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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: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 11:01 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 999
PUBYAC Digest 999
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) RE: Children Turned Off Reading
by Tina Shelton <Tina.Shelton@cityofcarrollton.com>
2) SpongeBob Squarepants program...
by "Barbara Scott" <barbarascott@hotmail.com>
3) Fabulous job posting in warm and sunny South Florida!
by "Amy Stultz" <astultz@nova.edu>
4) sickness storytime compilation (long)
by "Beth Gaughan" <beth@bgpl.lib.in.us>
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From: Tina Shelton <Tina.Shelton@cityofcarrollton.com>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: Children Turned Off Reading
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Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 10:45:19 CST
Ah, yes, and all those questions about paper towels too! "uh, I need
a book
about how different paper towels absorb liquids differently?"!!!!
Tina Shelton
Youth Services Librarian
Frankford Village Library
3030 N. Josey Ln #130
Carrollton, TX 75007
(972)466-4824
tina.shelton@cityofcarrollton.com
"Where they have burned books, they will end in burning human beings."
Heinrich Heine, from his play Almansor (1821)
-----Original Message-----
From: Sue Ridnour [mailto:sue.ridnour@flower-mound.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 5:33 PM
To: 'pubyac@prairienet.org'
Subject: RE: Children Turned Off Reading
And let's not forget Science Fair season! Already this week I have been
berated for not having whole books devoted to "salinity" or
"parachutes."
But my all-time favorite is still the girl who vented her righteous
indignation because there were no books in our library on "lunch
meat." I
guess when your project is due the next day, a referal to Oscar Mayer isn't
going to help.
Sue Ridnour
Children's Services Manager
Flower Mound (TX) Public Library
972.874.6153 (phone)
972.874.6466 (fax)
PLEASE NOTE NEW EMAIL ADDRESS:
sue.ridnour@flower-mound.com
You may break any of the rules, but only after you've obeyed them for such a
long time that you are fully aware of what you are doing. It's one of the
advantages of middle age.
Mem Fox on writing
-----Original Message-----
From: Kim Dolce [mailto:kdolce@co.volusia.fl.us]
Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 2:58 PM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org; read2kdz@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: Children Turned Off Reading
>>> read2kdz@yahoo.com 01/22/03
16:37 PM >>>
Right! Or they can't believe that Martin Luther King, George Washington, or
your local Indian tribe are such popular subjects, so they are surprised to
find all of the information already checked out.
We are going through that now with Social Studies/ National History Day
projects. I try to suggest alternate topics when I can, but the obvious ones
are already gone!
Kim
I like the parents who bring their children in the day before major project
is due; you hear them muttering in the backgound that "I knew it was a
waste
of time to come here,they never have the books you need"!! It doesn't
matter
that the other 100 students from their middle school team have already been
in and picked the shelves clean (they are in for a shock when they hit the
other area libraries and discover we have already ILL-ed their books
also!!!)Nadine
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From: "Barbara Scott" <barbarascott@hotmail.com>
To: OPLINLIST@EPICURUS.OPLIN.LIB.OH.US,
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Subject: SpongeBob Squarepants program...
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Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 10:45:29 CST
The Bucyrus Public Library's first K-6 program of the
2003 year was
held on January 25th, 2003 in the library's Community Room. This party
featured the ever-popular Nickelodeon character, SpongeBob Squarepants. 37
participants enjoyed the afternoon! Each participant received a nametag
(done with the Ellison puffy star die) with a SpongeBob sticker attached.
To begin the program, participants were encouraged to
sing along with
the show's theme song as it was played on a CD. Then, it was on to the
SpongeBob Trivia quiz, done as a Powerpoint presentation. All of those
present proved to be huge fans of the show, as they shouted out answer after
answer!
Once the trivia quiz was finished, participants were
invited to pick
one of four craft tables to work at, as well as one game station. The game
station was "Pin the Squarepants on SpongeBob", played like Pin the
Tail on
the Donkey.
The craft stations were:
1. SpongeBob Doorhanger-participants colored and cut out a doorhanger that
featured the character of SpongeBob on it.
2. SpongeBob Treat Bag-participants colored and constructed a small treat
bag that could later be used to hold other crafts and handouts.
3. SpongeBob paper craft-this station had a SpongeBob figure for
participants to cut out and assemble. SpongeBob was also given a chef's
hat
so that he would be ready to work at the Krusty Krab!
4. Let's Design New Pants for Patrick-this station featured a large pink
starfish shape (done with the extra-large Ellison puffy star die) and a
pants pattern. Participants were invited to design new pants for Patrick
and glue them on. They were also provided with googly eyes and markers to
make Patrick's face. These crafts were handed in, as they will be made
part
of a display along with pictures of the program.
While participants were busy working, Katie Wilkins
made an appearance
as SpongeBob, complete with costume! Many children (and older teens) took
the opportunity to get their picture taken with SpongeBob!
Once everyone was done with crafts, it was time for
snacks.
Participants enjoyed punch and the following munchies: Goldfish snack
crackers, SpongeBob Fruit Snacks, Trolli Sour Gummy Octopus, and cookies.
After snacks, participants either finished up with
crafts or enjoyed
another game along with the "Pin the Squarepants on SpongeBob".
Several
teen helpers manned a "Crab Race", which proved to be a lot of fun.
Before the program ended, a group picture was taken and
drawings were
held for several SpongeBob prizes. Winners and their prizes were:
Ashley
Bennett/SpongeBob poster; Chelsea Drew/talking SpongeBob; Jayson
Astor/SpongeBob paperback book; Emily Fruth/SpongeBob paperback; Erin
Rittenour/SpongeBob stickers; Nathan Miller/SpongeBob coloring book.
Teen helpers for the event were Kristin Vaughn, Katie
Wilkins, and
Kenny Crider. All are members of the Bucyrus Public Library's Teen
Advisory
Board.
This program proved to be so popular that a second
SpongeBob program is
planned for February 22.
I will gladly send patterns to anyone who would like
them! BTW, the
February program will simply be a repeat of today's with the same
activities. We limited our sign up to 50-55, and turned away 25-30 who
called in.
Barbara Scott
Children's Librarian, Bucyrus Public Library
Ohio Reading Program Manual Editor
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From: "Amy Stultz" <astultz@nova.edu>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Fabulous job posting in warm and sunny South Florida!
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Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 10:45:36 CST
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From: "Beth Gaughan" <beth@bgpl.lib.in.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: sickness storytime compilation (long)
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A huge thank you to everyone for their help on the Sickness storytime. I'm
pretty much starting from scratch on these and now I have enough great ideas
to do a totally different sickness storytime next year (my goal is to
develop nearly a two year cycle of different storytimes that can then be
used over and over just adding new books as they come). The compilation is
below, I hope I didn't miss anything.
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Beth Gaughan Beth@bgpl.lib.in.us
Childrens/YA Librarian
Beech Grove Public Library
Beech Grove, IN
Try these books:
Dear Daisy, get well soon by Maggie Smith
Itchy, itchy chicken pox by Grace Maccarone
Mother Mother I feel sick, send for the doctor, quick quick quick by
Remy Charlip & Burton Supree; illustrated by Betsy Lewin.
I'm not feeling well today by Shirley Neitzel ; pictures by Nancy
Winslow Parker.
Farm flu by Teresa Bateman ; illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott.
Stacey Irish-Keffer
Denton Public Library
Denton, Texas
I read Farm
Flu
by Teresa Bateman, a cute story that portrays all the farm animals
getting sick and how the farmer boy takes care of them. I hope this
helps--good luck!
Susan
Berenstain, Stan The Berenstain Bears' Trouble @ School
Cassedy, Sylvia The Best cat Suit of All
Kelley, True I've got Chicken Pox
Oliver, Kate Is That you, George?
Roberts, Sarah Nobody Cares About Me!
Siracusa, Catherine No Mail for Mitchell
Olivia I. Spicer
Here are the books on my storytime list. Some are old.
Anholt. Truffles Is Sick.
Bemelmans Madeline
Brandenberg I Wish I Was Sick Too
Gretz Teddy BEars Cure a Cold
Whitney Just Awful
Ziefert When Daddy Had the Chicken Pox
Fine Poor Monty
Wolde Betsy and the Doctor
Westcott The Lady with the Alligator Purse
Brown Arthur's Chicken Pox
Loomis One Cow Coughs
Sachar Monkey Soup
Oram Kiss It Better
Bateman Farm Flu
McQuillan The Get Well Soon Book
Wells Felix Feels Better
Neitzel I'm Not Feeling Well Today
Anfousse Chicken Pox
Charlip Mother, Mother, I Feel Sick
Cherry Who's Sick Today
Evans Hunky Dory Ate It
MacDonald Rachel Fister's Blister
McPhail Bear's Toothache
Wild Mr. Nick's Knitting
Wildsmith Carousel
Gray Miss Tizzy
Steig Doctor DeSoto
Vincent Feel Better, Ernest!
Whitney Just Awful
Wolde Betsy and the Chicken Pox
Greene Barnyard Song
Maccarone I Have a Cold
Masurel Too Big
Rosenberry When Vera Was Sick
For a craft you could make Dr. bags out of paper lunch bags. Kidstuff,
vol.3 no.9 has directions. Also directions for a Stethoscope and a
Medical Mask.
FingerTales has a very cute pattern for an elephant. You cut out
around
three sides of the trunk and one foot and insert a tissue. He has the
sniffles. ("Sneezing Elephant Pattern, page 43 & 45).
Carol Janoff
cjanoff@lib.ci.phoenix.az.us
Librarian I
Mesquite Branch Library
Phoenix, AZ
My fav is A VISIT FROM DR. KATZ by Ursula le Guin. Also have used
MONKEY SOUP by Louis Sachar and added all the items to a big soup pot
as I read. HAROLD'S RUNAWAY NOSE can be done as an activity by drawing
Harold, laminating and then sticking on all the items he thinks are his
nose with poster putty. You probably already have THE COW BUZZED, ONE
COW COUGHS, and SOLOMON SNEEZES.
Some newer books that I'm considering for the future are: FELIX FEELS
BETTER by Wells; MISS BINDERGARTEN STAYS HOME by Slate; and, DR. DUCK
by
Ehrlich.
For a craft, we just made the old standby Kleenex carnations. I
believe a while back there was a compilation about a sneezing
storytime.
Perhaps someone still has that.
Karen Vollmar
I am also planning a sickness storytime.
For the craft, I traced my hand and made a copy of the hand shape,
along
with the rhyme:
Sneezing
I think I'm going to sneeze...(ha chew!)
I think I'm going to sneeze...(ha chew!)
If you sneeze, use the tissue please...
Ha chew, ha chew, ha chew.
The kids will color the hand with "people color" crayons, then
glue a
tissue to it.
Possible books:
Sammy and the Robots by Ian Whybrow
Dear Daisy, Get Well Soon by Maggie Smith
I Love to Sneeze by Ellen Schecter
I Have a Cold by Grace Maccarone
The Sick-In-Bed Birthday by Linda Wagner Tyler
The Get Well Soon Book by Kes Gray
Farm Flu by Teresa Bateman
Lisa Cole
Arapahoe Library District
I just finished a sickness storyhour this morning- I had so much fun!!!
To preface the storyhour I asked the kids what happens when they are
sick or have the flu. I then used an idea I got off of pubyac. I put
a
spray bottle in a puppet's mouth so when we all sneezed- you could see
the 'germs' come out. I did it several times and then covered the
puppet's mouth to demonstrate that germs do come out. I then told them
it was clean water and 'sneezed' on each of the kids. I asked first.
I read 'One Day in the Jungle' by West (the animals' sneezes get louder
and louder-participation is a must!) and 'Who's Sick Today' by Cherry.
I then sang the following song
5(4,3,2,1) hungry ants, marching in a line
they came upon a picnic where they could dine
they marched into the salad, they marched into the cake
they marched into the pepper
Uh,oh! That was a mistake!
AAAAACCHHHHHOOOOO!
(also gotten off pubyac)
I also read 'Dear Daisy, Get Well Soon' and 'Goldi Locks has Chicken
Pox'.
For our craft I had them decorate a brown bag and in it they could put
a
handkerchief (cotton rag, heart-shaped cutout, also decorated), cough
drops, a tea bag and a get well card. It was so cute!!! This get well
bag was to be given to somebody sick. Half the children had somebody
in
mind.
Have fun!!
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