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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, November 11, 2003 11:00 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 1265

    PUBYAC Digest 1265

Topics covered in this issue include:

  1) YA trivia program compilation (LONG)
by Heather Ujhazy <heatherlynnu@yahoo.com>
  2) Stumper
by "Poulter, Susan (Library)" <susan.poulter@nashville.gov>
  3) PLA/DEMCO Creative Merchandising Award Deadline Dec. 1
by Stephanie Stokes <stephanie@ssdesign.com>
  4) Picture Books about Suicide of a Parent
by Charli Osborne <Cosborne@oxford.lib.mi.us>
  5) UCLA doctoral program opportunity
by Cindy Mediavilla <cmediavi@ucla.edu>
  6) Mission Statements
by "Lisa Cole" <lcole@ald.lib.co.us>
  7) Magic Tree House program
by Judy Polak <jfpolak@earthlink.net>
  8) kids working off fines?
by Marin <marinj@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
  9) books for children with disabilities
by Jane Charles <jvc12@psulias.psu.edu>
 10) "Houses" storytime program
by "Susan Dailey" <obldailey@wellscolibrary.org>
 11) popular series compilation
by "Lori Fritz" <lfritz@mail.ci.lubbock.tx.us>
 12) "Verse": The Bulletin of the American Library
by "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
 13) Re: clean YA fiction
by "Dawn Imada" <dawnimada@hotmail.com>
 14) Help!  Childrens story.
by Sherlonya Augustine <AugustineS@aadl.org>
 15) RE: Stumper -- trees
by "Poulter, Susan (Library)" <susan.poulter@nashville.gov>
 16) Hanging on to Max
by "Tabitha Hogan" <tabitha@acpl.org>
 17) STUMPER: cars/trucks called Warren and Doris
by Ingrid Henderson <ingrid.henderson@ncc.govt.nz>

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From: Heather Ujhazy <heatherlynnu@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: YA trivia program compilation (LONG)
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Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 02:17:02 CST

Thank you to all who responded to my post.  I have
compiled the trivia for those interested.  Thanks
again!
______________________________________________________
JEOPARDY! Questions

Sports
The 2002 Super Bowl Champions
Who are the Tampa Bay Buccaneers?

The 2002 National Basketball Association World
Champions
Who are the Los Angeles Lakers?

The 2002 Stanley Cup Champions
Who are the Detroit Red Wings?

The 2002 World Series Champions
Who are the Anaheim Angels?

This ancient city will be hosting the 2004 Summer
Olympics.
What is Athens, Greece?

Cartoon Characters
He topped TV Guide's "50 Greatest Cartoon Characters
of All Time" in July 2002.
Who is Bugs Bunny?

742 Evergreen Terrace is the address of this cartoon
family.
Who are The Simpsons?

He was introduced as the first talking cartoon
character.
Who is Mickey Mouse?

Frosty the Snowman was brought to life by this.
What is an old silk hat?

This was the original fee for Lucy's psychiatric
advice in the "Peanuts" comic strip.
What is 5˘?

Literature
In this book, a spider named Charlotte saves a pig
named Wilbur.
What is Charlotte's Web?

She passed through the looking glass.
Who is Alice?

He wrote Yertle the Turtle, Oh, the Places You'll Go,
and The Sneeches?
Who is Dr. Seuss?

In The Gift of the Magi, a young husband sells this
item to buy his wife a set of combs.
What is his watch?

"The Father of American Prose" is this author of The
Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
Who is Washington Irving?


Movies
The first fully computer-generated full-length feature
film.
What is Toy Story?

In Hook Julia Roberts fluttered about the screen in
this role.
Who is Tinkerbell?

"Christine" was a car, "Carrie" a girl, and "Cujo" one
of these.
What is a dog?

This fierce predator whose name means "quick
plunderer" was featured in Jurassic Park?
What is a velociraptor?

This comedian played third base in A League of Their
Own.
Who is Rosie O'Donnell?

TV Shows
On The Simpsons, hi is the founder of Springfield.
Who is Jebidiah Springfield?

He tooled his stand-up act into a prime time series,
Home Improvement.
Who is Tim Allen?

Originally, this series was to be titled Class of
Beverly Hills.
What is Beverly Hills, 90210?

On Friends, the name of Ross and Rachel's baby.
What is Emma?

This show features a talking cat.
What is Sabrina, the Teenage Witch?

Music
They sing One Step Closer.
Who is Linkin Park?

This rapper's mother made a CD.
Who is Eminem?

She sang the song Play and is also the star of the
film Enough.
Who is Jennifer Lopez (or J.Lo)?

The name of Eminem's third album.
What is The Eminem Show?

Rollin' is a song by this group.
Who is Limp Bizkit?


Star Wars
The age of Anakin in Episode I-The Phantom Menace.
What is 9?

The names of Luke's uncle and aunt.
What is Owen and Beru Lars?

Anger, fear, and this feed the Dark Side of the Force.
What is aggression?

The Star Wars film has the longest running time.
What is Return of the Jedi?

The name of the group of young Jedi that Yoda is
training in Attack of the Clones.
What is Bear Clan?

Video Games
This company makes sports games including FIFA Soccer,
Madden NFL, and NBA Live.
What is EA Sports?

This skateboarder has a line of skateboarding games.
Who is Tony Hawk?

A fun driving game based on America's favorite
animated family.
What is Simpson's Road Rage?

This game allows you to create and control little
computer people.  Now available on PS2.
What is The Sims?

This famous golfer lends his name to PGA Tour 2003.
Who is Tiger Woods?

Major Cities
The center of the automobile industry.
What is Detroit, MI?

Burned by Sherman during the Civil War, this southern
city is now home to Coca-Cola and is a major
educational center.
What is Atlanta, GA?

This capitol city is best known as a major recording
center, especially for country music.
What is Nashville, TN?

This city host s Mardi Gras, a week-long carnival
before the beginning of Lent.
What is New Orleans, LA?

This city is the largest in the Unites States and is
nicknamed "The Big Apple."
What is New York, NY?


Super Heroes (Give the name of the city each one
protects)
Batman
What is Gotham City?

Superman
What is Metropolis?

Spiderman
What is New York City?

Wonder Woman
What is New York City (Washington, D.C. is also
acceptable)

Green Lantern
What is New York City?

History
Though adopted on July 4, 1776, the final delegate may
not have signed it until 1781.
What is the Declaration of Independence?

On February 12, 1892, this former president's birthday
became an official holiday in Illinois.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?

This man defeated President Bush by about 5% of the
popular vote.
Who is Bill Clinton?

On August 28, 1963, he told a crowd of 200,000 in
Washington, "I have a dream."
Who is Martin Luther King, Jr.?

In 1951, the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution was
passed, limiting the president to this many terms.
What is 2?

Grab Bag
Chucky Monkey and Wavy Gravy are two unusual flavors
of this treat made by Ben & Jerry's.
What is Ice Cream?

Frodo Baggins, who lives in Middle-Earth is one of
these creatures.
What is a Hobbit?

This candy bar was named after President Cleveland's
daughter, not a famous baseball player.
What is Baby Ruth?

This is the only state with a 1-syllable name.
What is Maine?

The name of King Arthur's sword.
What is Excalibur?


Famous Birth Places
This retired Detroit Lions' Running Back was born in
Wichita, KS.
Who is Barry Sanders?

This popular San Francisco 49ers quarter was born in
New Eagle, PA.
Who is Joe Montana?

This retired L.A. Lakers' player was born in Lansing,
MI and graduated from Michigan State University.
Who is Magic Johnson?

This Home Improvement star was born in Denver, CO.
Who is Tim Allen?

This civil rights activist was born in Greenville, SC.
Who is Jesse Jackson?

License Plate Slogans
This New England State's slogan is "The First State."
What is Delaware?

This southwestern state's slogan is "Land of
Enchantment."
What is New Mexico?

This one-syllable state's slogan is "Vacationland."
What is Maine?

This northwestern state's slogan is "Pacific
Wonderland."
What is Oregon?

The slogan for this state, "The Equality State," makes
sense; it was the first state to allow women the right
to vote.
What is Wyoming?

Firsts
The first free public library was opened in this New
England State in 1883.
What is New Hampshire?

The first motion picture theatre opened in this
western state in 1902.
What is California?

This soft drink was first served in North Carolina.
What is Pepsi?

This Midwestern state hosted the first Ringling Bros
Circus in 1884.
What is Wisconsin?

This state hosted the first Chess Tournament in 1843.
What is New York?


Inventors
This man invented the cotton gin in 1793.
Who is Eli Whitney?

The telegraph was invented by this man in 1837.
Who is Samuel F. B. Morse?

John Pemberton invented this popular soft drink.
What is Coca-Cola?

Some tires bear the name of this man who invented
rubber.
What is Charles Goodyear?

Benjamin Holt invented this popular farm vehicle.
What is the tractor?

State Nicknames
The Aloha State.
What is Hawaii?

The Hoosier State.
What is Indiana?

The Garden State
What is New Jersey?

The Show-Me State.
What is Missouri?

This state has four nicknames: The Mount Rushmore
State, Sunshine State, Land of Infinite Variety, and
the Coyote State.
What is South Dakota?

State Abbreviations
The two-letter postal abbreviation for Montana.
What is MT?

The two-letter postal abbreviation for Alaska.
What is AK?

The two-letter postal abbreviation for Kentucky.
What is KY?

The two-letter postal abbreviation for Virginia.
What is VA?

The two-letter postal abbreviation for Maine.
What is ME?


Baseball Teams
The name of Detroit's baseball team.
What are the Tigers?

The name of Colorado's baseball team.
What are the Rockies?

The name of one of Texas' baseball teams.
What are the Houston Astros?
What are the Texas Rangers?

The name of Arizona's baseball team.
What are the Diamondbacks?

The name of Atlanta's baseball team.
What are the Braves?

Football Teams
The name of Detroit's football team.
What are the Lions?

The name of Baltimore's football team.
What are the Ravens?

The name of New Orleans football team.
What are the Saints?

The name of Tennessee's football team.
What are the Titans?

One of the two teams associated with Pennsylvania.
What are the Pittsburgh Steelers?
What are the Philadelphia Eagles?

Hockey Teams
The name of Detroit's hockey team.
What are the Red Wings?

One of the teams associated with New York.
What are the Buffalo Sabres?
What are the New York Islanders?
What are the New York Rangers?

This is the name of Minnesota's hockey team.
What are the Wild?

This is the name of Florida's hockey team.
What are the Panthers?

This is the name of the team associated with our
Nation's capitol.
What are the Washington Capitols?


Michigan Stuff
Michigan's governor.
Who is John Engler?

The state bird of Michigan.
What is the robin?

Michigan's state flower.
What is the apple blossom?

Michigan's state tree.
What is the white pine?

Michigan has three nicknames: The Wolverine State, The
Water Wonderland, and this.
What is The Great Lakes State?

State Capitols
Michigan.
What is Lansing?

Illinois.
What is Springfield?

Nebraska.
What is Lincoln?

Ohio.
What is Columbus?

Kansas.
What is Topkea?







Hi Heather-

I've used the list below in some teen programs. It's
book titles and
the movies they were made into. Maybe you can find
something
useful there.
Good Luck,
Theresa Maturevich

Books to Movies:  33 Total

1. "Cabal" by Clive Barker
Nightbreed
2. "The Big Clock" by Kenneth Fearing
No Way Out
3. "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
Charly
4. "Cycle of the Werewolf" by Stephen King
Silver Bullet
5. "King Lear" by William Shakespeare
Ran
 6. "The Executioners" by John D. MacDonald
Cape Fear
7. "Anna and the King of Siam" by Margaret Landon
The King and I
8. "The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven" by
Sherman Alexie
Smoke Signals
9. "Emma" by Jane Austen
Clueless
10. "Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad
Apocalypse Now
11. "The Body" by Stephen King
Stand By Me

1. "Macbeth" by William Shakespeare
Throne of Blood / The Castle of the Spider's Web /
Cobweb
Castle
2. "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café" by
Fannie
Flagg
Fried Green Tomatoes
3. "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K.
Dick
Bladerunner
4. "Rocket Boys: a Memoir" by Homer Hickman
October Sky
5. "My Posse Don't Do Homework" by Louanne Johnson
Dangerous Minds
6. "Cat From Hell" by Stephen King
Tales From the Dark Side: The Movie
7. "The Tempest" by William Shakespeare
Forbidden Planet
8. "How I Created My Perfect Prom Date" by Todd
Strasser
Drive Me Crazy
9. "The Greatest Gift" by Philip Van Doren Stern
It's a Wonderful Life
10. "Nothing Lasts Forever" by Roderick Thorp
Die Hard
11. "Basil of Baker Street" by Eve Titus
The Great Mouse Detective


1. "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption" by
Stephen
King
The Shawshank Redemption
2. "Shoeless Joe" by W.P. Kinsella
Field of Dreams
3. "The Orchid Thief" by Susan Orlean
Adaptation
4. "The Taming of the Shrew" by William Shakespeare
10 Thing I Hate About You
5. "The Once and Future King" by T.H. White
Camelot
6. "The Tempest" by William Shakespeare
Prospero's Books
7. "The Club Dumas" by Arturo Perez-Reverte
The Ninth Gate
8. "Aren't You Even Gonna Kiss Me Goodbye?" by William
Richert
A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon
9. "The Death and Life of Dith Pran" by Sidney
Schanberg
The Killing Fields
10. "The Killer Angels" by Michael Shaara
Gettysburg
11. "The Seven Pillars of Wisdom" by T.E. Lawrence
Lawrence of Arabia
Theresa Maturevich
Children's Librarian
Norwell Public Library
Norwell, MA 02061
(781) 659-2015


MOVIE TAGLINES

One Ring To Rule Them All
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings

Something Evil Has Returned to Hogwart!
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Daphne, Shaggy, Velma, Fred
Scooby Doo Characters

Get Ready for Mush Hour
Snow Dogs

Real Spies Only Smaller
Spy Kids

MOVIE LYRICS

I see the way you're actin like you're somebody else
Gets me frustrated
Complicated

MOVIE SONGS

Just Like A Pill
Pink

Ain't It Funny
Jennifer Lopez and Ja Rule



MOVIES
What movie stars Heath Ledger and Julia Stiles, and is
based on the Shakespeare play, The Taming of the
Shrew?
10 Things I Hate About You

What is the name of Elle Woods dog in Legally Blond?
Bruiser Woods

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From: "Poulter, Susan (Library)" <susan.poulter@nashville.gov>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Stumper
Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 02:17:30 CST

Hello,

One of our customers is seeking a book we have not been aboe to identify.  I
am hoping that one of you will recognize it.

"I think that I read a book to my kindergarten class around 1990-1995 called
"Mr. Tamarind's Trees"  (although that must not be the title, since I can't
find it).

"The man in the story got mad about the fall leaves messing up his yard, so
he cut all the trees down. As a result, he was hotter in the summer and
colder in the winter.  He concludes by planting a yard full of trees,
because they are really useful. He enjoys the trees, even when the leaves
are all over the yard."

Sound familiar?  Many thanks for any assistance!

Susan Poulter

susan.poulter@nashville.gov <mailto:susan.poulter@nashville.gov>

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From: Stephanie Stokes <stephanie@ssdesign.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: PLA/DEMCO Creative Merchandising Award Deadline Dec. 1
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Hi PUBYAC folks word just came in....

 >>>>>> Attention  - Submittals for the PLA Demco Creative Merchandising
Award are
due on December 1.  As award jury chair, I was just told we only had 2
applications.
Yikes!  Well, it would make my job easier but we would love some
more......Send them in!
Awards are decided at ALA Mid-Winter and given at ALA Annual, in Orlando
this year.
                                    Susan Hildreth  <<<<<

The Demco Creative Merchandising Grant provides cash and supplies to a
public library proposing a project for the creative display and
merchandising
of materials either in the library or in the community. The grant consists
of
$1,000 cash and $2,000 worth of display furniture or supplies ordered
through
Demco, Inc., in conjunction with the grant project. The recipient will be
honored
at the ALA Annual Conference. The grant was established in 1996 and is
sponsored by Demco, Inc. The grant honors a public library for the creative
display and merchandising of materials either in the library or in the
community.

ALL the other details, how-to, entry form, etc. may be found Online at
http://www.pla.org/Content/NavigationMenu/PLA/Awards5/Demco_Creative_Merchan
dising_Grant.htm

Stephanie Stokes, Library Media & PR
http://www.ssdesign.com/librarypr/



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From: Charli Osborne <Cosborne@oxford.lib.mi.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Picture Books about Suicide of a Parent
Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 02:18:19 CST

I've searched A to Zoo, Children's Catalog and Amazon.
I've found plenty of books on death and dying, books
couched in metaphor, books on loss of grandparents and
pets, but not one book on the suicide of a parent for a
young child (a six year old). I did offer the other books I
found, and the patron took them, but she wanted something
more specific, if anything was available. Any suggestions?

Thanks!

Charli

Charli Osborne
Head, Teen Services
Oxford Public Library
(248) 628-3034
(248) 969-9492 fax
cosborne@oxford.lib.mi.us

Pathetic human race! Arranging your knowledge by category just made it
easier to absorb. Dewey, you fool, your decimal system has played right into
my hands! --Futurama

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From: Cindy Mediavilla <cmediavi@ucla.edu>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: UCLA doctoral program opportunity
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Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 02:18:40 CST


cross-posting is encouraged

UCLA GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION & INFORMATION STUDIES
Library Scholars Program (LSP)


The UCLA Department of Information Studies has been awarded a three-year
Institute of Museum and Library Services grant to recruit six doctoral
students whose research emphasis is in public librarianship, children=B9s
services, and/or multicultural library services.  The expectation is that
these students will graduate to become professors of library science in
schools throughout the country.

Students selected to participate in the program will:

    =80    receive an LSP fellowship to pay for student registration fees
and
out-of-state tuition for two years;

    =80    work as Graduate Student Researchers for 10-20 hours a week
during
their first two years of study;

    =80    be offered opportunities to conduct several of the Department=B9s
popular Friday Forum workshops; and

    =80    help plan a statewide forum to create a public library-related
research agenda.=20

Library practitioners with a master=B9s degree in library and/or information
science and recent library school graduates are encouraged to apply.

Requirements

To apply, all candidates must:

=80     complete the university=B9s online doctoral application form
available
at http://www.gdnet.ucla.edu/gasaa/admissions/applicat.htm.

=80     provide a statement of purpose which identifies the applicant=B9s
proposed area of specialization, accompanied by appropriate evidence of
qualifications for pursuing a doctorate.

=80    complete a supplemental Library Scholars Program application form.

=80     provide a resume.

=80     provide Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores taken within the
las=
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five years.=20

=80     provide evidence of research and writing such as published work,
Master=B9s thesis, or two research papers written in English.

=80    complete a personal interview with LSP staff and faculty.

=80     provide three letters of recommendation.

In addition, successful candidates are required to:

=80     complete a college-level statistics course with a minimum grade of
C.

=80     provide evidence of general knowledge about and basic experience
usin=
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computers.

Deadlines

To apply for the doctoral program and to be considered for all UCLA
fellowships, applicants must:

=80    file online by December 15, 2003.

=80    submit supporting documents by January 15, 2004.

To apply for the doctoral program and to be considered for just the Library
Scholars Program, applicants must:

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=80    submit supporting documents by February 17, 2004.  Postmarks will not
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Acceptance into the Library Scholars Program is highly competitive.
Application does not guarantee acceptance into the program.

Further information

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http://is.gseis.ucla.edu/doctoral/ application.html.  For more information
about the Library Scholars Program, please contact Cindy Mediavilla at
cmediavi@ucla.edu or 310/206-2962.  Faculty and staff will also be availabl=
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to answer questions at the California Library Association and ALA mid-winte=
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conferences.

IMLS is a federal grantmaking agency located in Washington, DC that fosters
leadership, innovation and a lifetime of learning by supporting museums and
libraries.

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From: "Lisa Cole" <lcole@ald.lib.co.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Mission Statements
Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 23:48:13 CST

I'd like to find out if other libraries have mission statements specifically
for their youth services departments.

Our library has a general mission statement for the library district as a
whole, but we are now interested in developing
a mission statement for our youth services department.

If your library has a mission statement for its youth services department,
I'd love to get a copy.

Thanks!!


Lisa Cole
Librarian - Youth Services
Koelbel Main Library
Arapahoe Library District
Centennial, CO
lcole@ald.lib.co.us

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From: Judy Polak <jfpolak@earthlink.net>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Magic Tree House program
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Dear PUBYAC friends!

You made me look great on Saturday when I finally ran my Junie B Jones
program, the launch for our library's new K-3 book club.  Over the summer, I
had requested help which you generously provided.  Several parents
commented -- "the kids had so much fun," "this was a lot of work but
well-organized." and similar comments.  Best was the HUGS from kids as they
were leaving!  So, please share in my joy over a job well done!

<GRIN!>

Now, time to crack the whip and start getting ready for the next meeting of
the K-3 club, Jan. 31, 2004.  We are using the Magic Tree House series, and
any ideas you have had or have used to bring Jack and Annie's adventures to
life would be appreciated.

Judy Polak
Kanawha County Public Library, Charleston, WV
University of South Carolina - MLIS student in the VA cohort
jfpolak@earthlink.net

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From: Marin <marinj@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
To: Pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: kids working off fines?
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Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 23:48:49 CST

I have heard of various libraries working out a way for kids to pay down
fines. Some have the kids read for a period of time, some give them things
to do at the library.

We have some kids who need help paying off their fines, so we were curious
about the way it is worked out. HOWEVER, we are very concerned that the
system may be abused - for example, kids using the system to "buy" items.
And we have some families that are terrible with fines and not returning
items, but are very good at finding ways to push the envelope and bend
rules. And there is concern that this will send the wrong message and
teach kids (and parents) that it is okay to be irresponsible with library
items. Any thoughts on this?

Also, do you limit it to late fines, or can they work off items that they
have lost/kept?

Obviously we would have to be fair and offer it to all kids. Any
suggestions from those who do this?

P.S. The usual amnesty (bringing in food for the poor) would not work in
this instance because the one family we have in mind is in need.

Thanks in advance.

Jen Marin
marinj@suffolk.lib.ny.us


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From: Jane Charles <jvc12@psulias.psu.edu>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: books for children with disabilities
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Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 23:49:43 CST

Hi.

A colleague of mine has a daughter--she is a year and a half--who was
diagnosed with Osteogenesis Imperfecta (brittle bone disorder) at birth.  I
want to find a good picture book about children who bravely and
successfully live with disabilities/genetic disorders/terminal illnesses to
give to her.  Any suggestions?

Many Thanks,
Jane

Jane Veronica Charles
Associate Archivist
Historical Collections & Labor Archives
Special Collections Library
104 Paterno Library
University Park, PA 16802
Phone: (814) 863-2505
Fax: (814) 863-5318
Email: jvc12@psulias.psu.edu

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From: "Susan Dailey" <obldailey@wellscolibrary.org>
To: "PUBYAC listserv" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: "Houses" storytime program
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Dear Yaccers:

I just wanted to let you know that I've added a new storytime program to my
website.  The theme is "houses" and it can be found at www.susanmdailey.com.

Hoping you find it helpful,

Susan Dailey,
Librarian, speaker and author of A Storytime Year
www.susanmdailey.com
Ossian Branch Library, Ossian, IN 46777
obldailey@wellscolibrary.org


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From: "Lori Fritz" <lfritz@mail.ci.lubbock.tx.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: popular series compilation
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Thanks to all who responded.  Here is a copy and paste list of what I got.


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Junie B. Jones is very popular as are the Hank the Cowdog books. Marge/GP


Sponge Bob and the ever popular drawing books  Joanne * Outreach


 Hank the Cowdog series, American Girls, Star Wars Jedi Apprentice series, =
The Saddle Club series, Junie B Jones, Magic Treehouse series and Ramona =
by Cleary   HR * Darla

Junie B Jones series.=20
Little Bill
Dora the Explorer
Cheetah Girls series
Bev J. SA

Junie B. Jones is requested. Also, your favorite Amber Brown.  Bonnie
=20
The ones Donna and I can think of are:  Magic Tree House, Junie B. Jones, =
I Spy (Wick), scary stories especially Scary Stories To Tell In the Dark.
  Suzanne MR

Nonfiction -  books about cars and trucks (boys), cheerleading (girls)
           E's -
           Eric Carle
           Arthur books
           The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry*
           Lois Ehlert
           J's  -
           Fairy School, Junie B Jones, Magic Tree House, Boxcar Children, =
and American Girl books
           House of Dies Drear   CV

Besides the titles you listed in the original e-mail here are the most =
popular requests we get here at LA
1. Poppleton(series)=20
2. Clifford=20
3. Arthur(series)=20
4. Jokes/Riddles=20
5. Dear America (series)=20
6. Maisy=20
7. Magic tree house (series)=20
8. Junie B. jones (series)=20
9. Sports/football=20
10. American girl (series)=20
11. Boxcar children (series)=20
These are the most popular request that we receive here at LA, occasionally=
 we have children showing interest in various biographies of popular =
sports stars or film stars but the subject in always varied.
Hope this helps with what you needed.
=20
David Morrison  LA

Girls still wanting "Secret Garden"
  BA

Junie B., too!  Superman & spiderman*not much available in the way of =
super heroes.  Sponge Bob. =20
  Children's dept.

Junie B. Jones. Mary Kate and Ashley, Hank the Cowdog, pets and animals in =
general, scary books, dragons just to name a few.
Becky

Kelly=20
=20
=20
Kids here still love Junie B, and the magic tree house, Mary Kate and =
Ashley, scary series like goosebumps and chris pike.=20
=20
Hope this helps
Sue

Junie B Jones series is very popular in Sperry.
 Junie B Jones, Magic Tree House, Arthur, Clifford, Box Car Children, =
Little House, Train books, animal books (snakes, dogs, spiders, etc), =
sport books, and transportation books (plane, motorcycle, etc).
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Nancy * SBA

Junie B. Jones (aka the illiterate brat) is extremely popular. Good old =
Hank the Cowdog is a fave. I bought some Scooby-Doo books, reasonably =
harmless, and they were checked out all summer. Any kind of horse story =
remains popular. Books by Beverly Cleary, Paula Danziger and Sid Fleischman=
n all check out a lot. All the Arthur chapter books ditto (by Steven =
Krensky). American Girl books still asked for quite a bit, and the "Dear =
America" and "My America" series are quite popular.
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KathyRequested Subjects
Drawing
Jokes
Mysteries and scary stories
Award-winning books, mostly Newbery and Sequoyah
Dogs and horses
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Requested Titles/Series
Junie B. Jones
American Girl
Arthur books by Marc Brown
Amelia Bedelia
Star Wars, Jedi Quest by Jude Watson
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I hope this helps.
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Marianne



Kelly,
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I am still seeing Hank the Cowdog...=20
a small return to The Nancy Drew Series,=20
Boys who are interested in Sports Fiction like the Clair Bee - Chip Hilton =
Series ...=20
The graphic novels have been popular with teenage boys and the Robin Gunn
Christy Miller books popular with teenage girls.=20
=20
Karla @ PH
Hi Kelly!  Karen here responding at 6:50 pm on Tuesday.  Here are popular =
fiction series that Karla & I have noticed often get checked out:
   Cam Jansen
   Magic Tree House
   Nancy Drew
   Marvin Redpost
   The Cul-de-Sac Kids
   American Girl
   Encyclopedia Brown
   Boxcar Children
   Hank the cowdog
   The Zack Files
   Mary-Kate and Ashley
   Dear America
   anything Beverly Cleary
   Horrible Harry
   Arthur chapter books
   Matt Christopher
   anything by James Howe
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Non fiction subjects:  wild animals, pets, craft books, sports, folk =
tales, jokes, holiday, transportation, pirates


 A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket

The American Chillers by Johnathan Rand, The Series of Unfortunate Events
by Lemony Snicket and The Magic Tree House by Mary Pope Osborne are very
popular.

Tales from the House of Bunniculua
Dear America/ My Name is America/ Royal Diaries... Etc.
A to Z Mysteries
Harry Potter
Artemis Fowl
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Junie B.
Magic Tree House
Magic School Bus
Arthur chapter books
Redwall
Tamora Pierce fantasy series

Hank the Cowdog
Mary Kate and Ashley
Goosebumps
Series of Unfortunate Events
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (YA)
Scooby Doo
Pokemon

I just ran the stats, and these are currently the top 15 series with
kids here:
J. K. Rowling, "Harry Potter"=20
Lemony Snicket, "A Series of Unfortunate Events"
Tony DiTerlizzi, "Spiderwick Chronicles"
Mary Pope Osborne, "Magic Tree House"
Barbara Park, "Junie B Jones"
Dav Pilkey, "Captain Underpants"
various authors, "Lizzie McGuire"
Brian Jacques, "Redwall"
Tony Abbott, "Secrets of Droon"
Emily Drake, "The Magickers"
Emily Rodda, "Rowan of Rin"
Yuen Wong Yu, "Digimon"  (graphic novels)
Hidenori Kusaka, "Pokemon"  (graphic novels)
Various authors, "American Girls"
various authors, "New Adventures of Mary-Kate and Ashley"

American Girls
A to Z Mysteries
Magic Tree House
Magic School Bus
Dear America
Hank the Cowdog
Star Wars : Jedi Force
Nancy Drew Notebooks
Pony Pals
Secrets of Droon
Scooby Doo
>From the Files of Madison Finn
The Zack Files
Bailey School Kids
History Mysteries

Harry Potter and...
Series of Unfortunate Events
Redwall books
anything with Mary Kate & Ashley Olsen
Junie B. Jones
Goosebumps
Powerpuff Girls
Scooby Doo

Junie B. Jones
Amber Brown
Mary Kate and Ashley Books
Dish
Lizzie McGuire
A to Z Mysteries

Junie B. Jones, Magic Tree House, Anything with Mary Kate and Ashley, =
Series of Unfortunate Events, Harry Potter and A to Z Mysteries. There is =
also a steady use of Nancy Drew, Hardy Boys,  Boxcar Children and The =
Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.

Lemony Snicket's Unfortunate books
Harry Potter (renewed since the Phoenix came out)
Captain Underpants (this has picked up recently since the 2 newest came =
out)
Magic Treehouse
Artemis Fowl
Mary Kate and Ashley (still!)
Junie B. Jones
And lately, I've had a few people ask for Charlie Bone books.

Goosebumps, Cam Jansen and Babysitter Little Sister, Junie B. Jones, =
Babysitters Club, Magic Tree House.

Junie B. Jones
Bailey School Kids
Magic Tree House
American Girls
Dear America
My America
Royal Diaries
A to Z Mysteries
Star Wars Jedi Series
Secrets of Droon
Mary Kate & Ashley
Jigsaw Jones
Series of Unfortunate Events
Spiderwick Chronicles

Anything with Mary Kate and Ashley (ick!)
Pokemon
Yugio
Digimon
Series of Unfortunate Events
Fear Street

Our most popular series are likely the same as most other libraries.  =
The=20
Magic Tree House, and Junie B. Jones are incredibly popular with the=20
younger readers -- we own multiple copies of each title but there are=20
usually only 3 or 4 from the series on the shelves.  Beyond those two=20
series, the Jigsaw Jones, Secrets of Droon, Hank the Cowdog, and the =
Secret=20
Worlds of Wally McDoogle are popular here.  I've been weeding through =
our=20
collection of Full House and Mary Kate and Ashley books -- but they =
still=20
go out too.


Lori H. Fritz
Branch Manager
Groves Branch Library
Lubbock, TX
(806)767-3733
lfritz@mail.ci.lubbock.tx.us

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From: "Dawn Imada" <dawnimada@hotmail.com>
To: apalladi@ansernet.rcls.org, PUBYAC@prairienet.org,
Subject: Re: clean YA fiction
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Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 23:57:13 CST


Here are some possibilities:

Hope Was Here by Joan Bauer
Rules of the Road by Joan Bauer
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
If You Come Softly by Jacqueline Woodson

Dawn


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From: "Anita Palladino" <apalladi@ansernet.rcls.org>
Reply-To: apalladi@ansernet.rcls.org
To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>,    <Vanderhart.Megan@rigov.org>
Subject: Re: clean YA fiction
Date: Tue,  4 Nov 2003 23:29:26 CST

Don't know how many others are in my situation, but we have a majority of
patrons who are VERY orthodox Jews. Thus they are our public to serve. They
have Very Strict rules about what their children can read and it is not an
easy task to find books for YA's that are not too childish.
If anyone has suggestions I would love to get them. Oh, by the way, our
'other' patron groups also frequently come to us and ask "don't we have just
a normal book with a story"! One kid told me too many YA books are
'depressing.'
Just speaking from my experience and observations. No offense intented to
anyone.
Anita

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From: Sherlonya Augustine <AugustineS@aadl.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Help!  Childrens story.
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Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 23:57:27 CST

Hello,
    I just got an online reference question from a patron who is looking for
the name of a children's book.  The patron says that it is "a story about a
Mexican girl who wanted a burro for her birthday". Also she says, "same time
as Ferdinand The Bull & Ping."  This is all of the description she has.
Please respond directly to me (augustines@aadl.org) and not to the list.

Thanks in advance,
Sherlonya Augustine
Ann Arbor District Library

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From: "Poulter, Susan (Library)" <susan.poulter@nashville.gov>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: RE: Stumper -- trees
Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 23:57:40 CST

Many thanks to you quick-fingered geniuses!  The book in question is "Mr.
Tamarin's Trees", not Tamarind as our customer thought.  It is OP, so if you
have a copy hang on to it -- those used book sellers with copies are
charging $40-$60 for a library copy!

The customer's description of this book is as follows:
"The man in the story got mad about the fall leaves messing up his yard, so
he cut all the trees down. As a result, he was hotter in the summer and
colder in the winter.  He concludes by planting a yard full of trees,
because they are really useful. He enjoys the trees, even when the leaves
are all over the yard."

Susan Poulter
susan.poulter@nashville.gov

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From: "Tabitha Hogan" <tabitha@acpl.org>
To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: Hanging on to Max
Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 23:57:54 CST

Does anyone have a list of discussion questions used successfully in a teen
book club for the story "Hanging on to Max" by M. Bechard?  If so, please
send to tabitha@acpl.org.  I will post responses to the list.

Thank you,
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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From: Ingrid Henderson <ingrid.henderson@ncc.govt.nz>
To: "'PUBYAC@prairienet.org'" <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: STUMPER: cars/trucks called Warren and Doris
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 00:00:05 CST


Hi all,
I have a patron looking for a picture book, which is at least a couple of
years old, about the adventures of various truck friends.  She recalls two
of the characters were called 'Warren Beetle' and 'Doris Minor'.  She says
the book contains two (possibly more) short stories including such
characters.  I have tried the usual subject and word searches here and
character indexes online to no avail.  Can you help?

Please email me directly.  Many thanks in advance for your help.
Ingrid

Ingrid Henderson
Assistant Children's and Young Persons' Librarian
Nelson Public Libraries
email: ingrid.henderson@ncc.govt.nz
phone: (03) 546-0419


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