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From: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults and Children"
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To: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults and Children" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2002 11:01 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 815
PUBYAC Digest 815
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Re: Alternate uses for library cards?
by "Rosie Meadows" <rmeadows@af.public.lib.ga.us>
2) Re: Chinese New Year craft
by "Elizabeth Lai" <elai@tpl.toronto.on.ca>
3) Storybook costumes
by "Geist, Mary" <mgeist@meherrinlib.org>
4) Let Freedom Read: Banned Books Week 2002
by "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
5) stumper--cat in charge
by anie schafer <anieoakley@yahoo.com>
6) RE: shelving series books
by Kindt_CA <Kindt_CA@co.brown.wi.us>
7) RE: shelving series books
by "Susan Dailey" <obldailey@wellscolibrary.org>
8) Celtic Time Travel Stumper
by "Chris Mallo" <chrism@GRRL02.GRRL.LIB.MN.US>
9) RE: shelving series books
by "M. Mills" <mmills@leaguecitylibrary.org>
10) Raksha Bandhan is Aug 22 in 2002
by Mary Gonzalez <marycgon@lmxac.org>
11) RE: Chinese New Year craft
by Kelly Burns <Kelly.Burns@cityofcarrollton.com>
12) YA area/room games
by Aileen Johnson <JohnsonA@buckslib.org>
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From: "Rosie Meadows" <rmeadows@af.public.lib.ga.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: Alternate uses for library cards?
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Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2002 20:10:21 CDT
I have used old library cards to make lapel pins.
*Put some sort of sticker on the front and trim card to fit sticker or let
children be creative with buttons, beads, etc.
* Hot glue a safety pin or a lapel pin (from craft story) on back of card.
Great fun.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gruninger, Laura" <lgruning@MCL.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2002 3:14 PM
Subject: Alternate uses for library cards?
> My Director handed me a quantity of misprinted library cards, knowing I
> can usually find a craft use for just about anything.
> Can anyone suggest ways you might have used old credit cards or library
> cards for crafting? It could be for kids of any age, or a display, etc.
> I'll compile a list, if indeed there are that many suggestions!
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Laura Gruninger, Children's Librarian
> Mercer County Library System, Lawrence HQ
> Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
>
>
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From: "Elizabeth Lai" <elai@tpl.toronto.on.ca>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: Chinese New Year craft
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Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2002 20:10:28 CDT
Try giving them a cardboard template of the animal and let them decorate =
with colourful paper, leftover wrapping paper cut up into pieces to make a =
mosaic effect. Could be done individually or as a group.
>>> Lin_Look/staff/cccl%LIBRARY@contra-costa.lib.ca.us
07/25/02 03:14PM =
>>>
Our branch was given a sizable donation to use for some Chinese New Year
programs. Can anyone suggest a craft linked to the holiday? I've
looked
at some craft books, but nothing leaps out at me. Our craft age group
tends to be young (5-7) so something easy would be nice.
Feb. 1, 2003 will start the Year of the Goat, so a goat craft would work.
Many thanks!
Lin Look
Contra Costa County, CA
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From: "Geist, Mary" <mgeist@meherrinlib.org>
To: "'PUBYAC@prairienet.org'"
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Subject: Storybook costumes
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Dear Collective Brain:
We're considering entering a "float" (really just the library van) in
an
upcoming community parade, and several staffers have volunteered to walk
along in costumes of storybook characters. But it's late in Summer Reading
Club, and we're all creatively bankrupt. We're looking for ideas for
costumes. Please tell us what you've used in the way of instantly
recognizable character costumes that are easy and cheap to put together.
We've done Cat in the Hat to death. Thanks.
Mary Geist
Richardson Memorial Library
One Spring Street
Emporia, VA 23847 (434) 634-2539
"A truly great library contains something to offend everyone."
Jo
Godwin
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From: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
Subject: Let Freedom Read: Banned Books Week 2002
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Dear librarians,
In celebration of Banned Books Week 2002 (Sept. 21-28), ALA is
encouraging libraries to participate in a nation-wide event that will
highlight the importance of free speech and free expression. Join ALA
and host a "Read-out!"--a continuous reading of books banned and
challenged.
Take this opportunity to share and celebrate the importance of Banned
Books Week with your community. Invite community leaders, local
celebrities, members of your staff, and library users to participate as
a reader in your Let Freedom Read event. Promote your event to local
media, and share your plans with ALA by contacting us at
oif@ala.org
ALA will provide a list of frequently challenged classics, in addition
to our Most Frequently Challenged Books lists. Talking points and press
materials also will be made available.
Start by purchasing your Banned Books Week materials from OIF by
calling (800) 545-2433 x. 4220 or visiting our Web site
http://www.ala.org/bbooks/
Media materials will be available on this site by mid August.
Revisit
http://www.ala.org/bbooks/#readout
for updated information on this event!
____________________________
Beverley Becker, Associate Director
ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom
50 E. Huron Street
Chicago, IL 60611
800-545-2433 ext. 4221
312-280-4227 (fax)
bbecker@ala.org
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From: anie schafer <anieoakley@yahoo.com>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: stumper--cat in charge
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Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2002 20:10:51 CDT
hello collective brain,
i have a stumper for your friday...
the patron describes this a picture book which she
read to her now 13 yo daughter when she was about 3
years old. the cat "hisses" at the boy of the family
and ends up taking the dad's chair at the dinner
table.
i don't have much else to give you all, but i hope you
can help me!
many thanks
anie
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From: Kindt_CA <Kindt_CA@co.brown.wi.us>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
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Subject: RE: shelving series books
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Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2002 20:10:58 CDT
For MAry Kate and Ashley/Full House/Two of a Kind, etc...we have been
shelving them under MKA for Mary Kate and Ashley. Kids are usually ok
taking one from a different series if the one they want isn't available.
Clare Kindt
Brown County Library
Green Bay, WI
-----Original Message-----
From: Keener, Lesa [mailto:LKeener@acmail.aclink.org]
Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2002 2:15 PM
To: 'pubyac@prairienet.org'
Subject: RE: shelving series books
We have a wierd style unique to our branch. If the book series has the same
author we leave them with the general collection and label the shelf. We
found that we had less circs when the series were separated. If the series
has different autors such as pokemon or power puff girls we file them all
under the first three letters of the series. For instance Powder Puff Girls
under POW. We found that this is the way children think and it is really
hard to tell a 3rd grader that wants full house books to look under six
different authors. It has been interesting. We put all the Mary Kate and
Ashley books under FUL for full house. They still looked for the mystery
books and Two of a Kind books under FUL.
-----Original Message-----
From: deb bodner [mailto:d_bodner@yahoo.com]
Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 3:53 PM
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: shelving series books
Howdy,
I'm seeking the advice of your collective wisdom.
We will be opening a new main library and are
currently working on the collection. The question we
are grappling with is how to shelve the series books.
Is it better to interfile them with regular fiction or
pull them out and shelve them separately? My question
to you is do you have a separate section for series
books? If so, what criteria do you use for pulling a
series title, such as size of the series or multiple
authors. If you interfile with fiction, do you cutter
them under the series name or the author's name?
Please e-mail me off line at <d_bodner@yahoo.com>.
thanks in advance, your suggestions in the past have
always been helpful.
deb bodner
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"Only the strongest are put through fire...
And the forge creates things of great strength and beauty."from Archangel
by
Susan Shinn
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From: "Susan Dailey" <obldailey@wellscolibrary.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: shelving series books
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Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2002 20:11:06 CDT
At my library we only treat the sets that have different authors in a
special manner. In the j fiction section, these sets, e.g. American Girls,
Wishbone, are shelved at the beginning of the alphabet. They are indicated
in the card catalog with the word "set" after the call number.
The trickier
situation is dealing with those sets that were originally written by a
single author, e.g. Magic School Bus, Curious George. In that case, they
are shelved with the books by the original author. I don't think there is
a
perfect solution to these issues, but this works for us.
Susan Dailey, librarian and author of "A Storytime Year"
Ossian Branch Library
Ossian, IN
obldailey@wellscolibrary.org
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From: "Chris Mallo" <chrism@GRRL02.GRRL.LIB.MN.US>
To: "pubyac" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Celtic Time Travel Stumper
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Ok, here's one for the collective expertise out there. We had a patron
com=
e in asking for a book that she started reading a few years ago. she
thoug=
ht it was kind of lame so she quit reading it, but it's been bugging her so=
she wants to read it again. Unfortunately, she can only remember
bits and=
pieces (isn't that always the way it goes?) :)
This is what she remembers: There are 2 guys =96 they are roommates and 1
=
is engaged. They travel back through time because of a Celtic sign.
One g=
uy gets sucked down a hole. One thinks the other is playing a joke on him
=
because he couldn=92t find him. That's all she can remember. We
tried all=
of our resources here, but no luck. If anyone has any ideas we'd
really a=
ppreciate it!
Thanks to all!
Chris
--
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: "M. Mills" <mmills@leaguecitylibrary.org>
To: "Keener, Lesa" <LKeener@acmail.aclink.org>,
"'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: shelving series books
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Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2002 20:11:21 CDT
Lesa, this sounds like a great idea, if cataloging and processing agree to
follow through with the series the way you separate them. Titles that
change series names each year (Mary Kate & Ashley and the New Adventures of
Mary Kate & Ashley, for instance) will still be housed under one series
name.
At 02:25 PM 7/25/2002 -0500, Keener, Lesa wrote:
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>We have a wierd style unique to our branch. If the book series has the same
>author we leave them with the general collection and label the shelf. We
>found that we had less circs when the series were separated. If the
series
>has different autors such as pokemon or power puff girls we file them all
>under the first three letters of the series. For instance Powder Puff Girls
>under POW. We found that this is the way children think and it is really
>hard to tell a 3rd grader that wants full house books to look under
six
>different authors. It has been interesting. We put all the Mary Kate and
>Ashley books under FUL for full house. They still looked for the mystery
>books and Two of a Kind books under FUL.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: deb bodner [mailto:d_bodner@yahoo.com]
>Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 3:53 PM
>To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
>Subject: shelving series books
>
>
>Howdy,
>I'm seeking the advice of your collective wisdom.
>We will be opening a new main library and are
>currently working on the collection. The question we
>are grappling with is how to shelve the series books.
>Is it better to interfile them with regular fiction or
>pull them out and shelve them separately? My question
>to you is do you have a separate section for series
>books? If so, what criteria do you use for pulling a
>series title, such as size of the series or multiple
>authors. If you interfile with fiction, do you cutter
>them under the series name or the author's name?
>Please e-mail me off line at <d_bodner@yahoo.com>.
>thanks in advance, your suggestions in the past have
>always been helpful.
>
>deb bodner
>
>
>
>=====
>mailto://d_bodner@yahoo.com "Only the strongest are put
through fire...
>And the forge creates things of great strength and beauty."from
Archangel
by
>Susan Shinn
>
>__________________________________________________
>Do You Yahoo!?
>Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better
>http://health.yahoo.com
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From: Mary Gonzalez <marycgon@lmxac.org>
To: PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults & Children
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Raksha Bandhan is Aug 22 in 2002
Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2002 20:11:29 CDT
Fellow Pubyaccers:
This is just a heads up about a very sweet multicultural
(Hindu)
festival coming in August.
Raksha Bandhan is celebrated in most of India, on the full moon of the
month of Sravan, which is August-September. In 2002, it is August 22nd.
"The fesitval of Raksha Bandhan symbolizes love, affection, and feeling
of brotherhood." (Good pictures here, too)
http://www.andhratoday.com/festival/rakhi.htm
Info on origin, including "feminist perspective"
http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/southasia/Culture/Festivals/Raksha.html
"Start your trip to Nepal here..."
Janai Purnima and Raksha Bandham are explained in detail here.
http://www.nepalhomepage.com/society/festivals/janaipurnima.html
"Sisters tie an amulet [or thread or bracelet] around the right wrist of
their brothers, praying for their long life and happiness."
http://travel.indiamart.com/maharashtra/festivals/raksha-bandhan.html
" On the day of Raksha Bandhan, there is a lot of
excitement among the girls. After an early bath, the sister invites her
brother to wear the rakhi and reaffirm the bond of love. She applies
`tilak' or vermilion powder on his forehead and ties the rakhi on the
right hand. She then performs aarti and offers her brother some sweets.
After she completes the traditional formalities, the brother gives her a
gift as a token of his love and affection. It could be in the form of
jewellery, new clothes, money or blessings too ! But its value is
immeasurable!! "
http://travel.indiamart.com/maharashtra/festivals/raksha-bandhan.html
A search on Google shows sites where you can send cards or buy gifts.
I've been getting advice from my co-worker Hetal Vyas at my library for
a display I'm setting up. She said any thread or string is alright to
use. Also, the "vermilion" can be anything red. Red
Library ink would
work. (Washable ink might be preferable.) The red color is holy, which
is why it is used.
I'm printing some of these pages as part of my display.
I'm also
using Rani and Munna, the Dover paper dolls. Hetal is bringing in some
thread.
Dover publishes a "Girl and Boy from India paper
dolls" for $3.95
which has 32 costumes and a stand-up girl and boy figure. The costumes
are identified by region and festival, and also have many words
describing the individual pieces of the costumes, plus an English
translation. (i.e. ganjee=t-shirt) There is also a black and white map
of India with the regions designated.
www.doverpublications.com
Dover also publishes Traditional Fashions from India Paper Dolls, Mumtaz
of the Taj Mahal Paper Dolls, and Cut and Make Festival Masks from
India, but I haven't seen these.
I'm just in the beginning planning stages of my display, but I thought
I'd pass on the info in case anyone is interested.
Mary Gonzalez
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From: Kelly Burns <Kelly.Burns@cityofcarrollton.com>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
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Subject: RE: Chinese New Year craft
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Hello!
I did a really fun Chinese New Year program last February, with two
different crafts.
1) Chinese writing: I had a laptop set up in the room, preset to the
website http://www.eponym.org/hq.html
where folks could look up their name
in Chinese. I set out a couple of books we have on how to write in
Chinese,
bet you has one or two in your collection. Also found some books in our
collection on Chinese New Year that had how to write simple good luck wishes
and how to write Happy Chinese New Year (Gung Hay Fat Choy.) I copied and
laminated a few pages with examples. Set out red paper "strips"
(red 8 1/2
x 11 sheets cut in half the long way) and some black Sharpies.
2) Making lucky red money envelopes: I copied a template from a
children's
book called A World of Holidays: Chinese New Year by Catherine Chambers for
folks to fold/glue stick together and gave out gold fish and ying/yang
sticker to seal.
We did lots of other stuff, too - if you would like any more details, I am
glad to share.
Kelly Burns, Youth Services Librarian
Carrollton Public Library
-----Original Message-----
From: Lin_Look/staff/cccl%LIBRARY@contra-costa.lib.ca.us
[mailto:Lin_Look/staff/cccl%LIBRARY@contra-costa.lib.ca.us]
Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2002 2:14 PM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Chinese New Year craft
Our branch was given a sizable donation to use for some Chinese New Year
programs. Can anyone suggest a craft linked to the holiday? I've
looked
at some craft books, but nothing leaps out at me. Our craft age group
tends to be young (5-7) so something easy would be nice.
Feb. 1, 2003 will start the Year of the Goat, so a goat craft would work.
Many thanks!
Lin Look
Contra Costa County, CA
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From: Aileen Johnson <JohnsonA@buckslib.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: YA area/room games
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Greetings!
We are in the planning stages of a new building! We are going from
8,000 sq. feet to 25,000 sq. feet. We want to finally create space for
YAs.
We have been asked by the Executive Director of the library to consider
games (hand held type like Gameboy) for the room. The space will likely be
the size of a small conference room with our YA collection, table(s), and
chairs.
Does anyone have games available? Any advice is very welcome.
Aileen Johnson
Children's Services Manager
Bucks County Free Library
James A. Michener Branch
229 California Road
Quakertown, PA 18951
Phone: (215) 536-3306
Email: JohnsonA@Buckslib.org
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