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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: Friday, July 13, 2001 11:01 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 496
PUBYAC Digest 496
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Mystery Program
by "Beth Dinwiddie/Mike Rhodes" <dinwidie@erols.com>
2) Teen SRP Questions
by "Rebecca Higgerson" <rhiggerson@mail.sacramento.lib.ca.us>
3) Re: Family Story Time
by Immolate98@aol.com
4) Funny Story
by Susan Anderson-Newham <snewie@yahoo.com>
5) beach party ideas (fwd)
by Julie Ann Rines <jrines@ocln.org>
6) Teen Services - how extensive??
by Erin Helmrich <helmrich@tln.lib.mi.us>
7) Fall story hours...
by "Barbara Scott" <barbarascott@hotmail.com>
8) activities for Spot and Corduroy
by Betsy Diamant-Cohen <bcohen@mail.pratt.lib.md.us>
9) Policies for teen spaces
by Carol Finch <cfinch@lib.ci.phoenix.az.us>
10) Job Openings: Public Library of Charlotte Mecklenburg County (NC)
by "Libberton, Gayle" <GLibberton@plcmc.org>
11) SNO-ISLE REGIONAL LIBRARY SYSTEM Jobs
by Valerie Worrell <VWorrell@sno-isle.org>
12) anyone out there?
by Nicole Marcucilli <nmarc@CLSN3046.glenview.lib.il.us>
13) Genealogy program ideas
by "Janet Park" <janetp29@hotmail.com>
14) beach party ideas (long list)
by "Marty Staton" <mstaton@ci.poquoson.va.us>
15) Barnes and Noble - Teen Read Week News
by "Esther Murphy" <emurphy@ala.org>
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From: "Beth Dinwiddie/Mike Rhodes" <dinwidie@erols.com>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Mystery Program
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 12:16:59 CDT
Our library is doing a "Solve the Mystery" program next month for
kids =
ages 6-12. It's based on those dinner party/solve the murder type =
games, except we don't want to have a murder. If anyone has any tips,
=
suggestions, etc., we would love to have them! Please respond directly =
to me, at dinwidie@erols.com ,
and I will post all the results to the =
list.=20
Thanks so much,
Elizabeth Dinwiddie
Children's Services Manager
Reston Regional Library
Reston, VA 20190
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From: "Rebecca Higgerson" <rhiggerson@mail.sacramento.lib.ca.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Teen SRP Questions
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Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 12:17:28 CDT
Our library system is considering offering a summer reading club for teens
next year. I am hoping some of you will respond to these
"quick" questions:
1. What is the upper and lower age limit of your teen participants?
2. Do teens help select the theme?
3. Do you offer incentives, prizes, etc.?
4. Do you provide a folder or paperwork with which the teens keep
track of
what they've read?
TIA!
Rebecca
--
Rebecca Higgerson
Youth Services Librarian
Sacramento Public Library
828 I St.
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916)264-2845
(916)264-2854 (fax)
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From: Immolate98@aol.com
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: Family Story Time
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Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 12:17:49 CDT
I have found doing a reader's theatre during family storytime to
be fun
for all. Take your favorite books and write the scripts. Adults
and kids
particate in the performance. This is a perfect time to do a craft with the
help of all those adults!
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From: Susan Anderson-Newham <snewie@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Funny Story
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Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 12:18:20 CDT
Hi all,
I just had to post this. I read the stumper answer
about "The King, the mice and the Cheese" and not 15
minutes later, 15 minutes, I swear, a 35ish woman came
up to the desk and showed us a picture of some
dripping honey from a Winnie the pooh book and how
that picture had triggered her memory of a book from
her childhood about cheese. She had been pulling her
hair out trying to recall what that book was and came
to the Reference desk with an air of "this is
impossible, but..." Well, with the stumper fresh in my
mind, I pulled "The King, the Mice and the Cheese"
from the shelf, just in case, and that WAS the book!!
She was so excited and is now filled with awe for
Librarians who know EVERYTHING and were able to solve
her vexing problem. Pubyac strikes again.
Hope you're all having fun with Summer Reading!
Susan
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From: Julie Ann Rines <jrines@ocln.org>
To: pubyac <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: beach party ideas (fwd)
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Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 12:18:41 CDT
I just wanted to add to this sand bottle idea. Just the other day my
daughter came home from camp with a colored salt bottle made in a bottle
with a very narrow neck that had been plugged with glue. I thought it was
a great idea, cheap easy and none of the salt has trickled out of the
bottle.
Julie Rines
jrines@ocln.org
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Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 17:17:56 CDT
From: Sarah McGowan <smcgowan@ccs.nsls.lib.il.us>
Reply-To: pubyac@prairienet.org
To: Pubyac <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: beach party ideas
How about playing Beach Boys music and making bottles of colored sand?
I
think both ideas would appeal to a wide age range.
Sarah McGowan
Lincolnwood Public Library
Lincolnwood, Illinois
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From: Erin Helmrich <helmrich@tln.lib.mi.us>
To: pubyac <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Teen Services - how extensive??
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Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 12:19:13 CDT
Hello all --
I'm addressing this to YA librarians who work in a library with a
community whose population hovers around 65,000 (give or take 10,000 or
so)-- if you work in such a community would you mind answering a few
questions - Please??
Please reply directly to me - not to the list. TIA!
1.) How many hours are you devoted to YA? Split w/children's or adult
part-time 20-30 hours full-time
other
2.) What is your general amount of programming? Monthly weekly
3.) If you have a summer program what is your avg. number of participants?
4.) How large is your magazine collection? # of titles and sampling of
titles.
5.) Do you have AV? Recorded books, CDs, CD-ROM, videos? How large is
the
collection? Do you purchase parental advisory versions of CDs?
6.) Do you have a Graphic Novel collection? Anime videos?
7.) What other special collections do you have? series, homework etc.
8.) How much seating do you have? What variety? Tables, soft,
reclining?
9.) Do you do school visits to promote your services?
10.) Have you ever had an "amnesty day" for teens only?
11.) Do you also purcahse non-fiction? Where is it kept? In YA
area or
other.
12.) What is your budget (if you can disclose this)?
13.) What is your YA area like aesthetically? Posters, contests,
polls,
ceiling decorations, funky seatings, any art?
THank you! Thank you! I am very grateful to your for taking the
time to
answer these questions. Please let me know if you'd like a compiled
response.
Thanks-
Erin
* # @ * # @ * # @ * # @ * # @ * # @
Erin V. Helmrich, M.L.S.
Youth/Young Adult Services Librarian
Royal Oak Public Library
222 E. 11 Mile Rd.
Royal Oak MI 48067
Phone: 248.246.3734
Fax: 248.246.3704
Email: helmrich@tln.lib.mi.us
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From: "Barbara Scott" <barbarascott@hotmail.com>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Fall story hours...
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Hi, PUBYACCERS!
I am in the process of planning my fall/winter preschool story hours and am
doing several themes that I have not done before. I would appreciate
your
favorite songs, stories, fingerplays on the following themes:
Christopher Columbus
Skeletons
I Can Fly! (in honor of November being Aviation History Month)
Peanut Butter
TIA!!!
Barbara Scott
Children's Librarian, Bucyrus Public Library
Ohio Reading Program Manual Editor
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From: Betsy Diamant-Cohen <bcohen@mail.pratt.lib.md.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: activities for Spot and Corduroy
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Hello,
For our Corduroy program, we read the book, stand up and do 'Teddy Bear,
Teddy Bear, Touch the ground..." Then we show the lovely 16mm
film by
Weston Woods, Corduroy. Afterwards, we ask the children what was
different between the book and the film. (The scene with the train,
the
fishing scene, etc.). It is a great introduction to both illustration
and films). You can then sing "The bear went over the Mountain"
(and act
it out as you are singing it), and end with a craft involving bears, or
buttons.
For Spot, there is a great fingerplay called "Mrs. Cat and Mrs.
Dog."
Betsy Diamant-Cohen
Manager of the Exploration Center
Enoch Pratt Free Library at Port Discovery
35 Market Place
Baltimore, MD 21202
(410)864-2716 fax: (410)864-2730
bcohen@epfl.net
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From: Carol Finch <cfinch@lib.ci.phoenix.az.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Policies for teen spaces
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Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 12:21:00 CDT
We have recently opened a new teen space at the Central Library in
Phoenix, AZ. It was developed with teens for teens ages 12-18.
It has
become very popular with not only teens but especially preteens. We
are
developing guidelines to work out concerns about underage children in the
room. We do not want to lose credibility with teens and we do want to
provide this facility and its services for the targeted age group. Do
any
of you have suggestions or guidelines you could share with us? Thank
you
very much for your time and expertise.
You can reply to me at carol.finch@phoenix.gov
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From: "Libberton, Gayle" <GLibberton@plcmc.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Job Openings: Public Library of Charlotte Mecklenburg County (NC)
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Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 12:21:27 CDT
POSITION TITLE: Information Specialist (Children's)
LOCATION: South County Regional , Main Library, Matthews Branch
STARTING SALARY: $31,391-$39,239
DESCRIPTION OF WORK: Incumbent is responsible for providing the highest
quality reference and readers' advisory assistance to both children and
adults; plans and presents age appropriate programs for children birth to 12
years; assists and trains patrons in the use of electronic resources; serves
as active member of collection development team as well as other system wide
teams; assists in staff training.
JOB REQUIREMENTS: MLS from ALA accredited program with emphasis in
Children's literature, eligible for NC Public Librarian Certification.
Children's literature, storytelling and book talking skills, knowledge of
child development; experience with electronic resources; strong oral and
written communication skills; strong commitment to service excellence and
public service.
WORK SCHEDULE: 40 hours including some nights and weekends.
Check www.plcmc.org for more information
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From: Valerie Worrell <VWorrell@sno-isle.org>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: SNO-ISLE REGIONAL LIBRARY SYSTEM Jobs
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 12:21:52 CDT
SNO-ISLE REGIONAL LIBRARY SYSTEM
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Job Openings For The Week of July 10, 2001 www.sno-isle.org/jobs
Managing Librarian III Job #0157 Open Until Filled
Full Salary Range $4612 - $6342/month plus benefits, 40 hours/week =
Lynnwood Library, WA
Consideration of applications will begin July 30th, 2001
Applicants are required to submit a completed Sno-Isle Regional Library =
System application, resume and cover letter for this position. =
Applicants not following these guidelines will not be considered.
The Managing Librarian III is responsible for managing all operations =
of the Lynnwood Library, which is the system reference center and =
contains the largest reference collection in the System. Responsible =
for assuring effective operation of a full array of services to local =
and regional patrons of all ages and reference services for the other =
libraries in the System.
This position may include mornings, afternoons, evenings, and weekends =
including Sundays. May be required to adapt to future schedule changes =
depending on library needs.
* Plans, develops and directs programs that serve the needs of patrons =
of all ages in the library's service area and promotes the mission and =
objectives of the Library System.
* Directs and performs effective reference services for the library and =
its supported branches, including developing methods of presenting =
reference materials and assuring the quality of reference work by =
staff.
* Provide effective direction to assigned staff to assure the quality =
of public service; interviews, selects and trains staff; coaches staff =
and arranges for or facilitates continuing training.
* Directs the operation and maintenance of the library's physical =
facilities and equipment, arranging for maintenance and repairs as =
required.=20
* Assures the fiscal soundness of library operations; develops or =
participates in the development of operating and capital budgets; =
assists in negotiating and obtaining budget approvals from local =
government officials; monitors and reports expenditures compared to =
budget and initiates needed corrective actions to maintain fiscal =
integrity; directs daily accounting transactions for the library; =
reviewing and approving purchases.
* Performs effective library collection management to provide for a =
materials collection appropriate for the needs and interests of patrons =
of the system reference center and libraries throughout the System; =
researches patron interests, materials availability and collection =
content; develops and implements a collection development plan =
including development of reference collection suited to users' needs.
* Perform effective community relations and library promotion =
activities through presentations and negotiations with local government =
officials and various organizations to promote the library and its =
programs.=20
* Act as Sno-Isle's contact with city staff; liaison to local library =
board and staff support for local Friends of the Library.
Requires advanced knowledge of library operation and administration; =
direction of library staff; advanced reference and bibliographic search =
methods and systems; collection management; fiscal administration; =
Library System policies and procedures; and public/community relations =
policies and methods.
Requires the ability to supervise staff, enhancing performance and =
assuring quality public service; manage physical facilities and library =
collections; administer budgets and fiscal assets; speak and understand =
English; make personal presentations to various public groups; work =
cooperatively and have favorable relations with public and co-workers.=20
Requires a Master's degree in Library Science, the ability to obtain a =
Washington State Librarian certificate upon employment, and five years =
of related practice in librarianship with a minimum of two years =
supervisory experience with an emphasis on reference service management =
or similar preparation.
Library Assistant I - Acquisitions, Receiving Job #0161 Closing =
07/24/01
Full Salary Range $1650 - $2269/month plus benefits, 40 hours/week =
Marysville Service Center, WA
=09
This position has an emphasis on receiving and may include performing =
other Library Assistant I tasks=20
This physically demanding job requires the ability to regularly lift =
and/or move objects or materials weighing up to 75 pounds, including =
transfer of books and other materials from floor level to shelves, =
pushing or pulling carts of books and standing for extended periods of =
time, requiring use of proper safety procedures and methods.
Hours of work for this position are Monday through Friday. May be =
required to adapt to future schedule changes depending on library =
needs.
* Provide effective and efficient library support services including =
receiving and unpacking boxes of materials verifying accuracy of =
shipment against shipping documents
* Mail or fax orders to vendors for books and materials
Requires basic knowledge of alpha and numeric systems for arranging =
library materials; automated bibliographic identification at a basic =
level; Library System policies and procedures. Requires the ability to =
use computer terminals; operate standard office machines at a basic =
level; speak, read and understand English; work cooperatively and have =
favorable interpersonal relations with public and co-workers.=20
These skills and abilities are typically acquired through a combination =
of experience and training at a secondary school level or equivalent =
work setting.
Supervising Public Services Assistant Job #0155 Closing 07/11/01
Full Salary Range $2921 - $4016/month plus benefits, 40 hours/week =
Lynnwood Library, WA
Hours of work for this position may include morning, afternoon, =
evening, and weekend hours. May be required to adapt to future =
schedule changes depending on library needs.
* Perform and supervise circulation and related public services to =
provide efficient services to patrons
* Supervise assigned Page and volunteer staff. May also direct the work =
and training of volunteers
* Develop and/or assist in development of presentation of programs for =
selected groups, such as children
* Act as functional supervisor of building staff in the absence of the =
building manager
Requires knowledge of operation of automated circulation systems; =
principles of supervising and training staff in circulation tasks; =
basic readers' advisory; organization and management of library =
materials; library programs for specific patron groups; Library System =
policies and procedures. Requires the ability to utilize automated =
circulation terminals proficiently; speak and understand English; =
select, train and develop Pages and volunteers for effective public =
service; work cooperatively and maintain favorable relations with the =
public and co-workers.=20
These skills and abilities are typically acquired through a combination =
of experience and training at a secondary school level together with =
the equivalent of three years' experience in related public service =
work, with some acquired library experience.
PAGE POSITIONS
Page jobs may include morning, afternoon, evening, and weekend hours =
including Sundays. May be required to adapt to future schedule changes =
depending on library needs. Applicants must be at least 16 years of age =
to apply.
* Collects, sorts and shelves library materials; other duties may be =
assigned
* Performs shelf reading and rearranges materials in proper order; =
maintains stack and study areas
Requires the ability to read and sort library materials by alphanumeric =
symbols; maneuver a library book cart loaded with library materials of =
differing weights and sizes, and to return such materials to all =
library shelves; speak and understand English, work cooperatively and =
have favorable relations with the public and co-workers. =20
Page Job #0156 Closing 07/27/01
Starting Pay $7.58/hour, 12 hours/week Monroe Library, WA
Page Job #0163 Closing 07/31/01
Starting Pay $7.58/hour, 14 hours/week Mukilteo Library, WA
Page Job #0158 Closing 07/13/01
Starting Pay $7.58/hour, 13 hours/week Arlington Library, WA
Page Job #0159 Closing 07/13/01
Starting Pay $7.58/hour, 12 hours/week Edmonds/Lynnwood, WA
This position will work 5 hours/week at the Edmonds Library and 7 =
hours/week at the Lynnwood Library.=20
Page Job #0160 Closing 07/13/01
Starting Pay $7.58/hour, 14 hours/week Edmonds Library, WA
LIBRARY SYSTEM PROFILE
The Sno-Isle Regional Library System is a large, diverse two-county =
library district set in the beautiful north Puget Sound region of =
Washington State. District boundaries stretch from rugged timberlands =
to suburban centers, from rolling farmlands to the ocean vistas. Set in =
the fastest-growing corner of the state, Sno-Isle Regional Library =
System is home to a 1.5 million-item collection, serving more than =
550,000 residents through 20 community libraries, bookmobile and =
outreach services.
THE APPLICATION PROCESS
Obtain an employment application from our Marysville Service Center, =
any branch location, or visit our website. A completed SNO-ISLE =
REGIONAL LIBRARY SYSTEM APPLICATION is required for each position =
applied for and must be received via mail, fax or delivery at the =
address below by 5:00 p.m. on the closing date.=20
Human Resources
Sno-Isle Regional Library System
7312 35th Avenue NE, Marysville WA 98271-7417
Phone (360) 651-7000, (425) 339-1711
Fax (360) 651-7151
Jobline (360) 651-7040 TTY 1 (800) 647-3753
www.sno-isle.org/jobs
Incomplete applications or applications not received by 5:00 p.m. on =
the closing date may disqualify you. Resumes and letters of interest =
are optional, and will not be accepted as a substitute for a completed =
application. =20
Applications will be screened and interviews scheduled with applicants =
who best match the needs of this position. Applicants who need =
accommodations during the application or interview process should =
contact the Human Resources Department. =20
All offers of employment are conditioned on the provision of =
satisfactory proof of applicant's identity and legal authority to work =
in the U.S. Offers of employment are also conditioned on Sno-Isle's =
receipt of satisfactory responses to reference requests and a criminal =
background check, when required.
Sno-Isle Regional Library System is an equal opportunity employer and =
does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, gender, age, =
national origin, marital status, or the presence of any sensory, =
physical, or mental disability, or the use of any trained guide or =
service dog by a disabled person.
SNO-ISLE REGIONAL LIBRARY SYSTEM IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
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From: Nicole Marcucilli <nmarc@CLSN3046.glenview.lib.il.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: anyone out there?
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Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 12:22:12 CDT
Is anyone from the Phoenix Public Library, the Burton Barr Central branch?
The web site and the teen area are SO COOL! I'd like to talk to
someone
from that branch that works with YA's, how big your space is, and what you
had to do to get all those wonderful things oked with your board. I'd
also like to know about your teen advisory council. Please contact me
if
anyone is from this branch, I'd love to talk!
Nicole Marcuccilli
YA Librarian
Glenview Public Library
1930 Glenview Road
Glenview, IL 60025
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From: "Janet Park" <janetp29@hotmail.com>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Genealogy program ideas
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<html><DIV>I am looking for success stories of programs for
children or
teens involving genealogy. Perhaps someone has done a
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Thanks.</DIV>
<DIV>Janet Park <BR>Head, Local History/Genealogy
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From: "Marty Staton" <mstaton@ci.poquoson.va.us>
To: "PUBYAC" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: beach party ideas (long list)
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 12:23:17 CDT
Last summer had a "beach party" of our own. Tickets were
given out to =
be
turned in for prizes at the end.
One game was "Beach Blanket Bingo". As part of the fun, kids
were
encouraged to bring their beach blankets. They spread them out on the
=
floor
along w/their bingo cards. =20
Also, had the fishing pole game--kids got a certain number of tickets
depending on the color "fish" they hooked.
The other game was a variation of hot potato w/a beach ball. Kids =
passed
the beach ball around and when the music stopped, the one who had the =
ball
was the winner. We continued for a few times. Everyone left got
a =
ticket
for participating.
Of course, we had Beach Boys music playing the whole time!!!! Even had
=
some
of the kids dancing around.
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A very simple craft for your party. Sand pictures. The kids use glue
to =
"draw" their pictures and then sprinkle sand on to the paper.
Another =
craft=20
would be coloured sands bottles. I haven't done this yet but I believe =
that=20
you use coloured food dye to make the coloured sands and then slowly =
into=20
layers in jars. Very effective. =20
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Here are a couple of games you might try; I have used them for a
"carnival" type program. =20
1. Use a small sand box, add sand!!, bury quarters. I have a
bucket/shifter; each gets a turn to scoop a bucket and sift, if they get
money, it's theirs to keep. If you don't want or can afford to use =
money,
you could use little trinket prizes, or even cardboard/craft foam fish.
2. You need an 8' round, 2' deep pool; fill with foam
peanuts. Put two round inner tubes (like small children use) on top of
the peanuts. Use a beach ball; kids have to throw the beach ball and =
have
it land inside the inner tube. It's harded than it sounds. Our
kids =
love
this at the carnival.
Craft idea: use colored sand to make pictures (use sand instead
of glitter). You can make your own colored sand by using table salt
and
colored chalk. Put some salt in a styrofoam cup; using the chalk, stir
until desired color.
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Sponge necklaces are a fun beach party craft if you have enough people =
to
supervise the needles. You will need (1) pieces of at least 1/2 inch =
thick
variously colored sponge cut in odd shapes--geometric chunks are best =
(thin
pieces, such as sponge rags, don't work very well), (2) a selection of
colorful, heavy nylon string--often available at places like Walmart or
Lowe's in boxes of five or six spools in assorted neon colors, and (3) =
super
large needles such as over-sized tapestry needles or heavy plastic kids'
craft needles (has to be sturdy enough to punch through the sponge)
=
The
method: simply let children choose a few pieces of sponge to string.
=
Tie
the ends together and let them wear the necklaces during the party--even =
in
the pool. Probably the best way to do this is to set up work center/s
around a table on the pool deck. Have the sponge chunks and string =
pre-cut.
Adult or teen supervisors will oversee threading, using, and returning =
the
needles. It doesn't take long to make a necklace, and kids can take =
turns
working on them throughout the party. Each will have a bit of a party
costume and as well as a take-home favor. All of the materials for
this
craft could be donated by a local store.
Now that I have written this, I'm wondering if I should be nervous about
kids wearing necklaces strangling themselves and one another while =
horsing
around in the pool. It didn't happen the times I've used this
activity, =
but
in this age of liability anxiety . . .
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Try the familyfun.com website - they have had whole issues devoted to=20
beach themes. I did a beach party one year and used the book Moe
the=20
Dog in Tropical Paradise. Other ideas off the top of my head:
painting =
sand dollars (I was lucky and found them on vacation, bleached and dried =
them so no cost), layered 'sand" art - I have had the kids make
their=20
own "sand" using chalk and salt - you put it in small bowls and
keep=20
rubbing the chalk on it to get darker colors. It is cheap - colors
not=20
as vibrant as bought sand . Have also made necklaces with shells
for=20
slightly older kids. I encouraged the kids to come in swimsuits,
then=20
borrowed a boogie board and took pictures of them as if they were posed=20
for surfing - even had a small fan to blow their hair back. They
loved=20
that. Of course, the usual Beach Boy music set the scene.
The limbo=20
is always a hit. Also they can make t-shirts stamped with fish - I=20
bought a bag of sponge stamps - shells, fish, seahorse, etc very cheaply =
at a craft store. =20
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One very easy idea is to take a piece of masking tape, wrap it as a =
bracelet sticky side out, and stick colored sand, small shells, and=20
other oceany things on it. I got this idea from a Lakeshore Learning =
Materials workshop.
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Our kids loved "limbo". We have a cassette with the Limbo on
it and =
recorded it to play over and over. We also made sand castles out of =
milk cartons, glue and sand. They collapsed, but the kids didn't seem
=
to care. We played volley ball over some of the lower shelving units.
=
We used a beach ball because it doesn't cause as much damage
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I know a cute craft to make, but I am not sure how well I will do at =
explaining it. =20
To make a paper plate crab you need:
1 paper plate
9 pipe cleaners (if they are very long, cut them in half and use the =
halves)
drinking straws cut into 1/4-1/2 inch pieces
hole punch
What you do:
Punch 8 fairly evenly spaced holes in the rim of the plate. Punch two
=
holes close together on the rim inbetween the other holes. Take a pipe
=
cleaner piece and loop it through one hole. Add as many straw pieces
as =
will fit. Bend the end of the pipe cleaner to keep straw pieces from =
falling off. Repeat with the other seven holes. Take the
remaining =
pipe cleaner and thread it through the two holes so about half is =
through each hole. Twist the two halves together to make eye stalks
(or =
whatever it is that crabs have.) Adjust the legs and your crab will =
stand up. The kids can also decorate the crab's shells anyway they =
want.
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Mudworks has a good recipe for sandcastle dough, you could use
it to
make sandcandles.
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Fill a pan with sand and then hide seashells in the sand and tell the =
kids
they can keep one shell that they find.
Glue pretty shiny thin ribbons from a paper plate held upside down. =
This
makes a great jellyfish.
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In January we made "mini-beaches" for a craft, and they mostly
worked =
well.=20
I got the idea from the Little Hands Art Book. Take cardboard, paint =
glue=20
on it, and then sprinkle salt (we used pepper, too) over the glue. For
=
a=20
final touch, add macaroni shells for decoration!
Problems: the cardboard curled a lot, and didn't dry as quickly as I =
had=20
hoped (I thinned the glue with a little water). Our shells kept
falling =
off, too, so I suggest lots of glue for those!
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Thanks everyone!
Marty Staton
Poquoson Public Library
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From: "Esther Murphy" <emurphy@ala.org>
To: <ya-train@ala.org>,<yalsa-bk@ala.org>,
<yalsa-l@ala.org>,
Subject: Barnes and Noble - Teen Read Week News
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 12:23:39 CDT
NEWS RELEASE=09
Contact: Linda Waddle
For Immediate Release =09
1-800-545-2433 x4391
July 11, 2001
lwaddle@ala.org
BARNES AND NOBLE BOOKSELLERS SPONSOR TEEN READ WEEK=20
FOR SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR
Barnes and Noble Booksellers has signed on as a corporate sponsor for Teen =
Read Week for the second straight year. Barnes and Noble, Inc.
operates =
544 Barnes and Noble bookstores and 389 B. Dalton bookstores. Teen Read =
Week will be listed on the store events calendars nationwide, and =
information about this initiative will be posted on the corporate Web =
site: www.barnesandnobleinc.com/company.
=20
Bookstores will be encouraged to:
=B7 Host special teen events, such as author visits during Teen Read =
Week
=B7 Collaborate with local school and public libraries to plan and =
implement activities during Teen Read Week.
"Recent surveys have found that the number of young people who read =
regularly is declining," said Alan Kahn, chief operating officer of
Barnes =
& Noble, Inc. "We're delighted to work with the American
Library =
Association and its Young Adult Library Services Association to help =
reverse this decline and make reading an integral part of every teen's =
life."
Now in its fourth year, Teen Read Week is a national literacy initiative =
of the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the =
American Library Association (ALA). This initiative is aimed at teens,
=
their parents, librarians, educators, booksellers, and other concerned =
adults. Its goals are:=20
=B7 Give teens time to read for the fun of it.
=B7 Allow teens to select their own reading material.
=B7 Help teens get in the habit of reading regularly and often.
Teen Read Week 2001 will be celebrated in hundreds of schools, bookstores, =
and libraries across the country October 14-20. Teens will be
encouraged =
to "Read For The Fun Of It" so their reading skills will stay
sharp and to =
"Make Reading A Hobbit" to encourage the habit of reading
throughout their =
lives.
YALSA President Bonnie Kunzel says she is delighted that Barnes and Noble =
Booksellers has agreed to sponsor Teen Read Week again this year. "What
=
could be better--for them and for us--than to work together to connect =
teens and books!" =20
"Other corporate sponsors of Teen Read Week include: Harcourt, Inc.;
New =
Line Cinema; Seventeen; and World Wrestling Federation Entertainment Inc.
=
Corporate Friends of Teen Read Week are Scholastic Inc., and Penguin =
Putnam Inc. Pamela Spencer Holley is an individual Friend of
Teen Read =
Week.
Teen Read Week nonprofit partners include: American Association of School =
Administrators, American Booksellers Association, National Association of =
Secondary School Principals, National Council of Teachers of English, =
National Education Association, National School Boards Association, Speak =
Up Press, International Reading Association, and TeenInk.
For additional information about Teen Read Week, visit www.ala.org/teenread=
or contact the YALSA office by phone at 1-800-545-2433 x4390 or e-mail
at =
yalsa@ala.org
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