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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: Sunday, August 11, 2002 11:01 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 830
PUBYAC Digest 830
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Great new storytime books
by "Susan Dailey" <obldailey@wellscolibrary.org>
2) RE: next Harry Potter book
by "Beverly Bixler" <bbixler@sanantonio.gov>
3) RE: kids and time spent on the Internet
by "Beverly Bixler" <bbixler@sanantonio.gov>
4) RE: Summer Reading Participation
by Jeanne O'Grady <OGRADYJ@santacruzpl.org>
5) Scary Stories
by Katrina Neville <KatrinaN@moval.org>
6) Summer Reading Participation
by Martha Simpson <msimpsonmls@snet.net>
7) Magazines responses
by Mildred Bernstein <tomildred@yahoo.com>
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From: "Susan Dailey" <obldailey@wellscolibrary.org>
To: "PUBYAC" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Great new storytime books
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Dear Yaccers,
Has anyone seen a really great storytime read-aloud published in 2002? I'm
doing a presentation and I'd like to use a new book to demonstrate the
importance of reading with expression. You can reply to me directly the
address below.
Thanks,
Susan Dailey, librarian and author of A Storytime Year
Ossian Branch Library
Ossian, IN
obldailey@wellscolibrary.org
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From: "Beverly Bixler" <bbixler@sanantonio.gov>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>,
Subject: RE: next Harry Potter book
Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2002 13:10:06 CDT
The last time I read anything on the subject was that not even the
publisher knows when Rowling will be finished with book 5. Here in my
library, we did have a child come in requesting volumes 5, 6, and 7 of
the Harry Potter books! We had to explain that they had not been
published yet!
Beverly Bixler
bbixler@sanantonio.gov
San Antonio Public Library, TX=20
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From: karen maletz [mailto:kmlib@yahoo.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2002 5:05 PM
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: next Harry Potter book
Hi all, I know this has been discussed before but I
don't remember the answer. When is the next Harry
Potter book due out? TIA
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From: "Beverly Bixler" <bbixler@sanantonio.gov>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>,
Subject: RE: kids and time spent on the Internet
Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2002 13:10:15 CDT
It must be wonderful that your library is so un-busy that kids can
actually spend hours playing games on the Internet. Few children can do
that in our branch simply because our 7 Internet computers are in such
high demand. At this time, patrons are limited to a 30 minute turn on
our Internet computers, unless no one is waiting. "When no one is
waiting" is usually early in the morning (our library opens at 9:00 a.m.
most days). So very few people, children or adults, have the opportunity
to spend hours on our computers. We also limit everyone (ch & a) to 2
sign-ups per day for the computers. We don't have software that cuts
people off when their turn is over, we have flesh & blood staff who
monitor the computers & tell people to get up when their turn is over. I
wouldn't worry too much about your game-addicted children. Like someone
else replied, they will be back in school soon and won't have the
opportunity to spend hours on the computers. And I also agree, that it
really is their parents' lookout as to how their children spend their
time, unless the parents are using your library as a substitute for
daycare or babysitting.
Just my $.02.
Beverly Bixler
bbixler@sanantonio.gov
San Antonio Public Library, TX=20
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From: Jeanne O'Grady <OGRADYJ@santacruzpl.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: Summer Reading Participation
Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2002 13:10:21 CDT
Here in Santa Cruz we have 11 branches including the Bookmobile. This
summer we had 2914 participants in our Summer Reading program, Dive Into
Books. 1334 of those earned at least one Sand Dollar (our incentives are
coupons worth one dallar at local merchants. To earn a sand dollar you
have
to read 1 inch of books, a newspaper article, and eithr a magazine article,
a website, or attend a library program). That's 46% who finished which is
up 4% from last year. the average participant earned 12 sand dollars out
of
a maximum of 20. (This average has remained pretty steady for several
years.) Our initial numbers are up by several hundred and have been
increasing annually. Three years ago we changed from a 9 week summer
program to 6 weeks. This works well for us as many people are out of town
in August. We also just celebrated our fifth annual Festival of the Book
for the end of Summer Reading. The Festival is basically a big family
event
in the park with food, crafts, and entertainment. This summer we had 165
programs at our branches with well over 4000 people attending.
So Summer Reading is alive and well in Santa Cruz. WE already have a theme
for next year (although not a title).
Jeanne Kelly O'Grady
Youth Services Outreach Librarian
Santa Cruz Public Libraries
Santa Cruz, CA
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From: Katrina Neville <KatrinaN@moval.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Scary Stories
Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2002 13:20:41 CDT
Hi all,
I know this has probaby been asked a zillion times, but as I cannot access
the archives...
I'm in the middle of a big purchasing project, and would like to get more
"scary" titles -- other than Alvin Schwartz and the Goosebumps series.
Any
good leads?
Please respond directly to me and thanks in advance for your help!
Katrina Neville
Librarian
City of Moreno Valley
25480 Alessandro Boulevard
Moreno Valley, CA 92553
t. 909-413-3880
f. 909-247-8346
e. katrinan@moval.org
w. www.moreno-valley.ca.us
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From: Martha Simpson <msimpsonmls@snet.net>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Summer Reading Participation
Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2002 13:20:48 CDT
We had an increase in SRP participation this year. We always go to the
schools in the spring to talk up the SRP and do booktalks to grades 3,4
and 5.
This year, we added a preschool SRP for the first time. We gave parents
the reading logs and let them set their own goals. Most set it to
around 20 books, but the range was anywhere from 5 to 150. (For
school-age kids, they have to read 5 books.) The respense was great.
We hoped for 50 preschoolers to sign up and we had about 120.
Since you probably have a loyal crowd for storytimes, maybe adding the
preschool component will boost your program.
Martha Simpson, Stratford (CT) Library
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From: Mildred Bernstein <tomildred@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Magazines responses
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Thank you to all that responded to my inquiry for magazines. I visited a
local bookstore and viewed Discovery Girls (I think it is too old for my
children's room), Blue's Clues magazine, Dig, Barney magazine, Nickelodeon
and Nick Jr. I still have a few weeks to decide what to cancel and what to
purchase. I have attached the responses I received.
Thank you again.
Mildred Bernstein
The Smithtown Library-Commack Branch
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I also, as of a year ago, canceled Cricket, Hopscotch and Ladybug, and
This year am even canceling the sacred Highlights due to the fact that
Nobody has checked out any of these titles in several years! I replaced them
with Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends, Dig (an archeological
magazine),Nickelodeon, Your Big Back Yard, and Wild Animal Baby (a
stiff-paged magazine for Toddlers). All these titles circulate a lot and
people are finally checking out magazines! I also carry Sports Illustrated
for Kids, National Geographic World and American Girl. What good is literary
quality if it sits on the shelf? Time to give the people what they want!
I'll never regret the decision.
Good luck, Melissa MacLeod
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We've just started receiving Dig, New Moon, and Muse,
and I really like them. So many magazines bit the dust in the past few
months that I wanted. Too bad.
Good luck--Cassie Wilson
We made the same decision here that the Gayle Byrne made, we ditched
a lot of the traditional "best" mags and bought ones that really went
out. Here's our most recent list and we're still working on it...
Beckett Baseball card monthly; Boys quest; ESPN magazine; Hot Rod
Mad; Muse; Odyssey; Owl; Pro wrestling illustrated; Science news;
SI for kids; American Girl; Arts and activities; Babybug (circs like crazy);
Chickadee; Cobblestone (seldom goes out but Ill get it forever)
Cosmo girl; Cricket (probably next to go); Disney Adventures; Faces;
Clubhouse; Game Pro; Girls life; Hopscotch; Jump; Kids Discover; Ladybug;
National Geographic World; New Moon; Nickelodeon; Pack o fun; Plays; Ranger
Rick; Seventeen; Soccer Jr.; Spider; Teen Ink; Teen People; Wizard; YM
Let me know if you need more info
Traci Moritz
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I vote for Kids Discover, Discovery Girls, American Girl, Cricket and
Cobblestone.
Christine Dettlaff
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highlights, american girl, muse, sports illustrated for kids, ranger rick,
your big backyard, and zoo are the magazines that are taken out most
often - sports illustrated for kids is the most popular magazine.
Children's Room
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