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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, February 04, 2003 11:01 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 1011
PUBYAC Digest 1011
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Re: kids who don't read--so now what?
by "Beth McFarland" <BMCFARLAND@cml.lib.oh.us>
2) Re: kids who don't read--so now what?
by "Donna Moran" <domoran@hotmail.com>
3) RE: Colonial Craftsmen
by "Lori Karns" <lkarns@rain.org>
4) Re: Where are you putting the Newbery winners?
by "M. N." <mellifur@cox.net>
5) AD: Princess Mouse Reader's Theater
by Aaron Shepard <AS@aaronshep.com>
6) Re: milk allergies, ADA, and storytime
by "Stacey Irish" <Stacey.Irish@cityofdenton.com>
7) BIB - Medieval times fiction [long]
by "Jo-Ann Woolverton" <jwoolverton@tpl.toronto.on.ca>
8) TumbleBooks
by "April Mazza" <AMazza@minlib.net>
9) Good Books
by "Dettlaff" <dettlaff@cox.net>
10) RE: Behavior signs
by Rebecca Smith <read2yourbunny@yahoo.com>
11) Thanks! Classification of Hoot
by "B. Wells" <akajill2002@yahoo.com>
12) Stumper: Magic boat to land of Norse Gods
by Michael Dell <MDell@epl.ca>
13) Harry Potter gets Vatican's blessing
by "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
14) RE: Newbery and Caldecott winners
by "Andrea Johnson" <ajohnson@cooklib.org>
15) Children's Internet Class
by "Lane, David" <dlane@clearwater-fl.com>
16) YA web page improvement
by "Wendy Morano" <WMORANO@cml.lib.oh.us>
17) Alligator Stumper
by gabe <gabeny13@yahoo.com>
18) Folding child-size tables
by Aileen Johnson <JohnsonA@buckslib.org>
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From: "Beth McFarland" <BMCFARLAND@cml.lib.oh.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: kids who don't read--so now what?
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Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2003 18:25:56 CST
Jennifer,
I agree with you. You have to keep the popular stuff even if it is
'fluff' as one of our staff members calls it. I for one LOVE
to use
the fluff as a segue into the good stuff. Poke'mon can be a good
introduction to Gary Paulson's world of adventure. From there it's on to
Hatchet, Dog Song etc. It's all about making connections. :)
Beth McFarland
Youth Services
Westland Area Library
Columbus Ohio
>>> jbaker93711@yahoo.com
02/04/03 11:36AM >>>
You know this story makes me really sad and frustrated
as I'm sure it does many of you. But it also makes me
wonder about purchasing more of the books "KIDS like".
More and more I am faced with this exact problem. The
Library I work for now is *really* against purchasing
these types of books. As much as I would like to see
kids reading classics and other "good" stuff", I
remember when Goosebumps were super popular we always
said "at least they're reading". Why is it that when
it comes to Spongebob and Powerpuff Girls we can't say
the same thing?
I had been making a little bit of headway with the
"powers that be" in getting a few of the more popular
titles but now that we are facing a budget crunch I'm
expecting any day now that they will tighten down on
the "standards" again. Yet it seems to me that if we
are going to have limited funding, now is the time to
focus on the things kids want so we don't loose them
altogether. Any thoughts?
~jennifer
Fresno Co. Library
>
> >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
> >
> >
>
=====
~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: "Donna Moran" <domoran@hotmail.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: kids who don't read--so now what?
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Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2003 18:26:03 CST
And yet they'll find money for Danielle Steel or Kathleen Woodiss instead of
"classics" for adults. Double standard?
Donna Moran
>From: Jennifer Baker <jbaker93711@yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: pubyac@prairienet.org
>To: pubyac@prairienet.org
>Subject: kids who don't read--so now what?
>Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2003 10:36:31 CST
>
>You know this story makes me really sad and frustrated
>as I'm sure it does many of you. But it also makes me
>wonder about purchasing more of the books "KIDS like".
>More and more I am faced with this exact problem. The
>Library I work for now is *really* against purchasing
>these types of books. As much as I would like to see
>kids reading classics and other "good" stuff", I
>remember when Goosebumps were super popular we always
>said "at least they're reading". Why is it that when
>it comes to Spongebob and Powerpuff Girls we can't say
>the same thing?
>I had been making a little bit of headway with the
>"powers that be" in getting a few of the more popular
>titles but now that we are facing a budget crunch I'm
>expecting any day now that they will tighten down on
>the "standards" again. Yet it seems to me that if we
>are going to have limited funding, now is the time to
>focus on the things kids want so we don't loose them
>altogether. Any thoughts?
>
>~jennifer
>Fresno Co. Library
> >
> > >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
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>
>=====
>~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: "Lori Karns" <lkarns@rain.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: Colonial Craftsmen
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Hi, In case this wasn't answered already... there were no craft guilds for
buttonmakers. Instead, goldsmiths and silversmiths crafted those gorgeous,
bejeweled items worn by wealthy men and boys. More common buttons were made
from wood, shell, horn, pewter, bone, and ivory (scrimshaw) by anyone who
had access to the materials and who could whittle. Men's fashions used
buttons most. An exception would be the exquisitely made stomacher button
sets seen in immigrant German, Scandinavian, and other Northern Europe
groups. These are sets of metal buttons (shank) that were sewn on both edges
of the bodice front. Ornate chains were laced back and forth across the
front of the bodice and around the buttons. These button sets were passed on
through the females of the family for generations.
My best information came from the books we have on the history of fashion
and the history of jewelry. At least the kids weren't requesting photographs
of colonial zipper makers!
Lori Karns
lkarns@rain.org
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From: owner-pubyac@prairienet.org
[mailto:owner-pubyac@prairienet.org]On
Behalf Of Julie Ann Rines
Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 9:06 AM
To: pubyac
Subject: Colonial Craftsmen
Hello all,
While we have a complete set of the Leonard Everett Fisher Colonial
Craftsmen books and other stuff on Colonial America we got handed a
stumper today. Have any of you found any information on buttonmaking in
the 17th century? We have tried Google and the Gale Discovering database
and every book we can think of here as well as placing holds on a couple
of craft books on buttonmaking hoping for an historical introduction.
I'm amazed that this question hasn't come up before as this colonial craft
assignment come every year at this time.
Julie Rines
jrines@ocln.org
P.S. A class mate has just arrived looking for "horn smiths" any
suggestions?
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From: "M. N." <mellifur@cox.net>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Where are you putting the Newbery winners?
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At 10:35 AM 2/4/03 -0600, you wrote:
> Recently a PUBYAC librarian wrote to say that (s)he feels the 2003
>Newbery winner and honor books are either YA/ teen books or books which
>bridge the gray area between children's and YA/teen novels.
> In our public library children's department we have also discussed
and
>been concerned about this issue. I'd be interested to know what other
>librarians are doing or thinking about it.
> Are you putting all Newbery books in the children's collection (after
>all, the award is for the best children's book), or are you placing them
>in both children's and YA/ teen collections, or only in YA/ teen? What
>influenced your decisions?
>Thanks for any input.
>Marian Sawyer
>
>Marian Sawyer
>Collection Development Librarian
>Children's Services
>Fort Collins Public Library
>201 Peterson
>Fort Collins, CO 80524
>(970)221-6686
>
>Lu Benke
>Lead Librarian
>Children's Services
>lubenke@julip.fcgov.com
NO, NO, NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Books that are YA belong in YA, NOT in the
Children's Department. And the Newbery Award is for ages up to 14, which
means that some YA books *are* given Newbery consideration. HOPE WAS HERE
was NOT a children's book, but half the libraries in my area all of a
sudden decided it was, because it won the Newbery. HOUSE OF THE SCORPION is
NOT a children's book, but I fully expect that those same libraries will
all of a sudden decide that it is because of the award. Currently, only two
libraries have it in their J areas, and one doesn't put hardcover books in
their YA area (I'll bite my tongue about that decision) and the other has
it in the YA area of their J section. So it's pretty clear that nobody
considered it "children's" before. Why should an award change that?
Awards shouldn't decide where a book belongs. Reading level, interest
level, topic, writing style, subject matter, complexity...THOSE things are
what should determine it. Newbery Award aside, would you think a ten year
old would get as much out of THE GIVER as a twelve year old? (Please don't
tell me, "My fourth grader loved it." That's not the issue, and still
begs
the question, "But would s/he have loved it MORE had s/he read it three
years later? How much more would s/he have understood and gotten out of
it?")
M. Neiman
neiman@glasct.org
Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Glastonbury, CT
http://www.wtmlib.com
The opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of my organization.
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From: Aaron Shepard <AS@aaronshep.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: AD: Princess Mouse Reader's Theater
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Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2003 18:26:28 CST
A new Reader's Theater Edition has been added to my Web site at:
http://www.aaronshep.com
RTE #31 ~ The Princess Mouse: A Tale of Finland
Told by Aaron Shepard
When a young man seeks a wife by way of family tradition, he finds
himself engaged to a mouse.
GENRE: Folktale
CULTURE: Finland
THEME: Kindness, humility, integrity
READERS: 8 or more
READER AGES: 8-12
LENGTH: 12 minutes
The script is based on my new picture book illustrated by
Russian-American artist Leonid Gore and published by Atheneum/Simon &
Schuster.
From my home page, click on Aaron's RT Page, then on Reader's Theater
Editions. As always, the script can be freely copied and performed
for any educational, noncommercial purpose. Supplementary materials
include a printable color poster, a deleted scene, and an
instrumental audio clip of the Princess Mouse's song.
Here is a full list of scripts now in the series. All stories are my
own, unless noted.
1. "The Legend of Lightning Larry"
2. "The Legend of Slappy Hooper: An American Tall Tale"
3. "Savitri: A Tale of Ancient India"
4. "Resthaven," by Nancy Farmer, from The Ear, the Eye, and the
Arm
5. "The War Prayer," by Mark Twain
6. "The Enchanted Storks: A Tale of Bagdad"
7. "The Gifts of Wali Dad: A Tale of India and Pakistan"
8. "Peddler Polly and the Story Stealer"
9. "The Baker's Dozen: A Saint Nicholas Tale"
10. "The Battle of Song: A Hero Tale of Finland," from The Maiden of
Northland
11. "The Calabash Kids: A Tale of Tanzania"
12. "The Hidden One: A Native American Legend"
13. "Master Maid: A Tale of Norway"
14. "The Sea King's Daughter: A Russian Legend"
15. "The Millionaire Miser: A Buddhist Fable"
16. "How Violence Is Ended: A Buddhist Legend"
17. "Count Alaric's Lady," by Barbara Leonie Picard
18. "The Crystal Heart: A Vietnamese Legend"
19. "How Frog Went to Heaven: A Tale of Angola"
20. "The Magic of Mushkil Gusha: A Tale of Iran"
21. "Help! Hilary! Help!"
22. "Which Shoes Do You Choose?"
23. "Casey at the Bat," by Ernest Lawrence Thayer
24. "Forty Fortunes: A Tale of Iran"
25. "When the Twins Went to War: A Fable of Far East Russia"
26. "The Magic Brocade: A Tale of China"
27. "Master Man: A Tall Tale of Nigeria"
28. "Mop Top: A Tale of Norway"
29. "The Borrower and the Boy," by Mary Norton, from The Borrowers
30. "The Boy Who Wanted the Willies"
31. "The Princess Mouse: A Tale of Finland"
Aaron Shepard
http://www.aaronshep.com
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From: "Stacey Irish" <Stacey.Irish@cityofdenton.com>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: milk allergies, ADA, and storytime
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As a nursing mother (and librarian), I would be surprised if any
breastmilk would cause a problem for anyone but the nurser and nursee.
Very little milk is split, it usually drips from the babies mouth or
gets on the mother's clothes, but other than that it tends to be
self-contained. Does the boy have allergies to ingesting milk or
breathing air with milk "particles" in it?
I really don't think you can ban all nursing and bottle-drinking from
your StoryTimes. Also, ADA asks for reasonable accommodations, and that
seems unreasonable to me. Just my opinion.
Stacey Irish-Keffer
Denton Public Library
Denton, Texas
>>> dgjrrm@SLS.LIB.IL.US
02/04/03 10:34AM >>>
We had a father approach the library administration with a concern.
His son
has severe milk allergies. He said allergies of this sort are covered
under
ADA (although we're checking on that) and his big concern is that milk
from
bottles (and perhaps nursing mothers???) may spill over during story
time
and
his child could be exposed to it and put at serious risk.
So, the administration has asked that we check... has anyone been
exposed to
this sort of thing. Our board allows beverages in the library. What
have
you
all done regarding food allergies?
Can anyone ban children from drinking their bottles in the library? Do
you
tell a nursing mother to knock it off in these circumstances (!!!)??
It's a
quandry.
Sharon L.
Junior Room Staff
Downers Grove Public Library
1050 Curtiss Street
Downers Grove, IL 60515
630.960.1200
Downers Grove Public Library ... The Place to Go When You Need to
Know!!
www.DownersGroveLibrary.org
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From: "Jo-Ann Woolverton" <jwoolverton@tpl.toronto.on.ca>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: BIB - Medieval times fiction [long]
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Thank you for all of the wonderful suggested title. I have compiled and =
listed all of the suggestions. I have noted those titles which were =
duplicated.=20
Aiken, Joan The Shoemaker's Boy=20
Allen, Laura Jean Rollo and Tweedy and the ghost at Dougal =
Castle
Andronik, Catherine Quest for a King: Searching for=20
Avi Crispin: The Cross of Lead (set in the 14th C.) =
(2)
Babbit, Natalie Bub or the Very Best Thing
Barrett, Tracy Anna of Byzantium
Beckman, Thea Crusade in jeans
Bradford, Karleen Lionheart's Scribe (The 3rd Book of the =
Crusades)
Bradford, Karleen Shadows on a Sword (The 2nd Book of the =
Crusades)
Bradford, Karleen There Will Be Wolves (The lst Book of the =
Crusades)
Branford, Henrietta Fire, Bed & Bone
Bunting Eve Night of the Gargoyles=20
Cadnum, Michael The Book of the Lion (set in the 12th C. 3rd =
Crusade)
Cadnum, Michael Forbidden Forest: The Story of the
Little John and =
Robin Hood
Carrick, Donald Harald and the Giant Knight (2)
Carrick, Donald Harald and the Great Stag (2)
Chaucer, Geoffrey Canterbury Tales (adapted by Barbara =
Cohen)=20
Christian, Peggy The Bookstore Mouse=20
Corbett, W.J. The dragon's egg and other stories
Crossley-Holland, Kevin The Seeing Stone (Arthur, 1)
Crossley-Holland, Kevin At the Crossing-Places (Arthur, 2)
Cunningham, Julia Wolf Roland
Curry, Jane Louide The Christmas Knight=20
Cushman, Karen The Midwife's Apprentice (2)
Cushman, Karen Catherine, Called Birdy( set in A.D. 1290, =
England) (3)
Cushman, Karen Matilda Bone
Czarnota, Lorna Macdonald Medieval Tales that Kids can read an tell =
(3)
De Angeli, Marguerite The Door in the Wall
De Paola, Tomie The knight and the dragon
Domanska, Janina King Krakus and the Dragon=20
Doyle, Debra Knight's wyrd
Eager, Edward Knight's castle
Ellis, Anne Leo The Dragon of Middlethorpe=20
Esterl, Arnica The Fine Round Cake =20
Gackenback, Dick The Princess and the Pea
Gal, Laslo Merlin's Castle=20
Gerrad, Roy Sir Cedric (2)
Goodall, John S. The Story of a Castle=20
Goodman, Joan E. Peregrine (sequel to the Winter Hare)
Goodman, Joan E. The Winter Hare (set in 12th C. England)
Graham, Harriet A boy & his Bear=20
Gray, Elizabeth Janet Adam of the Road
Greer, Gery Max and me and the time machine
Gregory, Kristiana Eleanor of Aquitaine (set in 12th C. =
France)
Gross, Gwen Knights of the round table
Haahr, Berit The Minstrel's Tale
Harris, Dorothy Joan Rumpelstiltskin=20
Hastings, Selina Sir Gawain and the Loathly Lady =20
Hazen, Barbara Shook The Knight who was Afraid of the Dark =20
Hazen, Barbara Shook The Knight who was Afraid to Fight=20
Hildick, E.W. Case of the dragon in distress: a McGurk Fantasy
Hodges, Margaret Comus=20
Hodges, Margaret St. George and the Dragon (2)
Hodges, Margaret The Kitchen Knight (2)
Holman, Sheri Sondok, Princess of the Moon and Stars (set in 7th =
C. Korea)
Howe, John The Knight with the Lion =20
Hugo, Victor The Hunchback of Notre Dame=20
Hunt, Jonathan Bestiary: an Illustrated Alphabet of Medieval =
Beasts=20
Hunter, Mollie The three day enchantment
Hunter, Mollie The King's Swift Rider (set in early 14th C.)
Hyman, Trina S. King Stork=20
Hyman, Trina S. Sleeping Beauty
Hyman, Trina S. Water of Life
Ingoglia, Gina Disney's the Hunchback of Notre Dame=20
Katz, Welwyn Wilton Third magic
Krensky, Stephen We Just Moved
Krossing, Karen The Castle Key
Landon, Lucinda Meg Mackintosh & the Mystery @ the =
Medieval Castle=20
Lasker, Joe Merry Ever After =20
Lasker, Joe A Tournament of knights
Lofgren, Ulf Alvin the Knight (2)
Luenn, Nancy The Ugly Princess
Malone, Patricia The Legend of Lady Ilena (set in the 6th =
C.)
Maloney, Nancy Goodman of Ballengiech =20
Malory, Thomas The Boy's King Arthur =20
Manning, Mick What a Viking!
Martin, C.L.G. Dragon Nanny
Mayer, Marianna The Unicorn Alphabet=20
Mayer, Marianna The Twelve dancing Princesses=20
McAllister, Angela The Battle of Sir Cob and Sir Filbert =20
McCaughrean, Geraldine Saint George and the Dragon=20
Meyer, Carolyn Isobel: Jewel of Castilla (set in 15th C. Spain)
Mitgutsch, Ali Knight's book
Morpurgo, Michael Joan of Arc of Domremy=20
Morressy, John The Juggler
Morris, Gerald Parsifal's Page (2)
Morris, Gerald The Damsel and the Dwarf
Muller, Robin The Socerer's Apprentice =20
Murphy, Jill Jeffery Strangeways
Netzley, Patricia D. Unicorns=20
O'Brien, Patrick
The Making of a Knight: How Sir =
James earned his Armor
Osborne, Mary Pope Favorite Medieval Tales
Osborne, Mary Pope The Knight at dawn (2)
Osborne, Mary Pope Viking ships at sunrise (2)
Park, Linda Sue A Single Shard (set in 12th Korea) (2)
Patterson, Katharine The King's Equal =20
Pierce, Tamora Alanna: The First Adventure(Song of the Lioness, =
1)
Pierce, Tamora In the Hand of the Goddess (Song of the Lioness, =
2)
Pierce, Tamora Lioness Rampant (Song of the Lioness, 4)
Pierce, Tamora Woman Who Rides Like a Man (Song of the Lioness, =
3)
Pope, Elizabeth Marie Perilous Gard
Pyle, Howard The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood =20
Quindlen, Anna Happily Ever After (2)
Richardson, Jean Stephen's Feast
Robertson, Bruce Marguerite Makes a Book=20
Robins, Deri and Jim The Stone in the Sword =20
Rogasky, Barbara The Water of life =20
Rosen, Sidney & Dorothy The Magician's Apprentice (set in 13th C. =
England)
Sancha, Sheila Knight after knight
San Souci, Robert Young Guinevere =20
San Souci, Robert Young Lancelot =20
San Souci, Robert Young Merlin =20
Sanderson, Ruth Cinderella, ill. by=20
Sanderson, Ruth Enchanted Wood =20
Sanderson, Ruth Papa Gatto=09
Sanderson, Ruth Twelve Dancing Princesses =20
Scieszka, Jon Knights of the Kitchen Table (Time Warp Trio)
Shannon, Mark Gawain and the Green Knight =20
Singer, Marilyn The Maiden on the Moor (2)
Skurznski, Gloria Spider's Voice
Skurzynski, Gloria A Minstrel in the Tower
Slavin, Bill The Stone Lion
Smith, Janice Lee There's a Ghost in the Coatroom=20
Springer, Nancy I am Mordred: a Tale from Camelot
Springer, Nancy I am Morgan le Fay, a Tale from Camelot
Springer, Nancy Rowan Hood: Outlaw Girl of
Sherwood Forest
Stanley, Diane Joan of Arc
Steig, William The Toy Brother=20
Stolz, Mary Batholomew Fair
Sufcliff, Rosemary The Light Beyond The Forest
Sufcliff, Rosemary The Sword in the Circle
Sufcliff, Rosemary Tristan and Iseult
Sutcliff, Rosemary Knight's Fee
Sutcliff, Rosemary The Shining Company (set in A.D. 600)
Symonds, Jimmy The Hunchback of Notre Dame=20
Temple, Frances The Beduins' Gazelle (set in A.D. 1302, Saudi =
Arabia)
Temple, Frances The Ramsay Scallop (set in A.D. 1300-1304) (2)
Tingle, Rebecca The Edge on the Sword (set in the late 800s)
Tolkein, JRR Smith of Wooten Major and Farmer Giles of Hamm.
Tomlinson, Theresa Child of the May (sequel to the Forestwife)=
Tomlinson, Theresa The Forestwife
Vande Velde, Vivian Never Trust a Dead Man (2)=20
Wahl, Jan Drakestail
Welch, Ronald Knight Crusader
Welch, Ronald The Gauntlet (set in the 14th C.)
White, T.H. The Sword in the Stone
Wilde, Nicholas Sir Bertie and the Wyvem
Wiesner, David Loathsome Dragon=20
Williams, Laura E. The Executioner's Daughter
Williams, Mark London Ancient Fire=20
Williams, Ursula Moray The Noble Hawks
Winthrop, Elizabeth The Battle for the Castle
Wise, William Sir Howard the coward
Yep, Laurence
Lady of Ch'iao Kuo: Warrior of the South =
(set in 6th C. China)
Yolen, Jane (ed.) Camelot
Yolen, Jane (ed.) Sherwood: Original Stories from
the World of Robin =
Hood
Yolen, Jane Here there be Dragons
Yolen, Jane Hobby (The Young Merlin Trilogy, Book 2)
Yolen, Jane Merlin (The Merlin Trilogy, Book 3)
Yolen, Jane Passanger (the Young Merlin Trilogy, Book 1)
Zelinsky, Paul O. Rapunzel=20
Zelinsky, Paul O. Rumpelstiltskin
Thanks again.
Jo-Ann Woolverton
Jane Dundas Library, Toronto Public Library
Toronto, ON
416-394-1014
jwoolverton@tpl.toronto.on.ca
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From: "April Mazza" <AMazza@minlib.net>
To: "PUBYAC" <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: TumbleBooks
Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2003 18:26:53 CST
Hi all!
Some of you may already be familiar with TumbleBooks and have received
their promotional emails. I actually skipped over them but was finally
lured in with a free offer and thought I would pass along the
"freeness"
to those who might be interested. Here is part of the email I got and
the contact info....I have left out the images/attachments. I used the
TumbleBooks just briefly and liked what I saw. I also really like the
rep, Ron, he was great to work with. I would be interested in what
others think too because at some point our free trial will end and I'll
have to decide whether to pay for it or not!
Thanks & enjoy,
April Mazza
Youth Services
Wayland Public Library
(508) 358-2308
AMazza@minlib.net
Dear Children's Librarian:
We would like to offer your library a FREE subscription to our Junior
TumbleBookLibrary. It is a mini-version of our regular TumbleBookLibrary:
An online collection of animated, talking picture books.
www.TumbleBookLibrary.com
username: mini
password: mini
No catch. No commitment. No obligation. No administration fee. No forms
to fill out. FREE.
We give you an animated link you can post in your Children's section .
Which looks like this: <I guess this is where you contact Ron at the end
of this email if you are interested>
We'll provide you with a direct link so that your patrons can just click
on the link to access your collection without have to enter username and
password.
That's it. Yours to keep.
We hope you and your patrons will like it so much that you will
eventually want to add more books and upgrade to our regular collection:
www.TumbleBookLibrary.com
username: tumble
password: children
But if you don't, that's ok.
If you want the FREE TumbleBookLibrary collection for your library, just
e-mail mini@tumblebooks.com
and we'll get you up and 'tumbling' right
away.
best,
Ron Zevy
Head Tumbler
TumbleBooks Inc
(416) 781-4010
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From: "Dettlaff" <dettlaff@cox.net>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Good Books
Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2003 18:27:01 CST
Tina,
Your posting reminded me of a story I heard about a school media
specialist who was repeatedly asked the same question. Finally she put a
box beside her desk and anytime a student returned a book and told her
it was a "good book," she put it in the box, without any comment.
Then,
when students asked where the "good books" were, she just pointed to
the
box. Sometimes students digging around in the box would come up with one
and tell her, "This isn't a good book!" Whereas she would just
shrug
and put it back on the shelf.
I thought this was an excellent (and subtle) way for kids to recommend
books to other kids. In a public library setting, the cart of books that
have just been returned serves a similar purpose. At the public library
where I used to work, we did wheel that cart out front with a sign that
said "Recently Returned Books" (until the next cart got full). It
became
another browsing section for our customers.
Here's to all the Good Books!
Christine
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From: Rebecca Smith <read2yourbunny@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: RE: Behavior signs
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Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2003 18:27:08 CST
Interesting point. If this is the case, then
maybe the best tactic is to put up signs that are
designed to bring a smile to their faces?
Just a thought... :-)
Rebecca
--- Chris Accardo <Caccardo@GPTX.org>
wrote:
> My theory is that no behavior signs work.
> People know they aren't
> supposed to be bringing food or drink or being
> disruptive in the library
> and no sign is going to stop them if they
> choose to anyway. All signs
> do is give people a defensive and/or combative
> frame of mind, if they
> pay attention to them at all.
>
> Chris
>
> Mr. Chris Accardo
> Librarian
> Grand Prairie Memorial Library
> 901 Conover
> Grand Prairie, TX 75051
> 972.237.5715
> caccardo@gptx.org
>
=====
Rebecca Verrill Smith
Lesley Ellis School Library
read2yourbunny@yahoo.com
"It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are,
far more than our abilities."
--Albus Dumbledore ( J.K. Rowling)
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From: "B. Wells" <akajill2002@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Thanks! Classification of Hoot
Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2003 18:27:16 CST
I want to thank the many people who took
time to let me know where
Hoot by Carl Hiaasen was classified in their library. The results were not
as clear cut as I had hoped, though they did reveal a preference.
Juvenile--21 votes
YA--13
Both--4
We currently have our copies in YA, but there are those who feel it should
be in J. I will now take these numbers back to the other librarians and
further discussion shall ensue!
Thanks again! This list is a truly amazing resource.
Brendle
Brendle Wells
Youth Services Librarian
Fair Oaks Library
Sacramento Public Library
bwells@saclibrary.org
PUBYAC Address akajill2002@yahoo.com
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From: Michael Dell <MDell@epl.ca>
To: "PUBYAC (E-mail)" <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumper: Magic boat to land of Norse Gods
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To all,
I need your help again. I have a customer who remembers reading a book
about several children who acquire a magic boat and they travel to the land
of Norse gods. This was read 25-30 years ago, and it is a chapter book
probably 2 inches thick.
So far we have checked Novelist, What Do I Read Next, Dictionary of American
Children's Fiction, Fantasy Literature for Children, Fiction Index for
Children. And we've done keyword searches on Google, Amazon, Barnes and
Noble and Loganberry Books. PLus subject searches in the Library of
Congress catalogue.
We have determined that it is not Voyages by Doris Buchanan Smith, or The
Green Hills of Nendrum (aka Bells of Nendrum) by J.S. Andrews.
Does anyone know which book this is?
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: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
Subject: Harry Potter gets Vatican's blessing
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Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2003 18:27:33 CST
Harry Potter gets Vatican's blessing
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/2722077.stm
"Harry Potter gained the Vatican's seal of approval on Monday when an
official said the books helped children 'to see the difference between
good and evil'."
Don Wood
Program Officer/Communications
American Library Association, Office for Intellectual Freedom
50 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611
1-800-545-2433, ext. 4225; Fax: 312-280-4227; dwood@ala.org
http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/
Free People Read FreelyŽ @ your library
http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/intellectualfreedomandcensorship.html
"If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise,
we don't believe in it at all."--Noam Chomsky
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From: "Andrea Johnson" <ajohnson@cooklib.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: Newbery and Caldecott winners
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M. Neiman mentions the Newbery titles being YA books, and this brings up =
something I've been wondering. I know the Printz award was created to =
recognize YA books, especially since the Newbery seemed to be skewing =
toward YA. Is the Newbery committee given any guideline as to what =
grade or age level the award books should be? One of the honor books is =
actually on the honor list for both the Newbery and the Printz this =
year. Isn't awarding the Newbery honors to YA books kind of missing the =
point of having separate awards?
Just my opinion...
Andrea Johnson
ajohnson@cooklib.org
Cook Memorial Public Library
Libertyville, IL
> -----Original Message-----
> From: M. N. [SMTP:mellifur@cox.net]
> Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 11:03 AM
> To: pubyac@prairienet.org
> Subject: Re: Newbery and Caldecott winners
>=20
>=20
> Ah, but give the Newbery books to your sixth graders and up, and they =
WILL
> read them. Most of this year's Newbery's are really YA books, or at =
the
> very least, bridge-YA. They are certainly not elementary school =
titles.
>=20
>=20
> M. Neiman
> neiman@glasct.org
> Welles-Turner Memorial Library
> Glastonbury, CT
> http://www.wtmlib.com
>=20
> The opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of my =
organization.
>=20
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From: "Lane, David" <dlane@clearwater-fl.com>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Children's Internet Class
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Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2003 18:27:51 CST
We here at Clearwater Public Library in Florida are trying to start offering
an introduction to Internet course for kids. Has anyone else done this? What
was your curriculum? Who taught it? How long did it last? Was it a one-off
course or over a few weeks? Class size? These are just a few questions to
get you started, but we want any feedback you have on the subject. Thank
you.
David J. Lane
Youth Services Librarian I
Clearwater Public Library System
727-468-6800 ext 252
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From: "Wendy Morano" <WMORANO@cml.lib.oh.us>
To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: YA web page improvement
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Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2003 18:27:59 CST
I'm posting this request again, since I forgot to include the link to
our web page. We are improving out YA web page. Are there any
suggestions/success stories for other YA library web pages?
Our page offers cool links, homework help, book reviews. Has anyone
had any luck attracting more teens to their web sites?
Our YA website is:
www.cmlteens.com
Thanks in advance.
Wendy Morano
Library Assistant
Hilltop Branch (Columbus Metropolitan Library)
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From: gabe <gabeny13@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Alligator Stumper
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Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2003 18:28:06 CST
Oh wise ones....
Old woman...has an alligator which she gets,
maybe as a present. Keeps it in the attic.
Alligator is kind of unhappy there. Not Cricktor
or Lyle. In the last 15 years of so. Ring a
bell?
Lisa Dowling
hfl_lisa@stls.org
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From: Aileen Johnson <JohnsonA@buckslib.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Folding child-size tables
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Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2003 18:28:15 CST
Greetings!
We are finally planning the furniture in our new building. Does
anyone have a source for folding tables that are child size? TIA!!
Aileen Johnson
Children's Services Manager
Bucks County Free Library
James A. Michener Branch
229 California Road
Quakertown, PA 18951
Phone: (215) 536-3306
Email: JohnsonA@Buckslib.org
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