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From: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults and Children" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
To: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults and Children" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 2:48 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 1013
PUBYAC Digest 1013
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) summer reading time limits
by Lorraine Getty <lgetty1969@yahoo.com>
2) RE: Valentines Program
by "Susan Dailey" <obldailey@wellscolibrary.org>
3) RE: milk allergies, ADA, and storytime
by Susan259@aol.com
4) RE: milk allergies, ADA, and storytime
by SHERYL BAILEY <BAILEYS@charleston.lib.sc.us>
5) Stumper Solved: Magic boat to land of Norse gods
by Michael Dell <MDell@epl.ca>
6) Re: Canadian province books
by "Richard Quiring" <richard_quiring@hotmail.com>
7) RE: Children's Ready Reference
by "Andrea Johnson" <ajohnson@cooklib.org>
8) drug education
by ed debutts <mushroom_ed@yahoo.com>
9) stumper
by "Elizabeth McKay" <ebuono73@hotmail.com>
10) Re: Behavior signs
by "Mary Jo Smith" <msmith@gateslibrary.org>
11) Getting Along - ideas
by MzLibrary@aol.com
12) RE: kids who don't read--so now what?
by Margaret Siebert <psiebert12508@yahoo.com>
13) Lego Program
by Meaghan Battle <battleme@metronet.lib.mi.us>
14) Stumper -- Teen Horror Story
by Ginger Roth <ginger_roth@yahoo.com>
15) Suggestions of Nostalgic Books
by "Susan Wells" <susanw@wcplib.lib.oh.us>
16) Smelly Books
by "Jneedham" <jneedham@coventryct.org>
17) Question for Minneapolis Area List Members
by Sue Sherif <sue_sherif@eed.state.ak.us>
18) Yu-Gi-Oh Tournament tips?
by Marisa Giannullo <lilac_girl99@yahoo.com>
19) Re: Folding child-size tables
by "Jean Nichols" <jeannichols@charter.net>
20) Free Comic Book Day
by "Natasha Forrester" <nforrester@wpl.org>
21) Stumper: 1906 San Francisco, rags to riches and back
by Greg Ullman <gullman@ci.covina.ca.us>
22) Re: Where are you putting the Newbery winners?
by Margaret Siebert <psiebert12508@yahoo.com>
23) Barnyard animal stumper
by Juli Huston <jhuston@soar.snap.lib.ca.us>
24) stumper
by Charlette Jouan <cmjouan@yahoo.com>
25) RE: declining storytime numbers
by "Keener, Lesa" <LKeener@acmail.aclink.org>
26) Re: Stumper - Book re shipwrecked children
by "BALIS/PLS/SVLS Reference Center, SF Branch"
<srcsf@mindspring.com>
27) Appropiate touch Books
by "HEATHER O MCCUTCHEN" <mccutcho@atlas.forsyth.lib.nc.us>
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From: Lorraine Getty <lgetty1969@yahoo.com>
To: PUBYAC <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: summer reading time limits
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Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 15:44:10 CST
This is for those libraries who award summer reading
incentives based on number of hours or minutes
read.....
I'm wondering how other libraries arrive at their time
requirements. I've heard of some who use a 30 min per
day, 6 days a week model.....over the course of an
8-week program the completion time would be 24 hours.
Considering kids from the age of 6 up & including
teens, does anyone base theirs on a different model?
My library is using a 48 hr completion time for kids
6-12 for an 8 week program. That would require
reading 1 hour per day 6 days a week, which seems
commendable, but high to me. I seriously doubt that
the staff that has come up with this number reads that
much themselves, or would even if it meant they would
earn prizes. That's not to say that these ladies
don't read - they do, but I don't know how much
really. Although not "librarians,"
they are great people and I value their opinions and
knowledge of the community (this is my second year
here). Their feeling is they want kids to aim high -
they like giving nice prizes and so want them to "mean
something" - again, commendable, but what are your
philosphies on the topic?
I had thought that I wanted my teens (12 +) to read
more than the 6-12's, but I don't know. Is is better
to have a lower time limit and more kids who
completed?
Our kids are required to read all year for Accelerated
Reader points and grades; shouldn't our emphasis be on
having fun more than working for hours/prizes? I know
it depends somewhat on each community, etc, but I
would appreciate any thoughts on the subject. Either
it will give me some ammunition to try to change
things or else I will just have a better understanding
of things.
You may email me directly or post online to generate
more discussion.
Thanks,
Lorraine Getty
lgetty1969@yahoo.com
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From: "Susan Dailey" <obldailey@wellscolibrary.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: Valentines Program
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Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 15:44:18 CST
Heather,
I have a few Valentine activities that I wrote. Two are from my book and
two were written recently.
Funny valentine-fingerplay
Would you like a square valentine
(make shapes mentioned with fingers)
Or would a round one do?
How about a diamond
Or a triangle or two?
Although I try very hard
When I cut a heart, I find
(pretend to cut)
It always ends up lopsided
(make a "uneven" heart with fingers)
And makes a funny valentine.
You can also use visuals for this fingerplay while the children do the
motions. Precut the shapes and put magnets on them. Place the shapes
on
the board when they are mentioned. Actually cut out a lopsided heart
during
that part of the rhyme and show it to the children. After the rhyme, you
might want to show them about folding the paper to make an "uplopsided"
heart.
Pink Valentine-song
(sung to "Three Blind Mice")
1. Before singing song, pass out pink, red and white valentines to audience.
They can be cut from construction paper or, for a change, shape them out of
pipe cleaners.
2. Explain that the kids will need to do as the song tells them. On the
line that says "do what I do," add a motion that isn't spoken.
For
instance, you might toss the valentine in the air, hand it to someone else,
spin it around on your finger or sit on it.
3. Sing the following:
Pink valentine, pink valentine
Hold it high, up to the sky
Now put it down upon your shoe
Then on your head and your knee, too
Listen to me and do what I do
With pink valentines, pink valentines.
4. Repeat with red and white valentines. You can change the two body parts
in the fourth line to make the song harder or sing it at a faster tempo.
I Like-fingerplay
I like the sun
(hold arms above head in circle.
And I like the rain.
(wiggle fingers while bringing down)
I like planes
(move arm upward)
And I like trains.
(move arms in circular motion at side)
I like ice cream
(pretend to lick cone)
And bubble gum, too.
(chew)
I like those things,
(nod head)
But I love you.
(put hands over heart)
Xs and Os-fingerplay
An X on a card
(make x with fingers)
Means a kiss.
(blow a kiss)
To show a hug,
(hug self)
Make an O like this.
(make o with fingers)
Xs and Os
(make x and o with fingers)
On a valentine
(make fingers into heart shape)
Mean "I love you.
(put hands over heart)
Please be mine!"
Wishing you a wonderful Valentine's Day program,
Susan Dailey
librarian, speaker and author of A Storytime Year (www.susanmdailey.com)
Ossian Branch Library, Ossian, Indiana
260-622-4691
<mailto:obldailey@wellscolibrary.org>
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From: Susan259@aol.com
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: RE: milk allergies, ADA, and storytime
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I would certainly check with a lawyer--the key is 1) defining a disability
and 2)under Title 3, what is reasonable???
http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
The ADA prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in employment,
State and local government, public accommodations, commercial facilities,
transportation, and telecommunications. It also applies to the United States
Congress.
To be protected by the ADA, one must have a disability or have a
relationship or association with an individual with a disability. An
individual with a disability is defined by the ADA as a person who has a
physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major
life activities, a person who has a history or record of such an impairment,
or a person who is perceived by others as having such an impairment. The ADA
does not specifically name all of the impairments that are covered.
ADA Title III: Public Accommodations
Title III covers businesses and nonprofit service providers that are public
accommodations, privately operated entities offering certain types of
courses and examinations, privately operated transportation, and commercial
facilities. Public accommodations are private entities who own, lease, lease
to, or operate facilities such as restaurants, retail stores, hotels, movie
theaters, private schools, convention centers, doctors' offices, homeless
shelters, transportation depots, zoos, funeral homes, day care centers, and
recreation facilities including sports stadiums and fitness clubs.
Transportation services provided by private entities are also covered by
title III.
Public accommodations must comply with basic nondiscrimination requirements
that prohibit exclusion, segregation, and unequal treatment. They also must
comply with specific requirements related to architectural standards for new
and altered buildings; reasonable modifications to policies, practices, and
procedures; effective communication with people with hearing, vision, or
speech disabilities; and other access requirements. Additionally, public
accommodations must remove barriers in existing buildings where it is easy
to do so without much difficulty or expense, given the public
accommodation's resources.
Courses and examinations related to professional, educational, or
trade-related applications, licensing, certifications, or credentialing must
be provided in a place and manner accessible to people with disabilities, or
alternative accessible arrangements must be offered.
Commercial facilities, such as factories and warehouses, must comply with
the ADA's architectural standards for new construction and alterations.
Complaints of title III violations may be filed with the Department of
Justice. In certain situations, cases may be referred to a mediation program
sponsored by the Department. The Department is authorized to bring a lawsuit
where there is a pattern or practice of discrimination in violation of title
III, or where an act of discrimination raises an issue of general public
importance. Title III may also be enforced through private lawsuits. It is
not necessary to file a complaint with the Department of Justice (or any
Federal agency), or to receive a "right-to-sue" letter, before going
to
court. For more information, contact:
Disability Rights Section
Civil Rights Division
U.S. Department of Justice
P.O. Box 66738
Washington, D.C. 20035-6738
www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm
(800) 514-0301 (voice)
(800) 514-0383 (TTY)
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From: SHERYL BAILEY <BAILEYS@charleston.lib.sc.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: RE: milk allergies, ADA, and storytime
Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 15:44:35 CST
Sharon -
I don't know if this reply will be of any help to you - it certainly isn't
an
answer to your question...but as a librarian and as the mother of two
severely
allergic children, I thought I might be able to add a different viewpoint.
My 6-year-old son is severly milk-allergic. When he was diagnosed at 6
months,
we were told that even a kiss from someone who had been drinking milk could
cause him to break out in hives. I've never heard of someone being
allergic
to
the smell of milk or to milk particles - but then there are plenty of people
who don't believe that my 4 year old can go into anaphylactic shock from
simply
smelling peanut butter.
I know there is a question of ADA requirements and how that pertains to this
situation - and I don't know the answer. It sounds as though this might be
the
parent of a newly-diagnosed child - maybe he hasn't had a lot of experience
in
coping with the everyday social situations that really can threaten his
child's
well-being, and he wants to do everything he can to let his child
participate
in the same activities other children do *and* keep the child completely
safe.
And he's probably scared, and maybe overwhelmed. I'm sorry he raised ADA
in
his first conversation, setting himself up as an adversary.
You have to do what works for the majority of patrons and for you and your
staff. He will have to choose whether or not his child can participate.
Nothing in your post suggested you weren't already doing this, but I'll say
it
anyway: even as you make the decision that's right for you, even if the
parent
ends up acting like a complete jerk, remember that he is most likely doing
it
out of love and concern for his child, and that he wants what any other
parent
wants - for his child to be able to participate fully, and for him to be
safe
doing so.
And now I'll climb down off my soap box and go work on my desk schedule - my
boss asked for it an hour ago. Thanks for listening, and good luck!
Sheryl Bailey
Charleston County (SC) Public Library
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From: Michael Dell <MDell@epl.ca>
To: "PUBYAC (E-mail)" <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumper Solved: Magic boat to land of Norse gods
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Thanks once again to the collective knowledge of PUBYAC we have an answer to
this customer's question. The book is
The Ship That Flew by Hilda Lewis.
There is a good description of the book on this website:
http://www.marysmoffat.co.uk/bibliography/tosix/multiper.htm
Thanks to everyone who responded and special thanks to Katie who was the
first.
Michael
The original query was:
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?
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: "Richard Quiring" <richard_quiring@hotmail.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Canadian province books
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Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 15:44:51 CST
Another good series of Canadian province books is the "Journey Across
Canada" series by Harry Beckett. Publisher: "The Rourke Book
Co." It's well
worth buying for the Grade 3-4 reading level. It contains useful topics like
geography, weather, people, occupations, history, major cities, signs and
symbols. I recommend it.
Richard
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Richard Quiring, Teacher-Librarian
Greendale Elementary School
46361 Yale Road
Chilliwack, BC
V2P 2P9
Phone: (604) 823-6738
Fax: (604) 823-4582
Email: richard_quiring@hotmail.com
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>From: Eric Norton Reply-To: pubyac@prairienet.org
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
>Subject: Canadian province books Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2003 11:02:58 CST
>
>As I am putting together some books for a teacher on Canada, I'm noticing
>that we don't have any recent books on the provinces (and no Nunavut books
>at all). Anybody have any recommendations for new books on Canada and her
>provinces?
>
>Eric Norton Head of Children's Services McMillan Memorial Library Wisconsin
>Rapids WI 54494 715-422-5130 enorton@scls.lib.wi.us
>
>"Very senior librarians...once they have proved themselves worthy by
>performing some valiant act of librarianship, are accepted into a secret
>order and are taught the raw arts of survival beyond the Shelves We
Know."
>Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards!
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From: "Andrea Johnson" <ajohnson@cooklib.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: Children's Ready Reference
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Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 15:45:00 CST
Let's see, our Ready Reference shelves have:
World Book
CultureGrams (standard edition, states, and Kids' Edition)
Goode's World Atlas
World Almanac
A to Zoo
Best Books for Children
Subject Headings for Children (ed. Winkel) -- known to many of us as =
"the Dewey book" or "the yellow book" (though there are
actually 2 =
volumes)
The Read-Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease
Outline Maps on File
American Heritage Student Dictionary
Countries of the World Fact Cards
Alabama to Wyoming: State Fact Cards
and a few other things:
local schools' AR lists (in a 3-ring binder)
our home-grown Party Planning binders, put together by generations of =
room moms past
a rotating feature when the appropriate holiday is at hand: Wilhelmina =
Ripple's Valentine School Parties, Halloween School Parties, and =
Christmas Parties (These party planning books are worth their weight in =
gold and highly sought after by room moms during party seasons, so we =
keep them close at hand in season. Off season, they rotate back to our =
regular Reference collection.
There are a few other things on the shelf, but the above items are the =
most frequently used. The rest could probably serve just as well in the =
regular Reference shelves.
Hope this helps!
Andrea Johnson
ajohnson@cooklib.org
Cook Memorial Public Library
Libertyville, IL
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From: ed debutts <mushroom_ed@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: drug education
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Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 15:45:07 CST
I deleted the request about drug education programs,
then remembered this book: Buzz: The Science and Lore
of Alcohol and Caffeine, by Stephen Braun (Oxford U.
Press, 1996. Only 214 pages, but full of good info.
"Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of
evolution." -Dobzhansky
Drug education begins in the uterus. Chemicals
produced in the womb called anandamides (from the
Sanskrit word for "bliss") bind to sites on our
neurons, that interestingly, is where THC (from
marijuana) and PEA (from chocolate) also bind. PEA is
an amphetamine-like substance. My wife uses it daily,
and I would too, but I read the results of a study
showing that older men who eat a lot of chocolate are
twice as likely to get prostate cancer as men who
don't.
So prohibition is a gender-equity issue. A lot of
guys are imprisoned for doing something their bodies
know is right, but that our representatives made
illegal in 1937. Check out the Merck Manual from that
year: Cannabis (marijuana)was a medicine in good
standing.
If you feel like gender equity is a good idea,
consider reading American Women and the Repeal of
Prohibition, which is available on the Web at
netLibrary.
If the people will lead, our leaders will follow.
Peace, Ed
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From: "Elizabeth McKay" <ebuono73@hotmail.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org, goodnightmoon-list@goodnightmoon.connix.com
Subject: stumper
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Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 15:45:16 CST
Hello everyone--
Please excuse any cross-posting, I wanted to cover as much territory as
possible...
A co-worker got this request last night from a woman (age 40) who read these
books in the 60s and 70s, although she thinks they may have been written
before that. She's thinking of a series, and in one of the books two
little
girls tried to cook an egg on a hot sidewalk in the summer. Does this ring
any bells with anyone, ANYWHERE? She's pretty sure they aren't in any of
the series by Cleary or Haywood. Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
You can reply to me at the address below.
Liz
Elizabeth McKay
Children's Librarian
The Ferguson Library
1 Public Library Plaza
Stamford, CT 06904
<elizabeth@fergusonlibrary.org>
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From: "Mary Jo Smith" <msmith@gateslibrary.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: Behavior signs
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I think Beth has a very good point. People often pay no attention to
signs.
We'll have people who walk in through two sets of double doors, both of
which have NO TAX FORMS signs on them, come up to the desk and stand right
next to a sign that says "Sorry, no tax forms" and ask "Do you
have tax
forms?"
When we were at a Thruway rest stop over the weekend, we saw a lady walk
right up to a door that had a large, bright yellow sign on it that said "If
door is opened alarm will sound" and open the door. An alarm sounded
(imagine that!) and she crept away, shaking her head in wonder or
embarrassment (I'm not sure which). My 13 year old daughter was amazed.
I
just chalked it up to people not reading signs. Mary Jo
----- Original Message -----
From: "Beth McFarland" <BMCFARLAND@cml.lib.oh.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 7:01 PM
Subject: Re: Behavior signs
> Rebecca,
>
> Those signs were great. It is unfortunate that more people
don't read
> them. which may explain why some organizations have resorted to the
> more harshly worded ones. We have signs posted all over regarding
> everything from appropriate conduct and our policy on unattended
> children to where the restrooms are located. Sometimes it seems that
> all we do is give directions to the bathroom, remind parents that 3 year
> olds are too young to be left unattended in the children's area and
> police conduct at the computer center.
>
> We have noticed that it's not the way the signs are worded that
> matters, but weather people are willing to take the time to read what is
> right in front of them.
>
>
>
> Beth McFarland
> Youth Services
> Westland Area Library
> Columbus Ohio
>
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From: MzLibrary@aol.com
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Getting Along - ideas
Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 15:45:36 CST
I had a caseworker from the local Children's Services office here this
morning to ask my advice on books for children on 'getting along.' I was
in
the middle of a project and could not go into too much detail but did tell
her that I could recommend books for more specific issues (sibling rivalry)
and for some more specific ages. She was looking for something like 'The
Get
Along Gang' books which were popular when my girls were very young. We
don't
have them here at the library. Checked out were all copies of James and
the
Giant Peach which was recommended to her by the physician in the agency.
I felt pretty inadequate although I did recommend some books which I thought
would help and of course they are all out at the moment. I directed her to
the parent's bookshelf and to Storytimes for Troubled Times. I have sent
her
links to Helping Books, Book Spot and ACPL's Parent's Primer which have been
helpful to me. However, perhaps I am making this more complicated than it
needs to be. Do any of you already have a compiled list of books in a
category of 'Getting Along' that you could send my way that might be
helpful?
Thanks.
Charlotte Rabbitt, Children's Librarian
Peterborough Town Library
Peterborough, New Hampshire
"Oh, magic hour when a child first knows it can read printed words!"
from A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
mzlibrary@aol.com
crabbitt@townofpeterborough.us
http://townofpeterborough.com/library
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From: Margaret Siebert <psiebert12508@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: RE: kids who don't read--so now what?
Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 15:45:44 CST
I've been wondering something. Several people have made mention of the fact
that their boards don't which to purchase "fluff" fiction for
children.
Would these boards allow such books to be given shelf space if they were
donated by patrons?
We have MANY paperbacks, some of which are fluff pieces, and they are almost
all donated. When parents find that their children, or the bookcase, have
outgrown the books in their collection, they donate them to us. Anything we
don't keep for the collection goes into the ongoing book sale. Some of the
books are in mint condition, and they range from picture books to classics.
We get quite a bit of use out of them before having to weed them out, and
they don't owe us a thing.
In this way we can provide these titles without buying them, especially
since many are available in paperback only.
Peg Siebert
Blodgett Library
Fishkill, NY
"Tobin, Renee" <Rtobin@ci.rancho-cucamonga.ca.us>
wrote:And do the "powers
that be" approve of purchasing popular
titles or do
they limit that collection to classics as well?
Renee Tobin
Rancho Cucamonga Public Library
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From: Meaghan Battle <battleme@metronet.lib.mi.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Lego Program
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Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 15:45:52 CST
Hi all!
We are hoping to host a Lego program this summer, and would like any
information you have about successful Lego programs in libraries. How
many participants? Did you buy or borrow the Legos? etc.
Thanks for letting me pick your brains! Please respond directly to me at
battleme@farmlib.org.
--Meaghan Battle
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Meaghan M. Battle
Coordinator of Youth Services
Farmington Community Library
32737 W. 12 Mile Road
Farmington Hills, MI 48334-3302
(248)553-0300, ext. 319
battleme@farmlib.org
"Thank God for
anyone under 12 years old."--Ursula Nordstrom
"In the case of good books, it is not how many you can get
through, but how many can get through to you." Mortimer
Adler
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From: Ginger Roth <ginger_roth@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Stumper -- Teen Horror Story
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Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 15:46:00 CST
Hello all,
I read a book way back in the 10th grade (circa 1986).
My English teacher had this book in her classroom
collection and we were allowed to check books out for
silent reading day. All this is to say that the
following is all that I remember about this very
popular book that disappeared before mid-terms.
The title is simply "Elizabeth." It is about a girl
living with her relatives (though not her parents, if
I recall correctly). She explores an attic and
converses with a magical being of some sort, probably
a spider. She allows a spider to bite her and as a
result receives magical powers. She sleeps with her
lecherous uncle before killing him, and then goes on
to do various other evil magic things.
I hope someone knows how to locate this book. I've
tried several different times, and several different
ways, to no avail. Thanks for any help you can give.
Ginger Roth
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From: "Susan Wells" <susanw@wcplib.lib.oh.us>
To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: Suggestions of Nostalgic Books
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Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 15:46:09 CST
Dear Pubyacers,
A classmate of mine needs your help. For our Selection and Acquisitions
class we need to come up with an opening day collection. She would like to
create what she calls a "legacy or nostalgia" collection that would
consist
of books that people enjoyed as a child that they would then want to share
with their children. Do you have any suggestions of good titles she should
include?
You can respond directly to me at susanw@wcplib.lib.oh.us
and if there is an
interest I would be happy to post what I receive to the whole list.
I told her what a wonderful group you are and I'm sure any help you all can
offer would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Susan Wells
Extension Services Coordinator
Washington County Public Library
Marietta, OH 45750
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From: "Jneedham" <jneedham@coventryct.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Smelly Books
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Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 15:46:16 CST
Hi, All!
As children's librarians, I'm sure we've all come across books that have =
been returned along with funky odors. Recently, two of our books came =
back reeking to high heaven of oil or some other vile-smelling substance =
- hard to identify. Has anyone out there ever successfully removed the =
smell of fuel or oil from books? They look fine, otherwise, and I'd =
hate to throw them away if they could be saved. We don't have a tech =
services department or a technician to ask, and I'm stumped. I'd really =
appreciate any feedback or suggestions from the great minds out there. =
Thanks!
Jennifer Needham
Booth & Dimock Memorial Library
1134 Main Street
Coventry, CT 06238
(860) 742-7606
E-mail: jneedham@coventryct.org
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From: Sue Sherif <sue_sherif@eed.state.ak.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Question for Minneapolis Area List Members
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Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 15:46:25 CST
Minneapolis area librarians or frequent travelers--
Can any of you identify this poster that evidently is/was hanging on a wall
of
the Minneapolis Airpot (not in a store according to the person who forwarded
the question to me?
>I had a friend call me to see if I knew where she could get a print of a
>
> >picture she saw in the Minneapolis Airport. She doesn't know the
artist.
> >It is of an older gentlemean on the top step of a library ladder.
He had
> >books under each arm and was reading one. He had white hair and
"Ben
> >Franklin" glasses. Any help from you or anyone else would be
appreciated.
Thanks for any help you can give us.
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: Marisa Giannullo <lilac_girl99@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Yu-Gi-Oh Tournament tips?
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Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 15:46:33 CST
I remember a few months back, someone posted their
experiences running a Yu-Gi-Oh tournament at their
library. We are planning an "event" for sometime in
March, and of course I have lost the PUBYAC email I've
been saving with all the ideas.
Although I watch the kids play after school every day,
I am not entirely familiar with the rules, and I'd
probably need a crash course before running a
tournament.
Has anyone done this at their library? Can you share
your tips and tricks? Or -- if you happen to have the
original email from a few months ago -- can you
forward it to me?
Many thanks!!
Marisa Giannullo Treglio
Bloomfield Public Library
Bloomfield, NJ
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From: "Jean Nichols" <jeannichols@charter.net>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: Folding child-size tables
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Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 15:46:41 CST
HIGHSMITH HAS ADJUSTABLE LEG TABLES.
HOPE YOU ENJOY THEM.
JEAN NICHOLS
----- Original Message -----
From: "Aileen Johnson" <JohnsonA@buckslib.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 6:28 PM
Subject: Folding child-size tables
> 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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From: "Natasha Forrester" <nforrester@wpl.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Free Comic Book Day
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Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 15:46:49 CST
Hi all! Our local comic book store has approached me about partnering for
some publicity and programs for Free Comic Book Day in May. Since we just
"debuted" our graphic novel collection, I said yes in a flash, and now
I'm
trying to come up with some fabulous ideas for what to do - so I'm turning
to the most fabulous people I know! To my knowledge we don't have any
comic
book artists around here to come and speak, but I've thought about having a
collector come and talk about how to collect and take care of comic books
and maybe a comic book exchange - does anyone have any other ideas or
suggestions? Email me offlist and I'll post a compilation. Thanks!
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From: Greg Ullman <gullman@ci.covina.ca.us>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumper: 1906 San Francisco, rags to riches and back
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Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 15:46:56 CST
Hi PUBYAC,
We have a patron who read a book for an 8th grade book report in
1974 about a family in northern California who move to San Francisco when
they inherit the house and artwork collection of a wealthy relative just
prior to the 1906 earthquake and fire. It deals with the family's
transformation from poverty to wealth and then their loss due to the fire.
The patron wants his son to read the book.
We are aware of a few novels from before 1974 that have to do with
the San Francisco earthquake (The trembling hills /P . Whitney; The fire and
the gold / P. Whitney; The awakening of the Hartwells / E. Allen; Shaken
days / M. Garthwaite) but none of these seems to have this plot.
Thanks,
Greg Ullman
Covina Public Library
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From: Margaret Siebert <psiebert12508@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Where are you putting the Newbery winners?
Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 15:47:05 CST
It would never occur to me to keep all the Newbery books together just
because they all won the same award. We have made sure that we have copies
of all of them, but the text alone determines how they are catalogued.
We keep a list of the winners handy and current, since area teachers often
assign their students to read a Newbery winner for their monthly book
reports. This means that they find all the titles, J and YA, together on one
list. If they don't find the title they are looking for in the Children's
Room, however, they usually just assume it's not in and make another
selection. In this way, they tend to find only the books that are
appropriate for them. We do not, of course, dissuade them from reading
anything they and their parents feel is fine for them.
Peg Siebert
Blodgett Library
Fishkill, NY
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From: Juli Huston <jhuston@soar.snap.lib.ca.us>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Barnyard animal stumper
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Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 15:47:13 CST
Hello All,
I received a reference question the other day that, of course, has me
stumped. Here is what the person on the desk at the time wrote down:
"Barnyard animals scared about noise they hear - too afraid to investigate.
They finally do and discover it's rain-or something...I couldn't find
in...Novelist, but you might recognize it. She read it maybe 7 years ago or
so, so it's not brand new." Any suggestions? Thank you in
advance.
Juli
Juli Huston
Children's & Young Adult Librarian
Solano County Library
Rio Vista Branch
jhuston@snap.lib.ca.us
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From: Charlette Jouan <cmjouan@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: stumper
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Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 15:47:22 CST
Hello Collective Brain,
I have a patron with the following memory of a book:
a young boy (with some sort of authority figure/adult,
don't know gender), the adult sucks up all the water
in the sea, and the little boy runs out to see all the
treasures/shells etc. The young boy doesn't return
and the adult must let the water back out.
I hope you can help! Please email me off list, and
I'll post the answer.
Many thanks.
Charlette Jouan
cjouan@wcpl.lib.oh.us
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From: "Keener, Lesa" <LKeener@acmail.aclink.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: declining storytime numbers
Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 15:47:30 CST
I was just finishing my water aerobic class on my Tuesday off and in
trooped the preschool "tadpole" class. I realized that here were
parents
that did not work during the day. I posted a sign on the bulletin board
and got 6 ( I have had 0 the last two weeks) all from the pool classes.
-----Original Message-----
From: karen maletz [mailto:kmlib@yahoo.com]
Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 11:34 AM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: declining storytime numbers
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.
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From: "BALIS/PLS/SVLS Reference Center, SF Branch" <srcsf@mindspring.com>
To: "Pubyac" <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: Stumper - Book re shipwrecked children
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Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 15:47:39 CST
Our hearty thanks to Sally O'Neil, who identified the book description we
posted as _Smuggler's island_, by Clarissa A. Kneeland. Thank goodness for
your wonderful list!
- Catherine Sylvia
BALIS/PLS/SVLS System Reference Center, SF Branch
c/o San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin Street, 3rd floor
San Francisco, CA 94102
tel: (415) 552-5042 fax: (415) 552-5067
email: srcsf@mindspring.com
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From: "HEATHER O MCCUTCHEN" <mccutcho@atlas.forsyth.lib.nc.us>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Appropiate touch Books
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Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 15:47:47 CST
Hi Everybody
I'm hoping you can help me. I have a kindergarten teacher looking
for books and videos to share with her children about appropriate
touching. Not so much child molesting as child to child touching.
I found for her My Body Is Private by Girard and Your Body
Belongs to You by Spelman. Can anyone think of any other
picture books or videos that addresses this issue?
Thanks for the help!
Heather
Heather McCutchen
Children's Librarian
Forsyth County Public Library
660 West Fifth St
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
336-727-2264, option 7
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