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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: Saturday, March 23, 2002 11:01 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 717
PUBYAC Digest 717
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Re: PUBYAC digest 715 Dr. Seuss
by "Steven Alcorta " <salcorta@operamail.com>
2) In-library CD-ROM access
by "Kozloff, Rae" <raek@cityofanacortes.org>
3) need book suggestions: friendship triangle
by "L&N Shacklette" <shacklet@eclipse.net>
4) Re: Key tag library cards
by "Patricia Hull" <trishull@hotmail.com>
5) Re: Snow making machine!
by Jennifer Baker <jbaker93711@yahoo.com>
6) 1 stumper down, 1 to go
by Allison Peters <apeters@jefferson.lib.co.us>
7) stumper
by "Melissa MacLeod" <mmacleod@sailsinc.org>
8) Book Buddies
by "Children's Librarian" <childlib@welland.library.on.ca>
9) HP Read-Alikes for Adults - Summary LONG
by Librenee@aol.com
10) TLA Auctions Children's Illustration Art
by Jeanette Larson <larsonlibrary@yahoo.com>
11) Stumper: 5 Silly Children from 1900???
by "Chris Mallo" <chrism@GRRL02.GRRL.LIB.MN.US>
12) Re: The Sad Demise of H. Dumpty
by Cassie Wilson <cwilson2@kent.edu>
13) TX: Win a Roxie Munro Original
by Jeanette Larson <larsonlibrary@yahoo.com>
14) Re: Anime films
by "Kristin Fletcher-Spear" <KFletcher-Spear@ci.glendale.az.us>
15) Stumpers
by Cynthia Wray <CWWray@ci.fargo.nd.us>
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From: "Steven Alcorta " <salcorta@operamail.com>
To: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults & Children"
Subject: Re: PUBYAC digest 715 Dr. Seuss
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Greetings Allison,
Your patron might be interested in this item at e-bay
Dr. Seuss Puzzle Circus McGurkus
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1714701354
This might be what they remember.
HTH
Steven Alcorta
Librarian
salcorta@operamail.com
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From: "Kozloff, Rae" <raek@cityofanacortes.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: In-library CD-ROM access
Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2002 19:37:34 CST
We have never had CD-ROMs available to our patrons on our library computers
(hard to believe maybe, but true!), and now with a new library being built,
I do plan to have some in the children's library. I would like a set-up
that requires as little staff assistance as possible (i.e., not having to
check the CDs in and out). For those of you who use towers, what are
the
pros and cons? If you do not use towers, what other type of access
do you
have? Being in a small, rather isolated library, I am unfamiliar
with
other options.
Thanks,
Rae Kozloff
Anacortes Public Library (WA)
raek@cityofanacortes.org
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From: "L&N Shacklette" <shacklet@eclipse.net>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: need book suggestions: friendship triangle
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I have a patron looking for books to read with her kindergarten daughter
that she hopes will spur a discussion about a problem her daughter is
having. Anything from picture books to chapter books for older readers.
Here's the problem: a friendship triangle, new best friends and old best
friends, how to deal with being left out of a new best friend pair and how
not to hurt someone when you have a new best friend. She's looking for
stories. All alone in the universe is the kind of story but on a little
younger level. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
Nancy Shacklette
nshacklette@maplewoodlibrary.org
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From: "Patricia Hull" <trishull@hotmail.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Key tag library cards
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Hi, I am at Salt Lake County Library in Utah and we have had key ring cards
for quite a while now. They don't hold up as well as cards but they do
pretty well. The biggest factor is that patrons absolutely love them. There
is a significant portion of our patrons who refuse to hae anything else.
Trish Hull Magna
>From: "Jodie L. DePatis" <jdepatis@starbase1.htls.lib.il.us>
>Reply-To: pubyac@prairienet.org
>To: pubyac@prairienet.org
>Subject: Key tag library cards
>Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2002 19:46:49 CST
>
>Hello! My Library is considering adding the option of key tag library
>cards. There are very few other libraries near me that are doing this,
so
>I am asking all of you for input. While the patrons have said they
would
>like this option, I am worried the key tags will not hold up very well.
>If your library has been using key tag cards, please let me know how they
>have been holding up and if you and the staff are happy with them.
>Also, please let me know where you purchased yours and how thick the
>plastic is. All responses are very much appreciated.
>Thank you!
>Jodie DePatis
>Limestone Township Library
>Kankakee, IL
>jdepatis@htls.lib.il.us
>
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From: Jennifer Baker <jbaker93711@yahoo.com>
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Subject: Re: Snow making machine!
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Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2002 19:37:53 CST
If you don't get any other responses you might contact
the Grapevine Mills mall in Grapevine, TX
(972-724-4900) I remember they did snow out in the
parking lot one year in the middle of summer. I
personally thought they were crazy because it seemed
like a huge waste of water and electricity but the
kids liked it.
If that doesn't work you might also investigate what
Disneyland & Disney World do. Sorry I don't have a
contact number on that one. But...they do "snow" at
Christmas time by blowing soap bubbles into the air.
Not a regular bubble machine though. It's more like
the kinds of bubbles you get from dish washing
liquid--in clumps like snow flakes. It doesn't sit on
the ground but they blow it up in the air and it
floats down like snow.
good luck!
~jenniferbaker
Fresno Co. Library
--- Martha Jordan <mjordan@ouachita.lib.la.us>
wrote:
>
> Help! Our summer reading club theme this year is
> Silly Chilly Summer. We
> would like to have an event with real snow! I am in
> Louisiana, so I am
> looking to see if anyone out here has ever dealt
> with snow machines and if
> so, where you obtained one!
> Thanks!
> Lashoma Clayton
> Assistant Coordinator of Children's Service
> Ouachita Parish Public Library
>
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From: Allison Peters <apeters@jefferson.lib.co.us>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
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Subject: 1 stumper down, 1 to go
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The answer to my first stumper is:
"Cheese" by Bernard Waber Looks like it is out of
print...sadly...
Here's the original question:
My first patron is looking for a book that she read as a child (probably
about 20 years ago) about a mouse who won't say cheese until he is given a
big piece of cheese. Each time he is asked to say cheese, his smile gets a
little bit bigger until he gets that huge piece of cheese and gives a great
big grin.
Thanks again Lynn!!!
Allison Peters
Children's Services Librarian
Jefferson County Public Library
555 S. Allison Parkway
Lakewood, CO 80226
(720) 963-0900
apeters@jefferson.lib.co.us
Find us on the web at: http://jefferson.lib.co.us/
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From: "Melissa MacLeod" <mmacleod@sailsinc.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: stumper
Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2002 19:40:35 CST
Hi - these are the details a patron remembers, and it sounds familiar to
me too but I'm drawing a blank: a boy who goes into a bunker and eats
lots of peanut butter and time outside the bunker is either faster or
slower. Any help on this would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance,
Melissa mmacleod@sailsinc.org
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From: "Children's Librarian" <childlib@welland.library.on.ca>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Book Buddies
Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2002 19:40:44 CST
Has anyone had a book buddies program, where teens and children share =
books together? I would like to do this as part of our summer reading =
program. Any information including activities would be appreciated. =
Thank you.
Darlene Korna
Children's Coordinator
Welland Public Library
www.childlib@welland.library.on.ca
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From: Librenee@aol.com
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: HP Read-Alikes for Adults - Summary LONG
Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2002 19:40:51 CST
THANK YOU SO MUCH to all of the many people who responded to my request for
Harry Potter Read-Alikes for my husband. He just finished the fourth book
and
actually said to me, "What am I going to read next?"
"Funny you should ask..." I said. ;)
Here is the summary of all of the responses that I received. Being an
organized librarian type, I did some loose formatting and alphabetizing. I
also compiled comments for books that were recommended by several people (so
you may see some repetition there). Those books are indicated with an
asterisk.
I initially tried to retain the original poster's names with the comments
and
annotations, but it became unwieldy, and to avoid misattributing quotes, or
leaving someone out accidentally, I decided to strip all of the names from
the list. I am SO grateful to all who helped out, however. I think this will
keep my husband reading for a good long while...
Harry Potter Read-Alikes for Adults
Adams, Douglas - particularly his Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series
They don't involve wizards & witchcraft, but the alternative reality in this
case (instead of Harry's wizarding counter-culture) is that Earth is so far
from the
"center-of-life-in-the-universe" that we humans believe it to be, that
it
is being demolished to make way for an interstellar by-pass and our entry
in the best-selling intergalactic reference book has just been doubled in
length, to read "Mostly harmless." IMHO, I think adult fans of Harry
Potter would enjoy the series, as well as any fan of "British humor."
Adams, Richard - Watership Down
*Alexander, Lloyd - the Prydain Chronicles
My library keeps copies of his books in both the childrens AND adult
sections.
They are very easy to read, based on Welsh mythology.
*Anthony, Piers - the Xanth books by Piers Anthony (the first one is A Spell
for Chameleon - there are many of them and they were first only published in
paperback)
They're full of puns, so he has to like humor, to like them
He writes some adult fantasy that's funny.
For light fun reading, some of it laugh out loud funny
fantastical beasts
Asprin, Robert
For light fun reading some of it laugh out loud funny
Barrie, James Matthew - Peter Pan
An adult can read this book and enjoy it very much.
Bradley, Marion Zimmer - Darkover books
She does some terrific world building and "magic" or matrix technology
as it
is used in the books is just a part of life, some of the books deal with
training newly awakened "laran" in Towers which are sort of like
schools.
*Brooks, Terry - Magic Kingdom of Landover series, Shannara series
In the first book [of the Magic Kingdom series], Magic Kingdom for
Sale/Sold,
the main character, facing some terrible problems in his life, sees an add
in
a newspaper or magazine advertising the sale of a magic kingdom. So he takes
the plunge. These are humorous novels with lots of action, also.
I like both of these series. He would probably be found in the adult section
in
most libraries. I would start both series at the beginning.
Bujold, Lois McMasters - Miles Vorkosigan series
For rollicking space opera with no magic but lots of action and interesting
characters. The Bujold books are some of my favorites for creative
characters, and a civilization that juxtiposes an old line feudal system of
lords and ladies with a space age culture.
Carroll, Lewis - Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass.
Cherryh, C.J. - The Fortress Quartet (The first one is Fortress in the Eye
of Time)
Colfer Eoin - Artemis Fowl
*Cooper, Susan - The Dark is Rising series (Over sea, under stone, etc.)
I have found that when recommending the Susan Cooper Dark is Rising
series, to older readers, I have greater success asking them to start
with the second book, The Dark is Rising, rather than the first, Over
Sea Under Stone. Dark is Rising is a more powerful book and gives a
better flavor of the series as a whole, while Under/Over reads younger,
moves slower and often just turns an older reader off of a superb
series. One can go back and catch it later, after being hooked on the
series.
*Dahl, Roald - The Witches, The BFG, Matilda (or anything else!)
An adult can read this book (Matilda) and enjoy it very much.
David, Peter - Sir Apropos of Nothing
My husband (who read the first three HP books is one weekend and immediately
ordered #4 when it came out) and I also enjoyed this recent novel. It is
decidedly adult, however: gruesome violence, compromising positions, but
told
with humor. Hope your husband keeps reading!
Donaldson, Stephen R. - In the Mirror of Her Dreams and A Man Rides Through
*Eddings, David - Belgariad
This also feature a young (though not as young as Harry) protagonist, who is
swept up into and adventure and discovers he has abilities he never dreamed
of. This also started out as a paperback series.
Another good series with real magic in it is some of his more recent stuff
seems to be rehashing the old but I enjoyed the first series.
The Belgariad:
Pawn of Prophecy
Queen of Sorcery
Magician's Gambit
Castle of Wizardry
Enchanters End Game
The Malloreon:
Guardians of the West
King of the Murgos
Demon Lord of Karanda
Sorceress of Darshiva
The Seeress of Kell
This trilogy is unconncected to the previous titles:
The Elenium:
The Diamond Throne
The Ruby Knight
The Sapphire Rose
Fforde, Jasper - The Eyre Affair
This is a new book, which is going to be a series. It's about a special
agent
in Britain called Thursday Next who has to keep an arch villain named
Acheron
Hades from kidnapping and killing characters from literary masterpieces.
It's
set in an alternate Great Britain in 1985, where the Crimean War has never
ended, and people are obsessed with literature. If you want to find out
more about the series and the author, there's a wonderful website
at: www.thursdaynext.com.
Goldman, William - The Princess Bride
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Hambly, Barbara - The Silicon Mage or The Time of the Dark.
They are darker than Potter, but they have a vein of humor, too.
*Jacques, Brian - Redwall series
great adventures, good vs evil
*Jones, Dianne Wynn - Dark Lord of Derkholm which has a sequel, Year of
the
Griffin, Warlock at the Wheel
She has written many books that range from about 4th or 5th grade through
young adult and even a couple for adults. Very humorous fantasy, good plots,
quirky characters. One of the funniest short stories I have ever read is
Warlock at the Wheel in the book by that title. It is sort of a fantasy
version of the Ransom of Red Chief.
Jordan, Robert - Wheel of Time series
Jordan is pretty wordy.
Kay, Guy Gavriel - Tigana
L'Engle, Madeleine - A Wrinkle in Time (Wind in the Door, Swiftly Tilting
Planet, etc.)
This can be spookier for adults, I think. (but it's not funny)
*LeGuin, Ursula - Earthsea trilogy (the first 4, I haven't read the latest
and hear it's very dark, unlike the original titles in that series)
All but Discworld are appropriate for say 10 or 12 and up, but are all
favorites of mine.
Lewis, C.S. - Narnia Chronicles by C.S. Lewis
Martin, George R. R. - Game of Thrones
Excellent fantasy, but he hasn't finished writing the books yet.
*McCafferey, Anne - Pern
Another well built world, no real magic per se but some telepathy. She
writes as if she has been to visit and talked with these people
(particularly evident when you read about the same "historical" event
from
different points of view).
In this series, descendants of human colonists "imprint" huge
dragons to be their life-long partners. The main responsiblity of the
dragons is to destroy "Thread", an extremely destructive spore that
falls on
the planet Pern whenever the Red Planet's orbit comes close to Pern's orbit.
There are lots of books in this series, about 9 or 10 now.
McKinley, Robin - The Blue Sword and The Hero and the Crown
(which was written as a prequel to The Blue Sword, after the fact)
The Blue Sword is more likely to hold people's interest (the first two
chapters of The Hero and the Crown are laden with details in order to set
the
scene/time
period, culture, etc). Note: "The Hero and the Crown" is a more
"mature"
book, intended for adults.
Monn, Elizabeth - Heris Serrano novels
For rollicking space opera with no magic but lots of action and interesting
characters
Pierce, Tamora - Circle of Magic
*Pratchett, Terry - the Discworld series (I started with The Color of
Magic)
This series was written for adults but makes my husband laugh out loud
For light fun reading some of it laugh out loud funny
They are more slapstick than heroic, but lots of fun.
*Pullman, Philip - His Dark Materials series, which begins with the Golden
Compass, then the Subtle Knife and finally the Amber Spyglass (or "Northern
Lights Trilogy", depending on which published version your library holds)
This series is awesome. I laughed so hard when I read your email, because my
husband, like yours, has recently finished the HP series. HP was the first
book he finished in the past six years and I too was worried it would be
back
to the couch with the remote! I gave him the Golden Compass, assuring him
that once he got past the first 40 pages he wouldn't be able to put it down,
and he is now in the middle and racing through. It is not as easy or as
fast-paced as HP, but I found that once I read into it a bit I enjoyed it
much more.
The latest Phillip Pullman series just won an award and is supposed to be
very good too.
*Tolkien, J.R.R. - The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings trilogy
I read it in sixth grade but after seeing the movie, I realized I
didn't remember very much. I'm only about a 100 pages into it but it's
FANTASTIC! In my humble opinion, it's definitely worth revisiting.
Good idea to re-read the "Lord of the Rings". I have just re-read the
trilogy myself!
*Weber, David - the Honor Harrington series
My husband and I both have devoured this series. This is Science Fiction for
those who love Star Trek/Star Wars and is great stuff.
For rollicking space opera with no magic but lots of action and interesting
characters
Wrede, Patricia - the Enchanted forest Chronicles (Dealing with Dragons,
Searching for Dragons, etc. there are 4)
Zambreno, Mary Frances - Plague of Sorcerers
This book is in our Children's area, but is thick enough to look like an
adult book.
Renee J. Vaillancourt
248A. N. Higgins Ave. #145
Missoula MT 59802
librenee@aol.com
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From: Jeanette Larson <larsonlibrary@yahoo.com>
To: Pubyac <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: TLA Auctions Children's Illustration Art
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Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2002 19:40:57 CST
The Texas Library Association announced the start of a
new online auction of four pieces of original
children's illustration art. Original illustrations
by Rosemary Wells, Adrienne Yorinks, and Roxie Munro
are offered for bid to benefit the Texas Library
Disaster Relief Fund. In addition to the four pieces,
a complete book set (nine paintings) for Rosemary
Well's Old MacDonald is available as well as a
complete off-drawing set of nine illustrations for
Itsy Bitsy Spider. Take advantage of this rare
opportunity to own artwork by major book artists.
Minimum bids are well below estimated market value. To
view the items and bid go to
http://www.txla.org/html/wells/gallery.html
.
Posted by Jeanette Larson, TLA Member
larsonlibrary@yahoo.com
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From: "Chris Mallo" <chrism@GRRL02.GRRL.LIB.MN.US>
To: "pubyac" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumper: 5 Silly Children from 1900???
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We have a patron who remembers a children's book (a chapter
book) about a family with 5 children around 1900. Many
funny/silly things happen to them. They would often go to
their neighbor, a woman from Boston, who would give them
advice and tea. One story had the family cutting a hole in
their ceiling in order to fit the Christmas tree in the house.
The patron thinks the title may be the name of the family.
Any ideas?? We've checked all of our reference books as well
as the internet and worldcat. The four titles we found were
not what she was looking for. If anyone has any ideas on
this one we'd really appreciate it! (we're still trying to
find a way to email chocolate!) :)
Thanks!!
--
Chris Mallo
Great River Regional Library
405 St. Germain
St. Cloud, MN 56401
(320) 650-2500
chrism@grrl.lib.mn.us
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From: Cassie Wilson <cwilson2@kent.edu>
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Subject: Re: The Sad Demise of H. Dumpty
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Just be sure to dispose of the remains properly, especially if by cremation,
and don't leave body
parts lying around to traumatize the young ones.
Cassie
juvsach@suffolk.lib.ny.us wrote:
> Greetings,
> After several years of lurking it is finally time to come out of the
shadows
> (so to speak.) Several years back our library purchased a VERY large
> stuffed Humptey Dumpety. Well time, alot of hugs and the misplacement
of
it
> in front of a sunny window has finally rendered Humptey unfixable (yes
thats
> right all the kings horses and all the kings-men could not put him
> together
> again.) His passing is going to be missed, so if anyone out there knows of
a
> place to purchase him please email me directly. We originally
purchased
him
> through DEMCO and they no longer carry him.
> Thank you
> Amy Johnston
> Sachem Public Library
> ajohnsto@sufolk.lib.ny.us
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From: Jeanette Larson <larsonlibrary@yahoo.com>
To: Pubyac <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: TX: Win a Roxie Munro Original
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Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2002 19:41:18 CST
Inside-Outside Texas
An original painting (watercolor and ink) by Roxie
Munro will be the raffle item at this spring's
annual Texas Library Association conference in Dallas,
April 23-36. The panel to be raffled is an
illustration from The Inside-Outside Book of Texas.
Ms. Munro, an author/illustrator and exhibiting
artist, has donated the artwork to benefit the Texas
Library Disaster Relief Fund.
Raffle tickets are only $5 each and can be order by
mail. Take a chance on art and help build the Texas
Library Disaster Relief Fund. Your ticket will be
added to those sold at conference in time for the big
drawing (if received by April 19.)
Go to http://www.txla.org/html/wells/gallery.html
to
view this piece of original children's book
illustration and to print a raffle ticket that can
be mailed with payment to the Texas Library
Association.
Jeanette Larson
TLA Member (and founder of the Disaster Relief Fund)
larsonlibrary@yahoo.com
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From: "Kristin Fletcher-Spear" <KFletcher-Spear@ci.glendale.az.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: Anime films
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With Princess Mononoke you need to have a motion picture umbrella license. =
Most anime titles can be shown just by asking permission by the company. =
But Mononoke is a special case. It's owned by Beuna Vista (Disney).
I showed last summer. The teens did really enjoy it. And you can have =
great discussion about it.=20
Kristin Fletcher-Spear
YA Librarian
Glendale, AZ
>>> children@wlaf.lib.in.us
03/22/02 06:45PM >>>
I just ate lunch with my daughter and asked her what she might suggest. =
She
said Princess Mononoke - I'm not sure of the spelling. It was released in
theaters here and she thought it was okay for that age group. She was =
going
to
go and look at what she has and see if any would be appropriate for that =
age
group. She also mentioned that www.animecastle.com
has a great selection =
of
films, mostly on DVD.
Pam
West Lafayette Public Library
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Here are two stumpers. I'd appreciate your help.
One patron e-mailed us with this question:
"i read this really good book when i was in 3 or 4th or 5th grade and it
was
in the library of lewis and clark elementry school and i want to find it
again but i dont go there anymore and i dont know what its called or who the
author or anything maybe u can help me it was
about this girl who has a
dog and names it prince _______(i forgot) and then she goes to ballet school
but they wont let her keep the dog so she gives it to this one girl in a
wheel chair but later she finds that the girls brother is this very bratty
kid and he like her but later she grow to like him and possebly the
book
is
called prince_______(whatever the dogs name is i forgot)
well i hope u
find me what the book is called if u do please email me
(PLEASE PLEASE
PLEASE)
thank u very much for ur consideration bye"
The second patron said he remembers an incident from his childhood. He was
four (he's approx. 60 now) and he was walking away from his house. When
his
mother asked him where he was going he said, "I'm going to Snoop Wiggie's
House." He wants to know if the was a book character he could have
been
referring to or if it was his own imagination. I have no idea.
Thanks for your help,
Cynthia Wray, Youth Services Librarian
Fargo, ND
cwwray@ci.fargo.nd.us
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