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From: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults and
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To: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults and Children"
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Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2001 11:01 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 538
PUBYAC Digest 538
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) RE: Easy Readers
by Sue Ridnour <SRidnour@flower-mound.com>
2) Re: flannel board ideas
by "Mary Palmer" <Mary.Palmer@spl.org>
3) Re: Accelerated Reader
by "Children's Department" <children@wlaf.lib.in.us>
4) RE: flannel board ideas
by Sue Ridnour <SRidnour@flower-mound.com>
5) Winnie the Pooh Fun Stuff from Penguin
by "S. Fichtelberg" <sfichtel@lmxac.org>
6) Books/Bags for Babies replies
by "linda allen" <lindaallen@hotmail.com>
7) RE: circulating puppets
by "Steffi Smith" <ssmith@zblibrary.org>
8) Re: RFP's/Library Space Planners
by Mark Buzzitta <buzzittam@cadl.org>
9) ?Magic Glasses Story
by "Shari Haber" <shaber@mcls.org>
10) stumper
by Patricia Dollisch <dolliscp@mail.dekalb.public.lib.ga.us>
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From: Sue Ridnour <SRidnour@flower-mound.com>
To: PUBYAC <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: Easy Readers
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Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 10:37:14 CDT
We recently did what Susan is asking about. We decided to go with a
strict
interpretation of "easy reader" -- if the publisher identifies it
as part of
a beginning reader series, then we moved it out of the picture book section,
but otherwise it stayed. So, yes, some authors, particulary the two
you
mentioned, Seuss and Berenstain, have books in two places. It's still
early, but so far no one seems too confused over it. Other authors
have
books in more than one collection in the library, so it's not such a big
deal. The parents had been begging for this collection for a long
time, and
are now so happy to have it that they don't seem to notice any downside.
Hope this helps!
Sue
Sue Ridnour
Children's Services Manager
Flower Mound (TX) Public Library
972.874.6153
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From: Susan Dailey [mailto:obldailey@wellscolibrary.org]
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2001 1:56 PM
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Subject: re: Easy Readers
>We have discussed separating these books, but what do you do about sets
and
characters like "Arthur" or "Berenstain Bears" and
authors like Dr. Seuss?
It seems to me that "The Cat in the Hat" and "Green Eggs and
Ham" would
belong in "early readers", while "Horton Hears a Who"
belongs in the picture
books. Doesn't this confuse parents and kids? Whenever I even
think about
talking to our cataloguers concerning this issue, it just seems such an
overwhelming task without obvious guidelines.
Susan Dailey
librarian and author of A Storytime Year (www.susanmdailey.com)
Ossian Branch Library, Ossian, Indiana
219-622-4691
<mailto:obldailey@wellscolibrary.org>
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From: "Mary Palmer" <Mary.Palmer@spl.org>
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Subject: Re: flannel board ideas
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Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 10:37:40 CDT
Kim--can you whip this up for us?
>>> lindaallen@hotmail.com
08/27/01 11:51 AM >>>
I just did a community helper storytime. For firefighter I used a felt=20
figure of person in long underwear, then we dressed him/her in firefighter=
=20
gear, hat, coat, pants, boots.
Linda Allen, Sno-Isle Regional Library System, WA
>From: Steven LAMONEA <lamonea@scils.rutgers.edu>
>Reply-To: pubyac@prairienet.org
>To: pubyac@prairienet.org
>Subject: flannel board ideas
>Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 10:09:26 CDT
>
>Dear colleagues,
>
>Does anyone have ideas for flannel board stories for preschoolers on the
>topics of Community Helpers, Safety, Fire Prevention or Opposites?
I am
>having a hard time coming up with anything for these subjects and know =
how
>helpful this list can be. I look forward to hearing your ideas.
>
>Steven Lamonea
>Children's Librarian
>Bridgewater Library
>Bridgewater, NJ
>
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From: "Children's Department" <children@wlaf.lib.in.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Accelerated Reader
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Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 10:37:56 CDT
Here in West Lafayette Indiana our school system does not use Accelerated
Reader. They use Reading Counts, which used to be electronic
bookshelf. We have only the middle school, grades 4-6 that use the
list,
and there is only one middle school so we don't have the problems of
multiple lists,there is only one for each grade.
I too used excel to have a listing of our holdings. I have fields for
Author, Title, and Call Number. If we don't have the book that area is
blank. I put these lists in a three ring notebook in the plastic page
protectors. Last year I put circles on the the books, red for 4th
grade,
blue for 5th, etc. The parents were thrilled. It makes it really
easy for
them to help the kids find them. One drawback, some kids look for the
shortest books, but then they would probably to that anyway.
Pam
West Lafayette Indiana Public Library
children@wlaf.lib.in.us
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From: Sue Ridnour <SRidnour@flower-mound.com>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
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Subject: RE: flannel board ideas
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Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 10:38:22 CDT
Linda's message reminded me -- last year I had asked the fire department if
they would send a truck over for the kids to look at after "Community
Helper" storytime. I also requested the firefighters come inside
as "guest
readers." They agreed to come in, but instead of reading, they
came in
dressed in their blue pants and uniform shirts and carried in all their
gear. We introduced them and pointed out what nice guys they were.
Then,
they put on their firefighting gear one piece at a time and explained (at a
level appropriate to preschoolers) what each piece was for. The point
of
this exercise was to show that there are nice regular people inside all that
scary gear. Apparently sometimes kids hide from firefighters trying to
rescue them from a burning building. Some kids were not convinced,
especially after the firefighter put on his respirator and stated sounding
like Darth Vader. But most of the kids and all the mothers loved
it. Not
exactly a flannel board story, but it only took up about that much time and
they all loved getting to go outside and look at the truck afterward.
Sue
Sue Ridnour
Youth Services Manager
Flower Mound Public Library
Flower Mound, TX
972.874.6153
> -----Original Message-----
> From: linda allen [SMTP:lindaallen@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, August 27, 2001 1:51 PM
> To: pubyac@prairienet.org
> Subject: Re: flannel board ideas
>
> I just did a community helper storytime. For firefighter I used a felt
> figure of person in long underwear, then we dressed him/her in
firefighter
>
> gear, hat, coat, pants, boots.
> Linda Allen, Sno-Isle Regional Library System, WA
>
>
> >From: Steven LAMONEA <lamonea@scils.rutgers.edu>
> >Reply-To: pubyac@prairienet.org
> >To: pubyac@prairienet.org
> >Subject: flannel board ideas
> >Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 10:09:26 CDT
> >
> >Dear colleagues,
> >
> >Does anyone have ideas for flannel board stories for preschoolers
on the
> >topics of Community Helpers, Safety, Fire Prevention or Opposites?
I am
> >having a hard time coming up with anything for these subjects and
know
> how
> >helpful this list can be. I look forward to hearing your
ideas.
> >
> >Steven Lamonea
> >Children's Librarian
> >Bridgewater Library
> >Bridgewater, NJ
> >
>
>
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From: "S. Fichtelberg" <sfichtel@lmxac.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Winnie the Pooh Fun Stuff from Penguin
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Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 10:39:00 CDT
I've noticed lots of people asking for Winnie the Pooh party ideas, so I
thought I would post my find. The Penguin/Putnam site,
www.penguinputnam.com , has a
section with some games that could be used for
a party. If you go to the site, click on, "young readers."
Then open the
Microsites drop-down menu and pick Winnie-the-Pooh. That will take you
to
their Pooh page. Under, "fun stuff," they have a maze, a
crossword puzzle,
a word search and a pattern for playing Pin the Tail on Eeyore.
Susan
sfichtel@lmxac.org
Woodbridge Public Library
Woodbridge, NJ
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From: "linda allen" <lindaallen@hotmail.com>
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Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 10:39:20 CDT
GIVEN TO:newborns at hospital or babies 0-6 months at the library.
PAMPHLETS INCLUDED: "in house" such as library branch info, book
lists,
fingerplays, card application, Born to Read published by ALA, Ten ways to
Raise a Reader published by WA State Governor's Commission,local info such
as adult literacy classes, hotline numbers
BOOKS INCLUDED: Board book versions of Goodnight Moon, Baby Faces, Baby ABC,
or a Spanish or Russian version of a boardbook for ESL families.
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From: "Steffi Smith" <ssmith@zblibrary.org>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: RE: circulating puppets
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Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 10:39:46 CDT
We have circulated puppets since 1986. We currently checkout about 300
per
month. We use mostly Folkmanis, but have them from Gund, Applause, and
other places. Usually, anywhere we can get them wholesale. I use
$20
wholesale as my cut-off price for buying puppets. If a puppet doesn't
get
lost (never brought back) I find that most of them can circulate for up to
100 times before they look too ragged. Of course this depends on the
fabric
the puppet is made from. Folkmanis' dragon fly, while beautiful, has
to be
handwashed because the fabric shreds (it has a high metallic content).
The
plush ones, on the other hand, will last forever, practically. I wash
them
with my regular clothes at home, shake them out, and hang them on plastic
hooks you would hang coats on (my husband put eight of them on the laundry
room wall, so I can put up to 16 puppets at a time on them).
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From: owner-pubyac@prairienet.org
[mailto:owner-pubyac@prairienet.org]On
Behalf Of MEUCHEL Aimee D
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2001 10:12 AM
To: Steffi Smith
Subject: circulating puppets
At Eugene Public Library, we have a collection of puppets that families can
check-out. There is a high replacement rate on these puppets, because
they
are well-loved. As they are intensely used, we do wash them on a
regular
basis, thus making wear and tear an even larger issue. We currently
purchase mostly Folkmanis puppets. I'm wondering if other libraries
also
circulate puppets, and if so, what company do you purchase them from?
Please reply to me off list.
Thank you,
Aimee Meuchel
Youth Services Librarian
Eugene Public Library
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From: Mark Buzzitta <buzzittam@cadl.org>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: RFP's/Library Space Planners
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Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 10:40:03 CDT
We have some money (about $70,000) to spend on furniture for our Young
Adult and Children's area, the front lobby and perhaps other parts of
our first floor, which house our adult fiction and audio-visual
materials. We are looking for suggestions for names of
consultants/library space planners from Michigan to whom we should send
a request for Proposal and also some sample RFPs.
Mark Buzzitta
Capital Area District Library
Lansing, Michigan
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From: "Shari Haber" <shaber@mcls.org>
To: <stumpers-l@crf.cuis.edu>,
Subject: ?Magic Glasses Story
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Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 10:40:44 CDT
Here's another story stumper. This is the way that our patron
describes
a book that she read back in the 1960s:
A young girl gets a pair of magic glasses. The glasses allow her to
see
thinkgs that others cannot see. She ends up locating her missing
father, who has been locked up in a box.
Does this sound familiar to anyone? It is not "Katie's Magic
Glasses",
by Goodsell. TIA.
Shari Haber
shaber@mcls.org
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From: Patricia Dollisch <dolliscp@mail.dekalb.public.lib.ga.us>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: stumper
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Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 10:41:06 CDT
Hi all. We've been scratching our heads over this for about a week, so
I'm
hoping . . .
Patron remembers a book about leaving food on the porch for fairies, and
that there was a bird which made a nest in one of the characters' hair.
She thinks the title is something like "When Grandpa was a little
girl" but
not sure. Mostly, she remembers it was magical.
Thanks for any help you all can offer.
Patricia Dollisch
Youth Services Librarian
DeKalb County Public Library
215 Sycamore Street
Decatur, GA 30030
404/370-3070 fax 404/370-3073
dolliscp@mail.dekalb.public.lib.ga.us
These are my own opinions, not those of DCPL
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