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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: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 11:01 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 531
PUBYAC Digest 531
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Re: PUBYAC format--please help
by "Deborah Brightwell" <dbright@ci.coppell.tx.us>
2) To Kill a Mockingbird in Oklahoma
by R Smith <read2yourbunny@yahoo.com>
3) RE: computer classes for kids
by "Gruninger, Laura" <lgruning@MCL.org>
4) Re: Pet Parade
by "Vicky Smith" <vjsmith@mcarthur.lib.me.us>
5) Skeleton craft ideas for preschool story hour...
by "Barbara Scott" <barbarascott@hotmail.com>
6) RE: Shelving underrated
by Beverly Bixler <bbixler@sanantonio.gov>
7) RE: PUBYAC format--please help
by Louise Barnett <barnl@skokie.lib.il.us>
8) RE: summer reading program incentives
by Beverly Bixler <bbixler@sanantonio.gov>
9) Book Bags for Babies compiled replies
by "linda allen" <lindaallen@hotmail.com>
10) stumper
by "Candace Deisley, Youth Services Librarian"
<deisleyc@uhls.lib.ny.us>
11) Stumper / Jr Fiction
by Nancy Seibert <nseibert@jefferson.lib.co.us>
12) Stumper solved - 3 dolls in a house
by Pam Gravenor <pam.gravenor@ncc.govt.nz>
13) Stumper: Coley Joe
by SSugden@CI.Cambridge.MA.US
(Sarah Sugden)
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From: "Deborah Brightwell" <dbright@ci.coppell.tx.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
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Shannon, is this also why lately I have been getting so many posts that =
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Debbie Brightwell
Youth Services Librarian
Coppell Public Library
[Moderator's note: This is a new one I hadn't heard was happening.
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haven't noticed it with the posts coming to my e-mail account. Anyone
else
having this problem? --Shannon]
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some clue.
Or y'all could send in suggestions. I have asked the Prairienet
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From: R Smith <read2yourbunny@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: To Kill a Mockingbird in Oklahoma
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Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 10:03:27 CDT
Here's a provocative situation that was reported in an
editorial today's Boston Globe. And who will in turn
protect the kids from being so protected?!
In case the link doesn't work, I've included the whole
text (hope it doesn't get too mangled)
Rebecca Smith, recent MLS grad
read2yourbunny@yahoo.com
http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/232/editorials/Blacklisted_in_Oklahoma+.sh
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A BOSTON GLOBE EDITORIAL
Blacklisted in Oklahoma
8/20/2001
SCHOOL OFFICIALS in Muskogee, Okla., have decided to
protect the tender
sensibilities of their high school students from the
''uncomfortable'' truths in Harper
Lee's classic novel of civil rights, ''To Kill a
Mockingbird.'' On Aug. 1, a committee of
teachers
and administrators voted to remove the book from the
required freshman reading
list at
Muskogee High because it could be offensive to some
students. Principal Terry Saul told
the
Associated Press that the high school has a large
population of African-American students
and that
the book contains racially charged language. ''We
didn't want to put the kids in an
uncomfortable situation,'' he said.
The book
includes the word ''nigger.'' Atticus Finch, the
crusading lawyer who defends a
black man
wrongly accused of raping a white woman, is called a
nigger-lover by wrathful
neighbors.
Many good people cringe at the word and should, but
the hateful epithet is a
matter of
historical accuracy and shouldn't disqualify this
important book from opening
young
minds. The term ''people of color'' was not in wide
use in 1939 in Alabama, where the
book is
set.
''To Kill
a Mockingbird,'' required reading in many schools in
Massachusetts and across the
country,
is one of the most moving and effective denunciations
of racism ever written. By
building
sympathies for Tom Robinson, the black defendant, and
Boo Radley, the recluse
whom
Finch's children slowly learn to appreciate, not fear,
the book teaches tolerance as
thoroughly
as any modern-day diversity awareness program. In
Chicago, Mayor Richard
Daley has
chosen the book to kick off a citywide literacy
program this month.
Racism is
an ''uncomfortable'' topic, as anyone who has tried to
have a conversation across
race can
attest. But what better place to have it than in a
high school, where inquiry and
debate
are, presumably, intended? The adults may be saving
themselves some difficult
moments,
but they are doing the students no favors by
sugar-coating a topic too many of
them have
already confronted face to face.
Muskogee
parents and school administrators could be brought in
to the discussion as well. In
1996, two
graduating seniors at Muskogee High were suspended
and, briefly, denied their
diplomas
because they had worn African kente cloths with their
graduation gowns. It seems
that
there's plenty to talk about.
The
Oklahoma chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union
is hoping a parent or student
will bring
a formal complaint against the school so officials
might be moved to reverse this
misguided
decision. In the meantime, school administrators might
want to consider a
replacement for the reading list. One good candidate:
Ray Bradbury's classic depiction of a
world
where books are burned and free thought is forbidden:
''Fahrenheit 451.''
This story
ran on page 20 of the Boston Globe on 8/20/2001.
©
Copyright 2001 Globe Newspaper Company.
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Rebecca Smith, recent MLS grad
read2yourbunny@yahoo.com
"It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are,
far more than our abilities."
--Albus Dumbledore ( J.K. Rowling)
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From: "Gruninger, Laura" <lgruning@MCL.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
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Subject: RE: computer classes for kids
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Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 10:03:46 CDT
Ellen,
I missed your first posting. Just wanted to share a program idea that
worked for YA's this summer. I conducted a beginning and advanced
Microsoft Publisher class for YA's entering
grades 6-8. Both sessions were two hours each. I started them up
opening a wizard and
making various changes in text boxes, adding graphics, fill colors,
wordart, moving
images around etc. The second class was more advanced techniques,
importing from the
internet and modifying a library sign I had already make up on disc. I
let them design
an iron on for a mini canvas tote at the end. I gave them the choice of
taking home
the iron-ons and doing it themselves, or leaving them with me to do.
It worked out nicely and some of the
mother's also expressed interest in attending and sat with the kids. I
had a lot of fun
doing this and will probably plan more such programs.
Thanks for your posting...Our children's librarian is moving to a branch
position in a
few weeks and I'll be filling in for story times...perhaps I can offer a
parent/child
internet class in our lab. We are lucky to have a nice lab with room
for 7 trainees.
Thanks,
Laura Gruninger, Young Adult Librarian
Mercer County Library System, Lawrence HQ
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pubyac@prairienet.org
[mailto:owner-pubyac@prairienet.org]On
Behalf Of Ellen Braby
Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2001 12:50 AM
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: computer classes for kids
Hello All,
A couple of weeks ago, I asked if anyone had computer classes for
kids
at their library, especially for young children. Most of the responses
were from those of you who wanted to know what responses I got, but
there were only a few who offered any classes, and here are their
responses (which I edited a bit to make them make sense)
At our library, we offer a cyber class for kids. I will be doing
my first one this fall, but from what I understand, we show them various
search engines that we feel are most useful and how to search those
engines. It is for elementary aged children (through grade 5). I'm not
sure if the YA librarian will offer any in the future. Also, we may show
them a few of the game websites for their interest. We show them our
webpage and all that it has to offer, including many links for homework
help as well as other helpful and fun links. I hope this helps.
We do offer a parent/child Internet safety class for kids in the second
grade and up, but the demand for it has really slacked off since the
first furious flurry of Internet
hoo-rah. The most important thing for little kids is to have a SHARED
experience with a caring grown-up.
At this point, I am not sure what we will end up doing, but if I have
any brilliant ideas that seem to work, I will share them.
Ellen Braby
Coordinator of Youth Services
Santa Monic Public Library
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From: "Vicky Smith" <vjsmith@mcarthur.lib.me.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Pet Parade
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Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 10:04:14 CDT
We just survived our 24th annual pet show (62 pets in attendance),
so I can speak from experience. Here's what we do to ensure a
successful pet event:
1. Plan it for the coolest, shadiest time of day.
2. Publicize rigorously a rule that all pets should be leashed or in a
container of some sort. (We've had one close call, but no escaped
pets yet.)
3. Have plenty of water bowls, baggies, wastebaskets available.
4. We give prizes--everyone gets a blue ribbon, with some sort of
superlative attached; e.g., Biggest Paws; Luckiest Cat; Most
Sagacious Iguana.... (This obviously can get tricky: we split the
pets up into small groups--kittens, short-haired cats, long-haired
cats, big dogs, medium dogs, small dogs, puppies, ferrets,
reptiles, insects, Other--as the kids arrive so superlatives can be
repeated from category to category as necessary & to keep the
event manageable.)
5. We have 3 judges, so 3 separate groups can be judged at once--
keeps waiting around time down. We do not have any stuffed
animal categories for the same reason--it's awfully hard on live
animals to keep them waiting and waiting while the teddy bears are
shown. No one's feelings have been hurt yet--in fact, we get a fair
number of petless bystanders.
6. We limit the ages of participants to 3-16; this ensures that
there's at least a chance that the child will be able to control/talk
about the pet & keeps snooty adults with their fancy purebreds
from taking over the show (this has happened before....).
7. When judges talk to the kids, the emphasis is on what the kids
do to make their pets happy--it's a gentle way of making them
aware of their responsibilities as pet owners and buddies. We also
get lots of great "how I got my pet" stories.
8. DON'T LET ANYONE GO ON VACATION ON PET DAY.
Good luck!
Vicky Smith
vjsmith@mcarthur.lib.me.us
Children's Librarian
McArthur Library
270 Main Street
Biddeford, ME 04005
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From: "Barbara Scott" <barbarascott@hotmail.com>
To: OPLINLIST@EPICURUS.OPLIN.LIB.OH.US,
PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Skeleton craft ideas for preschool story hour...
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Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 10:04:47 CDT
Hi,
I'd like to hear your great craft ideas for a Halloween story hour about
skeletons! Any songs, fingerplays, etc. would also be appreciated! Please
reply directly to barbarascott@hotmail.com
Thanks in advance!!!
Barbara Scott
Children's Librarian, Bucyrus Public Library
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From: Beverly Bixler <bbixler@sanantonio.gov>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: Shelving underrated
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Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 10:05:25 CDT
This has been an interesting discussion. I do shelve occasionally when the
need is great, but I oftentimes do not have time to shelve because of
assisting patrons and performing other professional duties, such as
preparing for storytime or ordering books. However, I don't think of myself
as being above doing the shelving. And I really appreciate our library aides
who are paid to shelve! Besides, try shelving with trifocals--it can be a
nightmare in the nonfiction section.
Beverly Bixler
San Antonio Public Library, TX
-----Original Message-----
From: Lane, David [mailto:dlane@clearwater-fl.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2001 3:06 PM
To: 'PUBYAC'
Subject: Shelving underrated
Jennifer Baker had mentioned that she started as a shelver and is still not
above it. I did, as well, and I completely agree with her. In fact,
sometimes it can be therapeutic. In addition, I think that we will be able
to complete our collection development tasks better if we "get our
hands
dirty" on a regular basis. Finally, we will have a better appreciation
for
our shelvers if we shelve every now and then. I know they will respect us
more if we do not feel so "professional" that we can't shelve a
few books.
David Lane
Clearwater Public Library System, FL
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From: Louise Barnett <barnl@skokie.lib.il.us>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: PUBYAC format--please help
Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 10:08:45 CDT
Shannon:
Thanks for all the time you take to keep PUBYAC going. Perhaps you can
warn
people whose messages have problems by returning their posts- otherwise we
won't know if our messages are the ones causing problems. Is this too
much
work for you?
Tired of deleting in Skokie.
Louise Barnett
Youth Services School Liaison
Skokie Public Library
5215 Oakton Street
Skokie, IL 60077
barnl@skokie.lib.il.us
[Moderator note: It would be a lot of work. It's not quite as
simple as
just hitting the Reply button--it's actually a tremendous amount of cutting
and pasting and making new messages. --Shannon]
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From: Beverly Bixler <bbixler@sanantonio.gov>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: summer reading program incentives
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In our library system this year, which was a radical change from previous
years, we gave out only 3 incentive prizes instead of a zillion. We also
changed from # of books read to amount of time read. The way it worked was
this: After a child read 5 hours (which they marked on their reading log)
they received a certificate; after 10 hours they received a sew-on patch;
after 15 hours, they received a backpack. In past years, we gave out
t-shirts which were a major headache because each library had to have a
variety of sizes and patrons complained if you didn't have the right size
for their child. I believe that our SR program this year went much more
smoothly than in previous years. Every child, regardless of age, read by
time and received the same incentives. We did not have further incentives
for children who read beyond 15 hours. All children who participated in the
SRP were invited to the library's end of summer "Book Bash" at a
neighborhood park (something this library system has been doing for many
years).
Beverly Bixler
San Antonio Public Library, TX
-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff and Marcie Barnett [mailto:jeffnmarcie@worldnet.att.net]
Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2001 11:04 AM
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: summer reading program incentives
I'm interested in hearing about how other libraries out there have their
summer reading clubs set up in relation to what has to be done in order for
a child to receive a prize. Is there a stair-step method, where once
you
read 10 books you get a prize; another 10 books, another but better prize,
etc. I'm also interested in how this works in relation to the
different age
groupings for the summer reading club. At the library where I work,
there
is incentive for the 1st graders and younger to continue once they
"officially" finish the club because they can return books and
collect a
sticker. There is incentive for 6th-8th graders to read as many books
as
they want because for each book they read they get an entry into the weekly
prize drawing. But for the 2nd/3rd and 4th/5th grade groupings, once
they
read 20 books, there is no incentive to continue but I think if there was
something to work towards that they would continue to read throughout the
summer. Any ideas? Please send your responses directly to me.
Thanks!
Marcie Barnett
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From: "linda allen" <lindaallen@hotmail.com>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Book Bags for Babies compiled replies
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Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 10:11:01 CDT
I recently posted the compiled replies as an attachment and read message
today that attachments don't come through. So will repost ASAP. I noticed
that there is a new question about same topic, so hope my compilation should
prevent people from having to reply again. It all was very helpful. Thanks.
Linda Allen, Sno-Isle Regional Library System, WA
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From: "Candace Deisley, Youth Services Librarian" <deisleyc@uhls.lib.ny.us>
To: PUBYAC mail to the listserv <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: stumper
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A patron remembers (and so do I) a series of biographies for young
children that emphasizes various "worthy" traits:
perseverance,
honesty, loyalty, etc. I remember, and she agrees, that each volume
was
about 8 x 12 vertical, with a white cover which featured an illustration
of the person chosen to exemplify that trait.
Does anyone have any more information about the series? Authors?
Publisher? Availability?
Thanks :)
Candy
--
When I was born I was so surprised I didn't talk for a year and a half.
-- Gracie
Allen
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From: Nancy Seibert <nseibert@jefferson.lib.co.us>
To: "'PUBYAC@prairienet.org'"
<PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumper / Jr Fiction
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Patron looking for a book about cats (other animals too) They are porcelain
and have 'Jewel eyes' there is a sick cat who has jade eyes and the
other
animals (cats) take care of her. Possible 15 years or older.
Thanks
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From: Pam Gravenor <pam.gravenor@ncc.govt.nz>
To: "Pubyac (E-mail)" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumper solved - 3 dolls in a house
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Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 10:13:20 CDT
2 schools of thought on this one. Some thought Rumer Godden, but
others
were very confident that the author was Helen Clare - Five dolls in a
house, which sounds right. Thanks very much to Diana, Jennie, Gayle,
Elizabeth, and Julia for helping with this.
Pam Gravenor
Children's and Young Adults' Librarian
Nelson Public Library
Private Bag 41
Nelson
New Zealand
pam.gravenor@ncc.govt.nz
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From: SSugden@CI.Cambridge.MA.US
(Sarah Sugden)
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Stumper: Coley Joe
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Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 10:13:55 CDT
yikes!
help!
there's a young man who's determined to find a book he read long
ago....
it's a chapter book containing a mystery surrounding a dead man
named Coley Joe.. (not much info, i know...)
does it ring a bell with anyone....?
manythanks in advance...
sarah in cambridgemassachusetts
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