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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 20, 2003 11:01 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 1031
PUBYAC Digest 1031
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Ring Bearer books
by "rgrimmer" <rgrimmer@lakeco.lib.in.us>
2) Stumper - weird family jumps into pants
by "Jo-Ann Woolverton" <jwoolverton@tpl.toronto.on.ca>
3) Thank you!
by nhcheerio@juno.com
4) Stumper: two princes
by Jen Taggart <taggartj@metronet.lib.mi.us>
5) Re: toys
by "Patricia Hull" <phull@slco.lib.ut.us>
6) Curious George
by "Theresa Stoner" <TSTONER@vigo.lib.in.us>
7) STUMPER-Giving up a bottle
by Jennifer Lindsey <jlindsey@mcls.rochester.lib.ny.us>
8) Juvenile patrons working off fines
by Paula Geglein <gegleipa@oplin.lib.oh.us>
9) Contemporary Christmas stumper answered
by JC_MARYSE@4cty.org
10) USA Patriot Act Resolutions of State Library Associations
by "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
11) bilingual materials
by ahoey@library.state.nh.us
12) Stumper
by Jennifer Parker <jmpwel@yahoo.com>
13) Wooden people stumper
by "Iserman, Jennifer" <Jennifer.Iserman@co.dakota.mn.us>
14) Question about Ann Rinaldi's "Millicent's Gift"
by "Marge Tassione" <tassione@northlakelibrary.org>
15) Stumper
by Gaewynne Hood <gaewynneh@ashburtondc.govt.nz>
16) Stumpers
by "Julie Rothenfluh" <jrothenfluh@lib.naperville.il.us>
17) "Girl with a Pearl Earring"
by "Susan Dailey" <obldailey@wellscolibrary.org>
18) The Newsletter on Intellectual Freedom Now Online!
by "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
19) transportation jokes
by Eric Norton <enorton@scls.lib.wi.us>
20) Book suggestions
by "Natasha Forrester" <nforrester@wpl.org>
21) Association of Children's Librarians of Northern California (ACL)
presents April Institute on middle school reading and readers
by Overmyer <overmyer@pacbell.net>
22) preschool toys and puzzles
by Lorraine Getty <lgetty1969@yahoo.com>
23) Stumper: treasure hunt
by "Kathleen Conger" <kathleen.conger@ci.stpaul.mn.us>
24) Raffle: Denise Fleming Illustration
by Jeanette Larson <larsonlibrary@yahoo.com>
25) job posting Carmel, IN
by jandersen@carmel.lib.in.us
(Jennifer Andersen)
26) stumper: helping a friend in trouble
by jandersen@carmel.lib.in.us
(Jennifer Andersen)
27) Re: Newbery and Caldecott winners
by btdref@bartlett.lib.il.us
28) (no subject)
by "Lori Osmon" <loriosmon@hotmail.com>
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From: "rgrimmer" <rgrimmer@lakeco.lib.in.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Ring Bearer books
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Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 16:26:54 CST
Thanks to everyone on the listserv who replied to my stumper for books
about being a ring bearer for a three-year-old. I received requests to
share the titles so here they are: D.W. thinks Big (Marc Brown), Harry
Gets and Uncle (Barbara Ann Porte), the Ring Bearer's Big Day (Charlotte
Evans Thomas & Deborah Jonsson), 10 Cool Things about Being a Ring
Bearer (Penelope C. Paine & Itoko Maeno), Wedding Kids (this is a video
about kids in weddings produced by Brainfood Productions, c2000. I'm
sure these titles will be very helpful for our patron and her little
boy.
Everybody have a good day! Becky Grimmer,
Children's Services, Cedar Lake Branch Library, Cedar Lake, IN.
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From: "Jo-Ann Woolverton" <jwoolverton@tpl.toronto.on.ca>
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Subject: Stumper - weird family jumps into pants
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Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 16:27:02 CST
I have a patron looking for a picture book she remembers from the mid to =
late seventies. This is what she remebers about the story a couple fall in =
love, but the man says that he can not marry her because her family is too =
weird. He goes around the world looking for another family to marry into =
but come back to his first love because all the other families were =
weirder than hers. Either the first family or another family is weird =
because they don't put their pants on one leg at a time, they climb =
furniture and jump into them.
Thank you in advance for you help finding this odd sounding book.
Jo-Ann Woolverton
Jane Dundas Library, Toronto Public Library
Toronto, ON
jwoolverton@tpl.toronto.on.ca
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From: nhcheerio@juno.com
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Thank you!
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Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 16:27:11 CST
Hi again,
First off, let me say that the response from you has been fantastic
regarding my question about interview questions! I have gotten many,
many responses from you, and you have given me much to think about in the
next week (the interview is next week). Thank you for your generosity in
sharing your experiences. I have received replies asking for a
compellation of the questions, and I will post that to the list once the
responses from you all finish trickling in. I will also keep you posted
on how the interview itself goes. I know every library and every
interview is different, but I feel much more confident having heard from
those of you "in the trenches."
Thanks again for your help!
Lisa Pinard
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From: Jen Taggart <taggartj@metronet.lib.mi.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Stumper: two princes
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Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 16:27:18 CST
Hello collective stumper brain! We have searched catalogs, World Cat, and
A to Zoo for this one, with no luck. Our patron recalls a picture book
written in the 60s or 70s about two princes. One has all red toys and the
other has all blue toys. They are always fighting over them. One day their
nanny gets so frustrated with them, she tears each toy in half and sews
the red halves to the blue halves so they can't fight over them anymore.
Sound familiar to anyone?
Jennifer Taggart
Youth Services Librarian
Bloomfield Township Public Library
1099 Lone Pine Road
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302
taggartj@btpl.org
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From: "Patricia Hull" <phull@slco.lib.ut.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: toys
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Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 16:27:26 CST
We bought some wall toys for our children's area this year. They have
been the most popular and wonderful thing ever. We have kids from 6
months to 16 sitting and playing with them. We mounted them on the sides
of our stacks. Parents have commented how they keep the kids entertained
while they are picking out books. They have not increased noise and
there are no pieces to lose. We got them from
www.peoplefriendlyplaces.com
and they were about $160 each. We have 2
smiling Wilburs and 2 hob knobs. good luck.
Trish Hull
Youth Services Librarian
Kearns Library
Salt Lake County Library System
Kearns, Utah
phull@slco.ut.us
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From: "Theresa Stoner" <TSTONER@vigo.lib.in.us>
To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: Curious George
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Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 16:27:35 CST
Thanks again to all those who sent me ideas for our Curious George =
program. We had over 100 people attend (kids, parents, and grandparents). =
This is especially impressive condisering that we are a very small branch =
library. We used the costume from Costume Specialists and it was wonderful!=
In addition to using some of your great ideas I also found some Little =
Debbie Curious George bananna Snack cakes that are $1.09 a box. My =
co-worker also told me that Kroger sells Curious George "fruit chews".
(I =
think they sell for about $2.00 a box).
Theresa Stoner
Vigo County public Library
Terre Haute, Indiana
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From: Jennifer Lindsey <jlindsey@mcls.rochester.lib.ny.us>
To: "PUBYAC (E-mail)" <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: STUMPER-Giving up a bottle
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Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 16:27:44 CST
Hi Everyone,
I had a patron looking for a picture book to read to her 2 year old about
giving up her bottle. I've been able to find books about giving up a
blankie and pacifier, but none about a bottle. We checked A to Zoo with no
luck. Any suggestions would be really helpful.
Thanks in advance!
~Jenn Lindsey
Jennifer L. Lindsey
Children's Services Coordinator
Chili Public Library
Rochester, New York 14624
jlindsey@libraryweb.org
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From: Paula Geglein <gegleipa@oplin.lib.oh.us>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Juvenile patrons working off fines
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Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 16:27:52 CST
A little while ago, there were several postings about libraries that
allow juvenile patrons to "work" off their library fines at the
library. The idea was presented to our co-director and she is very
interested in finding out more information about how this works at other
library systems. If your library gives juvenile patrons or teens the
option of working off their fines, could you please e-mail me off-list
and give me more details that I could pass along to my co-director?
TIA.
Paula M. Geglein
Youth Services Librarian
Clermont County Public Library
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From: JC_MARYSE@4cty.org
To: PUBYAC@PRAIRIENET.ORG
Subject: Contemporary Christmas stumper answered
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 16:28:00 CST
Thank you to Laura Matheny, Cathy Bernsed, Laurie Harris, and Selma Levi for
providing not one but two possible answers to my stumper. The favorite
seems
to be "A New Day", by Don Bolognese, but "The Nativity" by
Julie Vivas was
also
suggested. Both books are available in our system, so I'm forwarding the
information to my patrons.
The original stumper was to find a contemporary version of the Christmas
story
published in the 1970s which featured a migrant couple named Jose and Maria
instead of Joseph and Mary. The baby was born in a garage instead of a
stable.
Maryse Quinn
Johnson City, NY
JC_Maryse@4cty.org
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From: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
Subject: USA Patriot Act Resolutions of State Library Associations
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Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 16:28:09 CST
USA Patriot Act Resolutions of State Library Associations
http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/statepatriotresolutions.html
This page includes links to information on the USA PATRIOT Act and
indicates whether a state association has adopted its own resolution
against the USA PATRIOT Act, has endorsed ALA's "Resolution on the USA
Patriot Act and Related Measures That Infringe on the Rights of Library
Users," or both.
If you have any information about other state resolutions, please
e-mail this information to dwood@ala.org or bbecker@ala.org.
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From: ahoey@library.state.nh.us
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: bilingual materials
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Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 16:28:17 CST
I'm looking for bilingual children's materials such as picture books and
nonfiction titles in the following languages: Cambodian, Indonesian, and
Punjabi. Can anyone point me to a source? My OCLC and Internet
search
turned up mainly publishers in England or Australia, and some have no
websites.
You can reply to me off the list. Thanks for your help.
Ann Hoey
Youth Services Coordinator
New Hampshire State Library
20 Park Street
Concord, NH 03301
603-271-2865
ahoey@library.state.nh.us
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From: Jennifer Parker <jmpwel@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Stumper
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 16:28:25 CST
Hello Everyone,
I was sutmpted today when a mother and her daughter came in looking for a
historical fiction book but it couldn't be based on a real person or event.
I thought that is what historical fiction was, that it was a fictional
account of a person or event in history. I had about three families
in
with the same request.
Do you think the students misunderstood what the teacher was asking for or
am I missing something?
You can respond to me directly
jmpwel@yahoo.com
Thanks
Jennifer Parker
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From: "Iserman, Jennifer" <Jennifer.Iserman@co.dakota.mn.us>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Wooden people stumper
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Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 16:28:33 CST
A female patron stumped me with this one the other day. A picture book,
published not too long ago, but also not too recently. Wooden people live
together in a village. They put dots on each other if they don't like them.
She thinks there may also have been a carpenter who created these wooden
people. She didn't have much more to give me beyond that. Please email me
directly at jennifer.iserman@co.dakota.mn.us
if you have thoughts as to what
this could be. I'll sum up for all.
Thanks!
-Jen Iserman
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From: "Marge Tassione" <tassione@northlakelibrary.org>
To: "pubyac@prairienet. org
(E-mail)" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Question about Ann Rinaldi's "Millicent's Gift"
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 16:28:41 CST
Has anyone read this recent book by Rinaldi? The jacket targets the =
Grade 3-7 age group. While I would never tell a young person she/he =
couldn't check out this book, I feel it targets the YA age group. Most =
of the libraries in our system have opted to place it in the Junior =
fiction. Am I off base? Some of the subject matter, in my opinion,
is =
for older kids. The whole Percocet, cigarette smoking, and man in the =
house scenarios just don't seem to fit in the J category. (I know, I =
know, kids are a lot more "with it" these days.) As an animal
lover, I =
also had a hard time with letting bunnies loose at a petting zoo. =
Domesticated rabbits will die if left to their own devices in the wild. =
Would have made more sense if the petting zoo people were reported. =
Just my 2 cents. Any responses would be appreciated--please reply directly
to me.
Thanks
Margaret Tassione
Northlake Public Library
Northlake, Illinois
tassione@northlakelibrary.org
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From: Gaewynne Hood <gaewynneh@ashburtondc.govt.nz>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Stumper
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 16:28:49 CST
I have a stumper from way back.
Customer was read this book which must have been a chapter book in the late
fifties or early sixties by her teacher.
A boy finds a ship in a bottle in an old store and takes it home where it
grows in his back yard and takes the boy and three ? friends back in time.
One of the adventures was set in medieval times and they rescue an egyptian
girl from a situation then return her when things are safe, in thanks she
gives the boy a piece of embroidery which he brings back to his time and
sells at the school fate to raise money for something.
If you know the title, author of this book please e-mail me at
gaewynneh@ashburtondc.govt.nz
<mailto:gaewynneh@ashburtondc.govt.nz>
TIA
Gaewynne Hood
Ashburton Public Library
New Zealand
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From: "Julie Rothenfluh" <jrothenfluh@lib.naperville.il.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumpers
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Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 16:28:58 CST
We have 2 stumpers we're looking for help with.
1) A book about a girl who has collected bird feathers and made a cloak or
possibly a necklace out of them; she warns the birds of danger; at the end,
she jumps off a cliff & turns into a bird (I think the story takes place in
the jungle or rainforest).
2) A picture book with endpapers or title page that looks like a blueprint;
animals get a package with building materials and a blueprint; they don't
read the directions and just build something; they keep rebuilding it and
are never quite sure what it is they've built. Possible recurring phrase
of
"Not a problem" or "No problem".
Many thanks for any help.
Julie Rothenfluh
Chidren's Services Supervisor
Nichols Library
Naperville, IL
jrothen@lib.naperville.il.us
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From: "Susan Dailey" <obldailey@wellscolibrary.org>
To: "PUBYAC" <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: "Girl with a Pearl Earring"
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Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 16:29:07 CST
Dear Yackers,
We have "Girl with a Pearl Earring" by Tracy Chevalier classified as a
Young
Adult book. After reading it, I wonder if it should be in the adult
section. It isn't that I don't think the book is appropriate for Young
Adults. I just don't think it has YA appeal. I'm curious where
others have
it shelved. I would also love to hear from anyone who knows a YA who has
read the book. Mostly the people who checked it out at my branch are
adults
who were reading it for a book club. All the reviews on the back of the
book are from adult publications, as well.
Just wondering. Please reply directly to me.
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: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
Subject: The Newsletter on Intellectual Freedom Now Online!
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Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 16:29:15 CST
The Newsletter on Intellectual Freedom (NIF)--the only journal reporting
attempts to remove materials from school and library shelves across the
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freedom issues. NIF is now available both online and in print!
To celebrate the launch of the online version, for this first year
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The online version is available at http://www.ala.org/nif/.
The NIF
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Intellectual Freedom.
If you would like more information on how to subscribe to either the
print or online version, please visit
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or contact Nanette Perez
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From: Eric Norton <enorton@scls.lib.wi.us>
To: kidslist@scls.lib.wi.us, pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: transportation jokes
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 16:29:23 CST
Folks:
I am getting started on putting together some material for our local
Children's Festival in early March. The Festival is held in the high
school gymnasium and local organizations that have some connection to kids
(and some that don't really) have booths were they do crafts or have other
activities. Each year the Festival has a theme. The library always
uses
this time to promote our upcoming summer program, which has a different
theme. This leaves me trying to combine themes which can end up being
pretty torturous (bugs and "Join the Winner's Circle" last year were a
pretty odd combination, for instance). This year our state-supported
summer theme is "Laugh it up @ the Library" and our local Children's
Festival theme is "transportation". I thought it might be nice
to memorize
a few dozen transportation jokes to share with the kids as they came to our
booth to get them in the spirit of things. I could spend few days
pouring
over our jokebooks but I thought it would be more fun to solicit jokes from
everyone. Let the jokes begin!
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: "Natasha Forrester" <nforrester@wpl.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Book suggestions
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Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 16:29:31 CST
I have a daycare provider asking for books to help a preschooler (just
turned age 4) make the transition in the mornings to daycare, and then in
the afternoons when it is time to go home. We went through A-Zoo (my copy
is a few years old) and our in-house database and found lots of 'going to
school' books (I.Q Goes to School, Wemberley Worried, If You Take a Mouse to
School) and lots of 'seperation anxiety' books (Runaway Bunny, I Promise
I'll Find You, Where Are You Blue Kangaroo) and she chose some of them, but
she is looking for something else. The little girl is currently living
with
Grandma, and Mom will be coming back in to the picture soon, to live with
them, too. The little girl does fine when she gets going at daycare, and
then hates to leave at the end of the day. Grandma and the daycare are
looking for some books to help with the transition - any ideas?
Please respond off-list and I'll post a general reply of all the
suggestions. Thank you!!!
Natasha Forrester, Children's Services Librarian
Winfield Public Library
605 College Winfield, KS 67156
(620) 221-4470
"When in doubt, go to the library."
~ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, J.K. Rowling
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From: Overmyer <overmyer@pacbell.net>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Association of Children's Librarians of Northern California (ACL)
presents April Institute on middle school reading and readers
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Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 16:29:40 CST
The Association of Children's Librarians of Northern California (ACL)
announces its annual Institute: Caught in the Middle: Serving the Middle
School Reader, to be held on Thursday, April 10, 2003, from 9 am 3:30 pm
at the San Francisco Public Library New Main, 100 Larkin Street (Civic
Center), San Francisco, California. Newbery-Honor author Joan Bauer and
National Book Award nominee Elizabeth Partridge, graphic novel expert Rory
Root, librarian Patty Carleton, and Family Nurse Practitioner Erica
Monasterio will be the featured speakers.
The cost is $30 for members of ACL and $40 for non-members, and includes a
comprehensive bibliography relating to the subject. Books will be
available for purchase and author signing. A breakfast buffet will be
available before the first speaker, and lunch is available for purchase at
nearby restaurants. To register in advance, please send checks, made out
to "ACL", to: Sherrill Kumler, Hayward Public Library, 835
"C" Street,
Hayward, CA 94541. For more information, please contact Elizabeth
Overmyer, Berkeley Public Library, Central Children's Library, (510)
981-6224.
Doug and Elizabeth Overmyer
overmyer@pacbell.net
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From: Lorraine Getty <lgetty1969@yahoo.com>
To: PUBYAC <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: preschool toys and puzzles
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Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 16:29:49 CST
I weeded out a few puzzles in our children's area that
I thought had seen better days, and low and behold, a
mother and child asked for one that I had just put in
storage. I brought it back out, and they were very
pleased! You might be surprised at what are
"favorites" to some.
That said, let me share with you an idea that I had
concerning puzzles that made them easier to live with.
One thing I didn't like about having puzzles was that
I would find one or two pieces left out and wouldn't
be able to tell which puzzle it went to. I really had
better things to do with my time than figure that
stuff out every evening. Anyway, my solution was to
number each puzzle on the outside of the box and then
write the corresponding number on the back of each
piece that went with that puzzle. Of course, it helped
a great deal that I had a teen volunteer last summer
who did all the numbering for me. He did this for all
of the puzzles that stay in the children's area, which
go up to 200 pieces. We have a couple of 500 piece
puzzles in the YA area which we didn't number.
It's not rocket science by any means, but it has
helped on occasion.
Lorraine Getty
Forsyth, IL
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From: "Kathleen Conger" <kathleen.conger@ci.stpaul.mn.us>
To: <marinj@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
Subject: Stumper: treasure hunt
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I haven't heard back from the customer, but this looks like a perfect
match for description. Thanks, Jen Marin, for your speedy response!
My original post:
> I have a stumper from a customer who remembers reading this book in
the
> early 70's. It's a picture book or beginning reader.
>
> The story has four boys. One of their dads sets up a treaure hunt,
> complete with map that leads the boys to each clue, such as a key.
The
> boys camp outside and are scared by a bush that looks like a monster
> (this is a glorious two-page spread). In the back of the book are
> instructions for making a map, mask, and paper hat.
>
>
> You may send ideas to the customer directly at cmlune@hotmail.com
> and please copy them to me.
> Thank you!
> Kc
>
> Kathleen Conger
> Youth Services Librarian
> Saint Paul Public Library
>
> kathleen.conger@ci.stpaul.mn.us
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Sounds like THE SECRET HIDE-OUT by John Peterson. It's still under
copyright, but the author's estate has posted the text and
illustrations
online at
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Olympus/2597/the_secret_hideout.html
I believe it's still available in paperback.
Jen Marin
marinj@suffolk.lib.ny.us
Kathleen Conger
Youth Services Librarian
Saint Paul Public Library
kathleen.conger@ci.stpaul.mn.us
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From: Jeanette Larson <larsonlibrary@yahoo.com>
To: ALSC <alsc-l@ala1.ala.org>,
Pubyac <pubyac@prairienet.org>,
"'TX-YAC@lists.tsl.state.tx.us'"
<tx-yac@lists.tsl.state.tx.us>,
ChildLit <child_lit@email.rutgers.edu>
Subject: Raffle: Denise Fleming Illustration
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Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 16:30:06 CST
Once again, the Texas Library Association will be
raffling a piece of original children's book art to
raise funds for the Association's Disaster Relief
Fund. Go to
http://www.txla.org/html/wells/gallery.html
to view
the piece that has been donated by Denise Fleming.
The panel is a study for LUNCH (1992, Henry Holt and
Company), an ALA Notable Book. Ms. Fleming donated the
piece to benefit the Texas Library Disaster Relief
Fund, created to assist Texas libraries that are
impacted by disasters such as fires, floods, and
storms.
Raffle forms can be printed from the site and sent
with $5 to secure your chance to win this colorful
book illustration by a favorite author illustrator.
Denise Fleming never sells her work so this is a rare
opportunity to own a piece of her work.
Form(s) must be received by Friday, March 28, 2003 to
be included in the raffle.
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Jeanette Larson
Youth Services Manager
Austin Public Library
P.O. Box 2287
Austin, TX 78768-2287
512-499-7405
larsonlibrary@yahoo.com
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From: jandersen@carmel.lib.in.us
(Jennifer Andersen)
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: job posting Carmel, IN
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Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 16:30:15 CST
Children's Services Manager
The children's department in our nationally recognized library is dedicated
to developing a warm, welcoming environment and providing materials,
programs, and services to nurture reading and learning. We are currently
seeking a manager to lead a department of 25 professional and
paraprofessional staff members in planning, promoting, and delivering
services to children and their caregivers.
RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE forecasting budgetary needs and monitoring
expenditures, overseeing collection development and maintenance of print
and audiovisual materials, contributing to the development and improvement
of library-wide and interdepartmental policies and procedures, and helping
staff the reference and technology area desks in the children's department
as needed. The work schedule is varied and includes some evening and
weekend hours.
TO QUALIFY CANDIDATES MUST HAVE an ALA/MLS, at least 3 years of experience
as a children's librarian in a school or public library, and at least one
year of successful supervisory experience. Thorough knowledge of
children's literature and electronic resources, excellent communication
abilities, a strong customer service focus, and proficiency with computers
are also required. We offer a minimum starting salary of $40,000,
excellent benefits, and a great work environment in an award-winning
facility located just north of Indianapolis. If you are interested in
joining a team of top-notch professionals, please forward a resume and
cover letter to: Cindy Wenz, Human Resources Manager, Carmel Clay Public
Library, 55 4th Ave SE, Carmel, IN 46032; fax 317-571-4285; email
cwenz@carmel.lib.in.us.
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From: jandersen@carmel.lib.in.us
(Jennifer Andersen)
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: stumper: helping a friend in trouble
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Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 16:30:25 CST
Hi Everyone!
We had a teacher from one of the local middle schools call in looking for a
picture book (or something short she can read in one class period) she can
read to her class on the topic of friendship. More specifically, she is
looking for a picture book that will help them know it's okay to make a
friend mad, if in doing so you are doing the right thing. If you have a
friend in trouble, when do you help and how? She didn't give much in the
way of details, but my guess is that some student did something and his/her
friends knew about it, but didn't want to tell on them because 1. they
didn't want to make their friend mad, and 2. they didn't want to be
disloyal to their friend (the whole peer pressure thing of trying to fit in
and not doing the "wrong" thing in the eyes of their friends).
We've done a search of our catalog, as well as A to Zoo. In my mind this
topic is too deep for a traditional picture book (but it is definitely
covered in juvenile fiction and young adult literature). Do any of
you
know of a book that might work? Maybe a folktale? We've racked our
brains
and will continue to search, but I thought I would try the GREAT BRAIN to
see if something different came up. Please respond to me off list
(jandersen@carmel.lib.in.us).
Thanks in advance!
Jennifer
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|"We're fortunate you know.
Jennifer L. Andersen
|Too many people in this
Children's Services Librarian |world spend their lives
Carmel Clay Public Library |doing work that doesn't
55 4th AVE SE
|really matter in the great
Carmel, IN 46032
|scheme of things. But
317-844-3363 or 814-3917 |bringing children
and books
jandersen@carmel.lib.in.us
|together does matter. And
fax: 317-571-4285
|we get to do it."
| --Katherine Paterson
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From: btdref@bartlett.lib.il.us
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Newbery and Caldecott winners
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Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 16:30:34 CST
I have just a couple of comments about the age designation of the Newbery
and
the tilt toward YA titles. My comments are interspersed below.
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Julie Linneman <juliel@wichita.lib.ks.us>
wrote:
"Many people could say that it's about time that YA books got their due.
There was long period of time when YA books were hardly registering on
anyone's radar. But now we are experiencing a YA renaissance of sorts.
So much so that YALSA has started its own award for YA books--so they can
be recognized. But ALSC is not going to change the age parameters on its
award just because someone else decides to give an award."
There are other reasons to change the age parameters besides YALSA's
decision
to give an award. The chances that titles geared toward intermediate and
younger readers would be recognized would increase if the age designation
were
up through 11 or 12 (6th grade) rather than 14. Many on this list have
wondered
about the wisdom of placing some Newbery winners in children's departments.
Changing the criteria would help to eliminate this problem. Now that there
is
an award for young adult literature, it would make sense to further focus
the
intent and audience of the Newbery. This would mean that the Newbery would
truly be a children's book award, while the Printz would be the young adult
book award. Many children's departments serve children through 6th grade, so
it
would be nice if the award reflected this, as well as the concerns over
content
for younger readers.
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Julie Linneman <juliel@wichita.lib.ks.us>
wrote:
"I don't know for a fact that they won't change the age, but I don't
believe they will. Two reasons: (1) power/control, and (2) how to
determine in advance the actual age that any given book is for.
No one likes being limited, and giving authority to YALSA to "take
control" over determining the YA book and limit oneself (ALSC) to looking
only at a more limited range of options seems unlikely.
Even more difficult is how to determine the age range for any given book.
You will still have the problem that some borderline books could appear on
both lists. We see every day on this list questions about where to place
a particular title. This would still happen if the lists were split."
The problem with citing power/control as a factor in making a change, is
that
ALSC and YALSA are just us. Are *we* not willing to make this adjustment?
And
if not, why? And how would making the Newbery for an audience of under 12
and
the Printz for an audience of 12 and over be "giving authority" to
YALSA? I
do
not believe this needs to be a control issue, as much as it is a matter of
redefining audience in light of changes that have taken place since the
Newbery
was established.
As for overlap in age range, wouldn't changing the parameters move in the
right
direction toward mending that problem? Decisions are made all the time about
appropriate audience -- I don't see how delineating distinct target
audiences
of the two awards complicates that.
Linda D. Lundquist
Assistant Supervisor, Youth Services
Bartlett Public Library District
800 South Bartlett Rd.
Bartlett, IL 60103
http://www.bartlett.lib.il.us
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From: "Lori Osmon" <loriosmon@hotmail.com>
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Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 16:30:42 CST
Hello collective minds!
I was hoping you would review my list and e-mail me more suggestions. My
city's National Guard unit was deployed this week and I wanted to create a
book list dealing mainly with separation from loved ones, long distance
relationship (not divorce), and fiction level for elementary/preschool
level. I was focusing mainly on the subjects of mother and child OR
father
and child,love, and military families.
Love and long distance relationship book list
j155.937
Jarratt, Claudia Jewett, 1939-.
Helping children cope with
separation and loss. Boston, Mass. : Harvard Common Press, 1994.
j301.42
Simon, Norma. All kinds of families.
Chicago : A. Whitman,
1976. Explores in words and pictures what a family is and how families
vary
in makeup and lifestyles.
j355.1209
Kay, Ellie. Heroes at home : help and
hope for America's military
families. Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Pub., 2002.
jF
Mead, Alice. Soldier mom. New York : Farrar Straus Giroux,
1999. Eleven-year-old Jasmyn gets a different perspective
on life when her mother is sent to Saudi Arabia at the
beginning of the Persian Gulf War, leaving her and her baby
half brother behind in Maine in the care of her mother's boyfriend.
jP
Appelt, Kathi, 1954-. Oh my baby, little one. San Diego :
Harcourt, 2000. A mother explains to her child all the ways
her love remains even while she is away.
jP
Gliori, Debi. No matter what. New York : Harcourt, Inc.,
1999.
Small, a little fox, seeks reassurance that Large will
always provide love, no matter what.
jP
Hilbrecht, Kirk. My Daddy is a Guardsman. New Canaan, CT :
New
Canaan Pub., 2002. Simple text and pictures explains the
important job of a Guardsman.
jP
McCormick, Wendy. Daddy, will you miss me? New York : Aladdin
Paperbacks, 1999. With soft, tender illustrations and
poetic text, this poignant and heartwarming story shows that
the love between a father and child can span any distance.
jP
Penn, Audrey. The kissing hand. Washington, D.C. : Child
&
Family Press, 1993. When Chester the raccoon is reluctant
to go to kindergarten for the fist time, his mother teaches
him a secret way to carry her love with him.
jP
Zolotow, Charlotte, 1915-. If you listen. Philadelphia
:
Running Press, 2002. A mother reassures her little girl there is a way to
know that someone far away loves you.
Any ideas or suggestions would be great!
Thanks,
Lori
Youth librarian
Carnegie Public Library
Washington, IN
e-mail: loriosmon@hotmail.com
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