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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: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 6:14 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 983
PUBYAC Digest 983
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Re: homework help centers
by USFCHICK@aol.com
2) Children Turned Off Reading
by Bonnie Warren <bonnielw@lincc.lib.or.us>
3) Re:Paper Bags
by "Donna Moran" <domoran@hotmail.com>
4) RE: homework help centers
by "Winkelstein, Julie" <JWinkelstein@aclibrary.org>
5) Re: catchy summer reading slogan
by "Cindy Rider" <crider@vigo.lib.in.us>
6) RE: Help! Hugging Storytime
by "Beverly Bixler" <bbixler@sanantonio.gov>
7) Re: Kids turned-off reading
by Jo Hick <johick_2000@yahoo.com>
8) RE: Help! Hugging Storytime
by "Miller, Debra" <debra.miller@ncdsb.com>
9) Re: [Fwd: Paper Bags]
by Mary Ann Gilpatrick <magilpat@walnet.walla-walla.wa.us>
10) RE: Political Opinions
by Nora Liederbach <NLiederbach@imcpl.lib.in.us>
11) science websites and books
by "Debbie Allen" <dallen@rla.lib.il.us>
12) Spongebob Party
by "Melissa MacLeod" <mmacleod@sailsinc.org>
13) Re: Political Opinions
by "Melissa MacLeod" <mmacleod@sailsinc.org>
14) Book Sales
by Carrie Silberman <csilberman@nysoclib.org>
15) re: catchy summer reading slogan
by "Allyson Goodwin" <Agood@ci.carlsbad.ca.us>
16) National Library Week
by "Aissatou Sunjata" <asunjata@cumberland.lib.nc.us>
17) stumper
by "stai" <stai@vineland.lib.nj.us>
18) Stumpers
by "Lucy Trotta and Gayle Silverman" <lucygayl@jcls.org>
19) Stumper
by Betsy Diamant-Cohen <bcohen@mail.pratt.lib.md.us>
20) Results of the Mock Printz last night
by "Carol Edwards" <edwarc@mx.pon.net>
21) JUNE 21st - HARRY POTTER, BOOK 5
by Larissa Teachworth <bkluvr2002@yahoo.com>
22) Stumper
by Mairi Ellen Quodomine <mquodom@mail.pratt.lib.md.us>
23) stumper--invisible glove?
by "Ramarie Beaver" <rbeaver@mckinneytexas.org>
24) Got Surveys?
by Toni Reese <treese@monarch.papillion.ne.us>
25) HP news on book release
by "Melody Allen" <melody_allen@gw.doa.state.ri.us>
26) Stumper: Indian kidnap story
by "Baird, Jane H." <BairdJH@ci.anchorage.ak.us>
27) Mock Discussion Groups
by "Carol Edwards" <edwarc@mx.pon.net>
28) Re: liking to read
by <jmichaud@interchange.ubc.ca>
29) Children's Songs.
by "Barron, Stacie" <StacieB@mail.jefferson.lib.la.us>
30) Homework Centers
by "Margaret Keefe" <mkeefe@midhudson.org>
31) RE: Programs for Homeschoolers
by "Cynthia Dingwall" <cdingwall@phl.alibrary.com>
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From: USFCHICK@aol.com
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: homework help centers
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 18:56:38 CST
I do a program on Monday evenings at 5:30 called Study Buddies, where teens
get volunteer hours for working with elementary students. I get around 35
teens a week, and the kids love them. I'd like to do it Monday-Thursday,
but
I can only have the meeting room on Mondays. It does work, though.
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From: Bonnie Warren <bonnielw@lincc.lib.or.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Children Turned Off Reading
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Another side to the story. A child comes into the library, chooses a
book and immediately Mom (or Dad) but usually Mom tells the child "You
can't read that, it's too difficult, too long, too whatever." So the
child really wants to read the book but Mom gets him one that she thinks
he/she can read, and all the while Mom is telling me the kid hates to
read. I wonder why.
Bonnie Warren
Oak Lodge Library
Oak Grove, OR
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From: "Donna Moran" <domoran@hotmail.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re:Paper Bags
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We've used the large paper bags for an owl craft. I cut out a general
shape
of the owl and the kids staples two together, stuffed with newspaper and
then embellished with chalk. You wouldn't believe how nice they looked and
how varied they were.
Donna Moran
Fresno County Library
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>Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 11:32:52 CST
>
>When I was a child I'd go to my grandmother's after school for one purpose
>only: to draw with chalk on brown paper bags. The brown paper
makes the
>chalk colors look luminous. Grandma would flatten the bags for
me and
>leave me to create as I pleased. Sometimes I'd bring friends as a
special
>treat; I was that impressed with the glory of the art.
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From: "Winkelstein, Julie" <JWinkelstein@aclibrary.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
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HI,
We have a Homework Center at our library - this is the second year. I've
learned a lot about running one in the past year. I started out with high
school tutors - juniors and seniors - and I paid them a stipend, which
worked out to be $6.25 an hour. Some actually preferred to volunteer,
though, for their college applications.
Some of them were great and some not so great and since I had a different
pair of tutors each day of the week, there wasn't a lot of consistency. So,
this year I have hired a college student to be there every day and then I
have high school volunteers to back him up. I have plenty of volunteers,
some are the same kids from last year. This has worked out much better -
there is consistency and also the college student really feels it's his job,
so he keeps track of issues, like having the right textbooks for reference
and any other problems that come up. If you want more info, I'd be happy to
answer any questions. Julie Winkelstein jwinkelstein@aclibrary.org
-----Original Message-----
From: Heather Stout [mailto:hstout.lew@valnet.org]
Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 9:34 AM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: homework help centers
Please let us all know what you find out about homework help centers. I
have also been asked to research homework centers and would be very
interested in your results. You may want to look at the book:
"Creating
the Full-Service Homework Center in Your Library," by Cindy Mediavilla as
well. Good Luck!
Heather
Heather Stout
Community / Youth Services Librarian
Lewiston City Library
428 Thain
Lewiston, ID 83501
(208) 743-6519
hstout.lew@valnet.org
----- Original Message -----
From: j. frey <janlists@hotmail.com>
To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 10:46 AM
Subject: homework help centers
> I've been asked to do some research about starting a homework help center
at
> our library.
>
> It's been suggested that we use high school students as tutors, but I'm a
> little concerned that many of these students are already so busy after
> school that they won't have time to stick to a tutoring schedule.
>
> So do any of you have homework help centers at your libraries? What has
> worked best? What's been disasterous? Is your center an
informal one
where
> students can drop by, or do you require registration forms in advance?
>
> I'm pretty much starting from scratch with this, so any information
> whatsoever will be helpful.
>
> Thanks!
>
>
> Janet Frey
> Children's Librarian
> Euless Public Library
> Euless, TX
>
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From: "Cindy Rider" <crider@vigo.lib.in.us>
To: <BrownK@ci.monterey.ca.us>,
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: catchy summer reading slogan
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We've done "Beat the Heat--Read!" How about "Discover
Summer?" This summer =
we're doing "Step Into Reading--It's a Family Affair." (We're
including a =
family reading club component.)
Cindy Rider
<<< BrownK@ci.monterey.ca.us
1/14 1:04p >>>
After years of having summer programs on a theme like ocean, pets,
sports, etc., we have at last decided on the radical notion of having
the theme be "summer". This way we can feature the usual summer
activities, the 4th, Father's Day, etc. Sounds good, but here's the
catch. We need a catchy slogan! We're having a hard time coming up
with just the right thing. Our problem is made more difficult because
we are on the coast and summer is not our sunniest or warmest time.
(Have you heard of "June Gloom" or "the coldest winter I ever saw
was
the summer I spent in San Francisco"?) Another problem is that
usually
we follow the slogan with the phrase "2003 Summer Reading Program".=20
We'd sure love to hear your ideas. To stimulate your ideas, I'll share
some of our brainstorming - - Vacation Nation, Books are Cool, Books are
Hot, Summer Reading is Hot, Kick Back and Read, Kick Back with a Book,
Hot Down- Book on Down. =20
Thanks for your creativity.
Karen Brown
brownk@ci.monterey.ca.us
Youth Services Manager
Monterey Public Library
625 Pacific Street
Monterey, CA 93940
831-646-3744
=20
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From: "Beverly Bixler" <bbixler@sanantonio.gov>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: Help! Hugging Storytime
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Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 18:57:25 CST
Hi Jeanne~
I hope you have a copy of "Crafts for Kwanzaa" by Kathy Ross. On pages
=
42 & 43 is a Kwanzaa Hug Card. If you don't have the book, then =
basically, you cut circles about the size of dinner plates out of =
construction paper (these will be faces). You also cut strips of =
construction paper 18" x 4". Have children trace their hands on
another =
piece (or two) of construction paper. Then, glue the face on the long =
strip, centered, leaving some of the strip exposed beneath the face. =
Glue one hand to either end of the long strip. Then fold the strip on =
each side towards the middle so that the hands overlap slightly. The =
children can draw in the faces (or you can provide yarn, googly eyes, =
etc. to make faces). If you wish, the children can also write "Here is a =
big hug for you" (or something similar) on the strip underneath the =
face. Have fun with your storytime!
Beverly Bixler
bbixler@sanantonio.gov
San Antonio Public Library, TX=20
-----Original Message-----
From: Jeanne Pierce [mailto:jeanne@hpfc.lib.ms.us]
Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 11:33 AM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Help! Hugging Storytime
Hello all:
Next week, I'm going to do a Hugs and Love storytime for my =3D
preschoolers, aged 2 1/2 - 5. The titles I've chosen include Jez =3D
Alborough's "Hug," David Shannon's "No David!", Virginia
Miller's "I =3D
Love You Just the Way You Are," Lisa McCourt's "I Love You Stinky
Face," =
=3D
and Sam McBratney's "Guess How Much I Love You." My question is
this: =
=3D
Do you wonderfully brilliant (hopefully, flattery will get me =3D
everywhere) folk have any suggestions for crafts and color sheets. I'm =
=3D
turning up a big fat zero.
Please reply to me directly -- I'm anticipating your emails! =3D20
TIA,
Jeanne Pierce
jeanne@hpfc.lib.ms.us
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From: Jo Hick <johick_2000@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Kids turned-off reading
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Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 18:57:37 CST
Cassie,
Just a suggestion that when submitting a comment on
PUBYAC, keep your political opinions to yourself. Not
everyone in the library world is a Democrat. Your
comments were rude and unprofessional.
jh
--- Cassie Wilson <cwilson2@woh.rr.com>
wrote:
> I tend to agree about tv viewing, but I'm always
> reminded by my husband
> that he and his little brother watched tv like
> idiots 40 years ago
> (especially war movies) and both came out pacifist
> valedictorians of
> their graduating classes (Unfortunately, the brother
> also became a
> Republican, so I can't recommend tv watching too
> heartily.). Actually,
> it was a real relief for their mother to have them
> sitting inside so she
> could know where they were because once they and
> their little friends in
> the neighborhood decided to hang Bill's brother and
> actually had done so
> when someone's older brother rushed out and rescued
> him. I guess they
> knew ahead about the Republican thing.
> They are both great readers.
> Cassie Wilson
>
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From: "Miller, Debra" <debra.miller@ncdsb.com>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: Help! Hugging Storytime
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Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 18:57:47 CST
Jeanne
Years ago in a toddler time we would 'made' hugs. Just take long
strips of white craft paper say 4" by 24", paste or draw open hands
palms up
on each end. I would let the kids make about 4 each to give to the special
people in their lives. Sometimes I would have them premade and we would
just talk about who they could give them to.
Debra Miller
debra.miller@ncdsb.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Jeanne Pierce [mailto:jeanne@hpfc.lib.ms.us]
Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 12:33 PM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Help! Hugging Storytime
Hello all:
Next week, I'm going to do a Hugs and Love storytime for my =
preschoolers, aged 2 1/2 - 5. The titles I've chosen include Jez =
Alborough's "Hug," David Shannon's "No David!", Virginia
Miller's "I =
Love You Just the Way You Are," Lisa McCourt's "I Love You Stinky
Face," =
and Sam McBratney's "Guess How Much I Love You." My question is
this: =
Do you wonderfully brilliant (hopefully, flattery will get me =
everywhere) folk have any suggestions for crafts and color sheets. I'm =
turning up a big fat zero.
Please reply to me directly -- I'm anticipating your emails! =20
TIA,
Jeanne Pierce
jeanne@hpfc.lib.ms.us
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From: Mary Ann Gilpatrick <magilpat@walnet.walla-walla.wa.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: [Fwd: Paper Bags]
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Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 18:58:09 CST
Yah, we did vests for our Hank the Cowdog program last summer. I seem to
remember that the original idea came from Jusy Nichols' toddler program
book, 1st edition.
Cut (large) bag up the seam.
Have a template (I made mine w/ a drawing compass) for cutting round
neckhole at top.
Cut out "V" at top of narrow sides; cut away more under V and on
top to get
a comfortable armhole.
Turn inside out so printing doesn't show.
Show kids a few ideas, such as cutting fringe on bottom, gluing on pockets,
folds at neck, etc.
Let them go to town with the emptyings of your craft cabinet.
Two local grocery stores kindly donated the bags, and we went through about
a hundred of them.
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From: Nora Liederbach <NLiederbach@imcpl.lib.in.us>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: Political Opinions
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Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 18:58:17 CST
I knew you meant no harm. And I do not think you were rude or
unprofessional. People should lighten up a bit.
Nora Lee Liederbach
Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library
-----Original Message-----
From: Cassie Wilson [mailto:cwilson2@woh.rr.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 12:33 PM
To: Jo Hick; PUBYAC
Subject: Re: Political Opinions
Jo-
I apologize. I meant them as a joke and just forgot, once again, that
people don't know and cannot see my expressions. I just thought it was so
absurdly unrelated that it would be obvious. I meant no harm.
Jo Hick wrote:
>
> Cassie,
>
> Just a suggestion that when submitting a comment on
> PUBYAC, keep your political opinions to yourself. Not everyone in the
> library world is a Democrat. Your comments were rude and
> unprofessional.
>
> J.H.
>
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From: "Debbie Allen" <dallen@rla.lib.il.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: science websites and books
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 18:58:27 CST
Hi,
I need some help from the collective brain. I'm doing a drop-in science =
program where kids can look at experiments and get ideas and also have =
some handouts and materials available for them to look at.
My question to all of you is: Do you have any favorite science websites =
or favorite science experiment book?
Please e-mail me at : dallen@rla.lib.il.us
I will compile whatever list I get and post it.
Thanks so much in advance.
debbie
Youth Services
Round Lake Area Library
906 Hart Road
Round Lake, IL 60073
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From: "Melissa MacLeod" <mmacleod@sailsinc.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Spongebob Party
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 18:58:34 CST
I want to thank everyone again for the great ideas on the Spongebob
Party - we had a great time. For activities we had Jellyfishing (pink
balloons with pink curling ribbon tied to the end) - kids stand facing
eachother in two rows with two children with nets facing the open space,
on go, everyone starts hitting the balloons back and forth between two
lines and the two with nets run down the middle to catch the jellyfish
(nets were made with coathangers, tape and plastic gracery bags - worked
surprisingly well). I made Spongebob pinatas out of cereal boxes and
construction paper and filled them with snack bags of Swedish Fish. We
also had make your own Spongebob's out of real sponges with glue on
accessories, bubble art (bubble mix, food coloring, wands and white
paper), a Krabby Patty relay (sponge burgers and spatulas), trivia, and
for snacks - goldfish served in sandcastle buckets, pinapple juice
served in blue plastic cups with fancy umbrellas, and Krabby Patty
cookies (by far the cutest cookies I have ever seen! Recipe and photo
available at http://www.utdallas.edu/~jvik/HamburgerCookies.html)
The party lasted over an hour and a great time was had by all.
Thankfully, my last pinata broke on the last child (Phew!), so
everything went perfect! Thanks again to all and hope this gives
somebodyelse some ideas. Take care, Melissa
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From: "Melissa MacLeod" <mmacleod@sailsinc.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: Political Opinions
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I took it as a joke, but then again, I too like to bring politics into
unrelated venues - for instance, when I saw Lord of the Rings II, it was all
I could do to stop myself from yelling, "George Bush is Saruman!"
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cassie Wilson" <cwilson2@woh.rr.com>
To: "Jo Hick" <johick_2000@yahoo.com>;
"PUBYAC" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 12:33 PM
Subject: Re: Political Opinions
> Jo-
> I apologize. I meant them as a joke and just forgot, once again, that
> people don't know and cannot see my expressions. I just thought it
was
> so absurdly unrelated that it would be obvious.
> I meant no harm.
>
>
> Jo Hick wrote:
> >
> > Cassie,
> >
> > Just a suggestion that when submitting a comment on
> > PUBYAC, keep your political opinions to yourself. Not
> > everyone in the library world is a Democrat. Your
> > comments were rude and unprofessional.
> >
> > J.H.
> >
> > __________________________________________________
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> > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now.
> > http://mailplus.yahoo.com
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From: Carrie Silberman <csilberman@nysoclib.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Book Sales
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 18:58:55 CST
Hello!
My library has decided to sell books for the first time at a children's
event. If any of you have done this before, could you please advise me on
the following:
1. Do you get books from the author's publisher or do you get them
through your library book supplier, i.e. Baker and Taylor?
2. If you get the books through the publisher, do you get a discount?
3. Are returns easier with the publisher or your library book supplier?
4. How do you determine the quantity of books you order for the event?
Our event is January 28, so I will need to acquire them quickly. Any
advice
would be appreciated.
Thanks.
Carrie Silberman, Children's Librarian
New York Society Library
carrie@nysoclib.org
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From: "Allyson Goodwin" <Agood@ci.carlsbad.ca.us>
To: <<pubyac@prairienet.org>>
Subject: re: catchy summer reading slogan
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how about the simple and obvious
Summer at the library:
or
Spend the summer with us:
good luck
Ally Goodwin
Carlsbad City Library
Children's Services
760-602-2050
agood@ci.carlsbad.ca
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From: "Aissatou Sunjata" <asunjata@cumberland.lib.nc.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: National Library Week
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 19:11:09 CST
Does anyone know of any ideas for programming highlighting National
Library Week for teens April 6-12th?
Aissatou Sunjata
Assistant Youth Services Coordinator
Cumberland County Public Library
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From: "stai" <stai@vineland.lib.nj.us>
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Subject: stumper
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Dear Friends,
I had a patron looking for a book that I'm not familiar with. The patron
is
in his early twenties and also remembers reading _Tikki-Tikki-Tembo_ by
Arlene Mosel at the same time. The second book is also a Chinese folktale.
He thinks the title is something like _The Little Old Chinese Woman_ or _The
Very Old Chinese Woman_. This is what he remembers: The little old
lady
finds a hole/doorway in her house that takes her to the center of the earth.
She leaves dumplings along the way so that she is able to find her way out
(similar to Hansel and Gretel). He also remembers statues trying to
attack
her.
I hope someone is able to recognize this title.
Thank you.
Samantha Tai
Children's Outreach Librarian
Vineland Public Library
1058 East Landis Ave.
Vineland, NJ 08360
stai@vineland.lib.nj.us
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From: "Lucy Trotta and Gayle Silverman" <lucygayl@jcls.org>
To: <pubYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumpers
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 19:11:34 CST
Looking for three picture book titles, none of which are new:
One of a mother and daughter who make pine cone bird feeders for birds =
for the winter and hang feeder,may be non-fiction.
The other is of a man who has a seed left in his dirty car, grows into a =
tree and out the roof of the car, picture shows dog at top of the tree =
seeing afar. may be a baobab tree.
The last is of a man who dares to dream, paints his house like a castle, =
neighbors object but eventually they too dare to dream and begin =
painting their houses in wonderful ways, one paints his house as taj =
mahal .
tia, gayle @ medford children's department, oregon
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From: Betsy Diamant-Cohen <bcohen@mail.pratt.lib.md.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Stumper
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Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 19:11:41 CST
Hello Fellow Librarians,
I am looking for the title and author of a picture book that was published
in
the 1980's or 90's about a boy who brings a match box to school with a tiny
dragon inside. The borders on each page were exquisite. Please send
responses
to bcohen@epfl.net.
Thank you.
Betsy Diamant-Cohen
Children's Programming Specialist
Enoch Pratt Free Library
400 Cathedral Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410)545-1660
bcohen@epfl.net
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From: "Carol Edwards" <edwarc@mx.pon.net>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Results of the Mock Printz last night
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Greetings,
On tuesday evening, the first Mock Printz Award discussion took place at
Sebastopol Branch Library in Sonoma County. Thanks to all who participated,
it was a rousing discusssion.
And the winner is...... (drumroll)
AMERICA: A NOVEL by E.R. Frank
Honor book:
BRONX MASQUERADE by Nikki Grimes
In fact, the results were so close we had to vote twice and even then the
two books were both highly regarded.
Thanks to all who were there! I learned a lot and had a great time.
Ciao, Carol
edwarc@pon.net
Carol Edwards
Sonoma County Library
Santa Rosa, CA
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From: Larissa Teachworth <bkluvr2002@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: JUNE 21st - HARRY POTTER, BOOK 5
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Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 19:12:03 CST
This just in...
The fifth book in the Harry Potter series (Harry
Potter and the Order of the Phoenix) will debut on
Saturday, June 21st in stores nationwide!! For more
information, read this short article, c/o the BBC
On-line!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts/2661409.stm
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Larissa Teachworth, Children's Librarian
Green Hills Branch Library
Nashville Public Library
3701 Benham Ave.
Nashville, TN 37215
615-862-5863
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From: Mairi Ellen Quodomine <mquodom@mail.pratt.lib.md.us>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Stumper
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Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 19:12:10 CST
I am sending stumper. Customer remembers a story about a bird in a nest
by a store. There was a sign by the door which was removed. The book
is about 10 years old. picture book. She was in the state of Indiana at
the time. The book was about the size of the book Make Way for Ducking.
Bird might be a pigeon?
Patrica Hendricks
Enoch Pratt Free Library
Baltimore, Maryland
phendricks@epfl.net
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From: "Ramarie Beaver" <rbeaver@mckinneytexas.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: stumper--invisible glove?
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Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 19:12:22 CST
I have a patron who says she read this book as a girl and what she =
remembers is that a little girl finds an invisible glove that allows her =
to play the piano and helps her to pass a test, among other things. She =
thinks the girl is in elementary school. Is this ringing a bell with =
anyone?
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From: Toni Reese <treese@monarch.papillion.ne.us>
To: pubyac <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Got Surveys?
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Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 19:12:36 CST
Hi Everyone,
Our director has suggested that we do a survey of parents who bring
their children to our BabyTime, Time for Two's, and Preschool StoryTime
programs.
If any of you have used a survey that gleaned important information, yet
was not too complicated or time-consuming to fill out, could you tell me
the questions that were asked?
Thanks in advance,
Toni
Toni Reese
Youth Services Librarian
Sump Memorial Library
Papillion Nebraska
treese@monarch.papillion.ne.us
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From: "Melody Allen" <melody_allen@gw.doa.state.ri.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: HP news on book release
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>From The Times online
The next instalment of the Harry Potter book series will go on sale in =
June, it was announced today.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by JK Rowling, the fifth in the =
series, will be released on June 21, and is a third longer than its =
predecessor, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
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From: "Baird, Jane H." <BairdJH@ci.anchorage.ak.us>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumper: Indian kidnap story
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Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 19:12:54 CST
Does this ring a bell with anyone? A patron read a book about two boys who
were captured by indians. One of the boys was named Oscar. I'm
striking
out and hope that someone out there may remember this. Novelist didn't
turn
anything up. I don't
have a publication date or reading level for the book.
Thanks,
Jane Baird
Anchorage Municipal Libraries
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From: "Carol Edwards" <edwarc@mx.pon.net>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Mock Discussion Groups
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Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 19:13:01 CST
Sorry, but I am not sure what I posted to Pubyac and what I didn't-- in my =
haste and glee in spreading the info about Sonoma County Library's mock dis=
cussions.
The first mock discussion was the Printz and it was held Monday. We chose
=
AMERICA: A NOVEL by E. R. Frank as our winner and BRONX MASQUERADE as our o=
ne honor book. Actually the voting was quite close between the two books. T=
he list we started with is below.
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 : a novel 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
Then we had our Mock Caldecott on Tuesday. We were unable to break a tie vo=
te for
ANGELO by David Macauley
WHEN MARIAN SANG by Ryan, illustrated by Brian Selznick.
The books we chose from are listed below.
Thank You, Sarah by Laruie Halse Anderson, illustrated by Matt Faulkner
The Declaration of Independence: illustrated 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
When the staff met, we also did a mock Caldecott also. At that meeting we c=
hose from the same set of books, buthad a different discussion. There, the =
results were that WHEN MARIAN SANG was declared the winner, and we had two =
honor books. They were ANGELO and THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE illustrat=
ed by Sam Fink.
I apologize if I've sent this info out already, but I was madly letting eve=
ryone know this morning the results, and I can't remember letting puyaccers=
in on the results. Thanks, Carol
Carol Edwards
edwarc@pon.net
Sonoma County Library
Santa Rosa, CA
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From: <jmichaud@interchange.ubc.ca>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: liking to read
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Hi,
I'm an MLIS student at UBC, and am presently taking an online Youth and
Children's Literature course, so have signed up to this listserv. This
letter relates very directly to an excellent article by Betty Carter that I
read in The Horn Book Magazine, November/December 2000. It's called
"A
Universe of Information: The Future of Nonfiction" (p.697-707), and here's
a
pertinant quote:
"In the future, nonfiction books will conform to the expectations adults
hold for them and will be read by children either by choice or coercion.
But, if they are to become and remain important to tomorrow's readers, this
literature must provide opportunities for readers to think about themselves
and their world. That's the hallmark of great literature. Nonfiction is no
exception." (p.707)
I think that nonfiction books feed the urge to read, and the illustrations
and information will guide children to that, and in order for their thirst
for reading to develop children should be able to read what they are
attracted to, or feel the need to learn about. My earliest memories of
reading were reading every Nancy Drew and Hardy Boy book I could get hold
of. This isn't the same as nonfiction I know, but my point is that
whatever
grabs you initially will feed that love of "literature".
Julie Michaud
MLIS Program
University of British Columbia
http://www.slais.ubc.ca/index.htm
-----Original Message-----
> Date: Mon Jan 13 10:46:31 PST 2003
> From: Bonita Kale <Bonita.Kale@euclidlibrary.org>
> Subject: liking to read
> To: pubyac@prairienet.org
>
> Rebecca Verrill Smith writes:
> Their teachers often send them to the library to
> get a "chapter book" and yet some of kids get
> upset because what they *really* want to take out
> is the latest book on dinosaurs. Sure, they may
> look at the pictures a lot and end up doing less
> reading, but my instinct is to give them the
> books they are really excited about.
>
> Good instincts there! So often, I wish we could just give the younger
> children what they want, instead of what they have to get. It kills
me
> to hunt for a thin book on Harriet Tubman or George Washington, when
> the kid would rather a fat book on military aircraft.
>
> Bonita
>
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From: "Barron, Stacie" <StacieB@mail.jefferson.lib.la.us>
To: Pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Children's Songs.
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I know this was discussed before but for the life of me I can't remember if
anyone answered this. I believe awhile back someone asked if anyone knew
of
a CD or cassette that had instrumentals of Children's Songs. I'm looking
for just the music without the words. So many times I find a really cute
song to the tune of a classic children's song. It would be really great to
have the music to go along with it.
Stacie Barron
Children's Librarian
East Bank Regional Library
4747 W. Napoleon
Metairie, LA 70001
(504) 849-8812
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From: "Margaret Keefe" <mkeefe@midhudson.org>
To: "Pubyac" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Homework Centers
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Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 19:13:47 CST
Since several people have posed questions about setting up homework centers
recently, we thought we should post something about the ones we have been
working on for the last year and a half. Our library system received an
2001-02 LSTA grant to set up Libraries as Homework/Literacy Centers,
originally in 7 of our member libraries but expanded to 14 libraries in the
second LSTA grant year. You can read a bit about our Centers at
http://midhudson.org/department/youth/professionalresources.htm#HomeworkCent
ers
One piece of the first grant was to write a homework center manual which
we're happy to share with anyone interested. It can be found at
http://www.midhudson.org/homework_center_manual.pdf
The original Centers were to provide both homework support and literacy
intervention, especially for those families for whom English is a second
language. Our libraries were finding that some of the homework help they
were being called on to give was to Hispanic families whose parents'
literacy issues hindered them in helping their children with school work.
The second year of the grant we have been trying to network more
aggressively with school districts in the communities where the Centers are
located--to make them aware of our Centers and to foster a better
school/public library relationship where possible. This proves to be a more
daunting task, although we anticipated it would be. Also as part of the
second year project, we have agreed to write a homework center mentor
training manual which is being compiled as I write this. That manual will
also be online, available to anyone interested. We will post the url to this
list as soon as we're done.
Tracy Gartelmann is the Project Director for the Homework Center project and
she can be reached at tgartelmann@midhudson.org
or 845-471-6060 x19 if you
wish to get any further information. Hope this is helpful to some of you and
good luck with your projects.
Margaret M. Keefe
Coordinator of Youth Services
Mid-Hudson Library System
103 Market Street
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
Phone: 845-471-6060 X35
FAX: 845-454-5940
E-mail: mkeefe@midhudson.org
URL: midhudson.org
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From: "Cynthia Dingwall" <cdingwall@phl.alibrary.com>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: Programs for Homeschoolers
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Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 19:14:00 CST
-----Original Message-----
From: Alice Johnson [mailto:johnsona@phl.alibrary.com]
Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 11:52 AM
To: Cynthia Dingwall (E-mail)
Subject: FW: Programs for Homeschoolers
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From: owner-pubyac@prairienet.org
[mailto:owner-pubyac@prairienet.org] On
Behalf Of ed debutts
Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 6:59 PM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Programs for Homeschoolers
I read about homeschooling years ago in The Last Whole Earth Catalog, The
Whole Earth Epilog, The Next Whole Earth Catalog, The Essential Whole Earth
Catalog, and The Millenium Whole Earth Catalog. The same people publish
Whole Earth magazine (previously Whole Earth Review, and before that it was
called CoEvolution Quarterly). They pointed me toward (among many
independent learning resources) John Holt's writings, and Growing Without
Schooling magazine, which, unfortunately, is no longer being published.
Grace Llewellyn's books are good: The Teenage Liberation Handbook and Real
Lives. The Day I Became an Autodidact, by Kendall Hailey, is good.
I heartily recommend the Whole Earth publications. They didn't accept
advertising until very recently, and were sometimes referred to as the
counterculture's Consumer Reports. For me, as an independent learner, it
was (and is) also like my Choice magazine or Booklist, with a lot of reviews
of interesting publications. Whole Earth also introduced me to R.
Buckminster Fuller's Universe, speaking of independent learners. I'll
close
recommending his most accessible work (my opinion): Fuller's Earth.
Not
just for homeschoolers, his ideas are generally light years ahead of our
public schools.
Peace,
Ed
--- Alex Bender <ab44111@yahoo.com>
wrote:
>
> Hi everyone. I am the new Young Adult Librarian for
> a library that has a
> large homeshooling customer base. My supervisor
> would like for me to
> prepare a program for them when they visit. They
> visit every Monday
> afternoon. Does anyone have any suggestions as to
> where I can turn for
> ideas. Our library is located near Little Rock,
> Arkansas and I think it is
> wise for me to stay a little on the conservative
> side of the programming
> fence until I get to know the homeshool group.
>
> Truly yours,
>
> Alex
Alex;
I've started a Homeschoolers Group here at the Prospect Heights Library in
Prospect Heights, IL. We meet four times a year. I just started it last
year, so it's still relatively new. It's targeted to kids Kindergarten-8th
grade. Here are some of the programs I've had success with:
GETTING TO KNOW YOU....The homeschool families came, and we all got
acquainted with one another. I provided a tour of Youth Services, showed
them how our computer system works and showed them resources that will help
them in their studies.
BRING YOUR FAVORITE BOOKS...each of us brought favorite books to tell about.
Moms and kids participated, so we enjoyed books for all ages.
BRING YOUR FAVORITE HOLIDAY BOOKS AND A HOLIDAY TREAT TO SHARE...I told the
story of "The Littlest Angel" by Tazewell which is one of my favorites
and
had story cards made for "The Christmas Cookie Sprinkle Snitcher" by
Vip.
The library provided hot chocolate and whipped cream. Everyone took turns
sharing their favorite holiday stories. We feasted on stories, food and fun
at that one. Each child made a snowman tic-tac-toe craft available from
Oriental Trading Company Crafts...easy to do and fun. We had so many
cookies that we had a cookie exchange, so each family left with a plate of
cookies. In addition, there was a big plate of cookies left for YS to
eat...they liked that!
READ THE BOOK WATCH THE MOVIE...We are doing this in February. Everyone is
reading "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler." We'll
discuss the book and then watch the video...and make comparisons/contrasts
between the book and movie. If this goes well, I'll do it with other books
and movies.
READING PATCH CLUB...Our homeschoolers are encouraged to be a part of this
library book club. Materials available from Upstart W 5527 State Road 106
P.O. Box 800 Fort Atkinson, WI 53538-0800. This is open to kids
Birth-8th
grade, including homeschoolers. Each participant must read (or have read to
them or read aloud) 10 books and one magazine article to earn each patch. We
offer between 2-4 patches per year.
Of course, our homeschoolers are always welcome to particpate in any of our
library programs.
I also visit schools in our district, and I plan to use some of those same
programs with the homeschoolers. Those are a 30 minute themed program that
include: story reading, participation stories, stick puppet stories, music,
movement etc. Themes I've used are: Scarecrows, Owls, Spiders, Hats and
Snakes.
You can also booktalk Caldecott, Newberry and other award winners...or just
booktalk any books you enjoy and think the kids would enjoy.
Consider offering a craft program...order crafts from Sensational Crafts or
Oriental Trading Company...these are usually easy to do, and they turn out
well.
I have written several books that will provide many programming ideas for
you.
STORYBOOK BIRTHDAY PARTIES (Alleyside)
LIBRARY CELEBRATIONS (Alleyside)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AMERICA (Alleyside)
All can be ordered through Upstart at the above address. Good luck to you.
Cindy Dingwall
Youth Services Programmer, Prospect Heights Public Library, Prospect
Heights, IL
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