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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, August 14, 2003 11:01 PM Subject: PUBYAC digest 1183 PUBYAC Digest 1183 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) Re: Disney by Margaret Siebert <psiebert12508@yahoo.com> 2) sharing our "Best Ever" titles by local teen readers by Leah Rudolph <lrudolph@albright.org> 3) Online book discussion compilation by "Christine Braun" <cbrobst66@hotmail.com> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Margaret Siebert <psiebert12508@yahoo.com> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Re: Disney Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 15:49:04 CDT I've noticed this about MANY Disney movies. Many of our patrons have been amazed to hear that the first Disney movie based on an original story was The Lion King. When you think of all their previous movies, that's a lot of neglected authors. I've always guessed that the deal they make with the authors allows them to exclude the author from any credit for the movie. Take a lesson - DON'T ever sell your story to Disney. It will never be yours again. Peg Siebert Blodgett Library Fishkill, NY Nancy Bonne <bonne@noblenet.org> wrote: Speaking of Disney, and their aggressive tactics if they think their copyright is being infringed, there was a review in the Boston Globe last week of the latest film version of "Freaky Friday". Wonderful review, Jamie Lee Curtis great comedienne, etc. etc. and no mention ANYWHERE of Mary Rodgers. I could see it if the title were changed, but it's not...talk about Irony! Nancy Bonne, bonne@noblenet.org Nancy Bonne Children's Librarian Beverly Public Library bonne@noblenet.org ------------------------------ From: Leah Rudolph <lrudolph@albright.org> To: "'PUBYAC@prairienet.org'" <PUBYAC@prairienet.org> Subject: sharing our "Best Ever" titles by local teen readers MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: textbrlain; Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 15:49:17 CDT We've just finished our second annual "TeenRead" summer reading program for teens 7th - 12th grade. To participate, teens simply had to read a book and return a coupon with their name, phone, book title, and author (each coupon was in essence a raffle ticket for prize drawings). They also had to rate the book as to whether or not it was a "Best Ever," "Not Bad at All," or "Didn't do anything for me." The following titles were those deemed "Best Ever" by my readers here in Clarks Summit, PA and surrounding areas. Enjoy! Leah Ducato Rudolph TeenRead 2003 "Best Ever" Young Adult books by Abington Community Library, Clarks Summit, PA Teen Readers Allende, Isabel: "City of the beasts" Anderson, Kevin J.: "Darkest knight" Anderson, Laurie Halse: "Fever 1793" Armstrong, Jennifer: Fire-Us Trilogy, "Keepers of the flame," "The kindling," "The kiln" Bauer, Joan: "Backwater" Bauer, Joan: "Rules of the road" Bennett, Cherie: "Anne Frank & Me" Bennett, Cherie: "Trash" Bond, Nancy: "Truth to tell" Bradbury, Ray: "Fahrenheit 451" Brenamen, Miriam: "Evvy's Civil War" Cabot, Meg: "All-American Girl" Cabot, Meg: "Princess diaries" Cabot, Meg: "Princess in waiting" Cabot, Meg: "Princess lessons" Clark, Catherine: "Frozen rodeo" Clough, B.W.: "Doors at death and life" Cohn, Rachel: "The steps" Cooney, Caroline B.: "Driver's ed" Cooney, Caroline B.: "For all time" Corbett, Robert: "Fifteen love" Dessen, Sarah: "Dreamland, a novel" Farmer, Nancy: "House of the scorpion" Geras, Adele: "Troy" Haddix, Margaret Peterson: "Don't you dare read this, Mrs. Dunphrey" Haddix, Margaret Peterson: "Leaving Fishers" Harrar, George: "Not as crazy as I seem" Hickam, Homer H.: "October sky" Hoffman, Mary: "Stravaganza" Holder, Nancy: "Pearl Harbor" Hunter, Erin: "Fire & ice" Hunter, Erin: "Into the wild" Huxley, Aldous: "Brave new world" Jacques, Brian: "Angel's command" Juby, Susan: "Alice, I think" Keehn, Sally M.: "First horse I see" Kehret, Peg: "Cages" Konigsburg, E.L.: "Silent to the bone" Lee, Harper: "To kill a mockingbird" Levine, Gail Carson: "Ella enchanted" Levitin, Sonia: "Escape from Egypt" Levitin, Sonia: "Silver days" Lowry, Lois: "The Giver" McCafferty, Megan: "Second helpings" McDaniel, Lurlene: "Reach for tomorrow" McDaniel, Lurlene: "To live again" McKinley, Robin: "The outlaws of Sherwood" Mahy, Margaret: "Alchemy" Meyor, L.A.: "Bloody Jack" Nicholson, William: "Firesong" Nicholson, William: "Slaves of the Mastery" Nicholson, William: "The Wind Singer" No Fear: "Don't let your fears stand in the way of your dreams" Ogiwara, Noriko: "Dragon Sword & Wind Child" Orwell, George: "1984" Osa, Nancy: "Cuba 15" Park, Linda Sue: "A single shard" Paulsen, Gary: "Hatchet" Pearson, Mary E.: "Scribbler of dreams" Plum-Ucci, Carol: "Body of Christopher Creed" Pullman, Philip: "The amber spyglass" Pullman, Philip: "The golden compass" Pullman, Philip: "The white Mercedes" Rinaldi, Ann: "In my father's house" Rinaldi, Ann: "Staircase" Rinaldi, Ann: "A stitch in time" Rennison, Louise: "Dancing in my nuddy-pants" Rodowsky, Colby: "Lucy Peale" Rowling, J.K.: "Chamber of secrets" Rowling, J.K.: "Goblet of fire" Rowling, J.K.: "Order of the Phoenix" Rowling, J.K.: "Prisoner of Azkaban" Rubinstein, Gillian: "Galax-arena" Sleator, William: "The boxes" Spinner, Stephanie: "Quiver" Steinbeck, John: "Of mice & men" Strasser, Todd: "Give a boy a gun" Vance, Susanna: "Deep" Velde, Vivian Vande: "Heir apparent" Voigt, Cynthia: "Dicey's song" Zindel, Paul: "The gadget" ------------------------------ From: "Christine Braun" <cbrobst66@hotmail.com> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Online book discussion compilation Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: textbrlain; format=flowed Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 15:49:25 CDT Hello, I'd like to thank everyone for their interest in the online book discussion project. My co-worker and I will be kicking off the program in late September, so I'll let you all know how it went. In the mean time, here are the responses I recieved, and my original post. Chrissy Braun Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library Stow, OH cbrobst66@hotmail.com ************************************************ From: "Christine Brobst" <cbrobst66@hotmail.com> To: <pubyac@prairienet.org> Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 4:22 PM Subject: on-line book discussion Hello all, A co-worker and I would like to pick your brains on the subject of book discussions. We have tried numerous times to carry out book discussions for teens and tweens. We both think this is just the best programming idea ever. Apparently we are the only ones who think so, however, because no one ever comes. Attendance is not usually a problem in this library, so our empty book discussions stand out like a sore thumb. We have decided to try a new approach. We would like to start an on-line book discussion, so the kids wouldn't actually have to come to the library. ( not something librarians usually encourage, I know.) Has anyone done something like this before? Did you have people post their messages directly or screen their responses? Do you use message boards, e-mail, etc. How did you advertise the program? Any experiences or advise would be greatly appreciated. I would be happy to post the responses if anyone is interested. > >Thanks >Chrissy Braun >Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library >Stow, OH >cbrobst66@hotmail.com ************************************ Chrissy, We don't do anything like this, but the Tippecanoe Public Library in Lafayette, Indiana does. I went to a conference session about it. Their discussion group is for adults, but they might have some ideas and practical tips they could share. Their website is http://www.tcpl.lib.in.us/. If you don't get much from PUBYAC, it would be worth a try. Good luck, Susan Dailey, Librarian, speaker and author of A Storytime Year www.susanmdailey.com Ossian Branch Library, Ossian, IN 46777 obldailey@wellscolibrary.org ******************************************* Christine - Check out the July issue of School Library Journal. Walter Minkle has an article on this very thing. Apparently, no one is doing it so far, although several libraries are in the planning stages. It sounds like a good idea. Good luck! Lisa Loftin Dayton Metro Library ******************************************* Christine - While I don't have much to suggest in the way of an on line discussion, I would encourage you to keep trying the in-person, live meetings. The first time I tried starting a discussion group, the attendance was meager - one or two kids - so we dropped it. Yes, I was disappointed. About a year later people began inquiring (the Adult Services' group, as well as a Mother/Daughter group that had been fledging, had been going for about a year) about discussions for kids. Once we restarted, it was a hit and had as spun off two more groups. However, there are always periods of low attendance. It is best to remember that word of mouth is your best weapon. When you are doing reader's advisory take the opportunity to "sell" the book and the discussion. Try book talking the next title during the other programs for that age group. Target your best (child) patrons and ask them to come just once, or what titles they would like to discuss. I am adamant about having the kids in the discussion group choose the upcoming titles (we do it by ballot - I have control over what goes on the ballot, they vote on the titles). Recently we've added two tactics to our publicity: First, we created a permanent display of past titles discussed (with a flyer advertising the new title and date along side). And second, our website has a "Book Review" section. At the end of each discussion, the group rates the book and agrees on a quick opinion that gets posted for website users to see. I hope this helps. Hang in there. Kerry -- Kerry Reed Youth Services Librarian Winnetka-Northfield Public Library District KReed@wpld.alibrary.com 847/446-7220 ********************************************** From: "Rob Reid" <reid@ifls.lib.wi.us> To: <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Re: on-line book discussion MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: textbrlain; Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2003 11:06:25 CDT We are currently offering a summer online book discussion club for 4th-6th graders in our 10-county region of western Wisconsin. Although we are treating it as an experiment, we feel that it has gone well. We are documenting the entire step-by-step process and will compile this information after we evaluate the program this fall. I serve as the discussion moderator. The online book club was started by our system's PR person David Tank. David set up the web page and the procedures, which required that kids fill out an application form, have it signed by their parents, and turn it in to the public libraries. David then sent each child a welcome and password. We have not had any problems of non-registered people posting messages nor have we had innapropriate messages (which I can delete if necessary). We discussed Hole by Sachar in June, Matilda by Dahl in July, and are starting A Long from Chicago by Peck today for August. I decided to add discussion on the latest Harry Potter book in September. We will then evaluate the program and decide if we want to continue in the near future. Although you won't be able to access the postings for the first two books online, you can check out our web site at www.onlinebookclub.org. For me to write about what we went through to set up the procedures and all would fill an article, so if anyone would like to talk by phone, give me a call at the number below and I would be happy to answer your questions. Rob Reid Youth Services/Special Needs Coordinator Indianhead Federated Library System 1538 Truax Blvd, Eau Claire, WI 54703 715-839-5082, ext. 14 Fax: 715-839-5151 reid@ifls.lib.wi.us _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail ------------------------------ End of PUBYAC Digest 1183 ************************* |
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