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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: Thursday, July 24, 2003 11:01 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 1166
PUBYAC Digest 1166
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) RE: My daughter met Jo Rowling!
by "Michele Farley" <mfarley@brownsburg.lib.in.us>
2) RE: Dog reading programs
by "Michele Farley" <mfarley@brownsburg.lib.in.us>
3) Preschool Storytime Length Compilation (no attch. this time)
by Toni Reese <treese@monarch.papillion.ne.us>
4) release form for photography at events
by "Sue Voet" <SVoet@minlib.net>
5) Re: length of non-fiction children's books
by Jackie Hannick <jhannick@yahoo.com>
6) Stumper
by Patti.Cook@ci.austin.tx.us
7) Stumper
by Tina Sizemore <tina5652@yahoo.com>
8) Stumper Girl and Bike
by "Patricia Jones" <pjones@zblibrary.org>
9) Help please!
by dyoungblood@apl.org
10) stumper
by "Suanne Newsome" <newsomes@mail.newton.public.lib.ga.us>
11) Stumper--teens survive disaster which kills all adults
by nhcheerio@juno.com
12) FCC Order on Implementation and Enforcement of the Children's
by "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
13) humbug witch--children sail somewhere after an earthquake
by Bonnie Janssen <bjafrm@yahoo.com>
14) RE: Stumper
by "Barbara Smith" <bsmith@sppl.net>
15) Free pamphlets?
by Mary Geist <mgeist@meherrinlib.org>
16) stumper: boy kidnapped, involved with horses
by Carol Janoff <carol.janoff@phxlib.org>
17) absent mother picture books
by "Jessie Goodwin" <jessieg@missoula.lib.mt.us>
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From: "Michele Farley" <mfarley@brownsburg.lib.in.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: My daughter met Jo Rowling!
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Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2003 22:19:34 CDT
No, it was the contest about what potion you would use and why. She
chose the polyjuice potion and for the life of me, I can't remember what
she said she would do with it. Anyway, she showed us several photos of
the event and said that Ms. Rowling was very nice and she really loved
Herrod's dept. store! It certainly was a once in a lifetime
opportunity.
Michele
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From: BOGART Debra [mailto:dbogart@ci.springfield.or.us]=20
Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 12:51 PM
To: Michele Farley; pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: RE: My daughter met Jo Rowling!
Michele: Was the Scholastic contest the one where you had to guess who
Harry would kiss, who would die, etc? It would be fun to hear more about
your patron and the contestif you have time!
Debra Bogart
541-726-2243
dbogart@ci.springfield.or.us
Youth Services
Springfield Public Library
225 Fifth Street
Springfield, OR 97477
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed people can
change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has."Margaret
Mead
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From: "Michele Farley" <mfarley@brownsburg.lib.in.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: Dog reading programs
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Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2003 22:19:42 CDT
Hey all,
We have been successfully doing a dog readin program for about 10 months
now. We have two dogs and 8 kids participating right now. When I
decided to start this, I contact the local humane society that has a Pet
Partners program. This is a training/testing program to make sure that
the dogs can handle strange environments, loud noises and things like
that. Went sent them a letter describing the program and they placed us
on a facilities list. Then, when people graduate from the program, they
look at the list to see who has requested a visiting animal and what
they want the animal for. We waited a long time, but two people from
the same class chose us. Our actual program is very informal...I remind
the kids and the parents that we are not teachers, but people who want
to show kids that reading is fun. The kids spend 20 minutes reading to
the dogs every other week and then they journal about their books.
Sometimes the kids bring their own books, sometimes I help them find
ones that would be appropriate. Then, twice a year we have a party
where the dogs give the children books and I get small gifts for the
dogs and handlers. Barnes and Noble has donated mutiple copies of
"Stories to Read to Your Dog" for the kids and I have a local car
dealership that has given us money for things like flashcards and the
journals for the kids. If any one has specific questions, email me and I
will be more than happy to get you more info about our program!
Michele
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From: Toni Reese <treese@monarch.papillion.ne.us>
To: pubyac <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Preschool Storytime Length Compilation (no attch. this time)
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I'm going to try this again since the moderator of the list told me that
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Thanks SO MUCH to everyone who responded to my question about the length
of preschool storytimes in their library.
I can now go to a 30-minute storytime, thanks to the support of all who
responded. I didn't mention it in my original post, but we do not do
crafts.
Round Lake IL - 30-40 minutes (includes craft at the end)
Toronto -- 30 minutes
Unknown Location -- 45 minutes.
Unknown Location -- 45 minutes (includes craft at the end)
Unknown Location -- Just under 30 minutes.
Newport, OR -- 30-45 minutes
Webster, NY -- 30 minutes
Valdosta, GA -- 30 minutes
Green Bay, WI -- 30 minutes
Bozeman, MT -- 30 minutes (longer if they do a craft at the end)
Plano, TX -- 30 minutes (no crafts)
Clinton, IL -- 30 minutes
Unknown Location -- 30 minutes
Woodridge, IL -- 30 minutes (no crafts)
Garden City -- 30 minutes
Southern Pines, NC -- 30 minutes
Charleston, IL -- 30 minutes
Unknown Location -- 20-30 minutes
Swampscott, MA -- 30 minutes (no crafts)
Unknown Location -- 30-35 minutes.
San Antonio, TX -- 1 hour -- (1/2 hr. reading books, etc.; 1/2 hr. crafts)
Waterford, CT -- 45 minutes (with crafts)
Wichita, KS -- 30 minutes
Lakeside, CA -- 30 minutes
Burlington Public Library -- 20-30 minutes
Killingworth Library -- 30 minutes
Wayland, MI -- 30-45 minutes
Phoenix, AZ -- 30 minutes (no crafts)
Bloomfield, NJ -- 20-25 minutes (then a time for
"coloring-and-snack-time")
Poquoson, VA -- 30 minutes
Napa Valley, CA -- 30 minutes
Evergreen, CO -- 30 minutes
Unknown Location -- 30 minutes
Brockport, NY -- 30 minutes (20-25 minutes for stories, and 5 or so
minutes for crafts)
Jacksonville, FL -- 30 minutes
Unknown Location -- 30 minutes
Norfolk, NE -- 30 minutes
Bedford MA -- 30 minutes
Wausau, WI -- 30 minutes
Three Rivers, MI -- 30 minutes (with a simple craft -- longer with a
more difficult craft)
Garland, TX -- 30-45 minutes (with a craft)
Unknown Location -- 30 minutes
Beverly Public Library -- 30 minutes (includes 5 minutes for a craft at
the end)
Denton, TX -- 25-30 minutes
Rochester, NY -- 30 minutes (no craft)
Fishkill, NY -- 30 minutes (usually without a craft)
Lewiston, ID -- 30 minutes (simple craft and a snack adds from 15-30
minutes at the end)
Viroqua, WI -- 30 minutes
Long Island, NY -- 30 minutes (with a craft)
Liverpool, NY -- 30 minutes
Chicago Ridge Public Library -- 45 minutes (30 minutes of stories
followed by 10-15 minutes for crafts)
Iola, WI -- 45-60 minutes (craft project usually filling the last 15-20
minutes)
Patterson, CA -- 30 minutes
Middlefield, OH -- 45 minutes (30 minutes of stories with 15 minutes for
craft, snack, game, etc.)
Wilmington, DE -- 30 minutes (35-45 minutes if a simple craft is included)
Ossian, IN -- 30 minutes (plus craft time)
Mequon/Thiensville, WI -- 45 minutes (with a craft)
Unknown Location -- 35-45 minutes (depending on whether we do a craft or
film)
Tiffin, OH -- 45 minutes (no craft)
Moreno Valley, CA -- 15-30 minutes (plus 15-20 minutes for craft)
Charleston, SC -- 30 minutes
Farmers Branch, TX -- 30 minutes (longer if craft takes longer)
Hattiesburg, MS -- 30 minutes (no crafts)
Canandaigua, NY -- 30 minutes (no crafts)
Columbus, OH -- 30 minutes (no crafts)
Austin, TX -- 30 minutes (another 30 minutes at the end for craft and
puppet play time)
Reading, MA -- 30 minutes (3 year-olds), 45 minutes (4 & 5 year-olds)
(no crafts for either one)
Fresno, CA --- 30 minutes
Bloomfield, IN -- 30 min. storytime, then a craft
All the best,
Toni Reese
Youth Services Librarian
Sump Memorial Library
Papillion Nebraska
treese@monarch.papillion.ne.us
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From: "Sue Voet" <SVoet@minlib.net>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: release form for photography at events
Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2003 23:24:55 CDT
Hello,
We are expecting the local paper to take pictures at a program next
Monday and our new policy states that we must have written parental
permission first (as long as the children are recognizable).
Do any of you have release forms that we could use as models?
Thanks much.
Sue Voet
Children's Librarian
Bedford Free Public Library
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From: Jackie Hannick <jhannick@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: length of non-fiction children's books
Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2003 23:25:04 CDT
Please pass my name along as well. I think that books that offer information
in small segments and plenty of photos and illustrations are a nice
supplement to children's non-fiction books. To use those sorts of books
exclusively, would be as if adults depended on coffee table books to serve
all their print information needs.
Thanks, Jackie Hannick
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From: Patti.Cook@ci.austin.tx.us
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Stumper
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Hi there! I need some help locating a book for a patron. On the cover there
is a picture of footprints in sand. The story is about a person who carves
totems and leaves them somewhere, later on the same spot someone commits
suicide.
Please email me off list (patti.cook@ci.austin.tx.us)
and I will post the
answer.
Thank you!!!!
Patti Cook
Wired for Youth Librarian
Manchaca Road Branch
Austin Public Library
512-447-6652
patti.cook@ci.austin.tx.us
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From: Tina Sizemore <tina5652@yahoo.com>
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Subject: Stumper
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Hi, all! I have a patron who is looking for a book
she thinks is titled "The House of Live Dolls." I
can't find any such book anywhere, so she may have the
title wrong. According to her, it was published
sometime in the early 1930s and involves what she
calls "a black mammy doll" who takes care of the rest
of the doll family. She remembers the black doll's
legs being sewn on backward. Any takers on this one?
Tina Sizemore
Willard Library
Evansville, Indiana
tsizemore@willard.lib.in.us
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From: "Patricia Jones" <pjones@zblibrary.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumper Girl and Bike
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Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2003 23:25:27 CDT
Hi All!
I have a patron looking for a book she read to her daughter 3 or 4 years
ago. Neither one remembers title or author. the story is of a young girl who
hates her bike and keeps trying to lose it. She is very disappointed when it
is always returned to her. Finally her family fixes the bike up and then she
loves it. A to Zoo was tried with no luck. Anybody out there with the
answer? Pat Jones
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From: dyoungblood@apl.org
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Help please!
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Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2003 23:25:35 CDT
Hi,
We had a patron today looking for a child's picture book about a man who
saved to build his dream house. He built a tall house on his own island
and
it was wonderful but something was missing and he couldn't figure out
what.... One day a huge storm came up and blew his tall house over.
It
fell across the water and connected to the mainland. The children began to
come across and he discovered what he had been missing.
Thanks,
Dorothy Youngblood
dyoungblood@apl.org
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From: "Suanne Newsome" <newsomes@mail.newton.public.lib.ga.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: stumper
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Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2003 23:25:43 CDT
Hi eveyone! I have my own stumper, thanks in advance to anyone who can help!
A patron remembers this story from about 20 years ago and she believes there
was a movie made from it. She thinks the name might be "The China
Doll" A
child drops a china doll in a well and she accidently falls in & dies -
toward the end of the book years later the current owners of the house have
a ball and everyone comes in period costume. The ghost of the girl
materializes and fits right in (because of the costumes) and she and a boy
dance and then the girl goes off to heaven. Does this ring a bell with
anyone?
Suanne Newsome
Newton County Library
Covington, Ga.
newsomes@mail.newton.public.lib.ga.us
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From: nhcheerio@juno.com
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Stumper--teens survive disaster which kills all adults
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Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2003 23:25:51 CDT
Hi everyone,
I posted this last week, but didn't see it, so I thought I would post it
again. Last week, a 16 year old came in and asked for help finding a book
she had read in middle school. She couldn't remember much, but here's as
much of the plot as she could remember:
Everyone over 14 or 15 years old dies of for some reason (airborne illness
or nuclear disaster?)
It is narrated by a teenage girl whose name may be Tina
She has a younger brother
The kids and teens left may come together to make a new civilization
That's all I have to go on. I didn't know where to start looking, but me
and the library head (a former children's librarian) wracked our brains and
couldn't think of it. If you have any leads or clues, it would be really
helpful. I've never seen this girl in before, and I think that if we can
find the answer to this stumper, we'd make her day.
If you have any ideas, please email me at crandalll@cadl.org.
Thanks so
much for trying.
Lisa Crandall
Youth Services Librarian
Holt-Delhi Library
Capital Area District Library
(517) 694-9351
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From: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: FCC Order on Implementation and Enforcement of the Children's
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FCC Order on Implementation and Enforcement of the Children's Internet
Protection Act
July 24, 2003
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-03-188A1.pdf
Excerpts from the Order at Paragraphs 11 & 12.
Note that compliance includes adoption of a procedure to unblock the
filter upon the request of an adult:
"Consistent with the implementation framework established by Congress,
libraries receiving e-rate discounts for Internet access or internal
connections shall have one year from July 1, 2003, which is the start of
Funding Year 2003, to come into compliance with the filtering
requirements of CIPA. When Congress enacted CIPA in 2001, it recognized
that it may take libraries a significant amount of time to procure and
install the Internet filtering technology required to comply with CIPA.
Accordingly, CIPA allows libraries either to certify (1) that they are
in compliance with CIPA or (2) that they are "undertaking such
actions, including any necessary procurement procedures, to put in
place" the required policy measures to comply with CIPA for the next
funding year."'
"Given that the Supreme Court decision was issued on June 23, 2003 and
will be effective no sooner than July 18, 2003, we believe that it is
unrealistic to expect all libraries to be in a position to certify
compliance with CIPA for Funding Year 2003, which began July 1, 2003.
In order to comply with the statute's Internet filtering requirement,
many libraries must prepare a budget for the purchase of software and
related costs, design, procure and/or order software appropriate for
their systems, install the software and implement a procedure for
unblocking the filter upon request by an adult." (Note: "a procedure
for
unblocking the filter upon request by an adult")
"During Funding Year 2003, all libraries that receive discounts for
Internet access or internal connections must certify that they are
either compliant with CIPA or undertaking efforts to be in compliance by
the time the libraries commence services for Funding Year 2004.
Libraries that are not in compliance with CIPA for Funding Year 2003 and
will not be undertaking efforts during Funding Year 2003 to comply with
CIPA by Funding Year 2004 may not receive e-rate funds for Internet
access or internal connections for Funding Year 2003."
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From: Bonnie Janssen <bjafrm@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: humbug witch--children sail somewhere after an earthquake
Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2003 23:26:06 CDT
Does this plot ring any bells for anyone?
The plot is thus: young girl, about 12 or so, living in California, is
phenomenally intelligent. There is an earthquake in which much of CA drops
into the ocean and a new coastline is revealed. As far as she can tell, she
is her only surviving family member. She feels compelled in some fashion to
gather supplies, finds a boat and sails off to a destination she doesn't
really know but knows she'll recognize it when she sees it. When she gets
there this old man is waiting for her. Then other children start to arrive,
all extremely smart. Who is this old man, how is he controlling the
children, what else can he control? What would he like to control?The old
man's name begins with an "L," Logan? Lonagan? something like that. I
can't
remember the authors name.
I would say the book is probably 15 years old or so, it is the first in a
series of at least 1, possibly 2 other books. Science fictiony. Good read
for a sophisticated reader 12 yrs. +.
send any suggestion directly to me:
Bonnie Janssen
bjanssen@aclibrary.org
Many thanks.
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From: "Barbara Smith" <bsmith@sppl.net>
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Subject: RE: Stumper
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Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2003 23:26:14 CDT
Many thanks to Ellie, Olivia, Cindy, Michelle, Michele, Vicki, Vicky,
Christi, Susan, Jen, Connie, Kate, and Julie (hope I didn't forget
anybody!) The book I am looking for is Farfallina & Marcel by Holly
Kelly. My customer is delighted and so am I. This sounds like such a
sweet book. I'm going to have to get it.=20
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Subject: Stumper
I need help finding a book for a patron. Here's the description: A
duckling and a caterpillar are friends. The duckling grows into a swan
and the caterpillar changes into a butterfly and they meet again in
their new forms and become friends all over again. As they talk they
reminisce about what good friends they had as little ones and come to
realize that they are the same "people" only grown and changed and the
friendship is renewed. Any help is appreciated!
Barbara K. Smith
Southern Pines Public Library
170 W. Connecticut Ave,=3D20
Southern Pines, NC 28387
bsmith@mail.sppl.net
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From: Mary Geist <mgeist@meherrinlib.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
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Subject: Free pamphlets?
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Dear Yac'ers:
My Books for Babies coordinator has asked me to post this. We have a
small-scale program in which we distribute bags to the new moms in the local
hospital, which include a new board book and lifelong reader-type flyers and
pamphlets. Trouble is, most of our sources for free materials have dried
up, and we don't have much time or money to create them in-house.
If you have sources or ideas for free materials, please contact me off-list.
We're looking for anything appropriate--pamphlets, flyers, .pdf files we can
download, etc: newborn care, immunization, importance of reading to
babies,
lifelong reading, good books for babies, games to play with babies,
selecting child care, etc. Will summarize for the list if others are
interested. Thanks as always, Mary
Mary W. Geist
Richardson Memorial Library
100 Spring Street
Emporia, VA 23847 434.634.2539
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From: Carol Janoff <carol.janoff@phxlib.org>
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Subject: stumper: boy kidnapped, involved with horses
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Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2003 23:26:29 CDT
A customer is looking for a series of two or perhaps 3 books, written
probably in the 80's. Takes place in Britain.
1st book: boy about 15 is riding home from school on a 10-speed, and is
thrown into a van and kidnapped. Story is how he is held, ransomed and
released. Later he's showing or racing horses, and he recognizes the
voice of a groom as one of his kidnappers, and later more of them are
captured.
2d book: boy is in private school. He's a prefect.
3d book: Boy is older teen, vacationing in Greece with family friends,
including a girl. (two groups of families on trip together). He gets the
girl pregnant, runs away from home with his horse, spends 6 months or so
coming to grips with his situation, and eventually comes back home.
She remembers a lot, but not the titles or author.
Can anyone help?
Contact me: cjanoff@phxlib.org
Carol Janoff
cjanoff@lib.ci.phoenix.az.us
Librarian I
Mesquite Branch Library
Phoenix, AZ
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From: "Jessie Goodwin" <jessieg@missoula.lib.mt.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: absent mother picture books
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Hello Great Minds,
I have a patron who is seeking books to read on a tape for
her children (who are both under 6) as she is in a pre-
release program and does not live with them. She is
looking for books that illustrate that she loves them very
much even though she has to be away from them. We
came up with a few that are mostly about parents who are
going on short business trips or about youngsters who are
afraid to go to school. She is hoping for something less
specific, or something that deals with parents who have
been in prison.
An unconditional love theme might work too, as she
thought "Guess How Much I Love You" (Mcbratney) and
"Mama do You Love Me" (Joose) would work, as well as
"Mama, don't go!" (Wells).
I have consulted A to Zoo, Best Books, our catalog,
Sensitive Issues and Amazon.
We are looking for books that deal with mothers being
absent rather than fathers. It seems like something similar
to this was even posted recently, but I haven't been able to
get at the archives.
If anyone has any suggestions, either for titles or sources I
might have overlooked, I would very much appreciate it.
Thanks!
--
Jessie Goodwin
Circulation/Children's Library Specialst
Missoula Public Library
301 E Main
Missoula, MT 59802
jessieg@missoula.lib.mt.us
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