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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: Monday, July 07, 2003 11:01 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 1152
PUBYAC Digest 1152
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Hispanic Heritage Month
by Maria Taylor <Maria.Taylor@lfpl.org>
2) Re: Joan Lowery Nixon
by christine erickson <cerickson31@yahoo.com>
3) Stumper for a pal
by Backwage@aol.com
4) RE: Joan Lowery Nixon
by "Wynkoop, Maureen" <maureen@camden.lib.nj.us>
5) Stumper -- Silver Nut?
by "Katrina Neville" <KatrinaN@moval.org>
6) Seeking libraries serving populations 45000-90000
by Pam Gravenor <pam.gravenor@ncc.govt.nz>
7) Searching for a clown book
by Paola.Ferate-Soto@ci.austin.tx.us
8) thanks/order of phoenix
by "Roberta Meyer" <roberta@effinghamlibrary.org>
9) STUMPER: Runaway in mall talks to statue
by Lu Benke <lubenke@julip.fcgov.com>
10) Library Quidditch
by "Jneedham" <jneedham@coventryct.org>
11) Children and Young Adult Statistics
by "Ashley Flaherty" <AFLAHERTY@cml.lib.oh.us>
12) Variety Show
by "HOW Rebecca Smith" <howrs@llcoop.org>
13) Re: Order of the Phoenix
by "Cheryl D." <whirlee@hotmail.com>
14) Re: Books with Birds as Main Characters Responses
by Amy and Michael Dittman <amy0731@pgh.net>
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From: Maria Taylor <Maria.Taylor@lfpl.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Hispanic Heritage Month
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Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2003 10:42:24 CDT
Hello! I am going to be doing a family program in our children's
department
for hispanic heritage month in September/October. Do you have any stories,
songs, crafts, etc that you recommend? Thanks in advance!
Maria
Louisville Free Public Library
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From: christine erickson <cerickson31@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Joan Lowery Nixon
Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2003 10:42:33 CDT
Roberta,
I just went into the Huston Chronicle website http://www.chron.com
and on
the left side I clicked on DEATHS, it takes you to a page that has a search
option by listing the last name, it says that they keep obits for 30 days.
Put in Nixon and you should get it.
She was an extraordinary person!
Christine
Bangor Maine
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From: Backwage@aol.com
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Stumper for a pal
Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2003 10:42:41 CDT
Elementary school teacher friend of
mine writes:
"I give up I have spent over 10 hours
looking for the story about
how=
=20
a man's face got inside a peanut.=A0 I was told this story as=A0 second
grad=
er and=20
I have seen one version of it since then.=A0 In a sense of sharing and=20
ultimately stupidity, I gave my copies to teachers who swore I would get
the=
m back and=20
well you know the rest.=A0Now I turn to you for help.=A0 PLEASE HELP=A0me
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nd this=20
story."
Well, I am no authority on children's lit.
Anybody?
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From: "Wynkoop, Maureen" <maureen@camden.lib.nj.us>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
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Subject: RE: Joan Lowery Nixon
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Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2003 10:42:49 CDT
This was from the July 1 Houston Chronicle:
Maureen Wynkoop
JOAN LOWERY NIXON, age 76, died Saturday, June 28, 2003 in Houston. Mrs.
Nixon had a Journalism degree from the University of Southern California and
was an author specializing in young adults mysteries. She was awarded The
Mystery Writers of America Edgar Allen Poe Award for 4 of her mysteries, the
only person to win 4 Edgar awards, and was an author of over 140 books. She
was a member of Kappa Delta, past president of Houston Alumni Association,
past president Mystery Writers of America and long time member of St. Cyril
of Alexandria Catholic Church. She developed "Kids Love a Mystery
Week",
initiated writing badge for the Girls Scouts of America, was an active
member of Western Writers of America and earned 2 "Golden Spur" awards
for
the Orphain Train Series. One book, The Other side of Dark, was made into a
movie. She had received many international, national, and state awards for
her writing. Her books, were published in 20 languages. Mrs. Nixon is
survived by her husband Hershell Nixon; daughters Kathleen Brush and her
husband, Kirk of Colorado, Maureen Quinlan and her husband, Brian of
Minnesota and Eileen McGowan of Houston; son State Representative Joe Nixon
and his wife, Allyson of Houston; grandchildren Melia, Nichole and Veronica
Brush, Brian, Michael, Sean, Andy, Bridget and Tim Quinlan, Nicholas,
Stewart and Matt Nixon and Katherine Joan McGowan; sisters Pat Collins and
Marilyn Lowery. Friends are invited to visitation with the family from 6:30
pm until 7:30 pm with a rosary at 7:30 pm at Geo. H. Lewis & Sons, 1010
Bering Drive. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 am on
Wednesday, July 2, 2003 at St. Cyril of Alexandria Catholic Church, 10503
Westheimer Road with Rev. Mario J. Arroyo, Rev. Ralph Roberts and Rev. Issac
O. Francis as Con-Celebrants. Rite of Committal will follow at Memorial Oaks
Cemetery. For those desiring, memorial contributions may be made to the My
Baby Project, Mental Health Association of Houston and Harris County, 2211
Norfolk, suite 810, Houston, Texas 77098.
-----Original Message-----
From: Roberta Meyer [mailto:roberta@effinghamlibrary.org]
Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2003 3:46 PM
To: PUBYAC
Subject: Joan Lowery Nixon
Does anyone have a website where I can find an obituary for Joan Lowery
Nixon? According to PUBYAC, she died a couple days ago at age 76. I
have
done a Google search, but found nothing. I can't get to the Houston
Chronicle article without a subscription.
Thanks!
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?"
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From: "Katrina Neville" <KatrinaN@moval.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumper -- Silver Nut?
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Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2003 10:42:57 CDT
Hi all,
I have a patron looking for a book she read and loved as a child. She =
says it is titled "The Silver Nut" but she cannot remember the author.
=
She thinks it was published before 1955 and that it is probably British, =
as her grandmother used to send her books from shops in England when she =
was small. I have checked in Fiction, Folklore, Fantasy & Poetry for =
Children 1876-1985; The Bookfinder; and Twentieth Century Children's =
Writers. I found a title "The Silver Nutmeg" but the patron says
this =
is not it. I am out of ideas using the resources I have available =
(which are not many).
The patron says the gist of the story is that a little girl is orphaned =
and is sent to live with an aunt. She receives a necklace with a locket =
in the shape of a silver nut. When she arrives at the aunt's house, she =
is sad and goes out to the garden to sit under a tree. She opens the =
locket and finds a tiny key inside. Looking at the tree, she finds a =
small door and tries the key. The door opens and she is let into a sort =
of "fairyland". =20
If anyone has any leads or ideas, please respond to me privately at =
katrinan@moval.org
Thanks in advance for any and all help!
Katrina
Katrina Neville
Children's Librarian
City of Moreno Valley
25480 Alessandro Blvd.
Moreno Valley, CA 92553
t: 909-413-3880
f: 909-247-8346
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w: www.moreno-valley.ca.us=20
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From: Pam Gravenor <pam.gravenor@ncc.govt.nz>
To: "Pubyac (E-mail)" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Seeking libraries serving populations 45000-90000
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Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2003 10:43:06 CDT
I'm reviewing almost all aspects of services, programmes and processes
undertaken by our children's and YA department. I'm looking for ideas from
libraries a bit bigger than us.
If you are in a system serving a population between 45 000 and 90 000, and
especially if this is mostly one city, and you have any systems, processes,
programmes or activities you are proud of, or which have been thoroughly
reviewed fairly recently, I'd love to hear from you.
The topics we are going to cover are:
1. Programmes - preschool, & school age, including those involving schools
and classes, and those not
2. YA services & promotions
3. Reference and readers' advisory services
4. Promotion and publications
5.Services to special groups
6. Services to branch libraries
7. Physical layout and features of the Children's Library. (We are
extending shortly, and so have a chance to completely rearrange)
8. Tasks and processes
9. Policies and procedures
10. Training packages
11. Potential new services and products
We are NOT doing collections, processing, or membership at this time, either
because we'll do it later, or it's being done by another team.
So if you think you have something groovy, great, cunning or clever to say
about anything that would fall into that list of topics, please get back to
me. I'll probably have to ask a few nosey questions about demographics and
staffing and budgets, just to get an idea of how your scale of operations
compares to ours.
Thanks a lot,
Pam Gravenor
Children's and Young Adults' Librarian
Nelson Public Libraries
Private Bag 41
Nelson
New Zealand
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From: Paola.Ferate-Soto@ci.austin.tx.us
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Searching for a clown book
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Dear Collective Brain,
I have a patron who wishes to find a book from her childhood, but we have
not been able to find it. I wonder if the title that she is given me is the
right one. Are any of you familiar with a picture book written perhaps in
the 70's or 80's about a clown named Giovanni? According to the story as she
remembers it, Giovanni was upset because everyone laughed at him as soon as
they saw him. He decided not to be a clown anymore and took off the paint
from his face. However he discovered that he missed people laughing around
him and decided to keep his face painted until his death.
She believes that the title is "Giovanni the Clown". I have searched A
to Z
and WorldCat as well as on line bookstores. Any other ideas?
You may reply directly to me at: paola.ferate-soto@ci.austin.tx.us
Thank you for your help.
Paola Ferate-Soto
Youth Services Librarian
Austin Public Library
paola.ferate-soto@ci.austin.tx.us
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From: "Roberta Meyer" <roberta@effinghamlibrary.org>
To: "PUBYAC" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: thanks/order of phoenix
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Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2003 10:43:22 CDT
First, I'd like to thank all of you who sent me the Joan Lowery Nixon
obituary information. Next time, I'll know to use the NEWS feature on
Google. I have never used that particular search tool. Thanks again!
I'd like to add my two cents worth to the discussion of the newest Harry
Potter. I finally finished it on Friday. My 12-year-old son had to
read it
first! I thought it was very good. Harry is definitely suffering
from
teenage angst! Had I read the book before cataloging it, I would have put
all copies in our teen collection. I put two in children's and two in
teens. I just feel like this is not a Harry that younger children will
understand or relate well to, even my 8-year-old son who can't wait to read
the book. I will probably change the cataloguing. Does anyone else
feel
this way after reading it?
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?"
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From: Lu Benke <lubenke@julip.fcgov.com>
To: PUBYAC <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: STUMPER: Runaway in mall talks to statue
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Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2003 10:43:30 CDT
A customer asked about a chapter book she remembers reading as a fifth
grader around 1983. She thinks it was a boy who ranaway from home to live
in a mall. She remembers most clearly that he talked to a statue named
Michael that was in the middle of a fountain in the mall. She thinks the
word "peace" may have been in the title.
Can you help? This sounds like one that should trigger a memory. Thanks in
advance!
Lu Benke email: lubenke@julip.fcgov.com
Lead Librarian phone: 970.221.6678
Children's Services fax: 970.221.6398
Fort Collins Public Library
201 Peterson
Fort Collins, CO 80524
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From: "Jneedham" <jneedham@coventryct.org>
To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: Library Quidditch
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Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2003 10:43:38 CDT
Hi, all!
Hope everyone's summer reading programs are going well! I apologize in =
advance for this query - I know how much we've been talking about Harry =
Potter lately, but I must ask yet another question! Some years ago I =
held a Harry Potter party, and we played library quidditch. I seem to =
remember balloons and cups - and not much else, I'm afraid. I need a =
Remembrall! If anyone out there has instructions on how to play library =
quidditch, I'd be grateful - I'd like to play it again at our party this =
month. I know there are several versions floating around out there - =
I'll take whatever you've got! Thanks in advance!
Jennifer Needham
Booth & Dimock Memorial Library
1134 Main Street
Coventry, CT 06238
(860) 742-7606
jneedham@coventryct.org
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From: "Ashley Flaherty" <AFLAHERTY@cml.lib.oh.us>
To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: Children and Young Adult Statistics
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Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2003 10:43:47 CDT
The library that I work for is currently examining the way we keep track
of reference statistics. For example, we are considering keeping track
of whether a reference question was asked by an adult, teen, or child. I
am interested in knowing if any of your libraries keep track of
reference transactions by age, and if you do, what do you use the
information for? Thank you.
Ashley Flaherty
Young Adult Librarian
Center for Discovery
Columbus Metropolitan Library
aflaherty@cml.lib.oh.us
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From: "HOW Rebecca Smith" <howrs@llcoop.org>
To: "Pubyac" <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: Variety Show
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Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2003 10:43:55 CDT
Hi all,
Once again I am calling on the great knowledge of all you in Pubyac Land...I
am planning a variety show for ages preschool through 12 year olds and I am
wondering if any of you have done this before and how you went about doing
it. I have an MC and he will also be doing a small magic show but what else
should I do?? Please send the ideas to me directly and I will compile a
response to the list.
As always thank you so much for your generosity;)
Becca Smith
Youth Services
Reynolds Township Library
215. E Edgerton St.
P.O. Box 220
Howard City, MI 49329
(231) 937-5575
howrs@llcoop.org
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From: "Cheryl D." <whirlee@hotmail.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Order of the Phoenix
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Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2003 10:44:03 CDT
>Have any of you been receiving disappointed reactions to the latest Harry
>Potter? My 14 year old niece and 16 year old nephew finished in by June
>22nd
>and both felt let down. Just wondering since I don't plan on reading
it
>myself.
Hi All!
Well, I am happy to report the majority of readers responding to the above
post are pleased with the latest HP book. I have not received any other
negative comments. Looks like JK's done it again!
Thanks to everyone who took time to share their thoughts.
Cheryl
Canton (CT) PL
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From: Amy and Michael Dittman <amy0731@pgh.net>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Books with Birds as Main Characters Responses
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Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2003 10:44:13 CDT
Thanks so much to everyone who responded with titles of books with birds as
main characters! I found that I have many of the titles in my personal
collection (I just couldn't think of them without some prodding!) and can
get more at the local library. I really appreciate all of you who don't took
the time to respond.
If anyone would like a copy of the compilation of the titles, please respond
to me and I will send it to you ASAP.
Thanks again!
Amy M. Dittman
Franklin, PA
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