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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: Thursday, November 14, 2002 11:01 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 921
PUBYAC Digest 921
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) scanners
by Belinda Sakowski <sakowski@grayson.edu>
2) Re: Pulling books for Patrons
by "Melody Allen" <melody_allen@gw.doa.state.ri.us>
3) Re: Pulling books for Patrons
by "Susan Dailey" <obldailey@wellscolibrary.org>
4) Stumper
by lrogers@sdln.net
5) Stumper Solved: Kid Eating Worms
by Toni Reese <treese@monarch.papillion.ne.us>
6) 50s stumpers answers
by "Henegar, Sharon" <SLHenegar@ocpl.org>
7) Support CIPA Legal Fund!
by "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
8) Family Trees Exhibit
by "Fayth Chamberland" <FChamberland@mln.lib.ma.us>
9) Re: CD changers
by Eric Norton <enorton@scls.lib.wi.us>
10) stumper: gift solved
by "Christine Brobst" <cbrobst66@hotmail.com>
11) $1,000 Baker & Taylor Confernce Grant
by Laura Bockwich <Laura.Bockwich@cpl.org>
12) Latest Librarian Commercial
by Larissa Teachworth <bkluvr2002@yahoo.com>
13) cool preschool themes wanted
by "Sheppard, Grace" <Grace.Sheppard@ottawa.ca>
14) December programming ideas?
by "Mandy Lundstrom" <mlundstrom@loganutah.org>
15) stumper answered - passing on bad mood
by "Lori Fritz" <lfritz@mail.ci.lubbock.tx.us>
16) STUMPER: children's book with magic trees/forest
by Pamela Conroy <pconroy@nsls.info>
17) Re: Pulling books for Patrons
by "Cindy Rider" <crider@vigo.lib.in.us>
18) just sharing...
by Jennifer Baker <jbaker93711@yahoo.com>
19) Fw: Vote for Librarian Barbie
by "Melissa MacLeod" <mmacleod@sailsinc.org>
20) Stumper
by "Jo-Ann Woolverton" <jwoolverton@tpl.toronto.on.ca>
21) Canoe Stumper
by Larissa Teachworth <bkluvr2002@yahoo.com>
22) monster stumper
by "stai" <stai@vineland.lib.nj.us>
23) Barbie Librarian
by A W <annfes@yahoo.com>
24) FW: [sla-cbos] Vote for Barbie! (fwd)
by Julie Ann Rines <jrines@ocln.org>
25) STUMPER ANSWER: Three stories
by April Mazza <amazza@mln.lib.ma.us>
26) Medieval Islamic Empire question
by Juli Huston <jhuston@snap.lib.ca.us>
27) Home Schooling Non-Christian Websites
by "Joann Giese" <jgiese@stdl.org>
28) Re: request for sneezing storytime
by Eric Norton <enorton@scls.lib.wi.us>
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From: Belinda Sakowski <sakowski@grayson.edu>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: scanners
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Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 17:03:19 CST
Hello helpful friends,
A question about the use of scanners by the public came up at our last
staff meeting. Out of curiosity my director has asked that I post this
question on pubyac. 1. Do you have a scanner for the public to use.
2. Do
you put any restrictions on how it is used, what can be scanned
etc. 3. Have you had problems with copyright. We would
appreciate any
input you can give, pros cons etc. TIA Belinda at sakowski@grayson.edu.
Belinda Sakowski
E-Mail: sakowski@grayson.edu
Sherman Public Library Phone: (903)892-7240
421 N. Travis
Fax: (903) 892-7101
Sherman, Texas 75090
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From: "Melody Allen" <melody_allen@gw.doa.state.ri.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: Pulling books for Patrons
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It seems to me that this should be a standard service for any public =
library. We all know that books on certain topics can be gathered from =
various parts of the collection and that knowing our collections, we might =
think of related books that a teacher might not know about. Our expertise
=
is locating materials on a topic, and the typical library user does not do =
it as well as we do. After all, when you help a teacher gather books for =
a class unit, you are helping 20-30 patrons all at once. Of course, on my
=
wish list would be a week or two advance notice.
Melody Allen
melody_allen@gw.doa.state.ri.us=20
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From: "Susan Dailey" <obldailey@wellscolibrary.org>
To: "PUBYAC" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: Pulling books for Patrons
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Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 17:03:36 CST
Lolly,
We pull collections for teachers if they have specific subjects and/or
authors, but ask for 48 hours notice. If teachers want a general
collection
for their classroom, we asked them to pull this themselves. Of course, we
will assist them when they are at the library.
The size of the collection is often determined by the request. In the
fall,
we would limit the amount of "apple" books, for instance, to 2-4 per
teacher. If the request was for pictures books with farm animals, we might
pull 20 titles. That's what makes writing a policy difficult.
However, we
do have a basic statement with this information that is sent to teachers.
Good luck,
Susan Dailey, librarian and author of A Storytime Year
Ossian Branch Library
Ossian, IN
obldailey@wellscolibrary.org
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From: lrogers@sdln.net
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Stumper
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Thanks to all who sent the correct answer to the stumper about the movie
with
the boy who visits a friend who is really a ghost. The answer is Red Room
Riddle, a TV Movie of some years ago.
You all are wonderful!
Linda Rogers
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From: Toni Reese <treese@monarch.papillion.ne.us>
To: pubyac <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumper Solved: Kid Eating Worms
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Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 17:35:54 CST
Well, the unanimous response was that it had to be HOW TO EAT FRIED
WORMS.
Thanks a lot for your help.
Toni
Toni Reese
Youth Services Librarian
Sump Memorial Library
Papillion Nebraska
treese@monarch.papillion.ne.us
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From: "Henegar, Sharon" <SLHenegar@ocpl.org>
To: "'PUBYAC@prairienet.org'"
<PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: 50s stumpers answers
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Thanks so much to all of you who answered my two stumpers from the 50s!
Grandpa Bunny Bunny was apparently a Golden Book, and also in a boxed set of
Disney books. Mr Bear Squash-You-All-Flat by Morrell Gipson has been
reissued and is currently available from Amazon (shhh, don't tell, that's
what my friend is getting for Christmas....). Mr. Bear was remembered very
fondly by several people, as well as by cartoonist Gary Larsen, according to
one report.
Sharon Henegar
Coordinator of Children's Services
Orange County (CA) Public Library
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From: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
Subject: Support CIPA Legal Fund!
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Support CIPA Legal Fund!
http://www.ala.org/cipa/cipalegalfund.html
(Now easier to download.)
"ALA's unanimous victory in federal court reaffirms that public
libraries will continue to provide the most access to the most
information on the most points of view possible, which is really what
libraries are intended to do."--Mitch Freedman, ALA President
See also
Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA)
http://www.ala.org/cipa/
Neighborhood Children's Internet Protection Act (NCIPA)
http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/ncipa.html
Schools and the Children's Internet Protection Act
http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/cipaandschools.html
__________________________
Don Wood
Program Officer/Communications
American Library Association, Office for Intellectual Freedom
50 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611
1-800-545-2433, ext. 4225; Fax: 312-280-4227; dwood@ala.org
http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/
Free People Read FreelyŽ @ your library
http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/intellectualfreedomandcensorship.html
"If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise,
we don't believe in it at all."--Noam Chomsky
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From: "Fayth Chamberland" <FChamberland@mln.lib.ma.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Family Trees Exhibit
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Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 17:36:18 CST
The Concord Museum located on 200 Lexington Road in Concord, MA presents
Family Trees:Generations of Storytelling, an exhibit of over 40 decorated
trees celebrating classic and contemporary children's literature from
November 23 through January 1.
The Meet the Author/Illustrator Day on Sunday, December 8 from 1:30-4:30
will feature over a dozen authors and illustrators whose books are
represented in the exhibit.
Scheduled to appear that day are: Holly Hobbie (Toot and Puddle), Norman
Juster
(Phantom Tollbooth), Dean Morrissey & Stephen Krensky (A Christmas Carol),
David Frampton(The Whole Night Through), Margaret Bloy Graham (Harry the
Dirty Dog), Burleigh Muten (The Lady of Ten Thousand Names), Christopher
Bing (Casey at the Bat), Mary DePalma(Rembrandt's
Hat), D.B. Johnson (Henry Builds a Cabin), David Smith (If the World Were a
Village), Kristina Rodanas (Follow the Stars), Ed Emberley (Wing on a Flea),
and Jane Manning (Cobweb Christmas).
Fore more information contact the Concord Museum at (978)369-9763 or visit
their website
www.concordmuseum.org .
Fayth Chamberland
Concord Free Public Library
Concord, MA
fchamberland@mln.lb.ma.us
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From: Eric Norton <enorton@scls.lib.wi.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: CD changers
Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 17:36:26 CST
We rely on the original technology--we change the CDs using our very own
hands. This takes a bit of extra time but, then again, our hands never
crash. We have about 60 games loaded on our computers, most of which do
get regular use and I have yet to hear of any technology that can handle
that many so we do it ourselves.
Eric Norton
At 12:40 AM 11/14/02 -0600, you wrote:
>Hi,
>Since I arrived at my current library, we have had a computer in the
>children's area with CD-ROMs installed for kids to play. Most of the
>software is book related and/or educational (such as living books,
>curious george, arthur's reading game, etc.). The CD-ROM tower is
>located in the back of the Library and wired to the kid's computer in
>the kids area. I just ordered a bunch of new games (Scooby Doo, Reader
>Rabbit, etc.) and it seems that the new technology won't work with our
>old CD-ROM tower. Does anybody else have CD-ROM games in their kids area
>and what technology are you using that works with the new games? Any
>help would be appreciated. The kids are patiently waiting for new
>CD-ROMs and currently only one works of the 15 that I purchased. Yikes!
>Thanks.
>Heather Reynolds
>Park City Library
>Park City, UT
>
>
Eric Norton
Head of Children's Services
McMillan Memorial Library
Wisconsin Rapids WI 54494
715-422-5130
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: "Christine Brobst" <cbrobst66@hotmail.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: stumper: gift solved
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Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 17:36:33 CST
Hi All,
A big thank you to everyone who knew that the book I wanted was "Special
Delivery" by Brigitte Weninger.
Thanks
You guys are the best
original question:
Dear Pubyaccers,
Help! I would like to use a book in my story-hour next week that I have
used before, but I can't remember title or author. I hope you can help.
Here's what I do remember.
A little boy's mother gets a new vacume cleaner. It arrives in a big
cardboard box. Later in the day, the doorbell rings, and there is the box
again. Mother feels in each handle hole and tries to guess what's in the
box. It turns out to be the best present of all, the little boy. The
cover
is made to resemble corragated card-board and has a handle hole. the last
page opens out from all four sides to reveal the little boy. I've tried A
to Zoo under presents and I've searched and searched in our catalog and
amazon under every obvious title I can think of and I can't seem to come up
with it. Any ideas?
Thank you very much in advance,
Chrissy Brobst
Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library
cbrobst66@hotmail.com
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From: Laura Bockwich <Laura.Bockwich@cpl.org>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: $1,000 Baker & Taylor Confernce Grant
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Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 17:36:42 CST
Win $1,000 to attend the Annual Confernce in Toronto, Cananda!
Two grants of $1,000 each will be awarded to two librarians who work
directly with young adults in either a public or school library to
enable them to attend the confernce for the first time. The grant is
fudnded by the Baker & Taylor Company.
Amber Tongate, Librarian at the Martin Luther King Jr. Academy, said
that going to the ALA Conference in Chicago was an "opportunity of a
lifetime!" She said that she "attended wonderful sessions and learned
exciting new ideas and stratgies to help both students ans teachers in
reading for grades 6-12."
Application and more information is available at
www.ala.org/yalsa/awards/bakertaylor.html
and must be received in the
YALSA office by December 1, 2002.
Laura Bockwich
Children's Librarian
Rockport Branch Library
Cleveland Public Library
(216)623-7053
laura.bockwich@cpl.org
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From: Larissa Teachworth <bkluvr2002@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Latest Librarian Commercial
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Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 17:36:50 CST
Gotta throw in a little spice to our constant pleas
for information with a funny ha ha!
Has anyone seen the latest commercial for T Mobile
with Catherine Zeta Jones?
SCENE: There's a couple in an SUV with Def Leppard's
"Pour Some Sugar on Me" playing. (The guy is
attempting to sing along -- and failing miserably!)
The girl turns down the radio, questions the lyrics
he's singing (something about soup or ramen noodles?!)
and then Ms. Jones walks in a says, "Freeze!" like she
does in all these commercials.
She goes on to explain that if the girl had T Mobile
with unlimited minutes, she could call the library for
assistance. She "un-freezes" everyone, and you see a
little bubble pop in with a stereotypical
librarian(olderwoman, glasses, hoity-toity voice)
repeating the correct words "Pour some sugar on me/
I'm hot sticky sweet."
Gotta love the plug for us public librarians as
sources of information for ANYTHING -- even 80's song
lyrics!
:) Larissa
=====
Larissa Teachworth, Children's Librarian
Green Hills Branch Library
Nashville Public Library
3701 Benham Ave.
Nashville, TN 37215
615-862-5863
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From: "Sheppard, Grace" <Grace.Sheppard@ottawa.ca>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: cool preschool themes wanted
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Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 17:36:58 CST
Hello All,
I am doing an outreach presentation to some daycare teachers next week.
Part of the presentation (the overall focus of which is early =
literacy) is
about developing themes using books. Do any of you have great theme =
ideas
for preschoolers that step a little bit outside of the norm? By this I =
mean
themes that are not based on animals, or farms, or families. Not that =
these
aren't great themes, but I need something a bit jazzier.
Please email me directly, I will compile and post to the list if there =
is
interest.
Thanks,
Grace Sheppard
Children's Librarian
Biblioth=E8que Publique d'Ottawa
Grace.Sheppard@ottawa.ca
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From: "Mandy Lundstrom" <mlundstrom@loganutah.org>
To: <<pubyac@prairienet.org>>
Subject: December programming ideas?
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Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 17:37:05 CST
Hi! I was recently asked to expand my job responsibilities to include
children's programming and I need lots of ideas! I've been following
this list for a few weeks and have found it very useful. What I'm
looking for is some fun children's programming ideas for the month of
December. I don't have a lot of time to plan some huge extravaganza
this year--and we're still in the experimental sort of stage--but I'm
curious about things that have worked for all of you. Drawings,
contests, book parties, holidays around the world, crafts,
handouts...ANYTHING. What's your favorite December anything that you've
done? I would appreciate any ideas! Thank you!
Mandy Lundstrom
Logan Library
mlundstrom@loganutah.org
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From: "Lori Fritz" <lfritz@mail.ci.lubbock.tx.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: stumper answered - passing on bad mood
Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 17:37:13 CST
Thanks to all who knew the answer to my stumper! The answer is _The
Quarreling Book_ by Charlotte Zolotow. My patron is thrilled!
Here is the original stumper:
A father leaves the house in the morning without kissing the mother
goodbye. The mother then says a cross word to the son on his way to
school. When the son gets to school, he has a fight with a friend, all
resulting at some point with someone kicking a dog. The book goes on to
show the next day, where everything is opposite. Everyone remembers to be
nice to one another, which causes good feelings and happiness all around.
Any ideas?
Thanks again,
Lori
Lori H. Fritz
Branch Manager
Groves Branch Library
Lubbock, TX
(806)767-3733
lfritz@mail.ci.lubbock.tx.us
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From: Pamela Conroy <pconroy@nsls.info>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: STUMPER: children's book with magic trees/forest
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I am trying to identify a children's book for a friend. Here is the
description:
"A young boy gets lost on his way home and enters a forest. At first
he
is very frightened but encounters magical trees that grow different things
like glasses of lemonade and basketballs, I think ice cream cones
too. After he finally gets out he has all these things the trees have
given him and he decides he wants to come back the next time. It is a
typical elementary story/picture-book. I read it between 1973-76, so it
probably came out during or slightly before that time."
I have looked in WorldCat, done a search in Google, looked in our system's
union catalog (NSLS in Illinois), Illinet, and Library of Congress'
catalog. I have looked through A to Zoo, but none of the titles that
sound promising seem to be the one. It is *not* The Magic Tears by Jack
Sendak.
I am not a subscriber. Please reply to me at: pconroy@nsls.info
Thank you.
-Pam Conroy
****************************
Pamela Conroy
Youth Services Librarian
pconroy@nsls.info
Highland Park Public Library
494 Laurel Ave.
Highland Park, IL 60035
Tel: (847) 432-0216
Fax: (847) 432-9139
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From: "Cindy Rider" <crider@vigo.lib.in.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>,
<jbaker93711@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Pulling books for Patrons
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Most people don't seem to take those hints, do they. *sigh*
Cindy
<<< jbaker93711@yahoo.com
11/14 1:48a >>>
I've never had a written policy on this but the "rule
of thumb" I've always used and explained to
patrons/teachers is that we will do this "as time
allows" but cannot guarantee that it is a service we
will be able to provide any or every time they need
it. On the occasions that I do this for people, when
they come in to pick up the books I will show them the
methods I used for finding them as a kind of
"hint-hint" for them.
~jennifer
Fresno Co. Library
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From: Jennifer Baker <jbaker93711@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: just sharing...
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Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 17:37:37 CST
thought I'd share this one with the group...
Today we were both baffled and amused by an
interesting "reference question"
A young lady working on her science fair project
needed to know the history of liquid, heat and color,
particularly who *discovered* them.
????
at least it's never boring!
~j.
=====
~jenniferbaker
"If an item does not appear in our records, it does not exist."
~ Jocasta Nu (librarian from "Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the
Clones")
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From: "Melissa MacLeod" <mmacleod@sailsinc.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Fw: Vote for Librarian Barbie
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Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 17:37:44 CST
----- Original Message -----
From: "Janet Eckert" <jeckert@wmrls.org>
To: <massyac@mlin.lib.ma.us>
Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2002 3:38 PM
Subject: Vote for Librarian Barbie
> http://www.barbie.com/Activities/Calendar/icanbe_skater.asp
>
> Dear all,
> Barbie is getting a new career and you are asked to vote for one
> of the following: librarian, architect, or policewoman. Vote today!
> Best from janet, wmrls
>
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From: "Jo-Ann Woolverton" <jwoolverton@tpl.toronto.on.ca>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumper
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Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 17:37:53 CST
I had a teacher asking for a series of Christmas stories that she =
remembers where the illustrations were wood cuttings. She believes that =
the main characters name is Jerimiah.
Thanks in advance for you help.
Jo-Ann Woolverton
Jane Dundas Branch
Toronto Public Library
Toronto, Ontario
jwoolverton@tpl.toronto.on.ca
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From: Larissa Teachworth <bkluvr2002@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Canoe Stumper
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Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 17:38:00 CST
Hello Collective Brain!
(if I may borrow the term)
I have a patron who is looking for a book her husband
remembers hearing as a child (20-25+ yrs ago) about a
boy/man who builds a canoe and carves a story in it.
He sets it asail and years later someone finds it.
Sorry so vague, but like all great reference questions
it's all we have to go on!
TIA!
:) Larissa
=====
Larissa Teachworth, Children's Librarian
Green Hills Branch Library
Nashville Public Library
3701 Benham Ave.
Nashville, TN 37215
615-862-5863
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From: "stai" <stai@vineland.lib.nj.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: monster stumper
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Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 17:38:09 CST
Dear Friends,
I have a 25 year old patron looking for a book she read when she was about 9
years old. It's about dirty monsters that live in a messy castle. A
little
boy meets the monsters and teaches them manners and how to clean up. Some
of the monsters like being messy. And she thinks the monsters are purple.
She thinks it was an older book when she was nine.
I know this isn't alot to go on, but if you can help me I'd really
appreciate it.
Thank you.
Samantha Tai
Children's Outreach Librarian
Vineland Public Library
stai@vineland.lib.nj.us
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From: A W <annfes@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Barbie Librarian
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Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 17:38:16 CST
Dear all,
Barbie is getting a new career and you are asked to
vote for one of the following: librarian, architect,
or policewoman. Vote today!
http://www.barbie.com/Activities/Calendar/icanbe_skater.asp
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From: Julie Ann Rines <jrines@ocln.org>
To: pubyac <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: FW: [sla-cbos] Vote for Barbie! (fwd)
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Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 17:38:25 CST
Hello all,
My husband, a law librarian, just forwarded this to me. So just how are
they going to show that Barbie is a librarian, a pile of books welded into
her hand?
Julie Rines
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Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 09:29:01 -0500
From: "Rines, Allen" <ARines@foleyhoag.com>
To: "'jrines@ocln.org'" <jrines@ocln.org>
Subject: FW: [sla-cbos] Vote for Barbie!
Please forward to Ginnie, too (I wasn't sure of her address). Would you be
willing to buy Emily Librarian Barbie?
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From: rosenthal.jonathan@tiax.biz
[mailto:rosenthal.jonathan@tiax.biz]
Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2002 8:07 AM
To: Boston Chapter
Subject: [sla-cbos] Vote for Barbie!
Vote for Barbie!
http://www.barbie.com/parents/products/products_icanbe2.asp
If you scroll to the bottom of the above listed page, down in the right
hand corner, you can vote on what the next career Barbie should be. It's
between an architect, a police officer and a librarian.
You may not be a fan of the plastic gal, but now is your chance to stuff a
ballot box in confidence! Librarians everywhere are stepping forward
to
cast their votes.
Now here's an election worth watching
;)
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From: April Mazza <amazza@mln.lib.ma.us>
To: PUBYAC Listserv <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: STUMPER ANSWER: Three stories
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Thanks to those who had an answer for the three stories stumper...this
is why I love PUBYAC so much! Everyone is so helpful and so fast!
The book is Teeny Tiny Tingly Tales by Nancy Van Lann
Thanks again,
April Mazza
Youth Services
Wayland Free Public Library
5 Concord Road
Wayland MA 01778
(508) 358-2308
amazza@mln.lib.ma.us
Original post:
Hello collective brain!
A patron is looking for a book that she read recently with three stories
in it. In the first story a doctor has fleas on his tie, the second
story she believes is called "It" and involves shirt and pants walking
down the stairs, and the third story is about a hairy toe. She thinks
it's a picture book that might be Halloween related. I tried every
keyword imaginable but did not come up with the right book! I haven't
used A-Zoo or anything since the details are so scant. I am just hoping
maybe someone out there is familiar with the story already. Any help is
greatly appreciated.
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From: Juli Huston <jhuston@snap.lib.ca.us>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Medieval Islamic Empire question
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Hello all,
The eight grade teacher at our local middle school has given his students
the following assignment:
"Imagine that you found yourself in the Islamic world around the year 1000
CE...You were able to travel the empire, from Cordova to Sammarkand - of
course with a major stop in Baghdad. What kind of items would you bring
back from your trip to show your family and many friends. Create 8
souvenirs that show what life was like in the Islamic Empire..."
I have looked on Yahooligans and the homework help site from Multnomah
County library to find information about the medieval Islamic Empire. I am
still trying different keyword searches to find print materials in our
branch and I plan to look at our libraries online databases today to find
more information. Also, I have called the teacher to see if I can meet
with him to find out just what they have learned in their unit on the
Islamic Empire. So, do any of you have any other suggestions of where to
look for information? Thank you in advance for your help.
Juli
Juli Huston
Children's & Young Adult Librarian
Solano County Library
jhuston@snap.lib.ca.us
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From: "Joann Giese" <jgiese@stdl.org>
To: "PUBYAC (E-mail)" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Home Schooling Non-Christian Websites
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Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 17:38:49 CST
Below is the promised posting of the replies to my query. Thanks to =
those named below who attended to my information needs and wrote to =
me--Some of these I would not have found without your help, so thanks =
again.
PUBYAC rules!
Jo Giese
Schaumburg Township District Library
Youth Programs
130 S. Roselle Road
Schaumburg, IL 60193
Elizabeth Davis [ <mailto:clackamas@email.com>
clackamas@email.com] I
put together a home school resource binder in a previous job. There is a
movement of homeschoolers called Unschoolers who believe that the
structure of our educational system stifles the imagination and learning
potential of many children. From what I gathered, they let the children
decide what to study and how, a sort of self-directed learning. Here are
a few websites that may be useful to you:
<http://www.unschooling.com/> http://www.unschooling.com/
<http://borntoexplore.org/unschool/>
http://borntoexplore.org/unschool/
http:// <http://www.unschooling.org>
www.unschooling.org (this one
wasn't working at the time of this email so it may not be around
anymore, but give it a try and see if it was just down for the moment.)
In addition try a Google search with unschooling or unschoolers.
Davis, Becky [bdavis@ascpl.lib.oh.us] http://www.bnoshenya.org/
(Jewish) <http://www.muslimhomeschool.com/>
http://www.muslimhomeschool.com/
(Muslim) <http://www.gomilpitas.com/>
http://www.gomilpitas.com/
Do a search on the site for Jewish or
Muslim and you will find information
http://www.midnightbeach.com/hs/listlist.html
Look down toward the
bottom of the page and you will find links
Ed Debutts [mushroom_ed@yahoo.com] I was going to recommend
http://www.GraceLlewellyn.com. Grace
wrote The Teenage Liberation
Handbook and Real Lives, which are classic unschooling books. But at her
site, she says "Jon's Homeschool Resource Page" is the best. That's at
http://www.midnightbeach.com/hs/
G Gallagher [gglibrarian@hotmail.com] I can't wait to see your
suggestions posted- this is a big problem for me as well! Genevieve
Katrina Neville [KatrinaN@moval.org] I've recently included the
following links on my library's soon-to-be-posted children's web site:
<http://www.gomilpitas.com/homeschooling/>
http://www.gomilpitas.com/homeschooling/
A to Z Home's Cool
Homeschooling Website <http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons/>
http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons/
AskERIC Lesson Plan Collection
<http://www.thegateway.org/> http://www.thegateway.org/
Gateway to
Educational Materials These are good sources for anyone who teaches at
home, and don't have (much) religious content.
Kim Dolce [kdolce@co.volusia.fl.us] You can try these...
http://www.homeschooling.about.com/
or http://www.midnightbeach.com/hs/.
The midnight beach site is definitely a neutral site (and was
recommended by the county school liaison for homeschoolers). The
about.com site has many different links, some of which may be religious.
I've looked at it before though, and the ones I checked out were neutral
so there are at least some that would work.
Bart Pisapia [PisapiaB@mail.co.leon.fl.us] I know Jon's Homeschool site
has a page on other religion/ non-religous support
groups.http://www.midnightbeach.com/hs/listlist.html
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From: Eric Norton <enorton@scls.lib.wi.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: request for sneezing storytime
Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 17:38:58 CST
Laura:
I'm not sure how much of a craft two year olds can handle. If you can find
fabric markers that they can handle you could try a "decorate your own
hanky" sort of project with some cloth pieces (or actually white
handkerchiefs). I often use a mouse fingerplay that involves sneezing:
Five little mice on the pantry floor
(Hold up five fingers of
left hand and gesture with right to describe the floor)
The first little mouse peeks 'round the door (Wiggle first
finger and
peek around your left hand)
The second little mouse scratches (its/his/her) knee (Wiggle
second
finger and scratch your knee)
The third little mouse is as quiet as can be (Wiggle third
finger and
hold up your right index finger to your lips)
The fourth little mouse has a bite of cheese (Wiggle fourth
finger and
make a biting motion with your right hand)
The fifth little mouse heard the kitten sneeze (Wiggle fifth finger)
"Aaahchooo" sneezed the kitten
(Cover your mouth when you sneeze
with your right hand, keep the left fingers raised)
and "Squeek!" they all cried
("Jump" your left hand up into the
air)
and they all ran away to their hole to hide
(Skitter the
fingers of your left hand under your right arm pit).
Hope that helps,
Eric Norton
At 12:41 AM 11/14/02 -0600, you wrote:
>Hi Great Brain,
>
>Does anyone have ideas for a craft to go with a
>storytime for two year olds about sneezing? I have
>some titles, but will take more, also fingerplay,
>music and flannelboard ideas.
>
>bless you!!!!!
>sniffling in CT
>Laura Larsen
>Russell Library
>Middletown, CT
>llarsen@russell.lioninc.org
>
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