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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 11, 2002 9:30 AM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 917
PUBYAC Digest 917
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Outreach
by "Tara Mendez" <TaraM@mail2tara.com>
2) JB Jones hit request
by BookBaBa@aol.com
3) Re: Getting into the children/young adult librarian field
by "Tara Mendez" <TaraM@mail2tara.com>
4) Re: Teen magazines
by "Cindy Rider" <CRIDER@vigo.lib.in.us>
5) Stumper solved
by "Spector, Maya" <maya.spector@cityofpaloalto.org>
6) RE: letters to teachers question
by JANE BAIRD <lijhb@library.ci.anchorage.ak.us>
7) Thank you!
by mfilleul@fas.harvard.edu
8) RE: Getting into the children/young adult librarian field
by "Andrea Johnson" <ajohnson@cooklib.org>
9) Book Discussion Group
by Clearskies150@aol.com
10) Grand Opening plans
by "Jennifer Dillon" <Jennifer.Dillon@cityofdenton.com>
11) Middle School Middle School Graphic Novels
by Amber McCrea <McCrea.Amber@als.lib.wi.us>
12) YA Overnights
by Theresa Wordelmann <theword@lmxac.org>
13) Vanished Article
by "Catherine Mau" <cmau@barringtonarealibrary.org>
14) RE: Teen magazines
by "Amber McCrea" <mccrea.amber@als.lib.wi.us>
15) Re: Getting into the children/young adult librarian field
by A W <annfes@yahoo.com>
16) teen tapes
by "Bryce, Richard" <bryce@palsplus.org>
17) American Girl Tea Party
by Tammy Federspiel <tfeders@esls.lib.wi.us>
18) RE: SATA update
by "Jennie Stoltz" <jstoltz@esls.lib.wi.us>
19) Lego compilation
by Tammy Federspiel <tfeders@esls.lib.wi.us>
20) List of CD crafts (Long)
by Bonnie Warren <bonnielw@lincc.lib.or.us>
21) Compilation for books about depression
by margaretdecorby@netscape.net
22) Ballerina Stumper
by "Suzanne F. Steiger" <ssteiger@tln.lib.mi.us>
23) Stumper solved
by "Kim Flores" <kimf@mail.sgcl.org>
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From: "Tara Mendez" <TaraM@mail2tara.com>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Outreach
Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2002 10:08:11 CST
I have just arrived at a new library and we need to enhance our outreach
programs. I want to contact schools as well as the general public we
would also have tours, any ideas or flyers etc. would be greatly
appreciated.
Thanks
Tara
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From: BookBaBa@aol.com
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: JB Jones hit request
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Dear Group,
Would someone please send me the hit of the Junie B. Jones party info? I
was unaware that I couldn't search the archives and I didn't save it. I'll
never do that again!
Thanks for your trouble!
Victoria Haddon
Grapevine Public Library
Grapevine TX
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From: "Tara Mendez" <TaraM@mail2tara.com>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: Getting into the children/young adult librarian field
Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2002 10:08:27 CST
Hi Michelle, Its a great idea to try Young adult services. I would
reccomend volunteering at either a public library or school library or
eventhe local YMCA do anything that will give you exposure to young
children.See if your local library offers a reading buddies program
volunteer to teach ESL or to teach literacy. Volunteerism goes a long
way on your resume and shows a commitment to your field. Be up on all
the popular books as well as some not so popular read them! so that when
approached about and author you will be passionate about them. Relax and
be happy working with boys and girls means that youare not afraid to get
dirty.
Tara
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From: "Cindy Rider" <CRIDER@vigo.lib.in.us>
To: <LunarHunk@aol.com>,<DACrabill@desmoineslibrary.com>,
Subject: Re: Teen magazines
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We subscribe to Soccer Jr. and despite the teens ASKING for a soccer =
magazine, it rarely checks out.
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
The Vigo County Public Library is "easy to find. It's the million-story =
building at Seventh and Poplar streets." (Lori Henson in her
"Briefcases" =
column, Terre Haute Tribune-Star, 10/8/02)=20
>>> LunarHunk@aol.com 11/08/02
11:36AM >>>
Hi,
It is funny that you have asked this question because I have had three =
young
teen boys asking for Scrye this week. The magazine is almost 10 years =
old.
It does a pretty good job covering card collectible games (like Magic the
Gathering). It is similar to Nintendo Power, but the conventration is
different.
Aaron Coutu
Youth Services Librarian
Greenville Public Library
Greenville, RI
>I am looking for new magazines for my teen area. Does anyone have any
>personal knowledge of these magazines to know if they would appeal to
>teens-?
>
>Allure, Scrye, and Soccer Jr.
>
>I am also open to any suggestions to any possible anime magazines that
might
>deal with an overview of the field. One of my teen patrons wants one she
>saw at a convention that covered new series, conventions going on all =
over
>the US, and some technical articles on drawing. She's sure it was a
>magazine, but can't remember the name. My deadline for this is Wed. Nov.
>13. Thanks in advance, deborah
>dacrabill@pldminfo.org=20
>
>
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From: "Spector, Maya" <maya.spector@cityofpaloalto.org>
To: "'PUBYAC@prairienet.org'"
<PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumper solved
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Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2002 10:08:44 CST
Thanks to several folks who knew that the guided imagery book the child
therapist patron is looking for is "Spinning Inward: Using Guided Imagery
With Children for Learning, Creativity & Relaxation" by Maureen
Murdock.
Maya Spector
Palo Alto Children's Library
maya.spector@cityofpaloalto.org
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From: JANE BAIRD <lijhb@library.ci.anchorage.ak.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: RE: letters to teachers question
Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2002 10:08:53 CST
There is actually a series of books out there that will help with these
kinds
of Colonial questions. They are old but in the process of being
re-released.
The series title is Colonial Craftsmen, and the author is Leonard Everett
Fisher. And yes, there is one on wigmaking. ISBN # 0761409335.
Hope this helps for future colonial questions. We get these every year at
our library.
Jane Baird
Anchorage Municipal Libraries
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From: mfilleul@fas.harvard.edu
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Thank you!
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Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2002 10:09:02 CST
Hi!
I wanted to thank everyone who has sent me advice on breaking into the world
of Children's/Young Adult Librarianship.
Everyone gave me great tips!
I've already taken courses in both public libraries and in children's
literature so my next step will be to volunteer and contact local children's
librarians/organizations.
Hopefully I will get my foot in the door somewhere.
Thanks!
~Michelle
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From: "Andrea Johnson" <ajohnson@cooklib.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: Getting into the children/young adult librarian field
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Try volunteering or moonlighting in a children's or YA department. Some =
part-time positions (evenings and weekends, possibly) may be available =
to someone with little experience. You may not be able to start with a =
full-time MLS position, but if you can get some experience under your =
belt, you may be able to parlay that into a good job opportunity later.
Andrea Johnson
Cook Memorial Public Library
Libertyville, IL
ajohnson@cooklib.org
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From: Clearskies150@aol.com
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Book Discussion Group
Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2002 10:09:20 CST
Hi,
I have only been a librarian for a month and I am holding my first Book
Discussion Group for 4th, 5th and 6th graders. It will be held once
a
month
for an hour. For those of you who have held them, how much success
have
you
had with them? Do many kids really commit to reading a book and then
waiting a month to come back and talk about it? I know it
works for
adults, but not sure if it does for kids that age?
I wanted to read short stories on the spot and then discuss them. That
way,
kids wouldn't necessarily have had to come the month before, to know what
book they were supposed to read. My director said to do what I wanted, but
that he suggested the traditional way. Any ideas?
Mary-jo
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From: "Jennifer Dillon" <Jennifer.Dillon@cityofdenton.com>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Grand Opening plans
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Hi Pubyakkers
The Denton Public Library System will have a new branch this spring!
We're planning our Grand Opening activities and we'd like to know what
other libraries have done. Did you have one large event, or did you have
a grand opening week/month with numerous events? What types of programs
did you have? Did you hire performers? Did your programs target both
children and adults? Did you purchase promotional items like balloons or
other give-aways? What did you like the best about your grand opening?
the least?
We have lots of ideas and we'd like to hear what worked for you and
what did not work. Send us the good, the bad, & the oopsies ;-)
Thanks for your help! I can always count on this group for tons of good
advice!
Jen Dillon
Youth Services Librarian
Denton Public Library South Branch
jennifer.dillon@cityofdenton.com
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From: Amber McCrea <McCrea.Amber@als.lib.wi.us>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
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Subject: Middle School Middle School Graphic Novels
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Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2002 10:09:37 CST
Pub Yacers,
While personally I think that Manga (Japanese graphic novels) are great, you
need to be very careful when purchasing them. Sailor moon is fine for that
age group as is Dragonball Z. Dragonball on the other hand is ment for a
much older audience (minimum fourteen and older depending on your
commuinty)as it relies heavily on sexual innuendo. If you are interested
in
a particular manga series you may want to take a trip to either Borders or
you local comic book store to read a volume or two before you purchase it.
There is also a very good web site call "no flying no tights" which as
excellent gn reviews and marks ones suitable for a younger audience.
Go luck
Amber McCrea
Youth Services Librarian
Beloit Public Library
Beloit WI
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From: Theresa Wordelmann <theword@lmxac.org>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: YA Overnights
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Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2002 10:09:46 CST
Hello, All -
If this is a double posting, I apologize in advance.
My Library's Teen Advisory Board has expressed interest in hosting an
overnight
read-a-thon. Teens would collect monetary donations for every hour they
readand
the total raised would be donated to a charity (such as St. Jude's
Children's
Hospital).
It sounds like a great idea and from articles in VOYA, it isn't an odd
occurrance. My question is - has anyone out there done an overnight?
Was
it
co-ed? Did you have a contract beforehand for the participants and parents
to
sign? How did your staff react to the idea? Were there any pitfalls
or
great
events that happened? What should I be prepared for (besides everything!)?
Thanks in advance for all and any information.
Theresa Wordelmann
Young Adult Librarian
Old Bridge Public Library
Old Bridge, NJ
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From: "Catherine Mau" <cmau@barringtonarealibrary.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Vanished Article
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A patron asked for websites in which authors tell about their favorite =
children's books. I was able to find a few things, but really wanted =
this site listed on the Children's Literature Web Guide and other =
places. Alas, it has vanished, and I was hoping that one of you may have =
some printouts or a cached copy on file. Thank you so much! Catherine =
Mau http://homearts.com/depts/relat/bookintr.htm
"Books Every Child =
Should Read=20
An excellent series of articles from the Hearst Corporation's HomeArts =
website. Among others, Chris Van Allsburg, Maurice Sendak, Captain =
Kangaroo, poet Rita Dove, editor Anita Silvey, and =
all-round-intellectual-type-guy Harold Bloom offer their suggestions =
about children's books, about the importance of reading, and ways to =
encourage reading"
Catherine Mau
Head of Young People's Services
Barrington Area Library
http://www.barringtonarealibrary.org
505 N. Northwest Highway
Barrington, IL 60010
847.382.1300x250
mailto:cmau@barringtonarealibrary.org
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From: "Amber McCrea" <mccrea.amber@als.lib.wi.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: Teen magazines
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Hi,
Another idea is Shonen Jump (I hope I am spelling this right). With all
the
recent interest in teens and graphic novels it would be kind of cool to
stock the English version of the Japanese magazine that gave rise to several
of the more popular manga series. Subscription info is available on the
Viz
website (www.viz.com).
hope this helpsAmber McCrea
Youth Services Librarian
Beloit Public Library
Beloit, WI
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Subject: Re: Teen magazines
Hi,
It is funny that you have asked this question because I have had three young
teen boys asking for Scrye this week. The magazine is almost 10 years old.
It does a pretty good job covering card collectible games (like Magic the
Gathering). It is similar to Nintendo Power, but the conventration is
different.
Aaron Coutu
Youth Services Librarian
Greenville Public Library
Greenville, RI
>I am looking for new magazines for my teen area. Does anyone have any
>personal knowledge of these magazines to know if they would appeal to
>teens-?
>
>Allure, Scrye, and Soccer Jr.
>
>I am also open to any suggestions to any possible anime magazines that
might
>deal with an overview of the field. One of my teen patrons wants one she
>saw at a convention that covered new series, conventions going on all over
>the US, and some technical articles on drawing. She's sure it was a
>magazine, but can't remember the name. My deadline for this is Wed. Nov.
>13. Thanks in advance, deborah
>dacrabill@pldminfo.org
>
>
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From: A W <annfes@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Getting into the children/young adult librarian field
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Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2002 10:10:11 CST
Dear Michelle:
I sort of "fell into" the field. I wanted to work in
a library and children's work was always available
since no one wanted the job! At first, I was a
secretary to 2 librarians for a school system and I
used that experience plus a knowledge of children's
lit to get my first childrens librarian position.
--- Michelle Filleul <mfilleul@fas.harvard.edu>
wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am a recent MLS graduate and have always worked in
> academic
> libraries. I'm finding that I'd like to make a
> switch to become a
> children's/young adult librarian. I've had a few
> interviews for these
> types of positions but am always turned down because
> of my lack of
> experience working as a children's librarian. I
> have a few questions that
> I am hoping you great folks can answer for me.
>
> Do you have any advice on how to break into the
> field?
>
> Did most of you come from the background of public
> libraries?
>
> Are there any specific employment listservs/websites
> that are for public
> librarians, specifically children's librarians? (I
> know most of the
> academic/generic librarian websites)
>
> Thanks for any advice comments you can offer. and
> if you want, please
> reply offlist.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Michelle
>
>
>
>
>
=====
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From: "Bryce, Richard" <bryce@palsplus.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: teen tapes
Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2002 10:10:19 CST
Hi! The teen librarian would like to set aside an area in her collection
for cassettes and CDs (mainly fiction) of interest to teens. We may even
call it "Tapes For Teens". :-) Right now the few audios
that we have for
them is mixed in with the adult books and am pretty sure it's getting lost
there.
If you have a teen tape section would you be able to e-mail me:
1) How it's doing
2) Any must haves
3) A good number to start with. (budget is
tight for next year)
4) Also, the teen corner is pretty small and
space is at a premium.
We were looking for something to go over the end of the bookcase. Do you
have anything like this and is it fairly inexpensive? Do you have any
other
ideas of something simple that can be built or another way of having the
teen tapes displayed in the very tight teen corner?
5) Any catchy titles for our new space
Thanks so much for any and all advice. I'll post a list if there's
interest. Have a great week!
Richard Bryce
Sr. Children's Librarian
West Milford Township Library
973-728-2823
bryce@palsplus.org <mailto:bryce@palsplus.org>
"I believe the great strength of our country lies not in our halls of
government, but in the hearts and souls of the American people. It's a
million acts of kindness and compassion on a daily basis that define the
true spirit and the true strength of America. We live in a blessed land.
It's a society which says, you've got to love your neighbor just like you
love yourself. That's the spirit of America that I know."- President
George
W. Bush
"I thought my mother must have had some kind of magic to be able to do all
the things she did- to work so hard, and never complain, and make us all
feel happy"- Jackie Robinson
"So many things have made living and learning easier. But the real
things
haven't changed. It is still best to be honest and truthful; to make the
most of what we have; to be happy with simple pleasures; and to be cheerful
and have courage when things go wrong."- Laura Ingalls Wilder
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From: Tammy Federspiel <tfeders@esls.lib.wi.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: American Girl Tea Party
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Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2002 10:10:30 CST
I had to write and tell you about the successful American Girl Tea Party I
had on Saturday. I limited registration to 25 and unfortunately had about
10 more call that I couldn't sign up. I promised to do another party by
Spring. The girls each brought a favorite doll- almost all were American
Girl dolls but a few were not and that was fine. I had made name tag table
setting signs so they found their chair and we served lunch first. The
girls loved using real teacups (found a bunch at a local thrift store). I
have a large collection of cloth napkins so I brought them in. We had
simple but elegent food- ham and turkey deli lunch meat rolled up with a
toothpick to hold it together. Small biscuits, mini blueberry muffins,
grapes, carrot sticks and a cookie tray. I served apple juice and Sunny
Delite for our tea. The girls were adorable. Most of them dressed
up.
Some had matching period dresses to go with their dolls. The mothers were
thrilled with the event and took many photos. After the luncheon we sat in
a circle and introduced our dolls while my helpers cleared the tables off.
We then made victorian paper fans with wrapping paper from the American
Girls Party book. Then we decorated mini cardboard trinket boxes ( I
bought from Michaels) I ran a bunch of cute paper punch shapes through a
xyron machine to make stickers and they used them to decorate the boxes so
we could avoid glue! Then we set out pipe cleaners and beads so they could
make jewelry for themselves and their dolls. The girls had a great time
and it was pretty easy to organize! I can't wait to do future programs!
I
also had a drawing to 2 door prizes; some American Girl game books. I
couldn't have planned it without the great ideas from this list! Tammy
Tammy Federspiel
Lakeview Community Library
Random Lake WI
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From: "Jennie Stoltz" <jstoltz@esls.lib.wi.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: SATA update
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Hi all,
Just wanted you to know that I sent out the letter to Gale today with 62
signatures! Last week I was at the Wisconsin Library Association confere=
nce
and I spoke with my Gale rep who was there. When I told him what we were
doing, he said that he had a better name for me to send the letter to (an=
d I
cc'd it to three other people as well) so I ended up sending the letter t=
o
Tom Romig (who is the Senior Director of K-12 Product Management.) Mr.
Romig called me today because he had been contacted by my rep and said he
was looking forward to getting the letter and that it could help push
forward the possibility of an online version of SATA. He also said that
they had received 30 to 40 e-mails in the past few weeks regarding SATA a=
s
well, so thanks to all of you who did that. He had been wondering why th=
ere
were so many recent e-mails but when he found out about our letter he
understood.
He also explained to me why there could be possible copyright issues - th=
ey
have the legal rights to the print version of the contributions made to S=
ATA
by the various authors of the biographies, etc., but they have not been
collecting the rights for the electronic version of the entries. But, he
did say that with so many people writing in the past few weeks that they
will have to sit down and address the issue somehow. I asked him to plea=
se
reply to our letter directly to me and that I would post it to PUBYAC. H=
e
said he would try to respond within the next few weeks.
Take care,
Jennie
Original posting :
Hi everybody!
I have written the letter that we want to sent to The Gale Group and will
list it below this message. Please e-mail me your name, title (if
applicable), library name and city/state if you want to be included on th=
e
letter. Also, if anyone notices any typos or grammatical errors, please =
let
me know that as well. I had a staff member proof-read it, but you know h=
ow
it is. Thanks! I hope that a lot of you respond. It'd be great
to get =
20
or 30 names on here!
Take care,
Jennie
Jennie J. Stoltz
Children's Services Coordinator
Frank L. Weyenberg Library
Mequon-Thiensville, WI
Here's the letter -
October ?, 2002
Mr. Ben Mondloch
Executive Vice President, K-12 Market
The Gale Group
27500 Drake Road
Farmington Hills, MI 48331
Dear Mr. Mondloch,
I am writing to you on behalf of all the Youth Services/Children=92s
librarians listed below. We have been discussing your publication,
SOMETHING ABOUT THE AUTHOR, on an online listserv for Youth Services
Librarians called PUBYAC. We are all in agreement that your publication =
is
a valuable resource, but unfortunately, with the economy the way it is, a=
nd
with many library budgets being cut, the cost of subscribing to SATA has
become quite prohibitive. There is also the fact that with there
being
anywhere from 8 to 10 volumes issued per year, many of us are finding tha=
t
even the shelving/storage of this resource is becoming increasingly
difficult.
We would like to you consider two proposals in regard to SATA:
1. Issue only two or three volumes of this publication per year. Since t=
his
resource is used primarily by teachers/students who are researching the m=
ore
popular/well-known authors, we wonder if so many first-time authors or mo=
re
obscure authors need to be included. Also, perhaps the pictures do not n=
eed
to be so big, and even the font size could be reduced slightly. At its
current cost and volume number I am afraid many of us are going to have t=
o
discontinue our subscriptions.
2. Provide SATA as an online resource. This option would be ideal for ma=
ny
of us and may make it easier for new libraries, which do not have the 133
previously published volumes, to begin their subscription.
We appreciate the time and consideration you give to our request. You ma=
y
contact me if you have any further questions or information. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Jennie J. Stoltz
Children=92s Services Coordinator
Frank L. Weyenberg Library
Mequon, Wisconsin
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From: Tammy Federspiel <tfeders@esls.lib.wi.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Lego compilation
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From: Tammy Federspiel <tfeders@esls.lib.wi.us>
Date: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 10:28 am
Subject: lego program
> Hi, I am having a lego mania program in November for kids in
> grades 2 and
> up. The local 4H lego project is lending me their legos so kids
> can build
> a project and we will have a contest of sorts. I plan to have a pizza
> lunch and display construction,engineering and invention books. Does
> anyone have any ideas on what else I can do during this program.
> It will
> be on Nov. 16th. I always get awesome ideas from this list serve!
> Thanks,
> Tammy
>
> Lakeview Community LIbrary
> Random Lake WI
My lego party will be next Saturday. My director is involved in 4H so she
gave me the heads up about the lego project and the contact to borrow the
legos from. Here are the ideas I've gotten:
Tammy,
I'm a library asst just outside Chicago and I seem to remember that our
museum here in Chicago was doing some really great programming with legos--
programs called something like "Lego Mindstorms". You might want to
contact
their events/prgms or ? department. You can find them on the web by doing a
google search Museum of Science and Industry+Chicago.
Brooke Roothaan-Outreach Coordinator
Lincolnwood Public Library District
4000 W. Pratt
Lincolnwood,IL 60712
Thank you for your email. Unfortunately Lego Mindstorms is no longer at the
Museum. For other activities and exhibits, please visit our website at
www.msichicago.org.
MSI
Hi- I saw your posting on PUBYAC & thought I would tell you about
my "LEGO Night"- I had the kids bring in their own & gave
them 30 min.
to build whatever. Nothing could be pre-built. They could work alone
or in groups. It was a family event so parents/adults helped (esp. the
younger ones) Then I had "judging" for the best ones- but
everyone
walked out with something. I bought some paperback LEGO books & found
some really cheap LEGO software CDs. The kids loved it & it wasn't
very time consuming...We displayed whatever the kids wanted to leave
behind- The time limit kept it from dragging on too long. It was a
huge sucess & I didn't have all that much planned for them. It was the
kids & LEGOs (plus refreshments, of course!) Hope this helps &
good
luck!
Dear Tammy,
I did a Lego program a few years ago. The kids really enjoyed the building
part the most. They worked in teams & were given a container of legos.
If
they wanted more legos, they had to tell me about a book they read. We
also played 2 games. Drop the lego in the bottle (think clothespin game).
Each person was given 30 seconds to drop as many legos in as possible. the
other game was messy, but the kids liked it. I mixed legos with uncooked
rice, kid was blindfolded, had to pick legos out, this was also a
timed
game. Each child was given a ribbon at the end of the program that said
Lego Master & I glued some little legos on the ribbon. I don't give
prizes
unless everyone wins something. Please share the other ideas you receive.
Terry Zignego
Kristin Brand contacted her local lego Club and they came to speak at her
event as well as getting donations from Lego for each child to take home.
Pat Link reminded me to take lots of pictures and post them either on a
bulletin board or our website.
Linda Peterson responded with:
I did a relay race. I got a local store to give me several small lego kits
that were exactly alike we divided into teams and each member did one step
in the assembly and then passed it on to the next person. The one who got
their's completed first, correctly, won. We also have them each the exact
same amount of legos and had them see who could build the tallest
freestanding tower. Remarkably, after the one team won they decided to put
all the lego's together and see how tall they could make it. This would
never have gone over if I had suggested it because it had become a very
boys against the girls competition up until that point. I also had a
contest where they brought in their original lego design and we judged
them. Unfortunately some of the children had obviously just made something
from the instruction sheets rather than design their own even though I had
said they must be original. Good Luck
My event will be very casual- It's from 11am - 1pm and I'll serve a pizza
lunch. I'll have 4 large tables with a bin of legos at each and the kids
will divide into four groups and create! I'll probably use the build the
highest tower sometime during the day and then they create their original
design with the materials available. I'm going to try to get a local (but
not very close by unfortunately) store to donate some legos for a random
drawing among the participants. I'll let you know how it turned out.
Tammy
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From: Bonnie Warren <bonnielw@lincc.lib.or.us>
To: "pubyac@prairienet.org"
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Here are the results of my request for CD crafts. Again, thanks for the
great ideas.
If I receive any more, I will post them also.
Bonnie Warren
Clackamas County Library
Oak Grove, Oregon
bonnielw@lincc.lib.or.us
We are currently hosting a Christmas Tree Decoration contest and had
several CD donated for this. We have had the kids sponge paint them
green and decorate with small Ellison cutouts as well as gluing 2
together to look like a snowman and glue on buttons and such.
Greetings!
Last year we glued felt on the bottom
of the CDs (part with
commercial stuff) and glued glitter on the top after gluing on a small
candle (votive size). Kids were allowed to put glitter on the candle as
well. It was very pretty and decorative, not meant for rough handling.
It
was intended as a gift from child to adult. Candles are the expensive
part.
Shop around.
Aileen Johnson
Children's Services Manager
Bucks County Free Library
James A. Michener Branch
229 California Road
Quakertown, PA 18951
For Christmas, for example:
Cut a circle of red construction paper and fasten to the printed side of
the CD with double-sided tape.
Under the construction paper, fasten a loop of green yarn. You should
be
able to hold the CD up by the yarn loop.
Decorate the construction paper with stickers or crayons. The swirly,
silvery side of the CD is left visible.
By using pink/red, yellow/pink, etc. you can do this for Valentine's or
Easter.
Lisa Smith
If you are talking about CD-ROMs, they make great Christmas ornaments.
Pictures can be put on them of the children or other holiday pix. A
hole can be drilled near the edge and some silver, gold, red, or green
thread run through. Then the children could put glitter glue along the
edges to decorate. Since they're shiny, they look really good!
If you're talking about the 3.5" floppies, I guess you could make them
into photo frames. Spray paint pieces of old crossword puzzles in
holiday colors, take the children's pictures, and have them assemble.
Yarn in red or green could be glued on first. Then kid's picture goes
in the middle with the pieces all around. Have fun!
Karen C. Gardner
Children's Services
Anderson Public Library
We once used them as a 'medallion' around the Olympics. Kids
participated
in "events" and then we had them make their own medal by gluing or
decorating the disks.
It was fairly simple, cleaned out our "craft closet" but worked pretty
well.
Anne
I saw a neat craft in an issue of the Mailbox Magazine for Teachers for
Pre-
Schoolers that I subscribe to, about using the cd's as Christmas tree
decorations, letting the kids glue(I use glue sticks)sequins and
Christmas
confetti onto them, then just tie cheap green or red ribbon to hand it
on the
tree. I'm actually wondering what to do about the side of the cd that
has
print on it-perhaps spray paint it over prior to your event with a
silver
spray paint?
Good luck!
Vicki Kouchnerkavich
Henika District Library
not a Christmas craft but a very simple craft that was a hit with
toddlers...
We turned cds into elephant puppets by gluing on ears and googly eyes,
using a crayon to draw on a smile and then putting a finger through the
hole for the elephant's trunk.
Diane
Once I used the cd's as the "ice pond" (silver side up) and had all
kinds of
the really, really cheap plastic christmas stuff like santas, reindeer,
trees, snowmen erasers, etc for the kids to glue on. Along with a
little
glitter. And then let them glue on a little polyester fiberfill pulled
apart
a little (like the spider web stuff) for snow. Some of them came out
really
cute.
Denise Inman
East Providence (RI) Public Library
Rumford Branch Librarian
Simly use glue and glitter on the label side - instant ornaments or
suncatchers! String with fishing line for best effect....
Ginny
vjohnson@ocln.org
Bonnie,
My neice made wreaths from CD's. She tied on ribbon and gave them to us
as ornaments.
Just a thought.
Cathy Henderson
Children's Librarian
Janes Branch Library
Pittsford, NY
Two years ago, I had kids make them into ornaments by giving them winter
holiday stickers to decorate with, and gluing some ribbon to the top for
a hanger. The kids enjoyed making them, and the parents liked them too.
This year, I'm asking the kids to bring a small photo with them to use
in decorating their CD ornament. We will cut the photo into a circle
for them (using the circle cutter you use with a button maker), and we
are going to create clip art with holiday greetings and the date for the
kids to glue onto their ornament.
If you have enough CDs, glue two together back-to-back and let the kids
decorate both sides.
Hope this helps!
Jane Kearn
West Wyandotte Branch
Here is a link to a craft from Making Friends.com We've done it for the
last two years, and had a lot of fun
with it. I bought a huge bag of jewels at "Learning Is Fun" very
inexpensively, and also use sequins and
glitter glue for this one.
http://www.makingfriends.com/cd_ornaments.htm
Hope this helps.
Wilma Flanagan
Youth Services Librarian
Spokane County Library District
Spokane, Washington
Finally a use for those annoying CDs we all get in the mail! There are
several great ideas and you can use them for different holidays.
Snowman--spray paint the CD white and have cutouts (craft foam, felt,
etc.)
for mouth and nose. Use wiggly eyes for the eyes. Use 2 cotton balls
(or
any pompom) for earmuffs and attach them with pipe cleaner for the head
piece. Voilla, you have a snowman.
You can do this for pumpkins (orange spray paint), black cat, witch,
bunny,
etc...
There is also a snowman CD idea in the "Pack-O-Fun" craft magazine.
Again,
you spray paint the pieces. Apparently you hot glue gun a juice lid to
the
top of a CD and that is the snowman head. You'll have to see the
magazine
for the complete craft!
Denise Rhoads, MLS
darhoads@airmail.net
Farmers Branch, TX 75234
You can glue the colored/ labelled sides of two cd's together and
decorate
the shiny side with sequins, plastic beads, glitter. String with
fishing
line through pre-drilled hole.
Also, a cd set shiny side up makes a nice "icy" pond. Add two or
three
small styrofoam balls to build a snowman- the decorations can be as
simple
as you want, since the reflective effect is there. I've also seen
votive
candles placed in the middle and small greenery placed at the base of
the
candle- makes a nice wreath effect.
Have fun.
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From: margaretdecorby@netscape.net
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Compilation for books about depression
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Thank you to all those who helped out with this list, and sorry for the late
compilation date.
There's a Boy In the Girls' Bathroom, by Louis Sachar
Black-eyed Suzie by Susan Shaw.(not directly about depression but
deals with the symptoms and kids
could probably relate).
Amazing Gracie by A. E. Cannon(Delacorte, 1991).
Please don't Cry Mom by Helen DenBoer
The Accident by Carol Carrick(picture book)
Switching Tracks by Dean Hughes
Eclipse by Kristine Franklin(gr.6-7)
Coping With Depression by Sharon Carter (Rosen, 1990)
Depression by Dianne Hales (Chelsea House, 1989).
Margaret DeCorby
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From: "Suzanne F. Steiger" <ssteiger@tln.lib.mi.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Ballerina Stumper
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Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2002 10:29:23 CST
I hope someone can help with this Stumper. It isn't much to go on, I know,
but....The book is about 2 youg sisters or friens who are both studying
ballet. One is just a "natural" and is so much better than the other.
Naturally there are some hard feelings. The characters are both girls--not
mice or pigs. The patron thinks it is not simply a picture book. Any
suggestions will be appreciated. Thank you, veryone. (See, I warned you it
wasn't much to go on!)
Sue Steiger
Wayne County Regional Library for the Blind
30555 Michigan Avenue
Westland, MI. 48186
(734) 727-7300
(888) 968-2737 TOLL FREE
FAX (734) 727-7333
"TO LOVE WHAT YOU DO AND FEEL THAT IT MATTERS--HOW COULD ANYTHING BE MORE
FUN?" -- Katherine Graham
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From: "Kim Flores" <kimf@mail.sgcl.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumper solved
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Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2002 10:29:31 CST
Hi everyone,
the answer to my stumper about a series of books about a blue bug
is: The Blue Bug series by Virginia Poulet. Thanks to all who
responded.
Kim Flores
kimf@mail.sgcl.org
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