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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: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 11:01 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 1150
PUBYAC Digest 1150
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Re: Harry Potter Fonts
by Shelvethebooks@cs.com
2) Juvenile videos
by Ginger Sawyer <gingers@york.lib.sc.us>
3) Magic School Bus
by "Brenda Evans" <evans@madison-jeffco.lib.in.us>
4) Re: Fees for services; apologies for duplicate list postings
by karen maletz <kmlib@yahoo.com>
5) another author death...
by Jennifer Baker <jbaker93711@yahoo.com>
6) RE: Order of the Phoenix
by "Debbie Allen" <dallen@rla.lib.il.us>
7) Re: Weird rumor about libraries?
by Jennifer Baker <jbaker93711@yahoo.com>
8) joint school-public libraries
by Suzanne Klein <SKlein@EBPL.org>
9) RE: Order of the Phoenix
by Jennifer Baker <jbaker93711@yahoo.com>
10) re Stumper - YA scifi/fantasy
by "Barbara Van Havermaat" <vanhaveb@libcoop.net>
11) RE: Order of the Phoenix
by CKehoe@bettendorf.lib.ia.us
12) RE: Weird rumor about libraries?
by "jr desk" <jrdesk@downersgrovelibrary.org>
13) Re: Order of the Phoenix
by Susan Anderson-Newham <snewie@yahoo.com>
14) Order of the Phoenix
by bonnie webster <msbonnie2562@yahoo.com>
15) RE: Order of the Phoenix
by Dawn Sardes <Dawn.Sardes@euclidlibrary.org>
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From: Shelvethebooks@cs.com
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Harry Potter Fonts
Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2003 10:19:30 CDT
This site also has those HP fonts plus some more:
http://www.darkmark.com/c.c?l=fonts&t=Fonts
Irene Scherer
Round Lake LIbrary
ischerere@rla.lib.il.us
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From: Ginger Sawyer <gingers@york.lib.sc.us>
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Subject: Juvenile videos
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Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2003 10:19:40 CDT
I was wondering if some of the other libraries allow "PG" rated movies
in
their Juvenile Video Collection. If so, are you having any problems with
parents.
Also, what do you do about videos that are not rated?
Thanks,
Ginger Sawyer
York County Library
Rock Hill, SC
gingers@lyon.york.lib.sc.us
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From: "Brenda Evans" <evans@madison-jeffco.lib.in.us>
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Subject: Magic School Bus
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Hi, our library is located near a college and my husband is part of the
chemistry department there. I am in the planning stage of a Magic school
Bus program in which I would try to get as many science professors as
possible to set up boothes and explain their science to the children. I
understand that Scholastic even has a Miss Frizzle costume available. I
could use some good ideas on how to run this party. Have any of you done a
similar program? Thank you.
Brenda Evans, Children's Librarian
Madison-Jefferson County Public Library
420 West Main Street
Madison, IN 47250
(812) 265-2744
evans@madison-jeffco.lib.in.us
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From: karen maletz <kmlib@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Fees for services; apologies for duplicate list postings
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Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2003 10:19:55 CDT
In Children's Services, we have alot of "outsiders"
who we pay to do craft, activity programs, etc. Even
if there isn't a materials fee that would go to the
program person, we sometimes charge a nominal fee to
offset the programmers fee. We also have found that
people are more likely to show up for something
they've paid money for.
--- Janet Petersen <jpeterse@fvrl.org>
wrote:
>
> Here at Fort Vancouver Regional Library District in
> Vancouver, Wa, we charge
> for very little, since we feel the publlic has
> already paid for the service
> through their taxes. We don't charge for
> programming or services, no overdo
> charges, no charges for lost cards, free mailing for
> holds, and the only non
> resident fees are for people who live in an area
> that has no tax base to
> support any library services at all. We do charge
> for lost or damaged
> books. It sure makes it easy for people who work
> here!
> ---------- Original Message -----------
> From: Jeannie Kunzinger
> <jkunzing@leaguecitylibrary.org>
> To: pubyac@prairienet.org
> Sent: Fri, 27 Jun 2003 00:00:00 CDT
> Subject: Fees for services; apologies for duplicate
> list postings
>
> > Pressure from the city...
> >
> > I would like to know if other libraries charge
> fees for; programs,
> > services, or check outs such as videos, etc.
> Anything other than overdue
> > fines, replacement cards, non-resident fees and
> copying.
> >
> > You may reply to me directly or to the list. I
> will compile the
> information
> > and post it to the list.
> >
> > Thank you,
> > Jeannie Kunzinger
> > Youth Services Coordinator
> > jkunzing@leaguecitylibrary.org
> ------- End of Original Message -------
>
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From: Jennifer Baker <jbaker93711@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: another author death...
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Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2003 10:20:04 CDT
PORTLAND, Maine - Robert McCloskey, author and
illustrator of the children's classics "Make Way for
Ducklings" and "Blueberries for Sal," has died at age
88.
McCloskey died Monday at a home on Deer Isle after a
long illness, Katrina Weidknecht, director of
publicity at Penguin Books for Young Readers, said
Tuesday.
His books, often inspired by his family's own
experiences, focused on small-town life and the
family's island home in Maine as well as Boston, the
setting for his 1941 book "Make Way for Ducklings."
In all, he wrote and illustrated eight children's
picture books.
"It is just sort of an accident that I write books. I
really think up stories in pictures and just fill in
between the pictures with a sentence or a paragraph or
a few pages of words," he once said.
McCloskey, a native of Hamilton, Ohio, had come to
Boston in 1932 to study art when he watched some
ducklings waddling through traffic. In "Make Way for
Ducklings," the mother mallard brings her eight
ducklings to safety in Boston's Public Garden after
they make their way through the city's narrow
cobblestone streets.
It won the Caldecott Medal for the best American
children's picture book, and a bronze sculpture of
Mrs. Mallard and her eight ducklings has become a
popular tourist attraction in the park.
McCloskey and his wife, Margaret, the daughter of
noted children's author Ruth Sawyer Durand, and their
daughters, Sally and Jane, spent summers on Scott
Island in Maine, leading to "Blueberries for Sal"
(1948), "One Morning in Maine" (1952), and "Time of
Wonder" (1957), for which he won a second Caldecott
Medal.
"Blueberries for Sal" is the story of his wife and
daughter encountering a mother bear and cub while
picking blueberries on Deer Isle.
The setting for "One Morning in Maine," a story in
which young Sal loses her first tooth, is a garage in
South Brooksville, where people touched by the story
still visit.
"Time of Wonder" features McCloskey and his daughters
going to South Brooksville for groceries and gasoline
before a big storm.
His 1943 book "Homer Price" drew upon his childhood
roots in the Midwest to write about a young inventor.
As a child, McCloskey said his parents encouraged him
to develop his skills as a musician and he played the
piano, drums, oboe and harmonica. Later, he became
intrigued by motors and gadgets and fancied himself to
be an inventor.
That all changed, he said, when he started making
drawings for the high school annual. That led to the
art scholarship in Boston and his first commission to
execute bas-reliefs for his hometown municipal
building.
He considered his career as an artist to be something
of a disappointment, though, before he met with an
editor of children's books in New York. His first book
was "Lentil."
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~jenniferbaker
fresno co. public library
"I may not be an explorer or an adventurer or a treasure seeker or a gun
fighter Mr. O' Connell, but I am proud of what I am." "And what is
that?" "I
am a librarian!"
~ Evelyn, The Mummy
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From: "Debbie Allen" <dallen@rla.lib.il.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: Order of the Phoenix
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I am only hafl-way through the book (my husband and I are sharing it)
and have enjoyed it thus far as I did the others. My mother-in-law who
has read all the books twice, enjoyed HP5 with no complaint.
Deb Allen
Round Lake Library
Round Lake, IL
-----Original Message-----
From: Beverly Bixler [mailto:bbixler@sanantonio.gov]=20
Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 3:21 PM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: RE: Order of the Phoenix
Hi all~
The only reaction I have heard so far is from my son (21 years old): =3D
"Boy, Harry sure is pissy in this book, isn't he?"=3D20 I have also
finished reading the book. I really enjoyed it, but I can't =3D believe
that Rowling killed of the character which she killed off! But I =3D did
enjoy all the new revelations given in this book regarding Harry, =3D
especially why he must stay with the Dursleys each summer. Beverly
Bixler bbixler@sanantonio.gov San
Antonio Public Library, TX =3D20
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From: Jennifer Baker <jbaker93711@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Weird rumor about libraries?
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Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2003 10:20:21 CDT
i think that policies that say kids of a certain age
can be "attended" by older siblings are better than no
clear policy at all, but even they have their
problems. what is a 14 year old sibling expected to do
if the younger child is injured or becomes sick? also,
who said all 14 year olds are responsible?
we recently had a little boy (probably about 9) who
was left at the library. he and his brothers are a few
of our "regulars". the younger boy had recently been
in a bicycle accident and had stitches down the inside
of his leg running about 8 inches. when he went to the
bathroom he accidentally pulled the stitches out.
although he wasn't bleeding to death, he was hurt and
frightened. it took us several minutes to even find
his brothers and once we did they called home and no
one was there. when they finally got ahold of a family
member they said they were very busy and would come
'as soon as they could'. after another 40 minutes
passed i called them again myself and explained that
the boy was in pain and scared. after getting the same
response from them i told them that if it was too much
trouble for them to come get their child i would be
happy to contact the police to see if they could
arrange to get him home. and whatta ya know, they
showed up in less than 5 minutes.
~j.
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~jenniferbaker
fresno co. public library
"I may not be an explorer or an adventurer or a treasure seeker or a gun
fighter Mr. O' Connell, but I am proud of what I am." "And what is
that?" "I
am a librarian!"
~ Evelyn, The Mummy
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From: Suzanne Klein <SKlein@EBPL.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: joint school-public libraries
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Greetings, fellow Pubyackers!
To any of you who are in joint school-public libraries, how do you handle
issues of security? We here in New Jersey are trying to come up with state
standards and could use from advice from people presently in the trenches!
Do you require regular (public) library customers to sign-in at any point?
Do you have a security monitor in the facility or stationed at a specific
place? How do you ensure the safety of the students if your facility is
open to the public during the schoolday? I'd appreciate any first-hand
experience you can offer and I'll post to the list if there is interest.
Thanks so much -- I always know I can count on this bunch!
-- Suzanne
Suzanne M. Klein
Youth Services Librarian
East Brunswick Public Library
2 Jean Walling Civic Center
East Brunswick NJ 08816
Phone: (732) 390 6789
Fax: (732) 390 6796
E-mail: sklein@ebpl.org
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From: Jennifer Baker <jbaker93711@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: RE: Order of the Phoenix
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Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2003 10:20:38 CDT
lol...he's 15 isn't he?!?
~j.
--- Beverly Bixler <bbixler@sanantonio.gov>
wrote:
>
> Hi all~
> The only reaction I have heard so far is from my son
> (21 years old): =
> "Boy, Harry sure is pissy in this book, isn't
> he"
=====
~jenniferbaker
fresno co. public library
"I may not be an explorer or an adventurer or a treasure seeker or a gun
fighter Mr. O' Connell, but I am proud of what I am." "And what is
that?" "I
am a librarian!"
~ Evelyn, The Mummy
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From: "Barbara Van Havermaat" <vanhaveb@libcoop.net>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: re Stumper - YA scifi/fantasy
Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2003 10:20:47 CDT
Hello all,
Trying to find the name of a fantasy type book where a
brother and
sister's mom has died, and their father is sending the girl to learn wizardy
things and the boy to learn warriory type things but the two know they are
not suited for what they are being sent to do so they switch places so she
learns warrior stuff and he learns wizardy stuff. No idea who the author
is
of course, but probably published in the 80s.
Thanks all !
Barbara
Chesterfield Twp Lib
Chesterfield, MI
vanhaveb@libcoop.net
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From: CKehoe@bettendorf.lib.ia.us
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: RE: Order of the Phoenix
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I, personally, did not think that it was the best of the series. I guess
that I didn't like his moodiness. I kept wanting to say, get over yourself
and then remind myself that he is a hormone-filled teen. Also, I thought
that the big revelation from Dumbledore was a little anticlimatic. However,
I still hunger for the next one and am rereading the series.
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From: "jr desk" <jrdesk@downersgrovelibrary.org>
To: "janet ng" <winniepooh129@juno.com>,
Subject: RE: Weird rumor about libraries?
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I missed the original posting...but I always tell parents that libraries
aren't safe, but librarians are! =20
Sharon L.
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From: janet ng [mailto:winniepooh129@juno.com]=20
Also some parents think that since it is a
library, just like school it is safe. =20
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From: Susan Anderson-Newham <snewie@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Order of the Phoenix
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Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2003 10:21:15 CDT
My 12 year old and I read it aloud and LOVED it. Yes,
Harry is much, much angrier and at first my daughter
was bothered by this, but we talked about what he had
been through (Cedric's death and Voldemort's rise) and
she then thought that it made perfect sense for him to
be edgy. The accurate psychology seems easier for
adults to understand, but, I think, healthy for young
people to read about. It would have been callous for
Harry to be his old carefree self, I think.
Susan
=====
"The man who doesn't read good books has no
advantage over the man who can't read them."
-Mark Twain-
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From: bonnie webster <msbonnie2562@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Order of the Phoenix
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Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2003 12:38:27 CDT
I have only read about seventy pages of the new Harry
Potter but it is great so far. To me this one is
moving along real fast with exciting things happening
right off in the first chapter. We have been so busy
with summer reading I haven't had time to read it.
Everytime I get to a good part I have to stop. Hope
everybody's summer reading program is doing great. We
had a blast with The Lewis & Clark theme. Bonnie
Webster, Taylor County Public Library msbonnie2562@yahoo.com
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From: Dawn Sardes <Dawn.Sardes@euclidlibrary.org>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: RE: Order of the Phoenix
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What I loved most about it is how the Ministry of Magic is on the road to
being a fascist state, first grabbing control of the media and then
education, violating basic rights, such as free speech, right to congregate,
etc.
I also, however, REALLY like how the ending reaffirms the importance of
family (blood) to keep one protected, even though that family may be
somewhat lacking. I do think, however, that as a (former) educator, I
would
have told that to Harry long before now.
But, had anyone else guessed about Mrs. Figg? I had had a sneaking
suspicion right in the first book that she was more than just a sitter.
The whole occlumency thing, though, finally explained how Voldemort knew the
Sorcerer's Stone was in Harry's pocket.
My husband, my 19-yr-old daughter, my young patrons, and myself are all
raving about it.
Dawn Sardes
Teen Services Librarian
Euclid Public Library
Dawn.Sardes@euclidlibrary.org
216-261-5300, ext. 138
"Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the
general diffusion of knowledge. In proportion as the Structure of a
government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public
opinion should be enlightened."
>From the 1796 Farewell Address of George Washington, 1st President of the
United States
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