From: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults and Children"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
To: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults and Children" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 6:58 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 956
PUBYAC Digest 956
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) What to read after Holes
by Angela Reynolds <angelar@wccls.lib.or.us>
2) Question from School Library Journal: Public library homework cen
by "Minkel, Walter (RBI-US)" <WMinkel@reedbusiness.com>
3) Re: TWIST mag for teens...
by "Amy Shelley" <AShelley@larm.lib.wy.us>
4) electronic gaming monthly
by rkordatz@burlington.lib.wi.us
5) Christmas Stumper Unanimously Answered
by Hegquist <dhegquis@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
6) RE: Architect Barbie
by "Andrea Johnson" <ajohnson@cooklib.org>
7) Adult puppet show--short and funny!
by "Christine L. Tyner" <tynercl@yahoo.com>
8) Madeleine L'Engle Update
by "Monica Anderson" <m.anderson@vlc.lib.mi.us>
9) RE: Madeleine L'Engle
by CKehoe@bettendorf.lib.ia.us
10) Froggy party...
by "Barbara Scott" <barbarascott@hotmail.com>
11) Kisses Storytime compilation (long)
by "Cathy Chesher" <cchesher@monroe.lib.mi.us>
12) Re: Input needed on Young Adult CD collection security issues
by Pam Nelson <pnelson@mail.harvey.lib.il.us>
13) Firefighter/Fire Stories for Toddlers
by Elaine Moustakas <mailforelaine@yahoo.com>
14) Re: Barbie Architect
by MzLibrary@aol.com
15) Re: Harry Potter: Witchcraft Repackaged Making Evil Look
Innocent
by "Glenice Molter" <slo_glenice@stls.org>
16) Re: Santa visit to the library
by "Regina Slaughter" <granniep4@hotmail.com>
17) Toddler Themes (Compiled)
by Elaine Moustakas <mailforelaine@yahoo.com>
18) Re: Harry Potter: Witchcraft Repackaged Making Evil Look Innocent
by "Regina Slaughter" <granniep4@hotmail.com>
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From: Angela Reynolds <angelar@wccls.lib.or.us>
To: 'pubyac' <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: What to read after Holes
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 19:55:38 CST
A new book that fans of "Holes" might enjoy is Carl Hiassen's
"Hoot". Quirky
characters, and a rather involved plot make it a well-written fun read.
Angela J. Reynolds, Youth Services Librarian
Washington County Cooperative Library Services
111 NE Lincoln MS58A
Hillsboro, OR 97124
503-466-1894 fax: 503-615-6601
angelar@wccls.lib.or.us
www.WILInet.wccls.lib.or.us
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From: "Minkel, Walter (RBI-US)" <WMinkel@reedbusiness.com>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Question from School Library Journal: Public library homework cen
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Hi folks. For a piece we're working on for SLJ, we'd like to hear from
anyone who has a particularly successful or innovative homework center in
their library system. We're also interested in hearing from anyone who can
talk about the challenges of setting up a homework center. Thanks & good
holidays to all, W
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Walter Minkel, Technology Editor, School Library Journal
www.slj.com * wminkel@reedbusiness.com
* 646-746-6721 * fax 646-746-6689
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From: "Amy Shelley" <AShelley@larm.lib.wy.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>,<helmrich@tln.lib.mi.us>
Subject: Re: TWIST mag for teens...
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 19:55:56 CST
Wow! That was a shock. I guess I'll leave it out and see how long it takes =
to get vandalized.
Amelia J. Shelley
Manager, Youth and Outreach Services
Laramie County Library System
2800 Central Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82001
(307)634-3561, ext. 151
ashelley@larm.lib.wy.us
>>> helmrich@tln.lib.mi.us
12/18/02 10:10PM >>>
Dear Friends --
Those of you out there who have a subscription to TWIST magazine: have
you looked at your Jan. 2003 issue with Justin Timberlake? Take a peak at
p. 92 -- I'm interested to hear what anyone else thinks... =20
;>
Erin
****************************
Erin V. Helmrich, M.L.S.
Youth/Teen Services Librarian
Royal Oak Public Library
222 East 11 Mile Rd. =20
Royal Oak, Michigan 48067
PHONE: 248.246.3734
FAX: 248.246.3705
EMAIL: helmrich@tln.org =20
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From: rkordatz@burlington.lib.wi.us
To: pubyac listserv <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: electronic gaming monthly
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 19:56:03 CST
Hi everyone--
I had a parent complain about one of the recent issues of Electronic Gaming
Monthly--there was an article about the 9 Naughtiest Games Ever. I'm
wondering if anyone knows what age this is geared towards. We have it in
the YA area...
I looked at the website and through the mag, but didn't see any kind of
target audience info.
Thanks!
:) ruhama
Ruhama Kordatzky
Youth Services Librarian
Burlington Public Library
rkordatz@burlington.lib.wi.us
"You think [librarians are] just sitting there at the desk, all quiet and
everything. They're like plotting a revolution, man. I wouldn't mess with
them."
Michael Moore
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From: Hegquist <dhegquis@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Christmas Stumper Unanimously Answered
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Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 19:56:13 CST
Thanks to everyone who gave me the answer to the Christmas stumper
about a boy who learned to read by helping Santa--"Santa's Book of
Names"
by David McPhail. I do remember this book vaguely...but I didn't remember
him tracing out the "B" in the snow. I can't wait to get my
hands on it.
Thanks again everyone. You are wonderful. Happy Holidays!!
--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: "Andrea Johnson" <ajohnson@cooklib.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: Architect Barbie
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 19:56:21 CST
I also saw an architect chain letter working its way around the net. =
Those architects have definitely been stuffing the Barbie ballot box! =
In the "kids' poll" neither of the other choices has enough votes to =
show -- both are at 0% !
Andrea Johnson
ajohnson@cooklib.org
Cook Memorial Public Library
Libertyville, IL
> -----Original Message-----
> From: MzLibrary@aol.com [SMTP:MzLibrary@aol.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 11:21 PM
> To: pubyac@prairienet.org
> Subject: Architect Barbie
> This explains why Librarian Barbie is failing so miserably! I guess
> those
> architects more time on their hands ....
> http://www.construction.com/NewsCenter/it/news/20021205a.asp=3DA0
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From: "Christine L. Tyner" <tynercl@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Adult puppet show--short and funny!
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Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 19:56:30 CST
My co-worker and I have been asked to perform a brief
(about 5 min.), funny puppet show to our city
council--just for the sake of providing some comic
relief for them. A fellow children's librarian is
doing something similar at their adult coffeehouse by
adapting one of James Finn Garner's Politically
Correct Bedtime Tales. We also considered adapting
*The True Story of the Three Little Pigs*. I was
wondering if anyone else has done something similar or
had a fabulous idea. Please respond to
tynercl@yahoo.com.
Thanks again for all your help!
Christine
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From: "Monica Anderson" <m.anderson@vlc.lib.mi.us>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Madeleine L'Engle Update
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Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 19:56:37 CST
Thanks so much to everyone who responded about my Madeleine L'Engle
question. It appears that she was a wonderful speaker but since
suffering a stroke in February is no longer accepting speaking
engagements. A special thanks to Beth Snow who passed along the
personal messages from Ms. L'Engle's website's mailing list.
Monica Anderson
Youth Services Librarian
Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Midland Michigan
m.anderson@vlc.lib.mi.us
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From: CKehoe@bettendorf.lib.ia.us
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: RE: Madeleine L'Engle
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Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 19:56:46 CST
http://www.madeleinelengle.com/news/
-----Original Message-----
From: Monica Anderson [SMTP:m.anderson@vlc.lib.mi.us]
Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 11:10 PM
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Madeleine L'Engle
Hi Pubyac-ers!
Have any of you ever seen Madeleine L'Engle speak? Do you know if
she still travels for speaking engagements? I found her 1999 list
of
speaking engagements, and she did travel outside of New York, and
was
wondering if she still does, and if she's a good speaker.
Thanks!
Monica Anderson
Youth Services Librarian
Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Midland Michigan
m.anderson@vlc.lib.mi.us
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From: "Barbara Scott" <barbarascott@hotmail.com>
To: OPLINLIST@EPICURUS.OPLIN.LIB.OH.US,
PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Froggy party...
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Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 19:56:57 CST
Hey, guys!
I am planning a Froggy (Jonathan London's Froggy!) party for the spring.
Does anyone know if there is a great website to check? Is there an
official
Froggy website? If anyone has done a party with this theme, please share
any ideas, crafts, etc. Send directly to barbarascott@hotmail.com
TIA!!!
Barb Scott, Children's Librarian
Ohio Reading Program Manual Editor
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From: "Cathy Chesher" <cchesher@monroe.lib.mi.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Kisses Storytime compilation (long)
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Thank you to everyone who gave me suggestions for a storytime theme on
Kisses.I will be using this the week of Valentine's Day.
XXXXXXXXXXXXX
Books
Alborough. Hug
Aylesworth. The Good-Night Kiss (not good for storytime sharing,
though
Boo. The Butterfly Kiss
Clark. No More Kissing (recommended by a number of people)
Davies. Pucker up Buttercup
Edwards. Wake Up Kisses
Eilenberg, Max Cowboy Kid
Gwynne. Pondlarker
Hennessy. The Missing Tarts
Hest. Kiss Good Night
Katz. Counting Kisses
Knight, Joan The Baby who Would not Come Down
Lawrence, Michael Baby Loves Hugs and Kisses
London. Froggy's First Kiss
Loupi, Christophe Hugs and Kisses (Recommended by a number of
people)
McLerran, Alice Kisses
Minarik. A Kiss for Little Bear
Monrad. How Many Kisses Good Night
Morgan-Vanroyen, Mary Gentle Rosie
Oram. Kiss it Better
Ormerod. Frog Prince
Penn. The Kissing Hand
Root. Kiss the Cow
Ross, Dave A Book of Kisses
Wilson, Sarah Love and Kisses
Williams. More, More More Said the Baby
Winthrop, Elizabeth Sloppy Kisses
Wood. Piggies
Yolen. How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?
Poem:
"Goodnight Kisses" from Night Lights by Denys Cazet
Fingerplays & Rhymes
When I do the "Five Little Ducks" fingerplay/song, at the end, when
all of
the
five little ducks come back, I always say "And the Mama was so happy to see
them, she gave each one of them a BIG kiss" (have the "Mama Duck"
hand kiss
each finger on the other hand) "and they were so happy to see their mama,
they
kissed her back" (have all five duckling fingers kiss the Mama at the same
time)
Another rhyme I do is sung to the tune of "The Eensie Weensie Spider":
The itsy bitsy monkey climbed up the coconut tree (have hands climb)
Down came a coconut that bopped him on the knee (drop fist from over head
to hit yourself on the knee)
Along came his Mama, who kissed away the pain (kiss your fist)
Then the itsy bitsy monkey climbed up the tree again (climb hands again
having kids stretch as high as they can reach)
Gertie the Goldfish
Smack - smack lips like kissing.
Gertie the Goldfish goes
smack, smack, smack
She looks at me and goes like
smack, smack, smack,
She doesn't laugh, doesn't sing
doesn't do anything
Just blows big kisses like this
Smack , smack, smack, smack
There was an old woman
Who lived in a shoe
She had so many children
She didn't know what to do
So she gave them some broth
With plenty of bread
And kissed them all sweetly
Then tucked them in bed.
Roar like a lion, growl like a bear,
Give Mom a kiss, show her you care.
Hop like a bunny, flap like a bird,
Quiet as a mouse now . . .Don't say a word.
I have a little heart,
It goes thump, thump, thump.
It keeps right on beating
When I jump, jump, jump.
I get a special feeling
When I look at you,
It makes me want to give you
A kiss or two!
I can not yes, I can shake no,
I can bend down very low.
I can smile nice and big,
I can blow a kiss,
I can sit down all the way,
Just like this!
A kiss for mother,
A kiss for father,
A kiss for sister,
And little brother too.
I have one in my hand today,
Especially for you (throw kiss)
I can hug, hug, hug,
I can hop, hop, hop,
I can kiss, kiss kiss,
I can stop, stop, stop.
i can nod my head yes,
And I can shake my head no,
And I can sit down very low.
Songs
The "Barney Song"
I love you,
You Love me.
We're a happy family.
With a great big hug
And a kiss from me to you.
Won't you say you love me too.
Skinnamarink
A good recording of this is on Sharon, Lois & Bram's Sing A to Z. It ends
with a big kiss
I also adapt "If Your happy and you know it" to "If you love
somebody and
you know it"
If you love somebody and you know it clap your hands...
If you love somebody and you know it shout horray...
If you love somebody and you know it blow a kiss...
Lisa Cole
Arapahoe Library District
Centennial, Colorado
lcole@ald.lib.co.us
_____
Mothers Day (Could be used anytime as well)
We Love Mothers
(tune of Frere Jacques)
We love Mothers, we love Mothers,
Yes, we do - Yes we do
Mothers are for hugging, (hug self)
Mothers are for kissing (blow kiss)
We love you. Yes, we do
Thank you, Mother, thank you, Mother
For your love, for your love
Mothers are for hugging (hug self)
Mothers are for kissing (blow kiss)
We love you. Yes, we do.
There's something in my pocket,
Could it be a moose?
Could it be a train with a bell and a caboose?
Could it be a snake or some sticky glue?
Right here in my pocket is a KISS from me to you!
1 little, 2 little, 3 little hearts,
4 little, 5 little, 6 little hearts,
7 little, 8 little, 9 little hearts,
10 little hearts and a KISS!
You are special, you are special,
If you look, you will see,
Someone very special,
Someone very special
Here's a kiss from me,
Here's a kiss from me.
I wish you a million kisses,
I wish you a million kisses,
I wish you a million kisses,
>From my heart to you!
Charlotte Diamond's song "Four Hugs a Day" found on 10 Cara Diamond
and Sing
Along with Charlotte Diamond
Other activities
For older groups you could tell the story "The squeaky
door" with a refrain of Grandma kissing the boy
goodnight.
Different Kinds of Kisses
Grandma kisses (grab cheeks and squeeze)
Fish kisses (purse lips and move them)
Movie star kisses (blow big ones)
Rabbit kisses (wiggle nose)
Dog kisses (stick out your tongue and lick)
Flannelboard: Mother, Mother I Want Another (from Kidstuff - sorry,
I
can't figure out which issue)
Kiss For Little Bear as a flannelboard
Butterfly finger puppet to give butterfly kisses
Cathy Chesher
Youth Services Librarian
Adrian Public Library
143 E. Maumee St.
Adrian, MI 49221
517-265-2265
cchesher@monroe.lib.mi.us
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From: Pam Nelson <pnelson@mail.harvey.lib.il.us>
To: Marsha Rakestraw <mrakestraw@ci.beaverton.or.us>
Subject: Re: Input needed on Young Adult CD collection security issues
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 19:57:15 CST
We have our cd's in a locked case near Circulation, which is staff
laborous, but saves on theft. Patrons come to the Circ desk, a Circ
staff member opens the case and takes out the patron's choices. The
Circ staff member brings the cd to the Circ desk and checks it out
immediately. Pam Nelson, Alsip-Merrionette Park PLD
Marsha Rakestraw wrote:
>
>Hello,
>
>Recently, much to the excitement of our teens, we've started a teen cd =
>collection in our YA Room. So far we have about 100+ titles. There is =
>also an adult cd collection on the 1st floor, and a children's cd =
>collection in the children's area. All cds use special security cases.
>
>Our problem is that we have some devious and ingenious teens who have =
>been able to steal the cds --sometimes breaking the security cases to do =
>so. We know that theft is a part of such a popular collection, but we'd =
>like to avoid loss as much as possible, as our budget for teen cds is =
>small. We've lost quite a few cds in the couple of months that we've had =
>this new collection.
>
>The current most popular potential solution (which we haven't yet tried) =
>is to house the cds behind the circulation desk, and have dummy cd =
>cases, with a copy of the cd cover, up in YA. Teens would take the cover =
>to the circ desk, and the circ staff would pull the appropriate cd. The =
>circ staff have already agreed to this system. One of our concerns with =
>this system is the effect on the circ staff and the need for space once =
>our collection grows to several hundred titles.
>
>We really want to maintain this popular, special teen collection, yet =
>minimize theft and negative impact on staff.
>
>We'd appreciate any input. What works for you? Who's experiencing theft =
>problems, and how are you handling it? Other ideas?
>
>Thank you so much for your kind assistance.
>
>Peace,
>
>Marsha
>
>Marsha Rakestraw, YA Librarian
>Beaverton City Library
>12375 SW 5th Street
>Beaverton, OR 97005
>503.350.4001
>mrakestraw@ci.beaverton.or.us
>
>
>
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From: Elaine Moustakas <mailforelaine@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Firefighter/Fire Stories for Toddlers
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Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 19:57:24 CST
A few people told me that doing a firefighter story
time would be a great idea. Can anyone recommend great
books, flannelboards, songs, and rhymes that would be
appropriate for toddlers? Please send replies to:
mailforelaine@yahoo.com
Thank you!!
Elaine Moustakas
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From: MzLibrary@aol.com
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Barbie Architect
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 19:57:33 CST
This information was found on LIBRARIAN.NET. I've copied the article, from
CONSTRUCTION.COM/NEWSCENTER here. Don't miss the last couple paragraphs.
Try again using this link:
www.construction.com/NewsCenter/it/news/20021205a.asp
Business & Labor Architect Barbie in the Offing?
12/05/02By Judy Schriener
Barbie (the famous doll) has had a few careers since she was "born" in
1959,
including as a pilot, an astronaut, a presidential candidate and, in the
newly launched "I can be..." career series, a "children's
doctor" and art
teacher. Now Barbie's maker, Mattel Inc., is asking young girls and their
parents for their opinion on what Barbie should be next: a librarian, a
policewoman or an architect. As of Dec. 5, the polls on www.barbie.com
indicate that architect Barbie is winning. Poll results courtesy of Mattel
Inc., from barbie.com, Dec. 5, 12:00 p.m. EST. hands down, with about 70%
of
the votes on both the kids poll and the parents poll. But the results vary
daily. On Dec. 4, librarian Barbie was ahead. The poll results don't count
in
Mattel's decision as to which doll to make, says Julia Jensen, spokesperson
for Mattel. "It's not going to impact to a scientific degree
the next doll
we create."
Barbie as a "children's doctor" is the first in the "I Can
Be..." career
series. Image courtesy of Mattel Inc. That isn't stopping architects
around
the country, presumably older than barbie.com's target audience of girls
three to 11 years old, from voting with a vengeance in both the kids and
parents polls, as, apparently are the librarians. The police, which have
badly trailed consistently for a week, presumably have other things to
distract them from voting. E-mails have been flying from members and staff
of
the American Institute of Architects. One of the early senders was Sonya
Jury, principal of Jury Designs Inc., Shawnee Mission, Kansas. She got an
e-mail with a link to the kids poll from an architect friend and checked it
out. Librarian Barbie was ahead. "I thought, 'Wait a minute--we can't lose
to
a librarian.' I thought I'm going to have a chuckle and send it around."
She
heard back from a male architect who designs libraries. He defended
librarians mightily and asked why he should vote for architect Barbie, to
which Jury replied, "Well, she has cooler clothes! Barbie as a pilot,
from
1998, is now a collector's item. Photo courtesy of Greenfield Gallery,
Greenfield, Wisc.
Jury sent an e-mail with the link to Trudy Aron, executive director of the
Kansas AIA component (chapter), who sent it on to Susan Schwengels,
executive
director of the AIA component in Iowa. Schwengels sent it to her members in
a
weekly electronic newsletter just before Thanksgiving. Others also were
sending the link to her via e-mail. "It was kind of popping up all over the
place," she says. She felt it was her duty to try to influence the outcome.
"We need to set kind of a standard for Barbie here, broaden her
perspective,"
she says, laughing. She checks the poll results daily.Schwengels also sent
the note on to Brenda Henderson at the AIA national headquarters in
Washington, D.C. Henderson is managing director for component relations. She
sent the note to about three dozen people. "It's made it around and come
back
to me a couple of times. It's been kind of a fun thing," she says. Jeff
Anderzhon, principal of Invision Architecture, Omaha, Nebr., encouraged his
staff of seven to vote. Aside from the fun factor, he says, "I think it's
important that we have role models for young women and young girls that are
beyond the traditional role models, especially in the construction industry
because it's still such a male-dominated world and it's got to change."
Mattel's Jensen didn't know how long the poll would be up, other than for
awhile. Mattel's intention with the polls is to spark discussion between
parents or teachers and kids, she says. "We would love to do an architect
Barbie, a lawyer Barbie...and other industries where women are making an
impact," says Jensen. "But we've found out that girls [age] three to
nine
don't think that way." They know that Mommy goes to work but they see what
she does very differently from how an adult would view it, i.e., "She
drinks
coffee; she wears a dress to work; she is on the phone all day." Being an
architect or other complex professional "is not in their lexicon,"
which is
why, for example, Mattel's first Barbie in the "I can be..." career
series
is
a "children's doctor" instead of a "pediatrician." Jensen
says, "We're
really
exploring aggressively how we can get around that, because we would love to
creat specific [career] Barbies.....We are very interested in creating an
engineer Barbie....We have to find a way to make it relevant to little
girls." As to why librarians have, until now, been leading in the poll (and
may again--feel free to vote!), Jensen speculates that possibly little girls
go to reading groups and the person doing the reading may be considered the
librarian. But Jury has another explanation: "Librarians are online all
day--they can vote....And, guys have this thing with librarians: 'I really
like frumpy librarians with glasses who, after a couple of tequila shots,
take their hair out of the bun and get crazy.'"If architect Barbie does
become a reality, she will be treated well by her...um...peers. "It would
be
a great marketing tool," says Henderson. "We might even make architect
Barbie
an honorary AIA [member]."
Enjoy!!
Charlotte Rabbitt, Children's Librarian
Peterborough Town Library
Peterborough, New Hampshire
mzlibrary@aol.com
http://townofpeterborough.com/library
"A library is a most congenial place for happily-ever-aftering." ~
Karen
Hesse
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From: "Glenice Molter" <slo_glenice@stls.org>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Harry Potter: Witchcraft Repackaged Making Evil Look
Innocent
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 19:57:41 CST
I'm outraged everytime I read or hear about poeple like the ones that made=
that video. I find it hard to believe that there are still people
who=
mind is so closed that they can not see past the nose on their face to
see=
what Harry Potter is all about. I applaud an author like J.K.
Rowling who=
has the imagination to write a book so wonderful that it has brought back=
kids by the thousands to reading again. I have just as many adults=
reading the series as children now that word of mouth has travelled as to=
how wonderful these books are. People are lining up for book 5 as
I'm=
sure that all of you know. I ask every person who gives me the
speech=
about Harry Potter "promoting witchcraft and the occult" the
same=
question...."Have you read any of the books" and the question is
always=
the same.."No, I refuse to read them." Yet everyone that
has read them=
thinks they are wonderful.....AARRRGGGHHHHH!!
Glenice Molter
Southside Branch Library
Elmira, New York 14904
slo_glenice@stls.org
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On 12/18/02 at 11:24 PM Don Wood wrote:
>Harry Potter: Witchcraft Repackaged Making Evil Look Innocent
>http://www.chick.com/catalog/videos/0127.asp
>
>"Through the Harry Potter series, the ancient occult religion of Wicca
>is
>being introduced in almost every public school in America. This video
>explains how Scholastic Inc., the largest publisher of children's
>books
>in the world, is supplying Harry Potter materials to millions of
>schoolchildren."
>
>
>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 Freely=AE @ 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: "Regina Slaughter" <granniep4@hotmail.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Santa visit to the library
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Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 19:57:50 CST
We have had Santa come to our library and this has not caused any problems
so far. We have someone we know and trust to play Santa, of course. It is
also a good idea to have a Santa helper there at all times as a witness that
everything is done properly. Isn't it terrible we even have to worry about
such things, but we do. We are a very small community and I don't forsee us
having a problem but there are no guarantees on anything as we all know. I
say go for it.
Regina-Children's Librarian-Edmonson County Public Library
>From: "lauramatheny" <lauramatheny@netzero.net>
>Reply-To: pubyac@prairienet.org
>To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
>Subject: Santa visit to the library
>Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 23:21:38 CST
>
>I am new librarian in a new small library which is trying to build a patron
>base. We have a family Holiday storytime at our town's "Light Up
Durham
>Celebration." I proposed to the director that we invite Santa or
Mrs.
>Claus
>to come to the library and let the kids sit on his/her lap and let the
>parents have a photo op after the storytime in order to attract people to
>our program and the library. He said he wasn't sure about the safety
and
>liability issues of having kids sit on Santa's lap. He suggested I be
in
>touch with my fellow colleagues on pubyac for their opinions and advise on
>the subject. Does anyone have Santa come? Is their any thinking
that it
>would open us up to a molestation suit? Any other thoughts that would
be
>pro or con?
>
>Laura C. Matheny
>Children's and Young Adult Librarian
>Durham Public Library
>Durham, NH 03824
>
>
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From: Elaine Moustakas <mailforelaine@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Toddler Themes (Compiled)
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Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 19:57:58 CST
Thanks to those of you who replied with your Toddler
story time theme ideas. Here are the results.
Elaine
I like reading froggy stories, farm (you can sing
Old MacDonald)
day/night (you can sing Twinkle Twinkle Little
Star), and monkeys. My
toddlers love anything where they can sing. Have
fun!
The woman who does our Toddler Storytime has had great
success with
"Firemen" and "Paws with a
Cause". On the Fireman/men day, she has a
local
fireman speak to the group, show
how he looks in his full outfit, etc.
The
kids love it. Then during a dog
themed storytime, a woman from Paws
with a
Cause came in to talk to the
children about special animals and how
they
should act around them. She had
one puppy in training with her. The
kids
loved that too!
Regards,
Cassie Veselovsky
Try using www.perpetualpreschool.com
or
www.preschooleducation. They
have
some great ideas!
Hi ELaine~
My suggestion is that you do
some storytimes on concepts: the alphabet,
counting, colors, and shapes and
sizes come immediately to mind. Good
luck with your planning.
Beverly Bixler
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From: "Regina Slaughter" <granniep4@hotmail.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Harry Potter: Witchcraft Repackaged Making Evil Look Innocent
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Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 19:58:07 CST
It's fiction for goodness sakes. It is just fun reading and totally
harmless. I have read this type of stuff all my life and I don't practice
witchcraft, voodoo, or murder innocent children. It blows my mind how people
can raise such a fuss over something like Harry Potter when we have so many
real evils out there to harm our children.
Regina Slaughter-Children's Librarian, mother and grandmother.
>From: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
>Reply-To: pubyac@prairienet.org
>Subject: Harry Potter: Witchcraft Repackaged Making Evil Look Innocent
>Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 23:24:09 CST
>
>Harry Potter: Witchcraft Repackaged Making Evil Look Innocent
>http://www.chick.com/catalog/videos/0127.asp
>
>"Through the Harry Potter series, the ancient occult religion of Wicca
>is
>being introduced in almost every public school in America. This video
>explains how Scholastic Inc., the largest publisher of children's
>books
>in the world, is supplying Harry Potter materials to millions of
>schoolchildren."
>
>
>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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