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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, July 18, 2003 11:01 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 1162
PUBYAC Digest 1162
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Stumper
by Jennifer Parker <jmpwel@yahoo.com>
2) project dealing with kids in transition
by Hmndx3@aol.com
3) American Library Association presents October lawyer training
by "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
4) RE: Segregated picture books
by Rebecca Smith <read2yourbunny@yahoo.com>
5) Re: Preschool Storyhour Craft with a Flyswatter
by "Cindy Rider" <CRIDER@vigo.lib.in.us>
6) length of non-fiction children's books
by Librenee@aol.com
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From: Jennifer Parker <jmpwel@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Stumper
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2003 15:44:56 CDT
Hello Everyone
I have a stumper for all of you. A patron cam in thismorning looking for a
book that she believes was called "If I Could Live In A Castle and she
believed that the authors last name is White. I searched my catalog and
didn't come up with anything.
She said that in an interview she said that it was J.K. Rowlings favorite
book when she was a child. Does any one have any ideas?
Thanks
Jennifer
please respond to me off list at
jmpwel@yahoo.com
or
jparker@ocln.org
and then I will post the results to the list.
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From: Hmndx3@aol.com
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: project dealing with kids in transition
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2003 15:45:04 CDT
Hello,
My name is Jennifer Hammond and I am an MLS
student currently taking
a
course on information resources and programming for children. We have to
give a final project/presentation about an area of interest in children's
librarianship. My background is in social services, specifically working
with high
risk families and so I am choosing to do a project on
resources/programming/literature, etc. for children (and more specifically
the adults that work with or
care for them) who are for some reason not living with their parents - I'm
thinking kids that are in transition of some sort like foster care, relative
care, parents incarcerated, homeless, etc. - (I want to stay away from
divorce or
death because I think there is already a huge amount of information
regarding
that.)
I don't really have a specific age range in
mind, so absolutely
anything you would like to share that would have any connection to this
subject
would be greatly appreciated - I'd be happy to share the final product too
as I
feel this is such an important issue and area of need! Please respond to
my
personal email:
<A HREF="hmndx3@aol.com">hmndx3@aol.com</A>
thanks in advance for any advice or information you can share.
Jen
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From: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
To: <yalsa-l@ala.org>
Subject: American Library Association presents October lawyer training
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Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2003 15:45:11 CDT
NEWS
For Immediate Release Contact: =
Jonathan Kelley
July 2003 =
(312) 280-4226
American Library Association presents October lawyer training in San =
Francisco
The American Library Association (ALA) is pleased to announce the third in =
a series of institutes for attorneys to increase their understanding of =
legal issues affecting libraries-specifically, censorship and privacy =
matters. A Lawyers for Libraries Training Institute will be held in San =
Francisco, California, on October 16-17, 2003. Participants will be =
instructed by practicing attorneys specializing in First Amendment law and =
will be eligible for CLE credits for their participation.
The recent US Supreme Court decision on the Children's Internet Protection =
Act has many libraries wondering what their options are regarding Internet =
filtering and other censorship concerns. At the same time, the USA =
Patriot Act has made it increasingly important for libraries to protect =
the privacy of users. The Lawyers for Libraries Institutes give crucial =
help to attorneys and libraries as they prepare for emergency situations =
that will surely occur.
This training features sessions on:
=B7 The Library as a Public Forum
=B7 Unprotected Speech
=B7 Minimizing Liability, specifically regarding Internet filtering as =
well as "hostile work environment" issues
=B7 Privacy and Confidentiality, especially in light of the USA PATRIOT =
Act
"Libraries today need committed, informed attorneys to provide clear =
guidance and expertise," Judith F. Krug, director of the ALA's Office for =
Intellectual Freedom, said.
"The Lawyers for Libraries regional training institutes will ensure that =
attendees know about the most up-to-date, accurate and relevant legislation=
and case law related to the First Amendment in libraries."
The first two regional trainings, in Washington, D.C., and Chicago, were =
quite successful. One participant called it "one of the best CLEs I
have =
attended in 19 years of attending CLEs." Future institutes are
scheduled =
to take place in the South and in New England in 2004.
The institute costs $500 per person to attend. While the institute is =
primarily directed at attorneys and library trustees, librarians are =
welcome to attend, provided they are accompanied by an attorney. For more
=
information on Lawyers for Libraries, please visit our Web site at =
www.ala.org/lawyers.
The San Francisco institute will be held at the Canterbury Hotel, 750 =
Sutter Street. The hotel is offering a special room rate of $105.00/night
=
for conference goers. Call (415) 486-5151 for reservations.
Contact Jonathan Kelley with any questions at jkelley@ala.org,
or call =
(800) 545-2433 x4226.
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From: Rebecca Smith <read2yourbunny@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: RE: Segregated picture books
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Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2003 15:45:20 CDT
I don't want to offend anyone, so I'd like to
acknowledge up front that every library has the
right to decide how to catalog and where to
shelve a book. I would also hope that every book
is easy to find, not just those on particular
subjects or what else is a subject catalog for?
As a parent, I've tried to find a picture book
where books are alphabetized by only the first
letter of the last name (e.g. not the first
three), and it never fails that my toddler will
get bored and wander off, out of the picture book
area, before I've found the book I want. Very
frustrating, to say the least.
At the same time, I would like to share that in
our 30+ library network, half of the libraries
have KING & KING and half of them have THE SISSY
DUCKLING. Out of those 15 or so libraries, only
one (and not the same ones, I might add) have put
the aforementioned titles in the Parenting
section. Segregating these books does seem to me
to be a form of censorship or labelling.
Libraries have Unattended Children Policies to
make it clear to parents that libraries cannot be
responsible for the physical welfare of their
child. If a library puts KING & KING on the
Parenting Shelf, it would seem to me that it is
pretending to take responsibility for the child's
emotional/psychological welfare (or even that of
the parent!).
Just my two cents, of course.
Rebecca Smith, MLS
Children's Librarian at large
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From: "Cindy Rider" <CRIDER@vigo.lib.in.us>
To: <C6329@aol.com>, <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: Preschool Storyhour Craft with a Flyswatter
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Believe it or not, I did a whole storytime on flies!! Here are my plans:
STORYTIME PLANS - FLY INTO STORYTIME
Ages 3-5
TITLE: SHOO FLY!
THEME: INSECTS =09
BOOKS & STORIES:
SHOO FLY! (Iza Trapani) Whispering Coyote Press, 2001. An intrepid little =
mouse spends quite a while fighting a very persistent fly. At the end of =
the battle of wits, both youngsters are lovingly tucked into bed by their =
respective parents.=20
OLD BLACK FLY (Jim Aylesworth) Holt, 1992. Rhyming text and
illustrations=
follow a mischievous old black fly through the alphabet as he has a very =
busy bad day landing where he should not be. (Note: The fly won't like =
the ending to this. It is very sad, for the fly, anyway.)
WHEN THE FLY FLEW IN (Lisa Westberg Peters) Dial, 1994. Although a young =
child puts off cleaning the bedroom because all the family's pets are =
asleep there, the sudden arrival of a zooming fly mysteriously gets the =
job done.=20
MUSICAL ACTIVITY:
"Shoo, Fly, Don't Bother Me!" (Wee Sing Fun 'n' Folk CD or Greg
and Steve =
On the Move CD) I prefer to sing it without the CD so that I can change =
the words and actions (see attached)
FLANNELBOARD STORY:
"BUZZ, BUZZ, BUZZ," WENT THE FLY (Based on the book "Buzz,
Buzz, Buzz," =
Went Bumblebee by Colin West; Candlewick, 1996) Bumblebee buzzes around =
bothering everyone until he comes to a gentle butterfly who understands =
that the busy bee is looking for someone to be his friend.=20
FLANNELBOARD STORY:
I KNOW AN OLD LADY WHO SWALLOWED A FLY=20
Change ending if desired: "It took some force to swallow
a horse,
But at least she did not die!"
MEDIA (Videos, CDs, Puppets, etc.):
Fly Puppet
Video: The Bear & the Fly (5 min.) from the book by Paula Winter
(Crown, =
1987) A story about a bear who tries to swat a fly at the dinner
table. =
Shows the disastrous results. An animated film without narration. (Warn =
kids "not to try this at home!")
CRAFT: Shoo Fly Stick Puppet
Materials: =20
Boy, Girl, and Fly patterns photocopied on white card stock (from The =
Mailbox, Preschool, Oct./Nov. 2000)
Tongue depressors
12" lengths of yarn
Markers or crayons
Glue sticks
Scotch tape
Directions:
Color the boy or girl and the fly. Cut out. Tape yarn inside the fly
=
piece, fold over in the middle, and tape the front to the back. Glue =
tongue depressor to the back of the boy or girl and secure with tape. =
Tape the yarn attached to the fly to the top of the tongue depressor. I =
precut the boys, girls and flies, and taped the yarn to the flies. If =
time is too limited, the sticks and flies could also already by attached =
to the figures, then all the children do is color them.=20
Sing "Shoo, Fly, Don't Bother Me" while flipping the fly around.
The kids =
loved it.
SNACK: "Shoo Fly Pie"
Spread peanut butter on two ritz crackers. Top one of them with raisins.
=
Put the plain one on top to make a sandwich (a top and bottom crust pie).
=
Two per baggie per child.
TAKE-HOME: Puppet and Shoo Fly Pies
"BUZZ, BUZZ, BUZZ," WENT FLY
Based on "Buzz, Buzz, Buzz," Went Bumblebee by Colin West
"Buzz, Buzz, Buzz," went Fly*.as he landed on Donkey's head . . .
Donkey said, "Buzz off!"
"Buzz, Buzz, Buzz," went Fly. . .as he landed on Rabbit's ear. . .
Rabbit said, "Buzz off!"
"Buzz, Buzz, Buzz," went Fly. . .as he landed on Cow's horn. . .
Cow said, "Buzz off!"
"Buzz, Buzz, Buzz," went Fly. . .as he landed on Crow's beak. . .
Crow said, "Buzz off!"
"Buzz, Buzz, Buzz," went Fly. . .as he landed on Fox's tail. . .
Fox said, "Buzz off!"
"Buzz, Buzz, Buzz," went Fly. . .as he landed on Butterfly's wing. . .
Butterfly said, "Hello, Mr. Fly. Won't you buzz around with me?"
=20
"SHOO FLY" Musical Activity -- may be done holding hands in circle, or
=
just standing in place
Chorus:
Shoo, fly, (swing arms up)
Don't bother me, (lower arms)
Shoo, fly, (swing arms up)
Don't bother me, (lower arms)
Shoo, fly, (swing arms up)
Don't bother me, (lower arms)
For I belong to somebody. (point to self)
Verses:
I feel, I feel, I feel like shaking a hand, (shake hands with each =
other)
(repeat, then Chorus)
I feel, I feel, I feel like stamping my feet, (shake hands with each
=
other)
(repeat, then Chorus)
I feel, I feel, I feel like turning around, (shake hands with each =
other)
(repeat, then Chorus)
Let children think up more verses.
I KNOW AN OLD LADY WHO SWALLOWED A FLY
I know an old lady who swallowed a fly.
I don't know why she swallowed a fly.
I guess she'll die.
I know an old lady who swallowed a spider.
That wiggled and jiggled and tickled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
I don't know why she swallowed a fly.
I guess she'll die.
I know an old lady who swallowed a bird.
How absurd! to swallow a bird.
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider
That wiggled and jiggled and tickled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
I don't know why she swallowed a fly.
I guess she'll die.
I know an old lady who swallowed a cat.
Imagine that! She swallowed a cat.
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird.
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider
That wiggled and jiggled and tickled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
I don't know why she swallowed a fly.
I guess she'll die.
I know an old lady who swallowed a dog.
What a hog! to swallow a dog.
She swallowed the dog to catch the cat.
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird.
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider
That wiggled and jiggled and tickled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
I don't know why she swallowed a fly.
I guess she'll die.
I know an old lady who swallowed a cow.
I don't know how she swallowed a cow.
She swallowed the cow to catch the dog.
She swallowed the dog to catch the cat.
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird.
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider
That wiggled and jiggled and tickled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
I don't know why she swallowed a fly.
I guess she'll die.
I know an old lady who swallowed a horse.
It took some force to swallow a horse.
She died, of course!
[alternate ending...But at least she did not die!!!]
Have fun!
Cindy Rider
School Liaison Librarian
Vigo County Public Library
Terre Haute, IN
crider@vigo.lib.in.us
=20
http://www.vigo.lib.in.us
"If we didn't have libraries, many people thirsty for knowledge would =
dehydrate."
- Megan Jo Tetrick, age 12, Daleville, Indiana
The Vigo County Public Library is "easy to find. It's the million-story =
building at Seventh and Poplar streets." (Lori Henson in her
"Briefcases" =
column, Terre Haute Tribune-Star, 10/8/02)=20
>>> C6329@aol.com 07/15/03 10:23AM
>>>
I have checked several sources for preschool storyhours which would use a
flyswatter as the craft. The only crafts I can find entail painting.
I =
am
trying to find a craft using a flyswatter that will not entail painting.
Does any one know of a good craft for this idea?
Also, since I'm posting, if any one knows of any books that include a fly, =
I
would appreciate your posting that as well.
Thank you.
Carole Petro
Frankfort Public Library
Frankfort, IL
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From: Librenee@aol.com
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: length of non-fiction children's books
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Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2003 15:45:38 CDT
I was recently contacted by the prolific non-fiction children's book author
Dorothy Patent. She is concerned that the length of children's non-fiction
and
science books has been gradually cut back over the years and in some cases
the
content has been watered down. She has been in touch with HomeGround Radio
about this problem, but they were dissuaded from running the story after
speaking with one librarian who disagreed with Patent's assessment.
I am wondering what PUBYACers think about this issue, and am looking for
librarians who might be willing to advocate on the need for longer/meatier
non-fiction books for children. Please let me know if you would like me to
pass your
name along to Dorothy Patent to provide to Home Ground radio as a supporter
of
her cause. Thanks a bunch.
Renee Vaillancourt McGrath, MLS
Library Consultant
248A. N. Higgins Ave. #145
Missoula MT 59802
librenee@aol.com
(406)777-1228 (phone or fax)
*home office - please phone or fax between 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. MST*
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