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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: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 4:15 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 838
PUBYAC Digest 838
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Re: PUBYAC digest 836
by "Elizabeth McWilliams" <Emcwil@co.arlington.va.us>
2) Program idea: Pizza 'n' Pages
by Sharon Anderson <sharonKA@showme.net>
3) Posted Stumper Answers
by Susan Anderson-Newham <snewie@yahoo.com>
4) re: banned books
by "ali jenkins" <ajenkins@mad.lib.ms.us>
5) Re: Graphic Novel labels
by "Callahan County Library" <callahancl@bitstreet.com>
6) STUMPER
by Kwitkowm@libcoop.net
7) Scat the Cat
by "Baraboo Children's Dept." <barch@scls.lib.wi.us>
8) Halloween Help!
by Bjh6677@aol.com
9) Author Visits Any Success Stories?
by Jennifer Parker <jmpwel@yahoo.com>
10) Re: cleaning board books
by terri wimpee <t_wimpee@yahoo.com>
11) Re: Stumper Solved
by "M. Neiman" <mellifur@cox.net>
12) Mouse question
by Laura Mach <lmach@kenton.lib.ky.us>
13) Inspirational message
by Julie Linneman <juliel@wichita.lib.ks.us>
14) Stumper
by "Margaret Korenski" <MKORENSKI@vigo.lib.in.us>
15) Spine Labels for Graphic Novels
by "Candice Morris" <cmorris@mtlib.org>
16) thanks and list of books about tv
by Nancy Thelen <nthelan@monroe.lib.mi.us>
17) Kids' Publishers Website Links
by "Gruninger, Laura" <lgruning@MCL.org>
18) Toys in Library
by Kim Olson-Kopp <k.olson-kopp@lacrosse.lib.wi.us>
19) Summer Reading
by "Jane Cook" <Jane.Cook@ci.stockton.ca.us>
20) toys in children's room
by Bonita Kale <Bonita.Kale@euclidlibrary.org>
21) Summer Reading
by "Jane Cook" <Jane.Cook@ci.stockton.ca.us>
22) SRP award assemblies during school
by Nadine <read2kdz@yahoo.com>
23) Great new storytime read-aloud
by "Susan Dailey" <obldailey@wellscolibrary.org>
24) Re: volunteers
by "Cindy Rider" <CRIDER@vigo.lib.in.us>
25) Re: Question from SLJ: Summer Reading Participation
by "Amy Shelley" <AShelley@larm.lib.wy.us>
26) Stumper Solved
by "Claire Isaac" <cisaac@rpl.regina.sk.ca>
27) Stumper
by MzLibrary@aol.com
28) Stumper: Beginning Readers similar to Ant & Bee
by jandersen@carmel.lib.in.us
(Jennifer Andersen)
29) Scary Stories List (long)
by Katrina Neville <KatrinaN@moval.org>
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From: "Elizabeth McWilliams" <Emcwil@co.arlington.va.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
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Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 16:51:25 CDT
Re: toys in the library.
We haave a box of wood blocks, a basket of toy wheels and gears, a jar of =
wood beads for stringing, and some lacing cards I made. We also have a =
big lifesize soft alligator. I am quite pleased that the blocks are still
=
the most popular.
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From: Sharon Anderson <sharonKA@showme.net>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Program idea: Pizza 'n' Pages
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Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 16:51:31 CDT
I wanted to share information about a program that we used quite
successfully as part of our summer reading program. Although we designed
it for a weekly meeting schedule, it could work just as effectively during
the school year meeting once a month.
Pizza and Pages
Mysterious Summer 2002
Ages: Students entering grades 4-6
Time: Mondays, 7:00-8:00 p.m.
The pizza part virtually guaranteed an audience, but it can get a little
expensive. To overcome this budget constraint, I told the participants up
front that "pizza" could mean lots of things besides traditional pizza
(pizza-flavored chips, pizza rolls, pizza crackers, etc.) (Surprising, the
pizza rolls went over just as well as the pizza that we ordered in!) The
pages part was where we had the most fun. We targeted students who were
going into grades 4 through 6, so we decided to use the nominee list for
the 2002-2003 Mark Twain Award.
Since this group was part of our summer reading program, the group met once
a week for 9 weeks. For each meeting, I passed out copies of the opening
chapter of two or three of the Mark Twain nominees-just enough to get them
hooked and leave them hanging. (FYI--Opening chapters for several of these
books were available online. I also found discussion guides at several of
the publishers' web sites.) In addition to the chapter handouts, I gave
booktalks (including non-fiction books) and filled in enough background
information to give them a sense of context. Overall, I tried to
present
the information in lots of different ways to help keep their interest. For
example, as an introduction to Fever, 1793, the students drew slips of
paper that told them their fate. If they got a blank piece of paper, they
lived--and they were expected to sit through the booktalk (relatively)
quietly; if they got an X, they were to be one of the "1 in 10" who
died
(many were quite melodramatic).
At the conclusion of each meeting, I asked them to vote for which book they
were most likely to read. If time allowed, I encouraged them to share what
books they were reading using E.L. Konigsburg SIAS method from Silent To
the Bone (Summerize in a Sentence).
I tried to find a theme or connection to tie the books together (genre,
subject matter, time, etc.), but it was not always easy (some of the
connections are less than obvious at first glance). If you want to use the
Mark Twain list, the books can be grouped together this way:
Week 1--Fever 1793, Nory Ryan's Song, Color Me Dark (The obvious connection
here is historic fiction, so we talked about what they expect from a piece
of historical fiction. Their responses: historic accuracy, attention
to
detail, some sense of what life was like then as opposed to now. I used
their responses to lead the discussion, asking them for specific examples
from the opening chapters they were reading.)
Week 2--The Graduation of Jake Moon, Gracie's Girl, My Brother Made Me Do
It (books in which the protagonist relates to an older character)
Our meeting was outside on this day because of a double-booking of the
community room. So I set us up withing sightline of the dumpster and
opened the program with the opening chapter of The Graduation of Jake Moon.
(The participants kept looking toward the dumpster like they thought
someone was going to jump out of it at any time!)
Week 3--Coyote Autumn, When Mack Came Back (dog stories, responsibility)
Week 4--No More Dead Dogs; Because of Winn-Dixie; Dear Mrs. Ryan, You're
Ruining My Life (I emphasized the humor)
Week 5--Ereth's Birthday (fantasy)--I had to improvise here since this book
didn't fall into a category with any of the other MT nominees. I brought
in other fantasy titles and played off of the Harry Potter withdrawl
approach (my standard "Tired of waiting for book 5 to come out? Try
one of
these..." booktalks)
Week 6--Dream Soul, The Wanderer (strong, determined female characters)
Week 7--Gib and the Grey Ghost, Jake's Orphan (orphan stories)
Week 8--Holding Up the Earth, A Year Down Yonder (moving on; change;
finding roots)
Week 9--Torn Thread, Play to the Angel (holocaust stories)
The program was an overall success. We received lots of positive feedback
from the kids who came and from the parents who really appreciated a
program that emphasized the books. Some participants brought guests from
out of town, and I've had other librarians ask me about the program, so I
thought I'd pass the information on to the list...
Sharon Anderson
Youth Services Coordinator
Cape Girardeau Public Library
711 N. Clark St.
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
sharonKA@showm.net
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From: Susan Anderson-Newham <snewie@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Posted Stumper Answers
Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 16:51:38 CDT
To our beloved proctor,
It is SO frustrating to see answers to stumpers posted
without the original information. So many people have
complained about this to no avail. Is it possible to
censor (argh) minimalist stumper answers? Perhaps this
would encourage the oft requested courtesy of letting
us know what the stumper was in the first place.
Begging, pleading, and reminding seem to be
accomplishing nothing. I really don't relish creating
more work for you, but it is really a thorn in this
list's side!
Thank you!
Susan Anderson-Newham
Covington Library
KCLS
MODERATOR RESPONDS:
While I have deleted extremely cryptic Stumper REQUESTS (see Stumpers PUBYAC
Netiquette below), I consider final answers to Stumpers optional. I
originally "proctored" more of the traffic on PUBYAC. I ensured
all the
Subject headings were perfect, that bibliography requests were eventually
submitted, that all Stumpers had e-mails in the body of the message.
However, I also have a husband of almost 19 years whom I am still very much
in love with; two boys (self-explanatory); many hobbies like stained glass,
piano, and fiberarts; a yard completely full of flowers; and a full-time
job. I found that moderating for almost 2 hours daily took up too much of my
life. ( I even take an occasional vacation, and wish to thank Elena
Rosenfeld of the Standley Lake Library in Arvada, CO, for babysitting PUBYAC
last week. )
So now all I do is stop the spam (tons of it); I delete the messages to
'please unsubscribe me'; I won't post attachments (you can't read them
anyway); I've occasionally I've even stopped an accidental and possibly
career-killing letter that someone is interested in a job that was posted on
PUBYAC. I try to catch duplicate formatting that many of your e-mail systems
send so that each message isn't printed twice. From PUBYAC's inception, I
haven't posted book reviews, chain letters, or job resumes. I also won't
post Stumper or Bibliography answers that should have gone to the original
poster. There have also been a few vitriolic discussions on PUBYAC that
made me wince, but I posted all those messages, because the discussion is
important. I'm assuming you are all adults. You are very good at
policing
yourselves as far as the behavior on this listserve. You are PUBYAC's
strength in its support for one another, your sharing of ideas, problems,
joys and mistakes. I am delighted to be able to help you communicate with
each other, but *you* will have to continue to hassle those posters who
don't include the original Stumper info.
Yours very truly,
Shannon VanHemert
PUBYAC Moderator pyowner@pallasinc.com
"Netiquette" Procedures for Stumpers
>From the FAQ page on PUBYAC's webpage www.pallasinc.com/pubyac
Dated: Fri, 1 Mar 1996
1) It is professional courtesy to include in your posting the references
which you have already checked. That way librarians all over the world won't
be hauling out their A to Zoo for the same question. This is Standard
Operating Procedure in large libraries who write "call-back"
questions.
2) The SUBJECT LINE must begin with "Stumper" and continue with a
short
description of the book. There's nothing worse than a generic stumper
subject heading. This will also enable people who have the capacity to
filter their e-mail to delete the stumper before it hits their e-mail box.
[Note, however, oh ye filterers, that if your "kill" file kills
anything
with the word "stumpers" in it, you will have lost out on this
fascinating
discussion about stumpers which we have just engaged in.]
3) I will NO LONGER forward misplaced stumpers to the correct addressee.
Replies must be sent directly to the original poster. You don't see this
aspect of PUBYAC, but it takes an inordinate amount of time to keep track of
all these stumpers. In other words, if you send a stumper answer to PUBYAC,
it will not be delivered. (My life just got 10 times easier.) Only the
original poster and their patron know if the answer to a stumper is correct,
borne out by my continual observation of multiple differing answers to a
single stumper question.
4) Because of #3, it is VITAL that the original poster include in the body
of the text his or her return address. Many mailers strip out addresses from
the headers and people can't see them.
5) Agree that no one has to answer a question they don't want to answer.
6) "Thank yous" are optional. If you are curious about an answer,
contact
the original poster.
7) I will try to send stumpers out last each night. If the digests work
right, stumpers should therefore be at the end. This is somewhat out of my
control, however.
8) If your answer to a stumper bounces back from the original addressee, it
does not help to post the answer to PUBYAC. If your mail bounces from that
address, it also bounces PUBYAC's mail.
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From: "ali jenkins" <ajenkins@mad.lib.ms.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: re: banned books
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can someone please tell my why Where's Waldo? was challenged. i just think
they are pulling at straws for this one.
tia,
ali
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From: "Callahan County Library" <callahancl@bitstreet.com>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: Graphic Novel labels
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Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 16:56:57 CDT
Sorry I don't remember who was looking for graphic novel labels, I got a
sale circular from Brodart today and they have them in it.
Sonia
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From: Kwitkowm@libcoop.net
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: STUMPER
Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 16:57:04 CDT
Dear Pubyackers-
Patron has us stumped with a book that's from the '70's? Two children
meet two "ghost" children in a garden. They make a potion that
takes
them back in time. They save the two "ghost" children from a house
fire.
The saved children turn out to be the real kids' grandparents.
Thanks
for any help you can give us.
Marta
kwitkowm@libcoop.net
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From: "Baraboo Children's Dept." <barch@scls.lib.wi.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Scat the Cat
Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 16:57:10 CDT
Hello Everyone!
Beth and I are just delighted to report that we have received many versions
(+ ideas) for Scat the Cat. As soon as we can, we will post the list with
all the results.
Again, thanks so much for your quick responses.
Karen and Beth
Baraboo
Youth Services Staff
Baraboo Public Library
230 4th Ave., Baraboo WI 53913
Phone: 608-356-6166 FAX: 608-355-2779
barch@scls.lib.wi.us
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From: Bjh6677@aol.com
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Halloween Help!
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Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 16:57:16 CDT
Hello everyone,
My library is doing a scary storytelling program for Halloween. Does
anyone
know any scary stories that involve the audience. We have looked at Alvin
Schwartz'a Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, Thing at the Foot of the Bed
and Other Scary Tales by Maria Leach, When the Lights Go Out by Margaret
Read MacDonald. We have a few good ideas but more would be helpful.
Thank
you in advanced.
Bethany Hayward
Broward County Libraries
bjh6677@aol.com
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From: Jennifer Parker <jmpwel@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Author Visits Any Success Stories?
Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 16:57:24 CDT
I have a question about author visits to your libraries and their success.
This Thursday we are having an author come to doa talk and I was very
excited, thinking the children would be thrilled but unfortunately we only
have 15 children registered. I have put a display of thisbooks out and
have
really talked him up but peopel are busy or have had enough of our programs
and really were not interested. II will let the group know how it went on
Thursday afternoon, when the program is complete.
Are people just uninterested in meeting authors or should I have promoted it
differently? We put it on our website, in our newsletter, word of mouth,
and in the newspaper but still we have only a small number signed up.
Thanks for your help,
Jennifer
jmpwel@yahoo.com
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From: terri wimpee <t_wimpee@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: cleaning board books
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Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 16:57:31 CDT
Our board books need cleaning -
Are some cleaning materials better than others? Has
anyone had any problems with cleansers taking the
finish off?
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terri wimpee
t_wimpee@yahoo.com
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From: "M. Neiman" <mellifur@cox.net>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org,PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Stumper Solved
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Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 16:57:37 CDT
Please!!! WHAT WAS THE ORIGINAL QUESTION?
At 08:56 AM 8/17/02 -0500, asears@teaneck.org
wrote:
>The book seems to be HOW LITTLE LORI VISITED TIMES SQUARE
>by Amos Vogel, ill. by Maurice Sendak, 1963, 1991And nobody has heard from
>them since..."
M. Neiman
neiman@glasct.org
Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Glastonbury, CT
http://www.wtmlib.com
The opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of my organization.
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From: Laura Mach <lmach@kenton.lib.ky.us>
To: "pubyac@prairienet.org"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Mouse question
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Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 16:57:44 CDT
Hello everyone -
I am looking at a particular brand of computer mice for children, called
KidzMouse for our children's department computers. I was wondering if anyone
has used these before and if they are durable. Please respond to me off
listserv.
Thank you!
Laura Mach
Laura Mach
Children's Librarian
Erlanger Branch Library
3130 Dixie Highway
Erlanger, Kentucky 41018
(859) 341-5115
lmach@kenton.lib.ky.us
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From: Julie Linneman <juliel@wichita.lib.ks.us>
To: KANLIB-L@ku.edu, pubyac@prairienet.org,
publib@sunsite.berkeley.edu
Subject: Inspirational message
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Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 16:57:51 CDT
Does anyone have an inspirational essay, poem, or book excerpt on the
theme "The Freedom to Read"? It would need to be less than five
minutes,
appropriate to an audience of the general public, and would be presented
in a program with segments representing other American freedoms on
September 11. If you have any suggestions, I would welcome your ideas.
Thank you.
With apologies for any cross-posting.
Julie Linneman
Coordinator of Programs and Outreach
Wichita Public Library
223 S. Main
Wichita, KS 67202
(316) 261-8590
fax: 262-4540
juliel@wichita.lib.ks.us
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From: "Margaret Korenski" <MKORENSKI@vigo.lib.in.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumper
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Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 16:57:58 CDT
Here is another stumper for you--a patron in her late twenties, early =
thirties, remembers a book as a child that she believes was a picture =
book. It was colorful and cartoon-like and about an ugly man that is =
shunned by the townspeople. These same townspeople are stunned to learn =
that the pizzas they rave about are actually made by this man and they =
learn to look beyond the physical appearance of their fellow man. Can =
anyone help?
mkorenski@vigo.lib.in.us
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From: "Candice Morris" <cmorris@mtlib.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Spine Labels for Graphic Novels
Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 16:58:06 CDT
Spine labels for young adult graphic novels which also includes comic
books and non-fiction:
YA
Graphics
After attending a great PNLA workshop on graphic novels & comic books,
I am pulling our teen graphic novels out of the 741s and will display
them in the young adult area. The spines will be labeled with a gold
foil "YA Graphics" 3/4 x1 inch label printed at Instyprints. I changed
the word "graphic" from an adjective (with it's explicit sexual
connotation) to a noun. I would guess that eventually they will be
called graphix, but until then I like YA GRAPHICS because it covers
the
whole format - fiction & non-fiction.
Candice Morris
cmorris@mtlib.org
Lewis & Clark Library
120 S. Last Chance Gulch Helena, MT 59601
Phone 406 447-1690 x115 Fax 406 447-1687
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From: Nancy Thelen <nthelan@monroe.lib.mi.us>
To: "PUBYAC@prairienet.org"
<PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: thanks and list of books about tv
Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 16:58:12 CDT
Thanks for your ideas for books about watching too much tv.
Here is a list of books:
Fix It--David McPhail
Jimmy Jet and his TV set--poem by Shel Silverstein
Library Lil--Suzanne Williams
Magic Box--Barbara Brenner
Penny Lee and her TV--Glen McCoy
The Boy with Square Eyes--Juliet and Charles Snape
Mouse TV--Novak
"Peddler Polly and the Story Stealer" found online at this URL as
reader's theater RTE #8 -- Peddler Polly and the Story Stealer .
There is a link to a regular version of the story on this page.
If you do a search for "peddler polly", other stories will come
up also.
A Monster is coming, a Monster is coming by Florence Parry Heide
Better Than TV by Sara Swan Miller
The most frequently suggested title was Penny Lee and her TV.
--
Nancy Thelen
920 W. Michigan Ave
Three Rivers Public Library
Three Rivers, MI
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From: "Gruninger, Laura" <lgruning@MCL.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Kids' Publishers Website Links
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Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 16:58:19 CDT
Do any of you know of a site that links all of the children's activity
sections of children's Publishers? My co-worker, who is a media
specialist keeps a written list of these for use in school. I'm thinking
there must be a nice link somewhere that we could bookmark or add to our
website.
On a silly note: Our library trainer began offering some website classes
for kids this summer, with help of two of our youth librarians. In two
classes, the kids and dads ended up on the Romping Robot Power Punchout
Captain Underpants section on Scholastic's site. This was without any
prompting from staff, or use of bookmarks. One kid even took over the
workstation with the Sony Projection Screen and showed it to the whole
class.
http://www.scholastic.com/captainunderpants/home.htm
Laura Gruninger, Children's Librarian
Mercer County Library System, Lawrence HQ
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
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From: Kim Olson-Kopp <k.olson-kopp@lacrosse.lib.wi.us>
To: pubyac <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Toys in Library
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Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 16:58:26 CDT
We probably have the ultimate "toy" in our children's area--a
steamboat! If you've ever visited, you could not have missed this huge,
built-in model with a captain's cabin, a deck, a rear reading area, and
a paddlewheel. The doors in the center lead to our storyroom. This
"toy" has many advantages--children remember the library fondly and
children who are visiting from other libraries really have a ball when
the come to ours. But the good with the bad--it can get pretty loud!
For a picture, see our website:
http://www.lacrosselibrary.org/child/
We also have blocks, puppets, a puppet theater and puzzles along with
many stuffed animals (a huge Curious George and Longfellow, an 8-foot
tall Steiff giraffe).
Kim Olson-Kopp
La Crosse Public Library
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From: "Jane Cook" <Jane.Cook@ci.stockton.ca.us>
To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: Summer Reading
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Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 16:58:32 CDT
We have just finished a very successful summer reading program. While
registrations were up about 20%, actual completion rates (i.e. children
who met the preset goal) was about one third. We have refined our
program over the years, and factored in and worked around year-round
school, and the goal (read six books in six weeks) itself does not seem
to be daunting.
It appears that we generate a lot of excitement around signing up (and
getting a book bag, reading record, etc.) but those who actually make it
to the end are one in three, which is puzzling. Program attendance is
good and performers, storytimes and the like are well received, so that
doesn't seem to be a problem.
Has anyone ever studied completion rates or measured success in this
way? Do all your children who sign up for Summer Reading continue to
participate (come to Library programs, read their books, gain incentives
or however you measure participation) or is it typical to lose two
thirds along the way?
Thanks for your feedback.
Jane Dyer Cook
Jane Dyer Cook
Children's Services Resource Librarian
Stockton-San Joaquin County Public Library
605 N. El Dorado Street
Stockton, CA 95202
209.937.8312 209.937.8683 (fax)
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From: Bonita Kale <Bonita.Kale@euclidlibrary.org>
To: pubyac <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: toys in children's room
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Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 16:58:40 CDT
We have two sorts:
1. To stay in the room: simple puzzles, a huge cube with a wire bead
thingy on top and other toys on the sides (gift of the Friends), an
enormous bear (gift of the friends), a gorilla puppet who sits on a
chair, and a mirror (gift in memory of someone's dad).
We had a contest to name the gorilla (Goreada), and another to name the
bear (Booker). The bear sits on the floor and is a great favorite.
2. Educational Enrichment Kits that circulate. Parents or teachers
pick 12 things (or less) from a catalog we made, giving us 2 days'
notice. We fill as best we can, substituting if need be. They go out
in canvas bags, and only the bags have bar codes. If a kit comes back
incomplete, we at Children's do the phoning, etc.
We -don't- call for pickup; the parent has to come the day they said
they would, or soon thereafter. If they don't, we put the things away.
We have about 170 different items, many in multiple. Brain Quest is
popular, and Etch a Sketch, and slide puzzles, Learn to Write books,
car tapes and books. Also dressing boards, and a set of big
demonstration teeth.
Requires a lot of space, but very popular. We do only minimal cleaning
of items, but we do discard and get new ones when they get too grungy.
Bonita
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From: "Jane Cook" <Jane.Cook@ci.stockton.ca.us>
To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: Summer Reading
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We have just finished a very successful summer reading program. While
registrations increased about 20%, actual completion rates (i.e.
children who met the preset goal) was about one third. We have refined
our program over the years, and factored in and worked around year-round
school, and the goal (read six books in six weeks) itself does not seem
to be daunting.
It appears that we generate a lot of excitement around signing up (and
getting a book bag, reading record, etc.) but those who actually make it
to the end are one in three, which is puzzling. Program attendance is
good and performers, storytimes and the like are well received, so that
doesn't seem to be a problem.
Has anyone ever studied completion rates or measured success in this
way? Do all your children who sign up for Summer Reading continue to
participate (come to Library programs, read their books, gain incentives
or however you measure participation) or is it typical to lose two
thirds along the way?
Thanks for your feedback.
Jane Dyer Cook
Jane Dyer Cook
Children's Services Resource Librarian
Stockton-San Joaquin County Public Library
605 N. El Dorado Street
Stockton, CA 95202
209.937.8312 209.937.8683 (fax)
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From: Nadine <read2kdz@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: SRP award assemblies during school
Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 16:58:54 CDT
Hi,
Just to mention, before I ask for your assistance once again, I will be
posting the information I received on public performance licenses for
showing videos probably in the next couple weeks. I received more requests
for info than responses, so I am still researching this. (It seems like
every time I am able to reach a conclusion of sorts, there is a fly jumping
into the ointment and messing things up!) If anyone has anything to add,
it's not too late...
Now for your help-I remember reading on PUBYAC last year about different
libraries holding ceremonies to honor students completing SRP at the
beginning of the school year in all school assemblies. We have made
arrangements with the school superintendent to do that here. Besides
presenting certificates and other awards, what kinds of things do you do? It
would be difficult to read a story to 300 students, but perhaps a good poem
or two, or some other kind of reading???If you have a speech that you are
willing to share, that would be good, also.
I would appreciate any and all suggestions; I envision the entire program
lasting 20-30 min at the most. Unfortunately, only a small fraction of the
students will be getting a certificate at each school, but hopefully after
this assembly, the numbers will change for next year!!!.
Thanks for your help! Please respond directly to me at read2kdz@yahoo.com
and I will gladly post a compilation of what I gather if there is interest.
(BTW this is a new email address for anyone keeping track...my old one,
booklover32@yahoo.com is quite
full with saved pubyac messages!!!)
Nadine
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Nadine Lipman
Head of Children's Services
Waterford Public Library
49 Rope Ferry Rd.
Waterford, CT 06385
email: read2kdz@yahoo.com
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From: "Susan Dailey" <obldailey@wellscolibrary.org>
To: "PUBYAC" <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: Great new storytime read-aloud
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Dear Yackers,
About a week ago I asked if anyone had seen a really terrific new
read-aloud. I got several responses, including those asking that I post
the
results. The suggestions I received were:
Agee Milo's Hat Trick
Auch Princess and the Pizza
Bauer Kissing Monster
Bruss Book! Book! Book!
Dodd Yellow, Blue and Bunny, Too
Donaldson Room on the Broom
Fox Magic Hat
Graham "Let's Get a Pup!" said Kate
Hartman Wolf Who Cried Boy
Hindley Do Like a Duck Does!
Hutchins We're Going on a Picnic
Massie Baby BeeBee Bird
Numeroff If You Take a Mouse to School
Pallatini Piggie Pie
Schlein Hello, Hello!
Schnitzlein Monster Who ate my Peas
Shannon Duck on a Bike by David Shannon.
Sierra Monster Goose
Wilson Bear Snores On
Wormell George and the Dragon by Chris Wormell
Unfortunately, the last book "George and the Dragon" is a British
publication, which hasn't yet immigrated to the U.S. (At least, it isn't
in
Baker & Taylor's database.) It was interesting that I received two
emails
in a row suggesting this book. Four different people suggested "Duck
on a
Bike" by David Shannon.
Happy storytime reading to all,
Susan Dailey
librarian and author of A Storytime Year (www.susanmdailey.com)
Ossian Branch Library, Ossian, Indiana
219-622-4691
<mailto:obldailey@wellscolibrary.org>
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From: "Cindy Rider" <CRIDER@vigo.lib.in.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: volunteers
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I'm not sure how our Community Services tracks the adult volunteers, but I =
take care of the teens. We have them use a time card also, but they just =
write in the times (our time clock is in a staff area where the kids do =
not belong). We keep the cards in a file box at the desk. I calculate the =
hours myself. Doesn't take a whole lot of time. I track about 40 kids =
during the summer.
Cindy Rider
Young Peoples School Liaison Program Librarian.
Vigo Co. Public Library
Terre Haute, IN
crider@vigo.lib.in.us
http://www.vigo.lib.in.us/yp/yp.html
"It might look like I'm doing nothing, but at the cellular=20
level I'm really quite busy." -Unknown
>>> pburingt@mail.owls.lib.wi.us
08/19/02 10:53AM >>>
Lesa,
We have our Community Service volunteers use the employee time clock. That
way
no one has to be in charge of tracking hours. The same method may be
effective
for volunteers.
--
Peg Burington
Assistant Director
Young Adult Coordinator
Waupaca Area Public Library
"Keener, Lesa" wrote:
> I know this has been discussed but we have never had luck with volunteers=
.
> This summer I had 23 volunteers with 20 being young adults! At least 7
were
> steady and did a lot of work. We want to reward volunteers in the future
but
> need some system to keep track of their hours. We had many children
who
> came in once or twice and worked maybe an hour and we never saw them
again.
> While we appreciate any help we can only afford to reward our steady
> workers. Any ideas. p.s. I have a nine yera old putting away picture =
books
> for the second day and she is doing a perfect job.
>
> Lesa Keener <LKeener@acmail.aclink.org=20
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From: "Amy Shelley" <AShelley@larm.lib.wy.us>
To: <woodwatr@oplin.lib.oh.us>,<pubyac@prairienet.org>,
Subject: Re: Question from SLJ: Summer Reading Participation
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We have seen an excellent increase in our numbers since we started taking =
summer reading out into the community. We visited 20 of 23 local elementary=
schools prior to the start of summer and offered "% minute field
trips" =
on our bookmobile and passed out summer schedules. This really helped =
expand our bookmobile participation . Additionally, we visited YMCA camps, =
Boys and Girls Clubs, summer camps and daycares throughout the summer as =
part of our program. It really makes a difference and hopefully, eventually=
gets the families through our doors.
Amelia J. Shelley
Manager, Children's/Young Adult Services
Laramie County Library System
2800 Central Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82001
(307)634-3561, ext. 151
ashelley@larm.lib.wy.us
>>> woodwatr@oplin.lib.oh.us
08/13/02 07:30PM >>>
Dear Mr. Minkel and fellow pubyaacers,
My director had a very interesting concept of what could be happening
concerning the decrease in summer reading participants. She believes
that the decrease is the result of the changing dynamics in our
communities i.e., there is a whole audience of children in daycare
centers and preschools that have two working parents who cannot
physically get to the library. Her idea is that if we bring the program
to them, our numbers will increase and most importantly we will
introduce our libraries to families who otherwise would not know that we
exist. I think there is some validity to her point.
Any comments?
Tracey
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From: "Claire Isaac" <cisaac@rpl.regina.sk.ca>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumper Solved
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The answer to the stumper about the series of books about a boy having
adventures with his father in Africa is the "Adventure" series by
Willard
Price. I have contacted the client and he is getting some by ILLO.
He was
very pleased with the information.
Thanks to Robyn and Joanna, both from Australia who sent me the answer.
Claire Isaac
Children's Collections Coordinator
P.O. Box 2311 - 12th Avenue
Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 3Z5
Phone (306) 777-6034 Fax (306) 949-7263
cisaac@rpl.regina.sk.ca
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From: MzLibrary@aol.com
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Stumper
Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 17:14:34 CDT
I had a visiting patron stop by today because she was told that the
children's librarian in Peterborough had the answer to everything. Geez,
that reputation
is somewhat daunting! I did explain to her that I had a source that worked
like magic.
Here's the stumper:
Book from the late 70's, a hardback picture book, wordless with
charcoal-type
drawings about a boy and a magic horse.
Any ideas? You can reply to me off the list and I will post the answer.
Charlotte Rabbitt, Children's Librarian
Peterborough Town Library
Peterborough, New Hampshire
mzlibrary@aol.com
"A library is a most congenial place for happily-ever-aftering." ~
Karen
Hesse
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From: jandersen@carmel.lib.in.us
(Jennifer Andersen)
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Stumper: Beginning Readers similar to Ant & Bee
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Hi Everyone,
We had a patron in looking for a specific type of book for his grandchild.
He used a book 40 some years ago with his daughter to help her learn to
read. The book was called "Ant and Bee" (possibly the ones by
Angela
Banner, although he wasn't sure). He doesn't necessarily want that
specific book, but what he liked about it was that it started with a base
word and then went through the letters of the alphabet, building on that
base word. One example of what I think he means is: bat, cat, drat, etc.
I'm not sure if the base word ever changed (I would imagine it would have
to). He wants books that are similar to that in style. I showed him
some
of our alphabet books, as well as the Bob books and other beginning
readers, but none of them were a close enough match for him.
Do any of you have any ideas I could pass along to him?
Thanks in advance!
Jennifer Andersen
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|"We're fortunate you know.
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|Too many people in this
Children's Services Librarian |world spend their lives
Carmel Clay Public Library |doing work that doesn't
55 4th AVE SE
|really matter in the great
Carmel, IN 46032
|scheme of things. But
317-844-3363 or 814-3917 |bringing children
and books
jandersen@carmel.lib.in.us
|together does matter. And
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|we get to do it."
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From: Katrina Neville <KatrinaN@moval.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Scary Stories List (long)
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Following is the list of scary stories. I had a great response, and would
like to thank everyone who sent me some great titles. Enjoy!
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 Beverly Bixler, San Antonio Public Library:
Nightmare Room series by R. L. Stine
John Bellairs'/Brad Strickland's books (Johnny Dixon & Lewis Barnavelt)
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>From Margaret Brannon, High Point Public Library:
The Dark Thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural/Patricia McKissack
Raw Head, Bloody Bones: African American Tales of the Supernatural/selected
by Mary E. Lyons.
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>From Jeri Kladder, Columbus Metropolitan Library:
San Souci's Short & Shivery Series.
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>From Helen Moore, Richmond Public Library:
Tim Wynne-Jones' "The boy in the burning house"
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>From Mary Ann Gilpatrick:
Roberta Simpson Brown's Queen of the Cold-Blooded Tales
Mary Hill's Creepy Classics
Arielle Olson's Ask the Bones
Any of Richard and Judy Dockery Young's books
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>From Lin Look, Contra Costa County:
Joseph Bruchac has written a wonderful (and short!) novel called
"Skeleton Man"
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>From Susan Ungham, Brunswick Community Library:
Covered with Nails: and Other Stories to Shock Your Socks Off
Listen Ear: And Other Stories to Shock You Silly
Unbearable!: More Bizarre Stories
Uncanny!: Even More Surprising Stories
Uncovered!: Weird, Weird Stories
Unmentionable!: More Amazing Stories
Unreal!: Eight Surprising Stories
by Paul Jennings
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>From Multnomah County Library, via Natasha North at Solano County Public
Library:
Scary Stories to Read When It's Dark
Bang -- Wiley and the Hairy Man: Adapted From an American Folktale
Keeler -- I Dare You: Stories to Scare You
Martin -- A Beasty Story
Medearis -- The Ghost of Sifty-Sifty Sam
O'Malley -- Velcome
Roy -- The Haunted Hotel
Schwartz -- In a Dark, Dark Room, and Other Scary Stories
Stamper -- Five Creepy Creatures
Wyler -- Spooky Tricks
Bruhac -- When the Chenoo Howls: Native American Tales of Terror
Cooper -- The Boggart
Coville -- Odder Than Ever
Hahn -- Wait Till Helen Comes: A Ghost Story
Nixon -- Ghost Town: Seven Ghostly Stories
Sanvoisin -- The Ink Drinker
Seabrooke -- The Vampire in my Bathtub
Selznick -- The Boy of a Thousand Faces
Wood -- Ghosts of the West Coast: The Lost Souls of the Queen Mary and Other
Real-Life Hauntings
Wright -- The Ghost in Room 11
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