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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: Monday, November 26, 2001 11:01 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 614
PUBYAC Digest 614
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) mother daughter titles
by "Taylor Juvenile" <taylorjuv@hotmail.com>
2) Stumper: verging on HA!
by Betsy Fraser <Betsy.Fraser@public-library.calgary.ab.ca>
3) stumper japanese folktale
by "Maggie StOurs" <mstours@sailsinc.org>
4) You know you're a librarian when...
by Kim Heikkinen <kim.heikkinen@mcfls.org>
5) wordplay books
by Cindy Rasely <rasely2000@yahoo.com>
6) tea party
by Christine Hill <chill@willingboro.org>
7) Stumper: Enchanted Forest and 3 Sons
by "Candice Morris" <cmorris@mtlib.org>
8) Island Storytime Ideas Needed
by "Wagner, Jenifer" <Jenifer.Wagner@co.dakota.mn.us>
9) Re: Graphic Novels/Comics for YAs
by "Amy K. Long" <a_long@ix.netcom.com>
10) Terrorism and Kids book speaking tour
by PBJPress@aol.com
11) Thanks for HP info
by Nancy Opalko <n_opalko@yahoo.com>
12) Library Olympics Ideas
by Katie Clark <KClark@mail.jcpl.lib.in.us>
13) interfaith/intercultural children's literature
by <bjbrooks@rcn.com>
14) Junie B. Jones
by Laurel Sharp <lsharp@mailbox.lpl.org>
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From: "Taylor Juvenile" <taylorjuv@hotmail.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: mother daughter titles
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Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001 10:39:52 CST
Thanks to everyone who responded with titles for the mother/daughter book
club! I am going to use Everything on a Waffle by Polly Horvath.
Gloria Adams
Taylor Library
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From: Betsy Fraser <Betsy.Fraser@public-library.calgary.ab.ca>
To: "pubyac (E-mail)" <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>,
"Yalsa-bk (E-mail)"
Subject: Stumper: verging on HA!
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001 10:40:18 CST
A grade 6 teacher is looking for materials for his grade 6 class - on
chromatography. As in, did Encyclopedia Brown ever solve something using
this?
I apologize for cross-posting.
Betsy
Betsy Fraser
Youth Services Librarian
Calgary Public Library
(403) 260-2641
Betsy.Fraser@public-library.calgary.ab.ca
http://calgarypubliclibrary.com
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From: "Maggie StOurs" <mstours@sailsinc.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: stumper japanese folktale
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001 10:40:42 CST
Hi All,=20
I figured I'd give the group a stumper I can not find the answer to. A =
patron is looking for a book she read in the 70"s She believes its =
Japanese/Chinese Folk Tales or fable. and it wasn't Aesop's it had an =
orange cover and Japanese/ Chinese person was sitting under a a tree. =
This person remembers checking the book out of the sharon library sharon =
Ma.
Thanks in advance
Maggie StOurs" <mstours@sailsinc.org>
Dighton Public Librarry
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From: Kim Heikkinen <kim.heikkinen@mcfls.org>
To: "PUBYAC\: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults &
Children"
Subject: You know you're a librarian when...
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Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001 10:40:59 CST
...you go to see Harry Potter with another librarian and during the library
scene, another patron shushes you loudly for exclaiming, "They wouldn't
have them alpha by title! They'd have some kind of a system!"
Kim Heikkinen
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Kim Heikkinen kim.heikkinen@mcfls.org
Youth Services Librarian
Franklin Public Library
Franklin, WI 53132 (414) 425-8214
"Are all librarians this much trouble?"--The Mummy Returns
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From: Cindy Rasely <rasely2000@yahoo.com>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: wordplay books
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Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001 10:41:26 CST
Help please,
I will be visiting a 7th grade English class soon. The
class is writing short stories and the teacher wants
some books that show playful use of language, similes,
metaphors, etc. Any suggestions for titles that would
appeal to this age group?
I knew I'd pay sooner or later for being a science
major instead of an English major!
Cindy Rasely
Youth Services Coordinator
Broome County Public Library
Binghamton, NY
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From: Christine Hill <chill@willingboro.org>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: tea party
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Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001 10:41:49 CST
I'm looking for new story suggestions for our annual Victorian
Tea for ages 6-12. We have already used:
The Mad Tea Party chapter of Alice in Wonderland- Carroll
Miss Spider's Tea Party- Kirk
May'naise Sandwiches and Sunshine Tea- Belton
One of Each- Hoberman
A Bargain for Frances- Hoban
Tea Party Today- Spinelli (poems)
Looking forward to your suggestions. They can be picture books,
folktales or chapters from children's novels.
Christine M. Hill
Willingboro Public Library
One Salem Road
Willingboro NJ 08046
chill@willingboro.org
My new book! Ten Terrific Authors for Teens, Enslow, 2000
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From: "Candice Morris" <cmorris@mtlib.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumper: Enchanted Forest and 3 Sons
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Does anyone recognize the story of where the queen dies and her 3 sons =
(knight, mighty hunter and humble one) are sent into an enchanted forest =
and told to stay on the path and true to the cause or they will be lost.
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In the heart of the forest is a tree which unlocks the curse. The patron =
thinks this was a 30 or 40 page book from 5 or 6 years ago and perhaps a =
fairy tale adaption.
Thanks,
Candice Morris
cmorris@mtlib.org=20
Lewis & Clark Library
120 S. Last Chance Gulch Helena, MT 59601
Phone 406 447-1690 x115 Fax 406 447-1687
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From: "Wagner, Jenifer" <Jenifer.Wagner@co.dakota.mn.us>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Island Storytime Ideas Needed
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I will be doing an all ages (preschool) storytime with Island stories in
mid-December. I've no shortage of books to use but I'm not having much
luck
finding finger plays or participation activities or short poetry to use
between the stories. I do have a flannel board story but I really
could use
some help. Please e-mail me directly with any ideas. (This
really seemed
like a fun contrast to winter but I'm running out of time finding material.)
Jenifer Wagner, Librarian
Dakota County Library, Heritage
20085 Heritage Drive
Lakeville, MN 55044
Phone: (651) 365-3219
e-mail: jenifer.wagner@co.dakota.mn.us
fax: (651) 365-3209
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From: "Amy K. Long" <a_long@ix.netcom.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Graphic Novels/Comics for YAs
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Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001 10:43:00 CST
> >3. We've had a comment that most graphic novel readers don't
actually
enjoy
> the more "literary" or
> >"quality" graphic novels. Have you found this to be
true?
I have found quite the opposite to be true in my library.
The richer
the
detail, the more "sophisticated" the graphic novel is, the better
it
circulates. It's true, I do have some graphic novels of Shakespeare's
plays
that don't circulate, but I think that is because they are shelved in YA
822.33
rather than YA 741.54 with the other graphic novels and are thus overlooked.
Hmm, maybe I ought to have that call number changed . . .
Amy Long
Young Adult Librarian
Harford County Public Library (MD)
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From: PBJPress@aol.com
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Terrorism and Kids book speaking tour
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001 10:43:24 CST
Hello,
We're wondering if anyone knows of a
speakers' listserve for librarians.
We're sending Fern Reiss, author of
the new book, "Terrorism and Kids:
Comforting Your Child" on a national
speaking tour. We'd like her to give
seminars and lectures at as many
public libraries as possible. She's
done some great speaking in the
Boston area, but we're unsure of
the best way to notify librarians
nationally of her availability.
If anyone has suggestions, I'd
be most appreciative. Please email
me at PBJPress@aol.com directly.
Thank you!
Alyza Harris
Peanut Butter and Jelly Press
Publishers of "Terrorism and Kids: Comforting Your Child"
http://www.terrorismandkids.com">www.TerrorismAndKids.com
ISBN 1-893290-09-3 Available through Ingram,
Baker & Taylor, and Quality Books
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From: Nancy Opalko <n_opalko@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Thanks for HP info
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Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001 10:43:47 CST
I just want to make sure I thank everyone who sent me
ideas for my library's Harry Potter party a couple of
weeks ago. We started the party with a reading of Chap
4 of the Sorcerer's Stone (read by participants),
followed by the sorting, Bertie Botts EFB taste
challenge, a floo-powder relay, the Autumn Feast,
House Team trivia competition; and ended with a
potions class led by Snape and a visit to Honeydukes.
It took a lot of prep work but was worth it because
the kids loved it! I thanked some of you individually
but just wanted to make sure I didn't miss anybody.
Thanks!
Nancy Opalko
Children's Librarian
Lafayette-Oxford Public Library
Oxford, MS
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From: Katie Clark <KClark@mail.jcpl.lib.in.us>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Library Olympics Ideas
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Dear Pubyacer's
My library system is planning our Family Reading Activities for
February with a theme based on the Winter Olympics. We are going to
have
Library Olympics for the culminating avtivity for those families who
complete the reading program. I am looking for ideas to use for this
program. It needs to be something that would be fairly cheap and not
too
much preparation. This program would be for all ages but usually the
children are the only ones who participate. We could have up to about
100
people or so. Any ideas you all have would be great. I will post
a list of
all the ideas that I recieve.
Please send repsonses to me directly.
Thanks
Katie Clark
Children's Services Manager
Franklin Library-Johnson County Public Library
Franklin, Indiana
kclark@jcplin.org
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From: <bjbrooks@rcn.com>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: interfaith/intercultural children's literature
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Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001 10:44:32 CST
Greetings. I am currently involved in a collection development project
for
an MLS children's literature course. I work at an elementary school
library
serving K - 5th grade. I am trying to enhance the portion of the
collection
related to interfaith/intercultural literature. I am looking for
materials
(print and non-print) that:
a. provide basic objective information about Judaism, Christianity, Islam,
Buddhism and Hinduism, either just focusing on one of these faiths or
comparing some or all of these religions, and
b. provide an interfaith or intercultural perspective on one or more of the
above-listed religions.
I am including non-fiction, reference as well as picture books, fiction,
folk tales, biography and professional tools. If you have any
suggestions,
please send them my way ASAP. My project is due Dec. 10, but I will
gladly
take information on the topic after that date as well. (I would
appreciate
title, author, etc. as well as info as to where I can find a synopsis,
purchase price, etc.)
Thank you! Beth Brooks
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From: Laurel Sharp <lsharp@mailbox.lpl.org>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Junie B. Jones
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Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001 10:45:00 CST
Here's what we ended up doing for the Junie B. Jones program:
We did a lot of the games in Junie B. Jones and the Yucky Blucky Fruitcake--
Clothespin in the bottle
Beanbag toss (I grabbed the circular Junie B. graphic off the website,
http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/junieb/
; blew it up, and put it over a
circular hole in the box)
Cake walk (I made cupcakes and wrapped them up in foil--no fruitcakes
though)
I printed out big numbers, 1-36, and put them in a circle for the kids to
walk around to music--stopped the music and pulled a number out of a can.
I had enough cupcakes for everyone
Face painting--rainbows, hearts, smile faces and frogs weren't too hard.
Since Junie B. was so fixated on winning, I had a really simple craft--an
Ellison die prizewinning ribbon with a circle they could glue on it saying
"I'm a Junie B. Winner!" They could write their names on it as
well. We
also printed a few activities and a "diploma" from the website for
them to
take home
Junie B. Bingo--I have a program for Filemaker Pro I got from the
Internet--you can make your own bingo cards for anything, and it will
randomize each card as it prints it. We've done Harry Potter, Magic
Treehouse, Arthur and chocolate bingo as well. Try
www.constructivethinking.com
if you have access to Filemaker Pro 4.1.
I also did a booklist of Junie B. and other books, and did a Reader's
Theater thing with JBJ and a little monkey business--that was a flop
though; the kid who volunteered to read the Junie B. part really couldn't
read very well. Otherwise, though, the program went fine. I had
about 35
kids and 10 adults, mostly around 2nd grade, mostly girls.
I talked a little about the books, but didn't mention other books I had
thought of--the Fudge books, Ramona, Julian, and even the BFG (because of
his language).
Laurel
>Hi...i saved your email asking for for junie b jones
>activities; could you please share the ideas you
>received, as we are now planning a program. Thanks in
>advance...
Laurel Sharp
Liverpool Public Library
310 Tulip Street
Liverpool, NY 13088
315 457-0310 x123
Fax 315 453-7867
lsharp@mailbox.lpl.org
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