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From: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults and Children" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
To: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults and Children" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 4:49 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 1121
PUBYAC Digest 1121
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) booktalk help
by Alyson Naimoli <naimoli@uiuc.edu>
2) Professional Listserv Debate
by MzLibrary@aol.com
3) inservices
by Jacquie Sewell <jjsewell416@yahoo.com>
4) New York Public Libraries
by MzLibrary@aol.com
5) Re: response to booktalk query
by "Sean P. S. George" <seanps@george.net>
6) RE:how to do a book talk
by "Tatar, Becky" <bltata@aurora.lib.il.us>
7) Re: response to booktalk query
by Mary Gelb <mgelbus@yahoo.com>
8) Re: response to booktalk query
by Kerry.Rake@ci.austin.tx.us
9) RE: response to booktalk query
by Mary Ann Gilpatrick <MGilpatrick@ci.walla-walla.wa.us>
10) Re: booktalk query
by "Tara Mendez" <TaraM@mail2tara.com>
11) Re: response to booktalk query
by Jennifer Baker <jbaker93711@yahoo.com>
12) Pubyac quiz--2nd go round for T-Z
by Jennifer Baker <jbaker93711@yahoo.com>
13) RE: how to do a book talk and a question (long-ish)
by N Korsavidis <nkorsavidis@yahoo.com>
14) Re: Library Cat
by "Chris Gibrich" <library_groupie@hotmail.com>
15) Call for manuscripts
by Mary K Chelton <mchelton@optonline.net>
16) Stumper Solved! Mouse Birthday
by "Regina M. Fabbro" <rfabbro@tln.lib.mi.us>
17) Stumper: adoption
by "Chris Gibrich" <library_groupie@hotmail.com>
18) YA author pseudonyms
by "Mallette, Michelle" <MSMallette@city.surrey.bc.ca>
19) Re: Gross Humor
by Jennifer Cunningham <cunninje@oplin.lib.oh.us>
20) Maurice Sendak program ideas?
by Mary Geist <mgeist@meherrinlib.org>
21) *room without a ceiling, need title
by "Gruninger, Laura" <lgruning@MCL.org>
22) gross humor
by Nancy Bonne <bonne@noblenet.org>
23) WLA Children's Book Awards
by Maryann Owen <mhowen@racinelib.lib.wi.us>
24) Job Opportunity in Oregon
by "heather mcneil" <heatherm@dpls.lib.or.us>
25) Re: response to booktalk query
by Peg Burington <pburingt@mail.owls.lib.wi.us>
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From: Alyson Naimoli <naimoli@uiuc.edu>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: booktalk help
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Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 00:55:25 CDT
Hazel Rochman is _the_ master of booktalking. I would suggest that you check
out her
book entitled "Against Borders: Promoting Books for a Multicultural
World."
This text is
primarily for teen booktalks, but regardless of the age group, I think you
can get some
good ideas.
Alyson Naimoli
Graduate Student - M.S. LIS/LEEP 7.2
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
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From: MzLibrary@aol.com
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Professional Listserv Debate
Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 00:55:33 CDT
M Chelton writes: "(If I were a moderator, I would not let these questions
through.)"
I believe that 'moderation' might be censorship and I, for one, am glad that
my sometimes ignorant, sometimes passionate, sometimes silly (I will not use
the word 'stupid'') comments and questions are not censored by a listserv
moderator. I try not to embarrass myself by writing to the listserv for
answers I
could easily find - but it has happened. However, I don't want to
continually worry that my queries and comments will be censored or
criticized.
Charlotte Rabbitt, Children's Librarian
Peterborough Town Library
Peterborough, New Hampshire
"Oh, magic hour when a child first knows it can read printed words!"
from A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
mzlibrary@aol.com
crabbitt@townofpeterborough.us
http://townofpeterborough.com/library
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From: Jacquie Sewell <jjsewell416@yahoo.com>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: inservices
Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 00:55:40 CDT
Hello PUBYAC members,
I am a grad student in the LIS program at Wayne State U. in Detroit and new
to this list. For my lib management class I am writing a paper about the
benefits of regular inservices for the staff of the children's department.
I would appreciate hearing from anyone who works in a library that provides
regular (monthly? quarterly?) inservices (of all types - whether it's staff
meeting, conferences, workshops etc) for their children's staff.
I'm interested in what types of training are provided, how the training is
received by the staff, and whether you feel it impacts (positively or
negatively) the service offered by the children's department.
Please reply to me offlist at jjsewell416@yahoo.com
Thanks - Jacquie Sewell
Jacquie
"This is the day that the Lord has made. I will rejoice and be glad in
it."
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From: MzLibrary@aol.com
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: New York Public Libraries
Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 00:55:51 CDT
Thanks for the many immediate responses to my query regarding work in the
New
York Public Libraries. For those interested as well, it appears that there
has been a hiring freeze for all types of librarians in the NYPL system and
it
continues. The budget situation is dire and has been since 911.
There is
work in the outlying areas and suburbs, possibly in the Queens and Brooklyn
systems, and I received many good job links which will be helpful. The
general
consensus is that working in the New York public libraries had been a
terrific
experience, albeit a very expensive one. The rents are high and the pay is
not
good.
I am always amazed at the outpouring of support and comraderie that I find
on
this listserv. Those willing to share stories, inspiration, links, news,
enthusiasm, knowledge and love of librarianship only reaffirm my belief that
I
entered the right field of work. I am grateful for this listserv and the
digest
is often one of my favorite emails of the day.
Charlotte Rabbitt, Children's Librarian
Peterborough Town Library
Peterborough, New Hampshire
"Oh, magic hour when a child first knows it can read printed words!"
from A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
mzlibrary@aol.com
crabbitt@townofpeterborough.us
http://townofpeterborough.com/library
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From: "Sean P. S. George" <seanps@george.net>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org, mchelton@optonline.net
Subject: Re: response to booktalk query
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Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 00:55:58 CDT
Amen. I'm all for helping folks but I have also noticed that many people
seem to be asking the list first before seeming to do any basic standard
research on their own. I'm behind you all the way Mary K., and I'm a
fairly young professional myself, so it's not just an "old fart"
thing.
--Sean George
Mary K Chelton wrote:
> Since I seem to have offended some of you by my response to the grad
> student who wanted to know how to do a booktalk query, I will explain,
> but first, I need to say that those of you being overly nice
> immediately to one of these give-me-your-brain-in-one-computer-screen
> queries are doing neither them, nor your own profession, any favors.
<snip>
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From: "Tatar, Becky" <bltata@aurora.lib.il.us>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
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Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 00:56:07 CDT
I have to agree with Mary and Patrick. We are constantly telling students
-
grades 1 through post grad work - that we don't do homework. I tell
students I will help them find the materials they need that have the answer.
That's my job. I won't put the work together for them, write their papers,
read the paragraph to tell them what the answer is, and so on. That's
their
job. The operative words are "help find." Homework is more
than just
getting the right answers. The assignments are often about the process of
searching for the answers. And Mary's comments about librarians knowing or
not knowing reference is right on the money. In interviewing for a entry
level librarian's position a couple of years ago, I was amazed to see how
many transcripts had no reference classes at all listed, or any type of
class dealing with reference sources, evaluating materials, etc. Tons of
computer classes of course - designing web pages, and the like, but nothing
on evaluating databases. This is too scary. If you don't know what
is out
there, or how to evaluate it, how are you going to do your job? My two
cents.
Becky Tatar
Unit Head, Periodicals, Audiovisual
Aurora Public Library
1 E. Benton Street
Aurora, IL 60505
PHONE: 630-264-4100
FAX: 630-896-3209
www.aurora.lib.il.us
E-mail: bltata@aurora.lib.il.us
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From: Mary Gelb <mgelbus@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: response to booktalk query
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Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 00:56:15 CDT
I was not only NOT offended, but absolutely agree with
Mary K. I am just wrapping up my MLS degree, and I did
all the work and all the research and stretched myself
way beyond my comfort zone so I could learn as much as
possible. Needless to say, I am in favor of being a
professional in the information biz. When we rely
only, or mainly, on Google, etc., it makes it a bit
harder to explain what being a librarian is all about.
And how can we get miffed at legislators and voters
who think that books are becomming passe? And why are
there so many school libraries (at least in Colorado)
that are run by clerks, not Media Specialists, and not
librarians? If we can't explain and promote the
science of libraries and what an information
professional is, well, I guess it's time to retire. Or
find a new line of work.
Didn't mean to go on a diatribe, but, that said, I
feel a lot better.
Whew.
Mary
New MLS/SLMS in Colorado
=====
Mary Gelb
This is a test.
*****************************
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From: Kerry.Rake@ci.austin.tx.us
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: response to booktalk query
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Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 01:03:17 CDT
Mary,
I am not offended by your response to the graduate student, and I can't say
that I wouldn't have responded in a similar manner. I am going to admit
that I do believe that by the time that a person is in library school, he or
she should be fairly familiar with research techniques and be able to
conduct somewhat intelligent research without having a nuclear meltdown.
Unfortunately, as I believe you mentioned, this is not often the case in
today's libraries.
Additionally, since I have not been out of library school all that long, I
can still recall a particularly embarrassing episode involving a
professional listserv. A classmate and I sent a message to a listserv
without thinking the query through completely. Needless to say, there were
numerous holes in our inquiry (I do believe we were called on it in at least
one case). Being an example myself, I can attest to the fact that having a
trigger-happy "send key" finger is not always a good thing.
I also have to agree that responding immediately without clarification to
that query is not doing the person a favor. Being asked for clarification
does force the querent to think a little more carefully about what they want
to know, and maybe it will get them past Google and Amazon. Plus, the
reason behind the query may just change the exact information they want to
find.
That was my $0.50 (inflation). I respectfully ask my colleagues not to
roast me over an open fire. =)
Kerry Rake
Youth Librarian
Austin Public Library
3101 Oak Springs Dr.
Austin, TX 78702
kerry.rake@ci.austin.tx.us
The opinions expressed in the above email are my own, and do not necessarily
reflect those of the City of Austin or the Austin Public Library.
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From: Mary Ann Gilpatrick <MGilpatrick@ci.walla-walla.wa.us>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: response to booktalk query
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Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 01:03:25 CDT
And most of us, if we are honest, Mary K., look back and thank the teachers
who worked our backsides off.
Thank you, Dick Davis!
Mary Ann Gilpatrick
Walla Walla Public Library
mgilpatrick@ci.walla-walla.wa.us
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From: "Tara Mendez" <TaraM@mail2tara.com>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: booktalk query
Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 01:03:34 CDT
When I was in library school ( before we had fire) The librarians in the
Graduate Library would not help us because we were library science
students and should find it ourselves. I remember feeling that I should
not be prejudiced against due to my choice of vocation. They would not
tell a doctor "physician heal thy self" if a pre-med student
approached
them with a question. Now I see the same prejudice here. I have
personally benefitted greatly from PUBYAC. And while my questions may
have seemed mundane to some, the questions at the time were greatly
important to me. The help I have receive not only helped me
professionally but added a little to my pride in being a librarian. We
are all ultimately in the same position or approaching it - As
librarians we are some of the most unappreciated and under funded
professionals It makes a difference to know that there is a
"Sisterhood"
out there where we can share our experiences as librarians talk about
the struggles we face dealing with the public. Most importantly its good
to know we can put out our hand when we are struggling or have questions
and our fellow librarians are there to share their experiences and not
judging us. I think this listserv works best when we all feel free to
ask questions without fear of being belittled. Can we only ask important
questions now? "All questions are equal some are just more equal than
others"
Tara Mendez
Chief Librarian
Pembroke Public Library
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From: Jennifer Baker <jbaker93711@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: response to booktalk query
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Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 01:03:42 CDT
while i agree with you to a point i do believe that
you went a bit too far. nothing irks me more than
wanna-be-teachers who come in at the last minute
looking for stuff to do on whatever "unit" they were
assigned six weeks ago that is now due tomorrow.
especially when they don't know exactly what they need
and expect me to not only read their mind but their
teacher's! however, as annoying as i find this i do my
best to help them and i would certainly never call
them stupid. do i worry about the caliber of teacher
that is being turned out? yes i do but i give a margin
of credit to these students for at least coming to the
library when i know that a large percentage of their
classmates don't even do that.
in the end, no, pubyac should not be used as a
substitute for real research and maybe students should
think out their queries a little more thoroughly
before posting but that's still not an excuse for
out-and-out rudeness. i've certainly seen some posts
from veteran professionals that could have been
written better or more clearly and i know i've sent in
my share of type-o's and even dumb questions.
now that i'm working on this survey of pubyac users,
i'm noticing the large percentage of people that are
just lurking. i've even had a few comments to the
effect that people would be "afraid" to post something
because of the response they might get. how sad is
that?!? pubyac IS a fantastic resource and one that i
am proud to be an active member of. although i
occasionally post some pretty opinionated stuff, i
alway try my best not to say/type anything that people
would find personally attacking. and i hope that i
have not contributed to an atmosphere that would make
people shy away from expressing their views or simply
asking a question. afterall, answering questions is my
job.
which leads me to one final thought, we aren't bound
to answer pubyac questions the same way we are walk-in
patrons so if you can't say something nice...hit
delete.
~j.
=====
~jenniferbaker
fresno co. public library
"If an item does not appear in our records, it does not exist."
~ Jocasta Nu (librarian from "Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the
Clones")
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From: Jennifer Baker <jbaker93711@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Pubyac quiz--2nd go round for T-Z
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Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 01:03:52 CDT
That's right, i'm skipping to the end of the alphabet.
having just finished reading "loser" over the weekend
i was feeling sorry for all you Z's and having been a
B all my life i can totally appreciate the complex.
anyway...
IF YOUR LAST NAME STARTS WITH T, U, V, W, X, Y or Z
please respond now. i will send out requests for the
rest of you over the next few weeks.
please copy the questions into a new message and send
answers to jennifer.baker@fresnolibrary.org.
you may
notice that i've refined a few of the questions based
on previous responses.
thanks guys! it may take me a while to compile results
but i promise to post.
Pubyac Survey:
1. Do you work in a public library, school library or
something else (please designate)?
2. Which of the following age groups do you fall into?
under 30
30-40
40-50
50+
3. If you work in a public library, how many branches
does your system have?
only one
1-5
5-10
10-20
20+
4. What's the size of your service population?
less than 20,000
20-50,000
50-100,000
100-500,000
500,000+
5. Are you or do you consider yourself a children's
librarian, young adult librarian, youth librarian,
support staff or some other specialty (please
designate)?
6. Are you a man or woman?
7. How long have you been in your current field of
work?
less than 5 years
5-10 years
10-20 years
20+ years
8. How do you use pubyac?
I'm a lurker--just looking for ideas
I occasionally respond directly to stumpers or other
requests
I will jump in on something that I think is really
important
You can't shut me up--I live for a good debate
9. What part of the country is your library in?
New England
SouthEast
Deep South
SouthWest
MidWest
Pacific
Outside of the US (please designate)
10. Are you the only person in your library (system)
that uses pubyac?
11. How long have you been using pubyac?
12. What is the name of your library?
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~jenniferbaker
fresno co. public library
"If an item does not appear in our records, it does not exist."
~ Jocasta Nu (librarian from "Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the
Clones")
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From: N Korsavidis <nkorsavidis@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: RE: how to do a book talk and a question (long-ish)
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Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 01:04:02 CDT
Hi,
I have to agree. I wouldn't imagine doing a patrons
homework for them, nor would I imagine doing so here.
I have to agree that clarification is key to any and
all questions. If you do not know what the person
wants and what they already know, how can you possibly
help them? We are all librarians or librarians-to-be
on this list-serv...and we should treat each other
with the respect due us, but this is not to say we
should expect each other to do our work for us. I am
all for asking for help when all resources have been
exhausted, but I personally do not think this is the
first place to go in asking a question. I use books
far before I turn toward the internet.
Now as to my question. I consider myself pretty adept
at many databases including EBSCO, Infotrac, etc...but
for reasons unbeknownst to me, NoveList eludes me.
This is what I attempt to do and perhaps the rest of
you can help me with better ways of searching. I run a
3-5th grade book discussion guide, so I will type in a
title I have used and click the "find similar titles"
button. Is that the best way to go about it or are
there better ways to find some more titles I can use
in my program? Novelist is such a good site (many a
time have I used the "Describe the Plot" capability)
and I would love to use it to help me find some great
books for the kids and I to discuss. (I find other
titles through other libraries and sites like
bookbrowser et al...). Any ideas folks?
Any and all help is greatly appreciated...
Natalie
=====
Natalie Korsavidis
Youth Services Librarian
Farmingdale Public Library
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From: "Chris Gibrich" <library_groupie@hotmail.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Library Cat
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I have to agree; my father, brother, husband, and myself are allergic to
cats in various degrees, from stimulating asthma attacks to hives to just
watery eyes to swelling of bronchial tubes. While I can see how a cat
would
be a great addition to the library, I would also think that it would open
you open to lawsuits from the public, since no one really expects a cat (or
any other pet that you can have allergies to) in a public place.
:) christie
Christie Gibrich
Teen/ Young Adult Services Librarian
Roanoke Public Library
308 S. Walnut
Roanoke, Texas 76262
>From: Susan Wizinsky <swizinsk@gfn.org>
>Reply-To: pubyac@prairienet.org
>To: pubyac@prairienet.org
>Subject: Re: Library Cat
>Date: Tue, 20 May 2003 10:41:59 CDT
>
>
>In my experience, staying away from kitty doesn't help. People have closed
>the cats up in another room and vacumed
>like crazy anticipating my visit and it doesn't matter...my eyes still
>swell shut! (And I don't really have any other bothersome allergies-just
>cats!)
>
>Susan
>
>On Mon, 19 May 2003, Stacey Irish-Keffer wrote:
>
> >
> > >>> "Anita Palladino" <apalladi@ansernet.rcls.org>
05/14/03 01:39PM
> > >>>
> > > If you stay away from kitty because you are allergic there
shouldn't
> > be >any >more of a problem than you dust trapping puppets, rugs,
drapes,
> > >etc. -and >boks & papers are notorious for dust & dirt.
> >
> > Sadly, those of us who are allergic may have more problems than just
> > sinus allergies. I have a skin sensitivity to cat hair or saliva
that
> > makes it impossible for me to touch cats for very long or to live with
> > them. My skin becomes irritated, red, itchy, and then develops a
> > burning sensation that only intensifies the longer I am around cats.
I
> > had to relocate my old cat that I grew up with to my parents house
> > because I could not live with her any longer.
> >
> > Although I love cats, I would find working with a cat in the
same
> > environment unbearable and would be forced to look for a job
elsewhere.
> > I know my allergy situation is unusual, but it makes me think that
> > having a cat live in a public building is not the best idea for
everyone
> > and could cause a library patron to be unable to use the library.
I
> > would hate to have a young child be unable to participate in library
> > activities because he or she was severely allergic to the library cat.
> >
> > Just my own thoughts and not in any way reflective of my library
> > administration.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Stacey Irish-Keffer
> > Denton Public Library
> > 502 Oakland
> > Denton, Texas 76201
> > 940.349.7738
> > slirish@cityofdenton.com
> >
>
>--
>
>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: Mary K Chelton <mchelton@optonline.net>
To: glisnet@qc.edu, gslisfac@qc.edu,
pubyac@prairienet.org, yalsa-l@ala.org
Subject: Call for manuscripts
Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 01:10:16 CDT
I was asked to forward this to interested lists.
Mary K. Chelton
CALL FOR MANUSCRIPTS
SIGNAL JOURNAL
SIGNAL Journal is a peer-reviewed, refereed journal of the Special
Interest Group on Literature for Adolescents, a network of the
International Reading Association. The journal publishes articles,
essays and reviews about varying aspects of young adult literature.
Ideas for using young adult literature in the classroom, ways to get
students interested in reading, interviews with young adult authors,
critical analysis of several works by one author, thematic
comparisons of books by different authors, and topical bibliographies
are examples of the types of articles teachers and librarians
involved with young adult literature like to read.
Fall 2003
Theme: Tough Books for Tough Times
(Deadline: September 15, 2003)
We invite you to submit articles, essays, or reviews for the Fall
2003 issue, which will focus on "Tough Books for Tough Times."
What
books speak to the myriad of issues confronting today's teens? What
teaching strategies have you used? What stories/anecdotes or
experiences can you describe that speak to the power of young adult
literature in reaching today's teens? What themes seem to pique
their interest(s) and why? How do you deal with sensitive/tough
issues? What methods have you used to motivate troubled or at-risk
teens? How has young adult literature given your students voice or
provided space where they can explore their lives?
Spring 2004
Theme: Getting Guys to Read "Girl" Books
(Deadline: February 15, 2004)
We invite you to submit articles, essays, or reviews for the Spring
2004 issue, which will focus on "Getting Guys to Read 'Girl' Books."
What are the issues in selecting books that both boys and girls will
enjoy? Are there themes or issues that cross the gender divide? What
books with female protagonists appeal to male and female readers?
How can we use young adult literature as a bridge to help male
readers appreciate books from a female perspective? What strategies
do you use to help boys appreciate strong female characters? What is
the value in using young adult literature to help teens explore
gender issues?
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:
Manuscripts, which may be from 4-15 pages, should be double-spaced
and follow MLA documentation style. They should be submitted
electronically to pcole@kennesaw.edu and
jcope@kennesaw.edu. We do
not accept simultaneous submissions. Please include a short
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From: "Regina M. Fabbro" <rfabbro@tln.lib.mi.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Stumper Solved! Mouse Birthday
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Many thanks to Mandy Lundstrom for figuring this one out for me.
Shockingly enough, the book I was searching for is Mouse's Birthday by
Jane Yolen. Thanks for the quick answer to such a simple question.
This is a fun one for a toddler birthday storytime...
>Subject: Stumper: Mouse's Birthday
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>I'm looking for a book with very basic text and large illustrations that
>tells the story of a mouse who lives in a very small house. I believe
>it's his birthday and one by one, all of his friends (barnyard animals)
>come into his house to wish him a Happy Birthday. The friends get
bigger
>in size as the story progresses, until the small house finally blows
>apart at the end -- maybe when the mouse blows out the candle on his
>birthday cake? The end of the book shows the mouse in his now-large
>house. Does anyone have any ideas about this book?
>Many thanks in advance for your help!
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From: "Chris Gibrich" <library_groupie@hotmail.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Stumper: adoption
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Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 01:10:33 CDT
Good evening!
I am having a difficult time finding this book for a patron, and was hoping
someone might recognize it.
It was a paperback book when they read it (1980's) about a set of three
siblings who were in foster care (they think) then moved to a foster/adopted
parents' house; the oldest was a teenage girl, and had two siblings, a
younger boy and the youngest was a girl, and the teen was worried they would
only want the other kids and not her. The father worked in a drug store in
the "downtown" of the small town. That's all the patron
remembers.
Anyone recognize it? Thanks in advance!
:) christie
Christie Gibrich
Teen/ Young Adult Services Librarian
Roanoke Public Library
308 S. Walnut
Roanoke, Texas 76262
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From: "Mallette, Michelle" <MSMallette@city.surrey.bc.ca>
To: "Pubyac (E-mail)" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: YA author pseudonyms
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Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 01:10:41 CDT
Good day, everyone:
I've been trying to find a list of YA authors who write under
pseudonyms (eg Meg Cabot, Meggin Cabot, Jenny Carroll). I did checka couple
of dictionary of pseudonyms, and an online list of pseudonyms
(http://www.trussel.com/books/pseudo.htm)
which has 11,000 entries, but
nothing where I can find a list of just YA authors. Does anyone happen to
know of such a list?
I want to put together a display and booklist for my teens.
Any help appreciated.
Thanks
Michelle
Michelle Mallette
Youth Services Librarian
Strawberry Hill Library
Surrey Public Library
voice: 604-501-5844
fax: 604-501-5846
e-mail: msmallette@city.surrey.bc.ca
www.spl.surrey.bc.ca
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From: Jennifer Cunningham <cunninje@oplin.lib.oh.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Gross Humor
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Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 01:10:49 CDT
Well you know, I asked for a similar bibliography last year because I was
planning on having an afterschool "Gross Grub Club" for 4th-6th
graders. I
had
a short list of my own but I received many, many more suggestions from this
list. I was overjoyed with the response and I found some really good titles
that I was able to read from and incorporate into my weekly series of
programs. Perhaps our requestor has a similar need. By the way, Paula, I
hope
you got the list I sent you.
Jennifer Cunningham
Anita Palladino wrote:
> WHY on earth would you want to do that? Kids find this 'junk' just fine on
> their own. There are plenty of humorous books that do not contain a high
> 'gross' factor. Perhaps you could aspire a bit higher?
>
> just my personal opinion...
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From: Mary Geist <mgeist@meherrinlib.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Maurice Sendak program ideas?
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Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 17:48:39 CDT
Hello all:
I'd like to do a special program for Sendak's 75th birthday in a couple
weeks, (and 40th anniversary of Where the Wild Things Are) but I'm fresh out
of creativity. Does anybody have any great ideas? Are you planning
any
kind of event? Thanks, Mary Geist
Richardson Memorial Library branch
100 Spring Street
Emporia, VA 23847 434.634.2539
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From: "Gruninger, Laura" <lgruning@MCL.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: *room without a ceiling, need title
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Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 17:48:48 CDT
A college aged kid remembers this book. Here's what he knows.
1) white cover
2) kid on cover drawing on walls
3) novel length, not illustrated
4) title is either room or attic without a ceiing, maybe the word glass
5) the kid draws things on the walls and they come to life
6) He escapes in the end
Any ideas? Thanks,
Laura Gruninger, Children's Librarian
Mercer County Library System, Lawrence HQ
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
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From: Nancy Bonne <bonne@noblenet.org>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: gross humor
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Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 17:48:56 CDT
I've been enjoying the discussion of finding gross humor (or not finding
it) and was moved to head to the adult fiction section for "Theophilus
North", by Thornton Wilder. In it, Theophilus, a recent Yale grad,
spends
the summer in Newport, RI doing various odd jobs of an intellectual
nature. In the chapter "The Fenwicks", Theophilus is astonished
to see a
young 16-year-old man blushing furiously when he says the word
"catgut" and "Chamber", and I quote:
"Charles Fenwick at sixteen was
going through a phase that he should have outgrown by the age of
twelve." because he'd always been privately tutored.
Everyone needs that
grade-school humor as a developmental thing, I guess...Nancy
Bonne bonne@noblenet.org
Nancy Bonne
Children's Librarian
Beverly Public Library
bonne@noblenet.org
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From: Maryann Owen <mhowen@racinelib.lib.wi.us>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: WLA Children's Book Awards
Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 17:49:05 CDT
The following information was decided upon at the May 15, 2003, meeting
of the Wisconsin Library Association's Children's Book Award Committee:
News Release
Contact: Maryann H. Owen, Youth Services Librarian
Racine Public Library
mhowen@racinelib.lib.wi.us
Neil Gaiman's novel Coraline was selected winner of the 2003 Elizabeth
Burr/Worzalla Award by the Children's Book Award Committee of the
Wisconsin Library Association. The award is given to the best
children's book by a Wisconsin book creator published in the previous
calendar year. Coraline is a supernatural/fantasy novel about a young
girl whose bravery and fortitude are tested when she enters another
world through a doorway in her home.
Ann Cameron was named Notable Wisconsin Children's Author for her body
of work for young readers. Her books include: The Stories Julian
Tells; More Stories Julian Tells; The Most Beautiful Place in the
World; The Secret Life of Amanda K. Woods and Gloria's Way.
The Children's Book Award Committee also selected nine books for
Outstanding Achievement in Children's Literature. The titles, all
published in 2002, were written and/or illustrated by Wisconsin book
creators. The books are:
Bornstein, Ruth Lercher. Butterflies and Lizards, Beryl and Me
(Marshall Cavendish)
Chaconas, Dori. One Little Mouse (Viking)
Fifield, Lisa (illus.). Bears Make Rock Soup and Other Stories
(Children's Book Press)
Henkes, Kevin. Owen's Marshmallow Chick (Greenwillow)
LaMarche, Jim (illus.). A Story for Bear (Silver Whistle)
Lavallee, Barbara (illus.). All You Need for a Snowman (Silver
Whistle)
Schindler, S. D. (illus.). Skeleton Hiccups (McElderry)
Shafer, Anders C. The Fantastic Journey of Pieter Bruegel (Dutton)
Stuve-Bodeen, Stephanie. Elizabeti's School (Lee and Low)
The 2003 Children's Book Award Committee members are Shawn Brommer,
South Central Library System; Nancy Jackisch, Oshkosh Public Library;
Eric Norton, McMillan Memorial Library; Maryann Owen, Racine Public
Library; Rob Reid (Chair), Indianhead Federated Library System/UW-Eau
Claire; Joan Robb, UW-Green Bay and Leah Smith, Green Bay Area Public
Schools.
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From: "heather mcneil" <heatherm@dpls.lib.or.us>
To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: Job Opportunity in Oregon
Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 17:49:13 CDT
Job Title: Manager, Administration & Adult/Children Services, Sunriver =
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District: Deschutes Public Library System (Central Oregon)
Closing Date: July 9, 2003
City & State: Branch located in Sunriver, Oregon
Join progressive management team and oversee library activities at our =
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Managerial responsibilities include budgeting, analyzing and developing =
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Education/Experience Required & Preferred: Masters of Library Science =
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Heather McNeil
Youth Services Coordinator/Bend Library Co-Manager
Deschutes Public Library
601 N. W. Wall St.
Bend, OR 97701
541-617-7099
heatherm@dpls.lib.or.us
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From: Peg Burington <pburingt@mail.owls.lib.wi.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: response to booktalk query
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I am often pressed for time and this list serve is a life saver! I find
useful information that I am not neccessarily looking for at the time
but will file away for a later date. While the person asking for help
with booktalks may have used other sources to gain information, I have
found the responses to the query helpful. I am a YA Librarian and I do
booktalks for Middle and High School students. I am always looking for
new resources and have found the ones mentioned here to be very
interesting. Thank you for your valuable input!
--
Peg Burington
Assistant Director/Young Adult Coordinator
Waupaca Area Public Library
107 South Main Street
Waupaca, WI 54981
Phone 715-258-4414 Fax 715-258-4418
Sean P. S. George wrote:
> Amen. I'm all for helping folks but I have also noticed that many
> people seem to be asking the list first before seeming to do any basic
> standard research on their own. I'm behind you all the way Mary K.,
> and I'm a fairly young professional myself, so it's not just an "old
> fart" thing.
>
> --Sean George
>
>
> Mary K Chelton wrote:
>
>> Since I seem to have offended some of you by my response to the grad
>> student who wanted to know how to do a booktalk query, I will
>> explain, but first, I need to say that those of you being overly nice
>> immediately to one of these give-me-your-brain-in-one-computer-screen
>> queries are doing neither them, nor your own profession, any favors.
>
>
> <snip>
>
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