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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, August 11, 2003 9:45 AM Subject: PUBYAC digest 1178 PUBYAC Digest 1178 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) Web Scavanger Hunts by "Terri Norstrom" <tnorstrom@fremontlibrary.org> 2) list serve for public school libarians by "Laura Matheny" <lauramatheny@comcast.net> 3) Re: "Marketing" the library to teachers by "Sam Maskell" <jmaskell@sover.net> 4) Re: Teen Contests by ann chapman <amom124@yahoo.com> 5) Re: "Marketing" the library to teachers by "G Gallagher" <gglibrarian@hotmail.com> 6) Re: Picture book Paintings by Ellen Heaney <eheaney@nwpl.ca> 7) RE: Picture book Paintings by Sandra Strandtmann <sandras@juneau.lib.ak.us> 8) Re: Picture book Paintings by "Sheilah O'Connor" <soconnor@tpl.toronto.on.ca> 9) Re: Teen Contests by Nicole Marcucilli <nmarc@CLSN3046.glenview.lib.il.us> 10) Juvenile Graphic Novels by Kathleen Gruver <kgruver@lmxac.org> 11) Leaky kids by "Union County Public Library" <unionlib@dynasty.net> 12) Patrons Suggestions by david b millard <millardpartyof5@juno.com> 13) CD-ROMs by "Tatar, Becky" <bltata@aurora.lib.il.us> 14) TAB 1st meeting by Laurel Sharp <lsharp@mailbox.lpl.org> 15) picture book paintings by Sallywilms@aol.com 16) Re: Stinky Cheese Man by Barb Scott <barbarascott1956@yahoo.com> 17) Re: Picture book Paintings by ssendry@hudson.lib.oh.us 18) Re: Picture book Paintings by Susan Anderson-Newham <snewie@yahoo.com> 19) Re: christmas card craft by Margaret Siebert <psiebert12508@yahoo.com> 20) Re: Picture book Paintings by "Carol and Gary Levin" <cglevin@access4less.net> 21) RE: "Marketing" the library to teachers by crortvedt@apl.org 22) RE: Kids' photos on web sites by dyoungblood@apl.org 23) Grandparents Day by Susan Fisher <sfisher@lib.williamson-tn.org> 24) Re: Tony Hawk/Skateboarding for Teen Reading Program by LINDALIBRARYBUG@aol.com 25) Stumper early 80's late 70's by "Victoria Jaksic" <vjaksic@kenosha.lib.wi.us> 26) Skunk Stumper by "Kim Flores" <kimf@mail.sgcl.org> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Terri Norstrom" <tnorstrom@fremontlibrary.org> To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org> Subject: Web Scavanger Hunts MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: textbrlain; Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Class: urn:content-classes:message Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 09:52:02 CDT Can anyone send me examples of web scavanager hunts they have used = successfully? Thank you, Terri Norstrom Fremont Public Library ------------------------------ From: "Laura Matheny" <lauramatheny@comcast.net> To: <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: list serve for public school libarians MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: textbrlain; Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 09:52:12 CDT Friends, Is there a list serve similar to PUBYAC for elementary public school librarians? Could someone give me the address and the directions for joining? Thanks, Laura C. Matheny Children and Youth Services Librarian Durham Public Library Durham, NH 03824 ------------------------------ From: "Sam Maskell" <jmaskell@sover.net> To: <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Re: "Marketing" the library to teachers Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 09:52:21 CDT Greetings! This is a huge project for me at the beginning of every school year. To = set the scene I have 3 elementary schools, 1 public middle school, 1 = private school (7th through 12th), the public high school, 4 stable day = cares, and an assortment of home cares (smaller groups of kids being = watched by an adult in an environment that doesn't require licensing, = but is still concerned with their care). The short version of all that I do is: Schools * School visits to the library * I visit the schools * Email contacts - make contacting me easy * Attend school staff meetings * Find out what the schools need (for example, high school has = community service requirements, so I provide volunteer opportunities - = when the 5th grade does state reports the school library runs out of = books on subjects, so I make sure to have enough to compliment their = collection)=20 * Develop communication with the school librarians Day Cares and Home Cares: * Special collection of appropriate materials * Open invitation for cares to attend library programs (story/craft = time) * Leaving the library and going to the day cares for on-site storytime * Book collections that go to the day cares Now the longer version... The first thing I do at the end of summer is contact the principal for = each school and get myself put on the agenda for the next staff meeting. = While there I present my statistics on just how many kids visit me = through the school year and how many reference questions I get per week. = I discuss the details of what I do, and specifically how I can help = them. Also, importantly, I cover how to get to me. After talking to = many teachers I found that they are most likely to contact me with = email, so I've put together a contact card (postcard size on colored = card stock) that they each get - I also take the email addresses of any = new teachers so that I have each of their addresses (I do send periodic = emails throughout the year). And I can't stress how important it is to = have a relationship with the school librarians - the ones in this = community have been a great source of information. Starting last year I = offered teacher cards to the youth library - cards that allowed them to = check out books that didn't expire in two weeks like a usual check-out - = instead I sent them a note once a month about what books they have out. = This year for my school visits I'll be heavily promoting the Vermont = Online Libraries project. =20 Next I have every class from grades k-4 come to the library for a 1/2 = hour visit each where I talk to the kids and they get a tour. Always = looking for something fun to do with them to encourage them to come back = on their own, I've turned these visits into a game. Two years ago I = made finding library books, sections, and services into a scavenger hunt = game, last year I played I Spy with them and pulled out the felt board, = when they correctly identified something I had a matching felt shape = that they got to put on the board and at the end we had a picture of the = library. In addition to reaching out to kids in the school, it gives = the teachers an opportunity to be in the library, to see the collection, = to hear about services, and to consider how the library could benefit = them- as well as get an idea of what the library is all about for the = kids. I have a Teen Advisory Council so I schedule visits with the middle = school, the high school, and the private school to talk to the kids and = teachers about the Council; I present the library as a community center = for their students and as a place for youth opportunity. At the high = school level I have developed relationships with some staff and = administration. There is a community service requirement for graduating = students and I have volunteer positions, so the guidance office is = particularly interested and I always contact them. The special ed. = staff also has interest in the library - I've arranged to have special = support services for them, which include story times as well as research = and collection support. What all this boils down to in terms of what I can recommend for direct = marketing to schools and teachers is to make the face to face contact = with them - find ways to get to them or (ideally) to bring them to you. = There is no question that this way does take time, and to keep up the = effort takes energy, however doing this has made my relationship with = the schools a successful one. And be sure to talk to the teachers and = find out what they could use from you in addition to what you offer now. With day cares and home cares I have a different outreach program. A = couple of years ago I received a local grant to develop an outreach = program for this section of our community. We have many care providers = who are not trained in child development - instead they are babysitters. = So, I saw a direct opportunity here to offer support services. With = the grant I developed a special collection of books about subjects they = needed access to: young child group activities, games, transition time, = lapsit services, early literacy, story programs, and so on. This = collection is available to schools, day cares, and home cares, so around = January and July I send out a flyer that details the books, highlights = new books, and lists appropriate services (story/craft time, craft room, = puppet theater, etc.). Through the same grant I also created "book = boxes", this a circulating collection of about 800 books that are broken = into sets of 150 that go to the day cares as well as to the big = employers in my community. The books can go home with kids (or their = parents at work that can't make it to the library when we're open), = there are no late fees, no hour limitations, and no replacement fees. = The book boxes are switched about every 6 months. At this point I've = been able to keep the book numbers up through book donations. I've been = doing this program for just about 2 years now and I've had great success = and as a direct result I've seen more use by local day cares and home = cares who come to the library and bring the kids or check out books for = their own storytimes. =20 Finally, I do story times at the day cares and at some of the home = cares, which gives me an opportunity to do some direct work with the = care providers on how to develop literacy in young children. I try to = arrange about one visit per month to each site. I realize I've written a rather large article here - sorry about the = length, however I hope something here will help you out. =20 Good luck! ~Sam ********************************************* Samantha Maskell, Youth Services Librarian Rockingham Free Public Library 65 Westminster Street Bellows Falls, VT 05101 802.463.4270 ------------------------------ From: ann chapman <amom124@yahoo.com> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Re: Teen Contests Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 09:52:32 CDT Jessica- this may be too simple but was very popular with teens: To celebrate Teen Read Week last October I chose the theme "Scare Up A Good Book", put out a large container of candy corn with my book display, Guess-How-Many slips and a box to drop them in. The teen that guessed closest to the correct number of candy corn in the jar won the candy and hopefully, scared up a good book while they were here.. I've tried putting out ballots and asked them to vote for their favorite books, tried design a bookmark partnering with the High School art teacher and book reviews partnering with the high school and middle school librarians. Each teen that participated got to put their name in a drawing to win $5.00 in Chamber Bucks. I thought surely money would be a big draw. NOT! We had little to no participation. Food is still the way to the teen-age heart! Ann Jessica Cammer <jcammer@rpl.regina.sk.ca> wrote: Hi, Does anyone have an interesting teen contest that they do over the winter break? I am looking for something that doesn't take a lot of staff time, and is fairly easy for the teens to do. Thanks, Jessica Cammer Young Adult Services Specialist Sunrise Branch Regina Public Library Telephone: (306) 777-6095 Facsimile: (306) 949-7271 "The love of learning, the sequestered nooks, and all the sweet serenity of books." Longfellow 'Morituri Salutamus', 1875 Ann Chapman Marshall District Library Marshall, MI ------------------------------ From: "G Gallagher" <gglibrarian@hotmail.com> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Re: "Marketing" the library to teachers Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: textbrlain; format=flowed Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 09:52:45 CDT I was the first youth services librarian in my county and there wasn't any history of outreach to the schools so I approached the school district's instructional services person about presenting at teacher in-service trainings. I offered to host a training day in my main library and present booktalks on new books and services that could be used with their curriculum. I've also offered to put project-specific webliographies on the library's homepage for teachers and the teachers who do take advantage of what we have to offer and bring their classes for visits often get something to take with them (book posters etc.). It isn't going to happen overnight- teachers' schedules are often planned very far in advance and are not always flexible. But, word will get around if you are persistent. Good Luck! Genevieve Genevieve Gallagher Youth Services Librarian Orange County Public Library Orange, Virginia >From: "Wanda Jones" <wjones98@hotmail.com> >Reply-To: pubyac@prairienet.org >To: pubyac@prairienet.org >Subject: "Marketing" the library to teachers >Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2003 23:41:28 CDT > >Greetings everyone, > >Now that our the summer is almost over, we're looking ahead. I'd like to >know if anyone has any ideas to share on "marketing" the library to area >schools and day care centers. In the past (and present) we have not been >big >on providing outreach services to schools in our community. Last year I >delivered letters explaining how helpful the library could be to students >and educators--outreach, classvisits, teachers cards, etc. Out of the 200 I >delivered, letters we got results from only 2 teachers. It seems like a >good >idea to nab the teachers when they come back and remind them that the >library is here and ready to serve. Any suggestions? > >Thanks again > > > > >Wanda Jones >Children's Librarian >Georgetown Neighborhood Library >Washington, DC 20007 >wjones98@hotmail.com > >_________________________________________________________________ >MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. >http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus > _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail ------------------------------ From: Ellen Heaney <eheaney@nwpl.ca> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Re: Picture book Paintings MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXTbrLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 09:52:55 CDT Copyright alert!!! You will not be able to use any of these images, whether they are Maurice Sendak or Donald Duck without getting (and paying handsomely for, I would suspect) clearance from the holders of the copyright. Unless you are looking at Snow White (*not* "Snow White c") etc, I think you are getting into deep water with this project. Ellen Heaney Head, Children's Services New Westminster Public Library New Westminster, British Columbia On Thu, 7 Aug 2003, Sarah Pardi wrote: > Hi All- > I have a question concerning near completed renovations in our Children's > Room. The designers want to paint storybook characters on the walls (an i= > dea > which I personally do not like) and if I do not supply suggestions, they > will use their own, which I'm afraid to discover. I do not want Disney, > Sesame Street, Nickelodeon or other similar characters-which I heard one = > of > the designers mention. Since these paintings are intended to be there for > awhile, I want to make sure we pick images that are relevant and come fro= > m > quality books. Has anyone made a similar decision or just have suggestion= > s? > Thank you!=0D > =0D > Sarah Pardi=0D > Children's Librarian =0D > Belleville Public Library =0D > Belleville, NJ, 07109 > ------------------------------ From: Sandra Strandtmann <sandras@juneau.lib.ak.us> To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'" <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: RE: Picture book Paintings MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: textbrlain; Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 09:53:03 CDT You will get taken to court if you use any Disney. When we did our mural we were warned by others. Ours was painted as a bequest from a family whose child had died so they had some input. I suggested Mother Goose and Wind in the Willows and Raggedly Ann. They wanted Peter Pan, Peter Rabbit, several Grimms, and Alice in Wonderland. The artists did a very Alaskan looking background with snowcapped mountains and forests. The artists (there were two) were strongly warned against anything that looked like Disney. It is beautiful. If you send me your address I would gladly send you a picture. Sandra Strandtmann Juneau Public Libraries mailto:sandras@juneau.lib.ak.us -----Original Message----- From: Sarah Pardi [mailto:spardi@nplhub.org] Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 8:40 PM To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Picture book Paintings Hi All- I have a question concerning near completed renovations in our Children's Room. The designers want to paint storybook characters on the walls (an i= dea which I personally do not like) and if I do not supply suggestions, they will use their own, which I'm afraid to discover. I do not want Disney, Sesame Street, Nickelodeon or other similar characters-which I heard one = of the designers mention. Since these paintings are intended to be there for awhile, I want to make sure we pick images that are relevant and come fro= m quality books. Has anyone made a similar decision or just have suggestion= s? Thank you!=0D =0D Sarah Pardi=0D Children's Librarian =0D Belleville Public Library =0D Belleville, NJ, 07109 ------------------------------ From: "Sheilah O'Connor" <soconnor@tpl.toronto.on.ca> To: <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Re: Picture book Paintings Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: textbrlain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 09:53:12 CDT Aren't there copyright issues with this? You would have to go for = something like Alice in Wonderland for it to be copyright free. Sheilah >>> spardi@nplhub.org 08/08/03 12:39AM >>> Hi All- I have a question concerning near completed renovations in our Children's Room. The designers want to paint storybook characters on the walls (an = i=3D dea which I personally do not like) and if I do not supply suggestions, they will use their own, which I'm afraid to discover. I do not want Disney, Sesame Street, Nickelodeon or other similar characters-which I heard one = =3D of the designers mention. Since these paintings are intended to be there for awhile, I want to make sure we pick images that are relevant and come = fro=3D m quality books. Has anyone made a similar decision or just have suggestion= =3D s? Thank you!=3D0D =3D0D Sarah Pardi=3D0D Children's Librarian =3D0D Belleville Public Library =3D0D Belleville, NJ, 07109 ------------------------------ From: Nicole Marcucilli <nmarc@CLSN3046.glenview.lib.il.us> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Re: Teen Contests MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXTbrLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 09:53:21 CDT Jessica, I sometimes have a "guess how many" are in the jar, which usually fits the season in a non-religious way. Like for Halloween, I used a cute glass pumpkin jar that I found on sale at a hardware store nearby and filled it with candy corn. I counted out the candy corn and whoever guessed how much was in the jar won it. I made it for children and teens only, and made sure to tape the lid shut since a lot of people tried to open it and have some candy. Hope this helps. Nicole Marcuccilli, YA Librarian Glenview (IL) Public Library On Thu, 7 Aug 2003, Jessica Cammer wrote: > Hi, > > Does anyone have an interesting teen contest that they do over the winter > break? I am looking for something that doesn't take a lot of staff time, > and is fairly easy for the teens to do. > > Thanks, > > Jessica Cammer > Young Adult Services Specialist > Sunrise Branch > Regina Public Library > Telephone: (306) 777-6095 > Facsimile: (306) 949-7271 > > ------------------------------ From: Kathleen Gruver <kgruver@lmxac.org> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Juvenile Graphic Novels MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: textbrlain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 09:53:29 CDT I have been following the graphic novel discussion with interest and would like to know if anyone has found good resources for starting a collection of juvenile graphic novels. Nearly everything I've looked at has focused on YA material, much of which is too violent or intense for younger kids. We've had a lot of younger kids expressing an interest and some of the things I've looked at appear to be really terrific, like P. Craig Russell's graphic novel retelling of the Jungle Book. I'm looking at 101 Best Graphic Novels by Stephen Weiner and getting some ideas, but there aren't that many juvenile things listed, and a number of them are already unavailable. Any suggestions, ideas would be welcome! Kathleen Gruver South Brunswick Public Library kgruver@lmxac.org ------------------------------ From: "Union County Public Library" <unionlib@dynasty.net> To: <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Leaky kids Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 09:53:39 CDT Union County Public Library ------------------------------ From: david b millard <millardpartyof5@juno.com> To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org Subject: Patrons Suggestions Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 09:53:48 CDT Hello, I am a library science student, and for the class I'm currently taking I have a group project where we are presenting how children's libraries implement/respond to patrons suggestions. I was hoping that you could lend some of your experiences. What I'm interested in finding out is: Do you actively pursue patron input? Do you get many suggestions or input from elementary children? What type of suggestions do you get from patrons (are they requests for books, storyhour themes, or administrative?) Do you usually act on all these suggestions, or what other considerations do you take into account? Please send replies to millardpartyof5@juno.com Thank you so much for your help! Ruth Millard ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! ------------------------------ From: "Tatar, Becky" <bltata@aurora.lib.il.us> To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'" <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: CD-ROMs MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: textbrlain; Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 09:53:57 CDT I have run into a problem with our CD-ROM order this year. With the new computers coming out for Windows XP, very few programs for Windows 95 or 98 will run on these computers. The company I order from, Crimson Multimedia, suggested that I send them a list of titles I want, and they will check to see if any of these titles from their current catalog come in a XP version. I was wondering if anyone had a source, with a print catalog, that sells software, without going through all the hoops. I have a sneaky feeling that most of what I want is not yet issued on XP. If it was, it would have been updated before now. Thanks in advance. 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 ------------------------------ From: Laurel Sharp <lsharp@mailbox.lpl.org> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: TAB 1st meeting Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: textbrlain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 09:54:06 CDT Hello Collective Intelligence, After a period of "we really need. . ." we have decided to initiate a Teen Advisory Board. The first meeting is next Tuesday. It'll be a sort of intro, finding out when kids can come in, mostly. Does anyone have any ideas for an activity or 2 to make it interesting as well as useful? thanking you in advance, Laurel -- Laurel Sharp Liverpool Public Library 310 Tulip Street Liverpool, NY 13088 315 457-0310 x123 Fax 315 453-7867 lsharp@mailbox.lpl.org ------------------------------ From: Sallywilms@aol.com To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: picture book paintings Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 09:54:14 CDT This is just a thought, but you might want to be careful of copyrighted characters. We are near Orlando, and in past years the "Disney police" have busted any number of pre-schools and day-care centers who used home-made Disney characters in wall decor. I believe the same thing happened with characters licensed to Universal, too. I think if I were doing picture book paintings (murals?) I'd go with characters that are in the public domain. There's a small town in Lake County--Umatilla--and Umatilla is now being sued BIG TIME by the University of Miami because they think Umatilla's football team's logo is too close in design to Miami's. I guess they figure people might get confused.... Sally Williams W. T. Bland Library 1995 North Donnelly St. Mount Dora, FL 32757 ------------------------------ From: Barb Scott <barbarascott1956@yahoo.com> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Re: Stinky Cheese Man Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 09:54:23 CDT Stacie, I believe that Costume Specialists out of Columbus, Ohio, has a Stinky Cheese Man costume available to rent. Here is their contact info: 211 North Fifth Street Columbus, Ohio 43215 ph.(614) 464-2115 f.(614) 464-2114 Barb Scott Children's Librarian Bucyrus Public Library "Barron, Stacie" <sbarron@jefferson.lib.la.us> wrote: I remember that someone posted about doing a program with the Stinky Cheese Man. I thought I had saved it but looks like I didn't. To be honest, it's the end of the summer and I'm not even sure if I remember this correctly. If anyone has done a program with this book could you please e-mail me. I am brain dead right now and can't think of anything to do. Stacie Barron Children's Librarian East Bank Regional Library 4747 W. Napoleon Metairie, LA 70001 (504) 849-8812 ------------------------------ From: ssendry@hudson.lib.oh.us To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Re: Picture book Paintings MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: textbrlain; charset=us-ascii Content-language: en Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-disposition: inline Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 09:54:32 CDT I say stick with classics: Peter Rabbit Alice in Wonderland Curious George Anything currently on t.v. will be out in the next year or so leaving you with outdated walls. Sesame Street seems like more of a nursery or kids room than a room in a library. Stacey Sendry Children's Services Librarian Hudson Library and Historical Society ----- Original Message ----- From: spardi@nplhub.org (Sarah Pardi) Date: Friday, August 8, 2003 0:39 am Subject: Picture book Paintings > Hi All- > I have a question concerning near completed renovations in our > Children'sRoom. The designers want to paint storybook characters > on the walls (an i= > dea > which I personally do not like) and if I do not supply > suggestions, they > will use their own, which I'm afraid to discover. I do not want > Disney,Sesame Street, Nickelodeon or other similar characters- > which I heard one = > of > the designers mention. Since these paintings are intended to be > there for > awhile, I want to make sure we pick images that are relevant and > come fro= > m > quality books. Has anyone made a similar decision or just have > suggestion=s? > Thank you!=0D > =0D > Sarah Pardi=0D > Children's Librarian =0D > Belleville Public Library =0D > Belleville, NJ, 07109 > > ------------------------------ From: Susan Anderson-Newham <snewie@yahoo.com> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Re: Picture book Paintings MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: textbrlain; charset=us-ascii Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 09:54:40 CDT Hi, I'm sure you would need permission from the authors/illustrators, but if it was me, I would LOVE to have Frog and Toad (Lobel), Poppleton (Rylant/Teague) Where the Wild Things Are creatures (Sendak), Curious George, George and Martha (Marshall) STrega Nona (DePaola), Babar, all these characters are recognizable and celebrate books, so I would love to look at them every day. HTH Susan --- Sarah Pardi <spardi@nplhub.org> wrote: > Hi All- > I have a question concerning near completed > renovations in our Children's > Room. The designers want to paint storybook > characters on the walls (an i= > dea > which I personally do not like) and if I do not > supply suggestions, they > will use their own, which I'm afraid to discover. I > do not want Disney, > Sesame Street, Nickelodeon or other similar > characters-which I heard one = > of > the designers mention. Since these paintings are > intended to be there for > awhile, I want to make sure we pick images that are > relevant and come fro= > m > quality books. Has anyone made a similar decision or > just have suggestion= > s? > Thank you!=0D > =0D > Sarah Pardi=0D > Children's Librarian =0D > Belleville Public Library =0D > Belleville, NJ, 07109 > ===== "A book is like a garden carried in the pocket" -Chinese Proverb- __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com ------------------------------ From: Margaret Siebert <psiebert12508@yahoo.com> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Re: christmas card craft Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 09:54:50 CDT I've seen this done using a lens from an old discarded pair of glasses. They might be cheaper than stones, but harder to get in quantity. Peg Siebert Blodgett Library Fishkill, NY susanna.holstein@kanawha.lib.wv.us wrote: I saw this craft in a book here, I think, or perhaps a magazine. I haven't tried it yet myself, but it was so pretty. They used those clear glass "stones" people buy for fishtanks or vases, and then traced around them on cards to cut out specific things. Then just glued that piece of card to the glass stone, along with a piece of ribbon to hang it. I think I would let the kids pick out the pictures and stones, trace and glue. Then I would attach the ribbon with a hot glue gun to be sure it held. I found the larger clear glass stones at a local Dollar Tree, and there were about 20 in a bag for $1, so it's not expensive. I'm not sure about what glue to use, although I'd probably use the quick-drying tacky glue for this. Susanna Holstein Elk Valley Branch Library Charleston, Wv ------------------------------ From: "Carol and Gary Levin" <cglevin@access4less.net> To: <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Re: Picture book Paintings MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: textbrlain; Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 09:54:59 CDT Clarence Dillon Public Library in Bedminster Township(NJ) just had some really nice wall painting done -- characters from classic children's stories. It is very tasteful and quite a bit of fun. I don't think Helen Peterson, the children's librarian, is on this listserv but you could give her a call and possibly even visit. Her number is 908 234-2325. Hope this helps Carol and Gary Levin 144 Smoke Rise Road Bedminster NJ 07921 908 781 6041 Enjoy Life! This is not a Dress Rehearsal! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sarah Pardi" <spardi@nplhub.org> To: <pubyac@prairienet.org> Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 12:39 AM Subject: Picture book Paintings > Hi All- > I have a question concerning near completed renovations in our Children's > Room. The designers want to paint storybook characters on the walls (an i= > dea > which I personally do not like) and if I do not supply suggestions, they > will use their own, which I'm afraid to discover. I do not want Disney, > Sesame Street, Nickelodeon or other similar characters-which I heard one = > of > the designers mention. Since these paintings are intended to be there for > awhile, I want to make sure we pick images that are relevant and come fro= > m > quality books. Has anyone made a similar decision or just have suggestion= > s? > Thank you!=0D > =0D > Sarah Pardi=0D > Children's Librarian =0D > Belleville Public Library =0D > Belleville, NJ, 07109 > > ------------------------------ From: crortvedt@apl.org To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: RE: "Marketing" the library to teachers MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: textbrlain; Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 09:55:08 CDT I have found that making good contacts with the school's media specialists is one of the best ways to reach teachers. They will help you promote services and talk to teachers that they know will be the most receptive. Colleen Rortvedt Young Adult Librarian Appleton Public Library Appleton, WI 54911 -----Original Message----- From: Wanda Jones [mailto:wjones98@hotmail.com] Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 11:41 PM To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: "Marketing" the library to teachers Greetings everyone, Now that our the summer is almost over, we're looking ahead. I'd like to know if anyone has any ideas to share on "marketing" the library to area schools and day care centers. In the past (and present) we have not been big on providing outreach services to schools in our community. Last year I delivered letters explaining how helpful the library could be to students and educators--outreach, classvisits, teachers cards, etc. Out of the 200 I delivered, letters we got results from only 2 teachers. It seems like a good idea to nab the teachers when they come back and remind them that the library is here and ready to serve. Any suggestions? Thanks again Wanda Jones Children's Librarian Georgetown Neighborhood Library Washington, DC 20007 wjones98@hotmail.com _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus ------------------------------ From: dyoungblood@apl.org To: rbenoit@mcls.rochester.lib.ny.us, PUBYAC@prairienet.org Subject: RE: Kids' photos on web sites MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: textbrlain; Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 09:55:17 CDT Robin, Our library stopped putting identifiable kids photos on our web site. Our little library web site feels local and everyone loves to see their picture -- nothing gets extra hits to the web site better. BUT, once it's posted we lose complete control of who sees and uses that picture in a global environment which is not always pretty. We now post pictures on the walls of the library. Dorothy Youngblood Ellison Public Library Scandinavia, WI We would like to start putting photos taken at our kids' programs on our web site. My question to the libraries who do this is: Do you have a release form that you give to the parents of the kids in the pictures to sign? Would you be willing to share it with me? Thanks so much! Robin M. Benoit Children's Librarian Fairport Public Library 1 Village Landing Fairport, NY 14450 585-223-3648 ext. 36 rbenoit@libraryweb.org ------------------------------ From: Susan Fisher <sfisher@lib.williamson-tn.org> To: PUBYAC <PUBYAC@prairienet.org> Subject: Grandparents Day MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: textbrlain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 09:55:26 CDT Thanks to everyone who sent me Grandparent's Day ideas. Here's the compilation. There were also two people, Susan Dailey and Beverly Bixler, who sent me attachments, so if you're interested in doing a Grandparents day, contact them. Susan The year I did something like this. I had a couple of grandmas come in and read their favorite story and ended up doing a craft related to the story one of them had choosen rather than grandparents. I also just used the tune "Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush'" only sang "this is the way the grandmas go". It turned out to be very interesting lesson for me. Because my first thought was knitting, etc. but a lot of the grandmas still worked so we acted out some different occupations. For the grandpas, my favorite was we acted out clicking the remote control! Out of the mouths of babes! I also sing 5 little ducks go out to play. When none come back then we sing it once more and "Grandmother" goes Quack, quack, quack. I always tell the kids ahead of time that grandma ducks can quack very loud. so we quack very loud and then of course all the little ducks come running back. (Luckily I have good natured grandmas that come to my story hours) Good Luck. Linda Peterson Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Public Library 125 South Franklin Bloomfield, Indiana 47424 Phone: (812)384-4125 Fax: (812)384-0820 email: lpeterson@bloomfield.lib.in.us Susan, I would think many songs would fit the bill if you explain that these are songs that the children's grandparents would have sung in their day. If you use "Here are Grandma's glasses" for a fingerplay, then you can make glasses for a craft. Since there's such a variety in grandparents it's difficult to think of a thing to make that is generically "grandparentish." For this reason I would select my books first and then make something that relates to the grandparent in the book. One of my favorite Grandpa books is Good as New by Barbara Douglass. Grady's Grandpa fixes many things, but in this book it is Grady's teddy bear that needs attention. If you read that, you could make teddy bears. That's all that comes to mind. Peg Siebert Blodgett Library Fishkill, NY -- Susan Fisher Bethesda Public Library 4905 Bethesda Road Thompson Station, TN 37179 615.790.1887 fax: 615.790.8426 sfisher@lib.williamson-tn.org ------------------------------ From: LINDALIBRARYBUG@aol.com To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Re: Tony Hawk/Skateboarding for Teen Reading Program Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 10:45:14 CDT I tried on Thursday to register, and called their 800 number to report the problem. Hopefully they will get it fixed soon. Have not had the chance to go back and try yet to see if problem is corrected. Linda Ackerman Portland, TN ------------------------------ From: "Victoria Jaksic" <vjaksic@kenosha.lib.wi.us> To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org> Subject: Stumper early 80's late 70's MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: textbrlain; Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 10:45:22 CDT Hi pub-yaccers- Stumper here in Kenosha....patron wanted to know the series of books called something similar to "You Were There..." that related to periods of American History. They were supposedly mostly text and had sketched pictures in them. He specifically mentioned an American Revolution one. I checked BIP and of course good ol Wiscat. I found something similar, however it had 94 copyright on it. This would need to be, as mentioned, books with copyrights in late 70's or early 80's, as he remembered them from his childhood and he is near 40. I would appreciate any info if anyone has a clue............... Thanks! Plese respond directly at vjaksic@kenosha.lib.wi.us Victoria Jaksic Children's Librarian Kenosha Public Library (262) 564-6152 ------------------------------ From: "Kim Flores" <kimf@mail.sgcl.org> To: <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Skunk Stumper Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: textbrlain; charset=us-ascii Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 10:45:29 CDT Help. This book sounds so familiar but I'm having no luck finding it in our catalog, on the internet or in A to Zoo. It's about a skunk family (mom and three babies) who can't sleep so they go out for a walk and the babies are in awe of the world. Mom has to keep explaining what everything is because they've never seen any of these things before. The patron recalls that the skunk babies think a firefly is a star. We think it is a picture book and it is at least 15 years old. Please reply directly to me at kimf@mail.sgcl.org. Thanks so much for your consideration. Kim Flores kimf@mail.sgcl.org ------------------------------ End of PUBYAC Digest 1178 ************************* |
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