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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: Saturday, October 27, 2001 9:32 AM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 593
PUBYAC Digest 593
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Butter Beer recipe?
by BOGART Debra <dbogart@ci.springfield.or.us>
2) Re: Favorite websites or search engines?
by Jonathan Pearce <able209@mediaone.net>
3) RE: Booktalking Egroup
by "Nikeda Webb" <nfwebb@htls.lib.il.us>
4) Re: Favorite websites or search engines?
by Toni Reese <treese@monarch.papillion.ne.us>
5) Institutional Partnerships
by "Stephanie Borgman" <sborgman@hcpl.net>
6) RE: Favorite websites or search engines?
by mecox <mecox@students.uiuc.edu>
7) RE: Halloween
by Beverly Bixler <bbixler@sanantonio.gov>
8) Re: exceptionalities???
by Frances Easterling <machild@cmrls.lib.ms.us>
9) RE: exceptionalities???
by Jeannette Whitworth <JWhitworth@sno-isle.org>
10) Re: exceptionalities???
by Jennifer Baker <jbaker93711@yahoo.com>
11) Re: Latchkey children in public libraries
by Jennifer Baker <jbaker93711@yahoo.com>
12) Books for autistic child
by Nicole Reader <nreader@snap.lib.ca.us>
13) Re: Favorite websites or search engines?
by RoseMary Honnold <honnolro@oplin.lib.oh.us>
14) Re: Booktalking Egroup
by Susan259@aol.com
15) Help
by Shannen McMahon <shanm@monroe.lib.mi.us>
16) Lazy Boy Stumper
by Gail Moore <gailsuemoore@yahoo.com>
17) Re: How do you select children's materials?
by Cassie Wilson <cwilson2@kent.edu>
18) Re: exceptionalities???
by "Melissa MacLeod" <mmacleod@sailsinc.org>
19) Halloween Stumper
by THOMPSON Barbara <bthompson@ci.springfield.or.us>
20) Stumper--50s book about cats in a penthouse apartment
by Jeanfargo@aol.com
21) Thanks-broken arm fiction
by Christine Tyner <tynercl@yahoo.com>
22) stumper: collection of scary stories
by Brooke Compton <creekslip@yahoo.com>
23) award
by Christine Hill <chill@willingboro.org>
24) Dia de los Muertos
by Jeanette Larson <larsonlibrary@yahoo.com>
25) upcoming author visit
by "Elizabeth McKay" <ebuono73@hotmail.com>
26) Looking for clues
by "Quitzon, Grace" <quitzon@rand.org>
27) need creative book groupings
by Andrea Terry <cavgrads97@yahoo.com>
28) stumper answered
by Marsha Parham <parhamm@mail.spalding.public.lib.ga.us>
29) Re: Halloween complaint
by Donna Slaton <misspockets3@yahoo.com>
30) Intellectual Freedom Manual 2001 Sixth Edition Published
by "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
31) Linking to the Merritt Humanitarian Fund
by "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
32) ALERT: Libraries and the USA PATRIOT Act
by "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
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From: BOGART Debra <dbogart@ci.springfield.or.us>
To: ctassielli@tpl.toronto.on.ca,
pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Butter Beer recipe?
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Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2001 10:06:22 CDT
Has anyone come up with a good recipe for butter beer (yes it's for an
upcoming HP party).
Please email me off list at
dbogart@ci.springfield.or.us
Thank you!
Debra
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From: Jonathan Pearce <able209@mediaone.net>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: Favorite websites or search engines?
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Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2001 10:06:57 CDT
on 10/25/01 11:16 AM, Debbie Allen at dallen@rla.lib.il.us
wrote:
> favorite websites or search
> engines
Quickest, cleanest, least cluttered, easiest to use search engine by far is
Google.com
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From: "Nikeda Webb" <nfwebb@htls.lib.il.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: Booktalking Egroup
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Yahoo has a booktalk group. I believe you can suscribe at
yahoogroups.com
Nikeda F. Webb
Youth Services Coordinator
Wilmington Public Library District
201 S. Kankakee St
Wilmington IL 60481
815-476-2834
815-476-7805 fax
mailto:nfwebb@htls.lib.il.us
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From: Toni Reese <treese@monarch.papillion.ne.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Favorite websites or search engines?
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Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2001 10:08:25 CDT
Debbie,
Far and away my favorite search engine is Google. It seems to filter
out a
lot of the extraneous hits that other search engines include.
Toni
Toni Reese
Youth Services Librarian
Sump Memorial Library
222 N. Jefferson St.
Papillion, NE 68046
treese@monarch.papillion.ne.us
Debbie Allen wrote:
> Hello Again Collective Mind,
>
> Another question for you. What are your favorite websites or
search
> engines? What makes them your favorite, easy to navigate or?????
Another
> class assignment....
>
> Thanks again for your wonderful help!
>
> Debbie
> Youth Services
> Round Lake Area Library
> 906 Hart Road
> Round Lake, IL 60073
> dallen@rla.lib.il.us
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From: "Stephanie Borgman" <sborgman@hcpl.net>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Institutional Partnerships
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Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2001 10:09:08 CDT
Good afternoon,
Again, I'm trolling for information from your collective experience.
Our
system is in the earliest stages of collaboration with a local community
college district about establishing a joint college-public library on a new
campus that will be built over the next two years. About the only
thing
definite at this point is that this is going to happen, details to be worked
out along the way. Have any of you been party to such an operation?
What
are the special implications for service to children? All input will
be
gratefully accepted. Please reply to me off list as this topic
probably has
a fairly narrow margin of interest.
Thanks in advance,
Steph
Stephanie Robinson Borgman
Juvenile Specialist
Harris County Public Library
Houston, Texas
(713) 749-9000
sborgman@hcpl.net
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From: mecox <mecox@students.uiuc.edu>
To: "Debbie Allen" <dallen@rla.lib.il.us>,
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: Favorite websites or search engines?
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Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2001 10:09:43 CDT
I was recently able to hear a wonderful talk given by Frances Jacobson
Harris,
the librarian at the University High School Library in Urbana, IL. The
library's web site include amazingly helpful information about how to choose
a
search engine and what the differences are between them. There is also an
exercise posted that teaches how to evaluate a web site. This is a must see!
In it, she offers examples of sites that look factual and professionally
done
(believable!). Figure out how to debunk these sites and you're on the way to
Internet literacy.
University H.S. Library homepage: http://www.uni.uiuc.edu/library/
Evaluating web sites exercise:
http://www.uni.uiuc.edu/library/computerlit/evaluatingsites.html
I'm sure this will help,
Michael
>Another question for you. What are your favorite websites or
search
>engines? What makes them your favorite, easy to navigate or?????
Another
>class assignment....
>
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From: Beverly Bixler <bbixler@sanantonio.gov>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
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Subject: RE: Halloween
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Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2001 10:10:28 CDT
On a similar note, many Protestant churches in the past few years have begun
holding "Harvest Festivals" (or some similar name) on Halloween
evening as
an alternative for the children of their community to attend instead of
trick-or-treating. I believe that many of these started when there was a big
scare about tainted treats being given out.
Beverly Bixler
San Antonio Public Library, TX
-----Original Message-----
From: children@wlaf.lib.in.us
[mailto:children@wlaf.lib.in.us]
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 2:18 PM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Halloween
I totally agree with Halloween not being a Christian holiday. But,
that
said,
my Catholic Church now has a children's mass on Halloween -a vigil mass for
Nov. 1 - All Saint's Day. The kids are encouraged to come in costume
as one
of
their favorite saints. I haven't been for years as my youngest will be
21
in a
few short months, but I do remember a lot of very creative costumes.
It was
fun, and the kids were out early enough to go trick-or-treating if they
wanted
to.
Pam
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From: Frances Easterling <machild@cmrls.lib.ms.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: exceptionalities???
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Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2001 10:11:17 CDT
Lorie,
Talk about your rough days!! I would have told her
to hold on and let
me
get my handy, dandy dictionary out because I do not know what that means.
I
sure hope you have better days ahead of you.
Frances Easterling, Magee Public Library
"Lorie J. O'Donnell" wrote:
> Okay, clue me in. Is there a list to get on that will
inform me of the
> daily changes in political correctness? I was just berated quite
loudly
and
> rudely by a patron when I didn't know what she wanted. She asked me for
our
> books on exceptionalities. Now maybe it's been a long day, or
maybe it's
> the 45 kids fighting over 8 computers to play Pokemon and CyberPet, or
the
> fourteen preschoolers putting on an impromptu puppet show.....
But I have
> never heard that term, and I looked at her very nicely and said,
"Excuse
> me?" very politely, and she went off! And when I had the
nerve to say,
"Oh,
> our books on disabilities....." she really let me have it.
Is this
> something new, or am I just terribly out of the loop??
>
> Lorie
>
> Lorie J. O'Donnell
> Jervis Public Library Children's Room
> Rome, NY 13440
>
> To the uneducated, an A is just three sticks.
> -----Winnie the Pooh
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From: Jeannette Whitworth <JWhitworth@sno-isle.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: exceptionalities???
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Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2001 10:12:06 CDT
-----Original Message-----
From: Lorie J. O'Donnell [mailto:odonnell@midyork.lib.ny.us]
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 12:17 PM
To: PUBYAC
Subject: exceptionalities???
Lorie
We use a reference interview method that asks leading questions such as
-
can you tell me a little more about what you are looking for? This seems to
avoid the pc trap and makes finding materials easier in the long & short
run.
Jeannette Whitworth
Children's Librarian
Sno-Isle Regional Library System
---------Original message-----------
Okay, clue me in. Is there a list to get on that will inform me
of the
daily changes in political correctness? I was just berated quite
loudly and
rudely by a patron when I didn't know what she wanted. She asked me for our
books on exceptionalities. Now maybe it's been a long day, or maybe
it's
the 45 kids fighting over 8 computers to play Pokemon and CyberPet, or the
fourteen preschoolers putting on an impromptu puppet show..... But I
have
never heard that term, and I looked at her very nicely and said,
"Excuse
me?" very politely, and she went off! And when I had the nerve to
say, "Oh,
our books on disabilities....." she really let me have it. Is
this
something new, or am I just terribly out of the loop??
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From: Jennifer Baker <jbaker93711@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: exceptionalities???
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Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2001 10:12:53 CDT
good grief...I feel for you.
PC aside I have trouble helping half the teachers and
parents that come in every year looking for whatever
the "in" term is for some particular topic. Or
anything to do with curriculum study--I swear they
change the labels every six months! It's especially
fun when you get education students who have some
ridiculous thematic unit to do on a topic you've never
heard of and expect you to not only know exactly what
they need but to have a special section just for them
so they don't have to use their brains to finish their
project.
I usually convince them to try the Internet and will
help them do a search. Sometimes you can find a more
general term for what they need and then locate
something in your collection that way. I explain to
them that it's difficult for libraries to keep up with
changing terms in varying fields of study because we
have to use the subject headings prescribed by the
Library of Congress and we also have to maintain some
level of continuity over the decades--let alone week
to week. Just because we don't call it that doesn't
mean we don't have it, we just have to figures out
what LOC calls it.
Out of curiousity I looked up exceptionalities in
Google and came up with several sites. This one seem
"exceptional" ;)
http://ss.uno.edu/SS/homepages/DiversePopLKs.html
Apparantly there's something called dual
exceptionalities also--I couldn't tell if that was
another word for the same thing or a division within
the topic--but it refers to disabled children who are
also gifted.
Hope this is helpful,
Jennifer Baker
Fresno Co. Library
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From: Jennifer Baker <jbaker93711@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Latchkey children in public libraries
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Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2001 10:13:30 CDT
1. Do you mind these children using the library
after school?
--I don't *mind* them. The kids are usually stuck here
by no fault of their own and it's better they were
here than roaming the streets. I feel sorry for them
for the most part. They are bored and don't want to be
here. It does provide the occasional opportunity to
suggest a book or help with homework or, if you are
really lucky, to connect with a kid and make a
difference in his/her life. However, I do occasionally
mind their behavior and I especially mind the parents
that leave them here like we are a drop in daycare
facility and don't teach their children proper respect
for eachother, public facilitlies or the people who
work here.
2. Do you feel qualified to act as a childcare
provider - do you even see it that way?
--I think I'm *more* than qualified to be a childcare
provider. As far as I know, most of the people working
at Kindercare don't have master's degrees. That's just
the point. That's not why we are here and it's not why
the library is here. Just because I *could* be a
childcare provider doesn't mean that's what I signed
up for and the library's not set up for it either (at
least mine's not). We don't have the staff or the
facilities to watch, supervise and entertain kids and
still perform our regular duties. However, in most
cases there isn't much you can do about it. So we (and
the computers) do end up being a form of babysitter.
But I certainly don't like it.
3. Do you have enough help and/or resources to
handle the children?
--No. See the answer to #2.
4. What is the best experience with these latchkey
children (aka "unattended" children)?
--when you can help them with general library use is
always nice because it's affirming to why you are
actually there. But I've also had experiences when you
become friends with them. We had one boy who came in
regularly for months. He was from a broken, abusive
home and came to the library just to escape off the
streets or avoid going home. Although he was
occasionally a problem we got to know him very well.
One year some of the children's staff threw an
impromtu birthday party for him...it was the first
he'd ever had.
5. What is your worst experience with them?
--any time they are disrespectful of library property
or staff. I also have a fear of someone being
abducted. We have a lot of homeless people that take
daily refuge in the building. Most are harmless but
some are mentally challenged and we have a couple who
are known sex offenders. People will leave their
children in our room (even though sometimes the parent
stays in the building, they leave their kids
unattended in our department) sometimes as young as 3
or 4 years old.
6. Any other observations or comments that you feel
are important.
--I see lots of posts and articles and discussion on
what we can do for these kids. Almost all of the
"solutions" I've heard are reactionary. I'd like to
hear more of a proactive approach, especially one that
would make an effort to educate the parents of these
kids as to what the library can and can't do for them
and their children and of the potential danger some
public libraries can present to unattended children.
Jennifer Baker
Fresno Co. Library
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From: Nicole Reader <nreader@snap.lib.ca.us>
To: PUBYAC <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Books for autistic child
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Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2001 10:14:15 CDT
Thanks to everyone who replied to my request for
recommended books for a tutor to read to a
6-year-old autistic boy. I heard from quite a few
librarian parents of autistic children, a few
librarians who conduct storytimes specifically for
autistic children, a librarian who is on a state
autism advisory board, and many librarians who
have done some research on their own.
Everyone agreed that books for an autistic child
need be no different from the children's books
already found in every library's collection.
There were a number of suggestions for selecting
books for autistic children (in fact, most could
apply to all children). The most common
suggestions were:
* ascertain the child's level of functioning,
since autism is a "spectrum disorder" and can vary
widely, making every autistic person different;
some children won't need special treatment and
some will need a lot of help
* take advantage of the child's favorite subjects,
since autistic people can be rather obsessive in
their interests; the child might want to read a
favorite book over and over again for this reason
(interestingly, easy readers were mentioned as
obsessive favorites for two different kids: "Henry
and Mudge" and "Green Eggs and Ham")
* rely on characters and series familiar to the
child from TV or elsewhere (characters mentioned
were Arthur, Franklin, Clifford, Spot, Barney,
Disney)
* try using media tie-ins to hold (or create)
interest, including books used on "Reading
Rainbow" and other televised storytimes
* no matter how old or functional the child is,
keeping his attention might be a challenge
(someone likened it to toddler storytime): read
with enthusiasm, let the child play with toy and
movable books, summarize abstract plots, use
"simple, repetitive and rhyming" books, and move
on to something else if a book isn't working
* surround the child with books and stories: if
possible, go to storytime and (as one parent said)
take the child to the library or bookstore "and
let him choose!"
A few professional titles were suggested:
"Teaching Reading to Children with Down Syndrome:
A Guide for Parents and Teachers" (Patricia Logan
Oelwein, Woodbine House, 1995) and ALA's
"Guidelines for Library Services for People with
Mental Retardation" (ALA, 1999). Someone else
pointed out that Woodbine House publishes a book
called "Andy and His Yellow Frisbee" which seems
to be about an autistic boy, but also for autistic
children to read (www.woodbinehouse.com).
One
person mentioned "Social Stories," not actually
books but little sketches designed to help an
autistic person learn social skills (find out more
at
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/mdenoncourt/ss.htm).
A librarian who conducts storytimes for autistic
kids sums it up by saying, "But in general, a good
children's book is a good children's book, and
even autistic kids can enjoy it. Don't be afraid
to offer your favorites." Her list of favorites
for autistic kids won't surprise anyone: "Gregory
the Terrible Eater," "Caps for Sale," "Katy
No-Pocket," "The Rainbow Fish," "Are You My
Mother?," "One Monkey Too Many," "Corduroy,"
"The
Very Hungry Caterpillar," Jan Brett's "The Hat,"
"The Mouse Bride," and "Harry the Dirty Dog."
Thanks, everyone, for your expert advice.
N.
------------
Nicole Reader
Head Youth Services Librarian
Benicia (CA) Public Library
nreader@snap.lib.ca.us
www.ci.benicia.ca.us/library.html
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From: RoseMary Honnold <honnolro@oplin.lib.oh.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Favorite websites or search engines?
Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2001 10:16:53 CDT
GOOGLE ADVANCED SEARCH
www.google.com is fast and you can
narrow your search easily and the image
search is terrific.
RoseMary Honnold
Coshcton Public Library
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From: Susan259@aol.com
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Subject: Re: Booktalking Egroup
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Here is a egroup on yahoo that is about booktalking, sharing booktalks, etc,
and is moderated by Joni Brodart.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/booktalking
Susan Smith
Arlington Public Library
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From: Shannen McMahon <shanm@monroe.lib.mi.us>
To: pubyac <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Help
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Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2001 10:18:34 CDT
Again I come to the group who can answer anything. I have a teacher that
is looking for the history behind a practice of giving a
pillow to new grandparents. She thinks it is a Russian or German custom.
Have any of you heard of this? Thanks so much!!!Shannen
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From: Gail Moore <gailsuemoore@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Lazy Boy Stumper
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Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2001 10:19:19 CDT
Thanks to the many who informed me that I was looking
for "Lazy Tommy Pumpkinhead" by William Pene Du Bois.
Gail Moore
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From: Cassie Wilson <cwilson2@kent.edu>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: How do you select children's materials?
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Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2001 10:20:05 CDT
When I took a new job, I was amazed to find that they
have
traditionally used Wilson's Catalog as the final resource for ordering,
as if we weren't smart enough to read reviews and make a decision for
ourselves. Do other libraries do this?
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From: "Melissa MacLeod" <mmacleod@sailsinc.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: exceptionalities???
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Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2001 10:20:50 CDT
Sounds like your patron was having a bad day. Thanks for the heads-up on the
new addition to the PC vocabulary!
> Okay, clue me in. Is there a list to get on that will
inform me of the
> daily changes in political correctness? I was just berated quite
loudly
and
> rudely by a patron when I didn't know what she wanted. She asked me for
our
> books on exceptionalities
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From: THOMPSON Barbara <bthompson@ci.springfield.or.us>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Halloween Stumper
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Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2001 10:21:35 CDT
Dear Pubyacers,
A local teacher is looking for the title of this Halloween story. She
remembers it as small and squarish, from long ago, and with very little
text.
The illustrations show a small witch who is revealed to be a little girl as
she removes her costume. The title might be the girl's name, which might be
Hester. There is a Byron Barton Halloween book titled Hester about a
crocodile
witch but that isn't it. The teacher might be confusing the two, I suppose.
Thanks for your help.
Barbara Thompson
bthompson@springfield.or.us
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From: Jeanfargo@aol.com
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Stumper--50s book about cats in a penthouse apartment
Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2001 10:22:15 CDT
Hi Pubyackers,
A colleague is looking for a book that he loved as a child. He said
that it
is about a couple who live in a penthouse apartment with a garden area.
A
cat shows up, and the wife takes care of it. The husband builds a box
for
the cat. More cats arrive subsequently, and the husband builds boxes
for
all
of them. The artwork is said to be "50's jazzy," and the
book was available
in the early to mid-50s, when it was read to him. If this sounds
familiar
to
anyone, please let me know! Thanks.
Jean Fargo, Youth Librarian
Fruitville Public Library
Sarasota, Florida
jeanfargo@aol.com
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From: Christine Tyner <tynercl@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Thanks-broken arm fiction
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Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2001 10:23:04 CDT
Thanks for the broken arm fiction for a fifth grader
replies. The patron chose Karen's Bad Day
(Babysitter's Little Sister). I'll admit, I approached
two of my regular teens and asked them if they had
read anything in the JF area where the main character
had a broken arm and they led me straight to that
selection. I offered it with the other suggestions,
and--you guessed it. Chalk one up for the teens!
Others have said it before, but what a great resource!
Thanks,
Christine Tyner
Betty Warmack Branch Library
Grand Prairie, TX
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From: Brooke Compton <creekslip@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: stumper: collection of scary stories
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Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2001 10:23:50 CDT
Hello! HAPPY FRIDAY!!!
I have a patron looking for a collection of
"scary" stories that all have a humorous or not so
scary ending. For example, she remembers a story about
a monster chasing a kid. It turns out,in the end, that
the monster's pursuit is meant only to return the
kid's forgotten jacket. Any ideas???? We are going to
call the patron back as soon as we can figure it out.
Thanks in advance for any thought!!!
=====
Brooke Compton
Children's Services
Richland County Public Library
Columbia, S.C.
www.creekslip@yahoo.com
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From: Christine Hill <chill@willingboro.org>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org, child_lit@email.rutgers.edu
Subject: award
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Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2001 10:24:40 CDT
Please excuse the cross posting.
The Pennsylvania Library Association administers the Carolyn W.
Field Award, which annually recognizes the best children's or YA
book by a Pennsylvania author. Does any other state give a
similar award, either annually or otherwise? Please note that I
am not talking about state children's choice awards or those
like California's Beatty Award, which honors a book set in that
state. Just those for a local author.
P.S. If anyone from the Carolyn Field Award committee or anyone
from PaLa's youth services division reads this, please contact
me.
Thank you.
Christine M. Hill
Willingboro Public Library
One Salem Road
Willingboro NJ 08046
609-877-6668
chill@willingboro.org
My new book! Ten Terrific Authors for Teens, Enslow, 2000
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From: Jeanette Larson <larsonlibrary@yahoo.com>
To: Pubyac <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Dia de los Muertos
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Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2001 10:25:33 CDT
Several people have asked about Dia de los Muertos.
Carolina Martinez and I wrote an article on this for
Book Links. Skeletons and Marigolds: Dias de los
Muertos. 9/98, p.40. The Book Links description of
this article says: The celebration of Días de los
Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, can help children
understand and accept death as a natural part of life.
Books and activities relating to the rituals of this
Mexican festival are appropriate for preschool through
middle-school students.
Unfortunately this article is not available online.
=====
Jeanette Larson
Youth Services Manager
Austin Public Library
P.O. Box 2287
Austin, TX 78768-2287
512-499-7405
larsonlibrary@yahoo.com
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From: "Elizabeth McKay" <ebuono73@hotmail.com>
To: goodnightmoon@connix.com, pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: upcoming author visit
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Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2001 10:26:16 CDT
Hi everyone!
Please excuse any cross-posting, I just wanted to let as many people as
possible know that we have a great program coming up, a visit from Patricia
Reilly Giff, author of Lily's Crossing (Newbery Honor Book) and Nory Ryan's
song, as well as the very popular Kids of the Polk Street School series.
Come hear Ms. Giff talk about these books and the many others she has
written on Saturday, November 3 at 2 p.m. at the Ferguson Library, One
Public Library Plaza, Stamford, CT. There will be a book sale and
signing
following the program. Please call (203) 964-1000, ext. 242 for more
information--no registration is required. And feel free to pass the
word
along to any interested patrons you might have! We're very excited,
hope to
see you there.
Thanks!
Elizabeth McKay
Children's Librarian
The Ferguson Library
1 Public Library Plaza
Stamford, CT 06904
<elizabeth@fergusonlibrary.org>
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From: "Quitzon, Grace" <quitzon@rand.org>
To: "'PUBYAC@prairienet.org'"
<PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: Looking for clues
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Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2001 10:26:58 CDT
Hello,
I'm calling on your collective wisdom for help. I have a patron who has been
painstakingly looking for a series of books she read when she was a child.
The task is difficult because she does not recall the title nor the authors.
I am hoping that one of you will remember the series.
She says the characters were anthropomorphic animals. Each animal
represented an alphabet. Each character had their own book with the story
line pertaining to themselves. One detail she remembers is an alligator
wearing a jump suit. She also remembers a yak as one of the characters. All
the animals lived in this town. The illustrations on the inside cover
consisted of each character lined up. It may have also shown a map of the
town where each lived.
The books were thin, hardbacks, about 28 cm tall. She read these book
between the early to mid 1980's.
I apologize in advance if this query does not fit the criteria of this list
serve. If it doesn't, are you aware of another list serve I may be able to
post this question to?
Thanks in advance for any help you may provide.
Grace Quitzon
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From: Andrea Terry <cavgrads97@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: need creative book groupings
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Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2001 10:27:39 CDT
I once again consult the Great Brain for creative
ideas...!
I am running a Winter Vacation Reader's Club this
November-January. Members will be asked to read three
books for a sticker or candy prize, five for a funky
pencil (a la Oriental Trading Company) and ten for a
book. The books they read will belong to creative
categories--and this is where I need help!
By creative category, I mean something like "a book
with a rodent as the main character" (think about how
many books have a mouse as the main character!!) or "a
book by Dr. Seuss, Avi or James Herriot (all pen
names)" or "a book with a blue cover" or "a dog, cat,
horse or fish book" or "a book about another time,
past or future." These are all categories I used this
summer in my SRP. I expect a lot of repeat members
this winter, so I'm trying to come up with new
category names. I hope something just popped into all
of your heads that might be shared!
If there is interest, I'll be happy to compile and
post the results. I can't wait to read all of your
wonderful ideas! Thanks in advance.
=====
Andrea Terry
Juvenile Services Librarian
Libby Memorial Library
Old Orchard Beach, Maine
cavgrads97@yahoo.com
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From: Marsha Parham <parhamm@mail.spalding.public.lib.ga.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: stumper answered
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Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2001 10:28:16 CDT
Everyone seems to agree that the answer to my stumper about the honey on
the book is either Patricia Polacco's Thank You Mr. Falker or her earlier
work The Bee Tree. We have called the patron to come in and take a
look at
them. Thank you so much.
mmp
>
>The following stumper came from one of our member libraries. A
patron
>wants a book that was read to her in a college class within the last
>several years - so the story may be new. The patron called it an
>inspirational children's story. It's about a child who can't read.
Her
>grandmother is trying to teach her to read, and the grandmother puts a
drop
>of honey on the pages of the book. The grandmother says the honey
is the
>sweetness the child will know when she finally learns to read. I
have no
>idea. We have tried doing searches but I'm not even sure if it is
a book.
>The college professor is no longer teaching at the school so we can't
ask
>him.
>Has anyone heard of anything like this?
>**************************************
>M. Marsha Parham
>Flint River Regional Library
>800 Memorial Dr.
>Griffin, GA 30223
>(770) 412-4770
>(770) 412-4771 (fax)
>parhamm@mail.spalding.public.lib.ga.us
>
**************************************
M. Marsha Parham
Flint River Regional Library
800 Memorial Dr.
Griffin, GA 30223
(770) 412-4770
(770) 412-4771 (fax)
parhamm@mail.spalding.public.lib.ga.us
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From: Donna Slaton <misspockets3@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Halloween complaint
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Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2001 10:28:45 CDT
Dear Library Friend,
I am sorry for the loss of your friend and all of the
other people in New York, Washington and PA.
However, this is the time and the place to discuss
professional issues regarding how we deal with our
public. It helps us all to discuss the issues in a
forum that allows us to voice our opinion. Living the
freedom that we want to protect is vital to preserving
the memory of those people who died when that freedom
was attacked.
I do not agree with everyone who posts on the list
serve and I am sure they do not all agree with me but
I respect their right to an opinion and their right to
disagree. Everyone has been polite even when emphatic
about their issues. That is the wonderful side of
this professional discussion however unpleasant it may
seem at times. I do not agree that allowing others to
follow the thread and voice their opinion on a
professional issue divides us. I am sorry that you
are upset. If you work the front desk with patrons on
a regular basis you will deal with these issues
whether or not we discuss them.
I respectfully submit that how and why our country
was founded and God are important points, and while I
respect your right to disagree, I hope others who
understand that this forum is for all will continue to
post their opinion on issues large and small as well
as their questions.
Donna Slaton
--- HFL_LISA@stls.org wrote:
> As a New Yorker who lost a dear friend at the WTC
> this type of rhetoric
> abut God and Country, people from other cultures
> etc, makes me very
> uncomfortable. This is not the time, and this is
> certainly not the
> place to vent this type of view. What our founding
> fathers were
> doing years ago-even as Christains-were establishing
> a country
> based on freedom..of all kinds. The 'God thing' is
> not quite
> the point. Please lighten up and let us consider
> this an
> unfortunate spiel of personal opinions that had no
> place in the
> list serve. To keep responding only divides us at
> this time.
>
=====
Donna Slaton
Children's Programmer II
Muhlenberg Co. Public Libraries
Central City Public Library
108 E. Broad St.
Central City, KY 42330
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From: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
Subject: Intellectual Freedom Manual 2001 Sixth Edition Published
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Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2001 10:30:28 CDT
Intellectual Freedom Manual 2001 Sixth Edition Published
http://alastore.ala.org/SiteSolution.taf?_sn=3Dcatalog2&_pn=3Dproduct_detai=
l&_op=3D1032
for the latest information on this new edition and other intellectual =
freedom-related books.
See also
Intellectual Freedom Manual
http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/intellectualfreedommanual.html=20
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From: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
Subject: Linking to the Merritt Humanitarian Fund
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Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2001 10:31:08 CDT
Dear Colleagues,
The American Library Association's Intellectual Freedom Round Table is
working with the LeRoy C. Merritt Humanitarian Fund to help promote the
existence of this trust fund. We want to be sure that it remains a known, =
and viable, resource for librarians who are facing discrimination and/or =
censorship challenges and who may benefit from applying to the Merritt =
Fund for personal financial assistance under extreme circumstances.=20
We are engaging in promotional efforts aimed at increasing the Web =
presence of the Merritt Fund. To that end, we are contacting individuals =
with relevant home pages, and webmasters of organizations that deal =
directly with librarians, with a request that a link be provided to the =
Fund's site. Will you consider linking from your Web site to the Merritt =
Fund site?
The Merritt Humanitarian Fund icon, designed by Gwendolyn Prellwitz of the =
ALA Diversity Office (http://www.ala.org/diversity/),
along with instructio=
ns on how to include it on your page, is available at
http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/ifrtmerritt.html
Thank you for considering this request, and please don't hesitate to =
contact us if you have any questions,=20
David Cohen, chair
Jim Kuhn
Melora Ranney
Paul Vermouth
Merritt Fund Committee of the Intellectual Freedom Round Table=20
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From: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: ALERT: Libraries and the USA PATRIOT Act
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Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2001 10:31:41 CDT
In consultation with ALA counsel, the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom =
prepared the following alert to assist librarians.
See
http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/alertusapatriotact.html
___________________________________
On October 25, 2001, Congress passed the "Uniting and
Strengthening =
America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct =
Terrorism Act" (USA PATRIOT Act.) This law broadly expands the
powers of =
federal law enforcement agencies investigating cases involving foreign =
intelligence and international terrorism.
The new legislation amends the laws governing the Federal Bureau of =
Investigation's access to business records. One provision orders any =
person or institution served with a search warrant not to disclose that =
such a warrant has been served or that records have been produced pursuant =
to the warrant.=20
The existence of this provision does not mean that libraries and librarians=
served with such a search warrant cannot ask to consult with their
legal =
counsel concerning the warrant. A library and its employees can
still =
seek legal advice concerning the warrant and request that the library's =
legal counsel be present during the actual search and execution of the
=
warrant.=20
If you or your library are served with a warrant issued under this law, =
and wish the advice of legal counsel but do not have an attorney, you can =
still obtain assistance from Jenner & Block, the Freedom to Read
Foundation=
's legal counsel. Simply call the Office for Intellectual Freedom and
=
inform the staff that you need legal advice without disclosing the reason =
you need legal assistance. OIF staff will assure that an attorney from
=
Jenner & Block returns your call. You do not and should not inform
OIF =
staff of the existence of the warrant.
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