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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: Monday, August 12, 2002 11:01 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 831
PUBYAC Digest 831
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Valerie Tripp in *my* library!
by JANE BAIRD <lijhb@library.ci.anchorage.ak.us>
2) RE: Summer Reading Participation
by Cara Romeo <cromeo@sdln.net>
3) STUMPER: Childrens Video
by "Linda Turner" <TurnerL@dekalblibrary.org>
4) RE: Summer Reading Participation
by "Keener, Lesa" <LKeener@acmail.aclink.org>
5) New books for teaching/novel studies
by Betsy Fraser <Betsy.Fraser@calgarypubliclibrary.com>
6) STUMPER: Dirty train washes clean to many colors
by "Andrea Johnson" <ajohnson@cooklib.org>
7) Stumper: Squirrel Book
by "Kaye Bowes" <kbear97@hotmail.com>
8) Sad stories
by "Lorie O'Donnell" <odonnell@midyork.lib.ny.us>
9) EZ Library Program database online
by "Margaret Keefe" <mkeefe@midhudson.org>
10) List for Lemony Snicket
by "Barron, Stacie" <StacieB@mail.jefferson.lib.la.us>
11) Question from SLJ: Summer Reading Participation
by "Minkel, Walter (RBI-US)" <WMinkel@reedbusiness.com>
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From: JANE BAIRD <lijhb@library.ci.anchorage.ak.us>
To: PUBYAC@PRAIRIENET.ORG
Subject: Valerie Tripp in *my* library!
Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 18:10:38 CDT
I just had such a neat experience, that I had to share with the listserv.
Valerie Tripp just walked into our library, right off the tourist boat.
What a lovely, personable lady! Let no one say that Anchorage Alaska
is off the beaten track.
Jane Baird
Anchorage Municipal Libraries
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From: Cara Romeo <cromeo@sdln.net>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: RE: Summer Reading Participation
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Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 18:10:45 CDT
This year we have seen a decrease in children and young adults participating
in our summer programs. We are also going through a remodeling project so
we
had to have our programs away from the library and we thought that was why,
but everyone we talk to has had the same probelm with particpants. There
are
many children who are checking out library books, but I don't think they
have
time to keep track of books, points, etc. Maybe a little over programmed?
Cara Romeo
Community Services Librarian
Alexander Mitchell Public Library
519 South Kline Street
Aberdeen, SD 57401
605-626-7097
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From: "Linda Turner" <TurnerL@dekalblibrary.org>
To: PUBYAC@PRAIRIENET.ORG
Subject: STUMPER: Childrens Video
Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 18:10:51 CDT
I'm hoping someone out there can help me out. I'm looking for a childrens
video that is about a dragon that reads. I don't know the exact title.
Its for naturally one of our patrons, that desperately trying to find this
video.
I will appreciate all help!!!!!!
Thanks
Linda M. Turner
Brookhaven Public Library
Dekalb County
Atlanta, Ga
TurnerL@dekalblibrary.org
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From: "Keener, Lesa" <LKeener@acmail.aclink.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: Summer Reading Participation
Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 18:10:58 CDT
My Reading program response has been phenomonal this year. I believe this is
do a huge jump in our population, the promotion of my area as a family rsort
and the number of people taking there vacations locally. I saw a special on
teh Ocean city/Ac area and it said that we had record amounts of tourists
this year. We get people who spend the entire summer or at least july and
early August when we have our program.
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From: Betsy Fraser <Betsy.Fraser@calgarypubliclibrary.com>
To: "Yalsa-bk (E-mail)" <yalsa-bk@ala.org>,
"pubyac (E-mail)"
Subject: New books for teaching/novel studies
Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 18:11:05 CDT
Please excuse the cross-posting. I'm working on a list of books to suggest
to teachers for novel studies and would welcome any suggestions of titles
published in the last few years (div 2,3,4) that would I can recommend to
teachers for use in the classroom. They may be fiction or non-fiction.
I'll post the finished list.
Thanks,
Betsy
Betsy Fraser
Youth Services Librarian
Calgary Public Library
bus: 402-260-2641
Betsy.Fraser@calgarypubliclibrary.com
http://calgarypubliclibrary.com
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From: "Andrea Johnson" <ajohnson@cooklib.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: STUMPER: Dirty train washes clean to many colors
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Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 18:11:11 CDT
O Great Brain:
A co-worker remembers a book (at least, she thinks it is a book; she =
knows she has seen a flannelboard version) about an old train about to =
be retired in favor of a newer model. The engineer loves the train and =
decides to wash it up and make it shine before it is retired. When he =
washes it, he's surprised to discover that it's actually a colorful =
train -- all the cars are rainbow colors.
Can you help? If so, please reply to me directly at =
ajohnson@cooklib.org -- I will
summarize for the list.
Thanks!
Andrea Johnson
ajohnson@cooklib.org
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From: "Kaye Bowes" <kbear97@hotmail.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Stumper: Squirrel Book
Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 18:11:18 CDT
Hello, Fellow PubYaccers,
A colleague has asked for a favorite book from his childhood that featured a
squirrel he thinks is called Susie who lives in a house up in a tree. The
house looks a lot like a dollhouse. Susie is very neat and tidy and serves
tea in acorn cups and has a broom made of twigs. Along come some ruffian
red squirrels and drive her out of her home while they trash it. They
eventually leave and then she comes back, and puts her house back together
again.
It sounds very familiar. I know I read it to one of my girls but I
couldn't
find it in the usual resources. I would assume it is probably about the
70's.
TIA.
Kay Bowes
Concord Pike Library
Wilmington, DE
kbear97@hotmail.com
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From: "Lorie O'Donnell" <odonnell@midyork.lib.ny.us>
To: "pubyac@prairienet.org"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Sad stories
Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 18:11:24 CDT
Help!! I have a young girl who wants to read sad stories with her
babysitter. She is a good reader who is entering 2nd grade in the fall.
She wants single setting books, so ones like Where the Red Fern Grows and
Charlotte's Web won't work. I gave her The Snow Queen, The Little Match
Girl and The Happy Prince for now. Anyone have any suggestions for sad
stories? She wants "sad all the way through" so she and her
babysitter can
cry together. Reply to odonnell@midyork.lib.ny.us
and I'll post the results
to the list.
Thanks!
Lorie
Lorie J. O'Donnell
Children's Librarian
Jervis Public Library
Rome, NY 13440
odonnell@midyork.lib.ny.us
--
Not all who wander are lost.
J. R. R. Tolkein
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From: "Margaret Keefe" <mkeefe@midhudson.org>
To: "Pubyac Listserv" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: EZ Library Program database online
Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 18:11:31 CDT
Our library system has recently created an online EZ Library Program
database. Our goal is to have librarians input their successful program
ideas, including a description of the program and supplies needed, so that
others reading using the database can plan a program from it. We currently
have 98 programs in the database which is searchable by Program Type,
Audience, Cost and Topic as well as keyword. Programs submitted run the age
range from babies to adults and the cost range varies from $0 to over $100
(mostly when a performer is used). In all cases there is a contact person
and their e-mail so that further clarification can be obtained, if
necessary. Many of the programs have been submitted by librarians in our
system but all the ideas are suitable for programming anywhere. Please visit
our site at http://midhudson.org/resources/ezprogram.htm,
find a new program
idea to inspire you and also submit one to share with your colleagues. We
welcome your feedback and suggestions.
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Margaret M. Keefe
Coordinator of Youth Services
Mid-Hudson Library System
103 Market Street
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
(845) 471-6060 X35
(845) 454-5940 FAX
URL: http://midhudson.org
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From: "Barron, Stacie" <StacieB@mail.jefferson.lib.la.us>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: List for Lemony Snicket
Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 18:11:39 CDT
A few people asked me what I received. So this is this list. I
believe it
was compiled earlier by someone else. I'm not sure who it was. A lot
of
people sent me the same list. Here is the list.
Here are the responses for if you liked Lemony Snicket's Series of
Unfortunate Events, try these...
Aiken Arabel and Mortimer
Aiken Arabel's raven
Aiken Mortimer says nothing
Aiken Mortimer's cross
Aiken Wolves of Wolloughby Chase + others
Bellairs The house with a clock in its walls + others
Bellairs Curse of the blue figurine
Colfer Artemis Fowl
Garfield Smith
Garfield The ghost downstairs
Garfield The December rose
Garfield John Diamond
Garfield BlackJack
Garfield The strange affair of Adelaide Harris
Haugaard Princess Horrid
Heide The shrinking of Treehorn
Heide Treehorn's treasure
Horvath Everything on a waffle
Horvath The trolls
Ibbotson Dial a witch
Ibbotson Island of the aunts
Ibbotson The secret of Platform 13
Ibbotson Which witch?
Ives Monsieur Eek
Maguire Seven spiders spinning
Pullman Spring-heeled Jack
Pullman Count Karlstein
Pullman Clockwork, or all wound up
Sachar Holes
Scieska Time Warp Trio series
Waddell Harriet and the crocodiles + other Harriet books
Wallace Cousins in the castle
Wallace The twin in the tower
Wallace Peppermints in the parlor
Authors suggested:
Gorey, Philip Ridley, Sachar, Daniel Pinkwater
Stacie Barron
Children's Librarian
East Bank Regional Library
Metairie, LA 70001
Stacieb@mail.jefferson.lib.la.us
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From: "Minkel, Walter (RBI-US)" <WMinkel@reedbusiness.com>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Question from SLJ: Summer Reading Participation
Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 18:11:45 CDT
Folks-- For those of you whose SRP numbers are declining, I see few
speculations on why that is. Here are the reasons I suspect, or that people
have mentioned already:
1) Change in community population (fewer kids, or fewer kids who are library
users or book readers)
2) Too much competition from other reading programs--particularly reading
programs (& summer reading lists) in schools
3) Too many other activities during the summer
Do any of you (even if your numbers are increasing) see any of the above as
a culprit for diminishing SRP numbers? If not these, what?
In regard to #2: How many of you have tried, & how many have been successful
at, creating a joint school/public library reading program?
How many of you have directors who expect growth in your numbers every year?
How many of you have directors who don't have that kind of expectation?
Please reply to wminkel@reedbusiness.com.
Thanks, W
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Walter Minkel, Technology Editor, School Library Journal
www.slj.com * wminkel@reedbusiness.com
* 646-746-6721 * fax 646-746-6689
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