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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, September 16, 2002 11:01 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 860
PUBYAC Digest 860
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Stumper - retired school teacher
by terri wimpee <t_wimpee@yahoo.com>
2) Stumper
by "Carol Lo" <Carol.Lo@spl.org>
3) Stumper Solved: Late Blue-Nosed Witch
by Deborah Shelton <andersde@oplin.lib.oh.us>
4) Re: SRP award assemblies during school
by Nadine <read2kdz@yahoo.com>
5) Stumper
by Jill Hinn <jhinn@amber2.jefferson.lib.co.us>
6) suggested titles for 7/8th grade--high interest low vocabulary
by "Kelly Kowalchuk" <kkowalchuk@hotmail.com>
7) picture book about parental suicide
by "Vanessa Cowie" <cowiev@mail.forsyth.public.lib.ga.us>
8) Stumper
by "Sarah O'Sullivan" <saraho@lithgow.lib.me.us>
9) Need Author and Title
by Barbara Keesey <keesey_12@yahoo.com>
10) stumper
by Judy Looby <jrlooby@yahoo.com>
11) Stumper
by Mairi Ellen Quodomine <mquodom@mail.pratt.lib.md.us>
12) Separation Anxiety
by MzLibrary@aol.com
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From: terri wimpee <t_wimpee@yahoo.com>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Stumper - retired school teacher
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Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 23:59:58 CDT
A big Thank You to Jen Marin, Suffolk NY, for the
speedy response! The title she supplied turned out to
be the one we're looing for:
My Great-Aunt Arizona by Gloria Houston, ill. Susan
Condie Lamb.
Patron is looking for a picture book, "probably about
1st or second grade level", not a chapter book:
An elderly woman is telling a child stories about when
she was younger and a school teacher. At the end she
says something like "and now I'm teaching you".
The title may have a name in it - a long old-fashioned
name like Caroline.
The book is picture-book size and long rather than
tall, i.e. longer horizontally than vertically.
That's all she remembers, hope it's enough to jog
someone's memory. Thanks.
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Terri Wimpee
W. Walworth Harrison Public Library
Greenville TX
t_wimpee@yahoo.com
twimpee@ci.greenville.tx.us
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From: "Carol Lo" <Carol.Lo@spl.org>
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Subject: Stumper
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A patron is searching for a book described as: "a small book from
either the children's or young adult section.
It was not a picutre book. It did have a few small pen and ink sketches
in it. The book was about a cat family (in
San Francisco?) who find a homeless man and bring him home and later
try to adopt him, which involves a court hearing. It was a slightly
ironic book and good adult reading as well as for children. I remember
one of the sketches was of a judge during the hearing. How old is the
book? I can't say for sure. Twenty, thirty????
I have tried a number of times to identify the book, even going through
all cat fiction books in your collection!
Very unusual and thought provoking book which I cannot forget"!
Any ideas?
As always, thanks for the depth and breadth of your knowlege.
Carol
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From: Deborah Shelton <andersde@oplin.lib.oh.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Stumper Solved: Late Blue-Nosed Witch
Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 00:00:11 CDT
Thanks to all of you wonderful librarians who responded so quickly to my
question. Everyone agrees that the story is Blue-Nosed Witch by
Margaret Embry published in 1956. I'm sure my patron will be thrilled
when I call her Monday.
Thanks again
Debby Shelton
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From: Nadine <read2kdz@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: SRP award assemblies during school
Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 00:00:18 CDT
Hi again,
I have had several requests for more information about the assembly we
planned at the beginning of the school year in each of the elementary
schools; we wanted to hand out certificates of achievement to all the
students who successfully completed our summer reading program. I had
contacted the superintendent of schools and received his approval before
contacting the principals last spring. I wrote in asking for suggestions on
what we could do besides just hand out the certificates; reading a story or
two was not an option because of the size of each group (250-300 students!)
Several respondents suggested storytelling; other suggestions included
telling library and book-related jokes, using stories and reader's theater
where the audience participated, booktalks, and speaking about the library
and future programming.
What we ended up doing...each school has their own closed circuit TV studio
that they use for the morning announcements. Each morning I went to a
different school, and appeared on the show, and called each child on the air
to receive a certificate.( I had provided each school with a listing of the
student's names so they were present in the studio.) I also gave a quick
"commercial" for upcoming programming.
I have had positive feedback from some of the principals, as well as both
parents and students. (One first grader came into the library the same day I
had visitied his schools and said...I saw you on TV today at my school!!!
How cool is that!!!) I sent off thank yous to all the principals, telling
them about the response I have received, adding that hopefully next year,
there will be even more students at their schools collecting the
certificates! Thanks to the success of my visit to the elementary schools, I
called the middle school principal, and he invited to me to pass out
certificates at a special program he was holding (which BTW was fabulous,
65+ kids talking about books they read over the summer and eating pizza!!)
Our numbers were up this year, and I think advertising the program like this
helped to contribute to higher participation. Hopefully, it will continue to
draw in more kids next year. Positive school-library cooperation...who
could ask for more!
Again, thanks to those of you who responded; if anyone has further
questions, please don't hesitate to contact me.
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: Jill Hinn <jhinn@amber2.jefferson.lib.co.us>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
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Subject: Stumper
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Hello! I need help from the great brain!
I have a patron that is looking for a book a teacher read to him in 4th and
5th grade. Probably about 20-25 years ago. The main cahracater of
the
book's name was Loretta and she was a girl who was always getting into
trouble. One day she goes through this hedge and comes out in another
dimension/world. This side is definitely not good (evil) and when she went
back to the other side, she influenced the other kids to do bad things to.
He thinks Loretta may have told people (probably adults) about this world
that was making her do these things, but no one believes her. I'm hoping
someone out there will recognize this so I can help this guy out!
Thanks so much!
Jill Hinn
Belmar Children's Patron Services Librarian
Jefferson County Public Library
555 S Allison Pkwy, Lakewood, CO 80226
720-962-0900
Fax: 720-962-4961
jhinn@jefferson.lib.co.us
Find us on the web at http://jefferson.lib.co.us
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From: "Kelly Kowalchuk" <kkowalchuk@hotmail.com>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: suggested titles for 7/8th grade--high interest low vocabulary
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Pubyac-ers:
Here are the responses I received to my request for high interest low
vocabulary titles. Thanks to Roberta Meyer, Rosalie Olds, Colleen
Cunningham, Marcia Schaffer, and Suzanne F. Steiger. If I left off the
name
of anyone else who responded, my apologies.
Marcia suggested "Rip Roarin' Reads for Reluctant Readers" as a great
source
for titles.
Suzanne suggested the Jon Scieszka's "Time Warp Trio" series,
including such
titles as "See you later, Gladiator" and "Your Mother was a
Neanderthal".
Roberta suggested "The Achievers" series of biographies, published by
Rourke.
Rosalie tells me that "Someone is Hiding on Alcatraz Island" is a
novel of
great suspense and is probably at the 5th or 6th grade reading level.
Colleen provided the names of a number of titles:
I Dream of Murder by Catherine Dexter
Rosy Cole: She Grows, She Graduates by Sheila Greenwald
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
Nightjohn and Sarny by Gary Paulsen
Call it Courage by Armstrong Sperry
I Heard the Owl Call My Name by Margaret Craven
Thanks to all of you.
Kelly Kowalchuk
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From: "Vanessa Cowie" <cowiev@mail.forsyth.public.lib.ga.us>
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Subject: picture book about parental suicide
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I'm hoping your collective wisdom will help me help a patron. She's a victim
advocate whose client, a 7-year-old boy, just had his father commit suicide.
She's looking for a picture book that will help the child with this
particular situation. Also, she's looking for a source of similiar books
(that she could purchase) to help with future cases of grieving or
victimized children.
I have consulted Books to Help Children Cope With Separation and Loss, but
the books suggested for dealing with suicide are for 11 years old and up,
and the patron particularly wants a picture book.
Please reply off list.
TIA,
Vanessa Cowie
Librarian I--Youth Services
Forsyth County Public Library
Cumming Branch
585 Dahlonega Road
Cumming, GA 30040
770-781-9840 Ext. 353
cowiev@mail.forsyth.public.lib.ga.us
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From: "Sarah O'Sullivan" <saraho@lithgow.lib.me.us>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Stumper
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Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 00:00:43 CDT
We had a mom in looking for a title about a girl whose mom has an illness,
but the girl also has a stepmother who helps the girl cope with her blood
mother's illness. Ring any bells?
TIA!
Sarah O'Sullivan
Youth Services Librarian
Lithgow Library
Augusta, ME 04330
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From: Barbara Keesey <keesey_12@yahoo.com>
To: PUBYAC <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: Need Author and Title
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Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 00:00:49 CDT
Please Help! I need the author and title of a book for
a character named Thurlow Wadsworth McGee. I'm sorry,
but I don't know anything about the plot or other
characters. If you can help - Thank you!!
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From: Judy Looby <jrlooby@yahoo.com>
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Subject: stumper
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Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 00:00:55 CDT
I hope this will sound familiar to someone. I don't
have a lot to go on. I have checked our database, A to
Zoo, and various internet databases.
A lion in a zoo can't do anything right. The other
animals make fun of him. Finally, something clicks,
and he "blossoms." He can now do everything right.
Patron says it's a picture book--tall, with a purple
cover.
Any help would be appreciated. Please reply to me
offline. Thanks in advance.
Judy Looby
Charleston Public Library
Charleston, IL
jrlooby@yahoo.com
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From: Mairi Ellen Quodomine <mquodom@mail.pratt.lib.md.us>
To: PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults & Children
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumper
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Is anyone familiar with a children's mystery series from the 1940s that
has the family's name in the title? The family's name is Irish and they
live in the United States. Any clues would be great! Thanks!
Jennifer Cogan
Children's Department
Enoch Pratt Free Library
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From: MzLibrary@aol.com
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Separation Anxiety
Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 00:01:11 CDT
I have a patron who has a 2-1/2 year old who is suffering from separation
anxiety. I have searched but there isn't much out there for that age group
and we don't have The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn or Mama Don't Go by
Rosemary Wells. I'd like to email her with a few ideas and add a few
titles
to my Parents' Guidance shelf, as well. Any suggestions? Thanks,
Charlotte Rabbitt
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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