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Subject: PUBYAC digest 957
PUBYAC Digest 957
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) RE: Santa visit to the library
by Katrina Neville <KatrinaN@moval.org>
2) Re: Santa visit to the library
by Toni Reese <treese@monarch.papillion.ne.us>
3) Re: TWIST mag for teens...
by Dawn Sardes <Dawn.Sardes@euclidlibrary.org>
4) Re: Abonimable Snowman
by "Regina Slaughter" <granniep4@hotmail.com>
5) RE: Madeleine L'Engle
by Jeanne O'Grady <OGRADYJ@santacruzpl.org>
6) Stumper: Witch's bat kidnaps little girl
by "Susan Harding" <susanharding@email.com>
7) Re: Harry Potter: Witchcraft Repackaged
by Melanie <linuxgrrlv2@yahoo.ca>
8) Re: beginning readers
by "Linda Peterson" <lpeterson@bloomfield.lib.in.us>
9) Re: What to read after Holes
by Brianne Williams <briannew@multcolib.org>
10) Re: Santa visit to the library
by "Jerri Heid" <jheid@ci.clive.ia.us>
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From: Katrina Neville <KatrinaN@moval.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
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Subject: RE: Santa visit to the library
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Hello Laura and All,
We just had a pretty bad experience with Santa this week -- a member of our
Friends of the Library group! He offered his services for the family
storytime, and I agreed, as he had been here last year (I am only 6 mo. into
my position here). After I had accepted his offer, I was told that he made
not the children uncomfortable, but the staff who were supervising his
storytime appearance. So this was more of a case of potential sexual
harassment rather than child molestation. He was great with the kids.
This year, Santa came back as scheduled. I wasn't there to supervise the
visit, but the staff whom I left in charge reported to me today that my
inclusion of Chanukah and Kwanzaa story books offended him. He said that
he
had no problem with Christmas traditions from other countries/cultures but
that other religious traditions had no place in a visit by Santa!
I am still fuming over this as it happened only last night/this morning, but
BE WARNED. I guess it takes all kinds... Needless to say, this
particular
Santa (or possibly any Santa) will not invited back next year!
In frustration,
Katrina
Katrina Neville
Children's Librarian
City of Moreno Valley
25480 Alessandro Blvd.
Moreno Valley, CA 92553
t: 909-413-3880
f: 909-247-8346
e: katrinan@moval.org
w: www.moreno-valley.ca.us
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From: Toni Reese <treese@monarch.papillion.ne.us>
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Subject: Re: Santa visit to the library
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Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 19:58:32 CST
Hi Laura,
Our library has a Christmas Family StoryTime on the Monday evening before
Christmas, and we have a Santa come. He reads "The Night Before
Christmas"
and
then the kids sit on his lap and tell him what they want for Christmas. We
have
had no problem whatsoever. His visit is a big hit with both parents and
kids.
Best,
Toni
Toni Reese
Youth Services Librarian
Sump Memorial Library
222 N. Jefferson St.
Papillion NE 68046
treese@monarch.papillion.ne.us
lauramatheny wrote:
> 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: Dawn Sardes <Dawn.Sardes@euclidlibrary.org>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: TWIST mag for teens...
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Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 19:58:40 CST
I think that this article would have brought me great comfort at age 14.
Dawn Sardes
Teen Services Librarian
Euclid Public Library
Dawn.Sardes@euclidlibrary.org
216-261-5300, ext. 138
"Libraries allow children to ask questions about the world and find the
answers. And the wonderful thing is that once a child learns to use a
library, the doors to learning are always open."
-Laura Bush, First Lady, June 2002
----- Original Message -----
From: Erin Helmrich <helmrich@tln.lib.mi.us>
Date: Thursday, December 19, 2002 0:10 am
Subject: TWIST mag for teens...
> Dear Friends --
>
> Those of you out there who have a subscription to TWIST magazine:
> haveyou looked at your Jan. 2003 issue with Justin Timberlake?
> Take a peak at
> p. 92 -- I'm interested to hear what anyone else thinks...
>
> ;>
> Erin
>
> ****************************
> Erin V. Helmrich, M.L.S.
> Youth/Teen Services Librarian
> Royal Oak Public Library
> 222 East 11 Mile Rd.
> Royal Oak, Michigan 48067
> PHONE: 248.246.3734
> FAX: 248.246.3705
> EMAIL: helmrich@tln.org
> *****************************
>
>
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From: "Regina Slaughter" <granniep4@hotmail.com>
To: johnsona@phl.alibrary.com
Subject: Re: Abonimable Snowman
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Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 19:58:47 CST
I did a winter (snow & snowman) story-time and used styrofoam balls for
snowballs. I also used the balls in our window decoration for Christmas.
I cut out the shape of a snowman in a posterboard and let the little ones
throw snowballs through the cutout from different distances. They loved it.
This was for toddlers and preschool children. You can get several sizes of
the styrofoam balls in the craft section at Wal-Mart. We also use them to
make snowmen by putting three different sizes together with pick-up sticks.
I hope this helps you.
Regina-Children's Librarian
>From: "Alice Johnson" <johnsona@phl.alibrary.com>
>Reply-To: <johnsona@phl.alibrary.com>
>To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
>Subject: Abonimable Snowman
>Date: 18 Dec 2002 21:30:03 -0800
>
>I'm looking for a short version of the story of the Abominable Snowman to
>tell my after school group of 3rd - 5th graders.
>
>Also I'd like to have indoor snowballs. Besides wadding up a piece of
>paper
>has anyone done anything else?
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From: Jeanne O'Grady <OGRADYJ@santacruzpl.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
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Subject: RE: Madeleine L'Engle
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Madeleine L'Engle is a good speaker, however she has had some major health
problems in the past year so I suspect her traveling is also limited. See
this link to her homepage for more info.
http://www.madeleinelengle.com/news/
Jeanne Kelly O'Grady
Youth Services Outreach Librarian
Santa Cruz Public Libraries
Santa Cruz, CA
-----Original Message-----
From: Monica Anderson [mailto:m.anderson@vlc.lib.mi.us]
Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 9:10 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: "Susan Harding" <susanharding@email.com>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Stumper: Witch's bat kidnaps little girl
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 19:59:05 CST
A patron is looking for a picture book, no idea about title or author, but
it is fairly new--within the past couple of years. A witch has a very
scary
bat as a pet. The witch and her bat kidnap a little girl. The witch
goes
away and the little girl begins to make friends with the bat. They leave
some chicken bones out and the witch thinks the bat has eaten the little
girl and so the little girl escapes.
The mother who is looking for this book says that it reminded her of
Stellaluna--possibly because the typeface used for the title on the cover is
similar to that used on Stellaluna cover. (This may be a red herring.)
Her
son says the cover has a big picture of the bat, who looks really scary, and
the little girl.
Thanks in advance!
Susan Harding
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From: Melanie <linuxgrrlv2@yahoo.ca>
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Subject: Re: Harry Potter: Witchcraft Repackaged
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Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 19:59:13 CST
I just have a few points of rebuttal:
1.For it to be Wicca J.K. Rowling would have had to
mention 'the Great Goddess' at least once, and frankly
the books don't mention religion at all. This might
make fundamentalist readers itchy, but it doesn't make
it evil.
2. According to the book evil is something which is to
be thwarted and feared.
3. Just because it mentions magic that doesn't make it
evil. C.S. Lewis wrote books about magic, and he was
an exremely Christian man, and a theologian to boot.
4. My husband is Christian and I am Buddhist. We both
loved the books and know that it is merely
entertainment. Imagination is a marvelous tool for
helping you to come to grips with scary and
thought-provoking things.
5. If Harry Potter offends, then perhaps there should
be an all-out war on Hallow'een, which encourages
young children to dress up as scary and evil creatures
to go around and get candy. This holiday has further
reaching penetration into our society than even the
Harry Potter books. However, I can't see something
that brings joy to children being removed so easily
from our society... Harry Potter included.
Just my $0.02, and perhaps I should just do the 'cover
my butt' routine and mention that my opinions do not
in any way represent those of my employer.
~Melanie Burrett
CAP Youth
Tavistock Public Library, ON
"The earth which sustains humanity must not be injured. It must not be
destroyed!"
- Hildegarde of Bingen, 1098-1178, Germany
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From: "Linda Peterson" <lpeterson@bloomfield.lib.in.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: beginning readers
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 19:59:21 CST
We have an Easy Reader fiction area and these books are all marked with a
yellow happy face on the spine. The easy non-fiction, we shelve with other
non-fiction but we do put a happy face on the spine so everyone can identify
it as being easier to read.
Linda Peterson
Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Public Library
125 South Franklin
Bloomfield, Indiana 47424
Phone: (812)384-4125
Fax: (812)384-0820
email: lpeterson@bloomfield.lib.in.us
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tamar Wolfe" <lobolocomal@hotmail.com>
To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 11:30 AM
Subject: beginning readers
>
> I am interested in how other libraies handle Beginning Readers that are
> nonfiction. Do you put them in with nonfiction or Beginning Reader
> and why?
> Also if you are in a system and everyone does not want them in the same
> location is it possible to catalogue them in separate sections?
>
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From: Brianne Williams <briannew@multcolib.org>
To: Angela Reynolds <angelar@wccls.lib.or.us>
Subject: Re: What to read after Holes
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 22:05:00 CST
Edward Bloor's Tangerine is also a smart, funny book that appeals to some
Holes readers. As is Orwell's Luck by Richard Jennings. And some of
Gordon's Korman's books, like No More Dead Dogs. Maybe also Anthony
Horowitz's Point Blank and Stormbreaker, which seem less literary but also
very fun?
Brianne Williams
Multnomah County Library, Belmont Branch
Youth Librarian
1038 SE 39th
503.988.5382
Portland, OR 97214
briannew@multcolib.org
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From: "Jerri Heid" <jheid@ci.clive.ia.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: Santa visit to the library
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 22:05:10 CST
Here at the Clive Public Library in Iowa, we have Santa visit every year.
It is a great joy for the parents (especially the ones with really young
babies and toddlers) as they do not have to fight the crowds nor have the
crowds of people scare their child. It is very non-threatening time for
all. In fact this year, because of a mistake in publicity, we had him
two
nights in a row. One night with a program and one night without and we had
more people come to the non-program evening. I would highly recommend
his
visit.
Jerri Heid
Clive PUblic Library
>>> lauramatheny@netzero.net
12/18/02 11:21PM >>>
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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