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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, June 29, 2002 11:01 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 793
PUBYAC Digest 793
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) i'm ---, and this is erma.
by "Suzi Wackerbarth" <saw70@stargate.pitt.edu>
2) RE: When all of your programs fill up...
by Penny Bohlen <penny@warrenville.com>
3) Query (redux): hunting books?
by "Vicky Smith" <vjsmith@mcarthur.lib.me.us>
4) Stumper about a crystal Christmas tree
by "LaGumina Ann M" <laguminaa@LVCCLD.ORG>
5) RE: When all of your programs fill up...
by "Keener, Lesa" <LKeener@acmail.aclink.org>
6) Bingo Card Info Request Correction
by LouAnne or Jay Krantz <krantzjl@centurytel.net>
7) ?Environmental Story
by "Shari Haber" <shaber@mcls.org>
8) Astronomy program HELP
by "Lora Totton-Schwarz" <lorat@nils.lib.il.us>
9) Magic Tree House Party
by Marge Loch-Wouters <LochWouters@menashalibrary.org>
10) Re: Children's Room Wall Clock
by Jean Nichols <jean@clarksville.org>
11) RE: When all of your programs fill up...
by Nicole Reader <nreader@snap.lib.ca.us>
12) That's a Family
by cynthia stilley <c_stilley@yahoo.com>
13) RE: Statue of Liberty
by "Bryce, Richard" <bryce@palsplus.org>
14) RE: Statue of Liberty
by "Bryce, Richard" <bryce@palsplus.org>
15) fiction set in the 1840s-1850s
by Eric Norton <enorton@scls.lib.wi.us>
16) Re: KIDSTUFF Magazine craft
by "Beryl Donovan" <gafney@worldpath.net>
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From: "Suzi Wackerbarth" <saw70@stargate.pitt.edu>
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Subject: i'm ---, and this is erma.
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Does anyone remember a book about (Jerry?) the dog and Erma the cat, living
a back alley type of life? The book was out in the late70s, early 80s.
Thanks!
Suzi Wackerbarth
saw70@pitt.edu
University of Pittsburgh
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From: Penny Bohlen <penny@warrenville.com>
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Subject: RE: When all of your programs fill up...
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Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2002 10:28:54 CDT
Laura, We had the same problem when we allowed people to sign up in advance
for the entire summer. Now we limit sign up to two weeks ahead of the
actual event. We had so many no shows then had to scramble to call pople on
the waiting list. Perhaps you could also have a drawing for who gets to go,
or find another place to do your programs. Warrenville Public Library
District, Warrenville Illinois Penny Bohlen
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From: "Vicky Smith" <vjsmith@mcarthur.lib.me.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Query (redux): hunting books?
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Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2002 10:29:00 CDT
Hmmmm. I obviously was not careful enough in my query! Many
apologies--I should have known better. Several people (no doubt
thinking privately that I must have just checked in from Mars) have
reminded me of Gary Paulsen & Jean Craighead George. What I
am interested in is not so much survival hunting as recreational
hunting. You know, the family gets out the guns and goes out to
bag a deer kind of hunting. Thanks to those who have responded
so far, and I hope this helps to narrow the focus for future
responses.
Vicky
On 27 Jun 2002, at 17:21, Vicky Smith wrote:
> Hi all--
>
> Coming as I do from a state where hunting is a Big Deal, I have
> noticed a real absence of kids' books with positive or at least
> neutral stances toward hunting. Does anybody out there know of
> any books featuring contemporary characters that fit the bill? I am
> aware of Moose Tracks, by Casanova, and A Family Goes Hunting, by
> Patent, but there's got to be more out there! Please send any titles
> (fiction, nonfiction, picture book--whatever you can think of!) to me
> and I will post a bib to the list.
>
> Thanks so much,
>
> Vicky Smith
> vjsmith@mcarthur.lib.me.us
> Children's Librarian
> McArthur Library
> 270 Main Street
> Biddeford, ME 04005
>
Vicky Smith
vjsmith@mcarthur.lib.me.us
Children's Librarian
McArthur Library
270 Main Street
Biddeford, ME 04005
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From: "LaGumina Ann M" <laguminaa@LVCCLD.ORG>
To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumper about a crystal Christmas tree
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Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2002 10:29:06 CDT
Hi Everybody, I'm hoping you can help me with the following stumper.
The patron remembers reading a book from her school library about 15
years ago. The book is about a group of girls who play in an abandoned
house next door to one of the girls. At Christmas time they find a
crystal Christmas tree in the abandoned house which makes Christmas
special for her that year. It is a longer chapter book.
If anyone can help please respond to me at:
laguminaa@lvccld.org
Ann LaGumina
Young People's Library Asst.
Las Vegas, NV
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From: "Keener, Lesa" <LKeener@acmail.aclink.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
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Subject: RE: When all of your programs fill up...
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Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2002 10:29:12 CDT
We found a good method in my library in Brigantine. We sign up 20 children
in each craft class. We can really accommodate 25. We then tell patrons we
accept walk-ins if people are over 5 minutes late. You did not say if your
classes are well attended. We always have aleast five children not show up.
These ways when extras show up you have 5 spaces immediately (the number of
walk-ins that usually show up) we can also then take any latecomers. We
found that this eliminated people signing up who could not make all the
classes or just sign up for everything without checking their schedules. The
conventional waiting lists did not work because by the time you realized a
child wasn't coming it was too late to contact them. This way if the class
is full the patrons still have a chance.
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From: LouAnne or Jay Krantz <krantzjl@centurytel.net>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Bingo Card Info Request Correction
Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2002 10:29:20 CDT
As always I have received a quick response to my request for Bingo-style
reading records - BUT I did list my library's FAX number incorrectly.
The correct FAX # for Polson City Library is - 406-883-8239.
PUBYAC is an amazing resource!
Thank you,
LouAnne Krantz
Youth Services Librarian
Polson City Library
Polson, Montana
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From: "Shari Haber" <shaber@mcls.org>
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Subject: ?Environmental Story
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Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2002 10:29:26 CDT
A patron read a book in the late 1980s that had lots of colorful, glossy
illustrations. The story dealt with a red headed young boy who creates a
"grassy house". There are lots of frogs, and grass is very central to
the illustrations. The grown-ups in the story may have been
environmentalists. Does this sound familiar to anyone? TIA.
Shari Haber
MCLS Reference Center
shaber@mcls.org
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From: "Lora Totton-Schwarz" <lorat@nils.lib.il.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Astronomy program HELP
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Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2002 10:29:32 CDT
Hi all. I am usually just a lurker here, but I need a little creative =
boost from the Big Brain. We are having a sleepover in the library in =
August for middle school students around an astronomy theme. I have =
several astronomy buffs on staff who are willing to help with the =
'serious' science stuff, and they are providing telescopes for the kids =
to use outside. The general layout of the evening is fairly clear in my =
head, BUT...
...I can't come up with any games or ideas for fun ways for the kids to =
interact with one another around this theme. I think it's because I'm =
not particularly science-oriented so I've created a mental block for =
myself. Any and all help will be MUCH appreciated!
TIA
Lora Totton Schwarz
YA/Reference Librarian
Woodstock Public Library
Woodstock, IL =20
815/337-8447
lorat@nils.lib.il.us
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From: Marge Loch-Wouters <LochWouters@menashalibrary.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
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Subject: Magic Tree House Party
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We just finished a Magic Tree House party for kids going into Gr. 1-5 an
hour ago and it was way too much fun so had to share it with the list right
away!
All the kids received a braided yarn "rope ladder" wrist band when
they
walked in (pre-braided by our teen volunteers) as well as a lunch bag with a
magic tree house picture taped on to hold their goodies.. As the kids came
in , we asked some trivia questions from the book; once gathered we talked
about how libraries and books are so important in the series. Then we
divided the kids in three groups.
One group used stickers and markers to create their very own Magic Tree
House bookmarks
One group was led on a quick tour of the non-fiction. We created a small
quarter sheet with "Magic Tree House Magic Numbers" that listed in
Dewey
order all the different Dewey numbers where kids can find subjects found in
the books (Olympics, Amazon, mummies, dolphins, oceans, etc). We made sure
that we had plenty of those subjects books on display to get the kids
revved.
One group played two games: Pin the Rings on the Planet (Midnight on the
Moon) and an "Olympic" balloon toss (Hour of the Olympics). We
gave the
kids a mini-notepad and a toy compass as prizes - and yes, everyone got a
prize!
All groups rotated to all spots in the 45 minute event. We designed a cool
small "Master Librarian" card and at the end of the party, we filled
in each
child's name and gave them that.
The kids really enjoyed themselves and so did the teen volunteers (We
couldn't have done it without them!).
We had also thought about doing an Ed Emberley style dinosaur drawing with
the kids (Dinosaurs Before Dark) or maybe a vinegar and baking soda volcano
demo or hands-on (Vacation Under the Volcano). And the choice of Olympic
games was endless. There wasn't enough time but its all in the files for
next time.....
So hope lots more folks share their ideas!
Marge
Marge Loch-Wouters
Head of Youth Services
Menasha's Public Library
440 First St
Menasha WI 54952
920 967-5166, ext 700
lochwouters@menashalibrary.org
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From: Jean Nichols <jean@clarksville.org>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Children's Room Wall Clock
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Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2002 10:29:45 CDT
Try <norrishallstudio.com> for really cool clocks. Norris Hall has a
boy
reading a book and a girl reading a book available for purchase. He also
designed the artwork for the 2002 Tennessee Summer Reading Program. Hope
you
find something really great.
Jean Nichols
Laura Pilkington wrote:
> Hi Everyone! Does anyone know where I can purchase a good quality wall
clock
> for the children's room in my library? All of the nice clocks I've seen so
> far were for adults. The children's room received some money as a donation
> in order to decorate the room. If anyone has any ideas as to where I can
> purchase a nice children's wall clock, please let me know.
> Thanks so much.
>
> Please respond to my personal email.
>
> Laura Pilkington
> Youth Services Librarian
> Poughkeepsie Public Library District
> New York
> lpilkington@poklib.org
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From: Nicole Reader <nreader@snap.lib.ca.us>
To: PUBYAC <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: When all of your programs fill up...
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Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2002 10:29:52 CDT
How nice for the library's special events to
be so popular, but how terrible that there
isn't room for every patron who wants to
attend. The current discussion of "full"
events reminded me of something Miss Manners
says about planning wedding receptions: if
you have a lot of loved ones but a limited
amount of money to spend on your reception,
what do you do? Do you leave out some of
your friends and relations so you can serve
prime rib, or do you invite everyone you love
and serve them cake and punch?
It's no wonder many of the librarians who
have posted on this topic feel guilty about
turning eager patrons away. Our professional
instinct is to serve every child, even if
that child is in day care, has parents who
can't get their act together to register for
programs, or is just unlucky enough to have
an event fill up. My feeling: if there's not
enough room for all the interested members of
the public at a certain event, the event
needs to be changed, or offered more than
once.
Last year nearly 5,000 people attended
approximately 150 storytimes and other
children's events at my library, and no
registration was required for any of them.
(I'm not counting group visits and baby
storytimes, which *do* require
registration.) I work at a single-branch
library serving a town of 27,000, so this
would be more difficult at a library serving
a larger number of people, but I still think
it's worth it to strive to make every library
program as open and accessible as possible.
Yes, there are sacrifices to be made--for
example, since we have an average of 100
people at each Summer Reading Program event,
there are some types of events we simply
can't offer--but it's worth it to be able to
remove barriers to free and easy access.
N.
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Nicole Reader
Head Youth Services Librarian
Benicia (CA) Public Library
nreader@snap.lib.ca.us
www.ci.benicia.ca.us/library.html
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From: cynthia stilley <c_stilley@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: That's a Family
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Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2002 10:29:58 CDT
Hello PUBYACers,
We just bought a really interesting video called
"That's a Family!" It is really unique. It's made for
kids, grades K-8, and really addresses family
diversity issues with kids. (IT ALSO HAS OUTSTANDING
REVIEWS FROM BOOKLIST AND VIDEO LIBRARIAN.) Folks on
this listserve seem to always be looking for material
that speak to families that look different on the
outside from the traditional nuclear family AND I
THINK THIS VIDEO WILL BE VERY AFFIRMING TO THEM. What
seems to make "That's a Family!" so engaging are the
stories told by the children growing up in these
different family types such as mixed race, adoptive,
single-parent, divorced, guardian, and gay and
lesbian-headed households. Just a "heads up" about
this interesting video. Their website is
www.womedia.org.
__________________________________________________
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Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup
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From: "Bryce, Richard" <bryce@palsplus.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
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Subject: RE: Statue of Liberty
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A very cool idea, Andrea. Thanks! How neat would that be especially
since
the program will be a few days before Halloween. Won't the parents love
me!
LOL Enjoy the week(end)and have a safe 4th.
Take care,
Richard :)
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From: Andrea Johnson [mailto:ajohnson@cooklib.org]
Sent: Saturday, June 29, 2002 11:12 AM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: RE: Statue of Liberty
Hm... I thought I knew exactly what you were going to propose, but I
was wrong, so here's what I thought it would be...
Take a paper towel or toilet paper tube, cover it with paper, attach a
paper flame to the top and you have a torch. Make a Liberty crown with
a long strip of heavy paper and long (sports pennant-shaped) triangles
glued or stapled around the base, then folded out. Voila! Statue of
Liberty costume!
Andrea Johnson
ajohnson@cooklib.org
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From: "Bryce, Richard" <bryce@palsplus.org>
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Subject: RE: Statue of Liberty
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That's a neat idea, thanks. I just found a website (papertoys.com) that
has
a 3d paper cutout of the Statue, so I can use that. Have a great week(end)
and a safe 4th.
Take care,
Richard :)
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From: Amazontippy@aol.com
[mailto:Amazontippy@aol.com]
Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 6:21 PM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Statue of Liberty
I'd envision taking an empty papertowel cardboard tube, glue it to a circle
of cardboard for a base, copy a line drawing of the Statue of Liberty-maybe
from a coloring book (make up a backside), and glue it to the tube- might
want to let the kids color it first....
that might be interesting....
Arlene F. Badillo
abadillo@chicagopubliclibrary.org
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From: Eric Norton <enorton@scls.lib.wi.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org, kidslist@scls.lib.wi.us
Subject: fiction set in the 1840s-1850s
Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2002 14:05:42 CDT
I have a patron who is part of a local ongoing historical reinactment
project that is going to be hosting two groups of kids (a scout troop and a
4-h group) and would like to have a list of historical fiction to hand to
the kids afterwards (very cool that they thought to make this
connection). There are some major historical fiction series that I am
going to examine (Pleasant Co.'s History Mysteries, multiple Scholastic
series) but historical fiction isn't really my strong point. Do any of you
have suggestions for books set in this time period? I'm particularly
looking for Wisconsin/upper Midwest material but anything American will
help. Thanks. I will attempt to put together a list of all the
recommendations.
Eric Norton
Head of Children's Services
McMillan Memorial Library
Wisconsin Rapids WI 54494
715-423-1040
enorton@scls.lib.wi.us
"Very senior librarians...once they have proved themselves worthy by
performing some valiant act of librarianship, are accepted into a secret
order and are taught the raw arts of survival beyond the Shelves We Know."
Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards!
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From: "Beryl Donovan" <gafney@worldpath.net>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: KIDSTUFF Magazine craft
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Hi Jennifer,
I am including here a link which you may find useful to use in your
homeschooling. This database is provided to NH libraries for in library
use
as well as patron use on home computers and is new this month. The URL is
http://search.e;net.com/login.asp
and User ID is: Gafney and Password is
03872. I've already searched for "Kidstuff" with no posted
results, so I
will get online to other librarians on Tuesday to see if another library may
have a copy. I think you will enjoy the EBSCO database of magazines,
newspapers and other reference material and if you have problems, give me a
call. Beryl Donovan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jennifer Cunningham" <cunninje@oplin.lib.oh.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 29, 2002 11:11 AM
Subject: KIDSTUFF Magazine craft
> I am looking for a copy of a craft from KIDSTUFF Magazine, 1988 Vol. 4
> #12 "At the Zoo". There is supposed to be a craft for a tall
jointed
> monkey. If anyone can find it can you fax me a copy at (937)294-8578.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Jennifer Cunningham
>
>
>
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