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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: Monday, September 16, 2002 10:42 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 859
PUBYAC Digest 859
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Science Fair Workshop
by "Mary Moody" <mmoody@vigo.lib.in.us>
2) Phonics Recommendations
by "Christine Neirink" <c.neirink@vlc.lib.mi.us>
3) Re: Christian fiction
by Mary Ann Gilpatrick <magilpat@walnet.walla-walla.wa.us>
4) Re:Elsie Dinsmore
by marthajack@att.net
5) a sorry-we-didn't-have-it form or note
by "Prophet, Katherine" <KTProphet@city.surrey.bc.ca>
6) stumper solved
by wkrug@park-ridge.lib.il.us
7) What age is a YA?
by "Keener, Lesa" <LKeener@acmail.aclink.org>
8) Storytime Theme
by pac@spart.spt.lib.sc.us
9) Jack-in-the-Box
by Josefina.Gibbs@ci.austin.tx.us
10) adults with special needs in childrens programs
by "Joanne Head" <jhead@nsy.library.ns.ca>
11) Re: Christian fiction
by "Megan Vanderhart" <VanDerME@ri.lincon.org>
12) Late storytime arrivals
by Rosa Rigotti <rsrigotti@yahoo.ca>
13) Re: Jon Scieszka activities
by "Heidi Hink" <heidih@fc.bethel.alaska.edu>
14) Internet (mis)use policy
by April Mazza <amazza@mln.lib.ma.us>
15) Re: Christian fiction
by Jeri Kladder <jkladder@gcfn.org>
16) Re: Easy Reader core collection?
by Becky Smith <bsmith@loganutah.org>
17) RE: Special needs adults in storytime
by "Beth McFarland" <BMCFARLAND@cml.lib.oh.us>
18) RE: September 11th book recommendations for kids
by "Canosa-Albano, Jean" <JCanosa-Albano@spfldlibmus.org>
19) Elsie Dinsmore
by Bonita Kale <Bonita.Kale@euclidlibrary.org>
20) RE: children's dept. websites
by Van Vranken Gail <GVanvranken@TORRNET.COM>
21) special needs adults in storytime
by "Granny Sue" <pkb00700@alpha.wvup.wvnet.edu>
22) stumper solved: owl girl
by "Pamela Stamper" <pstamper@nols.org>
23) Re: scavenger hunts--grade 4 (fwd)
by "Patricia Chaput" <pchaput@tpl.toronto.on.ca>
24) Franklin and Arthur Party Responses
by "HOW Rebecca Smith" <howrs@llcoop.org>
25) Call for Papers - INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON CANADIAN CHILDREN'S LITE
by "Children's Lit.Serv." <clsslj@nlc-bnc.ca>
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From: "Mary Moody" <mmoody@vigo.lib.in.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Science Fair Workshop
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 23:39:01 CDT
Has anyone on the list ever had a Science Fair Workshop for parents and
children? If so would you be willing to share what you did and what you
thought about the outcome?
You may reply via the list or privately.
Thanks,
Mary Moody
Vigo County Public Library
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From: "Christine Neirink" <c.neirink@vlc.lib.mi.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Phonics Recommendations
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Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 23:39:09 CDT
Hi ... If any of you know of a good phonics series or phonics
workbook, I would really appreciate your e-mailing recommendations to
me. Our system is looking to improve its phonics collection.
Thanks very much (And I will be happy to share the recommendations I
receive with any of you who might be interested).
Christine Neirink
Youth Services Coordinator
Bay County Library System
c.neirink@vlc.lib.mi.us
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From: Mary Ann Gilpatrick <magilpat@walnet.walla-walla.wa.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Christian fiction
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Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 23:39:16 CDT
I carry Trailblazers and the Christian mystery series. They are not great
literature but are as well written as other series we carry strictly becasue
of
popularity. We have a sizeable conservative religious population here who
like
these. Trailblazers is a missionary series, one of which covers the Whitmans
who
are local. The mystery series does have very traditional gender roles.
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From: marthajack@att.net
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re:Elsie Dinsmore
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 23:39:22 CDT
"We have had a patron request to add the following series' to the
children's collection:
Elsie Dinsmore
Trailblazers
The Sugar Creek Gang
Is anyone familiar with any of these series? How is the overall
quality
of the writing?"
I'll never forget my mother telling me about reading these when she was a
little girl, and describing in great detail how Elsie's father wanted her to
play the piano (to show off to some of his friends) but she refused because
it
was a Sunday and she knew it was wrong to play on a Sunday, so he made her
sit
on the piano bench all day until finally she fainted from hunger and
exhaustion! Quite an impression it made on my mom and on me too, 50 years
later!
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From: "Prophet, Katherine" <KTProphet@city.surrey.bc.ca>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: a sorry-we-didn't-have-it form or note
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Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 23:39:28 CDT
We wish to design a form to give children when we have no books on a topic.
The children could then show this information to their parents and teachers,
letting them know that the child had indeed looked for a book. Many teachers
require that a child include at least one book in his research efforts, and
often, these items disappear quickly, particularly if the same topic is
assigned to 30 children.
I would greatly appreciate your sharing with me any such forms/notes/letters
from your library.
Kitty Prophet
ktprophet@city.surrey.bc.ca
www.spl.surrey.bc.ca
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From: wkrug@park-ridge.lib.il.us
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: stumper solved
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 23:39:35 CDT
My stumper went like this:
Our library could use help with this stumper. We have checked all the
usual
sources and have not had any luck. Our patron is looking for a book and
this is all she can remember: A person has a ball of yarn and if life gets
too boring, the person can pull on the yarn's end to "fast forward"
his
life.
The answer is "The Thread of Life: 12 Old Italian Folktales by Domenico
Vittorini.
PUBYAC to the rescue once again! A special thanks to Misha Stone from the
Seattle Public Library for solving our stumper!
Wendy
*Opinions Expressed Are My Own*
Wendy Krug
Children's Librarian
Park Ridge Public Library
Park Ridge, IL 60068
(847)825-4527
email: wkrug@park-ridge.lib.il.us
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From: "Keener, Lesa" <LKeener@acmail.aclink.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
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Subject: What age is a YA?
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Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 23:39:42 CDT
I am have started a YA booktalk for ages 13-18. It is the first program we
have had for YA's and I am curious as to what age other librarries start at.
I only had two 13 year olds come the first time (yesterday was the first
meeting) . I have had responses from 12 year olds but the literature says
that you should be cleat that your program is only for YA's or it will get
the reputation as a children's program and they will not come. Recently I
read in Patrick Jones book that he considered 12 year old to be YA. He
doesn't really say you should include them in YA programming, but that kids
are reading more advanced books these days. In another book 14. Before I
consider changing my age limit what do other libraries consider YA.
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From: pac@spart.spt.lib.sc.us
To: PUBYAC@PRAIRIENET.ORG
Subject: Storytime Theme
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 23:39:48 CDT
Hello, I'm thinking of doing a storytime theme based on
trees and leaves. Can anyone suggest books, fingerplays, and crafts suitable
for children ages 3-5.
Leverne McBeth
levernem@infodepot.org
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From: Josefina.Gibbs@ci.austin.tx.us
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Jack-in-the-Box
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Hello, everyone!
I have a Jack-in-the-Box puppet from Folkmanis. The little tag gives the
traditional Pop! Goes the Weasel tune to use with the puppet. But I wanted
to see if anyone else uses it in some different way. I don't have a lot
experience with puppets so I'm not coming up with much. I would appreciate
any ideas on how to use this very colorful puppet.
I'd like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for all the generous
help you give on this listserve. I have quite a collection of ideas!
Josefina Rodriguez-Gibbs
Austin Public Library
Oak Springs Branch
Austin, TX 78727
(512) 926-8669
josefina.gibbs@ci.austin.tx.us
<mailto:josefina.gibbs@ci.austin.tx.us>
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From: "Joanne Head" <jhead@nsy.library.ns.ca>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: adults with special needs in childrens programs
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Hi All,
I think it important to remember that an adult with special needs
is
an adult! Their activities should be age apropriate. Allow them the
dignity of being treated as adults. Cater to their abilities AND respect
their age. They are not children. Better to have a storytime for adults
with special needs, than a childrens program with adult participants.
Just my 2 cents.
Joanne Head
jhead@nsy.library.ns.ca--
Joanne Head
Co-ordinator, Library Services
Western Counties Regional Library
405 Main Street
Yarmouth, N.S.
B5A 1G3
Tel:(902)742-2486
FAX:(902)742-6920
jhead@nsy.library.ns.ca
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From: "Megan Vanderhart" <VanDerME@ri.lincon.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: Christian fiction
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Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 23:40:07 CDT
But there are those whose tastes prefer Elsie Dinsmore and books by G. A. =
Henty. It's acquired, but so are any of our tastes (food, music, etc.) I =
read Elsie a while back. Yes, it is more dense and the style is different =
than what we're used to, but personally I can't stand certain popular =
series because they don't offer the depth and richness of language =
provided by books that have been around a long time.=20
We recently purchased Elsie as well as the Sugar Creek Gang books, also by =
request, and we'll see how they go. It can't hurt to try a few of them.
Megan VanderHart
Rock Island Public Library
Rock Island, IL
Opinions are my own.=20
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From: Rosa Rigotti <rsrigotti@yahoo.ca>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Late storytime arrivals
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Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 23:40:14 CDT
Hello People,
How do you deal with parents and children arriving
late for storytime programs?
At one of our branches, some families are notorious
for this, arriving as much as 20 minutes late. We
find that latecomers really distract the flow of
storytime and it takes some time to settle everyone
down again.
I am just wondering if anybody had any ways of dealing
with this problem successfully or do you simply let it
go? We have talked to the parents who are late, but
they don't seem to get it.
Does anybody use a policy that if you don't show up
within 10-15 of storytime start time, you can't join
the group?
Thanks for your help,
Rosa
Rosa Rigotti
Essex County Library
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From: "Heidi Hink" <heidih@fc.bethel.alaska.edu>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Jon Scieszka activities
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Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 23:40:20 CDT
Thanks for that warning. Since we provide library programming for clients
of the only Inhalant Abuse Treatment Center in the nation here in Bethel,
my brain had already filtered out the paint and turpentine idea. But I do
like the idea of identifying other safe stinky smells!
Thanks to everyone who has sent Scieszka ideas so far - I'll compile them
for the list later.
Heidi Hink
heidi_hink@fc.bethel.alaska.edu
pubyac@prairienet.org writes:
>Well the stinky smell part seems
>interesting...you REALLY CANNOT have children
>inhale any form of paint or turpentine fumes.
>Dangerous dangerous dangerous!
>
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From: April Mazza <amazza@mln.lib.ma.us>
To: PUBYAC Listserv <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: Internet (mis)use policy
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Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 23:40:27 CDT
Hello all,
Our Board of Trustees recently voted NOT to filter our (one and only)
public access internet computer in the children's room. But they would
like a written procedure of what staff will do when we encounter someone
violating our recently revised Internet Use Policy (available at
http://www.wayland.ma.us/library/Internetpolicyrevised.htm).
I would
think the obvious first step would be to point out the policy to the
person and warn them they are violating the policy and they need to
stop. I don't really know where to go from there. I would think at
some point we could restrict their access somehow. Does anyone out
there have such a procedure in place (written or unwritten). I would
greatly appreciate input from the group.
Thanks so much,
April Mazza
Youth Services
Wayland Free Public Library
5 Concord Road
Wayland MA 01778
(508) 358-2308
amazza@mln.lib.ma.us
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From: Jeri Kladder <jkladder@gcfn.org>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Christian fiction
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Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 23:40:33 CDT
Our Elsie Dinsmores (there are two versions of the stories and they aren't
numbered the same) are going off the shelves. The girls who like them
like them a lot! - jeri
On Fri, 13 Sep 2002 Paulalef@aol.com
wrote:
> Elsie Dinsmore, the first at least, is a 19th century novel that teaches
> girls how to be subservient. As to quality, like other books its age, it
can
> be tough going because of the complexity of the sentence structure. I
first
> read it in a course on historical children's literature and frankly I
think
> most of the kids who are likely to read it would not have an easy time
> plowing through it.
>
> Paula Lefkowitz
> Parsippanh (NJ) PL
Jeri Kladder, Children's Librarian & Storyteller
jkladder@gcfn.org
Columbus Metropolitan Library
Columbus, Ohio
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From: Becky Smith <bsmith@loganutah.org>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Easy Reader core collection?
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Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 23:40:40 CDT
I appreciate the help, and would like to see a copy of your core list of
authors. We do have a copy of "Beyond Picture Books" but I was
hoping
for something a little more recent - which there doesn't appear to be
except for lists compiled by various librarians for in-house use.
Thank you!
--
Becky Ann Smith
Youth Services Librarian
Logan Library, Logan, UT
bsmith@loganutah.org
http://www.logan.lib.ut.us
Phoebe Carter wrote:
>
> Becky Ann,
>
> We have a terrific resource that is a few years old, but a standard:
> Beyond Picture Books: A Guide to First Readers, by Barbara Barstow.
> Publisher is Bowker,
> 1995. I don't know if there is a new edition coming out but this is
the
> 2nd edition.
> I also have a core list of authors that we developed in-house, if you
> would like to see it.
>
> Hope this helps!
>
> Phoebe Merrin Carter
> Youth Services Manager
> Weber County Library
> Ogden, Utah
> pcarter@weberpl.lib.ut.us
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From: "Beth McFarland" <BMCFARLAND@cml.lib.oh.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: Special needs adults in storytime
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Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 23:40:47 CDT
We have had a similar request at our library regarding a older
developmentally challenged gentleman attending. We of course could not
turn him away but we lost several parents who felt VERY uncomfortable
with him there. This might be something to consider.
Beth McFarland
Youth Services
Westland Area Library
Columbus Ohio
>>> stainbrookpat@hotmail.com
09/13/02 11:09AM >>>
At Spokane County Libraries, we don't have programs for special needs
adults, but we have had adults with limited english sit in on storytime
to
help them learn the language. This was no problem at all, in fact it
was
fun. I see no problem with the 28 year old developmentally challenged
woman
and her mother attending storytime. Having her there could be a good
experience for the children also.
Pat Stainbrook
_________________________________________________________________
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From: "Canosa-Albano, Jean" <JCanosa-Albano@spfldlibmus.org>
To: "'mdcrosby@earthlink.net'"
<mdcrosby@earthlink.net>
Subject: RE: September 11th book recommendations for kids
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Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 23:40:54 CDT
Hi, our web-maestra put together a great one-year anniversary page,
including this section of resources for children & their caregivers
featuring booklists:
http://www.springfieldlibrary.org/attackhelp.html#child
I hope this is helpful to you.
Peace,
Jean
Jean Canosa Albano, M.L.I.S.
jcanosa-albano@spfldlibmus.org
Head of Youth & Outreach Services
Springfield Library
220 State St
Springfield MA 01103
413-263-6800, ext 291 voice
413-263-6825 fax
413-263-6835 TTY
Springfield--The Home of Dr. Seuss http://www.catinthehat.org
-----Original Message-----
From: michael crosby [mailto:mdcrosby@earthlink.net]
Sent: Friday, September 13, 2002 11:07 AM
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: September 11th
I know its a little late but I have been getting lots of requests for books
related to the WTC attack to read aloud to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd graders. I have
been sending them to the 600s for books on Fire trucks and rescue teams, but
does anyone know of any read aloud books that might be appropreiate?
Thanks
Michael Crosby
Children's Librarian
La Canada Flintridge Public Library
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From: Bonita Kale <Bonita.Kale@euclidlibrary.org>
To: pubyac <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Elsie Dinsmore
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Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 23:41:01 CDT
_Elsie Dinsmore_ is a really rotten book--all the worst of the
Victorians, and none, as far as I can see, of the best.
Not that you shouldn't order it if it's in demand, but it's basically a
paperback series of its era. In fact, worse than that, because there
was no TV to fill the need for unadulterated tripe.
Here's a taste of the dialect:
"Why," sobbed Chloe, "Jim he's been an' gone an' broke ole
master's
watch, and he's gwine be whipped, an' ole Aunt Phoebe, she's cryin' fit
to break her ole heart 'bout her boy, kase--"
and
"Go to the dear, bressed Lord Jesus, darlin', an' ax Him to forgive
you, an' I -knows- He will."
To say nothing of the little girl, herself, who spends most of her time
crying over her faults:
"Elsie sat down alone in her banishment, and tried to think what she
could have done to deserve it....at length it suddenly came to her
recollection that once, several months before this, her father had
found her sitting on the carpet, and had bade her get up immediately
and sit on a chair or stool, saying, 'Never let me see you sitting on
the floor, Elsie, when there are plenty of seats at hand. I consider
it a very unladylike and slovenly trick.'
"She covered her face with her hands...feeling very sorry for her
forgetfulness and disobedience...and then, kneeling down, she asked
forgiveness of God."
We've had it since 1997; it's gone out six times; the last circulation
was in December.
Bonita
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From: Van Vranken Gail <GVanvranken@TORRNET.COM>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: children's dept. websites
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Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 23:41:07 CDT
> ----------
> From: Georgi Sandgren[SMTP:ivylane3@yahoo.com]
> Reply To: pubyac@prairienet.org
> Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2002 8:05 AM
> To: pubyac
> Subject: children's dept. websites
>
> Here is a list of the children's websites that I
> received from list members. Thanks so much for taking
> the time to send them to me. They gave me a lot to
> think about as well as a multitude of ideas I'd like
> to implement.
>
> Georgi
>
> http://www.useit.com/alertbox/20020414.html
- Jakob
> Nielson's look at how kids use webpages and what good
> design is for children.
>
> http://www.tpl.toronto.on.ca/KidsSpace/index.htm
-
> Toronto Public Library
>
> http://www.city.mississauga.on.ca/library/children/main.htm
> - Mississauga Library System, Ontario, Canada
> http://www.noblenet.org/beverly/kidlink.html
- Beverly
> Public Library, MA
>
> http://www.mcplib.org/MCPL_Children.html
-
> Muhlenberg County Public Libraries, KY
>
> http://www.sanantonio.gov/library
- San Antonio Public
> Library, TX
>
> http://www.smplkids.org - Santa
Monica Public Library,
> CA
>
> http://www.lapl.org/kidspath/index.html-
Los Angeles
> Public Library, CA
>
> http://www.santacruzpl.org/kids/index.shtml
- Santa
> Cruz Public Library, CA
>
> http://www.plainfield.lib.in.us/children/child.html
-
> Plainfield-Guilford Twp. Public Library, IN
>
> http://www.columbuslibrary.org/cmlkids/cmlkids.cfm
-
> Columbus Metropolitan Library, OH
>
> http://www.vpl.vancouver.bc.ca/branches/LibrarySquare/kids/home.html
> - Vancouver Public Library, British Columbia, Canada
> http://www.wnpl.alibrary.com/kidspot/home.htm
- Warren
> Newport Public Library, IL
>
>
>
>
> =====
> Georgi Sandgren
> Children's Librarian
> East Islip Public Library
> 381 East Main Street
> East Islip, New York 11730-2896
> 631-581-9200 ext. 6
> ivylane3@yahoo.com
>
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From: "Granny Sue" <pkb00700@alpha.wvup.wvnet.edu>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: special needs adults in storytime
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Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 23:41:14 CDT
I can't answer this from a librarian standpoint, but this summer when I was
storytelling at a library, a group of special needs adults arrived in a van.
There were about 20 of them with a few caregivers. They asked if they could
attend the program too. I could see no reason why not, since it was billed
as a family program for all ages.
I loved having them in the audience. They apparently came to the library
every week so they were comfortable there, checking out children's books,
etc. They were great listeners, very interactive. The children attending
ranged in age 3-16. The younger ones had no problem with the adults, but the
older ones (12-16) seemed to very uncomfortable, and did not want to get
involved in the participation activities.
Personally, I would like to do this again with this population. They loved
the stories, got completely into them. Sure, a few made odd noises, and one
had to leave because he got over-excited, but it was a true pleasure to
watch their faces, and to look out at that audience of so many different
people enjoying the same stories.
Granny Sue
Stories from the Mountains and Beyond
R2 Box 110 Sandyville WV 25275
holstein_susanna@hotmail.com
toll-free 1-877-459-5502
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From: "Pamela Stamper" <pstamper@nols.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: stumper solved: owl girl
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Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 23:41:21 CDT
Dear Friends,
Thank you so much for the quick response. The title was Gwinna by =
Barbara Berger. Our library doesn't own a copy but we did put an order =
in for it.=20
I really do appreciate all this group does.
Thanks
for making my patron's day,
Pamela
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pamela Stamper=20
> Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2002 12:32 PM
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> A young lady came in today and asked about a book she read=20
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> ask an old woman, who lives with owls to help them. She gives them a =
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From: "Patricia Chaput" <pchaput@tpl.toronto.on.ca>
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Hi
We play a game here called "Nate the Great and the Missing Book:
The kids are given 6 clues to find the missing book. The clues gets the =
kids to use different resouces of the library. Its lots of fun.
SET UP
You need
-a red cassette with the work MUNSCH on it
-a trail of paper leading to the photocopier and the word ROBERT, =
somewhere on the photocopier
-plently of Nate the Great books
-a sign at the Circulation desk that read "Library Bags cost $2.00"
-dictionary and encyclopedia that fit the clues
Of course, modify your clues to fit your branch.
I divided the class in groups of 4 or 5, depending on the size of the =
class. Each group them gets a sheet of clues.=20
Also, I scramble the clues on the sheet so that not every group started at =
#1.
CLUES
1- Nate thought that the missing book might be Fairy Tale. Go to the =
reference section. Find the "New Book of Knowledge Encycopedia". Look
up =
the word "Fairy Tale. Read the titles in dark print and find one called =
the Enchanted___________
2- Nate wanted some music for his walkman. So he went to the cassette rack =
and found a red cassette that was called_________
3- Nate wnet to the check-out desk. He saw a sign. It said that a =
Library_______________ Cost $2.00
4- Nate was surprised to learn that Billy Jo not know what a book was. =
Nate told Billy Jo to go to the reference section. Find a dictionary. Look =
up the word BOOK. Write down what books are made of_________
5- Nate noticed a trail of bits of paper on the rug. He followed the =
trail. It led him to the photocopier. There was a piece of paper with a =
name on it. Write it down in the blank space___________
6- This was a big case. Nate decided that he needed help. He needed to =
look at one of his books. Go to the "Easy to Read" section. Look at
"Nate =
the Great Books. What word is in front of the name Marc on the cover. =
Write it down___________
Take the clues in the blank spaces and put them together to find the =
missing book
_________ _________ __________ __________ _________ ________
Answers
1- PRINCESS
2- MUNSCH
3- BAG
4- PAPER
5-ROBERT
6- BY
Answer to riddle=20
THE PAPER BAG PRINCESS BY ROBERT MUNSCH
Have Fun,
Patricia
>>> ak454@chebucto.ns.ca
09/09/02 11:20AM >>>
We're currently working on a model for grade 4 library orientations. In
the past, many of the branches in our system have included scavenger
hunts. We have a model of ascavenger hunt that works quite well, within
our confines of space, time, noise level etc (these are happening while
the library is open to the public, and generally include either 30 or 60
kids, one or two classes!)
What I am trying to find are other ideas than scavenger hunts for fun
activities to do with this age group where they will also learn something
about the libray while they are participating.
Any suggestions or examples would be appreciated!
Thanks
Alison
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From: "HOW Rebecca Smith" <howrs@llcoop.org>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
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Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 23:41:34 CDT
Thank You all so much for the great ideas for my Children's Book Week
parties-
-we are going to have a blast!! Here are the responses I received--
I did a party for Arthur's 25th birthday in May 2001. I got most of my
ideas from the pbs site. They have many activities and ideas for an Arthur
party. Also, we purchased things (bookmarks, bookbags) from Demco
specifically designed for Arthur's birthday. I don't know if they still
sell them. For Franklin I would suggest going to the publisher's website.
That's where I usually find a lot of good information.I hope this helps.
Have fun!
Sincerely,
Cindy Schilling
Deerfield Public Library
Deerfield, IL
Hi, Rebecca.
You could find great Arthur's activities on this website www.pbs.org/arthur
Look for the Brain Game, that was where I found the trivia questions.
Janet Ng
Children's Librarian
Arthur--http://pbskids.org/arthur
Franklin the Turtle--http://www.franklintheturtle.com
Tina Hager
Youth Services Librarian
Carrollton Public Library, TX
For stuff about Franklin try the following
www.nelvana.com/kidscanpress
www.franklinthetrutle.com
They have games, colouring sheets, stick puppets etc.
I know that in Canada you can get a Franklin costume but I don't know about
in the States. You could try Kids Can Press.
Have fun
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
Found another cool site for franklin.
http://www.dltk-teach.com/books/franklin.html
Arthur is there too if you look under the general heading of book breaks.
Pretty cool stuff!!!
Tina
Tina.Hager@cityofcarrollton.com
Hi!
Here are the ideas we used for an Arthur birthday party a few years back.
If you are unable to open the attachment, e-mail back and I will cut and
paste!
Elizabeth Murphy
Austin Public Library
Austin TX
elizabeth.murphy@ci.austin.tx.us
<mailto:elizabeth.murphy@ci.austin.tx.us>
<<Arthur Birthday Party.doc>>
Arthur Birthday Party
Age 3 and up
asr/ehm 3/01
Read: Arthur's Birthday by Mark Brown
Sing Happy Birthday
Music: Arthur's Library Card (demo tape)
Refreshments: Birthday Cake, punch
Decorations: Streamers and balloons
Props: Arthur's New Puppy Magic picture frame;
Nesting gift boxes with noisemaker
inside.
Games:
Musical Carpet Squares - tape character's pictures to floor or carpet
squares
and
do a variation on musical chairs
Pin the Bow Tie on Arthur - Tape large Arthur poster to wall. Cut out bow
ties and put tape on the back. Kids wear a blind fold and try to tape the
bow
tie to Arthur.
Spin the Bottle - Spin the spinner and do the action the bottle points to.
(Kiss your elbow; beg like a dog; make a funny face; jump up high; crawl
like
a baby; sing a song.)
Find Arthur - Tie the end of a ball of string to an Arthur doll (or book)
and
hide it
well. Then unroll the string and stretch it all over the room or in a
corner
somewhere like a spiderweb. Kids follow string to find Arthur.
Parachute Survivor - Choose a ball and put it in the middle of the
parachute.
Eight people hold the parachute handles and flip it up and down. Try
to
keep
your ball on the parachute.
Crafts (In the Arthur party pack is a coloring sheet with Arthur and his
friends. Slightly reduce each picture and cut them up separately for some
crafts)
Design a Birthday Cake - Photocopy a plain cake picture, and have the kids
decorate it with markers and silly stuff from a collage box, or put out
colored construction paper so they can cut their own.
Door Hangers - Die cut the Ellison door hanger in many colors. Kids cut
out
and
glue on picture of their favorite character and color. They can write (or
glue on the words) "Do Not Disturb! I'm reading!"
Bookmarks - If you have Arthur rubber stamps, let the kids stamp their own
on
bookmark-cut cardstock. or print bookmark in "Arthur's Library
Adventure" booklet onto white cardstock for kids to color.
Character Straw - Kids (or adults ahead of time) cut two small slits near
the
characters' hands. Kids slide a drinking straw through the slits after
coloring the picture, then they can drink birthday punch with their straw.
Character Pop-up Puppet - Poke a wide craft stick through the bottom of a
stryrofoam cup. Color picture and glue character to craft stick so it can
move up and down into the cup.
Party Horns - Roll construction paper into small horn shapes and tape.
Kids
can
color and tape curling ribbon or crepe paper streamers to the wide end of
the horn.
Character Parachutes - Ahead of time, cut trash bags into 15" squares.
Kids
cut 4
pieces of yarn about 12" long and tape one piece to each corner of the
trash bag. Tie the other ends of the yarn together into a knot (Adult can
also precut and knot yarn pieces.)Clip a wooden clothespin (spring type)
over the knot and onto the colored character picture. Wad up the
"parachute" and toss into the air. Have a designated
"parachute zone" if
you are inside.
Party Hats - Find a cardboard party hat sold in party stores and open it up
and
trace the shape, with slits and tabs if it has them. Paste on some of the
Arthur characters, then photocopy the pattern onto white cardstock for
each child to color and cut out. Tape or insert tabs to make the cone,
then
staple on long rubber bands or elastic 12" long.
Arthur Mask - photocopy mask on white cardstock. Kids color and cut
out, then
tie yarn to sides.
Arthur Glasses mask - Photocopy on white cardstock. Die cut glasses
side pieces
from cardboard. Kids cut out and color mask, and glue glasses extensions
to the sides.
Bionic Bunny Napkin Puppet - Fold a napkin into a bunny shape. Add a
square
of tissue for a cape and draw on the face. Act out a Bionic Bunny
Adventure on the puppet stage.
Creative Writing
Write your own Arthur Adventure, or Bionic Bunny Adventure, and
illustrate.
Staple construction paper covers on it.
>From Pubyac:
I read somewhere that Brown (or his publishers) decided Arthur would be more
appealing if he was more of an "everyanimal" type character. I
like this
explanation, though, from a class of 2nd graders.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/arthur/arthur/stories/lyndon/index.html
According to an article from Publisher's Weekly
http://www.publishersweekly.com/articles/20010122_94015.asp
:
"Careful readers will notice that Arthur's appearance has changed in 25
years, from a long-nosed aardvark-like look in 1976 to the more boyish,
snub-nosed, bespectacled Arthur of today. Brown explains to his readers that
aardvarks mature, just as children do, and points out that Arthur's current
appearance makes it easier to draw facial expressions."
The FAQ on the Arthur website
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/arthur/help/showfaq.html#nose
says the same:
Q: Why isn't Arthur's nose long like other aardvarks?
A: In Marc Brown's first book about Arthur, "Arthur's Nose," he drew
Arthur
with a long nose (like aardvarks have). But, with such a long nose, we can
only see Arthur's mouth when Arthur is facing sideways! Mr. Brown wanted to
draw Arthur so you could see him well no matter which way he was facing.
That's why Arthur looks the way he does today.
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Hope this helps!
The Arthur website has many resources.
http://pbskids.org/arthur
There are Franklin coloring sheets at this site, but I'm not sure
whether it's obeying copyright laws.
http://www.afunk.com/franklin/
Our Franklin party was a great success and everyone had fun----except the
person in the Franklin costume who was VERY hot!
Scholastic has a Franklin costume you can use and it is free for the asking.
Call Jackie Wilson at 1-800-560-3291 for the Clifford or Franklin costumes.
They include stickers and some other free things you can hold a drawing for
or just give away. I ordered stickers from Smilemakers that were nice.
I had different stations where families could help themselves:
Turtle Races---turtles cut out of cardboard with a string laced through from
front to back. Tie onto a chair or table and hold the other end of the
string in your hand and jiggle to move the turtle.
Guessing game--guess how many green M &M's in the jar (good news---who eats
the other colors?)
Snack Station---green twizzlers.
Franklin Puzzle to make (from the website)
Coloring Station (website)
Lily pads floating in a wading pool to toss ping pong balls onto
Meet Franklin
Families brought cameras and took pictures. Have a seperate area for the
character so people can line up ( we had a bit of a problem with Clifford
being swamped by fans!) We ordered tons of Franklin books and had them all
standing on the shelves and tried to make everything green--food, colors,
etc. It turned out to be a very nice program. hope this helps.
Georgia Jones
Friday Library
New Richmond WI
Thanks again to all who contributed:)
Becca Smith
Youth Services
Reynolds Township Library (HOW)
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Subject: Call for Papers - INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON CANADIAN CHILDREN'S LITE
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CALL FOR PAPERS
THE FUN OF READING:
INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON CANADIAN CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
Organized by the National Library of Canada
June 26-29, 2003
Ottawa Congress Centre, Ottawa, Canada
Conference website http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/forum
The year 2003 marks the 50th anniversary of the National Library of =
Canada.
To celebrate this historic occasion, the National Library will host The =
Fun
of Reading: International Forum on Canadian Children's Literature. The
Forum - a multidisciplinary conference and its companion activities, a
variety of engaging public events with and for young people - will take
place in Ottawa, with affiliated activities across Canada, from =
Thursday
through Sunday, June 26-29, 2003.=20
The purpose of this initiative is to celebrate and promote Canadian
children's literature in all its rich cultural, linguistic and regional
diversity and strengthen the presence of this literature within Canada =
and
on the international stage.
A nation's literature for children expresses the country's values and
realities - its languages and identities, history and geography, themes =
and
images. Fittingly, Canadian children's literature flourishes in both =
French
and English and reflects the strong regional distinctiveness of the =
country.
In recent years, it has been further enriched by the contributions of
Aboriginal and culturally diverse Canadian creators.
Yet children's literature is still a relatively young field in Canada =
and it
faces many challenges. To strengthen mutual understanding and create
opportunities for cooperation among those committed to this literature, =
the
Forum will gather together - for the first time - all the partners =
whose
efforts support our literature for young people: the writers, =
illustrators,
and storytellers who create it; the translators, publishers, teachers,
librarians, and booksellers who bring the books to children in Canada =
and
abroad; young Canadian readers and their families; Canadian literature
specialists from Canada and other countries, literacy groups, =
policy-makers,
and the media.=20
Confirmed keynote speakers: Dominique Demers, award-winning writer; Tim
Wynne-Jones, award-winning writer; Michel No=EBl, award-winning writer; =
C. J.
Taylor, artist and member of the Steering Committee.
The names of other keynote speakers and illustrators will be announced =
on
the conference webpage : http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/1/7/n7-3100-e.html
Themes
* Reading Patterns and Habits: imaginary world of early
childhood (panel discussion)*, early childhood reading programs,
storytelling and stories from different regions, book clubs for =
children and
teenagers, favourite books, reading in an electronic environment, oral
traditions and the written word, reading life of a child, books and the
development of the child's self esteem, non fiction books, gender =
reading
habits, magazines, censureship in children's literature (panel =
discussion)*,
writing for children and adults, cartoons (bandes dessin=E9es), science =
in
fiction and non fiction books.
* The Role of Public Libraries and School Libraries:
children's needs in public libraries (panel discussion)*, literary and
literacy programs in public libraries, state of school libraries across
Canada (panel discussion)*, the school library at the heart of the =
school
life, reading as a factor of social cohesion, family literacy program,
Canadian stories in the curriculum.
* Tales, Stories and Discovery of the Self: sacred tradition
of the Aboriginal storytellers, natural world and the urban or =
imaginary
environment, stories and literary traditions from multicultural =
background,
translation and children's books, historical novels in the classroom,
traditional tales and Canadian myths, ownership of stories, humour and
irony, Canadian children's books and the foreign market.=20
* Illustration: writer/ illustrator creative approach, visual
literacy, natural world and the urban or imaginary environment, =
creation and
retelling, regionalism in Canadian children's illustration, =
illustration as
a language, illustration as a story in the story, multicultural and
Aboriginal representations, illustrators' styles and techniques.
* All panel discussions will be chaired by a session president leading
panelists with their presentations and with a discussion.
Submission Procedure
Submissions should include the speaker's name, institutional =
affiliation,
address, e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers, a short =
one-paragraph
biographical note, the title of the paper or presentation, and an =
abstract
of 400-500 words. Papers and presentations are welcome in English
and
French. Sessions may be organized by children's writers or =
illustrators,
teachers, librarians, publishers, translators, academics, university
students. Sessions will consist of papers of 20 minutes duration, =
organized
in a 90 minutes session (including discussion time).=20
Selection criteria :=20
Presentations will be selected by the Selection Committee. All =
selections
are final.
Registration fees will be waived for speakers.
Audio Visual=20
Along with your proposals please send any A/V requests you may have (we =
can
provide on a limited basis a screen slide projector, data projector,
overhead, tv/vcr combo - any special A/V requirement beyond that should =
be
provided by presenter)=20
Deadline
All entries must be received no later than October 15, 2002. The =
selected
presenters will be notified by December 15, 2002.=20
Preferred submission method is via E-mail at the address below. =
Regular
post mail is, of course, also accepted. (Please send attachment in =
Word
(.doc), Text (.txt) or Rich Text Format (.rtf) ONLY, for compatibility
reasons - otherwise, please send proposal in the body of your e-mail to
avoid problems). Entries should be submitted to:
Selection Committee
International Forum on Canadian Children's Literature
National Library of Canada
395 Wellington St., room 196
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0N4
Canada
E-mail: forum@nlc-bnc.ca
For more information about the International Forum on Canadian =
Children's
Literature, please check out our website at =
http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/forum.
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