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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: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 10:01 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 1224

PUBYAC Digest 1224

Topics covered in this issue include:

1) lemony snicket party
by rkordatz@burlington.lib.wi.us
2) Books on Stealing Compilation
by "Janice Dukes" <jpdukes@peachtree-city.org>
3) Request for Survey Participation
by April Spisak <aspisak@ccpl.lib.oh.us>
4) Conflict Resolution
by "Tabitha Hogan" <tabitha@acpl.org>
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From: <rkordatz@burlington.lib.wi.us>

To: "pubyac listserv" <pubyac@prairienet.org>

Hi everyone--

I just had A Series of Unfortunate Events program, and thought I would share
what we did! The program had a drop-in format, so keep that in mind as you
read these ideas.

Games
Eyeball relay race (based on Count Olaf's eye tattoo)
(thanks to Sophie Brookover for this idea!)
Color several ping pong balls to look like eyeballs (or because it's so
close to Halloween, you might even find something a little more authentic
now). Set up an obstacle course for the kids to run through. Provide them
with spoons and the eyeballs, then have them race from one end to the other,
balancing the eyeballs on the spoon.

Attach the Head on Violet (based on The Hostile Hospital)
Basically this is Pin the Tail on the Donkey, but with Violet instead. Have
a large picture of a girl, without her head. Copy several heads for
children to "attach" to the body.

Scavenger Hunt
I took the scavenger hunt from the Lemony Snicket website and made copies.
To help the kids, I printed out pictures of the book covers and taped them
in the various areas they needed to go to get titles.

Crafts
Lion Greetings (based on The Carnivorous Carnival)
I took this idea from The Grolier KidsCrafts Craft Book, page 8. If you
need more details about this one, let me know.

Create a Crow (based on The Vile Village)
Kids can make their own crow, based on the pattern found in Cut and Create!
Mother Goose (or any other crow pattern you may have). They colored, cut
out and then glued it together.

Snake Bracelets (based on The Reptile Room)
When searching for more activities, I came across this idea:
www.daniellesplace.com/images/snakebracletpat.gif
I enlarged it a bit (not quite enough--make sure it's big enough to go
around a wrist) and had the kids design their own snake.

Decoration
I had a madlib (thanks to Elizabeth Murphy!) posted on the wall (asked
various staff members to give me nouns, verbs, etc.), and printed out the
trading cards from the Lemony Snicket webpage and posted those around the
room as well.

:) ruhama


Ruhama Kordatzky
Youth Services Librarian
Burlington Public Library
rkordatz@burlington.lib.wi.us

"If you are allergic to a thing, it is best not to put that thing in your
mouth, particularly if the thing is cats."
p. 102 The Wide Window (Snicket)

From: "Janice Dukes" <jpdukes@peachtree-city.org>

To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>

Thanks to everyone who sent information. Someone on the list suggested I
post the results.

Janice
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I would recommend The Computer That Said Steal Me by Elizabeth Levy. I read
it with my son when he was about eight or nine years old and it led to some
good discussions. The story is about a sixth grade boy who steals a
computer chess game and the trouble this causes. As I recall, it presents
the issue of shoplifting in a non-preachy way and it does a good job of
exploring the range of emotions the boy experiences.

Cathy


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You might recommend Barthe DeClement's FIVE FINGER DISCOUNT. It's about a
boy whose father is in prison for theft. The boy steals some shoes for his
mother so that she can work in more comfortable shoes. When his father gets
out of prison they discuss his action and both make a wish to be straight.
This book is followed by Monkey-See, Monkey Do and Breaking Out.

Celeste Fong

Librarian

Ontario City Library

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Adler, David A. - Onion Sundaes

Armstrong, William Howard - Sounder

Campbell, Joanna - Cindy's Runaway Colt

Carbone, Elisa Lynn - Stealing Freedom

Casanova, Mary - Stealing Thunder

Charnas, Suzy McKee - The Silver Glove

Christopher, Matt - Undercover Tailback

Clover, Peter - Sheltie the Shetland Pony

Dixon, Franklin W. - Mystery of Smugglers Cove

Ernst, Kathleen - Trouble at Fort la Pointe

Friedman, Michael Jan - The Stolen Trophy

Jones, Elizabeth McDavid - Watcher in the Piney Woods

Martin, Ann M. - Logan Bruno, boy Baby-Sitter

Peters, Julie Anne - A Snitch in the Snob Squad

Roy, Ron - The Missing Mummy

Rue, Nancy N. - The Mirage

Snicket, Lemony - The Ersatz Elevator

Speregen, Devra - To Cheat or not to Cheat

Warner, Gertrude Chandler - The Mystery in New York

Wright, Betty Ren - A Ghost in the Window

Yep, Laurence - Thief of Hearts

Olivia I. Spicer

Head of Youth Services

Purcellville Library

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Janice Dukes, MLIS
Youth Services Librarian
Peachtree City Library
201 Willowbend Rd
Peachtree City, Ga 30269
Office Phone: 770-632-4273
Library Phone: 770-631-2520
Fax: 770-631-2522
www.peachtree-city.org/library

A miracle always begins in the mind, and if you insert this word into your
consciousness, the miracle will begin. The word is possibility. -Dr.
Norman Vincent Peale

From: "April Spisak" <aspisak@ccpl.lib.oh.us>

To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>

I have been a lurker for several months, only answering an occasional
stumper. I hope no one minds the fact that I am sending this to the
entire list. We would greatly appreciate all responses. In addition to
responding to Ria's email, you can also just hit reply and send your
responses right back to me if that is more convenient. Thanks so much.
If you have problems with specific questions or the survey itself,
please email me. April Spisak


We (Ria Newhouse and April Spisak) are both "new" public librarians,
having worked in our first professional positions for under 2 1/2 years.
We are doing a program at the next PLA National Conference in Seattle
about new public librarians -- what challenges do we face, are we
happy, and do we intend to stay in librarianship? What do grad schools need
to do differently? Are public libraries open to new, younger, savvier
librarians -- how do they support/not support us?

At the end of this email is a survey that we would like all "new"
librarians to respond to. It is in Word and you can type your answers
in and then send it back to rnewhouse@hancockpub.lib.in.us by OCTOBER
24, 2003. We appreciate everyone's help and your respond is incredibly
valuable -- at the next conference we'll be telling the world of
librarianship about YOUR responses. Please take a moment to help us
out. And pass the word!

FIRST YEAR LIBRARIAN SURVEY

1. How long have you been a librarian?

2. What is the position you currently hold? In what department do you
primarily work?

3. Where did you earn your Master's Degree in Library Science?

4. If you left librarianship, what career would you pursue?

5. What is the one thing you would change at your library to make your
position/situation
improve?

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Scale for the following questions is 1-7, with 7 suggesting that you
strongly agree with the statements and 1 indicating strong disagreement.
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1. I feel my library science classes prepared me well for my job in the
public sphere.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Follow up: What specific classes do you wish had been offered?


2. I feel that my library science program taught me practical skills
that I now use as a librarian.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Follow up: What specific skills do you wish you had been taught?


3. I feel happy in my work place.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Follow up: What are the most and least satisfying aspects of your position?



4. I feel that I will spend my career as a public librarian.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Follow up: Would you pursue a position in another field of
librarianship, such as an academic library, or would you search for a
non-librarian position?


5. Libraries are an open and affirming place for new librarians.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Follow up: What is the one most important thing your library does to
support this statement? One way in which it does not?

DEMOGRAPHICS
This information is strictly optional. However, we were hoping to
ascertain some demographics details about new librarians.


Age:
Race/Ethnicity:
Gender:
Salary Range:

From: "Tabitha Hogan" <tabitha@acpl.org>

To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>

Thank you to everyone who responded to my request for conflict resolution
books and ideas for 3rd graders, especially Mary D'Eliso, Olivia Spicer,
Nancy Mobley, Laurel Sharp, Mary Voors, & Julie Kant. I have compiled the
responses below.

Children's Books:
Adams, Lisa K. Dealing With Arguments
Adams, Lisa K. Dealing With Hurt Feelings
Adams, Lisa K. Dealing With Someone who Doesn't Listen
DePaola, Tomie. The Knight and the Dragon
Johnston, Marianne. Dealing With Anger
Johnston, Marianne. Dealing With Insults
Klamath County YMCA. The Land of Many Colors.
Middleton, Don. Dealing With Competitiveness
Middleton, Don. Dealing With Someone who is Selfish
Middleton, Don. Dealing With Tattling
Thomas, Shelley Moore. Somewhere Today: A Book of Peace
Munson, Derek. Enemy Pie
Polland, Barbara. We Can Work It Out
Van Lewen, Jean. Sorry
Zolotow, Charlotte. The Hating Book

Books for Parents and Teachers:
Carlsson-Paige, Nancy. Before Push Comes to Shove: Building Conflict
Resolution Skills with Children.
Carter, Jimmy. Talking Peace
Levine, Stewart. Getting to Resolution
Lucas, Eileen. Peace on the playground : nonviolent ways of problem-solving.
New York: Franklin Watts, 1991.
Introduces the concept of nonviolent resolution of conflicts. Includes
practical tips, hands-on activities, and appropriate role models for
guidance and inspiration.[this has gone out many times at its various
libraries]
Mayer, Bernard S. The Dynamics of Conflict Resolution
Stock, Gregory. The Kids' Book of Questions.
Wandberg, Robert. Conflict Resolution

Activity & Discussion Plans from Julie Kant of Carnegie Library of
Pittsburg-Carrick
I did a Friendship/Conflict Resolution program for 1 & 2nd graders last
spring as preparation for a puppet show presented by Pennsylvania Peace
Links, based on Lois Lowry's story, The Tree HOuse, found in The Big Book of
Peace ed. Ann Durrell and Marilyn Sachs (1990).

Book: The Hating Book by Charlotte Zolotow (or Matthew and Tilly by Rebecca
Jones)

Poem: Hug O' War from "Where the Sidewalk Ends"

BOok: The Sneetches
follow-up questions for older kids
Were the star-bellies right to treat the plain-bellies the way
they did?
What do you think the Sneetches learned from their day on the beach
with Sylvester McMonkey McBean?
Was Sylvester right when he said, "you can't teach a Sneetch"?

If you had lots of time you could have the kids re-enact the story with
paper stars on their bellies.

Poem: "No GIrls Allowed" by Jack Prelutsky (from You and Me, Poems of
Friendship)

Storytelling: "The Argument Sticks" from Peace Tales, by Margaret Read
MacDonald. Use 3 twigs as props.

Discussion: How do you make friends? (from Ross, Dave. A Book of Friends)

Book: Yo! Yes? by Chris Raschka. After I read it once, I split the kids
into 2 groups and got them to do it as a choral reading.

Book: The Knight and the Dragon by Tomie DePaola

I also provided sugar cookies and a plastic knife for every 2 kids. One cut
the cookie and the other chose his or her half first.

Library Websites covering Conflict Resolution
http://infozone.imcpl.org/kids_path_peace_58.htm

http://www.monroe.lib.in.us/childrens/conresbib.html

http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/Childrens_Services/abuse.html


Thanks Again,

Tabitha L. Hogan
Youth Services Librarian
Arkansas City Public Library
120 E. Fifth Avenue
Arkansas City, KS 67005-2695
Phone: (620) 442-1280
Fax: (620) 442-4277
tabitha@acpl.org

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