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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: Wednesday, April 25, 2001 1:47 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 428
PUBYAC Digest 428
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Re: TEEN Concerts? Name?
by Becky <rawineke@yahoo.com>
2) Re: Crafts at storytimes
by Becky <rawineke@yahoo.com>
3) Follett
by "Cheryl D." <whirlee@hotmail.com>
4) Re: Crafts at storytimes
by Cathie Bashaw <missbook72@yahoo.com>
5) Re: responding to complaints
by "Beverly Kirkendall" <bkirkend@ci.hurst.tx.us>
6) Re: Shelving Ya Fiction by Genre
by "Beverly Kirkendall" <bkirkend@ci.hurst.tx.us>
7) Re: Crafts at storytimes
by "Lorie J. O'Donnell" <odonnell@midyork.lib.ny.us>
8) Re: Publishers and Book Wear and Tear
by Jennifer Baker <jbaker93711@yahoo.com>
9) YA Service Training Videos
by "Joanne Straight" <jstraight@hampton.lib.nh.us>
10) Re: Mary Kate & Ashley mag
by Jennifer Baker <jbaker93711@yahoo.com>
11) RE: hp controversy
by "Mary Johnson (amk)" <mjohnson@wls.lib.ny.us>
12) Re: Crafts at storytimes
by Carol Janoff <cjanoff@lib.ci.phoenix.az.us>
13) Urban Legends web sites
by "Katy Grant" <imzadi@thepoint.net>
14) Re: Crafts at storytime
by Sarah McGowan <smcgowan@ccs.nsls.lib.il.us>
15) Re: successful kite flying program
by Bonnie Warren <bonnielw@lincc.lib.or.us>
16) Re: Publishers and Book Wear and Tear
by karen maletz <kmlib@yahoo.com>
17) teacher collection
by Georgi Sandgren <ivylane3@yahoo.com>
18) anthology needed
by Maria Levetzow <mlevetzo@libby.rbls.lib.il.us>
19) RE: SRP Prizes
by "Stephanie Borgman" <sborgman@hcpl.net>
20) Thank you for space wigglebreaks
by Betsy Bybell <bbybell@norby.latah.lib.id.us>
21) Re: "First Jobs" YA Program suggestions
by "Kristine Mahood" <kmahood@timberland.lib.wa.us>
22) Re: Publishers and Book Wear and Tear
by Charles Schacht <schachtc@libcoop.net>
23) Re: Shelving Ya Fiction by Genre
by "Kristine Mahood" <kmahood@timberland.lib.wa.us>
24) public libraries and family literacy
by Pjhsilver@aol.com
25) Re: [YALSA-BK:16098] anthology needed
by "Susan Rogers" <srogers@chestnuthillacademy.org>
26) Paper Hat Tricks...thank you!
by Ann-Marie Biden <ambiden@nancy.ci.san-marino.ca.us>
27) RE: Crafts at storytimes
by "Steffi Smith" <ssmith@zblibrary.org>
28) Sleepover Liability Release Form
by Ann Trompeter <ann@lfpl.org>
29) Holocaust Book
by Tracie Partridge <traciep@wichita.lib.ks.us>
30) two stumpers
by "S. Fichtelberg" <sfichtel@lmxac.org>
31) RE: stumper -- girl with triangle on head
by Martha Link <martha@lfpl.org>
32) stumper thanks
by Heidi Estrin <heidi@cbiboca.org>
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From: Becky <rawineke@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: TEEN Concerts? Name?
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Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 14:36:09 CDT
How about Librarypalooza?
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From: Becky <rawineke@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Crafts at storytimes
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Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 14:36:27 CDT
We do not do crafts at the end of our storytimes, but
we never did. We have a coloring sheet that is handed
out to the children as they leave with what books were
read printed on the other side. I hear that it is
harder to remove a craft from the programs if it has
always been done before than it is to just not have
one. We have been reluctant to start a trend for just
that reason. I might suggest that you rename the
program so that they think it is something new. For
my toddler program I give out stickers that match the
theme, and that seems to make them happy.
Hope this helps
Becky Wineke
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From: "Cheryl D." <whirlee@hotmail.com>
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Subject: Follett
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<html><DIV>Happy Spring!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>A quick question for any children's librarians currently using
Follett
for acquisitions/ordering. I was given an on-line demo this
morning by
the school media specialist in town who raves about the beauty and ease of
using Follett to order books. I must confess I was very impressed!
Anyone have any comments? Our library uses Baker & Taylor
for the
majority of our books ordered and I would like to explore other
options. One of the main concerns is price (of
course). I
checked one title recently ordered: "Grandma Chickenlegs".
The
charges by Follett and Baker & Taylor were comparable
(@$12). Thanks for any advice.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Cheryl Donahue</DIV>
<DIV>Canton (CT) PL </DIV><br
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From: Cathie Bashaw <missbook72@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Crafts at storytimes
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Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 14:37:19 CDT
Hello,
I started working at my current position just after
Thanksgiving. When I arrived at this library the
preschool story hour did not include a weekly craft. I
decided to implement one (very simple) each week, and
my attendance has just about tripled since. Some
parents ask if we're having a craft, and one week that
I wasn't they actually left when they found out - they
didn't even stay for the stories! The Toddler
Storyhour does a craft every week, and attendance is
great. My experience is that crafts are a huge draw.
Hope this helps.
Cathie Bashaw, Children's Librarian
Somers Library
Somers, NY
missbook72@yahoo.com
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From: "Beverly Kirkendall" <bkirkend@ci.hurst.tx.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: responding to complaints
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<<Homeschoolers use the library! We wanted them to come to the
library =
for more than just materials, so we provide service to them by supplying =
"library skills" workshops to this population.>>
Yes, I encourage homeschoolers to come the the library. And I am more
=
than willing to provide tours and library skills programs for any group =
(and have done one-on-ones with several homeschoolers and enjoyed it very =
much!). I don't know what kind of programs others have been asked to =
have, but I have been asked to do themed units (countries, in particular). =
Allegedly another library in my area (a large system, not an
individual =
branch operation like mine) does a program of this nature specifically for =
homeschoolers, but I haven't talked with them directly to see what the =
actual scope of this program is. There is a reason I am a librarian
and =
not a teacher (and it's not because I didn't want to be the latter at one =
time)...Teaching (as in a class) is not one of my talents!
Beverly Kirkendall
Youth Services Librarian
Hurst Public Library
Hurst, TX
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From: "Beverly Kirkendall" <bkirkend@ci.hurst.tx.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: Shelving Ya Fiction by Genre
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Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 14:38:01 CDT
I recently completed the move to shelve all my genres (we only had two =
separated: SciFi and Mystery) with the general fiction with a sticker to =
indicate the genre. The reasons we did so in my library were many:=20
1) to restructure existing shelving a bit and put all the books in one =
area (we had a "maverick" shelf of scifi and award books
that got =
overlooked by most patrons because it was surrounded by media)
2) to increase awareness of authors that write cross-genre
3) a number of books are cross-genre (if you have a mystery section and a =
historical fiction section, where do you shelve the American Girls series =
History Mysteries?
4) because once you start separating, where do you start? Yes, I know
the =
same can be said for stickers; we talk about that on occasion in my =
department!
We have noticed an increase in some authors and genres because of the =
changes; at the same time, some of the books that have been moved have not =
been checking out as much.....guess we need to do some selling of those =
authors!
Beverly Kirkendall
Youth Servcies Librarian
Hurst Public Library
Hurst, TX
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From: "Lorie J. O'Donnell" <odonnell@midyork.lib.ny.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: Crafts at storytimes
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We don't do a craft, but we do color a picture around the theme. Hope
this
helps!
Lorie
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
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From: Jennifer Baker <jbaker93711@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Publishers and Book Wear and Tear
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Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 14:38:45 CDT
DK books tend to fall apart quickly...but then they
also get more use that a lot of others.
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From: "Joanne Straight" <jstraight@hampton.lib.nh.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: YA Service Training Videos
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Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 14:39:03 CDT
Is anyone familiar with the two young adult service training videos
recently produced by Michael Cart ? YALSA released an announcement
about them several months ago and they sounded helpful.
I suggested that our state library education coordinator consider
purchasing them and making them available through ILL to anyone
working with young adults.
The problem is that he has been unable to find any reviews. According
to
the state's collection development policy, he needs some
recommendations.
Any information you can provide would be appreciated.
Thanks.
Joanne Straight, Reference Services
Lane Memorial Library
Phone:603-926-3368
Hampton NH
Fax: 603-926-1348
jstraight@hampton.lib.nh.us
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From: Jennifer Baker <jbaker93711@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Mary Kate & Ashley mag
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Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 14:39:24 CDT
I picked up the premiere issue at the airport a couple
of weeks ago. I read through it and checked out their
website. I was pretty impressed with it--it's perfect
for the pre-"Seventeen" group and "American Girl"
readers.
But then I realized that it only comes out every other
month and it costs almost $5 per issue. So we are
going to wait a while and see if their readership
expands...maybe the price will go down and the
publication frequency will go up.
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From: "Mary Johnson (amk)" <mjohnson@wls.lib.ny.us>
To: "Ruhama J. Kordatzky" <rkordatz@burlington.lib.wi.us>
Subject: RE: hp controversy
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Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 14:39:49 CDT
Quite right, Ruhama! Ms. Wynne-Jones would have more sense, since both
she and J.K. Rowling got many of their ideas from medieval bestiaries and
herbals! (I am going to have a lady come in and plant mandrakes with the
kids - these things do exist; we know the roots now as ginseng)
Mary Johnson, YA librarian, North Castle Library, Armonk, NY
mjohnson@wls.lib.ny.us
On Thu, 19 Apr 2001, Ruhama J. Kordatzky wrote:
> Hey--I just have to share...I've been reading Howl's Moving Castle by
Diana
> Wynne-Jones, and guess what she has in her book? Mandrakes!
You don't
see
> her fighting Rowling over publication violations....
>
> :) ruhama
>
>
> Ruhama Kordatzky
> Youth Services Librarian
> Burlington Public Library
> Burlington, WI
> rkordatz@burlington.lib.wi.us
>
>
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From: Carol Janoff <cjanoff@lib.ci.phoenix.az.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: Crafts at storytimes
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Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 14:40:05 CDT
I do not do a craft at storytime. Our sessions are 30 min. and I like
to
use all that time to share books, fingerplays, songs, etc. I do hand
out
a sheet at the end of most sessions that is a coloring sheet, illustrated
poem, maze, simple craft, etc. that matches our theme. This way they
can
continue storytime at home with their caregivers, and do as little or as
much as they like.
Carol Janoff
cjanoff@lib.ci.phoenix.az.us
Librarian I
Mesquite Branch Library
Phoenix, AZ
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From: "Katy Grant" <imzadi@thepoint.net>
To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: Urban Legends web sites
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Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 14:40:22 CDT
Several people have requested that I post the web sites that I sent to
Diane.
Here they are but a word of caution, check the site out for yourself first.
Much of the information I used I gathered from these sites but a few may
be a bit too old for your group of childen. So I don't advise just handing
the
sites to kids to traverse on their own. The list of web sites that I handed
to
my children was smaller. Some of the information is more eerie legend then
others.
Katy Grant
Shawnee Children's Librarian
Louisville, KY
Katy@lfpl.org
Urban Legends
http://www.urbanlegends.com/
Alternative.Folklore.Urban definitions and an archive
of stories. This site is a good source of information
but I'm not sure that it is a great site for kids. Check
it out for yourselves.
Urban Legend Research Center
http://www.ulrc.com.au/
All kinds of urban legends found here
make this a good source for stories.
The Blairwitch Project
http://www.blairwitch.com/
Site for The Blair Witch Project, the latest
and very famous urban legend.
Museum of Unnatural Mystery
http://unmuseum.mus.pa.us/unmuseum.htm
Stop here to read some really strange mysteries
from monsters to aliens. Some real, some not,
some maybe..
Disney Legends
http://www.snopes2.com/disney/disney.htm
This is an interesting site that identifies facts, fiction
and information we still aren't sure about.
Ghost in Three Men and a Baby movie
http://parascope.com/articles/0397/ghost13.htm
The story and photo behind
the urbane legend
Of a ghost boy in the movie Three Men and a Baby.
Cryptozoology Fact or Fiction
http://monsters.webjump.com/
Cryptozoology do these creatures really exit?
Loch Ness Monster
http://www.nessie.co.uk/
The offical site with information about Nessie.
Food
Pins and Needles
http://www.snopes.com/horrors/mayhem/needles.htm
True story of dangerous materials found in Halloween candy.
Coke Cola Tale
http://www.snopes.com
Just type in Coca Cola to see what is or isn't legendary
about our favorite beverage.
Famous Urban Legend about an Expensive Cookie Recipe
http://urbanlegends.about.com/culture/urbanlegends/library/blbyol19.htm
Story behind the Neiman Marcus Cookie Recipe
Neiman Marcus Recipe
http://www.neimanmarcus.com/about/cookie_recipe.jhtml
Neiman Marcus themselves try to stop this urban legend.
The recipe is here for everyone to copy.
Harper Collins Urban Legends stories
http://www.harperchildrens.com/features/legwinn.htm
Urban legends written by kids for Harper Collins contest.
There are also some suggested books with urban legends.
Titanic Mummy
http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/shawn/egypt/titanic.html
http://www.jamesmdeem.com/titanic3.htm
http://www.anusha.com/amen-ra.htm
Several stories about the mummy that may or may not have been
the unlucky cause the Titanic's tragic demise.
Computer Virus Hoaxes
A virus called GHOST
http://kumite.com/myths/fas/horror02.htm
Untrue story about a computer virus called Ghost.
F-Secure Hoax Warnings
http://www.datafellows.fi/news/hoax.htm
Read more about computer virus hoaxes here.
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From: Sarah McGowan <smcgowan@ccs.nsls.lib.il.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Crafts at storytime
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Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 14:40:45 CDT
We have a preschool storytime for 3-5-year-olds called Crafty B.E.A.R.S.
(Be Excited About Reading). Every week, we have stories, songs and
action
rhymes followed by a simple craft. I usually try to relate the craft
to
the theme of the stories. For example, last week the theme was fish
and
we made our own Rainbow Fish with aluminum foil scales. The kids love
doing the crafts.
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From: Bonnie Warren <bonnielw@lincc.lib.or.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: successful kite flying program
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Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 14:41:13 CDT
Would love to hear how you did it. Thanks!!
Bonnie Warren
Oak Lodge Library
Oak Grove, OR 97072
bonnielw@lincc.lib.or.us
Cathy Norman wrote:
> Dear All,
> I just had a very successful "Kite Flying in the Library"
program. I will
> be happy to share it with anyone interested. Let me know off
list. If
> there is enough response I will post it to the list otherwise I will
just
> respond to those interested.
> Peace and Blessings,
> Cathy Norman
> Youth Services Librarian
> Fairport Harbor Public Library
> Fairport Harbor, OH 44077
> csn71650@hotmail.com
>
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From: karen maletz <kmlib@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Publishers and Book Wear and Tear
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Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 14:41:31 CDT
Which publishers do you think are the worst? We have
been having alot of trouble with the Harry Potter
series, but, of course, they have had alot of use.
--- Sarah O'Shea <soshea@tcpl.org>
wrote:
> I was wondering if anyone has noticed a correlation
> between certain
> publishers and books that fall apart quickly? For
> us, it seems that
> certain publishers' books have been quickly falling
> apart (in the first
> few months of circulation) and we are quite
> frustrated with it!
> We have started to notice a trend and wondered if
> others did as well.
>
> Sarah O'Shea
> Youth Services Librarian
> soshea@tcpl.org
> Tompkins County Public Library
> Ithaca, NY
>
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From: Georgi Sandgren <ivylane3@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: teacher collection
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Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 14:41:52 CDT
Our children's department has decided to start a
teachers' collection. We already have a parent
collection, and some of those materials are useful for
teachers, but we'd like to meet more of the teachers'
and education students' needs.
I'm hoping that some of you could recommend useful
resources for this collection: publishers or
distributors that offer valuable materials, or those
"can't do without" sources that are popular with your
teachers and education students.
If there is interest, I will post replies to the list.
Thanks,
Georgi
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Georgi Sandgren
Children's Librarian
East Islip Public Library
381 East Main Street
East Islip, New York 11730-2896
631-581-9200 ext. 6
ivylane3@yahoo.com
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From: Maria Levetzow <mlevetzo@libby.rbls.lib.il.us>
To: PUBYAC <pubyac@prairienet.org>,
yalsa-bk@ala.org
Subject: anthology needed
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Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 14:42:19 CDT
Please excuse the cross-posting. I have a teacher who is looking for
an anthology of non-fiction essays written by professionals from a variety
of different disciplines. Another alternative would be a collected
biography of people famous in different disciplines. This would be for
high school students. And preferably available in paperback.
As you might guess, I have no idea even where to start looking. Any
suggestions? For the most part, these kids are reading above the usual
Chelsea House, Rosen, Greenhaven publishers level - so there series of
biographies and issues won't work.
Can anyone help?
*****************************
Maria Levetzow
Bettendorf Public Library
2950 Learning Campus Dr
Bettendorf IA 52722
563-344-4188
mlevetzo@libby.rbls.lib.il.us
Any opinions stated herein are mine only, and do not necessarily reflect
the opinions or policies of the Bettendorf Public Library.
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From: "Stephanie Borgman" <sborgman@hcpl.net>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: SRP Prizes
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 14:42:40 CDT
I also eliminated toy prizes from our Summer Reading Program. We'd
been
giving
away Oriental Trading Co. trinkets for years, and patrons seemed happy with
them, but I was concerned that the focus of the SRP was becoming prizes, not
books. I didn't like bribing kids with junky toy prizes; I wanted them
to
earn
valuable book-oriented rewards.
Thanks to our Friends group, I got enough money to purchase 500 paperback
books,
one for each child who read 10 books over the course of the SRP. We
continued
to award coupons for free food (hamburger and pizza). Honestly, I was
nervous
about the patron response when they discovered they'd "only" be
earning
these
rewards, not squirt rings and plastic spiders. This was two years ago,
and
do
you know the total number of patron complaints in that time? Zero.
The
number
of excited kids and pleased parents? Hundreds and hundreds.
When we put our money where our mouth is, the patrons see that the SRP
really is
all about rewarding recreational reading. It's a good experience for
the
librarians, too. It's gratifying to see the eyes of an otherwise jaded
6th-grader light up when he sees he'll get to choose a book to keep!
This year we're going to do something different. We want to make the
SRP
even
more supportive and less competitive, so we will let the older kids set
their
own reading goals in terms of minutes spent reading. When they get
halfway
to
their goal, they'll earn the paperback book reward.
N.
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Nicole Reader
Children's Librarian
Benicia (CA) Public Library
nreader@snap.lib.ca.us
http://www.ci.benicia.ca.us/library.html
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From: Betsy Bybell <bbybell@norby.latah.lib.id.us>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Thank you for space wigglebreaks
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Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 14:43:01 CDT
WOW! Thanks to Ruhama Kordatzky, Jennifer Baker, Carrie Rankin, Julie Ann
Rines, Lisa Cole, Jenifer Wagner, Julie Darnall, Elizabeth Murphy, Maya
Spector, Sue Albert, Sheilah O'Connor, Maryse Quinn, Farida S. Dowler,
Christy B., Marcia Hicks, Marie Gradon, Helen Mochetti, and Elsa Cummings.
I now have a total of 43 pages of incredible space wiggle breaks. I have
enough to do an entire journey to the solar system and beyond.
If anyone wants a quick-and-fast compilation, I will send it as an
attachment to you. Some of the pages are citations for webpages. I'll
assume they still exist.
Branch and Outreach Coordinator
Latah County Library District
110 S. Jefferson, Moscow ID 83843
208-882-3925, fax 208-882-5098
email: bbybell@norby.latah.lib.id.us
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From: "Kristine Mahood" <kmahood@timberland.lib.wa.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: "First Jobs" YA Program suggestions
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Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 14:43:31 CDT
Dear Tricia,
Two things I've done in job workshops:
1.) Invite a Human Resources person from a large local employer (say,
a
supermarket) to talk about what qualitities they seek in employees.
This helps teens see things from the employer's point of view.
2.) Invite high school teens from a service club/drama class/Jaycee to
do one skit showing a bad interview, followed by a skit showing a good
interview. The skits were fun and underscored what all previous
speakers had emphasized.
Hope these help.
--Kristine
----- Original Message -----
From: SuellentropP@jcl.lib.ks.us
Date: Thursday, April 19, 2001 12:57 pm
Subject: "First Jobs" YA Program suggestions
> Hello,
> I am doing a program for teens called "Getting Your First
Job"
> this program is aimed at 12-16 yr olds.
> I am wondering if others have done such a program and what types of
> thingRight now I have the HR person coming to talk about specifics
> like actually
> filling out an application, our Volunteer Coordinator talking about
> volunteer opportunities(for the under 15/16
> crowd) and another person talking about how to act during an
> interview(notchewing gum, appropriate dress etc.)
>
> But I was thinking I should have some type of fun group activity-
> but of course that is what I am having trouble coming up with!
>
> Any suggestions would be appreciated
>
> thanks in advance,
>
> Tricia Suellentrop
> Young Adult Librarian
> Johnson County Library
> P.O. Box 2933
> Shawnee Mission KS 66201
> 913-261-2332-work
> 913-261-2325-fax
>
>
>
>
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From: Charles Schacht <schachtc@libcoop.net>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Publishers and Book Wear and Tear
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I have often thought regarding this subject that it would be wonderful if
some weighty organization like the ALA's Children's Division would get
behind a major push to have all picture book length books side stitched;
maybe the push should last for a year or so and at the end of that time any
publishers who persisted in refusing to make side stitching available would
/could be boycotted until they saw the error of their ways. What a
happy
day it would be if all of our picture books were actually made to last for
75 or 100 circulations or so - and the technology is there to do it at
very little additional cost! Is there a reason I'm not seeing that
side
stitching has hasn't become more prevelant, aside from the fact that it
would reduce publisher profits because people wouldn't need to re-order
nearly as often? If so, someone please enlighten me so that I can stop
grinding my teeth over this. DK books, for example, used to
drive me
crazy in this regard - so many of them looked so good but were bound SO
poorly that it was hardly worthwhile getting them at all.
Chuck Schacht
Romeo District Library
Romeo, MI.
Sarah O'Shea wrote:
> I was wondering if anyone has noticed a correlation between certain
> publishers and books that fall apart quickly? For us, it seems
that
> certain publishers' books have been quickly falling apart (in the first
> few months of circulation) and we are quite frustrated with it!
> We have started to notice a trend and wondered if others did as well.
>
> Sarah O'Shea
> Youth Services Librarian
> soshea@tcpl.org
> Tompkins County Public Library
> Ithaca, NY
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From: "Kristine Mahood" <kmahood@timberland.lib.wa.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Shelving Ya Fiction by Genre
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Dear Debra,
Here at Tumwater (one of 27 libraries in a library district) we shelve
YA fiction by genre. We went from all YA fiction (paperbacks and
hardbacks) shelved by authors over six shelf ranges, to a breakdown like
so:
Range 1 and 2
Everyday Life
This is where we put "non genre" fiction: regular ol' life stories
of
friends, family, school, sports, illness, plus thoughtful/literary
fiction.
Range 3
Mystery, Suspense, Horror
We shelved these three genres together (each with their own spine label)
because they're on a sort of continuum: (1) Mystery: there's a problem
to solve; (2) Suspense: There's a problem to solve and it's late at
night and kind of scary; (3) Horror: There's a problem to solve and it's
late at night and kind of scary plus there's blood.
Range 4
Romance went on the top three shelves.
Humor (because we found a nice label with a laughing face, we thought,
hey let's create a humor shelf) goes on the fourth shelf.
Classics go on the fifth shelf.
Short Story collections go on the sixth shelf.
Range 5
Fairy Tales, Fantasy, and Science Fiction
(Fairy Tales include the retold fairy tales by Donna Jo Napoli and other
authors.)
Range 6
Adventure and Historical Fiction
We shelved these together because they sort of go together: maybe works
of historical fiction involve adventure. They're both sort of
outdoorsy
as opposed to urban settings (Mystery, Suspense, Horror).
When we did this, as we took books off the shelves and sorted them into
categories we weeded, noted replacement needs, and re-ordered tattered
titles. So that when we re-shelved the books in their new spots,
between getting rid of the worn-out stuff and bright spine labels, the
whole collection seemed fresher. Over each range we've got a sign
telling what genre(s) it holds, illustrated with one of the spine labels
(which are all pictures, no dots). Everybody worked on getting the
labels (covered by clear "band aid" tape) on the spines, and the
whole
process took about four days tops. We continue to catch books coming
in
either as returns or as new books, and label them.
Genre shelving and labeling has made it more possible for teens to find
what they want without wading through what they don't want. It has
also
helped us to see what areas we need to build up (we need more romance)
and what areas we had a lot of and didn't know it (an entire shelf of
short story collections? who knew?).
When we completed the labeling/moving, we strung a ribbon across the
shelves, served up coffee and pastries, and cut it with a flourish at a
grand re-opening, which also served as the lighting of the new neon
TeenZone sign hanging over the entry to the teen area.
I hope this helps: please let me know if I can answer any questions or
concerns!
--Kristine
----- Original Message -----
From: Debra21 <ldebra@bellsouth.net>
Date: Monday, April 23, 2001 10:18 pm
Subject: Shelving Ya Fiction by Genre
> I have been thinking recently of shelving my YA Fiction by genre i.e.
> all the Fantasy together but still in alpha order
> by author within that section. I plan to display more books face
> out as
> well. Has anyone else done anything similiar?
>
>
>
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From: Pjhsilver@aol.com
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: public libraries and family literacy
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I am interested in getting information from librarians on family literacy
programs. I am a MLS student and I am researching the topic. I have been to
some excellent web sites on the subject as well as books and journals. I
have
enough information from these sources but I am interested in hearing from
librarians as to how your library supports family literacy programs , and
their success. Thank you for your responses in advance. You can reply to me
directly as pjhsilver@aol.com
Jenine Hucke
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From: "Susan Rogers" <srogers@chestnuthillacademy.org>
To: yalsa-bk@ala.org
Subject: Re: [YALSA-BK:16098] anthology needed
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Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 14:44:53 CDT
Houghton Mifflin publishes annual volumes edited by noted writers in two
serties, The Best American Science and Nature Writing, and The Best
American Sports Writing (there is also a 20th century compilation in this
series).
For geography, try anything by John McPhee, or the collection The Place
Within: Portraits of the American Landscape, edited by Jodi Maynard.
For more science, look for collections by Loren Eiseley or Stephen Jay
Gould.
General collections include The Penguin Book of Contemporary American
Essays and The Norton Book of Personal Essays.
Collections by individual authors include Nikki Giovanni's Sacred Cows and
other Edibles, Barbara Kingsolver's High Tide in Tucson, Anna Quindlen's
Thinking Out Loud, and Gore Vidal's Matters of Fact and Fiction
Susan Rogers
Chestnut Hill Academy
Philadelphia, PA
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From: Ann-Marie Biden <ambiden@nancy.ci.san-marino.ca.us>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Paper Hat Tricks...thank you!
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Thanks to all who sent me names and other information about the Paper Hat
Tricks books by Newbold and Diebel. We've ILL'd several. I
appreciate all
your input!
Ann-Marie Biden, Youth Services Librarian
San Marino Public Library
1890 Huntington Dr.
San Marino, CA 91108
tel (626) 300-0776 fax (626)284-0766
ambiden@ci.san-marino.ca.us
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From: "Steffi Smith" <ssmith@zblibrary.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: Crafts at storytimes
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I'm replying to the list because you didn't put your email address in the
body or signature.
the former Head of Youth Services had crafts already bagged in baggies to
give out at storytime because we didn't have any space to do crafts.
Since
she had about 30-60 kids weekly at her two storytimes, this entailed a LOT
of work.
I immediately quit this particular part of the program, and let the
storytime stand on its own. I never had a comment from any of the
parents
who had come previously, and the new ones didn't know the difference.
If
anyone should have asked, I would have replied that we just didn't have the
personnel to make the crafts anymore.
We have just moved into a triple size building, and have a room where we
*could* do crafts, but we are not starting them. Let crafts be at the
nursery schools and park districts, not at the library, unless they are a
part of a special one-time program.
Steffi Smith
Head of Youth Services
Zion-Benton Public Library
Zion, IL 60099
ssmith@zblibrary.org
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From: Ann Trompeter <ann@lfpl.org>
To: "'PUBYAC@prairienet.org'"
<PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: Sleepover Liability Release Form
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Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 14:45:46 CDT
After seeing all the great feedback concerning sleepovers in the library, we
thought we would give it a try at our branch this summer. Several people
mentioned that their legal departments had the participants/parents sign a
liability release form. I would like to show our system what kind of release
forms other libraries have used. Does anyone have a copy which they may be
able to share?
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From: Tracie Partridge <traciep@wichita.lib.ks.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Holocaust Book
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Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 14:46:10 CDT
Hi everyone. Thanks for all of your responses to my stumper. I
didn't
even consider Number the Stars because the patron was checking it out at
the time that she asked the question, and I haven't had the opportunity to
read it. I will do so. You are all wonderful.
Tracie Partridge
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From: "S. Fichtelberg" <sfichtel@lmxac.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: two stumpers
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Hi All,
I have a colleague looking for books she read in her childhood which haven't
turned up in any searches. The first is actually a set of two or three
books which she read sometime between 1969 and 1972, but which might be
older than that. She thinks that they took place in English
countryside
during the Blitz. They're about a brother and a sister who are
possible
orphans and are sent to live in a very old country estate. They
encounter a
pair of 200/300 year old ghosts. There are jewels hidden in an old
tree,
mysteries to uncover, old suspicious deaths, etc. Possibly the ghosts
wore
period clothing with ruffs and lace.
The second book may have been published in the late '60's, early 70's.
It
was about a girl who lived in/over an antique shop/junk yard, and had spirit
friends who were ancient Egyptian gods and goddesses like Isis and Osiris.
Perhaps there was also an owl named Horus.
Any help you can give would be appreciated. Please e-mail me:
sfichtel@lmxac.org
Thanks!
Susan
sfichtel@lmxac.org
Woodbridge Public Library
Woodbridge, NJ
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From: Martha Link <martha@lfpl.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: stumper -- girl with triangle on head
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Thanks to those who responded to my stumper (see below).
The correct answer is indeed _The Headless Cupid_ by Zilpha Keatley Snyder.
PUBYAC rocks!
> A friend stumped me with this one the other day:
> It is a chapter book read to her class in elementary school (late 70s,
early 80s) about a family who takes in a girl whose parents are missing or
dead. The girl is very unusual and has a silver or sparkly triangle
(or
other shape) on her forehead. The other kids in the family want one,
too,
and she tells them that they must perform certain tasks. One task
involves
not touching metal for an entire day and there is a dinner scene where one
child is wearing mittens and another is eating with a dollhouse snow shovel.
> My friend can't remember how the story ended, and would love to find
out.
>
> I hope you can help!
> Thanks....
>
> Martha Link
> Children's Special Programs Librarian
> Louisville Free Public Library
> Louisville KY
> martha@lfpl.org
>
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From: Heidi Estrin <heidi@cbiboca.org>
To: "pubyac (E-mail)" <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: stumper thanks
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The book I was thinking of about the illiterate wolf was Hog-Eye by Susan
Meddaugh. I got 23 responses and still counting! Thanks everyone!
Hog Eye
A wolf captures a pig and gets out a book "E-Z Car Care" and tells
the
pig to read the recipe to him (even though the book is upside down!).
She tricks the wolf by sending him for ingredients to a garden with a
trap, to a cliff, to a waterfall, and to a patch of poison ivy. She
goes
on to tell him she has cast a spell on him called hog-eye. It will
make
him itch. The wolf lets her go!
Some of the other suggestions I got were:
Wolf! by Becky Bloom
a wolf learns to read in order to impress a group of farmyard
animals he has met.
Beware of Boys by Tony Blundell
the boy outwits the wolf who wants to eat him by making up more and more
complicated recipes, requiring tons of ingredients. When the wolf returns
without salt each time, the boy sends him back for a new recipe
Mr. Wolf's Pancakes by Jan Fearnley
A little red hen style story about a wolf trying to get pancakes made.
Big Wolf and Little Wolf by Sharon Denslow
Nice wolves this time. Dad wolf and kid wolf singing to eachother.
Rats on the Roof by James Marshall
It's the other way
around, sheep can't read and get caught by a wolf.
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