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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: Sunday, December 01, 2002 11:01 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 935
PUBYAC Digest 935
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Re: CopyCat ending?
by "Olivia Spicer" <ospicer@loudoun.gov>
2) Re: Bloodhag
by Kate McDowell <mcdowell@hera.itg.uiuc.edu>
3) Re: Story-Time Expusion
by Mary Ann Gilpatrick <magilpat@walnet.walla-walla.wa.us>
4) Suspending publication?
by "Kim Villasenor" <newmad@oplin.lib.oh.us>
5) Mock Award Discussions
by "Carol Edwards" <edwarc@mx.pon.net>
6) Re: Toys for libraries
by susan sutton <susansutton_99@yahoo.com>
7) Stumper
by Mazzafero <bmazzafe@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
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From: "Olivia Spicer" <ospicer@loudoun.gov>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: CopyCat ending?
Date: Sun, 1 Dec 2002 15:05:41 CST
Never mind. Sorry to upset everyone. I just looked in the last issue
&
there is an order form. I don't think that would be there if they were
in
fact ending publication. I must've been thinking of another magaizine.
Olivia I. Spicer
Youth Services Librarian
Loudoun County Public Library
Rust Library
380 Old Waterford Rd.
Leesburg, VA 20176
Tel: 703-771-5624
ospicer@loudoun.gov
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From: Kate McDowell <mcdowell@hera.itg.uiuc.edu>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Bloodhag
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Date: Sun, 1 Dec 2002 15:06:45 CST
Hi Deborah,
I have heard great things about Bloodhag through some of my YA librarian
friends as well as from one professor at the U of Illinois library
school.
That said, I haven't seen them myself, but I'm eager to get the chance
to
see them when I can, and friends of mine (librarians) who have seen them
have been delighted. I'm told that, yes, they're loud, but the message
is
on target and actually works to inspire teens to read.
Good luck with your decision,
Kate
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Kate McDowell
Children's Librarian
The Urbana Free Library
Urbana, IL
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On Wed, 27 Nov 2002, Gardin, Martha L. wrote:
> Dear Deborah:
>
> I know a lot about the Bloodhag leader -- Jake Stratton. He is my
> son. This group plays heavy metal music -- way too loud for me.
BUT,
> their performances have been enthusiastically received by teens in
> libraries around the Seattle area. The lyrics are clever and the
> message about reading is clear. In fact, their motto is:
"The sooner
> you go deaf, the more time you have to read."
> If you do a subject search for Bloodhag you'll get
some
information
> about the library shows -- including an interview on NPR Sunday
morning
> show either June 23 or July 28 (the NPR website has it in full sound).
> I suggest you contact someone at Timberland in
Olympia for
> information about audience reaction.
>
> Martha Gardin, Director
> Greene County Public Library
> Xenia, OH 45387
> PH: 937-376-2996x201
>
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From: Mary Ann Gilpatrick <magilpat@walnet.walla-walla.wa.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Story-Time Expusion
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Date: Sun, 1 Dec 2002 15:07:40 CST
The one time in my thirty years I had to do this, the mother called me
up and
berated me for two hours on the phone, insisting that I apologize, which
I
refused to do. She insisted on bringing her oversize four year old with
behavior problems to toddler time, where he proceeded to roll on the
floor and
scream the whole time, terrorizing the other children. The mother was
oblivious. "People are always expecting too much of him because he is
big for
his age. He NEEDS to be in a younger group where less is expected of
him." I
awarded myself the bloody tongue award for that one. -- Mary Ann G.
Regina Slaughter wrote:
> It would have to be a last resort to ask someone to stop bringing
their
> child to story-time, but I would definitely not subject the other
children
> to an unruly, screaming child who is old enough to know better.
> If the parents don't have enough sense to handle the child themselves,
then
> I would explain that it is not fair to the other children and the
child
> would not be able to return until he was able to sit still and listen
and
> follow the story-time rules.
> I love kids and I am very flexible if a child has a handicap or is
small
> enough to make exceptions for, but the situation you described calls
for
> drastic measures.
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From: "Kim Villasenor" <newmad@oplin.lib.oh.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Suspending publication?
Date: Sun, 1 Dec 2002 15:08:35 CST
Re: Suspending publication?After reading the first email about Copycat I
contacted them through their website and received the following
response.
Kim Villasenor
Head of Circulation
New Madison Public Library
PO Box 32
142 S. Main St.
New Madison OH 45346
937-996-1741
937-996-1473 (fax)
www.new-madison.lib.oh.us
(website)
newmad@oplin.lib.oh.us (email)
"Not every child has an equal talent or an equal ability or equal
motivation, but children have the equal right to develop their talent,
their
ability, and their motivation." John F. Kennedy
-----Original Message-----
From: Jo Wood [mailto:jowood@copycatpress.com]
Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2002 12:47 AM
To: Kim Villasenor
Subject: Re: Suspending publication?
Dear Kim,
Thank you for your email regarding Copycat. I'm not sure how this rumor
got
started, but we would certainly like to find out. We have no plans to
suspend publication at this time, and in fact we have issues planned
through
2004. If you have any information about the origin of this rumor, we
would
be interested in hearing it.
We appreciate your kind words about Copycat.
Happy Holidays!!
___________________________________
Jo Anne Wood
Creative Director
COPYCAT PRESS, INC.
http://www.copycatpress.com
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From: "Carol Edwards" <edwarc@mx.pon.net>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Mock Award Discussions
Date: Sun, 1 Dec 2002 15:09:25 CST
Hello everyone in Pubyacland,
I am sending to you our invitation to join us in some Mock Award
discussion=
s in California. The titles we are using are ones that people in our
area h=
ave nominated, and so I hope you all will realize this is not a
definitive =
list. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at
edwarc@pon.net=
Ciao, Carol
Carol Edwards
Sonoma County Library
Santa Rosa, CA
**Mock discussions for 2003
Interested in getting together to talk about books and select an award
winn=
er? Sonoma County Library is having three such discussions in January
2003 =
before the actual awards are selected.
Mock Caldecott
This discussion to select the most outstanding illustrated book for
childre=
n published in the United States in 2002 by an American citizen or
resident=
will be held at the Rincon Valley Branch Library, 6959 Montecito Blvd
in S=
anta Rosa, on Tuesday Jaunary 14 from 6:30 to 8:30pm. Please call
(707) 5=
37-0162 to sign up if you plan to attend. Please read the following
books a=
nd come ready to talk about them.
Thank You, Sarah by Laruie Halse Anderson, illustrated by Matt Faulkner
The Declaration of Independence: The Words That Made America by Sam Fink
This Giant Ball of String by Arthur Geisert
Henry Builds a Cabin by D. B. Johnson
Angelo by David Macauley
John Coltrane=92s Giant Steps by Chris Raschka
When Marian Sang by Pam Munoz Ryan, illustrated by Brian Selznick
David Gets in Trouble by David Shannon
This is the House That Jack Built by Simms Taback
What About Me? by Ed Young
Mock Newbery
This discussion to select the most outstanding literature for children
publ=
ished in the United States in 2002 by an American citizen or resident
will =
be held at the Rincon Valley Branch Library, 6959 Montecito Blvd in
Santa R=
osa, on Tuesday Jaunary 21 from 6:30 to 8:30pm. Please call (707)
537-016=
2 to sign up if you plan to attend. Please read the following books and
com=
e ready to talk about them.
Before We Were Free by Julia Alverez
Crispin: The Cross of Lead by Avi
Things Not Seen by Andrew Clements
Abraham Lincoln by Amy Cohn and Suzy Schmidt
Say Yes by Audrey Couloumbis
How Oggie Learned to Drive and I Became a Writer by Janet Taylor Lisle
How to Disappear Completely and Never Be Found by Sara Nickerson
This Land Was Made for You and Me by Elizabeth Partridge
This Same Stuff as Stars by Katherine Paterson
Girl in a Cage by Jane Yolen and Robert Harris
Mock Printz
This discussion to select the most outstanding book published for young
adu=
lts in the United States in 2002 will be held at the Sebastopol Branch
Libr=
ary, 7140 Bodega Ave. in Sebastopol, on Monday Jaunary 13 from 6:30
to
8:=
30pm. Please call (707) 823-7691 to sign up if you plan to attend.
Please =
read the following books and come ready to talk about them.
Feed by M. T. Anderson
Postcards from No Man=92s Land by Aiden Chambers
Born Confused by Tanuja Desai Hidier
This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen
House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
America by E. R. Frank
Shattering Glass by Gail Giles
Bronx Masquerade by Nikki Grimes
The Lightkeeper=92s Daughter by Iain Lawrence
Hush by Jacqueline Woodson
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From: susan sutton <susansutton_99@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Toys for libraries
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Date: Sun, 1 Dec 2002 15:10:20 CST
Here are the major sources we use:
ABC School Suppply (www.abcschoolsupply.com)
Childcraft (www.childcraft.com)
Constructive Playthings (www.cptoys.com)
Early Childhood (www.123ecd.com)
Folkmanis Puppets (www.folkmanis.com)
Mindware (www.mindwareonline.com)
Lakeshore (www.lakeshorelearning.com)
The items the kids love best include a Drive Around
Town Carpet with cars, planes & trains; Airport
Adventures (from Lakeshore), the toddler kitchen set
with play food, big trucks, floor puzzles, dinosaurs
and recently we had tutu's on our dress-up tree and
the little ones loved them! Hope this helps
--- Beverly Bixler <bbixler@sanantonio.gov>
wrote:
> Hi all~
> A colleague of mine at another branch asked me to
> send out this request: She would like to purchase
> library friendly toys for infants and toddlers for
> in-house use at her branch. She was wondering what
> were some good sources for toys of this type. I
> suggested to her to do a web search using "library
> toys" as a search term and she is going to do that
> as well. But if those of you who provide toys at
> your libraries could share your favorite vendors,
> that would be great. She would also like a list of
> toys that you all really like in your libraries. In
> addition, she wants to know if anyone has any good
> ideas for a couple of 1-page handouts she wants to
> create. She wants to develop 1 handout on "How to
> Play with Your Baby" and another for parents on
> "Selecting Toys." If anyone has any good ideas as to
> what she should include on those handouts, please
> let me know. Thanks so much.
>
> Beverly Bixler
> bbixler@sanantonio.gov
> San Antonio Public Library, TX
>
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From: Mazzafero <bmazzafe@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Stumper
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Date: Sun, 1 Dec 2002 15:11:11 CST
A patron remembers a picture book from about twenty years ago.
It involved a woman with a bun in her hair and a houseful of
cats. The woman had a toothache and she tried to remedy the
situation with a hot water bottle. That didn't work so a
cat sat on her face and the toothache disappeared. The patron
believed the story took place in Maine.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Bonnie Mazzaferro
Cutchogue-New Suffolk Free Library
Cutchogue, New York
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