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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, November 04, 2002 9:57 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 910
PUBYAC Digest 910
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) wanted: Kwanzaa stickers
by Tracey Jipson <tcywork@yahoo.com>
2) Re: What makes a series
by Eric Norton <enorton@scls.lib.wi.us>
3) Kid's headphones
by Tina Cavanough <tcavanough@astc.nt.gov.au>
4) Internet Access and the Public
by "diane Williams" <dianejjj@hotmail.com>
5) Re: Library cards for children
by "Sheilah O'Connor" <soconnor@tpl.toronto.on.ca>
6) RE: What Makes A Series?
by "Monica Anderson" <m.anderson@vlc.lib.mi.us>
7) Children's Services Manager, Yakima WA
by Karen Spence <kspence@yvrls.lib.wa.us>
8) Life is just ducky!
by "Pamela Stamper" <pstamper@nols.org>
9) RE: Christmas Crafts
by BC_Library_East <BC_Library_East@co.brown.wi.us>
10) Electronic Services Librarian
by Tina Cavanough <tcavanough@astc.nt.gov.au>
11) For example, if every.
by Norwalk Village <cen30347@centurytel.net>
12) LeapFrog Explorer Globe
by Amy Brown <abrown@worthingtonlibraries.org>
13) Re: Thanksgiving craft ideas
by Sue Kling <skling@mail.owls.lib.wi.us>
14) CD diskette Christmas Crafts
by Bonnie Warren <bonnielw@lincc.lib.or.us>
15) Re: Thanksgiving Craft
by Laura Smith <laurajhs@yahoo.com>
16) Re: What Makes A Series?
by "Cindy Rider" <CRIDER@vigo.lib.in.us>
17) Two requests
by Carrie Silberman <csilberman@nysoclib.org>
18) Children Book Week
by "Natasha Forrester" <nforrester@wpl.org>
19) Re: Bookmen's Board Books
by Hegquist <dhegquis@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
20) RE: storytime help
by Hegquist <dhegquis@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
21) Christmas storytime ideas needed
by "Lori Osmon" <loriosmon@hotmail.com>
22) Tiger Puppet
by "Tabitha Hogan" <tabitha@acpl.org>
23) Board Games for Summer Reading
by NoraHale@aol.com
24) cause & effect
by karen maletz <kmlib@yahoo.com>
25) stumper
by Nancy Bonne <bonne@noblenet.org>
26) Stumper solved: man with cat head and short stories
by BOGART Debra <dbogart@ci.springfield.or.us>
27) Reader's Advisory Dialogue
by Tina Sizemore <tina5652@yahoo.com>
28) Interview with '101+ Teen Programs That Work' author
by "Miranda Doyle" <mdoyle@teenlibrarian.com>
29) Stumper
by "Natasha Forrester" <nforrester@wpl.org>
30) Anybody use joysticks on their kids' computers?
by Lu Benke <lubenke@julip.fcgov.com>
31) Sex Education Books for the Very Young
by Larissa Teachworth <bkluvr2002@yahoo.com>
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From: Tracey Jipson <tcywork@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: wanted: Kwanzaa stickers
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Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 22:38:48 CST
Hi all,
I need to order some Kwanzaa stickers. Smilemakers
has a set of holiday stickers that includes a Kwanzaa
sticker. Do you know of anyone else that sells
stickers for Kwanzaa?
Thanks,
Tracey
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From: Eric Norton <enorton@scls.lib.wi.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: What makes a series
Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 22:38:56 CST
Jennifer and all:
For the most part, I tend to put things in our series collection that don't
seem to have an end in sight. So, Nancy Drew, Animorphs, even Junie B.
Jones end up in my series paperbacks but the Little House or Narnia books
don't. Some things which have an end do end up there for a few
reasons. For newer series, I may end up putting something in the series pb
collection only to find out that after I start ordering that there are only
six books in the series. I generally don't pull these out and have these
recataloged, labelled, etc. Too much hassle. There is at least one
series
that I can think of (Ron Roy's A to Z mysteries) that has an obvious end
way down there at ''Z" but it is going to be so long that it seemed easiest
to put them with the rest of the series.
There is also a subjective judgment that some books in a series are "series
books" and some aren't. This goes along with the lack of ending.
Books
that are "series books" are episodic in nature and generally have
little or
no chronological connection between individual titles. Other books may be
in a series but the series is really a device for breaking up in to
multiple volumes what is in reality one long story. In many cases, the
individual titles may be enjoyed without reference to each other but they
are still part of a greater whole. Fantasists seem to be the group that
uses this device most often (Lloyd Alexander, Susan Cooper, Tamora Pierce,
J.K. Rowling, etc.) but it occurs elsewhere as well (the Hatchet novels,
for instance). Hope that helps.
(I'm including Jennifer's original method via cutting and pasting because,
for some reason, my mailer is not replying to the "reply-to" field of
pubyac messages. If anyone has any thoughts on how to correct this and
would like to email me off list, I would appreciate it. I did already
check the reply options that my mailer offers and did not find anything
that would fix this problem.)
"Help!
I am in the process of putting our series books together in one location =
(J SERIES ---). I've done this in other libraries I've worked at with =
great success - the kids always know where to look, and they (and staff) =
don't have to remember individual authors or run all over the library =
looking for titles. I'm at a new library now, and my director would =
like me to come up with some guidelines as to what constitutes a series. =
It's not that easy! She suggested that we consider as series only =
those books that have the series name listed with the Library of =
Congress stuff, etc. printed inside the book. This works well for newer =
titles (like A Series of Unfortunate Events), but older series (such as =
Nancy Drew) do NOT have this info printed in the book. But Nancy Drew =
is clearly a series! I consider Junie B. Jones to be a series, but the =
Library of Congress does not. AAACK.
What to do? I realize that perhaps the categorization of series books =
is a bit subjective, but I need some guidelines to give to my boss. If =
any of the great minds out there can help me out, I would be eternally =
grateful!
Thanks so much,
Jennifer Needham
Booth & Dimock Memorial Library
1134 Main Street
Coventry, CT 06238
(860) 742-7606
E-mail: jneedham@coventryct.org"
Eric Norton
Head of Children's Services
McMillan Memorial Library
Wisconsin Rapids WI 54494
715-423-1040
enorton@scls.lib.wi.us
"Very senior librarians...once they have proved themselves worthy by
performing some valiant act of librarianship, are accepted into a secret
order and are taught the raw arts of survival beyond the Shelves We Know."
Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards!
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From: Tina Cavanough <tcavanough@astc.nt.gov.au>
To: "CHILD_LIT Listserv (E-mail)" <CHILD_LIT@EMAIL.RUTGERS.EDU>,
Subject: Kid's headphones
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I know this has been discussed in the past - and apologies for any cross
postings....
but, I was wondering if anyone knew where I could get good, sturdy,
easily-cleanable (maybe plastic and vinyl) headphones for children. We
have
3 Cdrom computers in our library, and due to the high instance of "glue
ear"
in Central Australian Aboriginal kids, we are discovering that the
headphones could be a health risk.
Therefore, I would be grateful for any solution, suggestions or tips anyone
can offer. I'm happy to look at US suppliers if the equipment we want is
not available in Australia.
Thanks in advance,
Tina Cavanough
Children's and Youth Services Librarian
Alice Springs Public Library
PO Box 1071
ALICE SPRINGS 0871
Northern Territory
Australia
Ph: 08-8950 0556
Fax: 08-8952 2402
Email: tcavanough@astc.nt.gov.au
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From: "diane Williams" <dianejjj@hotmail.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Internet Access and the Public
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Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 22:42:57 CST
This forum has been extremely helpful before with controversial issues, and
once again I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE ASAP!! In our library system, children who
are 10 or older, may use the internet alone PROVIDED they have parental
permission. Children 9 and under must have a parent sitting with them when
they access the internet. All public access terminals are filtered. Parents
give permission by signing the internet form. We place a sticker on the
child's card and add the information to the patron record. If a child or
teen forgets their card, we can check their record to be sure they were
given permission to use the internet. We have had only a few children trying
to give false information to gain access.
A few staff members, in another department, would like administration to
require children, young adults, and more recently, adults to have library
cards to use the internet, no exceptions. They do not wish to check patron
records to see if the children or teens have previous permission. Aside from
electonic databases where the vendors require a library card or password for
access, these staff members claim that the trend is now to require all users
to have a library card for access to the web. We have not, as yet, seen the
evidence to support this claim. Obviously, there are many access issues
involved here.
My questions are:
1) Does your library require a library card to access the internet? If
so, is this true for children? young adults? adults? Do you
require
a library card for other services?
2) If a library card is required to access the internet, how is this
policy working, especially as relates to adult visitors to
your
community, customers that visit the library primarily to
check
their email, or with children & teens? Have you had many
complaints?
If so, to what extent?
3) If a library card is required to access the internet, how do you
handle customers (adults and children) that forget their library
cards?
Any information you can provide will be GREATLY APPRECIATED! You may respond
to me directly if you wish. Thank You!!
Diane Williams
Manager of Children's Services
York County Library
P.O. Box 10032
Rock Hill, S.C. 29731
Telephone: (803) 324-7624
Fax: (803) 328-9290
Email: dianejjj@hotmail.com
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From: "Sheilah O'Connor" <soconnor@tpl.toronto.on.ca>
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Subject: Re: Library cards for children
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Susan E. Wizinsky, M.S.L.S. said:
"Even some adults do not take the priveledge of borrowing libary materials
=
seriously. They
don't even acknowledge that keeping libary materials indefinately is
stealing! I think it is important that a child understands all of the
implications of having a library card before obtaining one. "
Well, if some adults never understand this, how do you expect children to? =
And if you think that they don't, do you deny them a card indefinately?
Since it is up to the parents to get their children to the library in the =
first place - to borrow the books and to return them, isn't it the =
parents' acknowledgement that we need? Yes, we do want the children to =
understand how to treat books and other library material. but they can =
learn that at a young age.
As you can tell, I think children should get library cards at birth!
Sheilah O'Connor
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From: "Monica Anderson" <m.anderson@vlc.lib.mi.us>
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Subject: RE: What Makes A Series?
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Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 22:43:13 CST
We are currently having this discussion at my library right now!
We've had a "series" collection for awhile, and less than a year ago
moved it and made some changes, but we recently realized we didn't
have a policy on what constitutes a "series." (And this became a
problem with the Spider-Man movie -- our supervisor wanted to put the
half-dozen or so books that came out in conjunction with the movie in
our "series" area even though the rest of us felt that it wasn't a
series!) So here are our basic guidelines:
1. Books come out on a regular basis several times a year
2. Books have a separate series name in addition to the title
of
the book.
3. Books feature the same characters and/or are numbered.
In addition, for our purposes, we restrict the "series" area to those
series that are written by multiple authors OR have 50 or more
titles, so that actually Junie B. Jones, Magic Tree House, Lemony
Snicket, Redwall, etc are still shelved in fiction. We also have
decided not to remove series that are no longer being published, so
our series area contains things like Animorphs that no longer meet
our #1 criteria.
I have one thought to pass along...if we had the space, my preference
would be to cutter series under the series name and shelve them in
with the rest of our fiction rather than have them in a separate
place, and this may be a solution for you if you're having trouble
deciding what gets pulled out. There are SO MANY series now, and the
area we use for series just isn't big enough to shelve them all, but
it is confusing to our patrons ("Oh, I thought Magic Tree House would
be with the series.")
HTH!
Monica Anderson
Youth Services Librarian
Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Midland Michigan
m.anderson@vlc.lib.mi.us
---- Original Message ----
From: jneedham@coventryct.org
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: RE: What Makes A Series?
Date: Sat, 2 Nov 2002 10:31:55 CST
>Help!
>
>I am in the process of putting our series books together in one
>location (J SERIES ---). I've done this in other libraries I've
>worked at with great success - the kids always know where to look,
>and they (and staff) don't have to remember individual authors or run
>all over the library looking for titles. I'm at a new library now,
>and my director would like me to come up with some guidelines as to
>what constitutes a series. It's not that easy! She suggested
that
>we consider as series only those books that have the series name
>listed with the Library of Congress stuff, etc. printed inside the
>book. This works well for newer titles (like A Series of Unfortunate
>Events), but older series (such as Nancy Drew) do NOT have this info
>printed in the book. But Nancy Drew is clearly a series! I
consider
>Junie B. Jones to be a series, but the Library of Congress does not.
>AAACK.
>
>What to do? I realize that perhaps the categorization of series
>books is a bit subjective, but I need some guidelines to give to my
>boss. If any of the great minds out there can help me out, I would
>be eternally grateful!
>
>Thanks so much,
>
>
>Jennifer Needham
>Booth & Dimock Memorial Library
>1134 Main Street
>Coventry, CT 06238
>(860) 742-7606
>E-mail: jneedham@coventryct.org
>
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From: Karen Spence <kspence@yvrls.lib.wa.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Children's Services Manager, Yakima WA
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Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 22:43:22 CST
Children's Services Manager (Librarian II)
Closing date: November 18, 2002
The YAKIMA VALLEY REGIONAL LIBRARY is seeking a dynamic, enthusiastic,
and well-organized librarian to serve as Children's Services Manager.
This position:
--plans and coordinates systemwide programs and services for children
through age 12, and their families, and caregivers;
--reviews and selects materials in all formats and genres for children
ages 0-12;
--trains or arranges training of staff and volunteers in children's
service procedures and techniques, and acts as consultant on children's
issues; and
--serves on the management team and helps to develop policy, formulate
budget priorities, analyze service delivery, and plan for continuous
improvement.
Successful candidate will have strong organization and planning skills
and experience; demonstrated ability to initiate projects and to work in
a team environment; excellent knowledge of children's materials and
principles of children's librarianship; demonstrated ability to do
public speaking and performing; working knowledge of automated systems
and applications; and ability to function effectively in a culturally
diverse work environment.
Required: MLS, M.L.I.S. or equivalent from an ALA accredited institution
and/or Washington State Certification as a Librarian. Ability to obtain
valid State of Washington driver's license.
Drug/alcohol screening under a standard protocol at a designated
collection facility in Yakima, WA. Any individual who refuses this
screen or who has a positive drug/alcohol screen will not be hired.
Background check also required upon hire.
Desired: Two years of experience supervising children's or teen
services; comfortable working with rural and culturally diverse
populations; Spanish-speaking ability and experience with needs of
Hispanic population preferred.
YVRL's nineteen libraries are located in seventeen cities, towns and
rural settlements stretching from the Cascade Mountains to arid
sagebrush open spaces. The YVRL staff of 103 serves approximately
220,000 people in Yakima County, with a budget of $4.5 million. As the
second largest county in the state (4300 sq.mi.), it serves as the main
economic, medical and transportation center for residents of south
central Washington State. The diverse agriculture economy grows fruit,
cattle, dairy, hops, mint and grapes, and supports many food processing
industries and wineries.
Salary range: $34,410 to $46,828 (as of January 2002), with an excellent
benefits package. To be guaranteed consideration, submit cover letter,
résumé, and Yakima Valley Regional Library application by November 18,
2002 to: Marjory Krueger, Human Resources, Yakima Valley Regional
Library, 102 N. Third St., Yakima, WA 98901, 509-452-8541, ext. 775;
509-575-2093 (fax). Interviews will be conducted November 26.
Questions: call or email Karen Spence, Community Services Manager,
509-452-8541, Ext. 721 (kspence@yvrl.org).
YVRL values diversity in the
workforce and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
--
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From: "Pamela Stamper" <pstamper@nols.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Life is just ducky!
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Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 22:43:32 CST
Dear Friends,
Just wanted to drop a line and say thank you to all who came up with =
some great "duck" crafts. I really appreciate the time you took to
help =
me out in a desperate time. After 15 years or so of doing Storytime I =
think my creative brain thought it was time to retire. Well you gave it =
the jump start it needed. I decided on a cut out duck with glued on =
yellow cotton balls. All pasted on a blue pond. Hopefull I'll get out =
and find some small cattails to add.
Thanks Again,=20
Pamela Stamper
North Olympic Library System
Port Angeles, WA
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From: BC_Library_East <BC_Library_East@co.brown.wi.us>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
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Subject: RE: Christmas Crafts
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Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 22:43:40 CST
Try the website www.family.go.com/crafts.
It is put out by Family Fun
magazine and has a craft finder feature. You put in the time, cost and
materials you want to use and they give you a list of crafts with
directions. Enjoy!
Karla Frost
Children's Librarian
East Branch, Brown County Library
2255 Main Street
Green Bay, WI 54302
920.391.4601 (voice or fax)
BC_Library_East@co.brown.wi.us
-----Original Message-----
From: Karen Holz [mailto:easternlibrary@smithville.net]
Sent: Saturday, November 02, 2002 10:29 AM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Christmas Crafts
I am looking for some easy Adult and kids crafts that can be done in =
about an hour for a Saturday morning program. Nothing complicated and =
very cheap, any new ideas out,
Thanks
Karen
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From: Tina Cavanough <tcavanough@astc.nt.gov.au>
To: "PUBYAC Listserv (E-mail)" <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>,
Subject: Electronic Services Librarian
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Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 22:43:49 CST
Hello all,
Apologies for any cross postings....
We are currently investigating employing an "Electronic Services
Librarian"
to undertake tasks like:
Look after online database subscriptions
Investigate new databases to which we might subscribe
Keep the website and weblinks up-to-date
Train patrons and staff in using electronic resources
Compile instruction leaflets and signs
Handle enquires from database providers (eg: ABS)
I was just wondering if anyone employs such a person in their library at
present, and, if you would be willing to share their position description
with us.
Thanks in advance...
Tina Cavanough
Children's and Youth Services Librarian
Alice Springs Public Library
PO Box 1071
ALICE SPRINGS 0871
Northern Territory
Australia
Ph: 08-8950 0556
Fax: 08-8952 2402
Email: tcavanough@astc.nt.gov.au
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From: Norwalk Village <cen30347@centurytel.net>
Subject: For example, if every.
Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 22:44:21 CST
Five of Judy Blume's books are on the list of 100 Most Frequently Banned
Books: Forever (8), Blubber (32), Deenie (46), Are You There, God? It's Me,
Margaret (62), and Tiger Eyes (78).
Most Frequently Challenged Authors of 2000
J. K. Rowling
Robert Cormier
Lois Duncan
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From: Amy Brown <abrown@worthingtonlibraries.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: LeapFrog Explorer Globe
Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 22:44:30 CST
Hi All,
My library is looking into purchasing either the Explorer Globe or the
Junior Explorer Globe by LeapFrog. I was wondering if any of you have had
experience with the globes, especially in a library setting. Which one
would you recommend? How do they hold up to frequent use? Do your
patrons
use and like the globes? Thanks so much!
Amy Brown
Worthington Libraries
2280 Hard Road
Columbus, OH 43235
(614) 645-2653
abrown@worthingtonlibraries.org
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From: Sue Kling <skling@mail.owls.lib.wi.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Thanksgiving craft ideas
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Hi! We're doing a after school craft program in Nov. Please forward me
the ideas you get from others. This is my first year of doing after
school programs.
Thank you!!
Heather Acerro wrote:
> Hi,
> I am planning a "holiday craft event" in November for 6-12 year
old.
> Does anyone out there have any fun holiday (esp. Thanksgiving) crafts
> for this age group?
> Thank you1
> Heather Acerro
> Youth Librarian
> Ray D. Prueter Library
> 510 Park Avenue
> Port Hueneme, CA 93041
> (805) 486-5460
> vclsafq4@rain.org
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From: Bonnie Warren <bonnielw@lincc.lib.or.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: CD diskette Christmas Crafts
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Does anybody have ideas for simple (and relatively inexpensive) holiday
crafts using the AOL diskettes. I want to do something in my preschool
storytimes using them. I have searched Kids Domain and DLKT kids site
but ideas are too complicated. If anybody is interested will post
responses. Also, one craft I am going to do is take old greeting cards,
cut out the good parts, laminate them, punch a hole in top, thread with
embroidery floss for great bookmarks. I have done this several times in
the past and the kids and their parents love it.
Bonnie Warren
Clackamas County Library
Oak Grove, Oregon
bonnielw@lincc.lib.or.us
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From: Laura Smith <laurajhs@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org,pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Thanksgiving Craft
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Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 22:44:52 CST
The obvious (to me) is the old turkey hands. You trace your hand, color
the fingers as feathers (or glue on feathers or construction paper) and the
thumb is the head.
You can also do a pinecone as the body of a turkey with pipe cleaner legs,
construction paper wings and feathers and head.
HTH!
Laura
At 10:29 AM 11/2/02 -0600, Clearskies150@aol.com
wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I need a simple craft pertaining to Thanksgiving for 3-6year olds.
>Thanks in advance,
>Mary-jo
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From: "Cindy Rider" <CRIDER@vigo.lib.in.us>
To: <jneedham@coventryct.org>,
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: What Makes A Series?
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Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 22:53:20 CST
We separate our J series only if the individual titles have different =
authors, like American Girls, Dear America, Royal Diaries, Mary Kate & =
Ashley, etc. Series like Nancy Drew are shelved under the author like =
everything else.
Cindy Rider
Young Peoples School Liaison Program Librarian.
Vigo Co. Public Library
Terre Haute, IN
crider@vigo.lib.in.us
http://www.vigo.lib.in.us/yp/yp.html
"If we didn't have libraries, many people thirsty for knowledge would =
dehydrate."
- Megan Jo Tetrick, age 12, Daleville, Indiana
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From: Carrie Silberman <csilberman@nysoclib.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Two requests
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Greetings!
I am in great need of help in two areas:
1. Can anyone recommend a high-quality bindery to send paperback books?
I
have not been thrilled with econoclad or bwi books (the covers come out very
dark) nor my current bindery that is very sloppy--my main complaint is that
the boards they use are much too large for the paperbooks, so there is large
(crooked) white board exposed on the right side of the cover. We want the
covers to run flush to the board. (Plus, some leave lots of glue remnants
and bubbles in the plastic.) My library has been through several binderies
this year, and we've had the same problem with all of them.
2. I am also looking for books about Islam, but the 60 or so listed on
Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble.com do not have professional reviews (Only
about 3-4 of the 60 did.) Do you have any titles that you have reviewed
personally or any reviewing sources that you would recommend?
I am glad to compile responses if there is interest.
Thank you in advance!
Carrie Silberman, Children's Librarian
New York Society Library
carrie@nysoclib.org
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From: "Natasha Forrester" <nforrester@wpl.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Children Book Week
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Does anyone have any fabulous ideas for Children's Book Week? I've only
been a Children's Librarian for 6 week now, and I don't have the means for a
big blowout, but I'm currently planning, along with the regular pre-school
storytime:
*Pajama party - evening family storytime with milk and cookies
*Lap sit storytime for babies, with interesting tidbits for parents about
emergent literacy (no lectures, just dropping info into the conversations)
*Toddler storytime
*Display of staff photos from when we were kiddies, along with suggestions
for our favorite children's books
*Bulletin board with patron suggestions for children's books they enjoyed
entitled "Treat yourself to a good book..."
Any ideas for book-themed crafts, etc.?
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From: Hegquist <dhegquis@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Bookmen's Board Books
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Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 22:53:43 CST
Hi all!
I think I remember reading a posting somewhat recently saying that
Bookmen Publishers is no longer in existence. Is that true or did I get
my information wrong? I ordered board books from that company all the
time. I might have saved this information somewhere; but if this info is
true, could anyone out there send me substitute measures to take in
ordering multiple board books at a decent price?
Thanks in advance,
Dana Hegquist, Southold Free Library, Long Island, NY
===========================================================
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: Hegquist <dhegquis@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
To: "Creel, Stacy - HPL" <Stacy.Creel@cityofhouston.net>
Subject: RE: storytime help
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Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 22:53:51 CST
Hi Stacy,
I found the cutest Duck Paper Plate craft on the Enchanted
Learning website. The address is:
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/animals/duck
It is simple and fun.
Good luck.
--Dana Hegquist, Southold Free Library, Long Island, New York
===========================================================
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: "Lori Osmon" <loriosmon@hotmail.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Christmas storytime ideas needed
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Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 22:53:59 CST
I have been asked to participate in a "Heart of the City Christmas
Festival"
on Dec. 6. I was asked to do a sort of story time. This will be open
to
all ages. Does anyone have any ideas of stories that would be good to read
to all ages and Christmas theme. Do you think some flannel board
acitivies,
puppets, finger plays or songs would work? Any ideas would be great!
Lori Osmon
Children's Librarian
Washington, IN 47501
e-mail : loriosmon@hotmail.com
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From: "Tabitha Hogan" <tabitha@acpl.org>
To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: Tiger Puppet
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Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 22:54:08 CST
My library recently purchased a beautiful, and very large tiger puppet. I
am looking for book or story recommendations for a pre-school age storytime
to read or tell with this puppet, any suggestions?
Thanks in advance,
Tabitha Hogan
Youth Services Librarian
Arkansas City Public Library
tabitha@acpl.org
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From: NoraHale@aol.com
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Board Games for Summer Reading
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Hello,
I am hoping to develop a simple board game to be used for Summer Reading. If
anyone has any experience either designing or using board games as part of
their Summer Reading program, I'd love to hear from you. Please respond to
me directly at noh1@ci.berkeley.ca.us,
OR norahale@aol.com.
Thank you.
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From: karen maletz <kmlib@yahoo.com>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: cause & effect
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Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 22:55:52 CST
Hi pubyacers, A patron just called & wants something
on cause & effect for 2-3 graders. Does anyone have
any ideas? TIA K. Maletz
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From: Nancy Bonne <bonne@noblenet.org>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: stumper
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Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 22:56:00 CST
Thanks to all who responded to my stumper about the deer in the woods. It
was "Stranger in the Woods" by Carl Sams II and Jean Stoick.
As happened
the last time I asked you people for help, we had the book on our
shelves! Sometimes you just have a blind spot....nancy
Nancy Bonne
Children's Librarian
Beverly Public Library
bonne@noblenet.org
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From: BOGART Debra <dbogart@ci.springfield.or.us>
To: obldailey@wellscolibrary.org,
pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Stumper solved: man with cat head and short stories
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Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 22:56:07 CST
We finally have an answer to the stumper about the collection of fantasy
short
stories, with the cover art of a man whose head is that of a cat, sitting in
an overstuffed chair. Thanks to Martha Jackson of the
Belvedere Tiburon Library: "I think this might be Daydreamer by Ian McEwan.
That's exactly what the cover
is (illustration by Anthony Browne) and it is a collection of stories which
came out within the last 10 years or so. The stories are all by McEwan, not
different authors, but the cover art sounds so right that I really think
this
might be the book."
Our patron will be so happy. She said every few years when she wants to read
it she comes to the ref desk and describes it, and we find it for her. Well,
this time, none of knew what she was talking about (and we've all been here
for years). Hopefully now we will remember it.
Thanks again Martha,
Debra Bogart
541-726-2243
dbogart@ci.springfield.or.us
Youth Services
Springfield Public Library
225 Fifth Street
Springfield, OR 97477
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed people can change
the
world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has."Margaret Mead
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From: Tina Sizemore <tina5652@yahoo.com>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Reader's Advisory Dialogue
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Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 22:56:15 CST
For a library class assignment, I need to write up a
readers advisory dialogue involving a 4th grade girl
who wants series books but has already read all the
American Girl series. I've never done a reader's
advisory before. Does anyone have any suggestions or
ideas? Thanks.
Tina Sizemore
Willard Library
tsizemore@willard.lib.in.us
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From: "Miranda Doyle" <mdoyle@teenlibrarian.com>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Interview with '101+ Teen Programs That Work' author
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Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 22:56:22 CST
For anyone who's interested, I've just posted a new interview at
http://www.teenlibrarian.com. This
one's with RoseMary Honnold of
Coshocton Public Library in Ohio. Her new book, "101+ Teen Programs
That Work", just came out. She talks about the book, her web site (See
YA Around), and how to put on great programs for teens.
Miranda Doyle
Teenlibrarian.com
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From: "Natasha Forrester" <nforrester@wpl.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumper
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Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 22:56:30 CST
OK, here is what I know:
The customer read this book when in grade school, approximately 20 years ago
(wow, I don't start to feel old until I realize I, too, was in grade school
20 years ago!). It is set in the US, maybe in the early part of the
1900's.
The story is about two girls who are friends, with specific rememberances
about a Chautauqua (forgive spelling errors), a doll named "Cordelia"
or
something like that, and the girls dressing up like the doll for Halloween
or some other costumable occasion.
Not much to go on, but I have faith in you all!
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From: Lu Benke <lubenke@julip.fcgov.com>
To: PUBYAC <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Anybody use joysticks on their kids' computers?
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Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 22:56:38 CST
We have two Web stations in the Children's areas at each of our two
libraries and eight or more in each of the adult areas. Kids and adults
can use computers anywhere in the library. And the adults do. But after
the initial flurry when the computers were first installed, kids tended to
NOT use any of the Web computers. Email and chat ARE permitted. Filters
are applied if designated by a parent on the child's card but don't seem
to block game sites or any other popular site for the kids. Time limits
vary from 30 minutes to one hour. There is rarely a wait to use the
Web stations in the Children's area.
Often when a kids first used library computers they would try to go to
their favorite site only to find that the special features or games they
liked would not be possible with the security measures we had installed.
Kids WILL use our game computers set up as CD-Rom stations. That seems to
say that they are into computers only where they can play games. Market
research seems to say the same thing. Makes sense. That's how kids learn.
So, the question is, what can we do to make our computers more game
friendly? In the past, the security measures on our machines prevented
downloading all but a few plugins required for games. Now we are getting
new computers that will be much faster and will allow a lot more features
like audio and video. Plugins will be able to be downloaded but will go
away when the machine is turned off.
I am wondering if a joystick would be feasible and turn kids on to using
our computers again. Or perhaps permanently downloading the more popular
plugins?
Do any of you have suggestions on changes we can make to our new computer
setup to make them more user friendly to kids? Do any of you find that the
kids don't use your computers? Do you know why? What did you do to remedy
the situation?
Lu Benke email: lubenke@julip.fcgov.com
Lead Librarian phone: 970.221.6678
Children's Services fax: 970.221.6398
Fort Collins Public Library
201 Peterson
Fort Collins, CO 80524
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From: Larissa Teachworth <bkluvr2002@yahoo.com>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Sex Education Books for the Very Young
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Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 22:56:47 CST
Hello all!
I'm in search of a good crop of sex/human maturation
books for the very curious --and sometimes very young.
Ideally I'm thinking of books that talk about the
differences in boys and girls, and some of the first
bodily changes (oily hair & face, growth of body hair,
body odor) without getting into too much about
periods, wet dreams, etc. I'm in a public library, so
pretty much anything of quality (within reason!) goes!
Eagerly awaiting your insight and ideas,
:) Larissa
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