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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: Friday, January 31, 2003 9:35 AM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 1005
PUBYAC Digest 1005
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Library theme songs
by <laanders@bellsouth.net>
2) Summer Reading Program Wrap-Up
by Toni Reese <treese@monarch.papillion.ne.us>
3) RE: Newbery and Caldecott winners
by "Beverly Bixler" <bbixler@sanantonio.gov>
4) Re: Library Humor
by caes@openaccess.org
5) answer to stumper
by Judy Looby <jrlooby@yahoo.com>
6) Stumper: character named Crispin
by "Steven Engelfried" <sengelfried@ci.beaverton.or.us>
7) Audiobook Shelving
by "Jane Cook" <Jane.Cook@ci.stockton.ca.us>
8) RE: Newbery and Caldecott winners
by Marge Loch-Wouters <LochWouters@menashalibrary.org>
9) Library Signs
by Bonita Kale <Bonita.Kale@euclidlibrary.org>
10) Anastasia's home
by "Jeanne Pierce" <jeanne@hpfc.lib.ms.us>
11) Another stumper
by "Tobin, Renee" <Rtobin@ci.rancho-cucamonga.ca.us>
12) stumper
by Miriam Boots <Miriam@mail.sttammany.lib.la.us>
13) Re: photos of cavemen/general cluelessness
by Anne Fescharek <annfes@yahoo.com>
14) RE: Another moment of humor...
by "Beth McFarland" <BMCFARLAND@cml.lib.oh.us>
15) Re: the 1000th pubyac digest
by Cassie Wilson <cwilson2@woh.rr.com>
16) Re: impossible photos
by "Cindy Rider" <CRIDER@vigo.lib.in.us>
17) stumper - little sister & three little pigs - answer found
by "Andrews, Susan" <SDAndrews@city.surrey.bc.ca>
18) Stumper: children living in a capsized ocean liner
by "langridge" <langridg@earthlink.net>
19) Stumper
by "Laura Matheny" <lauramatheny@netzero.net>
20) RE: circulating puppets
by "Patricia Ferrell" <pferrell@kcls.org>
21) Stumper: Elephant & boy shop for pumpernickel
by "Mary Voors" <Mvoors@acpl.lib.in.us>
22) RE: Library Humor-- real fairies
by "Linette Ivanovitch" <linette@missoula.lib.mt.us>
23) Stumper
by Tracie Partridge <traciep@wichita.lib.ks.us>
24) RE: circulating puppets
by "Brooke Roothaan" <brooker@lincolnwoodlibrary.org>
25) Re: declining storytime numbers
by karen maletz <kmlib@yahoo.com>
26) RE: turn off the TV
by Marge Loch-Wouters <LochWouters@menashalibrary.org>
27) Stumper - Canoe
by Sue Sherif <sue_sherif@eed.state.ak.us>
28) Re: circulating puppets
by tzignego@wcfls.lib.wi.us
29) RE: Library Humor
by "Sophie Brookover" <sophie@mtlaurel.lib.nj.us>
30) Re: kids who don't read.
by "Lori Karns" <lkarns@rain.org>
31) STUMPER: Chocolate turns people into animals
by Michael Dell <MDell@epl.ca>
32) Re: Book program for troops
by Jean Nichols <jean@clarksville.org>
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From: <laanders@bellsouth.net>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Library theme songs
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Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 10:30:42 CST
When dealing with patrons who don't want to leave at closing time- "Hit the
road, Jack."
Linda Anderson, Nashville
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From: Toni Reese <treese@monarch.papillion.ne.us>
To: pubyac <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Summer Reading Program Wrap-Up
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Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 10:30:52 CST
We are tossing around some ideas for the finale to our Summer Reading
Program. Any ideas/suggestions?
Thanks in advance,
Toni Reese
Youth Services Librarian
Sump Memorial Library
Papillion Nebraska
treese@monarch.papillion.ne.us
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From: "Beverly Bixler" <bbixler@sanantonio.gov>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>,
Subject: RE: Newbery and Caldecott winners
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I just finished reading the new Newbery: "Crispin: The Cross of Lead."
I =
enjoyed it very much! As I was reading it, I was thinking that the =
committee finally chose a book that some kids might actually want to =
read apart from a class assignment. It was fast-paced, had mystery, =
suspense, and interesting characters and setting. I couldn't even finish =
last year's winner, "A Single Shard," because it bored me to tears. I
=
finally just quit reading it and went on to something more interesting.=20
As for the Caldecott Award winner "My Friend Rabbit," I realize that =
many librarians disagreed with the choice. However, I was glad that for =
once, the committee chose a book that I can actually use sometime in a =
preschool storytime.
Beverly Bixler
bbixler@sanantonio.gov
San Antonio Public Library, TX=20
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From: caes@openaccess.org
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Library Humor
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Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 10:31:07 CST
I once had a little girl come into the children's room with her younger
brother, asking whether we had any books on witches.* She
wanted facts,
not stories. As I led her to the nonfiction section, leaving her
brother
browsing the picture books, she explained what she really wanted was a
instructions on how to turn her brother into a frog. I had to break
it to
her that we couldn't help her. Not a book in the children's room contained
the information. From across the room, her brother called in a
nervous
voice, "Do they have it?" And the little girl
grinned and called
back "Yes!"**
*At that time, America was still sane. I could tell this story
without
anyone thinking it meant Satanism was running amok among our young.
**I immediately called out, "She's joking. You can't turn
brothers into
frogs."
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From: Judy Looby <jrlooby@yahoo.com>
To: Pubyac pubyac <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: answer to stumper
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 10:31:15 CST
Thanks to Linda Peterson I already have the answer to my stumper that
appears below. The book is Gordon of Sesame Street Storybook. We
don't own
the book but we can ILL and have notified our patron. It's wonderful to be
able to tell a patron, "I don't know, but I can probably find out."
Thanks
again for making me look good!
Original stumper:
I hope someone out there can help me find this book. The patron
remembers reading it to her daughter around 1975. She thought it might be
a
Sesame Street book, but it doesn't really sound like it. It has 4 stories.
One might be called Milk Pail Peter, about a man who milks his cow too
hard. Another story might be called Lonesome Lewis. The other 2
stories
had to do with fire and water. She thought the stories were environmental
in
nature.
Judy Looby
Charleston Public Library
Charleston, IL
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From: "Steven Engelfried" <sengelfried@ci.beaverton.or.us>
To: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults & Children"
Subject: Stumper: character named Crispin
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Our patron is searching for a book that features a character named =
"Crispin." It's a picture book, read in the 1970's.
Crispin is most =
likely an animal, he thinks, and very possibly a dog, but he's not sure. =
All he remembers about the character is that he is very
"conservative" =
in his daily habits...does everything the same way every day. It is =
not: "Crispin, the Pig Who Had It All," or "Crispin and the
Three =
Little Piglets," or "Crispin the Terrible." And obviously
not Avi's =
"Crispin." Does it ring any bells?
Steven Engelfried, Children's Division Librarian
Beaverton City Library
12375 SW 5th Street
Beaverton, OR 97005
503-526-2599 sengelfried@ci.beaverton.or.us
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From: "Jane Cook" <Jane.Cook@ci.stockton.ca.us>
To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: Audiobook Shelving
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We are considering consolidating our children's audiobook and print
collection and would like to hear from libraries who have tried this
with success or for whom it did not work.
Our goasl in making this change are to increase the use of our
audiobook collection and to make it easier for customers to find the
print and tape/cd version since they often ask for both together.
If you reply to me directly then I will consolidate the answers and
post them to the list.
Many thanks,
Jane Dyer Cook
Jane Dyer Cook
Children's Services Resource Librarian
Stockton-San Joaquin County Public Library
605 N. El Dorado Street
Stockton, CA 95202
209.937.8312 209.937.8683 (fax)
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From: Marge Loch-Wouters <LochWouters@menashalibrary.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
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Subject: RE: Newbery and Caldecott winners
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Oh-oh, just a quick correction...Tin Forest was published in Great Britain
first, making it ineligible for Caldecott consideration in the year it was
published.
Marge Loch-Wouters
Menasha's Public Library
lochwouters@menashalibrary.org
It never seems to fail. Some of the most wonderfully
illustrated picture books are bypassed by Caldecott.
Last year they chose "The Three Little Pigs", which
really was a rehash of a concept already created by
Jon Scieska [sic?] in "Stinky Cheeseman", over the
brilliant "Tin Forest".
Anne Fescharek (and Dewey)
Children's Librarian/ Assistant Director
Millbury Public Library
Millbury, MA 01528
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From: Bonita Kale <Bonita.Kale@euclidlibrary.org>
To: pubyac <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Library Signs
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Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 10:31:47 CST
I can't resist sharing the sign we have in our lobby, right next to the "NO
LOITERING" sign.
It reads:
"OK, here it is...
If you are loud
= you leave
If you shove, fight, etc.
= you leave
If you disturb others
= you leave
If you damage any library materials = you
leave
If you damage any library property =
you leave
When you are respectful of your library and others who use it, you are more
than welcome to stay as long as you'd like."
Bonita
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From: "Jeanne Pierce" <jeanne@hpfc.lib.ms.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Anastasia's home
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 10:31:56 CST
Whoa! Everyone who replied to my question as to where Anastasia Krupnik
belongs -- J or YA -- agreed that she belongs in J. And to toss this in
the ring -- one of my "regulars" just asked me if we carried the
Anastasia books. I was a bit surprised because she's strict
Southern-Baptist-homeschooled, and I mentioned to her about the parent's
concern about the swearing. She smiled, looked down, then said to me,
"Well, I like them, even if there are one or two bad words." And
honestly, I don't see it having a negative impact on her! :)
Thanks for your input, and for sharing your personal experiences!
Jeanne Pierce
jeanne@hpfc.lib.ms.us
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From: "Tobin, Renee" <Rtobin@ci.rancho-cucamonga.ca.us>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
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Fellow detectives,
We had a parent seeking "classic" books about a boy dealing with
emotions.
She wants it for her 2nd grade son who reads at a much higher level. She
is
not interested in Call it Courage because it's not one specific emotion
(i.e. fear) that she wants the book to deal with.
Unfortunately our only copy of Great Books for Boys is checked out and Black
Books Galore! Guide to Great African American Children's Books About Boys
listed specifics such as fear but not "feelings" or
"emotions".
Can anyone help?
Renee Tobin
Rancho Cucamonga Public Library
rtobin@ci.rancho-cucamonga.ca.us
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From: Miriam Boots <Miriam@mail.sttammany.lib.la.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: stumper
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Hi great collective brain,
A patron remembers a book that she read/ had read to her back in the
1970's and would like to share with her children now. It is about a
family of 5 or 6 children who are orphaned and they live in the
mountains/ on a farm? during the depression. They are raising
themselves and do not want this school official to know there is no
parent. Maybe has been made into a movie.
That's all she can remember but she says she would recognize the title
if you can suggest one.
Thanks for your help.
Miriam Boots, Children's Librarian
Miriam@mail.sttammany.lib.la.us
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From: Anne Fescharek <annfes@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: photos of cavemen/general cluelessness
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Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 10:32:19 CST
Next time someone wants a photo of a caveman, whip out
a polaroid and snap it in their face!! "I'll have one
ready for you in 60 seconds!"
--- "M. Mills" <mmills@leaguecitylibrary.org>
wrote:
> How hilarious! Great detective work, Dawn Sardes!
>
=====
Anne Fescharek (and Dewey)
Children's Librarian/ Assistant Director
Millbury Public Library
Millbury, MA 01528
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From: "Beth McFarland" <BMCFARLAND@cml.lib.oh.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: Another moment of humor...
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That falls under the AWWWWWWWWWW catagory! :)
Beth McFarland
Youth Services
Westland Area Library
Columbus Ohio
>>> dearin@noblenet.org
01/30/03 01:15AM >>>
Just had a little boy walk up to the door of my office and ask "Do you
have any books for a 6 year old"
JoAnne
--
JoAnne Dearin, Children's Librarian
Peabody Institute Library, Danvers Massachusetts
dearin@noblenet.org
North of Boston Library Exchange
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From: Cassie Wilson <cwilson2@woh.rr.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: the 1000th pubyac digest
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Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 10:32:35 CST
Thank you, indeed! And congratulations.
Cassie wilson
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From: "Cindy Rider" <CRIDER@vigo.lib.in.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>,
<jrlooby@yahoo.com>
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Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 10:32:46 CST
Doesn't St. Peter have that one in his big book? =20
Cindy Rider
>>> jrlooby@yahoo.com 01/30/03
04:02PM >>>
There is a list--we just don't have access to it! :)
Judy Looby
Charleston Public Library
Charleston, IL
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From: "Andrews, Susan" <SDAndrews@city.surrey.bc.ca>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: stumper - little sister & three little pigs - answer found
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Thanks for everyone who responded to the question below. The answer is THE
FOURTH LITTLE PIG by Teresa Celsi.
My original question: Does any know the story that features three little
pigs and their
little sister?
Thanks again!
Susan Andrews
Surrey Public Library
Youth Services
sandrews@city.surrey.bc.ca
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From: "langridge" <langridg@earthlink.net>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumper: children living in a capsized ocean liner
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 10:33:05 CST
Hi---
A patron at my library said she read a chapter book about children =
living in an ocean liner that sank, possibly upside down. The children =
would hang onto fish and breathe their bubbles of oxygen. At or near =
the end of the story, a child (or grandchild or great-grandchild?) of =
one of the original children who went down with the liner swam to the =
surface to see what things looked like.
The patron said she read the story in the early to mid 1970s, when she =
was 9 or 10 years old. She said she was a precocious reader.
Thank you, Pubyackers, for your consideration with this stumper.
Karen Langridge
Cook Memorial Public Library
Libertyville, IL 60030
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From: "Laura Matheny" <lauramatheny@netzero.net>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumper
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 10:33:13 CST
A patron is looking for a book he remembers as a child. The book is =
probably at least thirty years old. The book has two cats in it named =
Dilbert and Socrates. What do you think?
Laura C. Matheny
Children's and Young Adult Services Librarian
Durham Public Library
Durham, NH 03824
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From: "Patricia Ferrell" <pferrell@kcls.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: circulating puppets
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We have circed puppets for years. We either sew barcodes protected by a =
plastic guard on the puppet and/or write the barcode number on the =
puppet and the tag. We do charge for gross damage. It is hard to
prove =
though. The only case I can remember is two boys who were ripping apart =
puppets in the childrens area and were caught. We have them out for =
play. It can get noisy and messy but the kids love it. =20
Patricia Ferrell
Children's Librarian
Kirkland Library
King County Library System
-----Original Message-----
From: Christine Brobst [mailto:cbrobst66@hotmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 1:05 PM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: circulating puppets
Hi all,
Is there anyone out there that allows the public to check out puppets? =
We
would like to start a program, and have purchased 10 folkmanis puppets. =
We
are unsure what is the best way to store them and check them in and out. =
Do
you allow kids to play with them in-house or do you keep them behind the
counter? Do they have barcodes somewhere on the puppet? Do you charge =
for
damage? I would be grateful for any information that's out there. =
Please
send directly to me at cbrobst66@hotmail.com,
and I will post a =
compilation
if anyone is interested. THank you very much.
Chrissy Brobst
Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library
cbrobst66@hotmail.com
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From: "Mary Voors" <Mvoors@acpl.lib.in.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumper: Elephant & boy shop for pumpernickel
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 10:33:28 CST
Hello
We've found a portion of a picture book that looks like it's about a young
boy and his elephant who are sent to the store to get pumpernickel, cheese
and pickles. The book is filled with rhyme and word play, such as:
<Benjamin said, "Dark brown pumpernickel, half-pound yellow cheese,
great
big, very green, nice dill pickle."
"Pick-a-pack-of-pickle-nickels," said Elephant.
And he walked a little faster and said a little louder,
"Pick-a-pack-of-chickadees.
Pack-a-peck-of-bumblebees. Big-brown, up-down, lick-a-nickel-tickle."
And Benjamin laughed.>
We'd loved to use this book, but we don't know the title or author. Any =
ideas?
TIA
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/=20
Check out the Great Web Sites homepage at: http://www.ala.org/parentspage/g=
reatsites/amazing.html
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From: "Linette Ivanovitch" <linette@missoula.lib.mt.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: Library Humor-- real fairies
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I was terrified of my dolls and stuffed animals after reading the Raggedy
Ann and
Andy books, in which the dolls and toys could move about as long as no human
was
watching.
Linette Ivanovitch
YA Librarian
Missoula Public Library
Missoula, MT
On 30 Jan 2003 at 14:14, Christolon, Blair B wrote:
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> Don't laugh! That could have been me many (many) years ago when I was
> eight. Then I started reading Norton's Borrowers and looking for my
> "lost" things all around the house! Blair
>
> Blair Christolon
> Librarian, MLS
> Collection Development
> Prince William Public Library System
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kim Olson-Kopp [mailto:k.olson-kopp@lacrosse.lib.wi.us]=20
> Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 1:16 AM
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> Subject: Library Humor
>
> My favorite was when a girl about eight years old asked for pictures
> of fairies. I brought her to the fairy tale collection and she
> immediately stated, "No! I want real pictures. Plus I want to find out
> where they live, what they wear, and what they eat."
>
> I judged she wasn't pulling my leg, and I desperately turned to the
> catalog for help. It turns out we have an adult reference copy of
> "Field Guide to the Little People" by Nancy Arrowsmith. I
suggested
> she go upstairs to take a look. By the time I had called Reference to
> warn them a girl WHO BELIEVED was coming up to take a look at the book
> and DON'T MAKE FUN OF HER, they stated she was already upstairs, had
> the book, and was taking notes.
>
> Here's to all those who still believe...
>
> Kim Olson-Kopp
> Youth Services Coordinator
> La Crosse Public Library
> La Crosse, Wisconsin
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From: Tracie Partridge <traciep@wichita.lib.ks.us>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Stumper
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Hi, everyone. I am trying to locate a book that a patron had as a child.
It is a collection of stories about magical beings: fairies, gnomes,
mermaids, etc. She remembers what the cover looked like and one of the
stories it contained, but that is it.
The cover had a picture of a big tree on it. The artist incorporated
pictures of gnomes and fairies into the leaves and branches. The story
that she remembers was about a fisherman's wife who found and raised a
mermaid baby. The baby's sisters could not or did not want to take care of
her and abandoned her. However, they did regret their actions and could be
heard crying in the sea for their lost sister. The book was given to the
lady as a child while living in Europe roughly 40 years ago.
To date, I have looked in our automated card catalog, the first and second
editions of the Storyteller's Sourcebook, all editions of the Index to
Fairy Tales, and Novelist. I would appreciate any assistance you can
provide. I know it's a long shot, but hopefully, someone out there will
recognize this book or know of an additional place to search. Thanks a
lot.
Tracie Partridge
Central Library
Wichita, KS
traciep@wichita.lib.ks.us
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Tracie Partridge
Children's Center Section Manager
316-261-8594 (v)
Wichita Public Library 316-262-4540
(f)
223 South Main traciep@wichita.lib.ks.us
Wichita KS 67202 http://www.wichita.lib.ks.us
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From: "Brooke Roothaan" <brooker@lincolnwoodlibrary.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
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The Zion-Benton Public Library District in Zion,IL has a huge collection =
of puppets(hundreds-maybe 700 or 800) for check out/in-house use. If you =
want to know more about how they manage the collection as well as some =
of the problems, (like not having a washer/dryer at the library) you can =
contact them at 847-872-4680.
Brooke L.M.Roothaan
Outreach & Children's
Lincolnwood Public Library
4000 West Pratt Avenue
Lincolnwood, IL 60712
847-677-5277 x234
847-677-1937 FAX
-----Original Message-----
From: Christine Brobst [mailto:cbrobst66@hotmail.com]=20
Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 3:05 PM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: circulating puppets
Hi all,
Is there anyone out there that allows the public to check out puppets? =
We
would like to start a program, and have purchased 10 folkmanis puppets. =
We
are unsure what is the best way to store them and check them in and out. =
Do
you allow kids to play with them in-house or do you keep them behind the
counter? Do they have barcodes somewhere on the puppet? Do you charge =
for
damage? I would be grateful for any information that's out there. =
Please
send directly to me at cbrobst66@hotmail.com,
and I will post a =
compilation
if anyone is interested. THank you very much.
Chrissy Brobst
Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library
cbrobst66@hotmail.com
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From: karen maletz <kmlib@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: declining storytime numbers
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Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 10:34:03 CST
I haven't been in that situation, but what about
flyers in local businesses, railroad stations,
pediatrician's offices, notices in local newspapers,
announcements on local radio stations, etc.
--- Sarah Pardi <spardi@nplhub.org>
wrote:
>
> hello pub-yaccers--
> I have just started my winter/spring session of
> storytimes and there has
> been a big drop in the number of participants in my
> toddler and preschool
> classes. Since October, our children's room has been
> closed due to
> construction and i think this may have scared some
> patrons away...
> storytimes were temporarily cancelled, then moved to
> another building=20
> alltogether and now are being held in another part
> of the main library
> (stuck between some stacks). Besides the local
> newspapers, word of mouth =
> and
> publicity inside the library, I am wondering how
> else I might be able to
> recruit some new faces and bring back those that may
> have travelled to ot=
> her
> libraries for storytime. I would hate to have to
> cancel the storytimes un=
> til
> the children's room opens again and it would be nice
> to have a good base =
> of
> participants for when it does open. If anyone has
> been in a similar
> situation, I would love to hear how you dealt with
> it.
>
>
> Sarah Pardi
> Children's Librarian
> Belleville Public Library
> Belleville, NJ, 07109
> spardi@nplhub.org
>
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From: Marge Loch-Wouters <LochWouters@menashalibrary.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: turn off the TV
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Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 10:34:12 CST
We are in the midst of our school district's 2nd annual January TV Turn-off
week. Last year we offered a children's literature character party or
event
every night (Harry Potter Party; Capt. Underpants Party; Book Bingo; Spooky
Stories) and were mobbed with excited kids and families! Saw many new
users
because of the programs we offered that stayed with us through the year.
We
also offered all kids who checked out books a free plastic book bag.
This year, with our construction, we have no program space but a school
offered their commons area and we hosted a Harry Potter Magic show with 250
kids and adults attending. We also continued the plastic bags. Our
PTO's
in town said if we'd give out a token for every book checked out this year,
they would hold penny wars in all their schools and donate the proceeds to
the library building!! Kids have been pouring in all week! We've been
posting average circ increases of 35% over our usual daily stats during TV
turn-off week.
Plus we started monthly visits this same week to all grade levels or
classrooms in our district (8 elementary) to do booktalks and leave 3 books
in each classroom for the month plus update the kids on construction news.
Responses to this have been awesome as well. We gotta keep doing this even
after we open our new digs in November - as our director says: "Hey, that's
golden!"
Marge Loch-Wouters
Head of Youth Services
Menasha's Public Library
440 First Street
Menasha WI 54952
920 967-5166, ex. 700
lochwouters@menashalibrary.org
-
Hi everyone,I am looking for ideas for TV Turn-Off
Week, which will be held April 21-27. I was talking
with our Board President, and she indicated she would
like me to have some programming to tie in with TV
Turn-Off Week.
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From: Sue Sherif <sue_sherif@eed.state.ak.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Stumper - Canoe
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Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 10:34:20 CST
Here is the plot description of a short story that person read in 1980
either in Alaska or British Columbia. It was in a collection that had a
green cover. The person remembers--believe it or not--next to a book
entitled: Bridges of the Gods by Balch
Young man leaves to go to school Outside -- comes back when father
dies. Father puts possessions in canoe (white? great?) but elders
decide the young man has a bad attitude and bury it away from the
village. Later, starving trapper/miner finds it, uses the gun
to get food, floats the boat down the river to the young man's
village. Young man sees boat and claims it, elders still refuse
to let him have it. Take it back to original spot which young
man has no knowledge. Later, older young man out hunting caribou
with group during break-up, lose canoes and stuck on island. Water
frees the canoe from bank of river, floats downstream and saves
group from starvation. Young man given canoe by elders.
We do not know whether this was an adult or juvenile title. It may be an
Alaska or Canadian story.
Please reply to me directly at the address below if this rings a bell.
Thanks for your help with this.
Sue Sherif
School Library/Youth Services Coordinator
Alaska State Library
344 West Third Avenue Suite 125
Anchorage, AK 99501
(800) 776-6566 (Alaska)
(907) 269-6569
(907) 269-6580 (fax)
sue_sherif@eed.state.ak.us
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From: tzignego@wcfls.lib.wi.us
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: circulating puppets
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Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 10:34:28 CST
Our circulating puppet kits are very popular. We include a book & a
puppet
in a canvas bag. The bar code goes on the book. We also have a clear
plastic tag on the bag handle with the puppet character's name on it; i.e.
Maisy, Arthur, squirrel etc. We print them out on neon colored paper. We
attach those with zip ties. This feature is really for our patrons, so they
don't have to look in every bag if they are looking for a particular puppet.
We have installed coat hooks on a painted piece of wood & attached that on
the wall above the picture books. Because only adults can reach them, it
keeps the correct puppet/book in it's bag. The circ staff gives me puppets
that need washing, repair or replacement. We charge only if a puppet is torn
beyond repair or lost. They usually wear out before that happens.
Have
fun.
Terry Zignego
----- Original Message -----
From: Christine Brobst <cbrobst66@hotmail.com>
Date: Thursday, January 30, 2003 3:05 pm
Subject: circulating puppets
> Hi all,
>
> Is there anyone out there that allows the public to check out
> puppets? We
> would like to start a program, and have purchased 10 folkmanis
> puppets. We
> are unsure what is the best way to store them and check them in
> and out. Do
> you allow kids to play with them in-house or do you keep them
> behind the
> counter? Do they have barcodes somewhere on the puppet? Do you
> charge for
> damage? I would be grateful for any information that's out there.
> Please
> send directly to me at cbrobst66@hotmail.com,
and I will post a
> compilationif anyone is interested. THank you very much.
>
> Chrissy Brobst
> Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library
> cbrobst66@hotmail.com
>
>
>
>
>
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From: "Sophie Brookover" <sophie@mtlaurel.lib.nj.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: Library Humor
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Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 10:34:36 CST
I totally agree, re: children who believe in fairies. They are charming
and
are not to be disillusioned (at least, not by *me* -- I mean, I would never
breathe a word about Santa, the Easter Bunny, or the Tooth Fairy, so why
would I squash a wholesome belief in beings like fairies or borrowers?).
BTW, I seem to recall a movie about a couple of real-life 19th century fairy
photographers. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was involved, somehow. Perhaps
a
book of these photos is out there? You could copy the photos, but
discreetly avoid mentioning the hoax aspect of it all.
Sophie
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Sophie Brookover
Youth Services Librarian
Mount Laurel Library
100 Walt Whitman Avenue
Mount Laurel, NJ 08054
tel: 856.234.7319 x.336
e: sophie@mtlaurel.lib.nj.us
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pubyac@prairienet.org
[mailto:owner-pubyac@prairienet.org]On
Behalf Of Kim Dolce
Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 4:06 PM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Library Humor
As frustrating as it is to find "real" photos of fairies, it's so
sweet to
encounter a child who really believes. It's the clueless adults that drive
me nuts:)
Kim
Kim E. Dolce
Children's Librarian
Port Orange Regional Library
Port Orange, FL 32129
kdolce@co.volusia.fl.us
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From: "Lori Karns" <lkarns@rain.org>
To: "pubyac" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: kids who don't read.
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Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 10:34:44 CST
Just a note about kids who don't read.
A little six year old boy once asked me for a book on the WWF wrestlers and
I explained they were all checked out.
He asked for Pokemon books, same thing - all checked out.
He then went through a list of cartoon programs (Gargoyles, Rugrats,
Power-rangers, etc.) and I explained that they were very popular (it was
summer reading program time) but I suggested some other titles that were in.
He walked with me to see "Captain Underpants," but he wouldn't even
touch
the book. He suggested more TV series, and I explained that there were no
books written about those particular series. I showed him Arthur books,
beginning readers, Waldo, I SPY, and many other items. I was running out of
ideas. We were surrounded by thousands of great children's books. He was
still unsatisfied so I offered magic books, dinosaurs, jet airplanes, riddle
books, books on sharks, how to draw books, but he just looked more
disappointed and wouldn't touch them. Finally, he slumped against a wall and
asked in a wistful voice, "Don't you got ANY books that KIDS like?"
Lori Karns
Support Services Manager
Ventura County Library
196 S. Fir Street, Suite 100
Ventura, CA 93001
lkarns@rain.org
805 641-4449
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From: Michael Dell <MDell@epl.ca>
To: "PUBYAC (E-mail)" <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: STUMPER: Chocolate turns people into animals
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Hello,
I'm calling on your collective knowledge to help with this stumper. This
is
the information our customer has provided:
What do you remember about the book?
The main characters were two children - brother and sister. In a
neighbouring apartment lived an old woman (actually a witch) who, when the
children said something about not liking animals, gave them some magic
chocolate - one piece made you like animals, two pieces enabled you to
understand animals, three pieces turned you into an animal. In the story
that followed, an animal inspector was fed chocolate so that he wouldn't
take her animals away.
How long ago did you read it?
25-30 years ago
Describe the format of the book?
paperback, chapter book, probably not more than 100 pages (possibly
Scholastic book club)
We have done keyword searches on Novelist, What Do I Read Next, and Google.
We've also checked Dictionary of American Children's Fiction, and Fiction
Index for Readers 10-16.
Does anyone recognize this book?
Thanks,
Michael
Michael Dell
Manager, Children's Division
Stanley A. Milner Library
Edmonton Public Library
Edmonton AB T5J 2V4
780-496-7040
780-496-1885 (FAX)
mdell@epl.ca
http://www.epl.ca
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From: Jean Nichols <jean@clarksville.org>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Book program for troops
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Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 10:35:03 CST
The various Army post libraries have paperback books that they will send
to troops deployed from their units. All it takes is someone from their
unit to request the books.
By the way, Librarians are also sent to areas where troops are deployed
(Such as Camp Eagle, Saudi Arabia during Desert Shield/Desert Storm).
What an adventure, but not my cup of tea. "They also serve who stand and
wait," I was one of "those" for over 31 years as my husband
served.
Jean Nichols
Clarksville, Tennessee
"Christine L. Tyner" wrote:
>
> This is a little off topic, but I had a patron ask me
> today if there is a program that sends books to
> troops. He is being deployed Monday. Does anyone know
> if there is a national program that sends donated
> books...do soldiers need to sign up? Any information
> or advice on where else to look would be greatly
> appreciated. My email address is tynercl@yahoo.com.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Christine
>
> =====
> Christine L. Tyner
> Betty Warmack Branch Library
> Grand Prairie, TX
> 972-237-5773
> 972-237-5779 fax
> tynercl@yahoo.com
>
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