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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: Friday, May 24, 2002 11:01 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 769
PUBYAC Digest 769
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Stumpers!
by "Solina Marquis" <solina-marquis@attbi.com>
2) Story Character on Wall
by Bonita Kale <Bonita.Kale@euclidlibrary.org>
3) You Guys Rock!! Stumper solved
by "Sharon L." <sharonthelibrarian2@hotmail.com>
4) practicum?
by Amazontippy@aol.com
5) paper backpacks
by Kindt_CA <Kindt_CA@co.brown.wi.us>
6) truant children
by Kate McCaffrey <katem@twcny.rr.com>
7) PLAYSTATION 2 GAMES
by "Arlene Sandner" <asandner@ansernet.rcls.org>
8) Answer to the Strawberry Shortcake stumper
by "S. Fichtelberg" <sfichtel@lmxac.org>
9) RE: murals
by "Nikeda Webb" <nfwebb@wilmingtonlibrary.org>
10) Re: murals
by Dawn Sardes <Dawn.Sardes@euclidlibrary.org>
11) Re: losing school librarians
by "Sheilah O'Connor" <soconnor@tpl.toronto.on.ca>
12) Re: Public Library Child Safety Brochure
by Beth Gaughan <bethg2@yahoo.com>
13) RE: truant children
by "Flores, Linda" <lflore@camden.lib.nj.us>
14) Re: truant children
by Susan259@aol.com
15) day observances
by "Ann Minner" <AMinner@leegov.com>
16) Murals & copyright question
by "Kozloff, Rae" <raek@cityofanacortes.org>
17) Personal Stumper
by "Heather Acerro" <vclsafq4@rain.org>
18) Re: murals
by Susan259@aol.com
19) Re: murals
by Eric Norton <enorton@scls.lib.wi.us>
20) RE: PlayStations Games
by "Michelle Lopez" <mlopez@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
21) RE: truant children
by "Bryce, Richard" <bryce@palsplus.org>
22) RE: murals
by "Lori Karns" <lkarns@rain.org>
23) Stumper - Russian peasant girl
by "BALIS/PLS/SVLS Reference Center, SF Branch"
<srcsf@mindspring.com>
24) Follow-up to Learning Disablity Stumper
by Kerry Reed <kreed@wpld.alibrary.com>
25) cleaning headphones, etc.
by Lisa Hughes <lhughes@scinet.co.santa-clara.ca.us>
26) Re: PLAYSTATION 2 GAMES
by Lisa Hughes <lhughes@scinet.co.santa-clara.ca.us>
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From: "Solina Marquis" <solina-marquis@attbi.com>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumpers!
Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 11:22:55 CDT
Could everyone please, please, post her / his original stumper question
/ description when posting the answer so we can all know what you are
discussing. (:-)
Thanks,
Solina
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From: Bonita Kale <Bonita.Kale@euclidlibrary.org>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Story Character on Wall
Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 11:23:02 CDT
My guess is that it would be okay as long as you make your own art from
the description in the story but it would -not- be allowed if you copy
or almost-copy the cover art etc Someone owns the copyright on that
(For instance, Mary Grandpr owns the copyright on the US illustrations
to Harry Potter
Bonita
bkale@euclidlibrary.org
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From: "Sharon L." <sharonthelibrarian2@hotmail.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: You Guys Rock!! Stumper solved
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Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 11:23:08 CDT
I was away from my computer for 6 hours and when I came back I had 12
responses to the Red clogs Stumper... All had the same answer.
The answer summed up by one librarian:
>You'll get lots of replies on this one. It's "A Pair of Red
Clogs" by
>Masako. One of those that I wish was still in print.
thanks!!
_________________________________________________________________
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From: Amazontippy@aol.com
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: practicum?
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Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 11:23:14 CDT
What's a practicum? I'm just curious. I'll be starting grad studies
in the
fall....
Arlene F. Badillo
Chicago Public Library
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From: Kindt_CA <Kindt_CA@co.brown.wi.us>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: paper backpacks
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Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 11:23:21 CDT
Has anyone had any luck making backpacks out of paper bags? I thought I
have seen patterns but did not know how complicated they were. I am doing
a
"Dora the Explorer" program this summer to kick-off a weekly preschool
jr.
explorer club and thought the backpacks would be an appropriate keepsake.
Please let me know your experience with these and if it was very
complicated.
Thanks,
Clare Kindt
Brown County Library
Green Bay, WI
kindt_ca@co.brown.wi.us
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From: Kate McCaffrey <katem@twcny.rr.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: truant children
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Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 11:23:26 CDT
How do you handle children who are in the library during school hours? Our
policy has always been that it was not our responsibility to report this to
the schools. In some cases, there is a legitimate reason for children to
be home from school, and their parents may be aware of it. Lately one of
our branch libraries has seen lots of the same kids day after day, and they
would like to call the neighborhood school. Do any of you have policies
that address this? What's your opinion??
Thanks!
Kate McCaffrey
Onondaga County Public Library
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From: "Arlene Sandner" <asandner@ansernet.rcls.org>
To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: PLAYSTATION 2 GAMES
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Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 11:23:33 CDT
Hi everyone. Do any of you out there in libraryland
circulate Playstation games? Our adult services dep't has started a small
circulating collection of about 30 titles, all of them inappropriate for
younger children. I was wondering about the value of adding a few
games
for the younger set.
I apologize if this topic has been discussed before.
Arlene Sandner
New City Library
--
Arlene Sandner
Children's Services
New City Library
asandner@rcls.org
--
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From: "S. Fichtelberg" <sfichtel@lmxac.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Answer to the Strawberry Shortcake stumper
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Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 11:23:40 CDT
Wow, you guys are great! Thank you to everyone who sent answers to my
stumper about the hen who makes strawberry shortcake because she is sick of
chicken feed. The answer is Cook-a-Doodle-Doo by Janet Stevens. It's
actually a rooster who makes the shortcake when he wants a change and finds
his grandmother's cookbook (she was the little red hen). I've contacted
the
patron with the information. I had to leave a message, but I'm sure she's
as delighted as I am. Thanks again.
Susan
sfichtel@lmxac.org
Woodbridge Public Library
Woodbridge, NJ
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From: "Nikeda Webb" <nfwebb@wilmingtonlibrary.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: murals
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Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 11:23:47 CDT
Good question! Since a profit isn't being made I would think it would be
alright. I wanted to have a mural painted and was told, by my director,
that it was a violation of copyright. Please send me any responses you
receive.
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@wilmingtonlibrary.org
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pubyac@prairienet.org
[mailto:owner-pubyac@prairienet.org]On
Behalf Of Frannie Savel
Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 6:22 PM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: murals
Is painting the characters of a book on a wall,
for example Harry Potter, a violation of copyright?
As long as the wall is not photographed or used to
make money, is it all right? I would think it would
be a good thing for the author of the book. What is
your thought on this?
Frannie
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From: Dawn Sardes <Dawn.Sardes@euclidlibrary.org>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: murals
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Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 11:23:53 CDT
When I was an English teacher, I was told to remove a student-drawn
picture of Mickey mouse because of copyright violation.
I was told that characters like Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, etc. would
be okay to display because they are characters of folklore, but not if
they copied in appearance the Disney or other copyrighted depictions of
the characters. Mickey mouse is Disney born and bred, so it had to go.
So, I believe that drawing a picture of Harry could get you in hot
water.
Dawn Sardes
----- Original Message -----
From: Frannie Savel <savelf@yahoo.com>
Date: Thursday, May 23, 2002 7:21 pm
Subject: murals
> Is painting the characters of a book on a wall,
> for example Harry Potter, a violation of copyright?
> As long as the wall is not photographed or used to
> make money, is it all right? I would think it would
> be a good thing for the author of the book. What is
> your thought on this?
> Frannie
>
> __________________________________________________
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>
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From: "Sheilah O'Connor" <soconnor@tpl.toronto.on.ca>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: losing school librarians
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Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 11:24:00 CDT
Karen Brown wrote:
Our school district is over $7 million dollars in the hole. This means
that they are eliminating all the elementary and school librarians and
all the elementary library technicians, among other drastic cutbacks.=20
They are also losing many teachers, all music
teachers and p e teachers too - and closing two schools. =20
What can I possibly do to be supportive? Anything I think
of (which we don't have time to do anyway) seems like just a drop in the
bucket and an insult to the school librarians. I want to support them,
not try to replace them. Who has a helpful suggestion? Thanks.
Please share any ideas you get It looks like this will be happening up =
here in Ontario, Canada as well.
Sheilah O'Connor
Toronto Public library
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From: Beth Gaughan <bethg2@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Public Library Child Safety Brochure
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Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 11:24:07 CDT
Hello,
The only advice I can offer is that the use of Mommy
and Daddy may be problematic as children often come to
the library with other caregivers. Good luck on such
an important project.
Elizabeth Gaughan
bethg2@yahoo.com
--- Marcy Martin <m.martin@lanepl.org>
wrote:
> I am part of task group for Lane Public Library to
> develop staff procedures on
> handling unattended children in the public library.
> Part of our task is to
> develop a Public Library Safety Brochure to hand to
> parents. Does any of your
> library systems currently use such a brochure that
> does not deal with Internet
> safety but with how to keep your child safe while
> visiting the public
> library????
>
> We are looking to include positive statements such
> as: Lane Library is
> concerned along with you on ways to keep your child
> safe while having an
> enjoyable visit to the public library. Here are
> some things you may want to
> review with your child before visiting the library.
> 1. Stay close and in view of your parents while in
> the library
> 2. If you feel lost or frightened in the library, go
> to a librarian (you may
> want to bring your child to meet the librarians in
> attendance at the desk).
> 3. Practice "what if" situations at home with your
> child: What if you
> wandered away from Mommy or Daddy in the library and
> lost track of them --
> what would you do?
> 4. Remember to use your indoor voice. There may be
> others in the library
> reading or studying and we wouldn't want to disturb
> them.
> 5. Do not leave the library building without Mommy
> or Daddy.
>
> Please respond to me directly if you are currently
> using a brochure such as
> this or have handouts with similar information.
>
> Thank you in advance for your help.
>
>
> Marcy Martin
> Head of Children's Services
> Lane Public Library Fairfield Branch
> 701 Wessel Avenue
> Fairfield, Ohio 45014
> mailto://m.martin@lanepl.org
> Phone:513-858-3238
> Fax: 513-858-3298
>
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From: "Flores, Linda" <lflore@camden.lib.nj.us>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
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Subject: RE: truant children
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Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 11:42:21 CDT
Our policy is not to report the children. Why they are here is none of our
business and to report them would be invading their privacy rights. I may
not always agree with it but it is a public institution and ours is not to
question why they are here. As long as they are not disruptive we leave
them alone. We can only hope they are reading somewhere along the line.
Lin Flores
Reference Librarian
Atco, NJ
-----Original Message-----
From: Kate McCaffrey [mailto:katem@twcny.rr.com]
Sent: Friday, May 24, 2002 12:23 PM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: truant children
How do you handle children who are in the library during school hours? Our
policy has always been that it was not our responsibility to report this to
the schools. In some cases, there is a legitimate reason for children to
be home from school, and their parents may be aware of it. Lately one of
our branch libraries has seen lots of the same kids day after day, and they
would like to call the neighborhood school. Do any of you have policies
that address this? What's your opinion??
Thanks!
Kate McCaffrey
Onondaga County Public Library
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From: Susan259@aol.com
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: truant children
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Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 18:25:38 CDT
We have a new policy dealing with unattended children at the library which
means that after attemptig to locate the parents the next stpes are calling
the school and or the police--
Susan Smith
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From: "Ann Minner" <AMinner@leegov.com>
To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: day observances
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Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 18:25:45 CDT
found this website while searching for national hat day
http://www.aikenslaughs.com/birthday.htm=20
I've got no idea where he gets the info but they are fun
happy escargot day!
ann
Ann Minner
Youth Librarian
Rutenberg Branch Library
aminner@leegov.com
Phone 239.458.5900
Fax 239.433.3630
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From: "Kozloff, Rae" <raek@cityofanacortes.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Murals & copyright question
Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 18:25:51 CDT
We had this come up a few years ago, and found out that yes, you do have to
get publishers' permission to reproduce book characters in a mural even if
for a library (non-profit use). Some publishers simply refused,
others
said fine, go ahead, as long as credit was given somewhere near or on the
mural. Harry Potter was not one of the characters we investigated,
however.
Rae Kozloff
Anacortes Public Library, WA
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From: "Heather Acerro" <vclsafq4@rain.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Personal Stumper
Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 18:25:58 CDT
Hello Collective Brain,
I have been trying to remember the title of this book on my own, but it =
is proving impossible. I read it in the early 80's it is probably at the =
middle school level.
The book is about a girl who was a little nerdy and has no friends, but =
discovers that she is telekinetic. The only detail I can remember is =
that she drops a bag of groceries and is able to move the oranges with =
her mind.
Any ideas?
Thanks
Heather Acerro
vclsafq4@rain.org
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From: Susan259@aol.com
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: murals
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Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 18:26:04 CDT
Okay--
I am not an art teacher or an artist or a copyright specialist---However, I
do recall that often copyrighted/trademarked images to appear in artwork
(think andy warhol or things like that.) It has something to do with the
idea that the image is not a copy, but rather reinterpreted etc. I think
this is the same idea when songs are sampled in rap music. (Not, I think,
this necessarily prevents you from being sued, but broadens the idea a
little? Or maybe just confuses the issue.)
Susan Smith
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From: Eric Norton <enorton@scls.lib.wi.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: murals
Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 18:26:10 CDT
Beyond copyright, you may want to consider how long you plan on your mural
adorning your wall. The books and characters that are popular right now
might not be popular in five or ten years time. If you want to update your
mural that often then you can choose some trendy subject matter (once
you've resolved your copyright question), otherwise you might consider a
different subject/theme.
At 06:21 PM 5/23/02 -0500, you wrote:
> Is painting the characters of a book on a
wall,
>for example Harry Potter, a violation of copyright?
>As long as the wall is not photographed or used to
>make money, is it all right? I would think it would
>be a good thing for the author of the book. What is
>your thought on this?
> Frannie
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From: "Michelle Lopez" <mlopez@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
To: "Pubyac" <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: PlayStations Games
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Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 18:26:17 CDT
My library circulates GameBoy Advance, Nintendo 64, PlayStation, PlayStation
2, XBOX, and will shortly start with Nintendo Game Cube. All of our titles
are rated EC for Early Childhood, E for Everyone, or T for Teen. We do not
currently have any Mature titles in the collection. This collection is
extremely popular but labor intensive to process as many of the game
cartridges are quite small.
Michelle Lopez
Youth Services Librarian
Commack Public Library
mlopez@suffolk.lib.ny.us
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From: "Bryce, Richard" <bryce@palsplus.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: truant children
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Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 18:26:24 CDT
Hi, Kate! In our community, many of the students are home schooled.
More
and more parents are turning to this option. I know of a few more who will
start doing it in the Fall. If I see a school age child in my room during
the school day that's usually the reason why. I hardly think twice about
it
now...
Have a great weekend.
Richard Bryce :)
bryce@palsplus.org
973-728-2823
-----Original Message-----
From: Kate McCaffrey [mailto:katem@twcny.rr.com]
Sent: Friday, May 24, 2002 12:23 PM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: truant children
How do you handle children who are in the library during school hours? Our
policy has always been that it was not our responsibility to report this to
the schools. In some cases, there is a legitimate reason for children to
be home from school, and their parents may be aware of it. Lately one of
our branch libraries has seen lots of the same kids day after day, and they
would like to call the neighborhood school. Do any of you have policies
that address this? What's your opinion??
Thanks!
Kate McCaffrey
Onondaga County Public Library
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From: "Lori Karns" <lkarns@rain.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: murals
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Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 18:26:30 CDT
Asking pubyac for legal advice is chancy. Less chancy is contacting the
publisher and requesting the use of their work and images. We contacted a
number of children's publishers and found many were very obliging. They
asked us how we were going to use the work, how many people we estimated
would see the work, what were our financial goals, and so forth. Each
publisher was different. None charged us for the use of their exerpts. Only
one was absolutely unbending (we asked to use Charlie Brown characters for a
free summer reading program)a number of years ago. Keep the permission forms
on file. It's worth pursuing.
Lori Karns
Support Services
Ventura County Library
Ventura, CA
lkarns@rain.org
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pubyac@prairienet.org
[mailto:owner-pubyac@prairienet.org]On
Behalf Of Frannie Savel
Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 4:22 PM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: murals
Is painting the characters of a book on a wall,
for example Harry Potter, a violation of copyright?
As long as the wall is not photographed or used to
make money, is it all right? I would think it would
be a good thing for the author of the book. What is
your thought on this?
Frannie
__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience
http://launch.yahoo.com
------------------------------
From: "BALIS/PLS/SVLS Reference Center, SF Branch" <srcsf@mindspring.com>
To: "Pubyac" <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumper - Russian peasant girl
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Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 18:26:36 CDT
We're trying to identify a children's book that a patron was given for her
9th birthday in 1956. She hopes to find it in print so she can buy a copy.
She says it was called "Ninotchka" -- not sure of spelling -- and it
was a
kind of Russian "Heidi". It's about a little Russian peasant
girl who goes
to live with her grandparents. They are impoverished, but there is nothing
sad about the story. It's all set in Russia; it is not about immigrants to
the US. Patron remembers a scene about helping the grandmother bake bread.
It's a chapter book with b/w illustrations and a colored illustration on the
cover showing a little girl in a babushka, sweeping. A bound book, not a
Little Golden-type book.
We've searched OCLC, Alibris, and Loganberry Books, and have tried
variations on the spelling of Ninotchka/Ninochka/Ninotschka and even
Natasha. Books that we've so far ruled out are: _Masha, the little
goose
girl_, by Marguerita Rudolph; _Sasha and the samovar_, by Lorraine Beim;
_Katrinka grows up_, by Hellen Haskell; _Beyond the white wall_, by Nancy
Pitt; _Russian girl: life in an old Russian town_, by Russ Kendall.
Many thanks in advance for any help or suggestions! Please respond
directly
to us at srcsf@mindspring.com, as
we're not subscribed to the list.
- Catherine Sylvia
BALIS/PLS/SVLS System Reference Center, SF Branch
c/o San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin Street, 3rd floor
San Francisco, CA 94102
tel: (415) 552-5042 fax: (415) 552-5067
email: srcsf@mindspring.com
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From: Kerry Reed <kreed@wpld.alibrary.com>
To: PUBYAC <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Follow-up to Learning Disablity Stumper
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Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 18:26:42 CDT
I'd like to take this long overdue opportunity to thank everyone who
responded to my stumper regarding 4th grade level biographies of
individuals who have overcome a learning disability.
As always, the list came through and my patron was very impressed. This
will be an ongoing project for us, but one made much easier by your
help.
I'm including the majority of names sent to me. (A special thanks to
Chi Tonya whose list on Excel format I'm unable to attach here.) A
large percentage of the learning disabilities noted are dyslexia,
however my patron has yet to verify that that is the learning disability
her son is dealing with.
Thank you all again and again. I wish you a great summer.
--
Kerry Reed
Youth Services Librarian
Winnetka-Northfield Public Library District
KReed@wpld.alibrary.com
847/446-7220
In one Patricia Polacco's biographies, (I think its Firetalking) there
is a discussion of difficulties in learning to read...also one of her
picture books about Mr. F...can't remember title but you will find it by
looking for her as an author.
I just found this at Dav Pilkey's website (http://www.pilkey.com
<http://www.pilkey.com/> ) and wanted
to pass it on:
Dav shares his inspiring personal story on-line using a fun cartoon
format.
Dav overcame learning disabilities and hyperactivity to become a
successful
author/illustrator. The motivating moral of his story is that anyone can
be a success.
Hope this helps!
I think that Patricia Polacco's "Thank you, Mr. Falker" is a great
book
on
this topic for all ages.
I'm pretty sure that former olympian Bruce Jenner had/has dyslexia
What does Charles Schwab, inventor of the discount brokerage have in
common
with John Chambers, the CEO of Cisco as well as comedian Jay Leno and
political consultant James Carville? They all have dyslexia! For an
uplifting moment on how well dyslexia can be overcome-and what it takes
to
do it-see Fortune Magazine's May 13 issue at
http://www.fortune.com/indexw.jhtml?channel=artcol.jhtml&doc_id=207665
This article offers excellent links to websites that help with dyslexia
as
well as information about dyslexia including dyslexia on the job.
I just heard a clip this week from Ozzy Osbourne saying he is dyslexic.
I have just come from a conference where Jerry Pinkney,Barbara O'Connor,
Elizabeth Levy, and Aliki all mentioned having some form of a learning
or
behavior problem growing up. Jerry Pinkney said he was dyslexic, and
Aliki
said she would now be classed as hyperactive, which I believe from
seeing
her dash around this weekend. I don't know if any of these have
autobiographies out.
I found a biography about the children's author Helen Lester. It's
short and a bit easier than 4th grade reading level, but it's
really cute. The title is Author: a true story -
Helen Lester.
I'm not sure of the reading level of this juvenile biography - It is
called Jackie Stewart by Hasegawa. Jackie Stewart is a retired three
time world champion Grand Prix driver. He is dyslexic. Maybe this
would be of interest to your patron.
Little who overcame vision problems.
At the Georgia Children's Literature Conference last week, Elizabeth
Levy
and Jerry Pinkney mentioned they had learning disabilities--though I
don't
know whether they were diagnosed or whether they would appear in
biographies. Good luck!
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From: Lisa Hughes <lhughes@scinet.co.santa-clara.ca.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: cleaning headphones, etc.
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Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 18:26:48 CDT
Since there have been some postings about the question of cleaning
headphones and toys in the library, I was interested in an article I ran
across in PARENTS magazine, June 2001, p. 152. It's "Germ-proof Your
Child", by Karen Benfield. She says, "By encountering
germs--infectious
agents such as bacteria and viruses--children actually strengthen their
immune system, which creates a memory of whatever it combats. The second
time an infection hits, 'your immune system pulls up the right complement
of antibodies,' says Lynn Wegner, M.D., a developmental pediatrician in
Durham, North Carolina. 'If your body hasn't had the opportunity to
create this memory, you'll have trouble fighting an invasion.'
"Being overly vigilant about germ protection can backfire. 'There's
mounting evidence that if we try to keep kids completely germ-free, they
will have a greater chance of developing allergies, asthma, and allergic
reactions later in life,' says Stuart Levy, M.D., director of the Center
for Adaptation, Genetics and Drug Resistance at Tufts University School of
Medicine, in Boston, and a father of three. The immunse response won't
develop properly if children have too little contct with germs."
She does caution about cryptosporidium, some strains of E. coli, and
salmonella, but these are passed through poor food handling or feces. She
recommends frequent, thorough handwashing but not antibacterial cleanser.
So, for normal, healthy kids, it sounds as if we don't need to worry about
extensive cleaning. Interesting.
Lisa
Lisa Mead Hughes, Children's Services
Campbell Public Library
77 Harrison Avenue, Campbell CA 95008-1499
voice: (866-1991) fax: (408) 866-1433
lhughes@scinet.co.santa-clara.ca.us
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From: Lisa Hughes <lhughes@scinet.co.santa-clara.ca.us>
To: Arlene Sandner <asandner@ansernet.rcls.org>
Subject: Re: PLAYSTATION 2 GAMES
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Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 18:26:55 CDT
We have about 90 Playstation games in our system, all in the adult
collection and very popular (lots of holds!). We don't have any in the
children's collection, though we do have lots of CD-Roms of the
Edutainment type.
Are there any Playstation games that are geared for younger children? My
impression had been that the titles are aimed at kids in upper elementary
grades on up. At that age, the kids are beginning to explore other areas
of the library, so I'm comfortable letting the adults buy the Playstation
games and helping the kids put holds on them while we focus on the CDrom
games that are appropriate for younger children.
When we first began to buy CDRoms, we made a conscious choice that we
would focus on the edutainment games as being the most appropriate use of
our funds, and that we would not buy ones that were "just" games.
Lisa Mead Hughes, Children's Services
Campbell Public Library
77 Harrison Avenue, Campbell CA 95008-1499
voice: (866-1991) fax: (408) 866-1433
lhughes@scinet.co.santa-clara.ca.us
*** All standard disclaimers apply ***
On Fri, 24 May 2002, Arlene Sandner wrote:
> Hi everyone. Do any of you out there in libraryland
> circulate Playstation games? Our adult services dep't has started a small
> circulating collection of about 30 titles, all of them inappropriate for
> younger children. I was wondering about the value of adding a few
games
> for the younger set.
> I apologize if this topic has been discussed before.
>
> Arlene Sandner
> New City Library
>
> --
> Arlene Sandner
> Children's Services
> New City Library
> asandner@rcls.org
> --
>
>
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