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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: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 4:06 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 883
PUBYAC Digest 883
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Re: Are librarians mandated reporters? (was Re: Abusive Parents
by Theresa <theresart@yahoo.com>
2) RE: SRP (Wisconsin)
by "Jennie Stoltz" <jstoltz@esls.lib.wi.us>
3) in response to girls only picture books
by "Ann Minner" <AMinner@leegov.com>
4) Written AV Policy Needed
by hoptaya@eiNetwork.Net (Amy Hoptay)
5) teen advisory boards
by MSNOW <MSNOW@mail.selco.lib.mn.us>
6) Re: Family programming
by ploew@crrl.org
7) Children's Databases
by "Kristin Brand" <libkristin@hotmail.com>
8) RE: Family programming
by "Michele Farley" <mfarley@brownsburg.lib.in.us>
9) re: Crafts for Spanish Programs
by Jennifer Seneca <jseneca@pelican.state.lib.la.us>
10) Thanks for the Backpacks!
by Christy Jones <xyjones3@yahoo.com>
11) RE: Chat rooms
by "Amber McCrea" <mccrea.amber@als.lib.wi.us>
12) Services to deaf patrons and children
by "Beth McFarland" <BMCFARLAND@cml.lib.oh.us>
13) Re: Article from back issue of CopyCat needed.../Seuss
by "Debbie Chevron" <dchevron@ci.camas.wa.us>
14) Re: Family programming
by Lorie O'Donnell <LOdonnell@midyork.org>
15) Teacher loans
by Patti Wyatt <pslatenwyatt@yahoo.com>
16) Stolen CD/Roms
by Sandi Imperio <IMPERIOS@santacruzpl.org>
17) RE: Something about the Author
by "Jennie Stoltz" <jstoltz@esls.lib.wi.us>
18) Spanish Club Help Replies
by Jennifer Seneca <jseneca@pelican.state.lib.la.us>
19) journal articles
by Karen Scott <karen0428twu@yahoo.com>
20) stumper answered: Hired hand/The stranger
by <sdgriner@iupui.edu>
21) stumper
by "Bridges, Linda" <BridgesL@liveoakpl.org>
22) suggestions for a good school media center list?
by "Marcus \"Todd\" Heldt" <heldt@uiuc.edu>
23) stumper set in Mexico
by Selma Levi <slevi@mail.pratt.lib.md.us>
24) Ghost Stumper Solved
by "F. Brautigam" <fbrautig@nsls.info>
25) stumper: nibble nibble
by "Keeney, Scott" <SKEENEY@ci.albany.or.us>
26) stumper
by aimee steinbruecker <asteinb@esls.lib.wi.us>
27) German and Japanese Language Books
by Ann Hardginski <Hardginski@menashalibrary.org>
28) Stumper: adopted girl grows wings
by CKehoe@bettendorf.lib.ia.us
29) stumper
by "Louise Capizzo" <lcapizzo@falmouth.lib.me.us>
30) Innovative Library Services Aid Schools
by Public Relations Special Account <pr@multcolib.org>
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From: Theresa <theresart@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Are librarians mandated reporters? (was Re: Abusive Parents
Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2002 16:06:24 CDT
In California children's librarians are mandated. We just spent a full day
discussing this with the local social services office.
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From: "Jennie Stoltz" <jstoltz@esls.lib.wi.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: SRP (Wisconsin)
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Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2002 16:06:31 CDT
Kathy,
The theme for the 2003 Collaborative Summer Library Program (including
Wisconsin) is "Laugh it up at the Library!" Materials can be
ordered
through Upstart - http://www.highsmith.com/upstart/2003CSLP.htm
Regards,
Jennie
Jennie J. Stoltz
Children's Coordinator/Webmaster
Frank L. Weyenberg Library of
Mequon/Thiensville, Wisconsin
"The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who
cannot read them." - Mark Twain
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From: "Kathy Graham" <grahamka@SLS.LIB.IL.US>
To: "pubyac" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: SRP
Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2002 10:35:14 CDT
Good morning! Could someone from Indiana and Wisconsin post the SRP
theme for 2003 and the contact person for ordering materials?
TIA.
Kathy
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From: "Ann Minner" <AMinner@leegov.com>
To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: in response to girls only picture books
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<you wrote>
....Many thanks to all who responded to my question about friendship=20
picture books featuring only girls. Here are the responses I=20
received:
The Silly Sisters by Dave Werner
The Emily and Alice books
Meet Danitra Brown
The American Girl Books
Toot and Puddle
....
oops!
Toot and Puddle by Holly Hobbie are boys.
Ann Minner
Youth Librarian
Rutenberg Branch Library
aminner@leegov.com
Phone 239.458.5900
Fax 239.433.3630
http://www.lee-county.com/library/
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From: hoptaya@eiNetwork.Net (Amy
Hoptay)
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Written AV Policy Needed
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Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2002 16:39:44 CDT
I was wondering if anyone could share with me their library's written
policy (as opposed to an "in-house" rule) that clarifies age limits
for
borrowing videos. In particular, I would appreciate hearing from those
whose policy is NOT conservative, i.e., patrons under 17 are allowed to
check out videos as long as they are not rated R.
Thanks so much!
Amy
Amy Hoptay
Young Adult Services Librarian
Sewickley Public Library
500 Thorn Street
Sewickley, PA 15143
412-741-6920 Ext. 244
hoptaya@einetwork.net
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From: MSNOW <MSNOW@mail.selco.lib.mn.us>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: teen advisory boards
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Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2002 16:39:52 CDT
I received these articles from the Connect for Kids (www.connectforkids.org)
list and thought you all might be interested -
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation has created a Youth Advisory Board for
their foundation. They tell their whys and hows-
http://www.emkf.org/pages/296.cfm
Youth Leaders for Literacy grant opportunity. I though it might be a neat
for teen advisory boards to do literacy related community service project -
grant funded!
http://www.nea.org/readacross/volunteer/youthleaders.html
Maggie
Maggie Snow
Community Services Librarian
Austin Public Library
Austin, MN 55912
msnow@selco.lib.mn.us
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From: ploew@crrl.org
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Subject: Re: Family programming
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Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2002 16:39:59 CDT
One problem I found on combining k-5th is making sure the books and
activities are geared for both age levels. It can be hard to find
stories
that both ages will like but I'm sure it can be done.
> Do any of you do family programming for your summer reading club?
We're
> considering dropping our toddler and preschool storytimes during the
> summer and combining these with our school-age summer programs so that
> all ages (pre-K through 5th grade) can attend the summer programs
> together.
> I wondered if it works well for those who do it? Pros and cons?
Thanks
> for the help.
>
> Ramarie Beaver
> ramarieb@plano.gov
> Plano Public Library System
> Plano, Texas
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From: "Kristin Brand" <libkristin@hotmail.com>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Children's Databases
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Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2002 16:40:08 CDT
Hi all,
Our system is looking for databases for children. We currently get
InfoTrac
Junior Edition - which is geared towards junior and high school students.
We are interested in something that is geared toward elementary school-aged
children. I particularly like the set-up of the CD-Rom version of Encarta.
Something similar would be great.
Please reply to me off list @ libkristin@hotmail.com.
I will post a
compiled list of suggestions to the list.
Thank you!
Kristin Brand
Youth Services Librarian
Pasco County Library System
Hudson, Florida
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From: "Michele Farley" <mfarley@brownsburg.lib.in.us>
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Subject: RE: Family programming
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Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2002 16:40:16 CDT
Ramarie,
For the last few years we have dropped our storytimes and done mainly
famiy programming in the summer...magicians, storytellers and such. We
do have read alouds done by local "celebrities" such as teachers,
firemen and the like. We have huge numbers for the family programs and
found that the attendance to these is larger than what we were getting
for our storytimes.
HTH, Michele
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From: Ramarie Beaver [mailto:ramarieb@plano.gov]=20
Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 10:48 AM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Family programming
Do any of you do family programming for your summer reading club? We're
considering dropping our toddler and preschool storytimes during the=20
summer and combining these with our school-age summer programs so that=20
all ages (pre-K through 5th grade) can attend the summer programs=20
together. =20
I wondered if it works well for those who do it? Pros and cons?
Thanks
for the help.
Ramarie Beaver
ramarieb@plano.gov
Plano Public Library System
Plano, Texas
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From: Jennifer Seneca <jseneca@pelican.state.lib.la.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: re: Crafts for Spanish Programs
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Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2002 16:40:24 CDT
Dear Amy,
I wanted to thank you for responding to my cry for help with our Spanish
club program. All of the responses I have received have been wonderful.
I
am extremely excited to be able to start such a program at the library.
Thank you for your suggestion!
Sincerely,
Jennifer Seneca
Ascension Parish Library
jseneca@pelican.state.lib.la.us
At 02:13 PM 10/3/02 -0500, you wrote:
>Collective Minds,
>
>My apologies...
>It seems I deleted the message for the person looking for crafts to do in
>bilingual/spanish programs.
>
>My suggestion to them is:
> >From ALA: 25 Latino Craft Projects by Diana Borrego and Ana-Elba
Pavon
>ISBN 0838908330 $30.00
>
>It appears to cover a great deal: programs & actitivies, projects tied
to
>literature, crafts for preschool-afterschool-families, and food ideas.
>
>Hope this helps.
>
>Amy Blake
>ablake@kcpl.lib.in.us
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From: Christy Jones <xyjones3@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Thanks for the Backpacks!
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Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2002 16:40:32 CDT
I wanted to thank everyone who responded to my query
about paper bag back packs. In the last two days I
have made about 50 of them in preparation for an
upcoming Magic Tree House Party. I hope the kids like
them as much as I do.
For those of you who wanted the instructions, here is
a list of links to web site that contain them.
GROCERY SACK BACKPACKS Instructions
http://www.earlychildhood.com/Crafts/index.cfm?FuseAction=Craft&C=3
>
Camping Theme Ideas: music, books, crafts, etc...
http://www.childfun.com/themes/camping.shtml
>
Explorer: Decorating Ideas
http://www.lifeway.com/yourvbs/ideabank.asp?act=category&cat=dec
>
Explorer: Craft Ideas
http://www.lifeway.com/yourvbs/ideabank.asp?act=category&cat=craft
Thanks again to everyone who responded,
Christy Jones
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From: "Amber McCrea" <mccrea.amber@als.lib.wi.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: Chat rooms
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Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2002 16:40:40 CDT
Juli,
Before you recommend any chat rooms check your library Internet policy.
Both of the Libraries I have worked for have had very specific policies
against using chat room due to the liability issues (kids meeting child
molesters etc in chat rooms).
Amber McCrea
Youth Services Librarian
Beloit Public Library
Beloit, WI
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Behalf Of Juli Huston
Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 10:21 AM
To: 'pubyac@prairienet.org'
Subject: Chat rooms
Hello Again,
I am still new to the realm of being a children's librarian and am not
familiar with chat rooms that kids commonly visit. I have been asking the
kids who come into our library and visit chat rooms what chats they visit,
but would like to learn more. So, my question is, what if any chat rooms
can I reccommend for kids who come in asking what I reccommend? Or is
there a website that provides links to chats? Thank you in advance.
Juli
Juli Huston
Children's & Young Adult Librarian
Solano County Library
jhuston@snap.lib.ca.us
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From: "Beth McFarland" <BMCFARLAND@cml.lib.oh.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Services to deaf patrons and children
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Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2002 16:40:48 CDT
Good Afternoon All,
I'm working on a research paper on the services offered by libraries to
deaf families. Are there any libraries represented on the list with a
significant number of deaf or hearing-impaired patrons?
What are the methods and services used to assist deaf and
hearing-impaired adults and children?
Do any of you have staff members who are Deaf or Hearing-Impaired?
Do you have staff members who sign?
I am hoping to take the results of this paper and create a viable
series of programs that incorporate services such as signed
interpretation of story times and so on, for use in our library. I
would be willing to share the results of this endeavor to any interested
folks.
I thank you all for any insights you can give. Please feel free to
send replies to the list or e-mail me directly at,
bmcfarland@cml.lib.oh.us
Thanks so much for your time,
Beth McFarland
Youth Services
Westland Area Library
Columbus Ohio
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From: "Debbie Chevron" <dchevron@ci.camas.wa.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: Article from back issue of CopyCat needed.../Seuss
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Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2002 16:40:56 CDT
Hi, in answer to your Dr. Seuss program question; we do a Dr. Seuss
birthday party every year for the last five years. We have birthday
cake, drawings for Dr. Seuss hats, two or three craft tables, and local
celebrities (teachers, school principals, police, mayor) come and read
for 15 minute intervals.
>>> barbarascott@hotmail.com
10/08/02 08:13AM >>>
Just saw in the USAToday where Mike Myers is starring in a live action
Cat
in the Hat movie to be released 11/2003. In the meantime, I want to
start
planning for a program for that month! In the back issue index of
CopyCat,
it indicates that there is an article called "Meet Dr. Seuss" in the
March/April 1986 issue, one called "How the Grinch Stole Christmas"
and
"Who-ville for Christmas" both from the November/December 1990 issue,
If
anyone has those issues, could you please fax me the articles? Fax
number
is 419-562-7437. Thanks so much!
ALSO, if anyone out there has done Seuss programs, I would be
interested in
hearing from you, what you did, what worked and what didn't. Email me
directly at barbarascott@hotmail.com
My first step in getting ready for this program (unbeknownst to me!)
was
getting a Cat in the Hat hat from Regent books as a premium for our
last
order! Now I know when and why I will wear it!
Barbara Scott
Children's Librarian, Bucyrus Public Library
Ohio Reading Program Manual Editor
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From: Lorie O'Donnell <LOdonnell@midyork.org>
To: "pubyac@prairienet.org"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
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I do a weekly (during July and August) family story time called "Lemonade
on
the Lawn" which is open to all ages and no sign-up is required. I
read a
bunch of stories on the lawn, and we all have lemonade and cookies
afterwards. I also have a weekly family program with an outside
performer
or programmer. In addition I have a weekly craft and story class for ages
5
- 10 and a weekly creative writing class for ages 8 and up. I do not do my
regular story times during the summer.
Lorie
On 10/8/02 11:47 AM, "Ramarie Beaver" <ramarieb@plano.gov>
wrote:
>
> Do any of you do family programming for your summer reading club?
We're
> considering dropping our toddler and preschool storytimes during the
> summer and combining these with our school-age summer programs so that
> all ages (pre-K through 5th grade) can attend the summer programs
> together.
> I wondered if it works well for those who do it? Pros and cons?
Thanks
> for the help.
>
> Ramarie Beaver
> ramarieb@plano.gov
> Plano Public Library System
> Plano, Texas
>
>
Lorie J. O'Donnell
Children's Librarian
Jervis Public Library
Rome, NY 13440
odonnell@midyork.org
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From: Patti Wyatt <pslatenwyatt@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Teacher loans
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Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2002 16:41:11 CDT
Hello, all--
I need information on two policy issues: teacher loan
periods and video loan fines. I need to know what
others are doing. I would like to allow teachers
(preschool, Sunday school, homeschool, elementary
school) more latitude.
Questions: If you have special exemptions, loan
periods, etc. for teachers, what are they?
What is the loan period for videos and how do the
fines compare with your book fines?
Please email me: pslatenwyatt@yahoo.com
with your
responses.
Our library does not have, currently, a teacher loan
policy. Teachers may borrow using their personal
library card with the same loan limits (number of
books, length of time) as any other individual.
Current general loan policy: We loan books, audio
cassettes, magazines, etc. for two weeks with one
renewal and a four week grace period before fines
accrue. A patron can check a book out, renew it
anytime within the two weeks following the due date,
and not owe a fine for another four weeks past that
date. If you are counting, a patron can hold a
non-reserved book for up to 10 weeks with no fine if
he/she times it just right. When the item is four
weeks overdue there is a $5.00 fine for that entire
days checkouts, excluding videos which are handled
differently. If a patron checks out a video, there is
one renewal. You can only renew on or before the
video is due. An entertainment video loans for two
days. An information video loans for two weeks. If
the video is overdue you may not renew and you owe $1
for each video for each day it is overdue. A family
may have up to 8 videos checked out with no more than
20 total items per family member. A teacher can
borrow an entertainment video for 1 week, with 1
renewal. We can ILL books to the teacher's school for
the teacher, giving the teacher 4 weeks with 1
renewal.
Thanks, Patti Wyatt
=====
Patti Wyatt
Youth Services Librarian
Mitchell Community Public Library
Mitchell, Indiana
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From: Sandi Imperio <IMPERIOS@santacruzpl.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stolen CD/Roms
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There are locks for CD/ROM drives. They run about $40. There are
several
websites that have them. Check out:
http://www.securitykit.com/drive_locks.htm
I have no experience with this
company, but it should give you an idea of what to look for.
Our Homework Center computers had several games that had to be run off of
the CD/ROMs. We had a CD/Roms tower with all the games in the staff area.
I worked out fine, but some of the games would hang up if too many kids
played it at the same time. We recently expanded the library and upgraded
the computers. The games are now completely loaded on the server's hard
drive--eliminating the freezing and slow reaction problems as well as the
extra space taken up by the tower. This has been the best solution
for us.
If these are not a viable solution, there are also workstations with locking
compartments for the CPU. The drawback here is the a: drives are not
available either.
Happy hunting
Sandi Imperio
Branch Manager
Garfield Park Library
imperios@santacruzpl.org
Secondly, over the summer we had a CD-ROM game stolen out of one
of our computers. It was very upsetting to me, since we never had to
worry about anything getting lifted before. I thought it was only a
one-time occurrence until recently it has happened again. :( Has
anyone
else had this problem? What security measures could be taken? I'm
not
sure if there are any locks that exist for CD-ROMs or not. We have them
for disc drives, but not for CDs. Thank you so much in advance for any
suggestions you may have for me.
Dana Hegquist
Southold Free Library
Southold, NY 11971
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From: "Jennie Stoltz" <jstoltz@esls.lib.wi.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: Something about the Author
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Hi everyone,
We have had a standing order for "Something about the Author" for
years and
currently own all 133 volumes. Here's my dilemma. Each volume costs
approximately $125.00 and it seems to come out about 8 to 10 times a year
(and with shrinking budgets...) I'm torn as to whether I should discontinue
it. It never seems to be used (or used sporadically by staff) and also, so
much author information is available on the Internet now. I've been
a
children's librarian for several years now, and it pains me to get rid of
something like this that I consider a standard. I did discontinue our
"Children's Literature Review" because that took up so much shelf
space and
was not used by patrons or staff alike. How many of you still have this
resource? Do you find it is still used? If I did discontinue the
standing
order, would you recommend I keep the older volumes? I guess what I'm
looking for is someone else to tell me it's okay to get rid of it. Any
advice/suggestions/orders/commands are gladly accepted.
Regards,
Jennie
Jennie J. Stoltz
Children's Coordinator/Webmaster
Frank L. Weyenberg Library of
Mequon/Thiensville, Wisconsin
"The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who
cannot read them." - Mark Twain
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From: Jennifer Seneca <jseneca@pelican.state.lib.la.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Spanish Club Help Replies
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Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2002 16:41:34 CDT
Dear PUBYACers,
Thank you so much for your help in responding to my call for help. I was
looking for activities for young children (aged 3 - 9) while their
parents attended a Spanish/English conversation club hosted by the adult
services department at my library.
I have been asked to post the responses I received to the pubyac
listserv. I hope that these responses help you as much as they helped
me. Thank you to everyone who responded.
Responses below:
Hello Jennifer,
This sounds like a great program! We offer bilingual storytime at Arlington
Public, and one of the things we have done in the past that is easy and fun
is play 'Loteria' which, if you are not familiar with the game, is like
Bingo, but is played with images and beans are used to cover the image on
the card when it is called out. I don't know how accessible such a game
would be out in Gonzales, LA but you should be able to get a copy off the
Internet. If you have the time, a color printer, poster board, and a
laminator, it may be a good idea to create your own board because some of
the images are not acceptable for use in a children's program, for example:
"el borracho" or "the drunk", "la sirena" which
shows a topless mermaid, and
a couple of others. Most of the images are harmless----such as "la
cazuela", or "el arbol". It is very fun and
anyone--spanish/non-spanish
speakers--can play.
I hope this helps!
Carolina G. Martinez
George W. Hawkes Central Library
Yes, I know that it's based on a television program (oh, the horrors! :-) ),
but you might try to incorporate "Dora the Explorer" for the younger
children. She is very popular with the crowd, at least in our area. Plus,
her popularity will probably cause the English speakers in the crowd to
become more interested in the Spanish language, and might make the Latino
children more confident when they see the other children showing an interest
in their language and culture. I know that there are several videos
available from the show, and we have several picture books about Dora in our
collection.
>From that, you could plan other activities about
"exploring", whether it
be
a fun-filled scavenger hunt or a "getting to know you activity" where
the
kids can "explore" the things that they have in common, and discover
the
differences that make them unique.
Hope this helps!
Nicole Morgan
Children's Librarian
Lakewood Public Library
Hi,
I have a couple of ideas, though I haven't done any myself. What
about incorporating Latino music, dance and holidays? There are
also a number of picture books that would be useful. You might be
able to introduce simple Spanish words. Usborne has a book called
The First 1000 Words in Spanish (and other languages, including
English). You might also try Latino games. Good Luck
--
Nancy Thelen
920 W. Michigan Ave
Three Rivers Public Library
Jessica -
Years ago I taught English to small children in an Italian school and they
absolutely ALWAYS loved learning songs. I always tried to stick with folk
songs with simple melodies and simple syntax (especially important if they
are just learning the language.) Children who are already reading could
also be given printed copies of the words. This might be an option for your
younger Spanish patrons. Sounds like a great program.
Kathy Brinkman
CD's featuring Jose Luis Orozco.
He has books, too.
We did a few bilingual programs in San Antonio, and his songs are great.
I would order the ones which accompany his books first.
Many are bilingual, and they're all fun.
Could the older children read in their native tongue to both the English
and Spanish speaking younger children?
Or an older and younger pair could read a bilingual book together?
There are some bilingual Big Books from Scholastic, also.
I just searched ESL in amazon, and found this:
Easy & Engaging Esl Activities and Mini-Books for Every Classroom:
Terrific
Teaching Tips, Games, Mini-Books & More to Help New Students from Every
n
by Kama Eihorn, Kama Einhorn
List Price: $10.95
Our Price: $8.76
You Save: $2.19 (20%)
Good luck!
Contact the ESL classroom at your school and talk to the teacher, too.
Hi Jennifer,
I think what you have could be a really great programming opportunity.
I have a librarian friend who ran a weekly club for younger grade school
kids where she would read a chapter (or more) from a book, the kids had
refreshments, and they did an activity. It might be playing a game
(which could be active, board or card game, trivia, etc.) or a craft, or
a writing activity (or really anything you can think of) or even a
no-cook recipe. Since some of the kids seem very young the older ones
could be helpers, which they always seem to like and also builds nice
relationships.
I just had another thought... because the ages have such a large range
you could do something where after reading a short story or two, you
spread out a variety of craft/activity books on a particular topic.
Let's say one week you do origami. So you have several books out at
various levels and some paper and the kids can work on their own, work
in pairs, or again have the older ones help younger ones. One week
could be magic and you could supply scarves, coins, etc. You could do
rubber stamping, card making, puppets, etc.
I also wanted to include a link I got from PUBYAC to make bingo games.
When I did it we created a fairy tale bingo game and used M&Ms as the
markers! The kids loved it!
http://teachers.teach-nology.com/web_tools/materials/bingo/
Hope this helps,
April Mazza
Youth Services
Wayland Free Public Library
Jennifer,
We are going to order Celebrating Culture in Your Library 25 Latino Craft
Projects by Diana Borrego and Ana-Elba Pavon.
Here in Vincennes, we have several Larino families with children. We would
like to see these children come in for story time and I feel sure the
parents
would like seeing something from their culture and maybe some thing they did
as a child.
I am eager to get the book and start introducing the crafts to my
storytimers.
Our Indiana Library Federation had the annual Children and Young People's
Division Conference September 22 & 23, 2002. They offer a session in
bilingual
storytimes with action songs. We did not do any crafts or have any handouts
for crafts at that session. So I am looking forward to seeing what kind of
crafts we will have to choose from.
Hope this helps.
Diana Martin
Asst Youth Lib
dmartin@kcpl.lib.in.us
Collective Minds,
My apologies...
It seems I deleted the message for the person looking for crafts to do in
bilingual/spanish programs.
My suggestion to them is:
>From ALA: 25 Latino Craft Projects by Diana Borrego and Ana-Elba Pavon
ISBN 0838908330 $30.00
It appears to cover a great deal: programs & actitivies, projects tied to
literature, crafts for preschool-afterschool-families, and food ideas.
Hope this helps.
Amy Blake
Hi Jennifer,
I recently started a bi-lingual family storytime at my library. When I
initially began, I had a volunteer read the stories in Spanish while I sang
songs and led the kids in fingerplays in both English and Spanish. Now my
Spanish has improved enough that I can actually do the readings in both
languages! It is pretty exciting.
My storytime is a half hour long. I use many simple stories that are easy
to translate, available in bi-lingual additions or that are translations of
English classics like Curious George, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, etc. We
do have a fairly nice sized Spanish language children's collection due to a
grant last fall. I recently ordered CDs of Jose Luis Orozco's music to use
in storytimes as well. I start with the song "If you're happy and you know
it..." and close with the same song in Spanish (I use the translation done
on a Barney CD can't remember the name off hand but could look it up if you
are interested.)
It took some work on my part to find materials initially. It can be a
challenge at first, but they are out there. Talk to people to find out what
they use, check catalogs for Spanish language materials. Amazon.com and
Barnesandnoble.com now have Spanish language collections. There are
traditional fingerplays and rhymes in Spanish.
The way I am presenting it to the community is as an opportunity for English
speaking parents and children to learn some basic Spanish and for Spanish
speaking parents and children to learn basic English while enjoying the
format and shared experience of a storytime. So far the response has been
fairly positive. I hope the attendance continues to grow as I continue to
do outreach to this growing Hispanic community.
Feel free to call me or e-mail any other questions. Good luck in your
endeavors!
Karla Frost
Children's Librarian
East Branch, Brown County Library
Sincerely,
Jennifer Seneca
Ascension Parish Library
jseneca@pelican.state.lib.la.us
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From: Karen Scott <karen0428twu@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: journal articles
Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2002 17:04:48 CDT
Does any one know where I can find articles on fifth grade use of public
libraries?
On the check out of this grade level between books &/videos. One
question I
have is if the student has a choice between a book &/ a video about the book
which will they choose.
Karen Scott
Lubbock,Tx
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From: <sdgriner@iupui.edu>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: stumper answered: Hired hand/The stranger
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Thank you guys so much. The patron was very happy and I was very happy
with all the responses. I am glad that we can all work together to
find the answer.
Stu
Warsaw Community Public Library
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From: "Bridges, Linda" <BridgesL@liveoakpl.org>
To: "'PUBYAC@prairienet.org'"
<PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: stumper
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Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2002 17:05:03 CDT
A customer has asked me for a book that she thinks is titled "Good Morning,
God. It's Me, Gracie." She is sure that the book ISN'T "Are You
There, God?
It's Me, Margaret" by Judy Blume. My customer thinks that the book
was
written by Thomas Rockwell and came out about the same time as Blume's book.
I've searched the Internet (using Google) and Amazon, as well as my
library's collection and the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami
University. If any of you have ANY idea what this book may be, please
respond. Thanks in advance for your help.
Linda Bridges
Effingham County Children's Librarian
Live Oak Public Libraries
Savannah, GA
bridgesl@liveoakpl.org
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From: "Marcus \"Todd\" Heldt" <heldt@uiuc.edu>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: suggestions for a good school media center list?
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Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2002 17:05:10 CDT
I want to join a listserv that deals explicitly with issues
confronting k-12 media centers. Can anyone point me in the
right direction?
Thanks,
Todd
heldt.tripod.com
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From: Selma Levi <slevi@mail.pratt.lib.md.us>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: stumper set in Mexico
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Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2002 17:05:18 CDT
Hi, I have a teacher looking for a chapter book set in Mexico written on a
third grade level. Folktales, poetry are not acceptable; neither are
Mexican American stories. Everything I can find is on too high of a
reading level. On top of this the book needs to be still in print!
Any ideas would be most appreciated! Thanks in advance. Selma
Selma K. Levi
slevi@epfl2.epflbalto.org
voice # 410-396-5402
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From: "F. Brautigam" <fbrautig@nsls.info>
To: pubyac <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: Ghost Stumper Solved
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Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2002 17:05:24 CDT
Thanks to you clever folk we think we have solved the stumper about the
children who save ghost children (their ancestors) from disaster and
inherit a country house. It appears that the correct title is The Ghosts
by Antonia Barber. We're interlibrary-loaning it and then we'll know for
sure.
--
Faith Brautigam
Gail Borden Public Library, Elgin, IL 60120
E Mail: fbrautig@nslsilus.org
Phone: 847-742-2411 Fax: 847-742-0485
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From: "Keeney, Scott" <SKEENEY@ci.albany.or.us>
To: 'pubyac' <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: stumper: nibble nibble
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Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2002 17:05:32 CDT
Patron remembers me reading a picture book with the repeated refrain
"nibble
nibble crunch crunch." I, of course, do not remember which book contains
"nibble nibble..." Anyone else?
Scott
_________________________________________
Scott Keeney
Children's Librarian
work 541-917-7591
Albany Public Library
fax 541-917-7586
1390 Waverly Dr SE
Albany OR 97322
skeeney@ci.albany.or.us
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From: aimee steinbruecker <asteinb@esls.lib.wi.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: stumper
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Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2002 17:05:39 CDT
Hi Everyone,
The other week there was a stumper where the sun only comes out everyseven
years and some children lock another child in a closet and the child misses
the sun (or some form of light). Well guess who got that question today and
we are unable to find the name of the book.
Please respond to me thank you,
Aimee
asteinb@esls.lib.wi.us
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From: Ann Hardginski <Hardginski@menashalibrary.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: German and Japanese Language Books
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Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2002 17:05:46 CDT
Hi Everyone,
Do any of you know of good sources for German and/or Japanese preschool and
elementary age books? These languages are taught in the elementary
schools,
and we would like to build up our collection. Any help would be greatly
appreciated! Please email me at hardginski@menashalibrary.org.
Thank you!
Ann Hardginski
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From: CKehoe@bettendorf.lib.ia.us
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Stumper: adopted girl grows wings
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Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2002 17:05:54 CDT
Hello I have a stumper that a girl had read to her 5 or so years ago. A
couple is unable to have children, they go to an agency where they get a
baby. The baby grows up and as she grows she sprouts wings, which the family
tries to conceal. She believes that the books main character starts with a
G, and that the book might be titled the girls name... any ideas?
Thanks so much for your time!
Crystal Kehoe
Bettendorf Public Library
Ckehoe@bettendorf.lib.ia.us
<mailto:Ckehoe@bettendorf.lib.ia.us>
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From: "Louise Capizzo" <lcapizzo@falmouth.lib.me.us>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: stumper
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Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2002 17:06:02 CDT
I need help locating the title/author of a book.
character: Odie the skunk
book was read in the middle 1950's (1955-57)
last line in the book is:
"I guess skunks can only be friends with skunks."
The author is not T. Burgess.
Thank you for any help given.
Louise Capizzo
Children's Librarian
Falmouth Memorial Library
5 Lunt Road
Falmouth, ME 04105
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From: Public Relations Special Account <pr@multcolib.org>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Innovative Library Services Aid Schools
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Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2002 17:06:09 CDT
October 7, 2002
For immediate release
Contact: Penny Hummel, Public Relations Manager, 503.988.5498
Ellen Fader, Youth Services Coordinator, 503.988.5408
Press Information Center
(www.multcolib.org/news/index.html)
INNOVATIVE LIBRARY SERVICES AID SCHOOLS
Multnomah County Library has introduced two innovative library services to
aid teachers in county schools: educator cards and topical "buckets"
of
books. Resulting from a grant-funded study recently completed by the
library, these improvements compliment services provided since 1997 by the
library's School Corps program.
Educator Cards
Eligible educators may now obtain special library cards that allow them to
borrow educational items for six weeks, instead of the standard three
weeks.
"We celebrate this service improvement," says Ellen Fader, Youth
Services Coordinator. "It addresses a major concern for local
educators:
the occasional need to keep materials used with students for longer than a
three-week loan period."
Public and private K-12 educators, childcare workers and home-schooling
educators who live in Multnomah County Library's free service area are
eligible for the cards, which expire annually on June 30. Eligible
educators can obtain cards by bringing proof of educator status to any
Multnomah County library. For more information, visit the School Corps'
Web page (www.multcolib.org/schoolcorps/edcard.html)
about the new cards.
The cards are intended for borrowing educational materials for young
people, and they do not take the place of a borrower's personal library
card.
Bucket of Books
Bucket of Books is a new service designed to simplify lesson planning for
educators. Librarians assigned to Multnomah County Library's School Corps
program have created 15 collections of books on 11 different topics
studied widely in Multnomah County schools. Each bucket contains 25-30
items and a teacher's guide. Topics and grade levels include:
communities/neighborhoods (K-2nd), Oregon Trail (4th-5th),
biomes/ecosystems (5th-8th) and controversial topics (8th-12th). Teachers
may reserve the buckets by placing a hold through the Library Catalog
(www.multcolib.org/catalog.html).
Since its inception in 1997, School Corps has provided customized
bibliographies for Multnomah County teachers. The very popular service,
which generated 180 unique bibliographies last year, includes an offer to
send one copy of each listed book to the Multnomah County neighborhood
library of the teacher's choice.
"Some topics are studied so widely that Bucket of Books is a faster and
more cost efficient way to provide educators with the materials they
need," explains School Corps Team Leader Jackie Partch.
School Corps librarians will still create customized resource lists, in
addition to circulating the new buckets. For more information, visit
Schools Corps' Bucket of Books Web page
(www.multcolib.org/schoolcorps/bucket.html).
Public/School Library Planning Project Study
Improving educator access to library materials is the first recommendation
Multnomah County Library is implementing from its year-long study, the
Public/School Library Planning Project. Funded by a Library Services and
Technology Act grant that the library pursued and won, the study sought to
determine best practices to improve library services to students and
educators and thereby contribute to young people's educational success.
A school librarian and a public librarian conducted research, surveys,
focus groups, and interviews with area teachers and school administrators
from January 2001 to January 2002. The final report for the Public/School
Library Planning Project is online (www.cascadelink.org/ear/pslp/).
School Corps
School Corps librarians work in cooperation with teachers, media
specialists and library staff in Multnomah County schools to create
materials and services that assist students in the efficient and effective
use of the public library and its resources. The School Corps' Web site
(www.multcolib.org/schoolcorps/)
has additional information on School
Corps' many services, or contact Jackie Partch at 503.988.6004.
# # #
Shannon Long
Multnomah County Library Administration
205 NE Russell St., Portland, OR 97212
503.988.5402 pr@multcolib.org
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