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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: Saturday, March 08, 2003 5:48 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 1048
PUBYAC Digest 1048
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Programming with Downtown Businesses request
by Carol Mitchell <loverdca@epicurus.oplin.lib.oh.us>
2) Seeking Ideas for Theater Theme Summer Reading Program:
by "sharon cerasoli" <sharoncerasoli@hotmail.com>
3) Programming with downtown businesses
by Carol Mitchell <loverdca@epicurus.oplin.lib.oh.us>
4) RE: Prom fashion show
by Barbara Kern <KernB@BUCKSLIB.ORG>
5) Fiction or picture books with crafts
by Lorie O'Donnell <Lodonnell@midyork.org>
6) Soliciting donations
by Tina Cavanough <TinaC@brimbank.vic.gov.au>
7) Shelving DVDs
by Rita Hunt Smith <RitaHuntSmith@DERRYTOWNSHIP.ORG>
8) Need Advice on Confidentiality
by caes@openaccess.org
9) Reading Rainbow Take Home Kits
by Christina Johnson <marionthelibrarian@yahoo.com>
10) Re: Magician Recommendation Etiquette
by "Josh lachman" <Jlachman@ci.berkeley.ca.us>
11) Re: Storytelling Workshop for ages 12-18 Anybody Done
by TEACHINGTALES@aol.com
12) Re: Family summer reading
by "Cindy Rider" <CRIDER@vigo.lib.in.us>
13) Fingerplays and Songs about Libraries
by "Barron, Stacie" <StacieB@mail.jefferson.lib.la.us>
14) re: book discussion ideas
by "Debora Leopold" <DLeopold@minlib.net>
15) emotional child abuse/neglect
by "Laura Reed" <lreed@kpl.org>
16) lion and lamb
by "Donna A. Blotkamp" <blotkamp@tln.lib.mi.us>
17) High Interest books for 15 year olds
by "Sheppard, Grace" <Grace.Sheppard@ottawa.ca>
18) stumper
by "mary thornton" <mthornton@techline.com>
19) Storytime help
by Susan Engelmann <suengelm@yahoo.com>
20) Stumper Solved -- Duncan (or rather Dakin)
by LGreen <lgreen@toledolibrary.org>
21) RE: Daycare book suggestions (2 weeks ago)
by "Natasha Forrester" <nforrester@wpl.org>
22) Conference: "Nonfiction 101"
by Suzanne Maryeski <smaryeski@farmington.lib.ct.us>
23) STUMPER: Red Scarf romance
by "Keith Hayes" <khayes@coj.net>
24) Children's Books in Turkish Needed
by Tanya DiMaggio <tanya@mail.sttammany.lib.la.us>
25) Stumper Solved
by Marnie Colton <mcolton@mail.pratt.lib.md.us>
26) Stumper: pig named Petunia
by Steven Engelfried <sengelfried@yahoo.com>
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From: Carol Mitchell <loverdca@epicurus.oplin.lib.oh.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Programming with Downtown Businesses request
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Oops! I sent my earlier message without an e-mail address for replies.
Please send any replies to loverdca@oplin.lib.oh.us.
Thanks!
Carol L. Mitchell, Youth Services Librarian
Champaign County Library
Urbana, OH
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From: "sharon cerasoli" <sharoncerasoli@hotmail.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Seeking Ideas for Theater Theme Summer Reading Program:
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Hi all, I am posting this request for ideas on behalf of a friend and
colleague, Feng Xia, Director of Youth and Children's Services for New Haven
Free Public Library.
New Haven is doing a theater theme this year:
"Step into the Spotlight."
Feng and her talented staff of librarians have many good ideas but of course
are interested in hearing about any ideas for programs, books, materials,
displays etc for Theater Theme.
Please reply OFF LIST to Feng Xia- due to staff and budget cutbacks, she is
not able to monitor Pubyac anymore.
PLEASE send all ideas/replies to Feng Xia.
Her email at New Haven Public is:
fxia@nhfpl.org
Thanks in advance for any and all ideas on this topic!
Sharon Cerasoli
Russell Library
(formerly of New Haven Free Public!)
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From: Carol Mitchell <loverdca@epicurus.oplin.lib.oh.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Programming with downtown businesses
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Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2003 11:01:52 CST
Hi, everyone. I have a programming question for you. We are a
small-to-medium library in a small, mostly rural community. Our director
was recently approached by our downtown business association about offering
some library programming during their monthly Friday night "shop hop,"
where the downtown businesses stay open late and try to entice customers to
stay in town to shop. Our library is not located in the downtown area, but
they were looking for another activity to act as a draw for families. This
all sounds great except that it opens a can of worms in regard to
scheduling, committing expenses to a series of seven programs that may have
little or no response (the last attempt to draw customers for the "shop
hop" nights failed miserably last year), logistics as to where we can set
up, what types of programs or activities we could offer in such a setting
with limited staffing and resources, etc. The staff is concerned about
being "drafted" to work Friday nights when they already work two
evenings
and weekends, along with our own after-hours events at our library. We have
a limited staff with only two youth services positions so is it
unreasonable to ask them to bear this responsibility alone?
Does your library currently offer a similar type
of outreach program,
and if so, how do you handle these issues? What kinds of activities have
you offered? Did you feel it was worth the extra time and effort in this
time of reduced budgets and resources? Did staff volunteer to give up their
Friday evenings off to participate, or were staff members scheduled? Our
director has already committed us to this project, so we are quickly
trying to organize this effort in the best way possible for all involved.
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
Carol L. Mitchell, Youth Service Librarian
Champaign County Library
Urbana, OH
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From: Barbara Kern <KernB@BUCKSLIB.ORG>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
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Subject: RE: Prom fashion show
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Hi
We did this several years ago and it was a big success. I would say the
biggest thing is to start early. We held ours in March which was the
suggested time period (by prom gown supplier)
A local fancy dress store ran the fashion show for us. We got volunteer
models from the high school. They went to the store and tried on dresses and
picked out their favorites. Store personal made sure they were all
different. They tagged the dresses with the girl's names and brought them to
the library on the night of the show. The local beauty academy brought
students to the library to do the models hair and makeup for the fashion
show. Local floral shops donated boquets and corsages for the models. All
donations were mentioned in our program. The stores also gave us coupons for
discounts on their merchandise for everyone who came. We gave out tickets
ahead of time because our meeting room has limited capacity. Everyone had a
great time!
Barbara Kern, Bucks County PA
-----Original Message-----
From: dg mitchell [mailto:cleery@yahoo.com]
Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 4:17 PM
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Prom fashion show
Hello,
This is my first time posting to the listserv, so
please excuse any mistakes. I am a library and info.
science student and I am planning (in theory only) a
prom fashion show put on by a public library branch
for a local youth group that serves GLBT young adults.
I would appreciate any advice about planning and
feedback from anyone who has done a fashion show or
similar program.
Thanks so much!
Donell Mitchell
Kent State University student
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From: Lorie O'Donnell <Lodonnell@midyork.org>
To: "pubyac@prairienet.org"
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Subject: Fiction or picture books with crafts
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Hi all, March is National Craft Month and I want to do a display. I
have a
ton of crafting books. What I am looking for are juvenile fiction or
picture books (or even nonfiction such as Sadako) that feature crafts,
preferably with the instructions, but not necessarily. You can reply to me
(lodonnell@midyork.org) and I'll
compile for the list.
TIA
Lorie
Lorie J. O'Donnell
Children's Librarian
Jervis Public Library
Rome, NY 13440
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From: Tina Cavanough <TinaC@brimbank.vic.gov.au>
To: "PUBYAC Listserv (E-mail)" <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>,
Subject: Soliciting donations
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Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2003 11:02:18 CST
Hello all!
I am about to start soliciting donations as prizes to use in our summer
reading club 2003/4. I have had some success with this before, but that
was
when I was working in a relatively small town. Now, however, I am in the
big city, and was wondering if anyone had any advice they'd like to share on
the best types of business' to approach, etc.
Thanks in advance...
Tina Cavanough
Children's/Youth Services Librarian
Brimbank Library and Information Service
St Albans Library
71A Alfrieda Street
ST ALBANS 3021
Victoria AUSTRALIA
Ph: 03 9364 0144
Fax: 03 9367 1280
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From: Rita Hunt Smith <RitaHuntSmith@DERRYTOWNSHIP.ORG>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Shelving DVDs
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In light of the recent video/blockbuster discussion, I have a question. Our
library has a rapidly growing DVD collection. Currently, it is
double-shelved because of security issues. The boxes are shelved near the
adult video collection and the actual DVDs are behind the circulation desk.
We only have 2 or 3 children's DVDs and they are shelved with the rest of
the DVD collection. As the children's DVD collection grows, I would like to
see those boxes displayed in the children's area. I am meeting resistance
from others on staff. What do the rest of you do, if indeed you have begun
to collect children's DVDs?
Thanks!
Rita
Rita Hunt Smith
Children's Librarian
Hershey Public Library
701 Cocoa Ave
Hershey, PA 17033
ritahuntsmith@derrytownship.org
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From: caes@openaccess.org
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Need Advice on Confidentiality
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Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2003 11:02:37 CST
Oh Wise Ones,
I need help. Do any of you have confidentiality policies for children's
records? If a parent wants to know what books their child has checked out,
do you tell them? Do you tell them only if they have the child's card in
hand? Do you extend these kinds of rules to, say, husbands and wives --
i.e. if the husband comes in with the wife's card, does he have total
access to her account? If you make distinctions between parents, who
are
responsible for their children, and other relationships, what distinctions
do you make?
We're struggling with this because with patron records on the Internet
anyone who has another person's card has complete access to those
records. A parent -- or a husband -- or wife -- can look up whatever
they
want to as long as they have the card number and phone number. If your
policy forbids revealing patron information, how do you go about
protecting it? Or do you? Is the card the Open Sesame to
the records at
the desk because it is on the Internet? What are your policies? More
importantly, what are your thoughts?
Catherine
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From: Christina Johnson <marionthelibrarian@yahoo.com>
To: PUBYAC <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Reading Rainbow Take Home Kits
Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2003 11:02:46 CST
I am considering ordering some of the Family Literacy Take Home Kits from
Reading Rainbow. They are running a promotion with a discounted price of
$39.95 per bag, normally $65.95.. Does anyone have these? Or
planning on
ordering?
Are they worth the prcie? Any opinions apprecieated.
Thanks,
Christina Johnson
Lebanon Public Library
Lebanon IN
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From: "Josh lachman" <Jlachman@ci.berkeley.ca.us>
To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: Magician Recommendation Etiquette
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Hi,
I saw Gerald Joseph also at San Leandro and he was great. If libraries =
wish to have great performers to hire we should keep in mind that we need =
to help support them. Remember that the fee they charge is exactly what =
they make. They must use that $200.00 (or whatever amount) it is to pay =
for travel expenses, office expenses, equipment, health insurance, =
publicity, vacation. It would be nice if they had some money left over =
after they've budgeted for those items.
All those things are usually included in our job along with the paycheck.
=
So if a performer is really good we should pay them what they are worth, =
as best we can. =20
For some inexplicable reason magicians tend to be on the lower end of the =
payscale for entertainers. If someone is really good and their fee is =
negotiable let's not take too much advantage of that. =20
It might be good etiquette NOT to mention that someone's fee is negotiable =
or under a certain dollar amount in this public forum. I think the =
entertainer would rather have someone simply say that their fee was very =
reasonable. This would put everybody on equal footing when it came
time =
for them to negotiate their next fee (which might change over time).
Josh Lachman
Children's Library
Berkeley Public Library
2090 Kittredge Street
Berkeley CA 94704
Mailing Address for Deliveries:
2031 Bancroft Way
Berkeley CA 94704
Jlachman@ci.berkeley.ca.us
(510) 981-6229
>>> Jennifer Baker 03/06/03 01:17PM >>>
We've had Magic Dan here in Fresno and although I
haven't seen his show I heard really good reviews from
staff and kids. I just thought I'd throw another hat
in the ring since we're on the subject. If you haven't
had him before, Gerald Joseph, also in the Bay Area is
an excellent magician and performer. He will negotiate
with you on a fee and is extremely reasonable,
especially if you can do several shows in a
day--especially when you consider that most performers
from the Bay Area charge $200 or more. The kids and
adults absolutely love him! His magic tricks are
amazing and his "slop-stick" is hysterical. He
recently performed at the San Leandro Showcase and in
my opinion, was the best act there. If you are
anywhere west of Las Vegas, give him a call.
Gerald Joseph: 925-778-3757
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From: TEACHINGTALES@aol.com
To: pubyac@prairienet.org, confidence_gives_strength@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: Storytelling Workshop for ages 12-18 Anybody Done
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In a message dated 3/6/2003 3:15:09 PM Eastern Standard Time,
confidence_gives_strength@yahoo.com
writes:
> We are planning to hold a one day large storytelling
> workshop at our library. The day would include
> presentations by professional storytellers, and
> workshops. We are aiming to make this a kids event -
> ages 12-18.
>
>
Hi Marilyn,
I have done storytelling workshops for younger children, in fact I am
running
a Storytelling Club at our local elementary school for the 3rd and 4th
graders this year. However, I am sure that the suggestions I will share will
work just as well with the older group. Of course, depending on the amount
of
time you have will determine how you tailor the day. I would love to know
what tellers will be there. You have a wealth of wonderful storytellers in
your area.
I would suggest using games that teach the students how we use our body
language and voice intonations each and every day. Impress upon them that we
are ALL storytellers, we tell stories all the time. Storytelling is NOT
memorizing a story but sharing your version of a tale.
If you have time you can share a short story with them and ask the to break
it down, storyboard it for you, much the same as a cartoon strip. I once
took
a workshop with a well know teller who said that most stories can be broken
down into five essential, key cue words. Let them try that and see how the
fair.
Here is a site with some great ideas and I have listed below some others
that
I have used in my workshops as well.
<A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/~storiesinc/TeachersGuide.html">Teaching
Story telling</A>
http://www.geocities.com/~storiesinc/TeachersGuide.html
The Story Bag (idea from storyteller Suzie Schaeffer)
Bring in a bag full of usual and unusual items. Before you begin the
students
must decided:
Where is the story taking place i.e. past, present or future and also
location such as what country and what location: beach, mountains, woods,
etc.?
What season is the story taking place in?
Who is in the story? There can be more than one character.
What is the problem that needs to be solved?
Will they be allowed (the students) to use magic in their suggestions?
Once all of that has been determined the first volunteer comes and picks
something out of the bag, no peeking. They must then integrate it into the
story to move it along with a few sentences. Then the next volunteer
continues the tale and so on. I have one rule, no gratuitous violence. You
can't end the story by having someone blown up, shot, etc.
Fantasy Trunk
Place an imaginary trunk into the center of the room. This came is much like
charades. A volunteer opens the trunk, takes something out and has to show
the audience what it is, using NO words.
Body Language Exercise
Pick a subject, something simple like "You are walking home from school
and..."
you know chores are waiting for you.
you can't wait to meet your friends.
you want to show off your straight A report card.
you have a note from the teacher about your bad behavior for your parents.
etc.
Have the students use their body to show what emotion they are displaying as
they walk home.
Mime/Body Exercise:
Ask for volunteers and one at a time have one student show you how he/she
would
walk...
through deep snow
with a cast on one leg
through a thick stream of honey
over hot sand
etc.
Using your voice:
Pick a sentence such as "I am going to the movies tonight." Ask for
volunteers and have them say the same sentence, with each one using a
different emotion:
happy
angry
bored
afraid
upset
have one student "dance" the sentence
have one student "sing" the sentence
etc.
This helps the students to see how important tone of voice is, especially
when you tell stories. Your tone can convey a whole different message even
though the sentence is the same.
Visualization
Pick a short story that doesn't have a lot of visual adjectives. One good
one
I use for the younger set is The Gunnywolf, a version of Red Riding Hood
found in Twenty Tellable Tales by Margaret Read MacDonald. Tell the story
then as the student's to close their eyes and think about the little girl,
the house, and the wolf.
Then ask them to describe the girl. What was she wearing, color of her hair,
how tall, long or short hair, etc.
What did the house look like?
Don't give them leading questions just let them tell you what they saw in
their minds eyes. You will be amazed at the descriptions.
You can also break them into pairs. Have the students face each other. Each
one tells a short story about how they got a scar, everyone has a scar of
some sort. The listener must not interrupt and at the end they give
"affirmations" letting the teller know what they liked about the
story. Then
they switch roles.
This is an excellent book which has many of the suggestions I have already
shared and more. Well, worth having on your story shelf.
Children Tell Stories: A Teaching Guide by Martha Hamilton and Mitch Weiss -
materials to help encourage young storytellers.
Another good book to have on hand is The StoryTeller's Start-Up Book by
Margaret Read MacDonald.
I hope this helps. Please do let me know how it turns out.
blessings,
Karen
Karen Chace
Professional Storyteller
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From: "Cindy Rider" <CRIDER@vigo.lib.in.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: Family summer reading
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I sent one in response to a question on YA-YAAC in January. Here is what =
it said:
For the last coupld of years we have given the teens a choice of counting =
either hours or books. This was good for the readers who read long, but =
few books, and also for the ones who read shorter, but many, books. The =
requirements for the teens were less than for the young kids, on the =
theory that teens are busier with jobs and activities, and harder to get =
here in the first place.
This summer, however, we are offering only ONE reading club - a family =
reading club called "Step Into Reading - It's a Famly Affair."
The word =
"family" will have a very loose definition in that the participants
define =
what their "family" is. It might be a grandmother and
grandchildren, an =
aunt and the kids, or even a neighbor and the kids. The point is that =
everyone in the family grouping will be working together to complete 20 =
reading-related activities from a list or 30 or so. THese activities are =
things like "Read a books," "Watch a video of a book,"
"Read a Caldecott =
book," "Visit the Children's Science Museum," "Try a recipe
from a =
cookbook," etc. (Our rules state that the items "should" be
from our =
library.) If one person in a family grouping does the activity, it gets =
checked off. We hope that families will do some of the activities =
togehter, but it's entirely up to them. Children/teens may participate =
individually if others in the family do not wish to participate. (Adults =
may not participate alone, however; they are referred to the library's =
Community Services Dept. for adult reading & book discussion programs.) =
=20
Every person who signs up, whether individually or as part of a family, =
will get to choose a free book after they turn in their check-off sheet. =
The books will be mostly geared to children/teen interests because we =
figure most parents will choose a book they can give to their child, and =
because adult titles are just too expensive. We will have an assortment =
of family-oriented titles (such as books of games or puzzles) and tame =
adult titles, though, that will appeal to older teens and adults.
The book will be the only prize that is given. No little prizes for =
coming in every week, or for reporting a certain number of activities =
completed, no prize drawings, etc. This whole club is a big experiemtn to
=
see if all those prizes are really necessary to encourage people to =
participate, and also to let people know that we feel the FAMILY is =
important to reading success. Record keeping will be very simple for =
participants AND staff, too. We will keep the check-off lists to gather =
statistics and help us plan for next year.
I'll report back after we evaluate the program to let you know how it =
went. =20
Cindy Rider
Young Peoples School Liaison Librarian
Vigo County Public Library
Terre Haute, IN
crider@vigo.lib.in.us
=20
http://www.vigo.lib.in.us
"If we didn't have libraries, many people thirsty for knowledge would =
dehydrate."
- Megan Jo Tetrick, age 12, Daleville, Indiana
The Vigo County Public Library is "easy to find. It's the million-story =
building at Seventh and Poplar streets." (Lori Henson in her
"Briefcases" =
column, Terre Haute Tribune-Star, 10/8/02)=20
>>> jrines@ocln.org 03/05/03
09:44PM >>>
Hello all,
I've checked all my saved messages and PUBYAC print outs and
can't=20
find any information on creating a summer reading program where a whole=20
family signs up as a unit. Does anyone do this and if so how do you =
work=20
it out?
Naturally all the usual questions came up about time vs. books
and=20
how to compensate for different sized families. I'm wondering if a time=20
approach with each family allowed to set their own goal would work or=20
would we just make ourselves crazy?
Julie Rines
jrines@ocln.org=20
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From: "Barron, Stacie" <StacieB@mail.jefferson.lib.la.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Fingerplays and Songs about Libraries
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I wanted to do a Lapsit program for National Library Week. I wanted to do
it on libraries and librarians. I found some good books to read. But
I
like to fill the time with fingerplays and songs. Does anyone have any
suggestions?
Stacie Barron
Children's Librarian
East Bank Regional Library
4747 W. Napoleon
Metairie, LA 70001
(504) 849-8812
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From: "Debora Leopold" <DLeopold@minlib.net>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: re: book discussion ideas
Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2003 18:46:42 CST
Hi there!
I've run a successful book discussion group for 3rd & 4th graders for
about a year now. Here are some that went over well:
1. Frindle, Andrew Clements
2. Firework Maker's Daughter, Phillip Pullman
3. The Witches, Roald Dahl
4. Search for Delicious, Natalie Babbitt
5. The Borrowers, Mary Norton
6. The Whipping Boy, Sid Fleischman
7. Secret of Roan Inish, Rosalie Fry
8. Which Witch, Eva Ibbotson
Good luck! You'll have so much fun!
Debora Leopold
Assistant Children's Librarian
Lincoln Public Library
Please note new email address.
dleopold@minlib.net
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From: "Laura Reed" <lreed@kpl.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: emotional child abuse/neglect
Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2003 18:46:52 CST
Hello all,
I have a colleague who has a customer looking for a book(s) to use with =
a
five year old girl whom she works with. She would like a fictional story
(easy reader or picture book) which deals with abuse or neglect but not
sexual or physical...the issue is closer, as I understand it, to =
isolation
and being ignored. I have done an extensive web search and I have not =
been
able to find anything that fits...so I am hoping that one of the =
incredibly
well read individuals on this list might have an idea.
Thanks for the daily inspiration,
Laura
Laura Reed=20
Co-ordinator of Children's & Young Adult Services
Kitchener Public Library
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From: "Donna A. Blotkamp" <blotkamp@tln.lib.mi.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: lion and lamb
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Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2003 18:46:59 CST
A third grade teacher is preparing a lesson to show kids the meaning of
the phrase "March comes in like a lion and goes out like a
lamb." He thinks he saw a picture book years ago that would explain
this. Ring any bells? Please reply to me. Thank you!
Donna Blotkamp, Librarian
Head of Youth Services
Royal Oak Public Library
222 E. Eleven Mile Road
Royal Oak, MI 48067
blotkamp@tln.lib.mi.us
Phone 248 246 3724
Fax 248 246 3704
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From: "Sheppard, Grace" <Grace.Sheppard@ottawa.ca>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
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Subject: High Interest books for 15 year olds
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Hello all,
I have a teacher looking for a list of high-interest books for her Grade 10
students. The students are all reading at about a Grade 7 level. Any
tried
and true titles out there?
Please email me directly (Grace.Sheppard@ottawa.ca),
I will compile titles
and post to the list.
Thanks,
Grace Sheppard
Children's Librarian
Ottawa Public Library
Bibiotheque Publique d'Ottawa
Grace.Sheppard@ottawa.ca
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From: "mary thornton" <mthornton@techline.com>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: stumper
Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2003 18:47:18 CST
thanks to Judy Looby who suggested the Doll People by Martin and Jen =
Marin who suggested the Dollhouse Caper by O'Connell as possible titles =
for my dollhouse stumper. =20
Stumper:
The dolls know the house is going to be burgled and leave clues for the =
family. only one person sees the clues and has to play sick so the =
family will return from vacation and catch the burlgers.
Thanks very much. I appreciate all the help.
Mary Thornton
mthornton@techline.com
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From: Susan Engelmann <suengelm@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Storytime help
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Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2003 18:47:27 CST
My Children's librarian is using Africa as our summer
reading theme. Since I do collection development, she
has asked me to find books that can be used in our
preschool storytime. Any help would be greatly
appreciated. Thanks.
Susan Engelmann
North Kansas City (MO) Public Library
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From: LGreen <lgreen@toledolibrary.org>
To: "'PUBYAC@prairienet.org'"
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Subject: Stumper Solved -- Duncan (or rather Dakin)
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Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2003 18:47:35 CST
Pubyac comes through again!
Thanks so much to Jackie Marquardt who identified the book,
The Farthest Away Mountain by Lynne Reid Banks.
Fifteen-year-old Dakin embarks on a dangerous journey to fulfill her three
desires: to visit the farthest-away mountain, to meet a gargoyle, and to
find a prince.
The original stumper is below.
Thanks,
Lisa Green
Children's Library
Toledo-Lucas County Public Library, OH
> A patron is looking for a juvenile novel which is believed to be
> historical fiction or fantasy. The main character is a girl
> possibly named Duncan.
> She runs away from home and goes to the mountains. There she
> finds a
> neverending pool and a frog that talks.
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From: "Natasha Forrester" <nforrester@wpl.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: Daycare book suggestions (2 weeks ago)
Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2003 18:47:45 CST
Thanks to Stacey Irish-Keffer, Mary Ann Gilpatrick, Melissa MacLeod, and =
Olivia Spicer for their suggestions for books to help 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. =
Melissa also suggested that the child and the grandmother choose or make =
up a song a song to sing in the morning on the way to daycare and one =
for on the way home, as part of the routine. The daycare provider was =
thrilled with the suggestion, we ILL's several of the books, and some of =
them will be added to my collection! Thank you so much!
Antoine, Heloise Curious Kids go to Preschool
Appelt, Kathi - Oh My Baby, Little One
Ballard, Robin My day, Your Day
Barrett, Mary Brigid Day Care Days
Cole, Joanna - When Mommy & Daddy go to Work
Day, Alexandra - Carl Goes to Daycare
Demuth, Patricia - Busy at day Care Head to Toe
Doyle, Charlotte - Where's Bunny's Mommy?
Edvall, Lilian - The Rabbit who Longed for Home
Hoffman, Phyllis - Meatball
Kelley, True - Day-Care Teddy Bear
L'Heureux, Christine - Caillou: day Care
Lindgren, Barbro - Rosa Goes to Daycare
Magorian, Michelle - Who's Going to Take Care of Me?
Metzger, Steve - Dinofours: It's Time for School
Morgan, Allen - Daddy-Care
Ovenell-Carter, Julie - Adam's Daycare
Phillips, Tamara - Day Care ABC
Rogers, Fred - Going to day Care
Rubel, Nicole - Goldie's Nap
Soderstrom, Mary - Maybe Tomorrow I'll Have a Good Time
Tompert, Ann - Will you Come Back for Me?
Valens, Amy - Jesse's Daycare
Natasha Forrester, Children's Services Librarian
Winfield Public Library
605 College Winfield, KS 67156
(620) 221-4470
"When in doubt, go to the library."=20
~ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, J.K. Rowling
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From: Suzanne Maryeski <smaryeski@farmington.lib.ct.us>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Conference: "Nonfiction 101"
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Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2003 18:47:54 CST
The Children's Section of the Connecticut Library Association is
sponsoring a preconference on April 7 titled "Nonfiction 101".
Keynote speakers are:
James Cross Giblin, winner of the 2003 ALA Sibert Informational Book
Award for most distinguished informational book for children published
in 2002, "The Life and Death of Adolf Hitler"
Marc Aronson, the 2001 Sibert winner for the book "Sir Walter Ralegh and
the Quest for El Dorado".
A very similar preconference, "Literature of Fact: Informational
Materials for Youth" is being held at the ALA conference in June in
Toronto. If time or money complicates getting away to Toronto in June,
consider coming to the beautiful Mystic Marriott (and Spa) in Groton,
Connecticut. Registration for non-members of Connecticut Library
Association is only $90--and that includes lunch!
Other speakers at the Connecticut conference include:
Kate Nunn, Editor-in-Chief of Children's Press and Franklin Watts,
Divisions of Scholastic Publishing
Vicky Smith, reviewer of nonfiction books for youth at Kirkus Reviews
Victoria Hill, Sibert Award Committee Member for 2003 and librarian
The day will conclude with a panel on "The Good the Bad and the Ugly of
Series Books", moderated by Bina Williams.
Complete information and registration materials are available on the CLA
website at http://cla.uconn.edu/committees/confrnce/programs.pdf
If you have any particular questions about the preconference, contact:
Suzanne Maryeski
Head of Children's Services
Farmington Library
Box 407
Farmington, CT 06034
Co-chair of Children's Section
Connecticut Library Association 2002 - 2004
phone: 860-673-6791
fax: 860-765-7148.
email: smaryeski@farmington.lib.ct.us
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From: "Keith Hayes" <khayes@coj.net>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: STUMPER: Red Scarf romance
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Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2003 18:48:03 CST
Dear collective brain,
I have a patron looking for a book that her teacher read to her class in th=
e fifth grade. It is a realistic fiction romance about a middle/high school=
relationship between a boy and a girl. The girl always wore a red scarf.
T=
he boy wanted her to explain why, but she told him she would not, "until th=
e time was right."=20
The patron moved away before they finished the book and has been wondering =
"why the red scarf?" ever since.
Any idaes?
TIA,
Keith
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Keith Hayes
Children's Librarian
Willow Branch Library
2875 Park St.=20
Jacksonville, FL 32205=20
904.381.8490
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From: Tanya DiMaggio <tanya@mail.sttammany.lib.la.us>
To: PUBYAC <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Children's Books in Turkish Needed
Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2003 18:48:11 CST
Hello folks,
We have a patron who is requesting some books written in Turkish for a
child. Unfortunately, this reference was passed on to me as the
Children's Librarian and so I have not had a chance to actually talk to
the patron. My impression is that she is looking for picture books
and/or simple chapter books for a "young child". I've found a
few lists
of books in Turkish, in Turkish and English and some translations of
English picture books into Turkish. The web sources all seemed to come
from England. We are looking for these books in OCLC to ILL. I would
appreciate anyone with knowledge of books in Turkish for children to
please contact me personally for some recommendations. We are looking
for these books in OCLC to ILL. Thank you in advance. Tanya
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From: Marnie Colton <mcolton@mail.pratt.lib.md.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Stumper Solved
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Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2003 18:48:20 CST
Many thanks to Megan VanderHart, Cindy Schilling, and Richard Quiring
for identifying Treasures of the Snow: A Story of Switzerland by
Patricia Mary St. John, c. 1952. My supervisor is delighted and looks
forward to locating and re-reading this book. The original stumper
follows below.
Thanks again,
Marnie Colton
My supervisor is looking for a book that her fourth grade teacher read
aloud to the class in 1961-2. She says it seemed like an old book even
at the time, so it was probably published before the 1960s. It was a
children's chapter book about a group of kids (either a gang of friends
or a family of brothers and sisters), and it took place in a snowy
setting with skiing, perhaps Switzerland. The bad bully kid that nobody
liked was named Lucien. But by the end of the story Lucien had stopped
being a bully and was a friend of the gang.
Please let me know if you recognize this book.
Thank you,
Marnie Colton
Enoch Pratt Free Library, Hampden Branch
3641 Falls Road
Baltimore, MD 21211
Phone: 410-396-6043
E-Mail: mcolton@epfl.net
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From: Steven Engelfried <sengelfried@yahoo.com>
To: Pubyac <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumper: pig named Petunia
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Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2003 18:48:29 CST
Our patron doesn't remember much about this book, but
it was probably a picture book, and definitely
featured a pig family, and the main pig character was
named Petunia. It's not the Loony Toons Petunia Pig
who's a friend of Porky Pig...and not Duvoisin's
Petunia the Goose. Does this ring any bells?
- Steven Engelfried
Beaverton City Library
12375 SW 5th Street
Beaverton, OR 97005
503-526-2599
sengelfried@yahoo.com
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