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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: Thursday, December 26, 2002 11:01 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 963
PUBYAC Digest 963
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Children's CD's
by Toni Reese <treese@monarch.papillion.ne.us>
2) Re: Is Jane Dyer a good presenter?
by "Masha K. Rudman" <rudman@educ.umass.edu>
3) Junie B. Jones trivia found!!
by "Staci Waltman" <swaltman@city.albertlea.org>
4) "tipping in" tapes
by Jennifer Baker <jbaker93711@yahoo.com>
5) fun websites for preschoolers?
by Jennifer Baker <jbaker93711@yahoo.com>
6) re:Yu-Gi-Oh
by Nancy Thelen <nthelan@monroe.lib.mi.us>
7) RE: Teen Beat replacement
by Karen Apland <kapland@scinet.co.santa-clara.ca.us>
8) Re: Harry Potter: Witchcraft Repackaged Making Evil Look
by Jennifer Fay <j_fay84103@yahoo.com>
9) Christmas book recommendations
by "Roberta Meyer" <roberta@effinghamlibrary.org>
10) stumper ice cream
by "P Stack" <p.stack@vlc.lib.mi.us>
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From: Toni Reese <treese@monarch.papillion.ne.us>
To: pubyac <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Children's CD's
Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2002 22:33:39 CST
Hi Everybody,
I'd like to add some children's musical CD's to our collection, but want
to be sure to get the best price. What is a good ordering source?
Thanks,
Toni
Toni Reese
Youth Services Librarian
Sump Memorial Library
Papillion NE 68046
treese@monarch.papillion.ne.us
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From: "Masha K. Rudman" <rudman@educ.umass.edu>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Is Jane Dyer a good presenter?
Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2002 22:34:43 CST
Jane is a wonderful presenter. She is always well prepaared, engaging,
and thought provoking. She has presented at my conference at UMASS
several times and the audience always loves her.
Masha
On Mon, 23 Dec 2002 Carol.Laing@co.wake.nc.us
wrote:
> 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
>
> >
Masha K Rudman
rudman@educ.umass.edu
226 Furcolo Hall, Umass, Amherst MA 01003-3035
(413)545-1116
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From: "Staci Waltman" <swaltman@city.albertlea.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Junie B. Jones trivia found!!
Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2002 22:35:15 CST
Thanks to Joyce Willis, I now have the Junie B. Jones trivia questions
in my hands in time for my big Junie B. party on January 3rd! She's a
lifesaver! Happy New Year to all!
Staci Waltman
Albert Lea Public Library
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From: Jennifer Baker <jbaker93711@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: "tipping in" tapes
Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2002 22:44:02 CST
I have a question from someone in our library
regarding audiobooks...
If you have two or more copies of an audiobook with
multiple tapes and one of the tapes from a copy gets
damaged or is lost, is it okay to make an inhouse copy
of the lost tape from one of the other copies or does
this violate copyright?
We know that some vendors will let you buy replacement
tapes and when that's possible we do. However, some of
the more mass market audiobook vendors won't do this
and your only other recourse for replacing damaged or
lost tapes is to buy a whole new set.
It seems that if you have paid for the item and you
are only circulating as many copies as you paid for
there shouldn't be a problem. Libraries make copies
out of books all the time and tip them into books with
missing pages. Are tapes any different?
TIA!
jbaker93711@yahoo.com
Jennifer Baker
Fresno County Library
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~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: Jennifer Baker <jbaker93711@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: fun websites for preschoolers?
Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2002 22:44:36 CST
Hello Everyone and Happy Holidays!
Our Library has had Barney games and a couple others
on our computers for preschoolers for the last several
years as part of a grant. Unfortunately our license
for these games is about to expire and for a variety
of reasons we have decided not to replace them with
other software. A lot of our patrons look forward to
playing these games when they come to the library and
we'd like to be able to replace them with *something*
if not software.
Can any of you recommend some good websites for
preschoolers that we can direct these patrons to?
We'd like stuff that is very easy and intuitive (since
often the parents don't sit with them even though they
are supposed to) and fun. Educational would be nice,
but isn't necessary--shapes, coloring, matching, ABCs,
counting...that sort of thing.
Sites for older kids would be okay too but we're
really desperate for preschool stuff.
I'll be happy to post responses later. Please send to
jbaker93711@yahoo.com
Thank you!
~jennifer
Fresno County Library
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~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: Nancy Thelen <nthelan@monroe.lib.mi.us>
To: "PUBYAC@prairienet.org"
<PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: re:Yu-Gi-Oh
Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2002 22:45:17 CST
Hi all,
I tried to send this to the person who posted about Yu-Gi-Oh, but
it is not going through for some reason. As a result, I am
sending it to PUBYAC.
Yes!!
I did three "free duel" programs in November and am doing a
Yu-Gi-Oh tournament Jan 2. It was
very popular with boys from about 2nd grade to 9th/10th grade.
The library often does not high
attendance, but the last free duel there were 24 kids. It went
very well and there was only one
minor problem that was easily solved. The program almost ran
itself. It went so well that I am
doing regular free duel sessions starting in January.
The program started because a teen wanted to use the library to
have a tournament. The director
wanted it to be a library program so we collaborated. He was very
helpful in setting up some of
the extra rules. I had the kids bring their own deck and playing
field if they needed it. These
are the rules we set up for the kids:
1. follow general rules from the official rule book.
2. decks must have a minimum of 40 cards and a maximum of 100
cards.
3. no Japanese cards.
4. If you are in a duel when the program ends, the player with
the most life points wins.
5. Exodia cards (extra powerful cards) may be used, but not all
five at once.
The following rules are in the rule book, but were emphasized:
6. To play monster cards with 5 or more stars, you must tribute
(sacrifice 1 or 2 monster cards)
7. Tributes are:
5 or 6 stars, sacrifice 1 monster card
7 or more stars, scacrifice 2 monster cards.
Toon monsters require tributes.
The kids found partners to duel. When one duel was finished they
would choose other partners
or trade cards. I hadn't planned on trading cards, but the kids
started and it went ok. It
probably would have been hard to stop.
Some cautions....you should probably make sure that the kids know
that they are not to play for
cards or other tangible rewards (money, candy, etc). This was the
one area that caused a
problem. Two kids decided that the winner could pick a card from
the loser's hand. The loser
changed his mind after the game and pretended he hadn't said it.
He did get his card back when
I said we weren't playing for cards. Another problem that has
happened in local schools is the
decks get stolen. It didn't happen here, but you might remind
kids to not leave their cards
unattended.
This is a very helpful website. It contains the official rules
for most of the decks sold in the US.
Welcome to YU-GI-OH! Trading Card Game
http://www.upperdeckentertainment.com/yugioh/
Welcome to YU-GI-OH! Trading Card Game
It also has ideas on how to run a tournament. I'd suggest having
a copy of the rules just in case
you need to settle a dispute. I made it clear that I was the
final judge. My teen partner was very
good at helping interpret the rules.
We had players of all different levels, including a few
beginners. The other players were very
good about helping them learn more.
Hope this helps, if you have more questions, please feel free to
contact me.
Nancy
Alice Johnson wrote:
In February we will be hosting a Yu-Gi-Oh! card game program.
Has anyone
else tried to do anything with this latest craze? We are
asking the
participants to bring in their own cards so they can duel
against each
other.
--
Nancy Thelen
920 W. Michigan Ave
Three Rivers Public Library
Three Rivers, MI
nthelan@monroe.lib.mi.us
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From: Karen Apland <kapland@scinet.co.santa-clara.ca.us>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: Teen Beat replacement
Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2002 22:45:57 CST
-----Original Message-----
From: Sandi Imperio [SMTP:IMPERIOS@santacruzpl.org]
Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 10:31 AM
To: 'pubyac@prairienet.org'
Subject: Teen Beat replacement
You might consider J-14.
Karen Apland
Gilroy Public Library
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: Jennifer Fay <j_fay84103@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Harry Potter: Witchcraft Repackaged Making Evil Look
Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2002 22:53:35 CST
Thanks, Erin! As a practicing Wiccan and children's librarian, I find
that most people have huge misunderstandings about what Wicca, paganism,
and witchcraft are. Many people confuse witchcraft with Satanism, which
couldn't be further from the truth. Witchcraft has nothing to do with
that, and never has! If you are looking for more quick info on
the
subject, one good sources is http://www.robertswicca.net/wicca.htm.
This is a personal page, but it has the Wiccan Principles as defined by
the Council of American Witches in 1974, and it has the 1990 description
of Wicca in the US Army Chaplain's Handbook. There is a huge amount of
basic info available online, as well.
My library actually does have a few books on the subject for children,
so that's encouraging. Less encouraging was listening to a child who
was being raised in Wicca ask for books on the subject, and hearing my
boss respond that there is no such thing as witches and that the child
shouldn't lie to her about being one! Many Wiccans, including myself,
are still not "out of the broom closet", because we are afraid of
persecution- something I have personally experienced when my religious
beliefs have been discovered by my co-workers.
I feel that as librarians, we have an obligation to learn enough about
the different religions in the world to be able to help patrons who are
looking for information on them. Imagine if I had said, "There's no
such thing as Mormonism!" just because I had never taken the time to
look into it! In addition to being grossly unprofessional, I would lose
all credibility in the patrons eyes.
Jennifer Fay
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From: "Roberta Meyer" <roberta@effinghamlibrary.org>
To: "PUBYAC" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Christmas book recommendations
Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2002 22:57:29 CST
The daughter of our Board president called this morning and asked for
recommendations for Christmas books for her 7-year-old. If you had to
choose ONE Christmas book to give to a 7-year-old as a gift, what would
it
be?
Please e-mail me directly at roberta@effinghamlibrary.org.
I will
compile a
list if there is interest.
Thanks!
Roberta
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Roberta L. Meyer
Youth Services Librarian
Helen Matthes Library
100 East Market Ave.
Effingham, IL 62401
(217) 342-2464 x6
Fax (217) 342-2413
roberta@effinghamlibrary.org
"The Library is the Answer. What's the Question?"
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From: "P Stack" <p.stack@vlc.lib.mi.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: stumper ice cream
MIME-Version: 1.0
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Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2002 22:57:58 CST
A patron is looking for a children's book where a child associates
each relative to an ice cream flavor. The only other hint is it is a
book on the different races. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
Pam
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