|
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: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 10:05 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 1066
PUBYAC Digest 1066
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Re: geo-related web sites
by "Carol and Gary Levin" <cglevin@access4less.net>
2) Re: Time limits on computers?
by JoyMoor@aol.com
3) Re: children's program & sequencing
by "Carol and Gary Levin" <cglevin@access4less.net>
4) Coffee shop project...
by Judy Polak <jfpolak@earthlink.net>
5) Re: Educational Software
by "Carol and Gary Levin" <cglevin@access4less.net>
6) Carpet squares for storyline programs
by "Swalena Griffin" <SGriffin@itpld.lib.il.us>
7) Young Adult Services Teen Logo Contest
by "Leah Rudolph" <leahrudolph@adelphia.net>
8) Re: Visit with Daycare Parents
by "Grace Slaughter" <gslaughter@bham.lib.al.us>
9) Re: geo-related web sites
by "Grace Slaughter" <gslaughter@bham.lib.al.us>
10) DVA
by btdref@bartlett.lib.il.us
11) RE: puppet storage
by "Andrea Johnson" <ajohnson@cooklib.org>
12) Re: children's program & sequencing
by Dawn Heisel <dawn@arrowhead.lib.mn.us>
13) Older Sibling Disruption
by Toni Reese <treese@monarch.papillion.ne.us>
14) Re: Visit with Daycare Parents
by "Jamie Holtsclaw" <jholtscl@in-span.net>
15) Newbery and Caldecott award poster
by Dennielle@aol.com
16) RE: puppet storage
by "Shaffer, Patricia (Library)" <patricia.shaffer@nashville.gov>
17) Re: Visit with Daycare Parents
by Susan Fisher <sfisher@lib.williamson-tn.org>
18) Puppet Storage Idea
by Sue Jones <sjones@ci.pleasanton.ca.us>
19) Re: Hero Summer Reading Club
by "Tara Mendez" <TaraM@mail2tara.com>
20) Best of the Web Awards
by "Minkel, Walter (RBI-US)" <WMinkel@reedbusiness.com>
21) important trixie belden news!
by rkordatz@burlington.lib.wi.us
22) hoop shoot contest
by "Roberta Meyer" <roberta@effinghamlibrary.org>
23) Kidzmouse
by "Christine Brobst" <cbrobst66@hotmail.com>
24) RE: geo-related web sites
by "Debbie Allen" <dallen@rla.lib.il.us>
25) Source for Bean Boy
by Susan Zimmerman <library_grlz@yahoo.com>
26) stumper answered and apology
by yancy3828@optonline.net
27) Expert in communicating with children
by Allison Peters <apeters@jefferson.lib.co.us>
28) Characters who are home schooled bibliography
by "Wagner, Jenifer" <Jenifer.Wagner@co.dakota.mn.us>
29) Girl Power program thank you and list of titles (very long)
by Tracey Jipson <tcywork@yahoo.com>
30) Re: stumper
by Sandi Blakney <sblakney@tln.lib.mi.us>
31) Re: Sign Language Source
by "Karol Caparaso" <Kcaparaso@acpl.lib.in.us>
32) Librarians/Booksellers Day at Romance Writers of America
by Mary K Chelton <mchelton@optonline.net>
----------------------------------------------------------------------
From: "Carol and Gary Levin" <cglevin@access4less.net>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: geo-related web sites
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain;
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 22:38:46 CST
This is the kind of question that "KidsClick" is perfect for.
"KidsClick" is a librarian-designed site that organizes excellent web
sites
by subject area.
The link to "Kidsclick" is:
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/
and to their science/math page:
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/topscie.html
Incidently, scrolling to the bottom on their home page, you can click on:
What does this page look like through a Librarian's Eyes?
which reveals that the whole thing is organized by Dewey numbers!
Carol Simon Levin
Somerset County Library
Enjoy Life! This is not a Dress Rehearsal!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Deon Dempsey" <deon@utig.ig.utexas.edu>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 10:19 PM
Subject: geo-related web sites
>
> All--
>
> I am presently working on a K12 outreach project and am in need of web
> sites that are geo-related. Anything for kids that teaches earth
science
> phenomenon will do. I am especially interested in resources teachers
> access for the annual Science fair in the spring and science week in
> October of every year. That may sound naive, but I simply do not know
what
> teachers are using or how teachers teach children about earth science
these
> days.
>
> thanks
> dd
>
>
>
>
-*"*-.,,.-*"*-.,,.-*"*-.,,.-*"*-.,,.-*"*-.,,.-*"*-.,,.-*"*
>
> Deon Dempsey, MLIS, MA
> Librarian
> University of Texas at Austin
> Institute for Geophysics Library
> 4412 Spicewood Springs Road
> Building 600, Room 209
> Austin, TX 78759-8500
> Phone: (512) 471-0499
> FAX: (512) 471-0999
> http://www.ig.utexas.edu
> http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/~ddempsey
>
>
------------------------------
From: JoyMoor@aol.com
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Time limits on computers?
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 22:38:55 CST
Our library does use sign in sheets, but only asks the first name of the
child and the child's age which is useful in tracking who is using our
computers for our knowledge anyway. It is just in a notebook on the desk,
takes a second to pencil in, and that's when the child is reminded 30
minutes
only unless no one else is here and then longer is okay.
JoyMoor@AOL.com
------------------------------
From: "Carol and Gary Levin" <cglevin@access4less.net>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: children's program & sequencing
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain;
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 22:40:03 CST
I think that some routine is important, but that you can have some
flexibility as well.
For Toddlertime and StoryTime, I always open with the song "Hello
Everybody", then briefly introduce the theme. I then alternate
stories with
fingerplays or songs (often done using hand puppets, a glove puppet, the
flannelboard, or body actions. Lastly I show either a filmstrip or video
(for our weekday programs) or have a craft (on Saturdays). We conclude
with
the song "Goodbye Everybody" and then everybody gets a hand
stamp and I get
to interact with them and ask them what story or song they liked!
I use anywhere from 2 to 5 stories depending on their length and the
interest of my audience and I always have some sort of "get up and
move"
activity that I can use if the natives are restless! :)
I don't offer food in my preschool programs. Too many food allergies and
messy besides.
Carol Simon Levin
Somerset County Library
Enjoy Life! This is not a Dress Rehearsal!
> >>> lgetty1969@yahoo.com
03/24/03 11:17PM >>>
> This may seem like a dumb question, but I'm still
> relatively new to programming. I'm planning three
> weekly one-hour programs for children ages 3-5 this
> summer that will include stories, activities, a craft,
> some rhymes, some music and a snack. My question is
> how important is it to maintain the same sequence of
> those elements for that many programs?
>
>
------------------------------
From: Judy Polak <jfpolak@earthlink.net>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Coffee shop project...
Mime-version: 1.0
Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 22:40:12 CST
Hi!
I'm a MLIS student through the University of South Carolina and working on a
class project concerning coffee shops in libraries: particularly, since
this has become such a popular feature in bookstores, are libraries
following this trend to create coffee houses as a way of attracting patrons?
For our project to be successful, we have designed a survey, and I wondered
if any PUBYAC folks would care to participate.
-Do you have a coffee shop/stand in your library? Where is it located? How
long have you had it?
-Are you a public, academic or special library?
-Who made the decision to have a coffee shop in the library?
-Who runs the shop/stand? Does the library staff run it or is it
outsourced?
-Were there any start-up costs involved or any costs in general to the
library?
-What is your Food/Drink policy?
-What problems/issues/complaints have you had with a coffee shop in your
library?
-Are you satisfied with it being a part of your library?
-Has the coffee shop increased the use of your library?
-What are some pros and cons to having a coffee shop in a library.
If you care to participate, please send your answers to me.
Thanks!
Judy Polak
Children's Services
Kanawha County Public Library
Charleston, WV
USC - MLIS program, Va. cohort.
jfpolak@earthlink.net
------------------------------
From: "Carol and Gary Levin" <cglevin@access4less.net>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: Educational Software
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain;
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 22:44:48 CST
The best source for this information is Children's Software Review, on the
web as www.childrenssoftware.com.
Archived reviews require a password to access, but each printed issue
contains a list of all-time-all-star software -- the best of the best for
each age group. You can contact them to receive a sample issue.
For a
quick assessment of the quality of a potential software title, a search of
www.amazon.com often turns up a copy of the
Children's Software Review
review of the title along with customer reviews which will alert you to
possible problems. (I avoid titles, however well-reviewed, with many
complaints about installation or "crashes.") Incidently, if you
are tired
of swapping disks, there is a software program out there that allows you to
install multiple cd-roms directly onto your hard drives. I'm at home now
and don't remember the title, but feel free to email me if you want me to
give you more information about it.
Carol Levin
Somerset County Library
Enjoy Life! This is not a Dress Rehearsal!
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Winkler-Schmit" <dschmit@gno.lib.la.us>
To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 10:20 PM
Subject: Educational Software
Greetings,
The system that I work for has been the lucky recipients of the ubiquitous
Gates computers and the accompanying software. Unfortunately, the contract
is running out soon and we will be without the children's software with the
exception of Encarta and Encarta Africana.
We are interested in purchasing some additional software for kids and are
looking at materials that are suitable for either young children (3-6 years
old), starting school (6-8 years old), or 9-12 years old. We will select
at
least one new title for each age group. One common denominator is that our
administration wants software that has a television tie-in such as Magic
School Bus, which we already own and we'll probably keep unless we hear
otherwise.
In other words, we're wondering if we need to send Barney to the curb, or
not. Thanks for all your help.
David Winkler-Schmit
New Orleans Public Library
------------------------------
From: "Swalena Griffin" <SGriffin@itpld.lib.il.us>
To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: Carpet squares for storyline programs
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Content-Disposition: inline
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 22:44:57 CST
I would like to thank everyone who responded to my original question
regarding whether to use carpet squares or pillows for storyline
programs. The overwhelming response were for carpet squares. Many
people suggested that I call local carpet stores for donations. I took
their advice and received a large number of carpet squares.
Swalena Griffin
Youth Services Program Manager
Indian Trails Public Library District
355 S. Schoenbeck
Wheeling, IL 60090
(847) 459-4100, x243
Fax (847) 459-4760
------------------------------
From: "Leah Rudolph" <leahrudolph@adelphia.net>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Young Adult Services Teen Logo Contest
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain;
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 22:46:38 CST
Our countywide Young Adults Services committee is in the process of running
a logo contest for teens in 7-12th grade. I couldn't find anything
definitive on how to run such a contest so I created a 'marketing plan' for
ours myself. I would be glad to share it with you. Just send me an
E-mail.
Leah Ducato Rudolph
"Repeat after me: completion, not perfection."
------------------------------
From: "Grace Slaughter" <gslaughter@bham.lib.al.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Visit with Daycare Parents
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 22:47:03 CST
Why not talk about the importance of reading to their child? Maybe
demonstrate how to read a book to their child. Has anybody on PUBYAC
been to a MotherRead/FatherRead workshop and are able to give a few
pointers?
g
------------------------------
From: "Grace Slaughter" <gslaughter@bham.lib.al.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: geo-related web sites
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 22:47:12 CST
Deon,
I don't know about Texas but in Alabama each school media center is
supposed to keep the State's manuals on curriculum standards - what is
_supposed_ to be taught for each grade. How individual teachers
interpret and implement those standards are sometimes very...individual.
You might also interview or otherwise check with your city/county school
system's administrative office and talk with the science/earth science
person. That person might be working on new curriculum or a change in
focus.
Likewise with the State Department of Education.
Talk with your local teachers, as well. Find out what _they_ need.
Ask
for a copy of their Science Fair entry form. Elementary, Jr. High & High
School. It will tell you what the student needs for compliance.
Helpful Science Fair webpage:
Intel Internantional Science and Engineering Fair: the Olympics, the
World Series and the World Cup of science competition.They maintain a
page for teachers, judges and students.
www.sciserv.org/isef/
Good luck!
g
------------------------------
From: btdref@bartlett.lib.il.us
To: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults and Children
Subject: DVA
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 22:47:22 CST
Hi.
I am interested in learning if anyone has had experience ordering from this
company. They have just begun offering standing orders for children's video
and
DVD series, and before jumping in with both both feet I'd like to hear from
people who have done business with this company. Anyone who is interested in
seeing their website, it can be found at http://www.dva.com.
TIA,
Linda Lundquist
Assistant Supervisor, Youth Services
Bartlett Public Library District
Bartlett, IL 60103
http://www.bartlett.lib.il.us
-------------------------------------------------
This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/
------------------------------
From: "Andrea Johnson" <ajohnson@cooklib.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: puppet storage
content-class: urn:content-classes:message
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain;
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 22:47:32 CST
Hi Tracey,
You'd have to somehow adapt this for use with larger Folkmanis-type =
puppets, but I've come up with a pretty clever way to store my smaller =
puppets, if I do say so myself. I bought two of those =
behind-the-closet-door pocket-type shoe organizers and stapled them to =
the bulletin board by my desk. The pockets are clear and are just right =
for storing smaller puppets or sets of finger puppets.
I would imagine that if you were willing to spend a little more money =
(my shoe organizers were $4 apiece), you could probably find some kind =
of wall pockets that would be big enough to hold larger puppets. Or, =
you could make your own by attaching mesh bags (laundry-bag type) or =
something similar to a wall or bulletin board for storage. Of course, =
this depends on having some empty wall space, but if your library is as =
crowded as ours, wall space is less precious than floor space. Though, =
if you don't have room for shelves, you might not have room for =
something like this either.
Don't know if this is helpful... Sorry I don't have the perfect =
solution!
Andrea Johnson
ajohnson@cooklib.org
Cook Memorial Public Library
Libertyville, IL
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tracey Jipson [SMTP:tcywork@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 9:20 PM
> We have a puppet problem. We have thirty to fourty Folkmanis-style =
puppets (meaning not hand puppets) that we use for storytimes and =
programs, and VERY little space in which to store them. We don't have =
the space in our tiny supply room to put up storage shelves.
------------------------------
From: Dawn Heisel <dawn@arrowhead.lib.mn.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: children's program & sequencing
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 22:47:40 CST
Through the years I have also discovered that keeping the same sequence
for storytime activities works best. However, we have kept the snack
part at the end of our program for two reasons: first, those who don't
want the snack, or have allergies, can leave and still participate in
the craft activity, and second, we treat our snack time like a large
family meal. I ask the children about their favorite part of the
day's
program or make introductions among the children and generally we have
long, interesting discussions. The parents love hearing the children
talk among each other and there have been many play groups, as well as
life-long friendships, that have started over our snack table. Its just
a small way of bringing a group together for a short while and well
worth the inconvenience of knowing whether it's a milk or juice day.
Dawn Heisel
Virginia Public Library
Virginia MN
~!~We have art so that we may not die of reality -- Nietzsche~!~
------------------------------
From: Toni Reese <treese@monarch.papillion.ne.us>
To: pubyac <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Older Sibling Disruption
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 22:51:51 CST
Hi Everyone,
We have a problem in one of our Time for Two's session. One of the moms
brings her 2 year-old and also her 4 year-old. The older boy is much
too old to be in there, and is disruptive. We've talked to the mom
about how the older boy needs to go to Preschool StoryTime which runs at
the same time, but she says that the older boy won't go in without her.
We've talked to her about how her older son is disruptive, and she tries
to keep him quiet, but not too successfully. There have been complaints
about this older child from other moms.
What should we do? We certainly don't want to start a "no
sibling" rule
as several of the moms come with their babies as well as their 2
year-olds. Any suggestions for a solution would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks so much,
Toni Reese
Youth Services Librarian
Sump Memorial Library
Papillion NE
treese@monarch.papillion.ne.us
------------------------------
From: "Jamie Holtsclaw" <jholtscl@in-span.net>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: Visit with Daycare Parents
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain;
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 22:51:59 CST
How about Beverly Billingsly Borrows a Book by
Alexander Stadler?
That's a big hit with my first-timers! It features a sweet and friendly
librarian!
Sincerely,
Jamie Holtsclaw
Children's Librarian
Greensburg Public Library
------------------------------
From: Dennielle@aol.com
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Newbery and Caldecott award poster
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 22:52:06 CST
Does anyone know where to purchase Newbery and Caldecott award posters that
have past winners with photos of the cover on them?
Danielle Day
KC Public Library
danielleday@kclibrary.org
------------------------------
From: "Shaffer, Patricia (Library)" <patricia.shaffer@nashville.gov>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: puppet storage
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 22:52:14 CST
At the Hermitage Branch Library of the Nashville Public Library, we bought 2
display racks from Folkmanis and keep them on the rack in the storage
closet. However, when I was working in Saginaw Public Library they also
had
a storage problem for the large amount of puppets a librarian brought with
her. She placed a peg board on one wall of her office area and placed
hooks
for the puppets. On each puppet she sewed plastic round rings. She
put the
puppets on the hooks on the peg board. They also were creative in putting
tiny hooks on the inside of the puppet theatre, so they could change puppets
with one hand. Most of the librarians were used to putting on a single
person puppet show.
Pat Shaffer
Head of Children's Services
Hermitage Branch Library
Public Library of Nashville and Davidson County
Nashville, Tennessee
------------------------------
From: Susan Fisher <sfisher@lib.williamson-tn.org>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Visit with Daycare Parents
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 22:52:22 CST
Victoria, how about reading Read to Your Bunny by Rosemary Wells? Or
you
could do a quick quiz with facts about benefits of reading to children, or
have
them share their own childhood favorites.
Susan
--
Susan Fisher
Bethesda Public Library
4905 Bethesda Road
Thompson Station, TN 37179
615.790.1887
fax: 615.790.8426
sfisher@lib.williamson-tn.org
------------------------------
From: Sue Jones <sjones@ci.pleasanton.ca.us>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Puppet Storage Idea
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 22:52:30 CST
Hi Tracey,
Ah yes, storage space...the perennial lament of children's services.
For our puppets, we removed shelving inside a closet in our meeting room and
put up several levels of secure dowling. Puppets were put into hanging bags
and voila! Easy access and identification.
Its amazing how many that closet will hold in this way.
Sue Jones
Pleasanton Public Library, CA
sjones@ci.pleasanton.ca.us <mailto:sjones@ci.pleasanton.ca.us>
(925) 931-3400 x 23
------------------------------
From: "Tara Mendez" <TaraM@mail2tara.com>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: Hero Summer Reading Club
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 22:52:38 CST
I was thinking about incorporating heros into our library as well
especially given the times that we live in and rather than paying big
bucks for OLA posters of basketball players I was planning on taking
photos of our local heros the chief of police , the fire chief etc with
the caption ""caught you reading" They can choose the book or if
the
prefer we can and then my final hero would be a big mirror where the
kids look up close to see the biggest hero of all. God luck
Tara
------------------------------
From: "Minkel, Walter (RBI-US)" <WMinkel@reedbusiness.com>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Best of the Web Awards
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain;
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 22:52:46 CST
Folks-- here's your chance to win $1000 for your great Web site:
The netConnect/WEB FEET Best of the Web Awards will recognize excellent
school and public library web sites. School library awards will be in two
categories: K-8 and high school libraries.
The public library awards are
also in two categories:
web sites
that provide health information and web sites designed to meet the needs of
small businesses.
Awards will recognize both small and large libraries.
There will be eight awards in all; each award is accompanied by a grant of
$1000 from WEB FEET. Deadline is May 1. For more information, visit
http://www.libraryjournal.com/netconnectawards
or contact Brian Kenney,
mailto:bkenney@reedbusiness.com.
------------------------------
Walter Minkel, Technology Editor, School Library Journal
www.slj.com * wminkel@reedbusiness.com
* 646-746-6721 * fax 646-746-6689
------------------------------
From: rkordatz@burlington.lib.wi.us
To: pubyac listserv <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: important trixie belden news!
MIME-version: 1.0
Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-language: en
Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT
Content-disposition: inline
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 22:52:55 CST
Hi everyone!
I only discovered this today (I found it posted on a Trixie Belden site--she
posted it in January!)--but she's going to be in print again! I'm eager to
see what the cover art will be like, and I'm quite exicted to see this
marvelous detective back!
Check it out:
http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/results.pperl?author_like=julie_campbel
l
:) ruhama
Ruhama Kordatzky
Youth Services Librarian
Burlington Public Library
rkordatz@burlington.lib.wi.us
I find television very educational. The minute somebody turns it on, I go to
the library and read a good book.
Groucho Marx (1890 - 1977)
------------------------------
From: "Roberta Meyer" <roberta@effinghamlibrary.org>
To: "PUBYAC" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: hoop shoot contest
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain;
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 22:53:03 CST
Illinois SRP theme is "Lights! Camera! Read!" I want to do a
hoop shoot
contest in conjunction with the film "Space Jam." If you have
done a hoop
shoot, can you send me your rules, do's and don't's, and anything else I
might need to know?
Send to me directly at mailto://roberta@effinghamlibrary.org
.
Thanks so much. You are all always so helpful!
Roberta
**********************************************
Roberta L. Meyer
Youth Services Librarian
Helen Matthes Library
100 East Market Ave.
Effingham, IL 62401
(217) 342-2464 x6
Fax (217) 342-2413
roberta@effinghamlibrary.org
"The Library is the Answer. What's the Question?"
------------------------------
From: "Christine Brobst" <cbrobst66@hotmail.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Kidzmouse
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 22:53:12 CST
Hello everyone,
One of our librarians recently happened upon a line of computer mouses
(mice?) built just for kids. The company is called Kidzmouse. They
are
supposed to be smaller and easier for kids to use than regular mice. Our
question is, does anyone have any experience with these, and most
importantly, do they hold up to tough library use? Please e-mail me if you
have any experiences to share.
We thought they would be great for our children's game computers because
they are built for kids and feature different Disney, Nickelodeon and Sesame
Street characters. The web address of the company is www.kidzmouse.com.
Thanks in advance,
Chrissy Brobst
Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library
Stow, OH
cbrobst66@hotmail.com
_________________________________________________________________
Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*.
http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail
------------------------------
From: "Debbie Allen" <dallen@rla.lib.il.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: geo-related web sites
Content-Class: urn:content-classes:message
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain;
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 22:53:22 CST
Hi,
Try the following site from NASA:
http://terraweb.wr.usgs.gov/TRS/kids/links.html
Good luck!
deb allen
round lake library
round lake, IL
------------------------------
From: Susan Zimmerman <library_grlz@yahoo.com>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Source for Bean Boy
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 22:59:13 CST
Dear Pubyacers
I am seeking a source for the story Bean Boy.
It is a story of an old childless couple who pretends that a bean is their
baby.It has been around for years, but we can not cite a source for it.
Thanks for your help,
You may reply to me off list at library_grlz@yahoo.com
I will share the
answer with the listserv.
Susan Zimmerman
------------------------------
From: yancy3828@optonline.net
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: stumper answered and apology
MIME-version: 1.0
Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-language: en
Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT
Content-disposition: inline
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 22:59:21 CST
I wanted to thank all of you who took the time to answer my quest,
correctly, both directly to my email, and on the listserv. "Many
Moons" by
James Thurber is, indeed, the book I was looking for.
I also wanted to apologize for the fact that somehow, my unproof-read and
"rough" version was sent by me to the listserv by mistake. I know one
of my
pet-peeves is glaring errors that a drop of proof-reading would correct, so
I apologize if anyone winced at "princees", etc. I am usually more
thorough
than that! I hit "send" by accident before I had a chance to go over
it.
Jill Milhorat
Huguenot Children's Library
New Rochelle, NY
------------------------------
From: Allison Peters <apeters@jefferson.lib.co.us>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Expert in communicating with children
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain;
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 22:59:28 CST
Hi great brain,
This year the Jefferson County Public Library system has set a goal to teach
staff from ALL departments how to communicate well with children. I've
been
asked to see if I know of a professional who could come and do a program on
this topic. Off the top of my head I don't know of an individual who does
presentations of this kind, so I am asking you! I'm envisioning someone
like Patrick Jones who focuses on children rather than teens.
If you have any suggestions or contact information, please email me
directly: apeters@jefferson.lib.co.us
Thanks for your help!
Allison
Allison Peters
Children's Services Librarian
Belmar Library
Jefferson County Public Library
555 S. Allison Parkway
Lakewood City Commons
Lakewood, CO 80226
(720) 963-0900
apeters@jefferson.lib.co.us
Find us on the web at http://info.jefferson.lib.co.us/
------------------------------
From: "Wagner, Jenifer" <Jenifer.Wagner@co.dakota.mn.us>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Characters who are home schooled bibliography
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain;
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 22:59:37 CST
Here is the list people came up with of books for children with characters
who are home schooled. If anyone has additional ideas, please let me know.
Home schooled Characters in Children's Fiction (March 2003)
Almond, David Skellig
Berenstain, Stan The Berenstain Bears and the
Nerdy Nephew
Casanova, Mary Moose Tracks
Wolf Shadows
Franklin, Kristine L. Lone Wolf
Gantos, Jack What Would Joey Do?
Haddix, Margaret Peterson Among the Hidden
Kehret, Peg The Hideout
Peck, Richard Strays Like Us
Regan, Dian Curtis Monster of the Month Club
Monsters in Cyberspace
Monsters in the Attic
Snyder, Zilpha Keatly Libby on Wednesday
Tolan, Stephanie S. Surviving the Applewhites
Weirenga, Kathy Double Exposure
Also two series were mentioned:
The Home School Detectives by John Bibee
Too Smart Jones by Gilbert Morris
Jenifer Wagner
Children's Librarian
Dakota County Heritage Library
20085 Heritage Drive
Lakeville, MN 55124
(651) 365-3219
jenifer.wagner@co.dakota.mn.us
------------------------------
From: Tracey Jipson <tcywork@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: Girl Power program thank you and list of titles (very long)
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 22:59:46 CST
Hi all,
I want to say a very late but no less heartfelt thank
you to all of you who contributed titles and ideas for
my Girl Power program. I got some wonderful
suggestions, so thank you. I decided to base this
program on booktalking as many books as I could
squeeze in. So what I did was group books into
several categories, and develop booktalks for two or
three books in each category (and show several more
covers in each category as well). I also came up with
a short activity that we could do for each category
before moving on to the next set of books. The
categories were: travel, poetry, diary/journal, modern
girls, old-fashioned girls, fantasy, mystery,
computers, friendship, and music. I did not expect to
get to all the categories, I'll just do them the next
time I do this program. :)
If any one wants any more information about this
program, please email me and I'll be happy to answer
your questions. And thanks again to all who
suggestions titles.
--Tracey
Little House books -- Wilder
Ramona books -- Cleary
Junie B. Jones -- Park
True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle -- Avi
Midwife's Apprentice -- Cushman
Ballad of Lucy Whipple -- Cushman
Catherine Called Birdy -- Cushman
Goddess of Yesterday -- Cooney
Quiver -- Spinner
The Ballad of the Pirate Queens -- Yolen
Clever Beatrice -- Willey
Molly Whuppie, found in "Clever Gretchen and other
forgotten folktales" by Alison Lurie
The Golden Compass -- Pullman
Coraline -- Gaiman
The Witch of Blackbird Pond -- Speare
Calico Captive -- Speare
The Perilous Gard -- Pope
Amber Brown series -- Danziger
Judy Moody series -- McDonald
Dealing with Dragons -- Wrede
Calling on Dragons -- Wrede
Talking to Dragons -- Wrede
books by Louisa May Alcott
Fearless Girls, Wise Women and Beloved Sisters --
Kathleen Ragan
Emily of New Moon -- L.M. Montgomery
Matilda -- Roald Dahl
The BFG -- Roald Dahl
Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse -- Kevin Henkes (for
younger grrrrls)
Eloise -- Kay Thompson (again, for younger
participants)
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (and all subsequent
books in that series) -- Aiken
Stargirl -- Spinelli
Someone Like You -- Dessen
That Summer -- Dessen
Herculeah Jones series -- Byars
Cobble Street Cousins series -- Rylant
The new American Girls series: "Girls of Many Lands"
Cam Jansen series -- Adler
Mary Marony -- Kline
Song Lee -- Kline
The Rope Trick -- Alexander
Gypsy Rizka -- Alexander
Sanctuary -- Carroll,
Cecile: Gates of Gold -- Casanova
Isabel: Taking Wing -- Dalton
First day of Gymnastics -- Ganeri
Goodbye to All That -- Hanscome
Minuk: Ashes in the Pathway -- Hill
Every Girl Tells a Story -- Jones
The Feelings Book: the Care & Keeping of Your Emotions
-- Jones
Out of Sight, Out of Mind -- Mazer,
Winning Basketball for Girls -- Miller
Fearless series -- Pascal
The Sky's the Limit -- Thimmesh
Grasping at Moonbeams -- Vogel
Spring Pearl: the Last Flower -- Yep
The Blue Sword - McKinley
The Hero and the Crown -- McKinley
Great Books for Girls -- Odean
Encyclopedia Brown series - Sobol ("Sally kicks the
boys' butts!")
Judy Moody series -- Megan McDonald!
Babysitter's Club series -- Martin
Nancy Drew/Nancy Drew Notebooks -- Keene
Dear America/The Royal Diaries series -- various
authors
>From the Files of Madison Finn -- Dower
History Mysteries series - American Girl, various
authors
BAD GIRLS books -- Voigt
Blister -- Shreve
Hope Was Here -- Bauer
Backwater -- Bauer
Rules of the Road -- Bauer
Shadow Spinner -- Fletcher
Pippi Longstocking -- Lindgren
The Jedera Adventure - Alexander
Betsy-Tacy series - Lovelace
Anastasia Krupnik series - Lowry
Anne of Green Gables books - Montgomery
many books by Johanna Hurwitz
The Little Princess - Burnett
The Secret Garden - Burnett
The All-of-a-Kind Family - Taylor
Harriet the Spy -- Fitzhugh
Let's Hear it for the Girls -- Bauermeister
Amelia books -- Moss
Song of the Lionness quartet -- Pierce
Caddie Woodlawn -- Brink
The Two Princesses of Bamarre -- Levine.
The Serpent Slayer -- Tchana
Out of the Dust -- Hesse
Year of Impossible Good-byes -- Choi
Penelope Jane -- Cash
Star Girl -- Spinelli
pathfinder - Strong girls become strong women
http://infozone.imcpl.org/kids_path_strong_women.htm
The Amelia Bloomer Project (a project of the Feminist
Task force of the
Social Responsibilities Round Table of ALA produces an
annual annotated list of "appealing feminist books for
young readers from birth to 18."
http://www.libr.org/FTF/AmeliaBloomer2002.pdf
http://www.libr.org/FTF/bloomer.html
"great site through the government where you can order
all
kinds of fabulous free material w/ a girl power logo.
www.girlpower.gov. Try doing a small
girlie craft
(bath/spa products are great) Have fun snacks like
chips and salsa. It takes the girls a while to "let
loose" but when they do,
they're a blast. There are a few websites to draw info
from:
www.girltech.com, www.girlzone.com,
www.girlsite.org,
www.gurl.com,
www.shemadethis.com, www.getcrafty.com,
www.geocities.com/crushedout2000,
www.craftychica.homestead.com,
www.girlstart.com
These sites can be really
helpful for crafts, hand outs and just keeping up on
what's "cool" in the lives
of girls." (contribution from L. Jackson)
=====
Tracey Jipson
Librarian Assistant
Lane Library, Hamilton OH
tcywork@yahoo.com
t.jipson@lanepl.org
"She is too fond of books, and it has turned her brain"--L.M. Alcott
"Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?"--Henry W. Beecher
__________________________________________________
Do you Yahoo!?
Yahoo! Platinum - Watch CBS' NCAA March Madness, live on your desktop!
http://platinum.yahoo.com
------------------------------
From: Sandi Blakney <sblakney@tln.lib.mi.us>
To: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults and Children
Subject: Re: stumper
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 23:05:12 CST
HI All,
I am hoping that at least one of you fabulous children's librarians can
help me with my patron's request. The patron is in her mid-40s and
remembers reading a book in 5th or 6th grade (from a school book club)
about a family (mother, father, one daughter, and a cat) who is into
ballet AND gets a summer house at the beach. The story takes place at the
beach ... The patron says it is NOT Mabel Esther Allan's The Ballet
Family. I contacted Scholastic, but they do not keep track of books not
currently offered. I'm not sure what other book clubs were operating in
Michigan schools in the 60s.
Thanks for your help!
Sandi
============================================================================
==
Sandi Blakney
Director
Allen Park Public Library Voice: 313-381-2425
8100 Allen Road FAX: 313-381-2124
Allen Park, MI 48101 e-mail: sblakney@tln.lib.mi.us
============================================================================
==
------------------------------
From: "Karol Caparaso" <Kcaparaso@acpl.lib.in.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: Sign Language Source
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 23:05:19 CST
There is a little paperback series that is put out by Garlic Press, 605 =
Powers St., Eugene, OR 97402 called Beginning Sign Language Series. Songs
=
in Sign by S. Harold Collins has If you're Happy and other simple songs. =
We use a CD-Rom product Signing Exact English from Modern Signs Press, =
Inc. P.O. Box 1181 Los Alamitos, CA 90720 www.modsigns.com
to translate =
all of our stories and songs into sign language. The Cd-Rom is easy to =
use and relatively inexpensive. We use S.E.E. because it is used in our =
schools here. Hope this helps.
Karol Caparaso
Children' Services
Allen County Public Library
Fort Wayne, IN=20
kcaparaso@acpl.lib.in.us
>>> MzLibrary@aol.com 03/25/03
10:19PM >>>
I am looking for a good sign language source for the songs "Hello =
Everybody
and How Are You"; "The More We Get Together"; and "If You're
Happy and You
Know It". I've looked on Google, expecting to find something, and
didn't.
Thanks.
------------------------------
From: Mary K Chelton <mchelton@optonline.net>
To: glisnet@qc.edu, pubyac@prairienet.org,
Fiction_L@maillist.webrary.org,
publib@sunsite.berkeley.edu,
YALSA-L@ala.org, ALSC-L@ala.org,
Subject: Librarians/Booksellers Day at Romance Writers of America
MIME-version: 1.0
Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed
Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 23:05:28 CST
Cathie Linz, Author and RWA Liaison to the library community, has
asked me to remind everyone that there are still slots available for
the Librarians and Booksellers Day held in conjunction with the
Romance Writers of America conference in New York this summer, but
they're going fast. The all-day program on Wednesday, July 16, at the
NY Hilton and Towers, includes talks by Nora Roberts, Susan Elizabeth
Phillips, Teresa Meideros, Jennifer Crusie, and Jayne Ann Krentz,
after which you can get books signed by 350 romance writers. You can
get the registration form on the RWA website at wwwrwanational.org.
Mary K. Chelton
--
*******************************************
Mary K. Chelton
Associate Professor
Graduate School of Library & Information Science
254 Rosenthal Library
Queens College
65-30 Kissena Blvd.
Flushing, NY 11367
(718) 997-3790 office; 3667 voicemail
(631) 286-4255 home (mornings)
mchelton@optonline.net
*******************************************
------------------------------
End of PUBYAC Digest 1066
************************* |