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From: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults and
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To: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults and Children"
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Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 11:01 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 1251
Topics covered in this issue include: 1) Thanks all! by "Jenny Sullivan" <sullivje@oplin.org> 2) Stumper -- 50's, 60's story by Erika Burge <eburge@esls.lib.wi.us> 3) Diwali rhymes by "Agnes Gorgon" <agorgon@whistlerlibrary.ca> 4) Oops, Look-alikes author's name by "Sharon Castanteen" <sharoncast48@hotmail.com> 5) Stumper--Stories I wish I had as a child by "Mary Palmer" <Mary.Palmer@spl.org> 6) stumper: time travel by vellenga <vellenga@students.uiuc.edu> 7) Austin, TX--Adrienne Yorinks Presentation by Jeanette Larson <larsonlibrary@yahoo.com> 8) Christmas puppet script? by "Wilson, Amy (Library)" <amy.wilson@nashville.gov> 9) Stumper - Five friends overcome obstacles by "BALIS/PLS/SVLS System Reference Center, SF Branch" 10) Discovery Center responses LONG by "Fredda Williams" <fwilliams@knoxlib.org> 11) "Radio" book by Lorraine Getty <lgetty1969@yahoo.com> 12) singable songs about monsters? by "Kapila Sankaran" <ksankaran@springfieldpubliclibrary.com> 13) animal sounds stumper solved! by "Ahern, Kathleen" <Kathleen@neill-lib.org> 14) 4th Grade Read Aloud! by "Katie" <kmckeever@alphapark.org> 15) Froggy Program... by "Barbara Scott" <barbarascott@hotmail.com> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Jenny Sullivan" <sullivje@oplin.org> To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org> Subject: Thanks all! Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 20:42:05 CST Just to thank everyone for their responses, I have That's Good, That's = Bad on hold. I'll also check on the other titles mentioned. You have = been a great help! Jenny ------------------------------ From: Erika Burge <eburge@esls.lib.wi.us> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Stumper -- 50's, 60's story Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 20:44:54 CST Hi All-- This stumper was passed on to me by our adult services librarian -- neither of us have a clue what the title could be. I'm hoping that the wisdom of the list will shed some light on it. Thanks so much! >I had a patron looking for a child's book. The book featured one doll, >who had a painted face, yarn hair, long ponytail, stuffed bear and another >character. The illustrations were black and white photographs. Any >ideas? The patron was born in 1953 and she remembers these as being >popular when she was a child. Thank You! Erika Burge Children's Librarian Cedarburg Public Library W63 N583 Hanover Avenue Cedarburg, WI 53012 ------------------------------ From: "Agnes Gorgon" <agorgon@whistlerlibrary.ca> To: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults and Children" Subject: Diwali rhymes Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 20:47:53 CST Hello, I was wondering whether any of you have ever held a special story time for Diwali [Divali]. I am looking for rhymes, stories, songs, and craft ideas that can be associated with that Holiday. If anybody has any ideas, would you mind replying to me directly? Thank you :) Agnes Gorgon Librarian, Whistler Public Library PO Box 95 Whistler BC V0N 1B0 Tel: 604-932-5564 Email: agorgon@whistlerlibrary.ca ------------------------------ From: "Sharon Castanteen" <sharoncast48@hotmail.com> To: BCCLSYOUTH@LISTSERV.BCCLS.ORG, pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Oops, Look-alikes author's name Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 20:48:12 CST Sorry I didn't mention the ANSWER!! It's Joan Steiner....she did the Lookalikes series (3 of them). Sharon Sharon Castanteen Director of Children's Services River Edge Public Library 675 Elm Avenue River Edge, New Jersey 07661 201-261-1663 ------------------------------ From: "Mary Palmer" <Mary.Palmer@spl.org> To: <pubyaC@prairienet.org> Subject: Stumper--Stories I wish I had as a child Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 20:48:51 CST We have a patron who is looking for a book published in the 50's-60's that has 26 adult authors and 5 children's illustrators creating the children's book they wish they had when they were children. Some of the authors/illustrators include: Robert Graves, Tennessee Williams, Shirley Jackson, Arthur Miller, Maurice Sendak. Titles of some of the stories are: Upside Down Town, Green Thumb, and Ten Magic Wishes. The patron thinks it was published by Colliers. Please e-mail me if you think you know this book: mary.palmer@spl.org. Sources we have checked: Our library catalog OCLC World Cat WWW Google Search A Used book search online Amazon Powells Books in Print Something about the Author Alltheweb Ask.com ------------------------------ From: vellenga <vellenga@students.uiuc.edu> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: stumper: time travel Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 20:49:11 CST Hello Everyone, Yet another stumper. This one was read from between 1978-1985 and is about 2 girls who time travel. They open a dresser drawer, pull out a raincoat and rainboots then join hands, take a step and are transported in time. It is not The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. We checked NovelList, WorldCat, A to Zoo and several other tools. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks, Rachel Vellenga The Urbana Free Library ------------------------------ From: Jeanette Larson <larsonlibrary@yahoo.com> To: Pubyac <pubyac@prairienet.org>, lm_net <lm_net@listserv.syr.edu>, ALSC <alsc-l@ala1.ala.org>, ChildLit <child_lit@email.rutgers.edu> Subject: Austin, TX--Adrienne Yorinks Presentation Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 20:49:29 CST If you will be in the Austin area for the Texas Book Festival, plan to attend a special program for librarians, teachers, and others interested in children's literature. Noted illustrator and award-winning fabric artist Adrienne Yorinks will present a free lecture and discuss her newest book, QUACK!, on Friday, November 7 at the Austin Community College's Highland Business Center (5930 Middle Fiskville Road, near Highland Mall). The lecture begins at 4:00 p.m. but Ms. Yorinks will be available at 3:30 p.m. to sign books. Books will be available for sale and benefit the Friends of Austin Public Library. Sponsored by Austin Public Library and ACC Library Services with support from Abrams Publishing. Visit Adrienne's website at www.adrienneyorinks.com. A curriculum guide for QUACK! is available online at http://www.texasbookfestival.org/?detail=aa_yorinks2003.html. ===== Jeanette Larson Youth Services Manager Austin Public Library P.O. Box 2287 Austin, TX 78768-2287 512-974-7405 larsonlibrary@yahoo.com ------------------------------ From: "Wilson, Amy (Library)" <amy.wilson@nashville.gov> To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'" <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Christmas puppet script? Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 20:52:01 CST Dear PUBYACers, Could anyone recommend a good children's Christmas book that I could transform into a puppet show? Something with several characters, but not too long. Once a month, the school-age kids put on a puppet show (we call it Puppet Club). The children pick a character or prop. I give them a script and all materials to make a puppet. They make their puppet, put on the show, then take home their script and puppet (hopefully to perform for other family members and friends). I have a script ready for November, "Silly Tilly's Thanksgiving Dinner," but I'm really stumped on something Christmas/December related. I'd like to have it based on a book. In the past we've done "The Three Little Pigs," "The Frog Prince," "Where The Wild Things Are," and "Piggie Pie." Please respond to amy.wilson@nashville.gov Thanks in advance, Amy Wilson Children's Department Hermitage Branch Library 3700 James Kay Lane Hermitage, TN 37076 Public Library of Nashville/Davidson County amy.wilson@nashville.gov ------------------------------ From: "BALIS/PLS/SVLS System Reference Center, SF Branch" To: "Pubyac" <PUBYAC@prairienet.org> Subject: Stumper - Five friends overcome obstacles Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 21:00:22 CST A library patron remembers reading a book around 1970, about five friends who were all outcasts for one reason or another; one was tall and skinny, another had a huge face or head, etc. They were trying to get some place, travelling over mountains, through a river, and so on, and each of them had attributes that helped them overcome the obstacles they encountered. It was not a picture book, but did have beautiful Da Vinci -like illustrations; possibly a Newbery book. Does anyone recognize this, perchance? Please send any suggestions directly to us at srcsf@mindspring.com , as we are not subscribers. Thank you! - Catherine Sylvia BALIS/PLS/SVLS System Reference Center, SF Branch c/o San Francisco Public Library 100 Larkin Street, 3rd floor San Francisco, CA 94102 tel: (415) 552-5042 fax: (415) 552-5067 email: srcsf@mindspring.com ------------------------------ From: "Fredda Williams" <fwilliams@knoxlib.org> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Discovery Center responses LONG Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 21:04:42 CST Thanks to all who responded to my request for information about outstanding Children's Rooms, and Discovery Centers in public libraries. I didn't get many responses about discovery centers. I don't know if that means there aren't many such programs, or that there are but the people running them are so busy they don't have time to post! I'm posting the compiled responses below. If anyone has any further suggestions please send them to me at fwilliams@knoxlib.org Thanks! Fredda Hi Fredda, In case you aren't familiar with Cerritos Library, they have an outstanding setup. http://www.ci.cerritos.ca.us/library/photos/childrens.html Good luck, RobinRobin L. DoughtySenior Librarian, Youth ServicesRoseville Public Library(916) 774-5355 Fredda The Toledo Public Library Main Branch in Toledo Ohio, has the children's room of everyone's dreams. It's only a couple of years old and is absolutely the best I've ever seen. > Jenny Sullivan Children's Specialist Greenville Public Library Greenville, OH 45331 937-548-3915 sullivje@oplin.org I recently visited a library that definitely had the Children's Room of my dreams. It's called the Library Station in Springfield, Missouri. The entire library has a train theme, with a road running through the kids room. It looks like a train is coming out of one wall. A separate story room. And fabulous decor throughout. They also have a really great separate teen area. Christy Schink Scenic Regional Library 308 Hawthorne Drive Union, MO 63084 Phone: 636-583-3224 FAX: 636-583-6519 e-mail: cds002@mail.connect.more.net Hi,I would suggest you contact the Monroe County PublicLibrary in Bloomington, Indiana. They are in auniversity (IU) town and recently went through abuilding project that incorporated ideas you havementioned.Patti =====Patti WyattYouth Services LibrarianMitchell Community Public LibraryMitchell, Indiana Hi Fredda,I love the children's room of the Los Angeles Public Library, Centrallibrary. www.lapl.org/central/children.html. It has an almost magical feelas though you've stepped through the back of the wardrobe in the C.S. Lewisstories and come into a cozy classic library with some excellent modernamenities like a story theater.While it's not the children's room of my dreams (although I do love theentry), it is for a lot of others. The Cerritos California library hasreceived a lot of publicity in southern California and is the object of muchenvy. Perhaps you will find other libraries to visit in this area to make atrip worthwhile. There are photos online atwww.ci.cerritos.ca.us/library/photos/childrens.html.Good luck to you on your quest for a world class children's room--I'll trynot to be jealous.Renee TobinRancho Cucamonga Public Library Check out : West Bloomfield (Mich) Public Library. Ask for one of theirRaising a reader portfolios.www.wblib.orgwww.raisingareader.infoHeard Director of West Bloomfield speak at a conference put on by theWindsor Public Library (Ontario). VERY impressive children's area. Fredda:we are still in the exploratory stages, deciding whether or not we can make a go of a building project. I'd be very interested to hear the responses that you receive. Eric NortonHead of Children's ServicesMcMillan Memorial LibraryWisconsin Rapids WI 54494715-422-5130enorton@scls.lib.wi.us"Very senior librarians...once they have proved themselves worthy by performing some valiant act of librarianship, are accepted into a secret order and are taught the raw arts of survival beyond the Shelves We Know."Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards! The Children's department at Gaithersburg Library in Montgomery County, MD had one. I didn''t see it, but heard abput it a few years back. They had a dress-up trunk with costumes (like a doctor's lab coat, etc.), magnetic letters, a computer with educational games, and other game manipulatives. People signed for the key in one-hour blocks of time. It was a separate glass area. Google them and email them about it. From: "Stephanie Zaslav" <Szaslav@ci.escondido.ca.us> To: <fwilliams@knoxlib.org>Subject: world class library I think the Monroe County Library in Bloomington, IN has a discoverycenter and I would be interested in ideas for a new library as we hopeto be getting one if our grant is accepted. Also good sources forchildren's library furnishings. Thanksszaslav@ci.escondido.ca.us Fredda:I am interested in amy information that you receive about "Discovery Centers" and wish to pass along. We are currently in temporary quarters while our building is extensively renovated. One feature of the new youth areas is a program room right off the children's room. It will not have carpeting, will have a sink, and so forth enabling us to have messier craft programs, science programs, etc. (The drawback: The room--which hasn't been built yet-- is already too small for our present programming needs.) My director has spoken about keeping an activity for families to enjoy set up in this program room whenever programming isn't actually taking place. So, I thought this type of thing might be what you mean by a "Discovery Center."TIA,--Jennifer Fredda . . . I work in the most wonderful library. Weare in West Bloomfield, Michigan and have been in ournew facility for a little over three years. When youenter the childrens services area you pass through alarge open area called our portal. This is a bufferarea between adult services and the children's room. In it we have different colored lights on the floorthat almost every child has to hop on and play whatcolor is it as they come in. All the walls in theportal are tackable so we put up all kinds ofactivities for the kids to do on the walls usingvelcro. They are fun to do and teach at the sametime, for example sequencing pictures, matching games,writing exercises, etc. Once you enter the room it isall open with different areas for different ages. Wehave a puppet theatre for the little ones built like atree and puzzles and magnetic boards. We have 12 gamecomputer stations with ten games loaded on eachcomputer. We have an area for the babies and toddlersto crawl around in and look and touch, and we havereference computers for our older children. There isa separate room within the room that is our activitycenter where we do all our programming. The main wallis glass and when we don't have a program we put outcarts with toys on them for the kids to play with. One item of discovery is a tiled mother goose muraldone by a local artist. Then around the room we have20 small individual mother goose tiles for the kids tolook for an try and guess which rhyme it is. I hopesome of these descriptions make sense. It really is agreat place for parents and children to come andenjoy.Sue SuttonWest Bloomfield Twp. Public Librarysuttonsu@wblib.org Fredda:Ok, but I'm interested in whatever you get. Maybe I can adapt. My director wants, among other things, a costume box complete with fabric hats. I want to sit her down and give her a lesson on lice, but she's just not that approachable. In my experience, that type of thing quickly becomes filthy in a library setting.This is my situation: We are moving into a new building. A special program room was planned in the children's area. It has an easily mopped floor, a sink, etc to make possible messy crafts, science programs, and so forth. Problem One: During the planning stages they actually made the room too small for our needs, so that we can't get 15 or 20 kids inside to do a full program. So, it was decided this room would be used for after school programs (which draw the smallest number of kids), programs with limited enrollment. Then, my director got the brilliant idea of always (except during programming) having an activity set up for families to do. At first, we were going to simply keep the room the way we would for programs (with materials safely locked away, of course), and have a simple activity that the family could do while sitting at the table and chairs. It sounded to me that we'd have color a bookmark type things, maybe changing on a monthly basis. Now, the director wants a costume box, a puppet stage, big pillows to lounge on, etc. Problem two: The room was too small to begin with, so there'll be no room to move with all of this stuff. Problem three: With all this fabric, etc, there's no longer freedom to make a mess. I was hoping that a Discovery Area might help sway her away from a playroom.Feel free to post this with your compilation. It doesn't help you any, but maybe someone will have a suggestion for me!--Jennifer -- Fredda Williams Children's Services Manager Knox County Public Library System 500 West Church Ave. Knoxville, TN 37902 (865) 215-8761 fwilliams@knoxlib.org ------------------------------ From: Lorraine Getty <lgetty1969@yahoo.com> To: ISLMANET <ISLMANET-L@listserv.uiuc.edu> Subject: "Radio" book MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 21:05:11 CST Do any of you know who wrote the book that the current movie "Radio" is based on, and what the title of that book is? All I know is that the author is the same person who "wrote" "The Rookie," but I don't know if that's an author or screenwriter. We have requested a book called Radio from another library, but can't tell from the description (or lack thereof) whether this is the correct one. Any & all help appreciated! Lorraine Getty Forsyth Public Library Forsyth, IL ------------------------------ From: "Kapila Sankaran" <ksankaran@springfieldpubliclibrary.com> To: <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: singable songs about monsters? Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 21:07:51 CST Dear List, Do any of you know of simple songs (call-response, other audience participation, action) about monsters, giants, trolls or other similar curious creatures? I'm doing a monster program for kids 3-6 and haven't been able to find anything that's quite singable. I looked through Children's Jukebox, and I found a song on kididdles that was okay; I found a sesame street cassette on monsters in our collection....but if you know of anything more lively, especially involving audience participatin, I'd be so grateful if you could pass along! Thank you once again, Kapila ===================================== Kapila Sankaran, Youth Services Librarian Springfield Free Public Library 66 Mountain Ave. Springfield NJ 07081 tel: 973.376.4930 x.232 fax: 973.376.1334 email: ksankaran@springfieldpubliclibrary.com ===================================== ------------------------------ From: "Ahern, Kathleen" <Kathleen@neill-lib.org> To: "Pubyac Pubyac (E-mail)" <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: animal sounds stumper solved! Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 21:08:11 CST Stumper Solved! THANK YOU ALL! The book of animal sounds in various languages I was looking for is: Who Says a Dog Goes Bow-wow by Hank De Zutter and Suse MacDonald. THANK = YOU! =20 Another title that was frequently offered as a possibility was : Animal = Lingo by Pam Conrad. I will be trying to locate that one too - thanks = for that title as well! Original stumper: I'm trying to find a book (picture book) that I remember from several = years ago ... it is NOT Charlotte Pomerantz's "I I Had A Paka", but = resembles it in some ways. The book I'm looking for featured a single = animal (dog, pig, cat, etc.) on each page and the "English" version of = what is says ... dog ..bow wow - but then, under the "English version", = there was the sound that each animal makes in about 7-9 other languages. = I can see the illustrations, but can't remember title or author or = illustrator. I've looked in A-Z, but didn't find it under "foreign = languages". I'm sure someone will remember this and have the title = immediately ... TIA! Kathleen Ahern, Neill Public Library, Pullman WA ------------------------------ From: "Katie" <kmckeever@alphapark.org> To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org> Subject: 4th Grade Read Aloud! MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable content-class: urn:content-classes:message Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 21:08:46 CST Hi everyone! I have been asked to read aloud for 20 to 30 minutes to a = class of 4th grade students as a part of National Young Readers' Day. = The school librarian has asked me to pick a story which would appeal to = this age and get them excited about reading. I'm thinking that a book = with a few strong opening chapters would be a great hook. Any = suggestions of books that would fit this profile? I would sincerely = appreciate any help! Thanks in advance! Katie=20 Katie McKeever Youth Services Librarian Alpha Park Public Library Bartonville, IL 61607 kmckeever@alphapark.org ------------------------------ From: "Barbara Scott" <barbarascott@hotmail.com> To: OPLINLIST@EPICURUS.OPLIN.LIB.OH.US, PUBYAC@prairienet.org Subject: Froggy Program... Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 21:09:47 CST FROGGY PROGRAM On Saturday, October 25, 2003, 36 participants gathered in the Bucyrus Public Library's Community Room to celebrate the book character Froggy, and the birthday of his creator, Jonathan London, whose birthday was mid-October. Children's Librarian Barb Scott welcomed participants and parents to the program. First on the agenda was a Powerpoint presentation on Froggy that highlighted some of the different books in the series. This was followed by Barb sharing the book Froggy's Halloween. Participants were then invited to visit five craft stations that were set up around the room. A sixth station featured a "Leap Frog" game with bean bags and lily pads worth differing amounts of points. This station was manned by Sarah Scott. The craft stations were: 1. Frog Fact Booklet-This idea was taken from a back issue of CopyCat magazine. Participants made what is called a "slit book" whose shape was cut out, slit in the middle and then folded into successive pages. 2. Froggy Paper Bag Puppet-Participants colored a paper bag and then cut out arms, eyes, and a rolled up tongue to complete this cute craft! 3. Froggy Toilet Paper Roll Craft-Toilet paper rolls were the basis of this craft. Pattern pieces were colored and cut out and pasted around and onto the toilet paper roll to make a frog. 4. Draw Froggy-Participants were guided by a "How to Draw Froggy" page displayed at this station. Each participant handed in their drawing of Froggy for display outside of the Children's Room at the library. 5. Accordion Arm and Leg Frog-Frog body, feet, and hand pieces were cut out. Feet and hand pieces were attached to the body with accordion-folded pieces of green construction paper. While participants worked on crafts, a special visit from Froggy was made. He made the rounds shaking hands and giving hugs to those in attendance. Once crafts were finished, refreshments were served. The refreshment table featured Froggy Cupcakes, fruit snacks, French Onion flavored Harvest Chips, and punch. Drawings were held at the end of the program while participants either finished with refreshments or with crafts. Given away were two copies of Froggy's Activity Book. Winners were Brandon Long and Connar Hart. Before leaving, each participants received a goodie bag with a "Read It" frog sticker, a small plastic frog, and an Ellison frog finger puppet, as well as a trick-or-treat bag from the library to put completed crafts in. Pictures were taken of the event, but due to technical difficulties, all but two were lost. Everyone had a great time and the program was lots of fun and easy to put together! I will be happy to send patterns to anyone who requests them. Just send me a snail mail addy! Barbara Scott Children's Librarian, Bucyrus Public Library ------------------------------ End of PUBYAC Digest 1251 ************************* |
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