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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: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 11:01 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 756
PUBYAC Digest 756
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Mehndi
by Margaret Brannon <margaret.brannon@ci.high-point.nc.us>
2) Af-Am girls from island stumper answer
by Selma Levi <slevi@mail.pratt.lib.md.us>
3) Re: Reading Novels first
by "Sheilah O'Connor" <soconnor@tpl.toronto.on.ca>
4) Stumper Solved: Family of Rocks
by Monica Anderson <mand@vlc.lib.mi.us>
5) When Shush Comes to Shove, New York article
by "Gruninger, Laura" <lgruning@MCL.org>
6) Turning Hour
by Katie Bunn <kbunn@farmington.lib.ct.us>
7) Request for Postcards
by hunzigel@hhpl.on.ca (Lisa Hunziger)
8) STUMPER
by "Lisa Champion" <lchamp@denver.lib.co.us>
9) job sharing in children's departments
by Betsy Stroomer <BetsyS@cityoflafayette.com>
10) Picture books set in Connecticut?
by Julie Ann Rines <jrines@ocln.org>
11) state and country series
by "ysstaff" <ysstaff@eauclaire.lib.wi.us>
12) Labeling books...
by "Barbara Scott" <barbarascott@hotmail.com>
13) Sno-Isle Regional Job Postings for the Week of May 7, 2002
by Valerie Worrell <VWorrell@sno-isle.org>
14) Re: Stumper
by <edwarc@mx.pon.net>
15) Fw: Favorite Storytime Resources
by "Solina Marquis" <solina-marquis@attbi.com>
16) What to Do With Styrofoam Meat Trays?
by Toni Reese <treese@monarch.papillion.ne.us>
17) Folk tale stumper
by Ann Trompeter <ann@lfpl.org>
18) Stumper
by Domenica Simpson <dsimpson@mail.pratt.lib.md.us>
19) Re: Mehndi
by Breda Fallon Spellacy <bredaya@yahoo.com>
20) RE: What to Do With Styrofoam Meat Trays?
by Jeanne O'Grady <OGRADYJ@santacruzpl.org>
21) Re: What to Do With Styrofoam Meat Trays?
by Diane Jones <jones@noblenet.org>
22) hacky sack
by Lorraine Getty <lgetty1969@yahoo.com>
23) stumper groceries and reading
by "Ann Minner" <AMinner@leegov.com>
24) Re: What to Do With Styrofoam Meat Trays?
by "Suzanne Robinson" <Suzanne.Robinson@state.tn.us>
25) Call number question for CD
by "Kozloff, Rae" <raek@cityofanacortes.org>
26) Re: What to Do With Styrofoam Meat Trays?
by "Debra Domingos" <ddomingo@hotmail.com>
27) RE: Labelling
by "Lora Totton-Schwarz" <lorat@nils.lib.il.us>
28) RE: Picture books set in Connecticut?
by Celeste Fong <CMFong@ci.ontario.ca.us>
29) RE: Mehndi
by Sarah Cofer <scofer@worthingtonlibraries.org>
30) POSITIONS AVAILABLE (part-time)--SF Bay Area
by "Pat Lichter" <licht#pc@oaklandlibrary.org>
31) HBO series
by Selma Levi <slevi@mail.pratt.lib.md.us>
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From: Margaret Brannon <margaret.brannon@ci.high-point.nc.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Mehndi
Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 14:11:07 CDT
We're thinking of offering a Mehndi booth at our Teen Fair in a couple
of weeks. Does anyone out there have experience with Mehndi in a
Fair/Festival setting?
Are parent consent forms absolutely necessary?
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From: Selma Levi <slevi@mail.pratt.lib.md.us>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Af-Am girls from island stumper answer
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Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 14:11:14 CDT
Hi, Thanks to Lynne Miller and Christine Hill who provided the title Neeny
Coming, Neeny Going by Karen English as the answer to my stumper. The
patron was thrilled.
Selma K. Levi
slevi@epfl2.epflbalto.org
voice # 410-396-5402
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From: "Sheilah O'Connor" <soconnor@tpl.toronto.on.ca>
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Subject: Re: Reading Novels first
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Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 14:11:20 CDT
Thanks for the great (and on going) discussion about reading the J fiction =
in your library.
I was asked to summarize for the group and it is fairly easy to do. As you =
will have seen from the people who wrote directly to the list, it is =
generally agreed that reading as much as possible is a "Good thing"
I did get one response that suggested that I obviously did not have a life =
and that since the writer in question *did* have a life, they could be =
excused from having to read anything juvenile,(!!!) but most read as much =
have they have time for. Almost all of those who wrote read all the =
picture books, otherwise, they read in their favourite genres, or books =
with terrible covers (the better to sell them), or possibly problematic =
titles. Many at least skim even if they can't read the entire novel.
I should add that I have generally had 2-3 hours of travelling time =
everyday, which gives me a lot of time to read.=20
In answer to Judy's question, reading is done on my own time, as it is for =
the other librarians in the system, as far as I am aware.
Sheilah O'Connor
soconnor@tpl.toronto.on.ca
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From: Monica Anderson <mand@vlc.lib.mi.us>
To: Pubyac <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumper Solved: Family of Rocks
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Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 14:11:26 CDT
Thanks to Isobel Drysdale, Ellen Braby, Lin Look, Gayle Richardson, Mary
Seratt and Peggy Townshend, who all agreed that the book about a "family
of rocks" and "the ugly kicking dog with the hob-nail boots" was
THE STONE
DOLL OF SISTER BRUTE by Russell Hoban.
My patron and I both appreciate your swift response!
Monica Anderson, MILS
Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Midland MI
mand@vlc.lib.mi.us
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From: "Gruninger, Laura" <lgruning@MCL.org>
To: "'publib@sunsite.berkeley.edu'"
<publib@sunsite.berkeley.edu>
Subject: When Shush Comes to Shove, New York article
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http://www.newyorkmag.com/page.cfm?page_id=5998
Have you folks seen this? Our Head of Systems Reference, Bruce Petronio
passed it on to me.
The same thing that happens in this article, happens at our Library...
Laura Gruninger, Children's Librarian
Mercer County Library System, Lawrence HQ
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
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From: Katie Bunn <kbunn@farmington.lib.ct.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Turning Hour
Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 14:11:38 CDT
"Turning Hour" by Shelley Fraser Mickle was mentioned by at least one
review source -- can't remember which at the moment -- as a potential YA
title. The handful of libraries in my area that own it have it in adult
fiction. Has anyone read it? Do you have it with adult fiction or
YA?
Please reply directly to me.
Thanks.
--
Katie Bunn
Teen Services Librarian
Farmington Library
Farmington, CT
860-677-6866
"People say that life's the thing, but I prefer reading."
Logan Pearsall Smith
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From: hunzigel@hhpl.on.ca (Lisa
Hunziger)
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Request for Postcards
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Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 14:11:44 CDT
Hello.
Our library's summer reading club theme is "Read Around the World" and
we would like to decorate the children's department with postcards from
around the world.
We have a huge favour to ask. We are asking libraries around the world
to mail us a postcard. If you are able to send us a postcard from your
location, we would be incredibly grateful. Because we have two
branches, we will divide up whatever we receive (unless people felt
especially generous and sent us two!).
We are Halton Hills Public Library, and the mailing address is 9 Church
Street, Georgetown, Ontario, Canada, L7G 2A3. Please put it to my
attention. Thank you so very much!
Lisa Hunziger
Children's Services
Halton Hills Public Library
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From: "Lisa Champion" <lchamp@denver.lib.co.us>
To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: STUMPER
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Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 14:11:49 CDT
I have a customer who is looking for this book. We have not been able
to find it. Does anyone else know this book?
There is a customer who is looking for a book she remembers from her
childhood. She thought it was called "Midnight Stallion," but I found
nothing under that title. She only remembers that it was about "some
children who were trying to catch a horse that only came out at night."
Kristin and I have done some pretty extensive searching and havnen't
found much.
Swamp Fire - Patricia Hass, 1974
The Midnight Horse - Sid Fleishman
Edith and Midnight - Dare Wright (doubtful)
Famous Horse Series by Rutherford Montgomery
Horse Authors: Mary O'Hara, Walter Farley, Marguerite Henry
Thanks,
Lisa Champion
Denver Public Library, Children's Library
lchamp@denver.lib.co.us
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From: Betsy Stroomer <BetsyS@cityoflafayette.com>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: job sharing in children's departments
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Hi-
Does anyone out there have employees who job share? We are considering
this
for two of the people who work in our children's department, and I'd be
interested in knowing what your experience has been. Successes?
Pitfalls?
Have the people who have done the sharing been happy with the arrangement?
And in particular, how are benefits handled? Do the two employees share
the
benefits that go with the position? We want our employees to be able to
share benefits, and we need to be able to make a case to our HR department
that it's feasible.
Thanks for any information you can share. Please respond directly to me.
If there is interest, I'll post a summary later on.
Betsy
Betsy Stroomer
betsys@cityoflafayette.com
Head of Children's Services
Lafayette Public Library
Lafayette, CO
www.cityoflafayette.com/library
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From: Julie Ann Rines <jrines@ocln.org>
To: pubyac <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Picture books set in Connecticut?
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Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 14:12:03 CDT
Hello,
We are working on a 50 states booklist and are having trouble
coming up
with picture books set in Connecticut. The closest we have been able to
find is Auroa Means Dawn by Sanders, a westward expansion story that
starts in CT but isn't really set there. The only other fairly short and
easy books we have are the 26 Fairmont Ave. books. Anyone have any
suggestions?
Julie Rines
Thomas Crane PL
Quincy, MA
jrines@ocln.org
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From: "ysstaff" <ysstaff@eauclaire.lib.wi.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: state and country series
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We would like to know if any of you have particular favorites among the =
various state and country series available for elementary grades, =
especially upper grades 3-6. =20
We have a lot of these series, but don't necessarily need to, so we're =
interested in your opinions if you have any on the subject.
Thanks in advance.
Alison Troy on behalf of the Youth Services staff
*****************************************
Youth Services
L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library
Eau Claire, WI 54701
(715)839-5007 - voice
(715)833-5310 - fax
www.eauclaire.lib.wi.us
ysstaff@eauclaire.lib.wi.us
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From: "Barbara Scott" <barbarascott@hotmail.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Labeling books...
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Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 14:12:15 CDT
I had a similar situation happen with one of the new Abdo set on 9-11.
One of the books, I forget which one,has a picture of Middle Eastern
children holding a gun. My complainer was a home school dad (actually, his
extremely harried wife was the only one I was used to seeing--they have four
kids which keep her on the run when she comes in to the library to try to do
anything). This was the first time (and probably the last) that I had ever
seen him with the family. He picked up the book and was browsing it and came
across the picture. The set is obviously written for upper elementary,
none
of which his kids are. He brought the book over to be and inquired,
"Don't
you think this book belongs in another section?" and referred to the
picture. I told him that in that culture, what those children were doing
was a way of life and any night of the week, you could turn the TV on see
that stuff. "Not in OUR house," he replied and turned and walked
off. His
is the one and only complaint I have had, and the books are going out like
hotcakes ever since we got them.
Barbara Scott
Children's Librarian, Bucyrus Public Library
Ohio Reading Program Manual Editor
_________________________________________________________________
Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com
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From: Valerie Worrell <VWorrell@sno-isle.org>
To: Greg Yorba <gyorba@Exchange.FULLERTON.EDU>,
Linda Frederiksen
Subject: Sno-Isle Regional Job Postings for the Week of May 7, 2002
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Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 14:12:21 CDT
Sno-Isle Regional Library System has an opening for Assistant Director for
Materials and Programming Services, 40 hours/week located at the Marysville
Service Center in Washington State. Job #0231 Open Until Filled - Review
Began April 30, 2002. For more information and to obtain an application on
this employment opportunity, please visit our website at
http://www.sno-isle.org/employment/
or contact our Job line at (360)
651-7040.
_____________________________________________________________________
Sno-Isle Regional Library System has an opening for Assistant Director for
Community Libraries and Technology, 40 hours/week located at the Marysville
Service Center in Washington State. Job #0232 Open Until Filled - Review
Began April 30, 2002. For more information and to obtain an application on
this employment opportunity, please visit our website at
http://www.sno-isle.org/employment/
or contact our Job line at (360)
651-7040.
_____________________________________________________________________
Sno-Isle Regional Library System has an opening for Public Services
Assistant II - Technical Liaison, 40 hours/week for the Mukilteo Library in
Washington State. Job #0236 Closes 05/10/02. For more information and to
obtain an application on this employment opportunity, please visit our
website at http://www.sno-isle.org/employment/
or contact our Job line at
(360) 651-7040.
______________________________________________________________________
Valerie Worrell
Sno-Isle Regional Library
Human Resources
Phone: 360-651-7004
Fax: 360-651-7151
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From: <edwarc@mx.pon.net>
To: "'PUBYAC@prairienet.org'"
<PUBYAC@prairienet.org>,
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: Stumper
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Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 14:12:27 CDT
This is a request for all people reporting they have solved their stumpers.
Please, please, please include the original message or restate the stumper.
I have almost no ability whatsoever of matching names and stumpers from the
previous three or four days. Or maybe one from even an hour or so ago.
The thing is, that often I'll have that same stumper, or someone will
remember some of the same tidbits that your patron did. If I can match the
answer to the question then I don't have to re-ask (is that a word?) Thanks
everyone. Ciao, Carol
Carol Edwards
Sonoma County Library
Santa Rosa, Ca---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Shelley Sutherland <Ssutherl@nileslibrary.org>
Reply-To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Date: Tue, 7 May 2002 10:18:52 CDT
>Thanks to all who helped me to identify The Bull from the Sea by Mary
>Renault. The patron was thrilled.
>
>Shelley Sutherland
>Niles Public Library
>
>
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From: "Solina Marquis" <solina-marquis@attbi.com>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Fw: Favorite Storytime Resources
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Hello PUBYAC'ers,
About three weeks ago I asked for input from children's librarian about
their favorite resources for planning storytimes. Below are the results. The
number in parentheses at the end of each item indicates how many times the
book or magazine was suggested. As you can see, "I'm a Little Teapot"
is the
most popular resource (mentioned 6 times).
Thanks again to everyone for her input.
Solina Marquis
solina-marquis@attbi.com
972-396-0752
PUBYAC Poll, April 2002, re: favorite professional print resources for
storytime
-Bookplay, 101 creative themes to share with children by Margaret Read
MacDonald, Library Professional Publications, 1995. (1x)
-Crazy Gibberish by Naomi Baltuck, Linnet Books, 1993. (Note: This is not so
much storytime themed ideas, but story hour stretches and craziness) (1x)
-Family storytime, 24 creative programs for all ages by Rob Reid, ALA, 1999
(2x)
-52 Programs for Preschoolers by Diane Briggs, ALA, 1997 (Craft ideas, movie
tie-ins, & book titles. It's a great starting point when you don't know what
to do next.) (2x)
-I'm a little teapot, presenting preschool storytime, comp. by Jane Cobb,
Black Sheep Press, 1996 (6x)
Lapsit Services for the Very Young (books one and two) by Linda Ernst,
Neal-Schuman, 2001(1x)
-Mother Goose Time by Jane Marino, H.W. Wilson, 1992 (For the newborn and
toddler story hours --fingerplays, rhymes, songs w/ music) (1x)
-101 Fingerplays, Stories, and Songs to Use with Finger Puppets by Diane
Briggs, ALA, 1999 (1x)
-Ready, Set, Go by Dolores Chupela, Alleyside Press, 1994 (1x)
-Running a Parent-Child Workshop by Sandra Feinberg, Neal-Schuman, 1995 (1x)
-A Storytime Year by Susan M. Dailey, Neal-Schuman, 2001 (For preschool
programs through the year, including a craft idea for each) (1x)
-Theme-a-saurus I & II by Jean Warren, Warren Publishing House, 1989 &
1990
(2x)
-Toddler Theme-a-saurus by Jean Warren, Warren Publishing House, 1991 (2x)
-Toddler Storytime Programs by Diane Briggs, Scarecrow Press, 1993 (1x)
-The Magazine "Copycat" (1x)
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From: Toni Reese <treese@monarch.papillion.ne.us>
To: pubyac <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: What to Do With Styrofoam Meat Trays?
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Oh Great Craft Brain,
We are looking for craft ideas. We have a LOT of styrofoam meat trays
measuring 8" x 5 1/2". Any ideas as to what to do with them?
We got
them last summer for our "Reading Road Trip USA" Summer Reading
Program
and had the kids decorate them as license plates. They were a big hit,
but we still have so many left over!
Thanks in advance,
Toni Reese & Sandy Belfi
Youth Service Librarians
Sump Memorial Library
Papillion, NE 68046
treese@monarch.papillion.ne.us
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From: Ann Trompeter <ann@lfpl.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Folk tale stumper
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I have a patron who is looking for a folk tale that is similiar to The
Little Old 'Lady Who was not Afraid of Anything by Linda Williams.
In this version, it is a lonely old man who is sitting working in his chair.
After all the body parts come together they become his friend.
I have found a lot of versions that are similiar but nothing that fits what
the patron remembers as a child. He is about 42.
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From: Domenica Simpson <dsimpson@mail.pratt.lib.md.us>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumper
Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 22:22:17 CDT
Hi everyone!
I have a patron looking for a children's book from the 1950's from
England. The title was 3-D glasses, or had that as a part of the
title. It was about a child who entered a fantasy world using the 3-D
glasses. Does anyone recall such a book?
I've checked many different children's book lists of fantasy and science
fiction with no luck?
Thanks in advance for any help!
Domenica Simpson
Children's Department
Enoch Pratt Free Library
Baltimore, MD 21201
410.396.5402
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From: Breda Fallon Spellacy <bredaya@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Mehndi
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Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 22:22:23 CDT
I personally got a mehndi "tattoo" at a Renaissance
festival. It lasted perhaps 2 days, not the 2 weeks as
advertised. Basically it's a trendy sort of face
painting (although applied on the body: arms and
legs,usually) which is frequently offered at
children's events.
Considering it's a temporary adornment, I wouldn't
think that parental consent is necessary.
--- Margaret Brannon
<margaret.brannon@ci.high-point.nc.us>
wrote:
> We're thinking of offering a Mehndi booth at our
> Teen Fair in a couple
> of weeks. Does anyone out there have experience with
> Mehndi in a
> Fair/Festival setting?
>
> Are parent consent forms absolutely necessary?
>
__________________________________________________
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From: Jeanne O'Grady <OGRADYJ@santacruzpl.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: What to Do With Styrofoam Meat Trays?
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Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 22:22:29 CDT
One year I had the kids make scarecrows or robots out of found materials.
WE had huge amounts of Styrofoam (from used packing boxes), plastic,
six-pack rings, and plastic bags as well as pill bottles and other small
found items. Kids used their imagination and just went to work. My
original idea was to have them make one scarecrow or robot for a group of 4
or 5 kids, but each kid wanted their own and every one was different and
wonderful.
Jeanne Kelly O'Grady
Youth Services Outreach Librarian
Santa Cruz Public Libraries
Santa Cruz, CA
-----Original Message-----
From: Toni Reese [mailto:treese@monarch.papillion.ne.us]
Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 12:13 PM
To: pubyac
Subject: What to Do With Styrofoam Meat Trays?
Oh Great Craft Brain,
We are looking for craft ideas. We have a LOT of styrofoam meat trays
measuring 8" x 5 1/2". Any ideas as to what to do with them?
We got
them last summer for our "Reading Road Trip USA" Summer Reading
Program
and had the kids decorate them as license plates. They were a big hit,
but we still have so many left over!
Thanks in advance,
Toni Reese & Sandy Belfi
Youth Service Librarians
Sump Memorial Library
Papillion, NE 68046
treese@monarch.papillion.ne.us
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From: Diane Jones <jones@noblenet.org>
To: pubyac <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: What to Do With Styrofoam Meat Trays?
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Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 22:22:34 CDT
I found a great craft project for styrofoam trays in a book titled
Colonial Kids by Laurie Carlson. Silver Plate a Tray: first you put
glue onto a paper plate and dip pieces of string in the glue and arrange
it on the tray to make a
design. Cover the tray with aluminum foil, pressing it over the string so
that you can see the string's design. Glue the edges of the foil to the
back of the tray and engrave a design in the foil with a toothpick.
--
Diane Jones, Children's Librarian
Stoneham Public Library, Stoneham Massachusetts
jones@noblenet.org
North of Boston Library Exchange
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From: Lorraine Getty <lgetty1969@yahoo.com>
To: ISLMANET <ISLMANET-L@listserv.uiuc.edu>
Subject: hacky sack
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Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 22:22:41 CDT
Please excuse the cross-posting. I'm looking for some
"how-to" books on hacky sack. I found one book listed
on Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble - "The Hacky Sack
Book - An Illustrated Guide to the New American
Football Bag Games" by John Cassidy (1982). I haven't
checked on it's availability (I'm at home), but would
also like other titles if possible. You may reply
directly to my email if you prefer.
Thanks,
Lorraine Getty
lgetty1969@yahoo.com
Forsyth Public Library
Forsyth IL
__________________________________________________
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From: "Ann Minner" <AMinner@leegov.com>
To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: stumper groceries and reading
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Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 22:22:47 CDT
Hey all,
does this sound familiar? A patron remembers a picture book from =
elementary school (late 70's - early 80's) about a man going grocery =
shopping and getting all the wrong things. He picks up buttermilk instead =
of milk and aspirin instead of soup and wonders why things taste so bad. =
She said it was very popular at the time and extremely funny. She thinks =
the mistakes are due to illiteracy but it could also have been eyesight.=20=
It is not Tommy at the Grocery Store.
Send to me and I'll update the list.
thanks
ann
Ann Minner
Youth Librarian
Rutenberg Branch Library
aminner@leegov.com
Phone 239.458.5900
Fax 239.433.3630
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From: "Suzanne Robinson" <Suzanne.Robinson@state.tn.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: What to Do With Styrofoam Meat Trays?
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How about animal cars for a circus train; under the sea scenes or aquarium =
dioramas; as the base for sand painting; picture frames; fasten 3 together =
with cloth book tape or duct tape and make a triptych; as the "base"
(top) =
for a mobile...
Suzanne Robinson
Dickson County, TN
>>> treese@monarch.papillion.ne.us
05/08/02 14:34 PM >>>
Oh Great Craft Brain,
We are looking for craft ideas. We have a LOT of styrofoam meat trays
measuring 8" x 5 1/2". Any ideas as to what to do with them?
We got
them last summer for our "Reading Road Trip USA" Summer Reading
Program
and had the kids decorate them as license plates. They were a big hit,
but we still have so many left over!
Thanks in advance,
Toni Reese & Sandy Belfi
Youth Service Librarians
Sump Memorial Library
Papillion, NE 68046
treese@monarch.papillion.ne.us
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From: "Kozloff, Rae" <raek@cityofanacortes.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Call number question for CD
Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 22:23:00 CDT
I am wondering how you treat CDs or videos that begin with an article in a
foreign language (e.g., "Les Miserables", "El Lobo") in call
numbers/spine
labels. I know that by cataloging rules the initial article is ignored in
the MARC record, but most library patrons do not understand this, especially
for foreign languages. I have a new children's CD entitled "El Lobo
Songs
and Dances from Latin America" and am questioning whether to give it the
spine label "J CD E" or "J CD L" (it's a title main entry
record). I
checked some other library catalogs and found only one that owned it; they
put it under "L" as is technically correct. I looked at how
these libraries
have "Les Miserables" and most do seem to put their CDs or videos
under "M"
not "L".
How do you explain this to your patrons? Do patrons find things when
looking them up in the catalog? (I.e., if they look up "Les
Miserables"
under "Les", they will not find the items at all.) Do you
use correct
cataloging records but make the spine label "incorrect" and more
user-friendly for people who may just check the shelf for a title?
Thanks,
Rae Kozloff
Anacortes Public Library
raek@cityofanacortes.org
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From: "Debra Domingos" <ddomingo@hotmail.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: What to Do With Styrofoam Meat Trays?
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One project that you can do with your trays is to do an etching.
First the
artist draws his design on the tray...press firmly with pencil or wooden
stick. The plate is then inked ( with a roller) printers ink or acrylic
will work. Next press the paper onto the inked plate. This project
can be
advanced to creating several different plates with several colors or simply
as I have described.
I've also see styro meat trays used as the base for various collage
projects.
Good Luck
Debra Domingos
Brookhaven Free Library
>From: Toni Reese <treese@monarch.papillion.ne.us>
>Reply-To: pubyac@prairienet.org
>To: pubyac <pubyac@prairienet.org>
>Subject: What to Do With Styrofoam Meat Trays?
>Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 14:12:38 CDT
>
>Oh Great Craft Brain,
>
>We are looking for craft ideas. We have a LOT of styrofoam meat trays
>measuring 8" x 5 1/2". Any ideas as to what to do with them?
We got
>them last summer for our "Reading Road Trip USA" Summer Reading
Program
>and had the kids decorate them as license plates. They were a big hit,
>but we still have so many left over!
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Toni Reese & Sandy Belfi
>Youth Service Librarians
>Sump Memorial Library
>Papillion, NE 68046
>treese@monarch.papillion.ne.us
>
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From: "Lora Totton-Schwarz" <lorat@nils.lib.il.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: Labelling
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Hi, Inge. I just pulled our copy of this book off the shelf to see what =
we were talking about, and showed it to a few of our staff members (both =
adult reference and children's). I can see why a very young child (5 or =
younger) might flip out about this, but frankly I think most older kids =
will either find it "really cool" or cheesy (it's so obviously faked).
=
We have this in the older kids' non-fiction section, not picture books, =
so that keeps the little ones away for the most part. =20
We don't label books. I think the thought here is that once you label =
it, it becomes even more of a draw for kids that are just interested in =
shock value. My 9-year-old thinks this kind of thing is just the =
neatest thing in the world; anything to get a reaction from the adults =
around him and to prove that he's "superiorly ungrossed-out." =20
Maybe you shouldn't mention the juvie Holocaust non-fiction to this mom! =
We have had parents (of 12-year-olds even) complain about the =
illustrations in those. Good luck.
Lora Totton Schwarz
Woodstock Public Library
Woodstock, Illinois 60098
815-338-0542
lorat@nils.lib.il.us
-----Original Message-----
From: Inge Saczkowski [mailto:isaczkow@niagarafalls.library.on.ca]
Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 3:26 PM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Labelling
I had a complaint/concern today about an Eyewitness book, on Mythology,
page 28 is a very graphic illustration of a cyclops eating a fresh
killed limb ( a deer?) Parent was concerned about younger children
being upset over the graphic nature of the photograph ( in full bloody
colour)
Do you label any books with a caution sticker, such as "graphic
illustrations" ot something like that?
I know that mythology is brutal, but the picture is pretty over the top,
however I wont pull the book
Help!
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From: Celeste Fong <CMFong@ci.ontario.ca.us>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: Picture books set in Connecticut?
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Hi Julie--
These were from a bibliography sent to pubyac some time ago:
Connecticut:
Windcatcher
Avi
26 Fairmont Ave.
DePaola
Rufus M. (and other Moffat books)
Estes
Witch of Blackbird Pond
Speare
Homecoming
Voigt
Hope it helps!
Celeste Fong
Librarian
South Ontario Branch Library
2403-D Vineyard Ave.
Ontario, CA 91761
(909) 395-2251
Fax: (909) 930-0836
cmfong@ci.ontario.ca.us
-----Original Message-----
From: Julie Ann Rines [mailto:jrines@ocln.org]
Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 12:12 PM
To: pubyac
Subject: Picture books set in Connecticut?
Hello,
We are working on a 50 states booklist and are having trouble
coming up
with picture books set in Connecticut. The closest we have been able to
find is Auroa Means Dawn by Sanders, a westward expansion story that
starts in CT but isn't really set there. The only other fairly short and
easy books we have are the 26 Fairmont Ave. books. Anyone have any
suggestions?
Julie Rines
Thomas Crane PL
Quincy, MA
jrines@ocln.org
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From: Sarah Cofer <scofer@worthingtonlibraries.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: Mehndi
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Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 22:23:30 CDT
We had Mehndi table at out volunteen "thank-you" party. It took
them a
while to warm up to the idea. No one wanted to do it at first. Since the
mehndi artist was just sitting there, staff members (who were 100 times more
excited than the teens) stepped up to get their tattoos. Once the girls saw
how cool it looked, they all jumped in line. And when I say girls, no boys
went near it.
The mehndi artist said she would charge $50 and that would cover 20-30
people. To avoid any problems, the teens were given the choice to have a
henna tattoo or a caricature done by a caricaturist. We them mini-tickets
that we made on the computer that said Mehndi or Caricaturist. The
caricaturist was a much bigger hit than the mehndi.
I don't believe parent consent forms are necessary. We advertised what we
were going to do on the invitations and in the press releases. The
teens
would know if their parents would approve or not. We didn't have any parents
complain. And I don't think any of the girls left the henna on long enough
to make a real dark stain. They washed it off fairly quickly.
-----Original Message-----
From: Margaret Brannon [mailto:margaret.brannon@ci.high-point.nc.us]
Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 3:11 PM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Mehndi
We're thinking of offering a Mehndi booth at our Teen Fair in a couple
of weeks. Does anyone out there have experience with Mehndi in a
Fair/Festival setting?
Are parent consent forms absolutely necessary?
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From: "Pat Lichter" <licht#pc@oaklandlibrary.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: POSITIONS AVAILABLE (part-time)--SF Bay Area
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Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 22:23:36 CDT
The Oakland Public Library is now recruiting for part-time librarians for
our Main Library, one of the largest and oldest main public libraries in
the San Francisco Bay Area. This is an opportunity to work with
up-to-date technology, deep and broad collections and a skilled and
experienced reference staff. We especially need librarians who can work
on Saturdays, Sundays, or Mondays, but we do have shifts available on
other days as well.
We are currently recruiting librarians for our Business Information
Center/Computer Lab, our Science/Social Science/Government Documents
section and our Main Children's Room. We have positions open that have
regular 18-hour-per-week schedules, and we are also hiring librarians to
work on an on-call, as-needed basis. Scheduling for on-call librarians
is usually negotiated 2 to 6 weeks in advance. On-call librarians must
make a commitment to working at least one day each month in order to be
selected and remain on OPL's part-time roster.
All these positions do NOT include health insurance, paid sick leave or
paid vacation benefits.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
* MLS/MLIS from an ALA-accredited program
with course work in
reference (new graduates as well as experienced librarians are encouraged
to apply)
DESIRED QUALITIES
* Knowledge of resources or topics in the
relevant subject areas
* Experience working with the public
* Public service orientation
SALARY
* $20.12 per hour, plus $1.11 per hour for
H.W.I. (health and
welfare increment in lieu of
benefits)
TO APPLY
Please send a resume and cover letter to Daniel Hersh, Supervising
Librarian, Oakland Public Library, 125 - 14th St., Oakland, CA 94612, fax
them to (510) 238-2232 (attention D. Hersh) or e-mail them as text or as
Word or WordPerfect attachments to hershda@oaklandlibrary.org
.
If you want to make sure that you are considered for the current
vacancies, your resume should be received by Sunday, May 19, 2002.
Resumes received too late will be held for consideration for possible
future openings. In your cover letter, please indicate the hours and
days that you are available to work.
For more information, respond to this e-mail or call Daniel Hersh at
(510) 238-6611.
The City of Oakland is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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From: Selma Levi <slevi@mail.pratt.lib.md.us>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: HBO series
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Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 22:23:42 CDT
Hi, Has anyone out there heard of/seen the series "Happily Ever After"
that was shown on HBO from 1995-1999? It supposedly includes politically
correct versions of fairy tales and features voices such as Della Reese,
Lou Rawls, Wil Smith, Chris Rock etc. Any info that would help our AV dept
decide whether to purchase would be appreciated.
Selma K. Levi
slevi@epfl2.epflbalto.org
voice # 410-396-5402
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