I would welcome any and all
suggestions for online resources,encyclopedias, </DIV>
<DIV>print resources and such. I would be happy to share my
findings
with any interested individuals. Thanks in advance, Sharon
Cerasoli,
MLS student, New Haven Free Public Library employee.</DIV><br
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From: "Shari Hetzke" <shetzke@ahml.lib.il.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: Yalsa listservs
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Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2001 11:48:39 CDT
Rosemarie,
I am on YALSA-BK and haven't gotten much of anything for a long time - =
longer than a week. What gives?
Shari
Shari Hetzke, Secondary School Services Specialist
Arlington Heights Memorial Library
500 North Dunton
Arlington Heights, IL 60004
Phone 847.506.2629 Fax 847.506.2655
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From: "Kathleen Williams" <kwilliams_46@hotmail.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Copyright/Graphics
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I missed this original question and I don't have an answer, but my daughter
is a Stampin' Up dealer and she said I can't make cards with their stamps
and then sell them. I was really surprised at that regulation.
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From: "mary thornton" <mthornton@techline.com>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: Headphones
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Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2001 11:49:12 CDT
In libraries where I have worked. If there is a chance that the
headphones
are infected, they are put into a garbage bag with a no-pest strip.
This is
very strong is thought to kill almost anything if left for a few days.
This
is the same method reccomended for my plants by a company that takes care of
plants for corporate clients.
Mary
----- Original Message -----
From: Adrienne Furness <adge73@yahoo.com>
To: PUBYAC <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 7:20 PM
Subject: Headphones
> Hello All!
>
> At our library, we have recently acquired some
> headphones for the computers we have here in the
> children's room. There has been concern among the
> staff, parents, and myself regarding the cleanliness
> of these items, and we've been mulling over the best
> way to clean them. We are concerned about transmission
> of germs and also things like head lice. I'd be very
> interested to hear what experiences other libraries
> are having. Please reply to me privately
> (adge73@yahoo.com) and I will be
happy to provide a
> summary for the list.
>
> Thank you!
>
> Adrienne Furness
> Maplewood Community Library
> Rochester, NY
>
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From: Cyndy Gartside <cgartsid@lib.ci.phoenix.az.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: DES storytimes
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Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2001 11:49:36 CDT
I'm looking for information on the feasibility of doing storytimes at
local DES offices. Any information on numbers of young children who
stay
at home (ie. don't go to daycare) and don't attend storytimes.
Information
on children whose parents would never think of taking a
child to a storytime, perhaps because they don't like to be in libraries.
Do you know of any outreach to this group of
kids? If anyone has an interest or information or
experience with this population of kids, I'd appreciate hearing from you.
Thanks much,
Cyndy Gartside
Mesquite Branch Library
(602) 262-7299
cgartsid@lib.ci.phoenix.az.us
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From: "Hiett, Debra" <DHiett@AndoverPublicSchools.com>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: core collection for elementary media center
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Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2001 11:49:57 CDT
Help!
Our principal just walked into the Media Center and told us to put together
a $10,000 list of books to purchase for our collection. We are an
elementary school with 500 students K-5. Our collection is very old
and
needs updating, however we do not have all the time to put into review
sources. We are mainly interested in updating our nonfiction
collection. I
saw a list of books needed for a core collection, but I cannot locate it.
Help!
Thanks in Advance.
Deb
-----Original Message-----
From: Janet Eckert [mailto:jcape52@yahoo.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 12:36 PM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Interview Questions for Media Specialists
Hi Jennifer and all fellow PUBYACers,
The book/CD, "Power Tools: 100+ Essential
Forms and Presentations for
Your School Library Information Program" by Joyce Kasman Valenza [ALA,
1998]
includes just the form for you! It's titled "Interview Questions for
School
Library Information Specialists" [page 2.4] It's a wonderful
resource and I
know that it will be helpful to you.
All the best!
Sincerely,
Janet Eckert
Western Massachusetts Regional Library System
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From: "Taylor Juvenile" <taylorjuv@hotmail.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Giant Dice
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Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2001 11:50:16 CDT
We used a box, probably 12" to a side, for SRP one year that we used as
dice( or die)as we only used one. We covered it with colored paper and taped
all the edges with clear heavy-duty book tape. It lasted all summer and the
kids loved it.
Gloria Adams
Cuyahoga Falls OH
>From: Julie Ann Rines <jrines@ocln.org>
>Reply-To: pubyac@prairienet.org
>To: pubyac <pubyac@prairienet.org>
>Subject: Giant Dice
>Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2001 21:28:25 CDT
>
>Hello all,
> I remember someone asking (but not when they
asked) about giant dice
>for a summer reading game. In case this was a recent question, or
someone
>else could use the information, I just wanted to pass on that I came
>across 5" foam dice in the S&S Education Catalog for 2001, they
are on
>page 336 and cost $12.88 a pair. Phone # 1-800-243-9232, web site
>www.ssww.com
>Julie Rines
>jrines@ocln.org
>
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From: Susan259@aol.com
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Subject: Newer titles for 3rd graders
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Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2001 11:50:33 CDT
I am going to be doing school visits to promote reading and the library.
I
have had a request to booktalk newer titles (perhaps '99 or newer)that would
be interesting to 3rd graders. This age level is not my speciality, so
I am
looking for suggestions of books to take.
I do have The Landry News and Morgy Makes His Move on my stack of to be read
titles.
Thanks so much
Susan Smith
Arlington Texas
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From: Kate McLean <mcleank@mail.dekalb.public.lib.ga.us>
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Subject: STUMPER SOLVED: bird nest on a letter
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Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2001 11:50:56 CDT
Its Fly High, Fly Low by Don Freeman.
Thanks so much to those who knew this one. My patron is very excited.
Thanks
Kate McLean
Tucker-Reid H. Cofer Library
DeKalb County Public Libraries, GA
mcleank@mail.dekalb.public.lib.ga.us
"My opinions are my own."
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From: "Buda Library" <budalibr@hotmail.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: sugar egg story
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Pubyac,
One of our patrons is looking for the story, "The sugar egg" by
Carolyn
Sherwin Bailey. I have checked some of her collections, but it was not
included. Does anyone know where I could find it?
Marjorie Martinez
Buda Public Library
librarian@buda.lib.tx.us
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From: Glen.Mynott@uce.ac.uk
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Call for Manuscripts: New Review of Children's Lit &
Librarianship
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Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2001 11:51:38 CDT
Call for papers
Second Call
The New Review of Children's Literature and Librarianship Vol 7
Editors: Professor Judith Elkin, Dean, Faculty of Computing
Informatio=
n
and English,
University of Central England
Debbie Denham, Senior
Lecturer, School of Information Studies=
,
University of Central
England
Dr. Glen Mynott,
Faculty Research Fellow, Faculty of Computin=
g,
Information and
English, University of Central England
The editors are currently seeking articles for this year's volume of th=
e
New Review of Children's Literature and Librarianship. This is an
international journal designed to explore the range of issues of curren=
t
concern to those working in the fields of children's literature and
children's librarianship around the world. We are interested in papers
offering critical assessments of literature for children and adolescent=
s;
the management of library services for children and adolescents; educat=
ion
issues affecting library services; information technology; user educati=
on
and the promotion of services; staff education and training; collection=
development and management; book and media selection; research in
literature and library services for children and adolescents.
The editors will be pleased to consider for publication original
manuscripts which deal with any of these themes. Papers should not have=
been published previously, or submitted elsewhere simultaneously. Paper=
s
presented at conferences may be considered if they are unlikely to be
published in a conference proceedings volume.
The journal is refereed by members of the editorial board, who are
internationally distinguished academics and professionals working in th=
e
areas of children's literature and children's and school's librarianshi=
p.
The list of contents for previous volumes can be found on the journal's=
website at: http://www.taylorgraham.com/journals/nrcll.html
The deadline for papers is Tuesday 31st July 2001.
Please contact:
Debbie Denham
Dr. Glen Mynott
Senior Lecturer
Faculty Research Fellow
School of Information Studies
Faculty of Computing, Informat=
ion
University of Central England and English
Perry Barr
University of Central England
Birmingham
Perry Barr
B42 2SU
Birmingham, B42 2SU
email: debbie.denham@uce.ac.uk
email: glen.mynott@uce.ac.uk
phone: 0121-331 6683
phone: 0121-331 6732=
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From: Sherelle Harris <sherelle_npl@yahoo.com>
To: Moon Goodnight <goodnightmoon@connix.com>,
Pubyac
Subject: BANNING BOOKS
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Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2001 11:51:56 CDT
>From Hell to Breakfast: Fear of Words Book-banners
target the shelves of school libraries, contending
that they're protecting the children.
By Kim Ficera
Published 03/29/01
The Los Angeles Times recently reported that on the
evening of March 15 a group of protesters gathered
outside the Union High School board meeting in
Anaheim, Calif., to demand that board members settle a
lawsuit with the American Civil Liberties Union. In
the suit, filed in U.S. District Court in December,
the ACLU charged the school district with censorship
on behalf of two students who complained that the
district acted illegally by removing 10 books,
including biographies of gays and lesbians, from the
Orangeview Junior High School library. From under what
huge rock did members of that school district crawl?
What horrific words did they read in those books that
caused them--a group of individuals whose job it is to
educate--to remove works from library shelves?
When freedom of information is threatened so directly
and with a blatant disregard for the First Amendment,
I'm reminded that the liberties we enjoy as Americans
are still underappreciated and even under attack by
individuals who are either unwilling or unable to
grasp the privilege of those liberties. Seventy-five
years after Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell
Holmes
(dissenting Gitlow v. People of State of New York
[1925]) said, "It is the function of speech to free
men from bondage of irrational fear," some people
still don't get it.
Whenever I discuss abominations of human rights in
this column, whether in regards to sexuality, racism,
religion or politics, I ask the same question: What
are people so afraid of? When I consider my own fears,
I realize that I'm most afraid of situations I can't
control. Since I believe I'm an average person, I
assume many others feel the same way.
Fear of the unknown plays a significant role, often
with a global effect. Fear is the reason why there is
hate in the world. Fear has been the basis for war.
Fear appears to be at the core of religion. And,
sadly, fear is why some attempt to censor what we
read.
Since knowledge is power, it makes sense that those
with limited knowledge would feel powerless and,
therefore, be threatened by those who aren't afraid of
information. Because we've evolved beyond the point
where literary watchdogs can barge into our bedrooms
and take books off of our nightstands, censors instead
target the shelves of school libraries and camouflage
their insecurity and fear by hiding behind the
overused contention that they're protecting the
children.
On the surface, censors appear to have a gallant
cause, because children are helpless and in constant
need of adult supervision and guidance. But they
aren't doing children a service at all--especially not
children at junior. high and high school levels. The
benefits censors hope to reap, I think, are theirs and
theirs alone. They want to ensure that young people
will remain just as ignorant and frightened as they
are. And there's absolutely nothing noble about that.
In fact, there's an argument to be made that it's
abusive.
Having spent some time as a literacy volunteer, I've
witnessed many of the ways in which learning how to
read can change a person's life. Student after student
reminded me that knowledge is the difference between
existence and existentialism; books separate the man
who sees from the man who dreams. Yet, even after all
the "reading is fundamental" public service
announcements and all we know about the importance of
education and the value of books, there are those who
still want to limit and control the intake of words.
Information--not guns--is what the ongoing debate in
Anaheim is about. In the very same state where yet
another teenager recently opened fire on his
classmates, some folks have nothing better to do than
support the banning of books.
If you still don't get how absurd that is, take a look
at the list of the 100 most frequently challenged
books (1990-1999) as posted online by the American
Library Association (ALA), www.ala.org. The
ALA offers
an eye-opening display of a gross and, apparently,
puritanically driven effort to "shield" children from
works that a handful of uptight people consider
harmful to young minds.
The list includes such threatening literature as The
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, Of Mice
and Men by John Steinbeck, and To Kill a Mockingbird
by Harper Lee, as well as Daddy's Roommate by Michael
Willhoite and Heather Has Two Mommies by Leslea
Newman. No real surprises there. But did you know it
also includes the Goosebumps Series by R.L. Stine, the
Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling, James and the
Giant Peach by Roald Dahl and Are You There, God? It's
Me, Margaret by Judy Blume?
The gauge by which a book's harm is measured is
clearly warped because it exists only in the small
minds of those who appoint themselves judges, juries
and match-strikers. I imagine the self-serving system
employs the highly objective "Eww!" method of sifting
books from school libraries--the more a parent gasps,
the more offensive the book.
After reading the ALA's list, I'm convinced a
primitive moral logic is applied to the process. When
I consider that the people fighting to remove books
from school libraries place Madonna on a level with
Mark Twain, and Where's Waldo? in the same category as
What's Happening to My Body?, it's clear that
fear-based reasons for intolerance landed at Plymouth
Rock with a series of thuds that still echo today.
Perhaps Miles Standish might agree that the answer to
the question "Where did I come from?", posed in the
book by the same name by Peter Mayle, is vulgar and
shouldn't be read by a youngster--the most likely
person, by the way, to ask the question--but I don't.
The assumptions resulting from the challenge to that
book are that it's apparently much less vulgar to
withhold the truth or, perhaps, even to lie than it is
to be exposed to the facts. I cringe to think of the
creative answers some parents supply in the absence of
truth.
As entertaining as it is to imagine a scene during
which frightened people meet to decide the brain food
of their offspring--adults squirming in high school
libraries as they discuss the threat knowledge might
pose to them if their children got their hands on a
copy of The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood or I
Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelo--it's far
more disgusting.
To forbid a child access to literature isn't an act of
great moral obligation--it's demoralizing.
Precisely because books do more than just entertain,
parents should take a deep interest in what their kids
are reading. Discussion should be encouraged because
an opinion requires that the person giving it take
responsibility for it. Responsibility isn't the only
valuable lesson; discussion also allows us to discover
that the great majority of kids aren't as
irresponsible as some might like to believe. I doubt
many high school students would come away from reading
Madonna's Sex with the notion that the road to success
begins with nudity.
Although effective communication doesn't mean
agreement or the relinquishing of parental control,
some parents would still rather turn a library into a
battleground and the generation gap into the Great
Divide.
Kim Ficera can be reached at:
mailto:kficera@newmassmedia.com
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Sherelle Harris
Children's Librarian
South Norwalk Branch Library
10 Washington St.
Norwalk, CT 06854
203 899-2795 Fax 203 899-2788
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From: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
Subject: White House Statement on National Library Week, April 4, 2001
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White House Statement on National Library Week, April 4, 2001
http://www.ala.org/news/v7n5/gwbush_letter.html
"During this special observance, I commend librarians for their
contributio=
ns to education and learning throughout our Nation. I also encourage all =
Americans to visit their neighborhood library. Laura and I send our best =
wishes to the staff, volunteers, and patrons of libraries across
America."-=
-George W. Bush
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From: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
Subject: Support ALA*S CIPA Legal Fund!
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Support ALA'S CIPA Legal Fund!
http://www.ala.org/cipa/cipalegalfund.html=20
"ALA is partnering with state library associations, local libraries and
=
library users to combat the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) and =
protect intellectual freedom and equity of access. The funding necessary =
for this challenge is substantial. Please help us make this landmark case =
for libraries and library users a success by contributing to the CIPA =
Legal Defense Fund today."
_________
Don Wood
Program Officer/Communications
American Library Association
Office for Intellectual Freedom
50 East Huron Street
Chicago, IL 60611
1-800-545-2433, ext. 4225
Fax: 312-280-4227
dwood@ala.org
http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/
intellectual freedom @ your library
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From: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
Subject: Statement of Carolyn Caywood, Librarian, Virginia Beach Public
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>From the E-Rate and Filtering: A Review of the Children's Internet
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Protection Act, Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, April =
04, 2001, 10:00 a.m., 2322 Rayburn House Office Building
Statement of Carolyn Caywood, Librarian, Virginia Beach Public Library, =
Bayside Area Library, Virginia Beach, VA=20
http://www.ala.org/cipa/caywoodcipa.html=20
For other statements, see
http://www.ala.org/cipa/headlines.html#othernews
_________
Don Wood
Program Officer/Communications
American Library Association
Office for Intellectual Freedom
50 East Huron Street
Chicago, IL 60611
1-800-545-2433, ext. 4225
Fax: 312-280-4227
dwood@ala.org
http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/
http://www.ala.org/cipa/cipalegalfund.html
intellectual freedom @ your library
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