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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, September 04, 2003 11:01 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 1199
PUBYAC Digest 1199
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Funny Food
by Joanne Johnsen <jjohnsen@cc-pl.org>
2) Re: Infant storytime needs jazzing up
by DKM <hmlr@mwfls.org>
3) Re: outreach
by "Karol Caparaso" <Kcaparaso@acpl.lib.in.us>
4) Re: touchy question
by LGD <gabeny13@yahoo.com>
5) Writing Groups
by Carol Sanborn <carolhffl@yahoo.com>
6) RE: touchy question
by Carrie Silberman <csilberman@nysoclib.org>
7) Re: funny questions - The Book of Life
by Wanda Peterson <wandasway2003@yahoo.com>
8) Re: Crayon maker
by jmaskell@sover.net
9) RE: Programs on Ancient Egypt
by "Mary Ann Gilpatrick" <MGilpatrick@ci.walla-walla.wa.us>
10) RE: touchy question
by Suzanne Klein <SKlein@EBPL.org>
11) RE: touchy question/
by "Chris Accardo" <Caccardo@GPTX.org>
12) Re: Jennifer Baker's 'touchy question'
by "Anita Palladino" <apalladi@ansernet.rcls.org>
13) filter recommendations
by BOGART Debra <dbogart@ci.springfield.or.us>
14) touchy question
by "Bob Kanegis" <stories@peacepath.org>
15) RE: touchy question
by "Bryce, Richard" <bryce@palsplus.org>
16) RE: touchy question
by "Minkel, Walter (RBI-US)" <WMinkel@reedbusiness.com>
17) RE: Assignment Alert Web Pages
by nkoebel@birchard.lib.oh.us
18) RE: touchy question
by "Stephanie Borgman" <sborgman@hcpl.net>
19) Re: touchy question
by Wanda Peterson <wandasway2003@yahoo.com>
20) re: a touchy question
by hmay@bcgov.net
21) State Picture Books
by Molly Meyers <mmeyers@worthingtonlibraries.org>
22) STUMPER SOLVED - topiary tree-time travel JF
by "Ahern, Kathleen" <Kathleen@neill-lib.org>
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From: Joanne Johnsen [mailto:jjohnsen@cc-pl.org]
Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 1:17 PM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Funny Food
I am doing an afterschool program on food and making an edible necklace as a
craft. Any ideas for books? Joan Johnsen, CCPL
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From: DKM [mailto:hmlr@mwfls.org]
Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 1:17 PM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org; murphyj@uhls.lib.ny.us
Subject: Re: Infant storytime needs jazzing up
I liked your response very much, it is a "Lapsit" & not "Gymboree".
We
are teaching them quiet reading time.
Thanks
DKM
Jennifer Murphy, Head of the Children's Library wrote:
>Hi Jennifer,
>
>You're talking babies, right? How shaken up do they really want to
be?!
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From: Karol Caparaso [mailto:Kcaparaso@acpl.lib.in.us]
Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 1:18 PM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: outreach
We had a series of workshops with food, giveaways, library info, etc. on =
Saturday mornings, every other month or so. You are right! It is hard to =
get them out, but they were very appreciative of the take homes, including =
flannelboard stories which we made in the workshop. They also appreciated
=
the opportunity to talk with other caregivers. We are hoping to use the =
PLA/ALSC early literacy materials in future workshops.
Karol Caparaso
Children's Librarian
Allen County Public Library
200 E. Berry Street
Fort Wayne, IN
kcaparaso@acpl.lib.in.us
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From: LGD [mailto:gabeny13@yahoo.com]
Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 1:18 PM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: touchy question
I was horrified by the response to the disabled patrons, and asking them to
go "elsewhere" in the library. I have a brother who is totally
disabled
from MS and he has uncontrolled movements, is in a wheelchair, etc. He is
my brother...a lovely, intelligent human being. who still adores listening
to books now that his vision is impaired to the point of making reading
difficult. He is NOT some creature to be sent to the 'back room' so other
people do not have to see him or be disturbed. This is time for some
awareness on your part that NO ONE choses to be sick or disabled.As a parent
I make a point of raising my children to be compassionate and tolerant
whether it is about religion, appearance etc. The atmosphere that
you
boast about is EXACTLY what those patrons need also, safe, secure and
tolerant. I hope that you will rethink your attitude on this.
Lisa Dowling
Steele Library
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From: Carol Sanborn [mailto:carolhffl@yahoo.com]
Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 1:18 PM
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Writing Groups
Hello to all!
I would like to start a writing group for youth at our library and would
appreciate hearing from any of you who are currently running one. What age
groups are you conducting them for? How often do you meet? What are
you
doing during the sessions: sharing and giving constuctive advice to each
other, just writing, a combination of both?
I have had interest expressed from those in grades 4 through 9. Do any of
you combine such a large age span or do you hold separate groups?
Any help and information is greatly appreciated!
You can e-mail me directly at:
carolhffl@yahoo.com
Thanks!
Carol Sanborn
Youth Services Librarian
Hampton Falls Free Library
Hampton Falls, NH
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From: Carrie Silberman [mailto:csilberman@nysoclib.org]
Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 1:18 PM
To: 'pubyac@prairienet.org'
Subject: RE: touchy question
How do teachers and grad students get use your resources?? What about a
parent who wants to choose resources while his/her child is at school??
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From: Wanda Peterson [mailto:wandasway2003@yahoo.com]
Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 1:18 PM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: funny questions - The Book of Life
This happened about six or seven years ago, but I swear it is a true story:
I was working in the adult room one day (we were short-staffed) when a
middle-aged woman approached the reference desk and asked if we carried
"The
Book of Life". I typed it into the online catalog and found three
books
with that title, but after telling her about each, she insisted they were
not the ones she was looking for. I asked her to describe the book, and
she
said, "You know, it tells about it in the Bible. It has everybody's
names
in it, and God looks at it to know when it is someone's turn to die. I
need
to look up my name." Realizing she was clearly not playing with a
full
deck, I tried to look serious, and said, "Well, if it is a book that only
God has, I'm afraid we wouldn't have it here in the library." So she
leaned
in close and said, "Couldn't you get it on interlibrary loan?"
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From: jmaskell@sover.net [mailto:jmaskell@sover.net]
Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 1:18 PM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Crayon maker
Certainly not rapidly enough to do in one evening program. My plan is to
have
the crayon maker set-up throughout the entire month of October, so that kids
can use it during the month before the program and the crayons will be ready
to
display that night.
~Sam
Quoting Cassie Wilson <cwilson2@woh.rr.com>:
> How rapidly can the crayon maker produce crayons? doesn't it just use
> a
> light bulb? If each kid mixes his own crayon, how can you get through
> the program in any reasonable length of time? It sounds neat, so I
was
> just wondering.
> Cassie Wilson
>
> > **********************************************************
> > Samantha Maskell, Youth Services Librarian
> > Rockingham Free Public Library
> > 65 Westminster Street
> > Bellows Falls, VT 05101
> > 802.463.4270
> > **********************************************************
>
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From: Mary Ann Gilpatrick [mailto:MGilpatrick@ci.walla-walla.wa.us]
Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 1:18 PM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: RE: Programs on Ancient Egypt
Has anybody mentioned Rosen Central's *Crafts of the Ancient World*
series? *Crafts and Culture of the Ancient Egyptians* lays out 8 topics
with accompanying project. Some of them such as the canopic jar w/ glue
and paper strips you can glean elsewhere but I found this set so
attractive and nicely laid out I got the whole set.
Mary Ann Gilpatrick
Walla Walla Public Library
mgilpatrick@ci.walla-walla.wa.us
I would also be interested in any Ancient Egypt programming ideas. Our
AE collection is practically cleared by homeschoolers, and I'd like to
offer some activities to go with their studies!
Thanks.
Megan VanderHart
VanderME@rigov.org
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From: Suzanne Klein [mailto:SKlein@EBPL.org]
Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 1:19 PM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: RE: touchy question
Last year we had a local school for developmentally disabled students ask if
we would do a program for them for Read Across America Day. The children
are traditional kindergarten through 12th grade ages, all with developmental
disabilities that their local districts deemed too severe to customize
education for them within a "regular" school setting. Many of
them are
physically handicapped, as well. The school has about 110 students, so we
decided to break them up into two groups. After speaking to the principal
a
few times about what type of program might work well for a large audience at
their school, I picked out a few interactive, large format picture books
(Jump Frog, Jump! was one of them) to read to the group. After reading a
few stories, another librarian and I coached the students in repeating "I
do
not like green eggs & ham, I do not like them, Sam I Am!" Then my
colleague
and I acted out our version of Green Eggs & Ham, complete with props, and
the students jumped in and chanted the line whenever it was appropriate.
Lastly, we made the students pick a teacher to volunteer for the final
activity, so of course they selected the teacher who was most likely to ham
it up. We draped him in a big sheet, gave him a mean-looking mask to wear,
and established him as the Greedy Old Fat Man. Then we selected 4 or 5
students to volunteer to be the animals, and we all acted out the cumulative
story. Some of the students we selected as volunteers had a pretty hard
time walking or standing or holding a stick mask, but everyone got the
assistance he or she needed from either one of us or from an aide or
teacher. We just went with the flow and it worked out fine.
The program was a huge success, and we hope to be invited back next year.
(We may just invite ourselves!) Although the crowd was comprised of a much
broader age range than we're used to working with all at once, the
activities that we planned were appropriately suited to their abilities and
attention spans. Yes, the crowd was excited, enthusiastic, noisy, and at
times, rowdy. But hey -- that's what we're used to, anyway! The
students
had a wonderful time and were so eager to talk to us and express their
happiness and thanks after the program was over.
I know that this is not a parallel situation to the one that Jennifer was
describing, but I wanted to make sure to share this experience because it
was such a wonderful one! If there is a creative way that you can reach
out
and treat this community inclusively, I strongly recommend it. It will be
a
wonderful experience for all involved -- including you!
-- Suzanne
Suzanne M. Klein
Youth Services Librarian
East Brunswick Public Library
2 Jean Walling Civic Center
East Brunswick NJ 08816
Phone: (732) 390 6789
Fax: (732) 390 6796
E-mail: sklein@ebpl.org
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From: Chris Accardo [mailto:Caccardo@GPTX.org]
Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 1:19 PM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: RE: touchy question/
Are you comparing a group from a drug rehab center to a group of people
with developmental disabilities? Sounds like it, and I hope I am wrong.
Big differences...
And being "consistent" in this case is one of those foolish
consistencies which brings to mind images of hobgoblins throwing tiny
brains around.
Come on now, let's put the PUB back in public library, folks :)
Chris
Mr. Chris Accardo
Librarian
Grand Prairie Memorial Library
901 Conover
Grand Prairie, TX 75051
972.237.5715
caccardo@gptx.org
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From: Anita Palladino [mailto:apalladi@ansernet.rcls.org]
Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 1:19 PM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Jennifer Baker's 'touchy question'
I have really tried not to comment on this again, however, what is wrong
with some people? Is there no compassion among the public? Our patrons come
and go as they please, have jobs, homes, families, etc. The disabled are far
less likely to have as much- and are probably happier with simple things,
like an outing for ice cream or to the library. What kind of Scrooge
mentality would want to deprive them of this, when they have so much more?
Years ago in library school I took a course in services to the handicapped
(as was the term then. The instructor made a very wise observation: if you
live long enough, we will all be disabled..by age, accident or disease.
I pity those without compassion - what if it were someone they loved? Would
they turn away or try to enrich that persons life? Would you ban sightless
patrons or give them books on tape?
sorry about the soapbox but people who take their health for granted and
then have no empathy for others - it makes me nuts!
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From: BOGART Debra [mailto:dbogart@ci.springfield.or.us]
Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 1:19 PM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: filter recommendations
We have used Cyberpatrol as the filter on our Children's Computers for
several
years. We are looking for recommendations from other libraries who use
filters. If you have any experience, good or bad, with Content Protect ;
CYBERsitter ; or Net Nanny , please respond to my address below. In
particular, we would like to know your opinion on ease of use, and
effectiveness (does it block enough, but not too much?). If you have another
filter product that you are satisfied with we'd also like to hear about it.
If you respond, please tell me also how you use your filter: do you block
chat
or IM, or just urls?
I'll be happy to compile the results if anyone wants. To filter or not to
filter is not the issue, this is a City Council mandate.
Thanks in advance,
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: Bob Kanegis [mailto:stories@peacepath.org]
Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 1:19 PM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: touchy question
Dear Jennifer
One of the things I've learned during many years as a storyteller...
One cannot always tell by outer demeanor what a listener is getting (for
better or worse) .I also know that developmentally challenged kids and
adults have at times been among my most appreciative listeners, and this in
settings where they were small or larger contingents of other patrons.
Recently in Castroville, there was a Down's syndrome adult who mimicked our
(was with my partner) telling for the whole program. Could have been a
distraction but it was obvious that other patrons there knew her and had
learned to adapt to her unique presence. So we did too! It's good that you
put your question out.... I know you've probably taken some heat. My hope
is that you will continue to make these folks welcome. Less Walls-More
Bridges!
Sincerely
Bob Kanegis
Tales & Trails Community Storytelling
and Director
Future WAVE-Working for Alternatives to Violence Through Entertainment
Santa Fe, NM
stories@peacepath.org
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From: Bryce, Richard [mailto:bryce@palsplus.org]
Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 1:19 PM
To: 'pubyac@prairienet.org'
Subject: RE: touchy question
Hi, Jennifer! If the adults come on a set schedule you can prepare for
them
by putting books on various topics on the table and maybe they'll start to
look at them and get more involved that way.
I have a group, also, that comes into the Children's Room and I make them
part of the library by giving them their own "storytime". Once a
month I
read them Amelia Bedelia, Dr. Seuss, and the like. They love it!
They roar
with laughter at the antics of Amelia Bedelia and the silliness of Dr.
Seuss. When the story is over the teacher asks them some questions and
then
they look through the magazines and other books on display.
This year I hope to use my giant Old Lady body puppet and do There Was an
Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly with them. I know they'll get a kick out of
it. Honestly, I look forward to their coming every month and working with
them is one of the highlights of my week.
Hope this helps. Let me know if you have any questions. Good luck
and take
care.
Richard Bryce
Sr. Children's Librarian
West Milford Township Library
973-728-2823
bryce@palsplus.org
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From: Minkel, Walter (RBI-US) [mailto:WMinkel@reedbusiness.com]
Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 1:20 PM
To: 'pubyac@prairienet.org'
Subject: RE: touchy question
Linda-- I guess I can see why you have this policy, but there are legitimate
reasons why an adult might want to visit a children's room without a
child--particularly an adult doing research in children's materials or
services, or one who simply likes to read children's books. What about
teachers, parents stopping off after work for something to read to a child,
or grandparents anticipating a visit from a grandchild? As a male with an
MLS who has spent a lot of time in children's rooms over the years, always
(I hasten to add) for legitimate reasons, this policy smells discriminatory
to me.
I don't mind being asked by a staff member why I'm there, but neither do I
think that libraries should have policies that aren't enforced fairly and
objectively. Is every unaccompanied adult who comes into the children's area
asked to leave? If not, your library shouldn't have a policy like that. Is
it enforced the same for a unaccompanied woman in your library the same as
it would be for a unaccompanied man? --W
------------------------------
Walter Minkel, Technology Editor, School Library Journal
www.slj.com * wminkel@reedbusiness.com
* 646-746-6721 * fax 646-746-6689
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From: nkoebel@birchard.lib.oh.us
[mailto:nkoebel@birchard.lib.oh.us]
Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 1:20 PM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: RE: Assignment Alert Web Pages
We also have assignment alerts. I haven't sent them out yet, but will with
a brochure we give teachers (middle and high school as I'm the Teen/Adult
person) about our services at the beginning of the year. It is rarlely
used, but I'm still glad we have it. We also encourage them to just email
us from our website with assignments if that's all they can get to. It
seems like a waste of paper, but it is used once in a while.
Nancy Koebel
Birchard Public Library of Sandusky County
nkoebel@birchard.lib.oh.us
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From: Stephanie Borgman [mailto:sborgman@hcpl.net]
Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 1:20 PM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: RE: touchy question
I hadn't planned to respond until I saw a reply shaming the person who had
queried us for help and support. Please, let's not get personal.
There are
many different factors to consider here and we all must be free to evaluate
responses and decide what is appropriate in our own situations. It seems
to
me that not too long ago we had a similar thread and the prevailing
sentiment at the time was that people of an adult age should be accorded
treatment and respect based on their actual, rather than intellectual age.
Some even suggested that to do otherwise is demeaning to those with
challenges. My point is that there is no one answer fits all in this
situation. Please do not use this public forum to attack other list
members. If you can't resist the urge to "flame" someone at
least do so
privately.
Although I rarely have the opportunity to do storytimes any more, when I did
I used the same conduct standards for those with challenges as those who are
"normal" (whatever that is). My basic rule is no individual gets
to ruin
the experience for everyone else. If kids are allowed to verbalize and
move
about in storytime, so then must the disabled be accorded the same freedom.
It follows that the physical setting, audience numbers and ratios, level of
supervision from caregivers, ability of the librarian to handle
distractions, etc. are all going to enter into the decision as to what works
in any particular situation. Sometimes you can blend everyone together and
make it work, sometimes the better solution is to offer a separate storytime
tailored to the group with special needs, and sometimes even those without
physical or mental challenges just aren't ready for a group experience.
It may be called library science, but youth service is an art. I hope we
never lose our creativity and ability to innovate and accommodate for all of
our customers. Years ago in grad school I was taught that ours is a
profession rather than an occupation because we identify our customers'
needs/problems, analyze the situation in the context of available resources,
and then respond/advise/prescribe an answer or solution. This is certainly
a good example of those skills being called into service.
Stephanie Robinson Borgman
Children's Specialist
Harris County Public Library
Houston, Texas
(713) 749-9000
sborgman@hcpl.net
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From: Wanda Peterson [mailto:wandasway2003@yahoo.com]
Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 2:34 PM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: touchy question
I know I already posted on this topic (banning mentally challenged adults
from the children's room), but I have to say I am surprised and a bit
disappointed by the responses from some of my fellow librarians. While
most
of the respondents seem to understand that libraries are a place for
welcoming all members of the community, it amazed me to see several
professional librarians say that in similar situations, they have moved the
disabled adults to other areas where "normal" people would not have to
look
at them so much and be made uncomfortable!
Honestly, if a black family moved into your community and some of your
adults and children seemed uncomfortable around them, would you consider
telling the blacks to move to a less-popular area of the library to make the
library more enjoyable for the white majority? People born with mental
disabilities have no more control over it than do people born with dark
skin. It is never the place of the library to help accomodate prejudice -
it is our place to promote tolerance by welcoming all members of our
community, no matter their differences. To say that you shooed away or
moved a disabled person because you wanted to make the library a comfortable
place for everyone is no excuse for such bigotry - you made it a much LESS
comfortable place for the disabled people and their caregivers, who are part
of your community as well.
This is exactly the problem that is being described here - prejudice against
the mentally challenged. The original poster made it very clear that the
disabled adults were in no way being disruptive - she was considering asking
them to leave simply because the so-called "normal" people felt
"uncomfortable" around them. This is reprehensible.
I, too, have worked in a library with a "no adults in the children's room
without a child" policy. But it would never in a million years occur
to me
not to make an exception for mentally challenged adults! These policies
are
in place to keep dangerous people from stalking unsupervised children.
Certainly, severely disabled adults accompanied by caregivers do not pose
any such threat, and no sensible adult would try to claim they should not be
exempt. As for making no exceptions - what do you do when a parent comes
in
to pick out books for a sick or injured child at home? Do you tell them
they cannot do so because they do not have the child with them? I am sure
you make an exception to the rule in that case.
Whenever disabled adults have been brought to the children's room by
caregivers for the first time, I immediately approach them, introduce myself
and ask if they need any help finding materials. If the disabled people
are
not able to communicate, I talk to the caregivers. I ask if anyone in the
group has shown an interest in any particular topic. Almost always, they
say, "well, so-and-so says 'meow' whenever she sees a picture of a cat' or
something of that nature, allowing me to hunt up my best picture books about
cats for the caregivers to read to the interested party. Soon, the
caregivers (and their charges) know me, and once they feel comfortable in
the library, they will come up and ask me for materials the next time they
come in. I encourage them to read aloud to the people in their care, and
ask them if any of their charges would like paper and crayons to draw with.
If any of my other patrons are "uncomfortable" with having to see
people
with mental disabilities, they
soon get over it when they see that these people are welcome and go back
to
their own business.
Disabled people deserve the same respect that we give to all of our patrons.
I am saddened to read that there are people in this profession who do not
realize that, and would actually tell such a person to move simply so others
would not have to look at them. What is next? Do we need a separate
section of the library for blacks, one for Asians, one for Jews, etc.? How
about just a section for bigots? Or maybe we should confine unattractive
people to certain areas of our libraries for the comfort of everyone else?
It is never our business to accommodate the bigots. It IS our business to
welcome our community members and let them ALL know that the library is a
friendly and TOLERANT place to be.
Wanda Peterson
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From: hmay@bcgov.net [mailto:hmay@bcgov.net]
Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 2:35 PM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: re: a touchy question
PUBYACers,
Let us all remember that this list, like our libraries, is a fun, gentle =
place. Jennifer expressed concern about a situation in her library and =
was asking for our collective input. There is no need to judge Jennifer =
or to tell her that she has behaved or thought incorrectly or that she =
should be ashamed for not handling the situation "correctly."
While =
personal experience may make the subject more emotionally inflamed for =
some, it does not help anyone to berate Jennifer when she was only =
asking for help.
My two cents,
HollyMay Pickel
hmay@bcgov.net
Youth Servcies Manager
Bluffton Branch Library
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From: Molly Meyers [mailto:mmeyers@worthingtonlibraries.org]
Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 2:35 PM
To: 'PUBYAC@prairienet.org'
Subject: State Picture Books
Hello Pubyac,
I am putting together some booklists about states and a couple of your
home
states are giving me a little trouble. I am looking for picture books that
are set in South Carolina and Idaho. If you would like to send some titles
to me off the list I will compile them and post to everyone.
I would also like to thank everyone who sent postcards to BookTrek we start
this week and they are going to love getting mail.
Molly Meyers
Worthington Public Libraries
mmeyers@worthingtonlibraries.org
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From: Ahern, Kathleen [mailto:Kathleen@neill-lib.org]
Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 2:35 PM
To: Pubyac Pubyac (E-mail)
Subject: STUMPER SOLVED - topiary tree-time travel JF
I sent this previously, but didn't see it posted, so am sending again!
Stumper solved: Green Knowe series by L. M. Boston. Description
below.
Thanks to all who responded!
Kathleen Ahern
Youth Services Librarian
Neill Public Library
Pullman, WA 99163
DESCRIPTION:
A patron would like to locate a chapter, she thinks from around the mid
70's involving a topiary garden with shaped yew trees. She relates the
story as a fantasy about two kids who time travel.
End of PUBYAC Digest 1199
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