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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: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 10:28 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 1192
PUBYAC Digest 1192
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) RE: cell phones!
by Susan Engelmann <suengelm@yahoo.com>
2) RE: Magazine suggestions requested
by Chris Reid <christiner@picnet.org>
3) Re: clay as medium
by "Karol Caparaso" <Kcaparaso@acpl.lib.in.us>
4) Re: sensory buckets
by DSDneedlepoint@cs.com
5) Statues and Costumes
by "Alissa Ulrich" <aulrich@pekin.net>
6) Seeking Past Posting of Fall Fest Idea List
by "SHIRLEY CREAGER" <s.creager@wrlsweb.org>
7) stumper about a square
by Miriam Boots <Miriam@mail.sttammany.lib.la.us>
8) Re: PUBYAC intermittent this weekend
by Lin_Look/staff/cccl%LIBRARY@contra-costa.lib.ca.us
9) celebrating staff bdays & personal milestones
by "Piowaty, Deanna" <DPiowaty@ci.west-linn.or.us>
10) Programs on Ancient Egypt
by Bonita Kale <Bonita.Kale@euclidlibrary.org>
11) ordinal numbers
by "Cathy Chesher" <cchesher@monroe.lib.mi.us>
12) Where is the biography section?
by Susan Engelmann <suengelm@yahoo.com>
13) RE: Karaoke
by "Patricia Martinez" <patriciam@ylpl.lib.ca.us>
14) Re: name that book
by "Kim Dolce" <kdolce@co.volusia.fl.us>
15) RE: Karaoke
by "Alissa Ulrich" <aulrich@pekin.net>
16) RE: Graphic novel program
by BC_Library_East <BC_Library_East@co.brown.wi.us>
17) Re: Seuss movie out at Thanksgiving?
by Stephanie Stokes <stephanie@ssdesign.com>
18) Re: Karaoke
by Nicole Marcucilli <nmarc@CLSN3046.glenview.lib.il.us>
19) YA Community Profiles
by Mary K Chelton <mchelton@optonline.net>
20) STUMPER: miniature camels in mines
by "Coppell, Anne" <Anne.Coppell@aucklandcity.govt.nz>
21) book review sources for non-fiction books
by Nancy Thelen <nthelan@monroe.lib.mi.us>
22) Teen Artwork on Library Windows -- who's done this?
by "Marsha Rakestraw" <mrakestraw@ci.beaverton.or.us>
23) Re: Crayon games
by "G Gallagher" <gglibrarian@hotmail.com>
24) req. for parenting collec. info.
by POUST Valerie L <valerie.l.poust@ci.eugene.or.us>
25) Books for Babies
by "Brenda Evans" <evans@madison-jeffco.lib.in.us>
26) RE: cell phones!
by "Tobin, Renee" <Rtobin@ci.rancho-cucamonga.ca.us>
27) books and movies
by rkordatz@burlington.lib.wi.us
28) African American Chapter Books -- THANK YOU!! (long)
by "Katrina Neville" <KatrinaN@moval.org>
-----Original Message-----
From: Susan Engelmann [mailto:suengelm@yahoo.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 10:24 PM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: RE: cell phones!
Our sign instructs customers to use their cell phones
outside of the building to protect their privacy.
Does it work? Sometimes.
Susan Engelmann
North Kansas City Public Library
-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Reid [mailto:christiner@picnet.org]
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 10:25 PM
To: 'pubyac@prairienet.org'
Subject: RE: Magazine suggestions requested
We also subscribe to Family Fun and Pack-o-Fun magazines which have a lot of
craft ideas and other activities to do with children. They are filed in
our
children's department.
Chris Reid
Library Technician
Petticoat Creek Library
Pickering, Ontario Canada
-----Original Message-----
From: Karol Caparaso [mailto:Kcaparaso@acpl.lib.in.us]
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 10:25 PM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: clay as medium
Please check our website for clay illustrations at
acpl.lib.in.us/Childrens_Services/clay.html
Karol Caparaso
Allen County Public Library
Fort Wayne, IN=20
>>> mdeliso@monroe.lib.in.us
08/26/03 04:43PM >>>
Hi PUBYACers-
I'm working on a booklist of picture books by artistic media (charcoal,=20
watercolor, collage, etc.) for a recurring assignment at the local=20
university.
-----Original Message-----
From: DSDneedlepoint@cs.com [mailto:DSDneedlepoint@cs.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 10:25 PM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: sensory buckets
When my kids were small I had a small fabric bag filled with scraps of
fabric
that they could either (1) feel and pull out or (2) match duplicate items.
I
had dotted swiss (bumpy), corduroy, velvet, burlap, satin, etc.
I'd be willing to send some scraps if you need them :)
Not a librarian yet but student and mom -
Dawn Dickey
-----Original Message-----
From: Alissa Ulrich [mailto:aulrich@pekin.net]
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 10:25 PM
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Statues and Costumes
Hi,
We are looking into getting a new dragon mascot for our children's
department. Does anyone have a source for a durable (not metal, but plastic
like) statue company? And a costume company?
Thanks!
Alissa Ulrich
Public Relations Coordinator
Pekin Public Library
301 South Fourth St. Pekin, IL 61554
309-347-7111 ext. 226
aulrich@pekin.net
-----Original Message-----
From: SHIRLEY CREAGER [mailto:s.creager@wrlsweb.org]
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 10:25 PM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Seeking Past Posting of Fall Fest Idea List
Seeking help...... sometime during June or July there was an extensive =
posting of activities for a Fall Fest..... due to closing and reopening =
in a temporary location, I misplaced my copy of this list of ideas for a =
fall activity day.... could someone re-post this wonderful list of =
ideas......either on PUBYAC or to me at s.creager@wrlsweb.org
Thanks for helping......
Shirley Creager, Director of Youth Services=20
McIntosh Memorial Library
118 E. Jefferson, =20
Viroqua, WI 54665
608-637-7151 Ext. 4
608-637-8608 FAX
"A circulating library in a town is as an evergreen tree of knowledge;
it blossoms throughout the year." Richard Brinsley Sheridan
-----Original Message-----
From: Miriam Boots [mailto:Miriam@mail.sttammany.lib.la.us]
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 10:25 PM
To: PUBYAC
Subject: stumper about a square
Hi all,
You all have been so helpful in the past!
I have a stumper from one of our branches-
Anyway, this patron remembers a book from her childhood in which the
main character was a little red square who walked around town finding
objects that were also squares. She said it had a sort of Eric Carle
look to it. I think it sounds kind of Leo Lionni-ish (like that little
blue and little yellow make green book). Any ideas?
We have tried A to Zoo and asking other librarians but I need the
collective brain.
Thanks.
Miriam Boots, Children's Librarian, St Tammany Parish Library, LA
Miriam@mail.sttammany.lib.la.us
-----Original Message-----
From: Lin_Look/staff/cccl%LIBRARY@contra-costa.lib.ca.us
[mailto:Lin_Look/staff/cccl%LIBRARY@contra-costa.lib.ca.us]
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 10:25 PM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: PUBYAC intermittent this weekend
Have a WONDERFUL time, Shannon, and don't interrupt your good times for
PUBYAC. Goodness knows that we don't think about work on vacation, so you
shouldn't either. We can all take a breather till Tuesday. Thank you for
all your work, patience, and listserv savvy. Your husband has married a
Queen of a woman!
Lin Look
Contra Costa County, CA
-----Original Message-----
From: Piowaty, Deanna [mailto:DPiowaty@ci.west-linn.or.us]
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 10:26 PM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: celebrating staff bdays & personal milestones
Hello All!
=20
We have grown to a staff of 30+ (including =BD timers) and are =
struggling with
how to recognize not only everybody's birthday but all those important
personal milestones (turning the Big 40, expecting twins, staff =
departures,
etc...).
=20
I'm wondering if your library has come up with a nice way to fairly =
honor
such turning points without draining everyone's pockets with continuous
collections for gifts?
=20
Thanking you in advance,
Deanna Piowaty
Young Adult Librarian
-----Original Message-----
From: Bonita Kale [mailto:Bonita.Kale@euclidlibrary.org]
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 10:26 PM
To: pubyac
Subject: Programs on Ancient Egypt
One of my coworkers asked about programs on ancient Egypt. I know we
covered this, but I don't have it.
The program she's doing is called "Walk Like an Egyptian" and the
blurb
reads: "Discover the mysteries of King Tut's tomb, opened for the first
time
80 years ago this month. [The program's in November.] Travel back in time
to Ancient Egypt. Feast like a Pharaoh, discover the riddles of the
Sphynx,
excape the Pyramid maze and more." I guess she'd like a few more
ideas.
It's for grades 1 through 5.
Bonita
-----Original Message-----
From: Cathy Chesher [mailto:cchesher@monroe.lib.mi.us]
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 10:26 PM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: ordinal numbers
I'm hoping someone can help me. I have a patron looking for picture =
books that show ordinal numbers, i.e. first, second, third and for =
books showing top, middle, bottom. I'm not having much luck using A to =
Zoo or finding titles in our catalog. We have a lot of counting books, =
books that show addition, multiplication, division, size, time, etc. If =
we have anthing showing ordinal numbers, I'm missing them.
I did ILL "Henry the Fourth" by Stuart Murphy, but any other
titles =
that you can suggest would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Cathy Chesher
Children's Librarian
Adrian Public Library
143 E. Maumee St.
Adrian, Michigan 49221
(517)265-2265
cchesher@monroe.lib.mi.us
-----Original Message-----
From: Susan Engelmann [mailto:suengelm@yahoo.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 10:26 PM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Where is the biography section?
Help! Our adult biographies are being recataloged
from 92 to their Dewey subject numbers (artists in
759, athletes in 796, etc)making it difficult for
customers to browse or help themselves. Our
children's staff has successfully fought this trend.
I am having trouble convincing anyone that YA
biographies should be cataloged 92. My director feels
that subject cataloging of biographies is what most
libraries do now. Is this true? What do you do if a
student just needs a biography of a specific number of
pages? Thanks in advance.
Susan Engelmann
North Kansas City Public Library
-----Original Message-----
From: Patricia Martinez [mailto:patriciam@ylpl.lib.ca.us]
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 10:26 PM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: RE: Karaoke
We have done a Karaoke night at our library just for teens. Make sure that
you have enough song lists to go around and enough variety of songs. The
teens who participated really enjoyed it. We are planning another one for
October.
-patricia
Patricia R. Martinez
Librarian
Yorba Linda Public Library
18181 Imperial Highway
Yorba Linda, CA 92886
714-777-2873
714-777-0640 (fax)
-----Original Message-----
From: Kim Dolce [mailto:kdolce@co.volusia.fl.us]
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 10:26 PM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: name that book
Kim E. Dolce
Children's Librarian
Port Orange Regional Library
Port Orange, FL 32129
kdolce@co.volusia.fl.us
>>> dzvolanek@sjpl.lib.mo.us
08/26/03 12:17 PM >>>
I went to school in England and the teacher read this story to us when
was about 9 years old so this would be about 1962. It was about some
children who were roaming the outback of Australia and they were helped
by the spirits of the mountains. I thought is was called ``Children of the
Dark People.'
Dee, I forwarded your request to a friend in London. She knows of the book
and replied:
````````````````
Kim,
she has the title correct.
Its Children of the Dark People by Frank Dalby Davidson, and its an
Australian Folk Tale.
It's now out of print :(
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Perhaps you can try some online used book sites...
-----Original Message-----
From: Alissa Ulrich [mailto:aulrich@pekin.net]
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 10:26 PM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: RE: Karaoke
I did karaoke last spring and it is fun! I would recommend doing it as a
family night because that's what mine turned into (my ya group is 6-8 grade
and their parents all wanted to do it, plus the kids needed rides), and it
was really neat seeing parents up there singing with their kids.
also, the music teachers in my district encouraged it because it was more
practice.
Alissa Ulrich
Public Relations Coordinator
Pekin Public Library
301 South Fourth St. Pekin, IL 61554
309-347-7111 ext. 226
aulrich@pekin.net
-----Original Message-----
From: BC_Library_East [mailto:BC_Library_East@co.brown.wi.us]
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 10:27 PM
To: 'pubyac@prairienet.org'
Subject: RE: Graphic novel program
What about having the kids draw? I had someone come in and teach the kids
how to draw in the Manga style. Have a cartoon drawing contest. Or have a
Yu-Gi-Oh Tournament. Many kids who like graphic novels also like gaming.
Collaborate with your local game shop.
Good luck.
Karla Frost
Children's Librarian
East Branch Library
2255 Main Street
Green Bay, WI 54302
(920) 391-4600
BC_Library_East@co.brown.wi.us
-----Original Message-----
From: Stephanie Stokes [mailto:stephanie@ssdesign.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 10:27 PM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Seuss movie out at Thanksgiving?
At 11:01 AM 8/26/03 -0500, you wrote:
>From: karen maletz <kmlib@yahoo.com>
>Subject: Re: Children's Book Week Comp.
>What Seuss movie is coming out at Thanksgiving?
> > I'm thinking of doing something Seuss to tie in
> > with the new movie coming out at Thanksgiving.
Here you go! November 21,
2003
"Dr. Suess' Cat in the
Hat" - watch the trailer, get more info
http://www.thecatinthehatmovie.com/
Buy a costume or "the
Hat"
http://www.webfeatcommerce.com/NEA/lobby2.htm
Coming March 2, 2004 -- Dr. Seuss's 100th birthday! NEA joins Dr. Seuss
Enterprises, Random House and First Book in celebrating a century of
achievements by America's most beloved children's author. Visit the
official Seussentennial and stay tuned for announcements, activities, and
ideas for joining the biggest birthday bash of 2004.
http://www.seussville.com/seussville/seussentennial/
Stephanie Stokes
"Library Media & PR"
http://www.ssdesign.com/librarypr/
-----Original Message-----
From: Nicole Marcucilli [mailto:nmarc@CLSN3046.glenview.lib.il.us]
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 10:27 PM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Karaoke
Joan,
I've had several Open Mic/Karaoke nights in the past. They have all been
successful with teens (last time we had 75 participate). We set up the
big room like a coffeehouse, complete with refreshements and different
coffees/cappucinos and dim the lights. I even make my own magnetic poetry
to keep at each table (cut out different words, then teens can construct
their own poetry if they need help). Teens can strum a tune on a musical
instrument, perform original poetry, sing karaoke, or perform comedy skit.
It is very open and always a lot of fun. I purchased a karaoke machine at
Target last year, as it was cheaper to buy than rent one each time, along
with some different musical sing-along-karaoke CD's.
Nicole Marcuccilli, YA Librarian
Glenview Public Library (IL)
On Tue, 26 Aug 2003, Joanne Johnsen wrote:
> I'm thinking of doing a Karaoke Night--is it fun? I initially thought
teens, but maybe I'll do a schoolage/family night. What's anyone else
done?
>
> Joan
> Campbell Co. P.L.
>
>
-----Original Message-----
From: Mary K Chelton [mailto:mchelton@optonline.net]
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 10:27 PM
To: yalsa-l@ala.org; publib@sunsite.berkeley.edu;
pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: YA Community Profiles
Hi Everybody! I need your help.
One of the things I try to teach in my Planning and Delivering YA
Services in the Public Library class is how to do a community profile
of the population of kids there already being or to be served. If any
of you have electronic copies of recent profiles that you've actually
done that either emphasize or include young adults, could you please
send me a copy as an email attachment to share with the class? Word
or pdf is fine, and I can usually translate other word-processing
programs.
Thanks in advance. If anyone wants to see a syllabus, just let me
know and I'll send it back the same way.
Mary K.
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Mary K. Chelton Ph. D.
Associate Professor
Graduate School of Library and Information Studies
254 Rosenthal Library
Queens College
65-30 Kissena Blvd.
Flushing, NY 11367
w (718) 997-3667 direct; 3790 office; 3797 fax
h (631) 286-4255
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-----Original Message-----
From: Coppell, Anne [mailto:Anne.Coppell@aucklandcity.govt.nz]
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 10:27 PM
To: Pubyac (E-mail)
Subject: STUMPER: miniature camels in mines
Hi all
This came through from a colleague. Can anyone help?
> This is a bit of a weird question but I have been racking my brains trying
> to remember author and title of a classic children's book (possibly
> fantasy?) I read maybe back in the late '60 or early '70s. It
featured
> miniature camels who lived in mines (among other things, possibly a
> subterranean otherworld as well?) and I think it was set in Britain. Does
> this ring any bells with you? I'm informed you have an encyclopaedic
> memory on such matters.
>
>
Annie Coppell
Teenage Services Librarian
Auckland City Libraries - Tämaki Pätaka Körero
www.aucklandcitylibraries.com
09 377 0209
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-----Original Message-----
From: Nancy Thelen [mailto:nthelan@monroe.lib.mi.us]
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 10:27 PM
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: book review sources for non-fiction books
Hi,
my director is wanting me to use reviews for non-fiction books as
much as I can, (read all the time) and doesn't like me using
preview boxes or vendors who travel to libraries. We are a very
small library (three full time staff-all "librarians"). We
subscribe to Library Journal, New York Times Book Review, School
Library Journal and possibly Publisher's Weekly. We used to get
PW, but I'm not sure if we still do. I have got names of other
review sources, but haven't looked at most of them since I was
taking library classes in the early 1980's. We used to subscribe
to VOYA, but dropped it because SLJ was too expensive. I think we
used to subscribe to Booklist also, but I haven't seen it in
quite awhile.
Do any of you have a really good source for non-fiction
children's books? Do you use catalogs from reputable publishers
or vendors who visit? The director is willing to purchase another
journal, from what I understand, but we probably can't afford to
get three just for children's materials.
Journals I know of are:
SLJ
Booklist
Bulletin of the Centre for Children's Books (BCCB)
Voya
Kirkus
Horn Book
Publisher's Weekly.
Aside from SLJ, is there a favorite in the list?
Thanks in advance. I will post results to the list.
Nancy
-----Original Message-----
From: Marsha Rakestraw [mailto:mrakestraw@ci.beaverton.or.us]
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 10:28 PM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Teen Artwork on Library Windows -- who's done this?
Hi, All,
We're fortunate to have a separate YA Room, the front of which is
enclosed with a big bank of windows. We've been talking about working
with area middle and high school art teachers to see if they're
interested in having their kids come paint artwork directly on our YA
Room windows, using the paint businesses use for their removable window
ads. We're contemplating rotating different schools on a monthly basis.
We think this would really jazz up the YA Room, be an excellent
connection with schools, and give teens more ownership of the library/YA
room and a fabulous means for expression.
We're wondering what libraries might have done something like this and
what policy requirements, etc. you had. For example, our management team
is concerned about the potential appropriateness or offensiveness of the
art. In addition, how did you handle the practical stuff, like getting
the artwork off so the next group can put their artwork on?
Thanks for any assistance with this concept. Please respond to me
privately, and I'll post the compilation if there's interest.
Peace,
Marsha
Marsha Rakestraw, Young Adult Services Librarian
Beaverton City Library
12375 SW 5th Street
Beaverton, OR 97005
503.350.4001
mrakestraw@ci.beaverton.or.us
-----Original Message-----
From: G Gallagher [mailto:gglibrarian@hotmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 10:28 PM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Crayon games
You could try a "pin the crayon on the box" by cutting sheets of
construction paper into wide strips with pointed tops and making a poster
board "box" to hang on the wall and have the children try to stick
their
crayon on the box wearing a blindfold. You could also take the wrappers off
of a few of the wackier colored crayons you have and let them make up their
own names for the color and then vote on their favorites. Prizes could, of
course, be boxes of crayons. I just thought of another one- trying to drop a
crayon in a coffee can while standing on something like a step stool- you
need pretty good aim!
Good luck- it sounds like fun!
Genevieve Gallagher
Youth Services Librarian
Orange County Public Library
Orange, Virginia
-----Original Message-----
From: POUST Valerie L [mailto:valerie.l.poust@ci.eugene.or.us]
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 10:28 PM
To: 'pubyac@prairienet.org'
Subject: req. for parenting collec. info.
Hello, all!
A colleague and I have been charged with the task of justifying to library
management the creation of a rotating parenting display in our children's
department. There was actually a permanent parent/teacher collection
housed
in the children's area until we moved into our new building (Dec. 2002).
It
was decided that this collection would be integrated into the adult
collection, and Youth Services could institute a rotating display of these
materials in the children's department of the new library building.
However, there seems to be some resistance on that issue now.
We have done some preliminary research, and our next phase is to glean
information from willing PUBYACers. So, if you have a few minutes to tell
us about your experience(s) with such collections/displays, please respond
to me directly with answers to the following questions (and anything else
you'd like to add!):
1. How many service points per library
(main/branches/bookmobile/deposit collections) have separate parenting
and/or teacher collections?
2. Where are they housed? Children's, adults', both?
3. What is the circulation (low, moderate, high)?
4. What motivated the creation of such a collection?
5. What are the goal(s)/objective(s) of the collection?
6. What topics are covered?
7. What formats are covered?
8. Who does the selection/development/maintenance for the collection
(YS or AS)?
9. Who is the target audience for the collection (parents/teachers of
preschoolers, parents/teachers of birth -18, some combination thereof)?
10. Does the collection stand alone or is it part of a larger parent
education program including workshops, play groups, outreach, etc?
11. Any negative experiences with providing/maintaining such a
collection?
Thanks TONS in advance!!
Valerie L. Poust
Youth Services Librarian
Eugene Public Library
100 W. 10th Ave.
Eugene, OR 97401
541-682-8480
valerie.l.poust@ci.eugene.or.us
-----Original Message-----
From: Brenda Evans [mailto:evans@madison-jeffco.lib.in.us]
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 10:28 PM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Books for Babies
In searching for information on books for babies, my assistant director and
I have come across a terrific website: www.folusa.org.
Put out by the
Friends of the Library U.S.A., it details the program and gives ideas for
fundraising.
I have also received advice about where to purchase books inexpensively.
The following came from my pubyac friends:
We get ours through Baker and Taylor. I enclose a copy of GOODNIGHT MOON
and a copy of READ TO YOUR BUNNY. GOODNIGHT MOON (Boardbook) is $4.35 each
and READ TO YOUR BUNNY(Paperback) is $2.05 each
Mary Ryan
Check out bookcloseouts.com They have sales that you can buy 100 books for
$75. Some of them are board books. I have done this twice now,
mostly for
my personal use. I get tons of books to use at story time, since the ones
I
want are usually checked out. I also get to keep several ready for
presnets
as the occasion occurs. Besides board books last time I was able to get 5
Dear America hard cover books for 75 cents each. The sight is a little
hard
to use as they alphabetize the books by title but include "a" and
"the" as
the first word.
They also have great deals on other books. My last order I got Yoko by
Wells and How do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon for about $6.00 each in hard cover.
Pam
West Lafayette Indiana Public Library
We did a similar project in Bethel, Alaska with the American Mothers group.
The American Mothers group raised the money to buy the books and the
library provided books bags, bookmarks, and informational flyers about
reading to your kids. We saved money on buying the books by buying
clearance books from Amazon. I got some for as little at $1 to $2 per
book. We spent more on some books because we wanted to include a
culturally relevant book in each bag. The bags each had 3 board books and
a paperback copy of "Read to Your Bunny" because it has an intro that
talks
about reading for 20 minutes a day. We brought the book bags to the
hospital and they have one to every new mom.
Christy Schink
Scenic Regional Library
Thanks for your great advice!
Brenda Evans, Children's Librarian
Madison-Jefferson County Public Library
420 West Main Street
Madison, IN 47250
(812) 265-2744
evans@madison-jeffco.lib.in.us
-----Original Message-----
From: Tobin, Renee [mailto:Rtobin@ci.rancho-cucamonga.ca.us]
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 10:28 PM
To: 'pubyac@prairienet.org'
Subject: RE: cell phones!
We have restrictions on the use of cell phones in the library. One day
this
summer I heard someone speaking in a fairly loud voice. I looked around
and
saw a man in the picture book area pacing around and talking while wearing a
hands-free phone. As politely as I could I reminded him of the policy and
he sheepishly apologized then told the person he was talking with that he
was in the library and would get back to him in a few minutes.
At the party in the park on a Friday night to celebrate the end of our
summer reading club I noticed the same man and the same behavior. Just
couldn't spend a couple of hours with his kids and not get on the telephone.
It's kind of sad.
Renee Tobin
-----Original Message-----
From: rkordatz@burlington.lib.wi.us
[mailto:rkordatz@burlington.lib.wi.us]
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 10:28 PM
To: pubyac listserv
Subject: books and movies
Hi everyone--
Thought I'd share my list of "If you liked [this movie] then try [this
book]" again. I've added quite a few to the Juvenile fiction and
Young
Adult fiction lists, but not the picture books. If you have suggestions
for
that area, I'm pretty weak...
Enjoy!
:) ruhama
The list is in the following format--If you liked... Then try...
Picture books
Dumbo...Encore for Eleanor (Peet)
Dumbo...The Circus Baby (Petersham)
Toy Story...Old Bear Tales (Hissey)
101 Dalmations...Too Many Puppies (Brewster)
Iron Will...Akiak (Blake)
Juvenile Fiction
Operation Dumbo Drop...The Great American Elephant Chase (Cross)
Spy Kids...My Buddy, The King (Brittain)
Bicentennial Man...C.L.U.T.Z. (Wilkes)
Iron Will...Stone Fox (Gardiner)
The Pagemaster...Seven Day Magic (Eager)
National Velvet...Dark Horse (Doty)
Annie...A Pet for the Orphelines (Carlson)
The Mighty Ducks...Face-Off (Christopher)
The Parent Trap...The Twin in the Tavern (Wallace)
Toy Story...Poor Cecco (Bianco)
Pinocchio...The Toymaker's Daughter (Williams)
The Sixth Sense...The Ghosts of Mercy Manor (Wright)
Air Bud...Shiloh (Naylor)
My Girl...A Taste of Blackberries (Smith)
The Fiddler on the Roof...Homecoming (Posell)
Monsters, Inc...Come Away Home (Smith)
Monsters, Inc...Everything I Know About Monsters (Lichtenheld)
The Santa Clause...Santa: My Life and Times (Green)
Titanic...Wish Me Luck (Heneghan)
Shrek...Humpty Dumpty Egg-splodes (O'Malley)
Free Willy...The Hostage (Taylor)
Pirates of the Caribbean...Pirate Diary (Platt)
Young Adult Fiction
Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves...The Book of the Lion (Cadnum)
The Blair Witch Project...Video (Young)
The Client...The Unprotected Witness (Stevenson)
Life Is Beautiful...The Final Journey (Pausewang)
Hoosiers...Fast Breaks (Marshall)
The Rocketeer...Hindenburg 1937 (Dokey)
Ransom...The Solid Gold Kid (Mazer)
I Know What You Did Last Summer...Driver's Ed (Cooney)
Ever After...Zel (Napoli)
Ever After...Beauty (McKinley)
That Thing You Do...Wildlife (Strasser)
Prince of Egypt...Escape from Egypt (Levitin)
The Ghost and the Darkness...Papa Tembo (Campbell)
The Sixth Sense...Appointment with a Stranger (Thesman)
Remember the Titans...Roughnecks (Cochran)
The Little Mermaid...Sirena (Napoli)
Swing Kids...The Visit (Degens)
Dead Poets Society...Shattering Glass (Giles)
The Hot Chick...A Fate Totally Worse than Death (Fleischman)
Tron...The Gemini Game (Scott)
Ghost...Haunted Sister (Littke)
Girl Interrupted...Cut (McCormick)
Gigli...Son of the Mob (Korman)
Ruhama Kordatzky
Youth Services Librarian
Burlington Public Library
rkordatz@burlington.lib.wi.us
"What in the world would we do without our libraries?"
Katharine Hepburn
-----Original Message-----
From: Katrina Neville [mailto:KatrinaN@moval.org]
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 10:28 PM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: African American Chapter Books -- THANK YOU!! (long)
Hello all,
Sorry it took me so long to get to posting the list (many who responded
requested that I do so) of wonderful African American chapter books. Thank
you so much to everyone who responded! As it turns out, we have many of
these titles here and I am excited to be adding a number of others from the
many suggestions I received. Thank you all again! This is truly a
wonderful resource.
And without further ado:
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>From Joanne Grieg
I will be starting a SLMS position in a predominately
African American population in September and have been
working as a part-time public librarian. To prepare
my multicultural lessons I have been reviewing
appropriate books. I recently came across the
following books:
1. Black Books Galore! Guide to Great African
American Children's Books about Boys. Donna Rand and
Toni Trent Parker. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2001.
2. Black Books Galore! Guide to Great African
American Children's Books about Girls. Donna Rand and
Toni Trent Parker. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2001.
3. Black Books Galore! Guide to Great African
American Children's Books. Donna Rand, Toni Trent
Parker and Sheila Foster. New York: John Wiley &
Sons, 1998.
Two of my favorites are Jacqueline Woodson and Karen
English.
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>From Connie Lyons
Don't forget books by Walter Dean Myers. He has a lot that are contemporary
and funny.
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>From Carrie Silberman
I highly recommend Yolanda's Genius, by Carol Fenner, which was a Newbery
honor book.
You might also want to check out the Coretta Scott King Award Winners at:
<http://www.ala.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Our_Association/Round_Tables/SRRT
/Coretta_Scott_King_Book_Awards/Coretta_Scott_King_Book_Awards.htm>
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>From Maryse Quin
One book I've read recently is "McKendree" by Sandra Belton. It
deals with
a group of African American teens spending time volunteering at a senior
citizens home, and finding out about themselves in the process. This novel
seems appropriate for upper elementary/middle school ages.
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>From Debra Bailey
Hi there.
The Ernestine and Amanda series by Sandra Belton
And I always liked "Finding Buck McHenry" by Slote
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>From Linda Schloegel
I loved Yolonda's Genius by Carol Fenner. I suppose they are too old
for the Grace books by Mary Hoffman, or some of Faith Ringgold's books?
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>From Stephanie Bange
Mary Stolz has a wonderful series of books about an African-American
grandfather and his grandson Thomas. The series includes: "Go
Fish", "Coco
Grimes", "Stealing Home", and "Storm in the Night"
(picture book format).
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>From Pat Vasilik
We have a lot of African American fiction in our collection.
Some of the authors/titles that I like are
One True Friend by Joyce Hansen (Clarion, 2001) This is actually a
sequel
to an older title called Yellow Bird and Me
Yolonda's Genius by Carol Fenner (McElderry, 1995)
Justin and the best biscuits in the world by Mildred Pitts Walter (Lothrop,
1986)
Mariah Keeps Cool by Mildred Walter (Troll, 1994)
Suitcase by Mildred Walter (Lothrop, 1999)
Just Like Mike by Gail Herman (Delacorte, 2000)
The Baby Grand, the Moon in July & Me by Joyce Barnes (Dial, 1994)
Walking to the Bus Rider Blues by Harriette Robinet (Atheneum, 2000)
Storm Warriors by Elisa Carbone (Knopf, 2001)
Some of these have historic settings (Bus Rider Blues is set in 1958 and
Storm Warriors in 1895), but none deal with slavery. some like Suitcase
and
One True Friend are contemporary. Of course there are also books by Walter
Dean Myers, although many of his are young adult, and there are some of the
Dear America and My Name is America books that have African Americans as the
central figure but don't deal with slavery - My Name is Biddy Owens for
instance deals with playing baseball for the Negro Leagues. Hope this
helps.
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>From Olivia Spicer
Armistead, John - The Return of Gabriel
Cameron, Ann - Gloria Rising
Carbone, Elisa Lynn - Storm Warriors
Codell, Esme Raji - Sahara Special
Coleman, Evelyn - Circle of Fire
Creary, Eve M. - A Silent Witness in Harlem
Duey, Kathleen - Zellie Blake, Lowell, Massachusetts, 1834
English, Karen - Strawberry Moon
Hamilton, Virginia - Time Pieces: the Book of Times
Johnson, Angela - Looking for Red
Mantell, Paul - Fairway Phenom
McKissack, Pat - Miami Sees it Through; Tippy Lemmey
Mead, Alice - Junebug in Trouble
Myers, Walter Dean - The Journal of Biddy Owens
Peacock, Nancy - R U 4 Real?
Porter, Connie Rose - Addy's Summer Place
Robinet, Harriette - Walking to the bus-Rider Blues
Rosales, Melodye - Minnie Saves the Day
Taylor, Mildred D. - The Land; Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry
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>From Peg Siebert
The only other one I could think of was Sounder, but then I checked the
catalog and found:
* Twists and Turns by Janet McDonald (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2003)
* Here We Go Round by Alice McGill (Houghton Mifflin, 2002)
* Born in Sin by Evelyn Coleman (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2001)
* The Journal of Biddy Owens, the Negroe Leagues by Walter Dean Myers
(Scholastic, 2001)
* Storm Warriors by Elisa Carbone (Alfred A Knopf, 2001
* Circle of Fire by Evelyn Coleman (Pleasant Company, 2001)
* The 1920's : Luck by Dorothy Hoobler (Millbrook Press, 2000)
* Walking to the Bus-Rider Blues by Harriette Gillem Robinet (Atheneum,
2000)
* Drew and the Homeboy Question by Robb Armstrong (HarperCollins, 1997)
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>From Leverne McBeth
Here are some more African Americans chapter books:
Yolanda's Genius by, Carol Fenner
Margo's House by, Peni Griffin
Jackson Jones and the Puddle of Thorns by, Mary Quattlebaum
Riddle Streak by, Susan Beth Pfeffer
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>From Susan Engelman
Try "Miracle's Boys" by Jacqueline Woodson
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>From Lisa Smith
Mayfield Crossing and Beyond Mayfield by Vaunda Nelson
Walking to the bus rider blues by Harriet Robinet
The journal of Biddy Owens, the Negro leagues by Walter Dean Myers
The gold Cadillac by Mildred Taylor
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>From Patti Cook
http://www.wiredforyouth.com/afam.cfm#bb
We have a bibliography that we compiled for African American History Month.
There are fiction and non-fiction (some books do have slavery in them), and
there are also links to booklists on the Internet.
Wow! You guys are great!
Katrina
Katrina Neville
Librarian
City of Moreno Valley
25480 Alessandro Boulevard
Moreno Valley, CA 92553
t. 909-413-3880
f. 909-247-8346
e. katrinan@moval.org
w. www.moreno-valley.ca.us
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