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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: Monday, December 23, 2002 11:33 AM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 959
PUBYAC Digest 959
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) a maze website!
by "Julia McLean" <ozimekju@oplin.lib.oh.us>
2) Looking for an online source for children's music
by April Mazza <amazza@minlib.net>
3) Is Jane Dyer a good presenter?
by Carol.Laing@co.wake.nc.us
4) Re: Firefighter/Fire Stories for Toddlers
by "Linda Peterson" <lpeterson@bloomfield.lib.in.us>
5) Re: Harry Potter: Witchcraft Repackaged Making Evil Look Innocent
by Erin Helmrich <helmrich@tln.lib.mi.us>
6) RE: Adult puppet show--short and funny!
by "Andrea Johnson" <ajohnson@cooklib.org>
7) Re: After school programs
by Carol Barucs <barcusca@oplin.lib.oh.us>
8) Re: Architect Barbie
by Virginia Cooper <vcooper@rochester.lib.ny.us>
9) Teen Beat replacement
by Sandi Imperio <IMPERIOS@santacruzpl.org>
10) Size of Picture Book collections in public libraries
by "Mary Voors" <mvoors@acpl.lib.in.us>
11) Re: How is youth librarianship changing?
by "Roseanne Skelly" <rskelly@mcls.rochester.lib.ny.us>
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From: "Julia McLean" <ozimekju@oplin.lib.oh.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: a maze website!
Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 12:18:44 CST
Hello to everybody!
I was looking, once again, for more mazes and I found a new, very COOL
website! These are great for teens! I plan to copy a few here and there
for the teens at my library and see how they go over. (other mazes go
like hot cakes!) The person who made these mazes gives permission on her
site to let anybody copy them, as long as you don't sell them and as
long as the copyright is left in the picture.
http://www.mazoons.com/Mazes.htm
Julia McLean
Youth Services Aide
St.Paris Library
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From: April Mazza <amazza@minlib.net>
To: PUBYAC Listserv <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: Looking for an online source for children's music
Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 12:23:01 CST
Hi all,
If you have a favorite source for finding & purchasing children's music
online could you please email me the URL. Much, much appreciated!
April Mazza
Wayland Public Library
Wayland, MA
amazza@minlib.net
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From: Carol.Laing@co.wake.nc.us
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Is Jane Dyer a good presenter?
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Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 12:24:15 CST
Hello -
Has anyone ever heard Jane Dyer speak at a conference
or library? If
you have, would you recommend her?
TIA and Happy Holidays!
-- Carol
carol.laing@co.wake.nc.us
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From: "Linda Peterson" <lpeterson@bloomfield.lib.in.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: Firefighter/Fire Stories for Toddlers
Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 12:25:40 CST
I am curious how old your toddlers are and have others done a program for
the younger ones. I have thouhgt about it several times. (I do one with my
4-6 yr. olds.) My concern is that a two year old reasoning might decide to
play with matches just because we gave them the idea by telling them not to.
Would they start a fire just to have the fire truck come? I know for the
older kids I have one really cute book that talks about not putting anything
in an electrical outlet, but I have never read it in a group because I fear
some kids may not have thought of doing that until they heard the story. I
guess it's a fine line educators walk when it comes to some safety issues.
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: "Elaine Moustakas" <mailforelaine@yahoo.com>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 8:57 PM
Subject: Firefighter/Fire Stories for Toddlers
> 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: Erin Helmrich <helmrich@tln.lib.mi.us>
To: pubyac <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: Harry Potter: Witchcraft Repackaged Making Evil Look Innocent
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Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 12:27:11 CST
Just my thoughts,
At the core of this entire issue is a complete ignorance about what
witchcraft/wicca really is. It fascinates me that some people somehow
truly believe that there is something "real" about what happens in the
HP books. If wiccans could really fly, and change shape, and do all of
the other fantastical things that Rowling writes about - sure the kids
would be lining up to join! But the fact is that any child who decides to
learn more about wicca or even try to "practice" it would probably be
terribly bored and deeply disappointed - there is nothing exciting about
wicca - as people practice it today. The fact is that for the people who
practice wicca it involves a lot of the same aspects of other religions:
reading "holy" texts, rituals, group gatherings, community,
"prayer" and
meditation. A nice, simple defintion (if there is one because there are
so many factions in pagan religions):
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"A loosely organised Pagan religion centering towards reverence for
the
creative forces of nature, usually symbolized by a goddess and a
god."
Scott Cunningham, 1988.
It is always easier to fear and criticize things then it is to educate
yourself, or ask questions. It's sad that people would rather spend
energy denegrating something, and just generally taking a fearful
approach towards life.
Just my 2cents
Erin
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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: "Andrea Johnson" <ajohnson@cooklib.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: Adult puppet show--short and funny!
Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 12:28:07 CST
Well, I haven't done it for adults, but for storytime I did do the =
version of the Three Little Pigs out of "Storytelling Made Easy with =
Puppets" by Jan VanSchuyver. I did it in a very comedic tone, with
the =
wolf blowing asthmatically at the houses, the pigs blowing away each =
time he blows a house down, and then the wolf insisting (rather =
accusingly) to the audience that he *knows* there was a pig there =
somewhere -- he could smell it! Did *they* eat it? Are they *sure*?
=
Some of this humor is present in the script, and some was my own =
embellishment, but it worked well.
My 4-5 year old storytime kids thought I was the funniest thing they'd =
ever seen. I think adults could enjoy it too, if you do it right. I
=
gave the pigs different funny voices (so as to tell them apart, since I =
only have one pig puppet) and made the wolf extremely pathetic.
Good luck!
Andrea Johnson
Cook Memorial Public Library
Libertyville, IL
ajohnson@cooklib.org
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christine L. Tyner [SMTP:tynercl@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 7:57 PM
> To: pubyac@prairienet.org
> Subject: Adult puppet show--short and funny!
> 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.
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From: Carol Barucs <barcusca@oplin.lib.oh.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: After school programs
Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 12:29:06 CST
Erika- What age group are you working with? The name for your program
should fit the age you are targeting.
You can ask if you can "advertise" on the morning announcements
at the
schools- most schools have announcements and will allow you to give them a
"press release" to include. Also, you can leave fliers at the
school
library and with Language Arts teachers. The teachers can sometimes
earmark students who might especially benefit from a program like this and
encourage them to attend. Once you get a few kids to come and you build a
rapport, ask the kids to bring a friend. Be patient- it can take a few
months to take off.:)
Carol
At 06:12 PM 12/20/2002 -0600, you wrote:
>I'm a complete newbie (just finished library school in August) and have a
>question for the crowd:
>
>I'm planning to implement an after school program much like the ones
>discussed recently -- I'm going to have after school sessions in which I
>read Holes (prior to its big screen release) and have snacks.
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From: Virginia Cooper <vcooper@rochester.lib.ny.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Architect Barbie
Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 12:30:07 CST
Drat them!
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From: Sandi Imperio <IMPERIOS@santacruzpl.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Teen Beat replacement
Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 12:31:05 CST
I've been looking for a replacement for Teen Beat (which is now newsstand
only). Is Twist a good choice? Better than Tiger Beat?
Sandi Imperio
Branch Manager
Garfield Park Library
Young Adult Branch
imperios@santacruzpl.org
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From: "Mary Voors" <mvoors@acpl.lib.in.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Size of Picture Book collections in public libraries
Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 12:32:09 CST
Hello all!
We are in the process of moving to a temporary location for our Main =
Library as our permanent building is renovated. In preparing for this =
move, and thinking about how to publicize the new location, I'm struck by =
the large number of picture books we will have available for customers to =
browse and check out. We are pulling all of our picture books out of =
closed stacks and putting them out for customers to look through in our =
temporary building. We will be expanding our department's picture book =
area from about 7,500 volumes to about 22,000 volumes.
Here's my question... is there a source I can look at that shows the =
picture book holdings of other public libraries in the country? I would =
love to be able to tell our customers that our holdings for picture books =
are in the top ten (or 20 or 50) in the country.
Thanks so much for any help you can offer.
Mary
Mary R. Voors
mvoors@acpl.lib.in.us
Children's Services manager
Allen County Public Library
900 Webster
Fort Wayne, IN 46802
Check out the Children's Services homepage at: http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/Ch=
ildrens_Services/
Check out the Great Web Sites homepage at: http://www.ala.org/parentspage/g=
reatsites/amazing.html
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From: "Roseanne Skelly" <rskelly@mcls.rochester.lib.ny.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: How is youth librarianship changing?
Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 12:33:20 CST
Hi Janet,
A trend I am seeing is the need for programming for younger children- babies
and toddlers. Parents are inquiring as to whether we have programs for
children under 2-3 years old. Another trend is towards family programs,
and
liteacy programs.
An area I don't like to see changes in are the cutbacks to staffing and a
trend to increasing fees. We have begun charging to obtain materials if
they are unavailable to a patron when they request them (holds). Our
system
is considering raising the fees for children's material maximum fines. The
overdue fine has just been increased to the same amount as an adult fine.
I hope this information helps.
Roseanne Skelly
----- Original Message -----
From: "Janet Eckert" <jcape52@yahoo.com>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 12:18 PM
Subject: How is youth librarianship changing?
>
> Dear Fellow PUBYACers,
> * What changes are you seeing in library
service to youth (children
and
> teens)?
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