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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: Friday, May 09, 2003 11:01 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 1106
PUBYAC Digest 1106
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Teen urban legend program
by Cynde Suite <cyndecat@yahoo.com>
2) Stumper
by MzLibrary@aol.com
3) location of "Flipped"
by Belinda Sakowski <sakowski@grayson.edu>
4) city transportation rhymes
by "Micky" <hurdm@uhls.lib.ny.us>
5) re: Dept of Ed's Summer Reading Program
by Jennie Stoltz <jstoltz@esls.lib.wi.us>
6) egyptian cartouches-LONG
by "Diana Cook" <dcook@rpl.regina.sk.ca>
7) ALA Intellectual Freedom Statements, Policies, and Guidelines
by "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
8) Re: kids accessing porn sites--help!
by Lorie O'Donnell <Lodonnell@midyork.org>
9) AR
by Susan Wizinsky <swizinsk@gfn.org>
10) SRP stuff/craft request
by "Natasha Forrester" <nforrester@wpl.org>
11) Great Stone Face of New Hampshire
by MzLibrary@aol.com
12) Stumper - Two kids being chased by Anubis
by "Cassie Veselovsky" <veselovskyc@cadl.org>
13) Teen library cards
by "Wendy Morano" <WMORANO@cml.lib.oh.us>
14) story time name tags
by Erika Burge <eburge@esls.lib.wi.us>
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From: Cynde Suite <cyndecat@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Teen urban legend program
Date: Fri, 9 May 2003 11:15:12 CDT
I got talked into doing a teen urban legend program for later this summer
and I need your help on how to present it other than just picking out a few
to read or tell and having the teens share the ones they know. Help!
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From: MzLibrary@aol.com
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Stumper
Date: Fri, 9 May 2003 11:15:22 CDT
This for Chris Tarrio at Jaffrey, NH, Public Library:
Story published in late 50's early 60's. Three fish are main characters
and=20
their names are Christopher, Timothy and Spot.=A0=A0
Ring any bells?
Reply to mzlibrary@aol.com and I will
pass on your suggestions.
Charlotte Rabbitt, Children's Librarian
Peterborough Town Library =20
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From: Belinda Sakowski <sakowski@grayson.edu>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: location of "Flipped"
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Hi All,
A question has come up at our library so I thought I would ask the generous
folks of pubyac. Where is "Flipped" by Wendelin Van Draanen
shelved, in
the juvenile or young adult collection. Please reply off list. TIA
Belinda
sakowski@grayson.edu
Belinda Sakowski
E-Mail: sakowski@grayson.edu
Sherman Public Library Phone: (903)892-7240
421 N. Travis
Fax: (903) 892-7101
Sherman, Texas 75090
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From: "Micky" <hurdm@uhls.lib.ny.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: city transportation rhymes
Date: Fri, 9 May 2003 11:15:37 CDT
My two-year-old storytime theme is city transportation. Do you have any =
action/finger rhymes or songs about taxis, subways, or any city =
transportation? Book suggestions would also be great!
Thanks!
Micky Hurd
East Greenbush Community Library
East Greenbush, NY
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From: Jennie Stoltz <jstoltz@esls.lib.wi.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: re: Dept of Ed's Summer Reading Program
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Date: Fri, 9 May 2003 11:15:45 CDT
Actually Stacey, in the article that Karen Brown links to (below) it does
state that the Atlanta-Fulton County Library System is one of the partners.
Also, I would like to say I agree with the person who said that she doesn't
really see the program as any sort of threat to our existing SRP. (Sorry,
I
can't find the posting so I can't remember who said that) BUT, I do find it
discouraging that the Dept. of Ed. wouldn't make an equal effort (and
FUNDING) with the public libraries, since the kids aren't going to be
getting the books at the school. I know that schools are also having
funding issues, but in my library/state things are pretty dismal and there
doesn't seem to be any relief in sight. Maybe it would have just
been nice
to get a little recognition for the SRP/SLP that we've all been doing for so
many years, right?
Take care,
Jennie
Jennie J. Stoltz
Children's Services Coordinator
Frank L. Weyenberg Library
Mequon/Thiensville, WI
From: "Stacey Irish" <Stacey.Irish@cityofdenton.com>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: Dept of Ed's Summer Reading Program
Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 17:04:50 CDT
I notice that the public library is not listed as a partner in this
study. How strange.
Stacey Irish-Keffer
Denton Public Library
502 Oakland
Denton, Texas 76201
940.349.7738
slirish@cityofdenton.com
>>> BrownK@ci.monterey.ca.us
05/05/03 08:43PM >>>
Have you read about the new srp started by the Secretary of Education
in
Atlanta? They say this is a pilot program and it will go nationwide
soon. According to publicity by No Child Left Behind, it is all
through the schools. Kids will be requiret to read 10 "
age-appropriate" books and "describe briefly the books they have read
by
completing a simple form. Targe, Scholastic and others are partners.
Does this worry anyone else? Please, someone from Atlanta, set my
mind
at ease. Can it be that people in the DOE don't know about this most
famous of public library activities? Will our long-standing role in
motivating and supporting summer reading be left in the dust?
Here's the press release
http://www.ed.gov/PressReleases/03-2003/03202003.html
Jennie J. Stoltz
Children's Coordinator/Webmaster
Frank L. Weyenberg Library of
Mequon/Thiensville, Wisconsin
"The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who
cannot read them." - Mark Twain
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From: "Diana Cook" <dcook@rpl.regina.sk.ca>
To: "Pubyac@Prairienet. Org"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: egyptian cartouches-LONG
Date: Fri, 9 May 2003 11:15:53 CDT
Hi there, fellow Egyptologist wanna-bes! Several people have requested a
compilation, and it's five minutes till quittin' time, so I am posting to
the list. If anyone has any other advice, I would love to see it, I am doing
this program in early June, so it's time to get going on it! Thanks to
everyone listed here, I really enjoyed these helpful emails.
Diana Cook
dcook@reginalibrary.ca <mailto:dcook@reginalibrary.ca>
Regina Public Library
Regina, Sask., Canada
Try these three books: 1. Ancient Egyptians and their neighbors: an
activity guide by Marion Broida - Chicago Review Press, 1999
2.Make History: Ancient Egypt by Nancy
Fister - Lowell House, 1996
3. Crafts from the past: The Egyptians
by Gilliam Chapman - Heinemann Library, 2000
Millbrook Free Library
Nancy N. Rogers
email to:millbrook.nrogers2@verizon.net
Website: http://www.millbrooklibrary.org/
We recently ran a holiday program on an Ancient Egypt theme.
We received many great ideas from people on PUBYAC.
We had great success with the cartouches we made from quick drying clay.
We used bamboo skewers for the kids to write their own names in
hieroglypics in the clay. Then they were spray painted with gold paint.
The other activity that was very popular was filming ancient Egyptian
television commercials... Hieroglyphics R Us (Scribes), Nile Slave Markets,
Martenarten Coffin Manufacturers etc. If you want more details please
contact me and I'll send through the fact sheets.
regards, Mylee
Mylee Joseph
Willoughby City Library
407 Victoria Avenue, Chatswood NSW 2067 Australia
mylee.joseph@willoughby.nsw.gov.au
<mailto:mylee.joseph@willoughby.nsw.gov.au>
I haven't done this program in many, many years, but here are some ideas:
ANCIENT EGYPT
FUN CLUB
Read: Croco'Nile by Roy Gerrard
Temple Cat by Andrew Clements
Games:
Limbo (with Egyptian music)
Hieroglyph code to solve
Find the mummies - hide small cardstock mummies all over the library
and
kids try to find them. A few have a marking on them for a prize.
Crafts:
1. Headdress or Headband - Cut wide cardboard long
enough to go around
head. Staple in back. Decorate with markers or glue on sequins.
Or cut
cobra shape from tin foil or ankh from cardboard and glue on.
2. Neckpiece - Cut a paper plate in half.
Cut a small half moon shape
from the cut edge. Punch two holes and tie two pieces of yarn to holes to
tie around neck. Decorate with markers or sequins.
3. Paper Pyramids - Glue shape to cardstock and cut out along
solid
lines. Fold on dotted lines and glue tabs to inside.
4. Packing Peanut Pyramid - Dip cornstarch packing
peanuts quickly on
wet sponge and hold down on cardboard to stick. Build a pyramid sticking
peanuts together.
5. Scarab Bracelet or Armband - Form a small piece of clay
into a
beetle shape and color on wings. While still wet, poke a chenille stem
through scarab and bend ends so stem fits around your arm.
6. Cardboard Armband - Cut wrapping paper tube
into 2" sections and
slit each section open. Decorate with sequins or markers. Slip over
upper
arm.
7. Mummies - Cut small wedges from one end of a
paper towel tube (for
the head) and fold up the other end (for the feet). Spread glue on the
mummy and wrap with tissue paper strips.
8. "Papyrus" Scrolls - Cut long strips
of grocery bags and roll into a
scroll. Decorate with hieroglyphs and tie with string.
9. Bookmarks to Stamp with Egyptian images
Elizabeth Murphy
Youth Librarian
Austin Public Library
elizabeth.murphy@ci.austin.tx.us
<mailto:elizabeth.murphy@ci.austin.tx.us>
We did a program a couple of years ago that included making bookmarks with
the
kids' names written in hieroglyphics. I made a large chart matching the
Arabic
alphabet with heiroglyphics, and each child filled out his/her name on a
long
slip of tagboard. We then laminated the bookmarks, punched a hole in the
end,
and threaded through some yarn.
You might also want to look for a book called The Egyptians, by Gillian
Chapman
(ISBN: 157-572556-8). It's one of the "Crafts from the Past"
series from
Heinemann Library. The book includes instructions on how to make a
scribe's
box using colored paper, paint, and a box with a sliding lid. The pictures
of
the box show it decorated with hieroglphyics.
Maryse Quinn
Johnson City, NY
JC_Maryse@4cty.org <mailto:JC_Maryse@4cty.org>
I love Eygptian programs. I have a box of heiroglyphs stamps I use with
mine. Here are three crafts I have done with my programs.
Mummy sarcophagus - I made a rectangular piece of cardstock for the
base of the sarcophagus and folded it so that it creates a platform for
the sarcophas top. Then, I drew a pattern shaped like a sarcophagus lid
(outline of mummy figure). This is what the kids color. Then, they can
glue or staple the pattern top to the base. Looks very cool, and can
stand up by itself or be leaned up against something.
Portrait Mask - This one was in CopyCat magazine (I think). It is an
outline of King Tut's portrait mask. The kids can color it however they
like, then cut out the eye holes. Then you punch holes in it and run
string through or you can measure and cut strips of construction paper
to use as straps to hold on the kids heads.
Pyramid diorama - I found a pyramid pattern on a craft website. There
is a base and sides that fold up to form the pyramid. The kids can
decorate before taping the sides up. If you leave one side open, the
kids can decorate inside the pyramid and make little figures or a
diorama inside.
Cut out pyramid.
I hope this helps. I can fax you some patterns if you are interested.
Good luck!
Stacey Irish-Keffer
Denton Public Library
502 Oakland
Denton, Texas 76201
940.349.7738
slirish@cityofdenton.com <mailto:slirish@cityofdenton.com>
I have done Egytian programs a number of times. We have make cartouches on
paper. I have drawn the basic outline shape and had the children draw in the
hieroglypics based on a sample chart or let them cut the images out and glue
them on.
Here are some helpful resources:
Ancient Egyptians and their neighbors: an activity guide by Marian Broida
Ancient Egypt by Susan Purdy and Cass R. Sandak.
The Royal Ontario Museum loans out resource books for a small fee. I don't
know if they send them out of province. Check their website for more
information www.rom.on.ca click on travelling
exhibitions or call
416-586-5861. We have had a number of these kits and they are very
informative. There is one specifically on heiroglypics.
If you need more information please let me know.
Jo-Ann Woolverton
Jane Dundas Library, Toronto Public Library
Toronto, ON
416-394-1015 (voice)
416-394-1025 (fax)
jwoolverton@tpl.toronto.on.ca
<mailto:jwoolverton@tpl.toronto.on.ca>
Here are two Web sites with cartouche instructions or information:
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/cartouche/cartouche.html
http://www.upennmuseum.com/cgi-bin/hieroglyphsreal.cgi
(Translates your name
into hieroglyphics -- follow the link to more pages on this site)
Solina Marquis
solina-marquis@attbi.com <mailto:solina-marquis@attbi.com>
Are you familiar with the book "Crafts & Culture of the Ancient
Egyptians"
by Joann Jovinelly. It's new, published in 2002. I don't see cartouche in
the index, but hieroglyphics is.
HTH
Sharon Levine
Head of Youth Services
Lincolnwood Public Library
Lincolnwood, IL
slevine@lincolnwoodlibrary.org
www.lincolnwoodlibrary.org <http://www.lincolnwoodlibrary.org/>
How much trouble do you wna to go to? A cartouche can be as easy as
photocopying the outside shape and letting the kids fill in their names
with heiroglyph stamps or for a more time consuming project they could
each get a styrofoam tray (I would recommend buying them from a craft
supplier rather than reusing ones from meat nasty bacteria and all that)
and an orange stick (those cuticle pushing sticks) or Japanese stule
chopstick (the kind with a pointed end) and then they can carve their
heiroglyphs. A third option that takes more time on your part is to
prepare ahead of time plaster of paris disks (you should be able to find
an oval or rectangular candy mold to make it easier) and then again the
kids can stamp the symbols or carve them out, you might need something
sharper and stiffer like a metal skewer to carve the plaster.
There are a number of books with Egyptian crafts in them for all
those
kids that need to make a mummy or canopic jar for a school report. I'm
sure one of them that we have (no promises on finding it if you want me to
search it is Ancient Civilizations report time around here) has directions
for a beaded collar style necklace. I don't remember off hand it it was
all beads which could get expensive for a group or if some of the larger
beads were straws cut into pieces. Actually if you wanted to you could
have the kids be archeologists by putting a necklace back together.
Depending on the age find a simple or more complicated necklace and
photograph it. Tell the kids that while the archeologists were careful to
document the necklace in place and pick it up carefully someone sneezed
and dropped the box so all the beads got mixed up and it is their job to
put it back together again.
Are you having a party? I found directions for making a pyramid
cake
complete with golden treasureI believe it was in Family Fun Magazine and I
even vaguely recall making a copy of it. Basically they made a sheet cake
cut a square for a base, cut another square with the center cut out and
put that on top, maybe two or three layers like this so that you have a
hollow "treasure chamber" which they filled with gold wrapped candies
like
hersey's kisses with almonds.This was covered with a solid layer and I
believe scraps were used to form a pointed top. the whole thing was
frosted and sprinkled with crushed graham crackers for a sandy color and
finish.
Lest you think me crazy for having all these ideas ont eh top of my
head , my seven year old has been thinking about an Egyptian birthday party
since touring the Quest for Immortality exhibit at the local science
museum.
Julie Rines
(alias Princess Merasankh)
jrines@ocln.org
Hi,
We have made these and I have directions...do you have a fax??
We used balsa for the background and the kids used the egyption codes for
making their own names on the balsa using feathers dipped in ink. This
turned into a door plate for bedroom doors and other fun uses. I have the
codes and the instructions on hard copy.
Let me know! Dori
Dori Blodgett
Children's Services
Chetco Community Public Library
405 Alder St.
Brookings, Or. 97415
(541) 469-7738
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From: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
Subject: ALA Intellectual Freedom Statements, Policies, and Guidelines
Date: Fri, 9 May 2003 11:16:02 CDT
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From: Lorie O'Donnell <Lodonnell@midyork.org>
To: "pubyac@prairienet.org"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: kids accessing porn sites--help!
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Okay, I'll bite.
How about because it is a service in great demand?
Our teachers (as low as second grade) require their students to do at least
basic research in the Internet, as well as in books and other reference
materials. Several of our local teachers have their classes registered
online, and the kids can check the website to get assignments or to email
their teachers if they have questions.
Parents with children as young as 2 use the computers to access such sites
as PBSKids, Nickjr.com, SesameStreet.org, etc to use the online educational
activities and games.
Kids have email, too, and many of them have a web-based service they use
here.
Ours is a web catalog, and the kids need to be able to look up a book,
request items, manage their accounts, etc.
I guess what I really want to say is WHY NOT offer the Internet to children?
Lorie
Keeney, Scott said:
> I'm willing to risk starting a thread: why offer the Internet in the
> Children's Room at all?
> My Children's Room is a thriving, modern, well-furnished, 21st century,
> not-Luddite haven for kids of all ages, including scads of active
researchers
> and homeworkers.
> Neither library workers nor our patrons lament the absence of public
Internet
> service here. The staff computer is our only open surfing point in
Children's.
> Older kids who want to use the 'Net readily migrate across the building to
the
> Reference area.
>
> Scott
> _________________________________________
> Scott Keeney
> Children's Librarian
work 541-917-7591
> Albany Public Library
fax 541-917-7586
> 1390 Waverly Dr SE
> Albany OR 97322
skeeney@ci.albany.or.us
>
>
Lorie J. O'Donnell
Children's Librarian
Jervis Public Library
Rome, NY 13440
lodonnell@midyork.org
--
A librarian's life is the life for me
For there's nothing at all to do, you see,
But to sit at a desk and read new books,
And admire yourself, and think of your looks.
To questioning souls one can tartly say:
"I can't be bothered with you to-day,
For I haven't finished this novel. See?"
A librarian's life is the life for me.
--William Fitch Smyth, "A Librarian's Life" (1910)
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From: Susan Wizinsky <swizinsk@gfn.org>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: AR
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Date: Fri, 9 May 2003 11:16:19 CDT
Hi,
As my only current contact with AR is as a parent, I thought I
get out of the debate. I guess I still have a few more cents to drop in. A
week or so ago, I made comment that I was concerned that AR might
discourage my young new reader. (She wasn't even in the program at the
time!) I found myself adopting a very negative attitude about the
program. For some reason, I was blocking out the positives and only
hearing the negatives of this debate. Shame on me!!
Yesterday, my Kindergartener handed me her first AR test results and was
so proud! I tried to hide my prejudice but I didn't fool her. She
literally asked me why I wasn't excited for her. I felt terrible. I
guess the point is that whatever contact we have with AR, we need to look
at how it is impacting the individual children involved. Each child will
respond differently. After all, as I must remind myself, nothing is all
bad or all good.
Susan
--
Susan E. Wizinsky, M.S.L.S.
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: "Natasha Forrester" <nforrester@wpl.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: SRP stuff/craft request
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Hi! Our SRP theme is "Laugh It Up @ your library" and I wanted
to share
something we've done that is getting positive results. I put up teaser
signs around the library that say "What is S.R.P.?" with a list of
possible
answers (Something Really Purple? Self-Raising Poodles? Santa's
Reindeer
Prancer? Scandinavian Rap Polkas? and other goofy stuff) with a tag line
of
"Summer Reading Program...information coming soon" and things like
that. We
have a button maker, too, so the staff are wearing buttons that say stuff
like "Surfers Riding Pianos? Ask me about S.R.P.!" They are
certainly
getting attention, and that is also the information I've put out in the
newspaper. We'll see if it actually increases the sign-ups, but it is
definitely eye-catching!
I also have a request for a cheap craft using/making/dealing with comics
and/or cartoons. Since we started a graphic novel collection this year, we
are focusing on comics and cartoons one week and I need a craft appropriate
for 1st-6th graders (did I mention it has to be cheap:). Please send any
responses to me at nforrester@wpl.org
and I will post to the list. Thanks!
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From: MzLibrary@aol.com
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Great Stone Face of New Hampshire
Date: Fri, 9 May 2003 11:16:36 CDT
As some of you have heard, we in New England lost our Old Man in the
Mountain
to natural causes - extreme weather and age. Many of you have
visited this
amazing site in the White Mountains on trips to New England. I've
received
a few notes from those of you around the country who were saddened or
shocked
by the news. (You can read about it on the www:
vnews.com/05042003/1080933.htm)
The Old Man was sighted for the first time two hundred years ago by settlers
in New Hampshire. Daniel Webster was moved to say: "Men hang
out their
signs indicative of their respective trades. Shoemakers hang out a
gigantic
shoe; jewelers, a monster watch; even the dentist hangs out a gold tooth;
but
up in the Franconia Mountains God Almighty has hung out a sign to show that
here in New Hampshire, He makes men." Nathaniel Hawthorne was moved
to write
a short story. There is a lovely book picture book version, illustrated by
Bill Farnsworth retold by Gary Schmidt which came out last year in 2002.
ISBN 0802851940. It is especially poignant right now and the cover is
lovely.
The Great Stone Face Award is New Hampshire Libraries' tribute to
juvenile=20
literature. It was established in 1980 and is named after the Old Man,
this=
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natural rock formation. The award is sponsored by CHILIS (Children's=20
Librarians of New Hampshire), a section of the New Hampshire Library=20
Association. The award is given annually to an author whose book receives
th=
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most votes from students in grades four through six throughout the state.
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Each year the Great Stone Face Committee compiles a list of 25 recently=20
published titles, which children then use as a guide for voting. Voting
take=
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place in April during National Library Week and the winner is announced
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May at the annual conference of the NHLA. Winning authors receive a
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crystal etched with the Great Stone Face design created by master
craftman,=20
Pepi Herrmann. The purpose of the award is to promote reading enjoyment=20
among New Hampshire's fourth through sixth graders, to increase awareness
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quality contemporary writing and to allow children a chance to honor a=20
favorite author. =20
You can read about this award on the www: chilisnh.org/gsfaward.html And
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a wonderful look at our Great Stone Face Award logo, go to the www:=20
dover.lib.nh.us/Childrens'Room/childrenpages/GSF.htm.
Thanks for listening and thanks for caring about us in New Hampshire!
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those of you with extreme nostalgia, there is a local writer/singer named
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Sheldon who is a patron of my library here in Peterborough. He has
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singalong books published by Scholastic. You can visit his site and
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hear his tribute song which is being played on the radio here:
kensheldon.com
(Note: I've written my links without the httpwww because my email
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gunks up the PUBYAC post with html code. Please add them.)=20
Charlotte Rabbitt, Children's Librarian
Peterborough Town Library =20
Peterborough, New Hampshire
"Oh, magic hour when a child first knows it can read printed
words!"=20
from A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
mzlibrary@aol.com
crabbitt@townofpeterborough.us
http://townofpeterborough.com/library
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From: "Cassie Veselovsky" <veselovskyc@cadl.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumper - Two kids being chased by Anubis
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Date: Fri, 9 May 2003 11:16:44 CDT
I have a patron looking for a book she read in the late 1980's, though she
thought the book was not new then.
It is about two kids - a boy and a girl - being chased by Anubis who was
trying to get the stolen eyes of King Tut back. Anubis would cry out and
hiss - she thought it was rather scary. In the story they end up in the
great big mansion and they don't realize that they even have the eyes.
There might be a grandfather in the story.
Any help would be appreciated!!!
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Cassie Veselovsky
Youth Services Librarian
Main Library
Capital Area District Library
Lansing, MI 48933
(517) 367-6302
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From: "Wendy Morano" <WMORANO@cml.lib.oh.us>
To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: Teen library cards
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Date: Fri, 9 May 2003 11:16:53 CDT
Hi All,
I work for the Columbus Metro. Lib. in Ohio, and am a member of a task
force researching services to teens and how the system can improve them.
One thing we're discussing is allowing teens to get library cards
without a parents signature. We currently require a parent/guardian
signature for kids 17 and under. I'd like to hear from anyone who
allows teens to get cards on their own. Has allowing teens to get cards
increased theft? Do you have borrowing restrictions for teen cards?
Separate applications? What are the benefits you see every day? And
whatever else you think of.
Thanks so much for taking the time to share your experiences.
Wendy Morano
Columbus Metropolitan Library
wmorano@cml.lib.oh.us
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From: Erika Burge <eburge@esls.lib.wi.us>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: story time name tags
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Date: Fri, 9 May 2003 11:17:02 CDT
Hi All--
I will be offering a two year old story time at my library for the first
time this summer. For the older group (3-5 year olds -- not a new program)
I make name tags that the kids wear around their necks so that I can
identify them more easily. I started thinking that I may not want the
string around the neck set up for two year olds though. I've noticed that
the younger kids in my 3-5 story time are always pulling at their name tags
and really don't seem to like them. Does anyone have suggestions as to how
I can "label" the kids without using "necklace" style name
tags?
TIA!
Erika
Erika Burge
Children's Librarian
Cedarburg Public Library
W63 N583 Hanover Avenue
Cedarburg, WI 53012
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