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From: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults and Children"
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To: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults and Children" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2002 11:01 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 651
PUBYAC Digest 651
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Bird/Flying Read-Alouds
by Kat Corbett <kat@katcorbett.com>
2) Mock-Caldecott results
by Steven Engelfried <sengelfried@ci.beaverton.or.us>
3) RE: volunteers in Childrens
by "Keener, Lesa" <LKeener@acmail.aclink.org>
4) library sleepover??
by "Mar Mar" <mar121700@hotmail.com>
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From: Kat Corbett <kat@katcorbett.com>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Bird/Flying Read-Alouds
Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2002 12:01:21 CST
Curry Rose Hoskey suggested:
Book titles:_Have you seen birds?_ by Joanne Oppenheim; _Anna's rain_ by
Fred Burstein; _The Ice Cream Cone Coot_ by Arnold Lobel...
Cool and easy craft: Several summers ago we had our local Audubon society
send a naturalist for a program. She gave each kid a paper bag with a
handful of birdseed in each. Then she handed each kid a pine cone with a
string tied tightly to one end (to use to hang it), and went around the room
and slathered on peanut butter on each pine cone. Then she had each kid
lower their pine cone into the bag, holding onto the string, and clasp the
paper bag closed with their hands. Then the kids just shook the paper bags
like crazy until most of the birdseed inside stuck to the
peanut-butter-covered pine cone. . . . Have fun!
This peanut butter/birdseed pine cone feeder activity is a perennial
favorite of elementary school teachers. However, in the "Ask Carla"
column
of the Holiday 1995 issue of Animal Times, the magazine of animal rights
group PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), this question and
answer were posted:
Q. Can peanut butter harm birds?
A. Yes, it can stick in their beaks and at the back of their throats and
suffocate them.
Ever had peanut butter stick to the roof of your mouth? Think about how tiny
the diameter of a bird's throat is, and you can readily see how this could
happen. Teachers and librarians, let's rethink this activity and substitute
making a feeder by cutting down a milk carton or plastic milk jug. Promotes
recycling, too!
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Now, here are two more suggestions for picture book titles:
On a bird learning to fly: The Story of a Blue Bird by Tomek Bogack.
Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1998
On people being able to fly: Abuela and Isla by Arthur Dorros. Scott
Foresman, 1991; Puffin paperbacks 1999
In Abuela, Rosalba and her grandmother soar above the city in fantasy. In
Isla, they fly to explore the Caribbean island where Abuela grew up.
Both books integrate Spanish words and phrases into the sentences.
Hope these help.
Kat Corbett
Author of the DanceFutures Series
Website: www.katcorbett.com
E-mail: kat@katcorbett.com
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From: Steven Engelfried <sengelfried@ci.beaverton.or.us>
To: "'PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults & Children'"
Subject: Mock-Caldecott results
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Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2002 12:01:28 CST
The Oregon Library Association's Children's Division hosted a mock-Caldecott
program in Beaverton, OR on January 12th. With 60 people in attendance,
from public libraries, schools and universities, we chose:
Caldecott
Medal - "The Three Pigs" by David Wiesner. Caldecott Honor
Books - "Stray
Dog" by Marc Simont; "The Other Side" by Jacqueline
Woodson, illustrated
by E. B. Lewis; and "Martin's Big Words" by Doreen
Rappaport, illustrated
by Bryan Collier.
Steven Engelfried, Children's Division Librarian
Beaverton City Library
12375 SW 5th Street
Beaverton, OR 97005
503-526-2599 sengelfried@ci.beaverton.or.us
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From: "Keener, Lesa" <LKeener@acmail.aclink.org>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: RE: volunteers in Childrens
Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2002 12:01:34 CST
double ditto. We had a teen volunteer take it opon herself to call a patron
with severe overdues because she knew her daughter. She was behind the front
desk and saw the note. We do not allow volunteers to staff the front desk
she was just asking a question about shelving . The woman was so outraged
we ended up forgiving her a book and dropping all fines. I couldn't blame
her. Who wants a call from a 14 year old about your private business.
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From: owner-pubyac@prairienet.org
To: 'pubyac@prairienet.org'
Sent: 1/7/02 1:33 PM
Subject: RE: volunteers in Childrens
I have to say ditto to the response below. We never use volunteers to
staff
a public service desk. They do behind-the-scenes tasks, such as craft
preparation, shelving, photocopying, etc.
Beverly Bixler
San Antonio Public Library, TX
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From: Jeanne O'Grady [mailto:OGRADYJ@santacruzpl.org]
Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 10:01 AM
To: 'pubyac@prairienet.org'
Subject: RE: volunteers in Childrens
WE do not use volunteers at public desks in any part of the library.
Our
volunteers in the children's area do read shelves and shelve books, but
their preferred activities are helping to prepare crafts for programs.
Jeanne Kelly O'Grady
Youth Services Outreach Librarian
Santa Cruz Public Libraries
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From: Dennielle@aol.com [mailto:Dennielle@aol.com]
Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2002 10:03 PM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: volunteers in Childrens
Once again I come to you asking for your help to think outside the box.
How
do you use volunteers in the children's area?
Administration won't put a desk in the children's area but they believe
it
needs to be monitored. Their answer is to put volunteers in. What
kind
of
things/projects do you use to attract volunteers to your library?
Danielle Day
Kansas City Public Library
ma_danielle@kclibrary.org
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From: "Mar Mar" <mar121700@hotmail.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: library sleepover??
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Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2002 12:01:40 CST
looking for help fromthe collective brain!
Our public library is hoping to plan "The Great Library Sleepover!"
We are looking for pros and cons before we get ourselves in too deep.
We are hoping to plan it over the summer.
Any suggestions or "Do's andDon'ts"are greatly appreciated. Also if
anyone
has an outline of activities or ideas.
Our age group has not yet been decided. We are open to any possibility at
this moment
Thank you
M Ferro
Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library
Hewlett, NY
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