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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, March 04, 2003 3:37 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 1043
PUBYAC Digest 1043
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Re: Nursing Room - Another Name
by "Anie Schafer" <anie@sonoma.lib.ca.us>
2) flying storytime
by bkworm@mindspring.com
3) Kids Book Discussion groups
by Penney Betsold <pbetsold@yahoo.com>
4) seuss stamp
by "Linda Peterson" <lpeterson@bloomfield.lib.in.us>
5) RE: Value of Libraries
by Margaret Siebert <psiebert12508@yahoo.com>
6) Activity help
by "Gaewynne Hood" <gaewynneh@adc.govt.nz>
7) Thomas the Tank Engine
by cbruno <cbruno@kent.edu>
8) Dognapped! Spider, Andy's Spaniel
by "Cornelia Shields" <cmashieldscapting@hotmail.com>
9) Stumper SOLVED! - Kids barricaded in a school, defending from
by Marisa Giannullo <lilac_girl99@yahoo.com>
10) Macs in libraries
by Denise Matulka <DIMatulka@ci.fargo.nd.us>
11) RE: One source for baptism question
by "Beverly Bixler" <bbixler@sanantonio.gov>
12) RE:Nursing Room
by Rita Hunt Smith <RitaHuntSmith@DERRYTOWNSHIP.ORG>
13) RE: Program Suggestions
by PikeCoLib@netscape.net
14) renovation fundraising dos and don'ts - not your average bakesale
by "ysstaff" <ysstaff@eauclaire.lib.wi.us>
15) stumper solved - Eccentric British Family
by Helen Moore <helen.moore@yourlibrary.ca>
16) Re: early childhood librarians
by molly stcavish <mstcavish@yahoo.com>
17) Change of Cataloging on Children's Books
by "Vicki Muzzy" <vmuzzy@starklibrary.org>
18) Web site recommendations
by "Dawn VanLerberghe" <dlvl_88@hotmail.com>
19) missing moose
by Cathy Sullivan Seblonka <cathys@uproc.lib.mi.us>
20) Home Schoolers in Children's Fiction
by Steven Engelfried <sengelfried@yahoo.com>
21) J Large Type Books
by "Christine Lotto Cl " <CLotto@midyork.org>
22) Stumper -- Eskimo girl picture book
by Katrina Neville <KatrinaN@moval.org>
23) it's all worth it...
by "Wendy Morano" <WMORANO@cml.lib.oh.us>
24) Non-fiction stickers?
by Kerry Reed <kreed@wpld.alibrary.com>
25) Animal Encyclopedia
by Penney Betsold <pbetsold@yahoo.com>
26) Stumper answer, Salt and Princess
by "Lillian Mack" <librarylil_66@hotmail.com>
27) Horse book from the late 1970's to early 1980' stumper
by Mairi Ellen Quodomine <mquodom@mail.pratt.lib.md.us>
28) African-American series
by "Kathy Graham" <graham@broadviewlibrary.org>
29) stumper jun jun
by "Keener, Lesa" <LKeener@acmail.aclink.org>
30) Re: Nursing Room - Another Name
by Susan Wizinsky <swizinsk@gfn.org>
31) mystery program for kids ages 6 - 10
by "Melanie Sperling" <melaniesperling@lycos.com>
32) Ohio History Puppet Scripts
by "Parsons, Sherry L." <SParsons@mailserv.gcpl.lib.oh.us>
33) Re: Writing Programs
by "Beth McFarland" <BMCFARLAND@cml.lib.oh.us>
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From: "Anie Schafer" <anie@sonoma.lib.ca.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: Nursing Room - Another Name
Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 16:32:22 CST
hmmm. i would think with this name that i could go in that room to nurse
my baby...i wouldn't think of going there to get a band aid. but how
wonderful to have a special room for this!
anie
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From: bkworm@mindspring.com
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Subject: flying storytime
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Dear Collective Mind,
What creative suggestions do you have for a story time on the subject of
flying or things that fly besides birds or bats? This could be planes,
kites, balloons, people that fly by magic, etc. I'm looking for books for
preschool and also K-5. Thank you.
Mary Jones
Huntsville Public Library
Huntsville, AL
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From: Penney Betsold <pbetsold@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Kids Book Discussion groups
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We are starting a book discussion group for kids in
grades 3 and 4. Any suggestions for books that you
have had success with?
Thank You,
Penney Betsold
Dickinson Memorial Library
Northfield, MA
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From: "Linda Peterson" <lpeterson@bloomfield.lib.in.us>
To: "PUBYAC" <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: seuss stamp
Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 16:32:47 CST
Does anyone know where I can purchase a Cat in the Hat rubber stamp? =
Also where where you can get a pattern to make a Cat in the Hat hat?
Linda Peterson
Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Public Library
125 South Franklin
Bloomfield, Indiana 47424
Phone: (812)384-4125
Fax: (812)384-0820
email: lpeterson@bloomfield.lib.in.us
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From: Margaret Siebert <psiebert12508@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: RE: Value of Libraries
Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 16:32:57 CST
Or a book that was never edited for accuracy, spelling, and grammar.
Peg Siebert
Fishkill, NY
Carrie Silberman <csilberman@nysoclib.org>
wrote:Similarly, I like a
description of the Internet I heard at a
conference..."Think of the Internet as a huge library that's NEVER been
weeded!"
Carrie Silberman, Children's Librarian
New York Society Library
carrie@nysoclib.org
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From: "Gaewynne Hood" <gaewynneh@adc.govt.nz>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Activity help
Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 16:33:06 CST
Hi Collective Brain
I have to run a program on Time Travel and I have no ideas at present
for activities to run with the reading of some sci-fi books. The age
range is 8yrs old and up.
If you have done a program like this can you please send me direct any
ideas that you used. gaewynneh@adc.govt.nz
Cheers
Gaewynne Hood
Ashburton Public Library
New Zealand
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From: cbruno <cbruno@kent.edu>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Thomas the Tank Engine
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Would like to know whether this series is still popular, anything about the
series, and any suggestions on what would be an original present for my 3
year
old would be welcome!
Thanks so much!
Caroline Bruno
cbruno@kent.edu
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From: "Cornelia Shields" <cmashieldscapting@hotmail.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Dognapped! Spider, Andy's Spaniel
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Dognapped! Spider, Andy's Spaniel
Reply to cmashieldscapting@hotmail.com
In this 5th-8th grade level novel, probably a drab 1950s-style hardcover,
Andy, a sixteen-year-old boy, loses his black cocker spaniel, Spider, to
dognappers in what he previously thought "the safest town in the
world."
Andy moves to the country and finds Moses, so named because he was found in
rushes or by water. As I recall, Moses grows from a puppy into a huge
black
dog which helps Andy and his dad locate the dognappers. Later, they find
Spider, who somehow escaped the dognappers to be adopted by some nice
people. Not "The Black Spaniel Mystery," by Betty Cavanna,
"The Cocker
Spaniel Mystery," by Hazel Louise Raybold Langdale, or "Hound Dog
Moses and
the Promised Land," by Walter D. Edmonds, it seemed somewhat dated when
read
in 1974.
This one falls into the category of HELP ME, OBI-WAN KENOBI! YOU'RE MY
ONLY
HOPE!
It appeared on "Stump the Bookseller"
The Message Boards at Alibris
Ex Libris, the Lost Boards at MSN Groups
rec.arts.books.childrens at Google Groups
I have approached every bookish person, bookseller, librarian, etc., who
would listen, as well as the sources listed below:
From: Cori (Original Poster)
BarbW, how are you coming on those Horn Books? When you get to the '50s
maybe you'll run across this. It's proven so obscure I'm beginning to
wonder if it was published in some foreign country--it seemed American to me
but what did I know in 6th grade? This and the oddball kitten are my ONLY
two remaining pressing needs! Thanks, Barbara, as it will rescue me from
the two scary alternatives--regressive hypnosis, or a seance to contact my
sixth grade teacher!
From: Barbara-MLG
Cori, I'm not very confident about this, but what about "The Black Dog
Mystery" by Ellery Queen Jr. published first in 1946 and probably reprinted
later? I haven't read this one, but I have read a couple of others in this
series (Green Turtle Mystery and Purple Bird Mystery). Although Djuna is
the boy detective, there's usually another boy who is involved with the
mystery, sometimes more closely. Was Andy the only protagonist? Any
chance
that Djuna was involved?
From: Cori
Hmmm, I only remember Andy and his dad, and don't think I'd forget a Djuna!
From: Barbara-MLG
Cori, I think the Ellery Queen can be ruled out. I was browsing EBay kids
books last night (evil time-devouring site) and saw the cover, and the dog
is a scotty. Which means I can't even second it as an answer for the
holiday mystery swimming dyed dog question, since training a scotty to
attack shopkeepers is just NOT an impressive plan.
From: Cori
For the record, here are the wrong guesses from "Stump the
Bookseller":
D36 dognapping: there's a stolen terrier in The Dog Show Mystery, by E.
Thompson, illustrated by J. Russell, published Abelard 1966, 133 pages.
But
it's about two children and their efforts to find the dog, and no mention of
a boy called Andy or a second dog adopted.
D36 dognapping: not a perfect match, but there is The Dognappers, by Kay
Richardson, illustrated by Joe Capozio, published Century 1968, orange
hardcover, cover illo of dogs, in the Learning to Read, Reading to Learn
series. "Dogs are disappearing from the neighborhood. Nobody
seems to know
why. Finally, Jeff & Cathy put all the clues together & come up
with an
answer." Nothing about Andy, though, and the time-span seems shorter.
No
plot description, but the title is a bit hopeful - Me and Andy, a Boy and
Dog Story, by Raymond Ransome Kelly, illustrated by Electra Papadopoulos
with 6 colour plates, published Laidlaw 1928, 164 pages, reprinted Whitman
1938, with 2 colour plates.
D36 dognapping: probably not right, because it's from the dog's point of
view, but in case - Tarr of Belway Smith by Nan Hayden Agle, illustrated by
Barbara Seuling, Seabury Press 1969. "Tarr was a big, black Labrador
retriever from Belway Kennels. He thought he was the biggest, blackest,
most beautiful dog in the world. Everybody said he was. Then one day
the
Hooper Dog came strolling up the lane as though he owned the place. And he
was bigger than Tarr. The trouble starts when a jealous Tarr jumps on the
Hooper Dog and almost wins the fight, except that the Smiths stop the fight
and take Hooper Dog inside. That's when Tarr decides to run away and when
even bigger trouble starts -- he's taken by dognappers. Also known as That
Dog Tarr."
I'm beginning to think it will take supernatural intervention to ID this
book! I tried a board where a lot of people claim to be psychic, consult
Ouija boards and so on, and they weren't too receptive. I just said, well,
if you're going to be on the board anyway, couldn't you just call up my
sixth grade teacher? I'll give you her name and everything. If the Ouija
board (or whatever otherwordly means you employ) comes up with the right
answer or even a CLUE leading to the right answer, it would be ABSOLUTE
PROOF OF LIFE AFTER DEATH--since no one in *this* life knows this! No
takers so far.
From: Cori
Here's another one it isn't: Spider Dog, by Priscilla Cumming. A
bookseller sent this description: "This is the story of Deb and
Richard and
Dixter, their 'Spider' dog, in their many exciting adventures. Here we
meet
the gypsies, Luke and his father Golden, and the weird wise woman, Mother
Matty, and join with Deb and Richard in many escapades, finishing with a
thrilling midnight round-up of the diddicoys, in which Dixter comes through
as no mean hero." Adding: "I don't know what diddicoys
are, do you?" (I
expect it's another spelling for "diddakoi," a British nickname for
Gypsy,
and, from what I could tell from the Rumer Godden book, none too
complimentary.) "Dixter was the runt of the litter of spaniels and he
had a
strange brown mark on his head which resembled a spider. I am guessing
that
he was brown and white. Luke saved him from being drown in the first
chapter. Deb and Richard buy him from Luke. There does seem to be
another
dog called Misty but without actually reading the whole book I couldn't tell
if there was an actual mystery involved in the story or just 'adventures.'"
This has proven so elusive it must be not only old but rare, so I doubt any
libraries still have a copy. My hope is that a librarian can perhaps refer
me to a children's bookseller or collector specializing in dog stories.
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From: Marisa Giannullo <lilac_girl99@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Stumper SOLVED! - Kids barricaded in a school, defending from
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Thank you to ALL who responded so quickly with the
correct answer! The book my friend was looking for
was The Girl Who Owned a City by O.T. Nelson... first
published in 1975. The main character, Lisa, is a
ten-year-old girl who becomes a leader of a band of
children left behind after a plague kills all the
adults.
A similar book was also suggested - Empty World by
John Christopher. The protagonist in this one is a
boy, but it has very similar plot points.
Thanks again!!!
--- Marisa Giannullo <lilac_girl99@yahoo.com>
wrote:
> Greetings collective brain!
>
> A friend of mine asked me this question and I'd hate
> to have to admit that I don't know the plot of every
> book written in the last 25 years... :-)
>
> Here's her description:
>
> "I read a book when I was in middle school or high
> school (1979-1986) which I'd love to find again but
> I
> can't for the life of me remember the title. I only
> remember bits and pieces of the story. The story as
> I
> recall:
>
> "All the adults are dead and the children are all
> left
> to fend for themselves. One of the main characters
> is
> named Lisa (one of the reasons I read the book) The
> only other thing I remember is that she and her
> 'group' are barricaded in a school and fending off
> another 'group'."
>
> Does this sound familiar to anyone? The only thing
> it
> made me think of was that old Patrick Swayze movie,
> "Red Dawn"... I don't think that's it.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Marisa Giannullo
> Bloomfield Public Library
> Bloomfield, NJ
>
>
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From: Denise Matulka <DIMatulka@ci.fargo.nd.us>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Macs in libraries
Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 16:33:40 CST
Hi:
We have recently been awarded some money to develop a Mac lab in our YS
department. We went this direction because so many school systems build
their infrastructure on the Mac platform, including both of the school
districts we serve. I wondered a couple of things:
1. Who has Macs in their traditional PC library setting? In your YS area?
2. Do you know of granting sources we can seek to help fund this endeavor?
Please email me directly at dimatulka@ci.fargo.nd.us
Thank you....
__________________________________
Denise I. Matulka
Youth Services
Fargo Public Library
(701) 241-1496
dimatulka@ci.fargo.nd.us <mailto:dimatulka@ci.fargo.nd.us>
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www.imaginarylands.org <http://www.imaginarylands.org>
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From: "Beverly Bixler" <bbixler@sanantonio.gov>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: One source for baptism question
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However, the word "baptize" is from the Greek word "baptizo"
which =
means:
1) to dip repeatedly, to immerse, to submerge and=20
2) to cleanse by dipping or submerging, to wash, to make clean with =
water, to wash one's self, to bathe
So the word did exist during New Testament times.
This information came from crosswalk.com which includes a KJV New =
Testament Greek Lexicon.
Beverly Bixler
bbixler@sanantonio.gov
San Antonio Public Library, TX=20
-----Original Message-----
From: Theresa Wim [mailto:the_wim@yahoo.com]
Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 10:56 AM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: One source for baptism question
I took the word into the Liddell-Scott-Jones Greek Lexicon and it =
returned
dipped, dyed, drenched with liquor. The word immerse - from the French
mergere - apparently didn't show up until the 17th century and even then =
it
took awhile for it to involve into our current use of it - originally it =
had
to do with merging things together. It seems unlikely that 1500 years
before the word existed there would have been a Greek word that =
translated
to it.
Without knowing more about the patron is looking for, I'd hesitate to
recommend a book. Someone coming from a religious viewpoint that allows =
no
room for diversity of belief might not want books that others would =
simply
view as objective.
> There is a perfect book about baptism. It is the definitive answer to
> everyones' question about baptism. The bible book: Acts 2:38 And Peter
> said to them. "Repent and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for
=
the
> forgiveness of your sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy
> Spirit." Acts 8:38 And he ordered the chariot to stop; and they both
> went down into the water, Philip as well as the eunuch; and he =
baptized
> him. The greek word for baptizm means to immerse.
> L Black, Librarian
> Lake Dallas, Tx.
> lwnamh@juno.com
> "But prove yourselves doers of the word and not merely hearers who =
delude
> themselves" James 1:22
>
the_wim@yahoo.com
twimpee@ci.greenville.tx.us
terri wimpee
w. walworth harrison public library
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From: Rita Hunt Smith <RitaHuntSmith@DERRYTOWNSHIP.ORG>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: RE:Nursing Room
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First of all, good for you! As a nursing mom, I commend you. My favorite
store these days is Babies R Us, not, as you might think, because of the
shopping, but because they have a Mother's Room. Moms know exactly what it
is for and it is so nice--a couch, a couple of platform rockers, a changing
table, and a mirror. It is so nice to have a clean, private space to nurse
when you are out and about.
One recommendation I would make, since some mothers these days use
breastpumps exclusively (usually because their child has difficulty latching
on), is to be sure that there are a couple of outlets and maybe a small
table.
Rita
Rita Hunt Smith
Children's Librarian
Hershey Public Library
701 Cocoa Ave
Hershey, PA 17033
ritahuntsmith@derrytownship.org
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From: PikeCoLib@netscape.net
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Subject: RE: Program Suggestions
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We do an annual poetry contest. April is National Poetry Month. You could
tie into that.
Melanie McDevitt
Pike County Public library
"Spargo, Amanda" <Amanda.Spargo@library.ottawa.on.ca>
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>Hello everyone,
>
>Have any of you done any sustained, continued programming (library based)
>other than the traditional storytimes/summer reading clubs/bookclubs?
>Perhaps with a slant towards writing? We are trying to come up with a
>program or event that would occur annually. Something slightly different
>than what we currently offer that perhaps could include inviting authors,
>illustrators, writing workshops who knows?
>
>Please send me your ideas.
>
>With much thanks and appreciation.
>Amanda
>
>
>Amanda Spargo
>Children's Services
>Ottawa Public Library
>Ruth E. Dickinson Branch
>100 Malvern Drive
>Nepean, Ontario
>K2J 2G5
>amanda.spargo@library.ottawa.on.ca
>
>
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From: "ysstaff" <ysstaff@eauclaire.lib.wi.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: renovation fundraising dos and don'ts - not your average bakesale
Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 16:34:12 CST
Our library is in the beginning stages of brainstorming ideas on ways
to raise money for our Youth Services renovation. The library is
responsible for raising $700,000 of the total amount by 2007.
We will be adding approximately 1300 square feet to our existing room
and will be remodeling our current space.
We would be interested in hearing from any of you that have been
involved in building expansion projects where you have had to raise
money. We are interested in any recommendations and/or cautionary
measures you may offer us.
Please reply by e-mail or call head of Youth Services, Shelly
Collins-Fuerbringer at 715-839-2898 with any suggestions.
Thanks in advance.
Alison Troy
*****************************************
Youth Services
L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library
Eau Claire, WI 54701
(715)839-5007 - voice
(715)833-5310 - fax
www.eauclaire.lib.wi.us
ysstaff@eauclaire.lib.wi.us
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From: Helen Moore <helen.moore@yourlibrary.ca>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
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Subject: stumper solved - Eccentric British Family
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Thank you to everyone who took the time to reply to my query. The answer
is
The Bagthorpe Family (original stumper below). My board member is
thrilled,
especially since we have the whole series. She's rushing to read them and
I'm also taking some home too! Thanks again,
Helen Moore
Youth Services
Richmond Public Library, Canada
Dear Great Collective Brain,
One of our Board members and I were chatting about a book she read in her
youth. I'd love to help her find it, but it didn't ring a bell for me.
Hopefully one of you will recognize it!
Here are details:
-eccentric British family
-dad is either author or t.v. writer or similar (but not very successful)
-2 kids in the family
-grandmother in family
-they have some cousins who come visit who are hypochondriacs and the 2 kids
don't like them much
-they pull tricks on the cousins (like spiking their food with bugs, etc.)
-they vacation or live in a ramshackle house
-my Board member described it as a "National Lampoon" type of story in
that
the family always has bad or crazy luck
Please send any suggestions to me and I will post to the list. Many thanks
in advance for your help! Cheers, Helen
Helen Moore
Head, Youth Services
Richmond Public Library
100-7700 Minoru Gate
Richmond, BC
Canada V6Y 1R9
Phone: 604-231-6441; Fax: 604-273-0459
Award-Winning Web Site: www.yourlibrary.ca
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From: molly stcavish <mstcavish@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: early childhood librarians
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Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 16:34:29 CST
Donna,
I am a pre-k librarian. in Fla all state universities
have a lab school attached for the pre k children of
faculty and students. I'm at FAU in Boca Raton. we
were given a grant to build a free standing library
for our children. we have 88 chldren and 5600 volumes.
I work parttime and do storytimes as well as all other
library duties. We have checkout on a computer system.
So glad to know of other cohorts. let me know what you
find.
Molly
--- Donna MacKinney <dmackin@pisd.edu>
wrote:
> Dear PUBYACers,
>
> I am one of 6 school librarians in the
> Dallas/Ft.Worth area who are in
> schools specifically for pre-k children. Our school
> population includes
> children aged 3-5 (and a few kindergarteners) who
> are eligible for
> public school because of identified special
> education needs, are deemed
> to be at-risk because of socio-economic status or
> are English language
> learners, or pay who tuition.
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From: "Vicki Muzzy" <vmuzzy@starklibrary.org>
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Subject: Change of Cataloging on Children's Books
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Hello,
We have recently changed from monthly children's selection
meetings for purchasing new materials to centralized selection. In the
past we had seen most things before they were ordered and processed, so
we knew where they would go in our collections. Now, however, I
order
all materials for the main library and 9 branches, and I do not see the
items before they reach their final destination. This may call for some
changes in the way the items were originally cataloged, such as picture
book, easy reader, primer, etc. Our technical services department is not
happy about changing the cataloging on items when they have already been
processed. Has anyone else run into such a problem and, if so, have you
found a solution?
Thanks!!
=09
Vicki=20
Vicki Muzzy
Juvenile Materials Coordinator
Stark County District Library
715 Market Ave N
Canton, OH 44702
330-458-2643
vmuzzy@starklibrary.org
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From: "Dawn VanLerberghe" <dlvl_88@hotmail.com>
To: accmich-list@mknet.org, listserv@email.rutgers.edu,
Subject: Web site recommendations
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Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 16:34:46 CST
This Friday we are talking to the staff about web sites. Are there any web
sites that you would show your staff if only you had them all together? We
are breaking them into three groups (K-5,6-8,9-12) and would like to direct
something different to each of them. The idea behind this is to show them
all the cool stuff that's out there. We will be giving a few lesson plans
sites, but I want some to 'wow' them into to using them with their
class(es).
Any recommendations?
Thanks in advance,
Dawn VanLerberghe
Librarian
Baraga Area Schools
210 E. Lyons St.
Baraga, MI 49908
906-353-6664 ext. 314
dlvl_88@hotmail.com
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From: Cathy Sullivan Seblonka <cathys@uproc.lib.mi.us>
To: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults and Children
Subject: missing moose
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Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 16:34:54 CST
Hi. Our beloved moose puppet, Marq, is AWOL and we would like to locate
him. We sent him off on wild adventures to visit libraries across America
in the fall of 2001. In late March 2002 he was sent to Shadyside Public
Library in Shadyside, Ohio after which he was mailed to Pennsylvania. We
hope he is having wonderful adventures and has just forgotten to write
home but if anyone knows of his whereabouts or can trace him after April
2002, we would appreciate hearing from you.
Cathy Sullivan Seblonka
Youth Services Librarian
Peter White Public Library
217 N. Front St.
Marquette, MI 49855
(906) 228-9510
fax (906) 226-1783
e-mail: cathys@uproc.lib.mi.us
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From: Steven Engelfried <sengelfried@yahoo.com>
To: Pubyac <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Home Schoolers in Children's Fiction
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Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 16:35:04 CST
I'm in the process of updating my list of children's
fiction with characters who Home School. At least
three of 2002's most praised titles had home schoolers
as key characters ("Feed," "What Would Joey Do," and
"Surviving the Applewhites") and I want to track down
others I might have missed. I've already got "Libby
on Wednesday" by Snyder, "Berenstain Bears & the Nerdy
Nephew" by Berenstain, "Home School Detectives" series
by Bibee, "Too Smart Jones" series by Morris, "Strays
Like Us" by Peck," and "Skellig" by Allmond. Any
other suggestions to add to this list?
Steven Engelfried, Head of Youth Services
Beaverton City Library
12375 SW 5th Street
Beaverton, OR 97005
503-526-2599
sengefried@yahoo.com
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From: "Christine Lotto Cl " <CLotto@midyork.org>
To: <Pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: J Large Type Books
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Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 16:35:12 CST
I have a patron who has a child with visual disabilities who needs large
type books. He is nine years old, currently homeschooled and reads at an @
3rd grade level. He likes realistic stories about people, especially those
that include animals - no fantasy. Does anyone have a good source for
large
type books for kids? There seem to be a lot of books available for
teenagers but not much for this age group.
Thank you,
Christine Lotto
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Christine Lotto
Youth Services Librarian
Kirkland Town Library
55 1/2 College St.
Clinton NY 13323
315-853-2038
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From: Katrina Neville <KatrinaN@moval.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumper -- Eskimo girl picture book
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Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 16:35:19 CST
Hi all,
A girl came in today looking for a picture book from early-to-mid '80s
(possibly earlier) about an Eskimo girl who gets captured by a monster (snow
monster/ice monster?) after she is warned not to go out looking for it.
The
girl possibly crosses a frozen body of water and is captured. The cover
has
a picture of swirling snow and a kind of creepy or scary looking girl with
wild long dark hair.
Ring any bells??
Please reply off-list and I will post the answer.
Thanks,
Katrina
Katrina Neville
Children's Librarian
City of Moreno Valley
25480 Alessandro Blvd.
Moreno Valley, CA 92553
t: 909-413-3880
f: 909-247-8346
e: katrinan@moval.org
w: www.moreno-valley.ca.us
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From: "Wendy Morano" <WMORANO@cml.lib.oh.us>
To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: it's all worth it...
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Hi All,
I'm interested in hearing stories about positive interactions you have
had with teens at your library. The kind of stories that make you glad
you're a YA librarian. The kind of stories that prove you're helping to
improve teens lives. The kinds of stories that make us all proud of
what we do. I am a member of a YA strategic planning committee, and
would like to share your stories with the other members. I think it
would be great to start our first meeting on a really positive note.
Feel free to e-mail me personally.
Thanks,
Wendy Morano
Library Assistant
Columbus Metropolitan Library-Hilltop Branch
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From: Kerry Reed <kreed@wpld.alibrary.com>
To: PUBYAC <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Non-fiction stickers?
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Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 16:35:36 CST
Can you help with a quick informal survey?
My staff will be debating the idea of putting labels (Easter, Christmas,
etc) on our non-fiction books later today. I am wondering how many
other libraries do this and why or why not. If you could respond to me
personally at KReed@wpld.alibrary.com
I would greatly appreciate the
help.
Thank you,
Kerry Reed
Youth Services Librarian
Winnetka-Northfield Public Library District
KReed@wpld.alibrary.com
847/446-7220
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From: Penney Betsold <pbetsold@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Animal Encyclopedia
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Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 16:35:45 CST
We are looking for a good set of animal encyclopedias
for children in grades 3-6. Does anyone have any
suggestions? Please reply to dmemlib@cwmars.org
Thank you,
Penney Betsold
Dickinson Memorial Library
Northfield, MA
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From: "Lillian Mack" <librarylil_66@hotmail.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Stumper answer, Salt and Princess
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Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 16:35:55 CST
Thanks to the MANY quick responses. I have Zemach's version of it in our
system.
I, too, thought it was something other than Greek but she found the story in
Haviland's compilation of Greek Fairy Tales.
Salt: A Russian Tale
Salt: From a Russian Folk Tale retold by Langton.
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From: Mairi Ellen Quodomine <mquodom@mail.pratt.lib.md.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Horse book from the late 1970's to early 1980' stumper
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Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 16:36:04 CST
Hello everyone,
I have a patron searching for a nonfiction book about horses that she
would have read in the early to mid 1980's.
The pictures were all black and white. The patron believe the title had
"backyard" or "garden" in it. It was not
A Horse in your Backyard by Virginia Clemens nor was it The Backyard
Horse by Pittenger. Any ideas? You can reply by emailing directly to
me.
Thanksto everyone in advance,
Mairi Ellen Quodomine
Children's Department
Enoch Pratt Free Library
mquodom@epfl.net
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From: "Kathy Graham" <graham@broadviewlibrary.org>
To: "pubyac (E-mail)" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: African-American series
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Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 16:36:13 CST
Hi, All!
Is anyone aware of a paperback series about African-Americans? I'm =
looking for one for YA's. I've looked at the BWI catlog & can find =
nothing. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks!
Kathy Graham
Broadview Public Library
2226 S. 16th Ave.
Broadview, Il 60155
708-345-1325
graham@broadviewlibrary.org
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From: "Keener, Lesa" <LKeener@acmail.aclink.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: stumper jun jun
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Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 16:36:21 CST
I have a patron whose children have a favorite book that they lost while =
moving a year ago. The children are between the ages of 6-8. The story =
is about a boy named Jun Jun who can wish for objects such as rain. At =
the end he gives the power to his mother. The patron said that the =
story has a donkey in it and the phrase Jun Jun is repeated on each =
page.
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From: Susan Wizinsky <swizinsk@gfn.org>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Nursing Room - Another Name
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Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 16:36:29 CST
What a wonderful plan! (Don't forget a corner for staff to use a pump for
their babies on their break!!)
As for a name, maybe the LaLeche League (847-519-7730 or
www.lalecheleague.org) might be able
to help with a better name than mine:
"Lactation Lounge":)
Susan
(Former and future nursing mom/librarian)
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Children's Librarian
Genesee District Library
Grand Blanc-McFarlen Branch
515 Perry Road
Grand Blanc, Michigan 48439
810-694-5310
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From: "Melanie Sperling" <melaniesperling@lycos.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: mystery program for kids ages 6 - 10
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Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 16:36:37 CST
Dear PUBYACers,
A colleague and I are to do a mystery program for kids ages 6 - 10. Has
anyone out there done a mystery program for this age group? If so, what
did
you do?
If you have any ideas to share, please respond to me offlist at
melaniesperling@lycos.com.
I will post a summary after the "results" are
in.
TIA,
Melanie Sperling
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From: "Parsons, Sherry L." <SParsons@mailserv.gcpl.lib.oh.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Ohio History Puppet Scripts
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I am planning to present puppet shows as part of our library's Celebrate =
Ohio summer reading program. Have any other libraries in Ohio developed =
any puppet scripts on famous Ohioans or famous firsts of Ohio? My =
thought is to take some of the stories or picture books about Ohio and =
famous Ohioans and develop them into puppet scripts. Anyone have other =
ideas? Thanks for your continued help and great ideas.
Sherry Parsons=20
Children's Librarian
Beavercreek Community Library
Greene County Public Library
e-mail:sparsons@mailserv.gcpl.lib.oh.us
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From: "Beth McFarland" <BMCFARLAND@cml.lib.oh.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: Writing Programs
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Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 16:36:53 CST
Wow Lisa! What a neat idea! I've done big book writing with 7-9 year
olds over a 5 week period. Basically what we end up with is a Big Book
spring off of a popular title like 'I Went Walking' using of course
another topic.
If it is not too much trouble I'd love to see the 'lesson plan' for
this. Feel free to e-mail me off list @ bmcfarland@cml.lib.oh.us
Beth McFarland
Youth Services
Westland Area Library
Columbus Ohio
>>> gabeny13@yahoo.com 03/03/03
03:30PM >>>
I have done a writing workshop every summer.
Over the course of 6 weeks we write as a group
and as individuals. I give topics each week,
poems, a fairy tale, a newspaper article etc. I
have had authors and a newspaper columnist come
in. Then at the end of the 6 weeks we publish a
soft cover version of our writing in a book. The
Friends of the library pay for this and it is
about $200 for a hundred copies. It is very
popular and a wonderful thing. I do it with 8-12
year olds as they need to be able to write and be
in school. I also have the kids do drawings for
the illustrations. It has been a great success
each year. It is really wonderful to see what
the children come up with. Sometimes the theme is
as simple as "Postcards from Another Planet", and
the next week I teach them quatrains. It is
certainly worth the effort to do something of
this type.
Lisa Dowling
Horseheads Library
Horseheads, NY
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