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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: Friday, October 25, 2002 11:01 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 900
PUBYAC Digest 900
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) board games
by Joan Olson <joan.olson@nsanpete.k12.ut.us>
2) Re: Ordering childrens' series paperbacks
by Cassie Wilson <cwilson2@woh.rr.com>
3) RE: what to do w/ scarves?
by "Tara Mendez" <TaraM@mail2tara.com>
4) Arthur Ideas
by hunzigel@hhpl.on.ca (Lisa Hunziger)
5) Barn Dance!
by "Kim Dolce" <KDOLCE@co.volusia.fl.us>
6) RE: diversity and/or get-to know-you games needed
by "Susan Dailey" <obldailey@wellscolibrary.org>
7) Re: Computer sign-ups
by Lorie O'Donnell <LOdonnell@midyork.org>
8) Parental Supervision of Children
by Lisa Coker <lcoker@hpl.lib.tx.us>
9) Thanks for horse stumper help
by Becky Smith <bsmith@loganutah.org>
10) RE: have you made windsocks at your library?
by Hegquist <dhegquis@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
11) Stumper - books on inappropriate touching (but with a twist)
by "Coppell, Anne" <Anne.Coppell@aucklandcity.govt.nz>
12) Poetry Stumper answer
by "Mary Voors" <Mvoors@acpl.lib.in.us>
13) RE: what to do w/ scarves?
by vida lashgari <vidalashgari@yahoo.com>
14) Pronounciation of author names
by Rebecca Smith <read2yourbunny@yahoo.com>
15) RE: what to do w/ scarves?
by "Kiersten Freese" <kierfreese@hotmail.com>
16) Re: have you made windsocks at your library?
by "Paula Lopatic" <paulal@rpls.lib.il.us>
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From: Joan Olson <joan.olson@nsanpete.k12.ut.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: board games
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Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2002 10:18:11 CDT
Hi All,
I am trying to put together a "Games Day."
We will be using the
games on bad weather days and for competitions.
Does anyone have any ideas to get some games we could use for
this
purpose.
Our funds are very low.
Ideas's on competitions.
We plan to have a checkers tournament, chess tournament,
maybe a
bingo day, dominos,
marbles.
Any ideas will be greatly appreciated. Please send them
to my email
address, or
Spring City Elementary, atten. Joan
450 E. 100 N. Box 159
Spring City, Utah 84662-0159
Thank you for your response.
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From: Cassie Wilson <cwilson2@woh.rr.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Ordering childrens' series paperbacks
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Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2002 10:18:19 CDT
BWI (Book Wholesalers Inc.) is great. I think the URL is
bwibooks.com If not, check google.
Cassie wilson
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From: "Tara Mendez" <TaraM@mail2tara.com>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: what to do w/ scarves?
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2002 10:18:26 CDT
Why not pick up a bunch of scarves at the local thrift shop or salvation
army? There is no shortage of ladies who have been given "lovely"
scarves for holidays etc. One good wash and at .25 cents each you don't
care who sucks on them.
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From: hunzigel@hhpl.on.ca (Lisa
Hunziger)
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Arthur Ideas
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Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2002 10:18:35 CDT
Hello.
I am doing an Arthur program in December, and I need some fun ideas to
do with children aged 5 and up. I remember there being some great
things on ALA's website, around a library card sign up month theme, but
those web pages seem to be gone. If you have any ideas, I'd love to
hear them. Thanks in advance.
Lisa Hunziger
Halton Hills Public Libraries
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From: "Kim Dolce" <KDOLCE@co.volusia.fl.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Barn Dance!
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Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2002 10:18:42 CDT
Has anyone seen a jumbo book version of Barn Dance by Bill Martin? I love =
that story and have looked and looked for a jumbo book version but I'm not =
sure one exists. If you have seen one, please email me with details.
Thanks,
Kim E. Dolce
Children's Librarian
Port Orange Regional Library
Port Orange, FL
kdolce@co.volusia.fl.us
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From: "Susan Dailey" <obldailey@wellscolibrary.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: diversity and/or get-to know-you games needed
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Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2002 10:18:50 CDT
Laurie,
We've played a game where children are given a list of statements, e.g. has
traveled by plane, is an only child, plays the piano, is named after their
grandmother, etc. (You can adapt the list to your group and situation.
And
if you know someone has an unusual hobby or experience, you might include
that.) The kids have to circulate and find people who match the statement
and who will sign their sheet. You can also put the statements on a
bingo-type board, if you prefer.
Hope this helps,
Susan Dailey
Librarian, speaker and author of "A Storytime Year" www.susanmdailey.com
Ossian Branch Library
Ossian, IN 46777
obldailey@wellscolibrary.org
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From: Lorie O'Donnell <LOdonnell@midyork.org>
To: "pubyac@prairienet.org"
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Subject: Re: Computer sign-ups
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We use a ticket system. We have a roll of tickets at the desk, and each
time someone wants to use a computer, they have to get a ticket. We write
the time they start and the date on the ticket, and initial it. If someone
is waiting for a computer, anyone without a ticket has to get off the
computer. When the ticket is 1/2 hour old, their time is up (if someone is
waiting) Once they have to get off once, they remember to get a ticket
before they start.
It works well. We have blue tickets for the children's room and red ones
for the adult side. The tickets are numbered, so we get a count of how
many
people use the computer without having to keep a log.
Lorie
On 10/24/02 3:31 PM, "Steven Engelfried" <sengelfried@ci.beaverton.or.us>
wrote:
> We're still struggling with the way we have kids sign up to use our 8
public
> computers for children. We have a 30 minute limit when others are
waiting
and
> kids come to the Children's Desk to sign in, where we keep a schedule.
With
> waiting lists and kids who start using a computer without signing up,
things
> get pretty crazy. We've considered adding time-out software which
requires
> logging in with a library card, but are concerned that it will make things
> crazy in other ways. We have a lot of young kids using our comptuers,
and
> many parents who don't speak English well. We hope to make it as
simple
as
> possible for patrons and for staff. Any suggestions?
>
> Steven Engelfried, Children's Division Librarian
> Beaverton City Library
> 12375 SW 5th Street
> Beaverton, OR 97005
> 503-526-2599 sengelfried@ci.beaverton.or.us
>
>
Lorie J. O'Donnell
Children's Librarian
Jervis Public Library
Rome, NY 13440
odonnell@midyork.org
--
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fly by. Douglas Adams
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From: Lisa Coker <lcoker@hpl.lib.tx.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Parental Supervision of Children
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Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2002 10:19:06 CDT
Our director hit the roof at the latest rash of bathroom vandalism -
underwear & ketchup packets stopping up the toilet. Plus the $13,000 a
year for police patrols 5:15-9:15pm on top of the cost of a security
guard is getting pretty expensive.
Are there any libraries out there that do not allow kids younger than a
certain age - say 15 - to visit the library without an adult? Maybe
during certain times of day? Or what about different ages? Our
city's
legal department is researching this option.
1. Have any of you tried to do this? What has been the result?
2. Are any of you Texas librarians familiar with laws addressing this?
Thanks, Pubyackers!
Lisa
Lisa Coker
Sterling Municipal Library
Baytown Tx 77520
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From: Becky Smith <bsmith@loganutah.org>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Thanks for horse stumper help
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Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2002 10:19:14 CDT
Thank you to Tara Scholtz and Cynthia Johnson who recognized what I
described as a short story by Jim Kjelgaard titled "The Black Horse."
We actually have this in our library, and the patron was delighted.
This list is wonderful...
--
Becky Ann Smith
Youth Services Librarian
Logan Library, Logan, UT
bsmith@loganutah.org
http://www.logan.lib.ut.us
Original message:
I have a patron looking for a horse story he read about 20 years ago.
It was a "thick book" where a horse is in a train crash, escapes,
marauds around the local ranches, scares the mayor, gets into mischief.
It gets stuck in mud and a boy rescues it by laying tree branches across
the mud for it to make its way out - the boy finds the horse's owner,
and is given the horse as a reward.
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From: Hegquist <dhegquis@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
To: "Barron, Stacie" <StacieB@mail.jefferson.lib.la.us>
Subject: RE: have you made windsocks at your library?
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Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2002 10:19:22 CDT
Hi Stacie,
I have never made windsocks at my library besides paper ones and
I'm very curious to hear exactly how you made yours out of oatmeal
containers. A local patron donated tons of them to our library for art
projects and I would really like to try it for a March program. Could you
send me the instructions? Thanks in advance.
--Dana Hegquist, Southold Free Library, Long Island, New York
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Most people think that one is loved only for all of their positive
traits. But love doesn't work like that. Sometimes you're loved
because
of your weaknesses--what you can't do is sometimes more compelling than
what you can.
~~~
Dana Hegquist
Children's Librarian
dhegquis@suffolk.lib.ny.us
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From: "Coppell, Anne" <Anne.Coppell@aucklandcity.govt.nz>
To: "Pubyac (E-mail)" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumper - books on inappropriate touching (but with a twist)
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Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2002 10:19:30 CDT
On - how to explain to a 6 year old that his touching of other children is
inappropriate. So, everything we have doesn't help as they focus on adults
touching children!
Anne Coppell
Teenage Services Librarian
Auckland City Libraries - Tamaki Pataka Korero
PO Box 4138
Auckland 1
NEW ZEALAND
Website: www.aucklandcitylibraries.com
Ph. 64-9-377 0209
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From: "Mary Voors" <Mvoors@acpl.lib.in.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Poetry Stumper answer
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2002 10:19:37 CDT
Thanks to Celeste Fong, our poetry stumper was answered! The book in
question is The D- Poems of Jeremy Bloom by Gordon Korman (Scholastic
1992). We have a copy in our collection and our patron is VERY happy!
The question was:
Help! We have a teacher who is looking for the name of the book which
contains two poems. The titles of the poems are "Report Card Blues"
and
"Certainly I Did My Homework." The first line of Report Card Blues
is "My report card is a loathsome thing" and "Certainly I Did My
Homework"
starts the same as the title. The patron thinks the poem may be by Jack
Prelutsky.
Once again PubYac saves the day!
Mary
Mary R. Voors
mvoors@acpl.lib.in.us
Children's Services manager
Allen County Public Library
900 Webster
Fort Wayne, IN 46802
Check out the Children's Services homepage at:
http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/Childrens_Services/
Check out the Great Web Web Sites homepage at:
http://www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites/amazing.html
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From: vida lashgari <vidalashgari@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: RE: what to do w/ scarves?
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2002 10:19:44 CDT
I found a great selection at A.C.Moore for $1.00 each! Raffi's Baby Beluga
is fun to do with the scarves- I call the scarves our whales and do just the
things you mentioned. The scarves can be flowers that grow - or worms (as
in Walter the Waltzing) ~ Vida
Julie Darnall <jdarnall@ccls.org>
wrote:Hi!
I would love to have a bunch of scarves for an activity. Where should I
look?
If I had scarves, I would use them to music with toddlers, letting them wave
them around-maybe copy what the leader does (wave overhead, wave down low,
wave to the side, throw up in air and let it fall...and on and on..) or do
sorting by colors (if you have a green scarf wave it high, if you have a
green scarf wave it high, wave your scarf way up high, let's see those
colors fly, if you have a green scarf wave it high! tune: happy and you know
it-repeat for other colors)
I have more ideas, I just don't want to pay 6 bucks a piece for scarfs that
toddlers will eat/suck on etc.
Anyone out there know a good resource?
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From: Rebecca Smith <read2yourbunny@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Pronounciation of author names
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Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2002 10:19:53 CDT
Greetings, PUBYACers,
After getting into a conversation recently with a
children's bookstore clerk about how to pronounce
David Wiesner's last name, I decided to try to
get to the bottom of the issue, once and for all.
I was most pleased to come across the following
Horn Book article from 1996. It has useful info
embedded in the silly bits, which is par for the
course with Scieszka (so if you're a fan--which I
am--this is a fun bonus).
http://www.hbook.com/exhibit/article_scieszka.html
After all, if *we* don't know how to pronounce
all those tricky author names, how on earth will
the kids ever figure it out? ;-)
=====
Rebecca Verrill Smith
Lesley Ellis School Library
read2yourbunny@yahoo.com
"It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are,
far more than our abilities."
--Albus Dumbledore ( J.K. Rowling)
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From: "Kiersten Freese" <kierfreese@hotmail.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: RE: what to do w/ scarves?
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Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2002 10:20:00 CDT
Speaking as a mother of a 21 month old, there are lots of wonderful scarf
games out there. We first encountered them at Gymboree where they do a lot
of different activities with playscarves. Starting at 6/7 months they do
peekaboo games with them and my daughter still loves that game.
As Julie suggested you can use them with music to enhance rhythm awareness
or hand out different colored ones to help teach colors. They can also be
used to pull toys, for (gentle) tug of war games, as flags, as
mini-parachutes, and as dress up props (hats, capes, tails, you name it!).
Totline's Toddler-Theme-A-Saurus includes some good songs to use with
scarves. I also used them to do a song about autumn leaves falling down
set
to the tune of Ring Around the Rosie. When dancing with them, my daughter
and I generally use music where there are tempo changes, using the scarves
to emphasize the difference between the fast and the slow movements.
The ones we have are from Gymboree and cost $8 for a pack of 3 colored
scarves. I am sure there are less expensive ones somewhere but I don't
know
where.
Lots of luck with your scarves!
Kiersten Freese
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From: "Paula Lopatic" <paulal@rpls.lib.il.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: have you made windsocks at your library?
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Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2002 10:20:08 CDT
Thanks, Stacie,
As time is going by since my posting a few days ago, I'm
thinking that
we also used round oatmeal boxes. I think it was just wishful thinking on
my part that made me 'recall' that the windsock could be out in the wind and
the rain. Thanks for taking the time to respond.
Paula
----- Original Message -----
From: "Barron, Stacie" <StacieB@mail.jefferson.lib.la.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 2:31 PM
Subject: RE: have you made windsocks at your library?
> Paula,
> We have made windsocks here. We used some round cardboard containers.
I
> think they were oatmeal containers. I don't know how well they worked
> outside. The day we happened to do it there wasn't much wind.
Wouldn't
you
> know it. But the kids enjoyed making them.
>
> Stacie Barron
> Children's Librarian
> East Bank Regional Library
> Metairie, LA 70001
> Stacieb@mail.jefferson.lib.la.us
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paula Lopatic [mailto:paulal@rpls.lib.il.us]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 8:42 PM
> To: RPLS general listserv
> Subject: have you made windsocks at your library?
>
>
> Hi, Everybody,
> Quite a few years ago I had children make windsocks
at an
> afterschool program. Of course, I can't find my notes and don't
> remember what kind of materials we used. I think the windsocks were
> made to be placed outside, so they wouldn't have been paper. This was
> before craft foam, so it wasn't that. Have you made windsocks with
your
> patrons? Please send me any and all details. Thanks very much!
> Paula
> Paula Lopatic
> paulal@rpls.lib.il.us
> Children's Librarian
> Vespasian Warner Public Library
> 310 N. Quincy St.
> Clinton, IL 61727
> ph. 217/935-5174
> fax 217/935-4425
>
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