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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: Monday, November 17, 2003 11:11 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 1268

    PUBYAC Digest 1268

Topics covered in this issue include:

  1) Family Literacy
by METSY9@aol.com
  2) open positions - Lubbock,TX - additional info.
by "Lori Fritz" <lfritz@mail.ci.lubbock.tx.us>
  3) stumper
by "Connie" <connie@peachy.bcpl.lib.ut.us>
  4) historical fiction for boys
by <mhenning@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
  5) Stumper
by "Moreau, Linda" <LRMoreau@city.surrey.bc.ca>
  6) Stumper: boy and dog chasing buffalo
by "Becky Smith" <BSMITH@loganutah.org>
  7) Youth Advisory Council
by "Heather He" <hhe@oshawalibrary.on.ca>
  8) Libraries told 'stop lending'
by "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
  9) Stumper: dawdling bear comes home from school
by Bonita Kale <Bonita.Kale@euclidlibrary.org>
 10) RE: Reply button
by "Beverly Bixler" <bbixler@sanantonio.gov>
 11) Harry Potter trailer
by "Deva Walker" <dwalker@heightslibrary.org>
 12) How to run youth service in an adult's library?
by "Heather He" <hhe@oshawalibrary.on.ca>
 13) Re: harry potter movie
by rkordatz@burlington.lib.wi.us
 14) re:  Reply button
by "Susan Dailey" <obldailey@wellscolibrary.org>
 15) stumper--grandma fools forest animals with walking stick
by Sharon Dudeck <sldudeck@yahoo.com>
 16) cc: re: Holiday Bingo Cards
by Joan Johnsen <jjohnsen@cc-pl.org>
 17) Texas/Dia de los Ninos/Dia de los Libros grants
by Jeanette Larson <larsonlibrary@yahoo.com>
 18) information and referral youth
by mkakers@uiuc.edu
 19) stumper-cat named Patches
by Theresa Stoner <t.stoner@gomail.sjcpl.lib.in.us>
 20) Teen newsletters/calendars etc.
by Erin Helmrich <HelmrichE@aadl.org>
 21) Lester Asheim in Cyberspace: A Tribute to Sound Reasoning
by "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
 22) Stumper: purple monster and opposite dogs
by Melissa M Dossie <mmd230@nyu.edu>
 23) RE: Intergenerational Program
by "Aissatou Sunjata" <asunjata@cumberland.lib.nc.us>
 24) thank you re: fines
by Marin <marinj@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
 25) RE: Looking for fingerplays and/or songs.
by "Susan Dailey" <obldailey@wellscolibrary.org>
 26) Magic Tree House Party ?
by "HOW Rebecca Smith" <howrs@llcoop.org>
 27) Re: harry potter movie
by Dawn Sardes <Dawn.Sardes@euclidlibrary.org>
 28) programming
by "Karen Brown" <brownk@ci.monterey.ca.us>
 29) What IS  Madonna reading to her children??
by Erin Helmrich <HelmrichE@aadl.org>
 30) Compilation - Clean YA Romance
by "Kristin Arnett" <karnett@pcl.lib.wa.us>
 31) Family Stumper
by Jerdawn282@cs.com
 32) open positions - Lubbock,TX
by "Lori Fritz" <lfritz@mail.ci.lubbock.tx.us>

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From: METSY9@aol.com
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Family Literacy
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 00:00:52 CST

What programs has anyone tried for Family Literacy and have they been
successful. Also since November is Family Literacy Month has anyone done
anything
special?

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From: "Lori Fritz" <lfritz@mail.ci.lubbock.tx.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: open positions - Lubbock,TX - additional info.
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 00:01:19 CST

See http://jobs.ci.lubbock.tx.us/ for application information.

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

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From: "Connie" <connie@peachy.bcpl.lib.ut.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: stumper
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 00:01:37 CST

A patron is looking for a book that is like Harry Potter but was written =
by a 15 year old.  The title, series, or part of the authors name might =
start with a "G".

Thanks for your help.

Connie Edwards
Brigham City Library
connie@peachy.bcpl.lib.ut.us

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From: <mhenning@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: historical fiction for boys
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 00:01:52 CST


I'm looking for some ideas for titles in historical fiction with males as
main
characters.  I'm looking for books appropriate for boys in grades 3-6.  Any
ideas?  Please reply to my address and I will post a list of suggestions.
Thanks in advance.
Margaret

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From: "Moreau, Linda" <LRMoreau@city.surrey.bc.ca>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumper
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Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 00:02:10 CST

Hi there!

I'd be so grateful if someone could find this book title. I've been stumped
about a Children's book a patron wants about an Indo-Canadian family. The
mother is Indian and the father is Caucasian. They have a seven year old
daughter. Her Grandmother is visiting from India and the family goes to the
airport to pick her up. In the story the father explains that the word
'Rani' means 'Queen' and says something like "Slay the Dragon."  This book
was came out in the early 1990's and is not "A Gift for Gita."   

Linda Moreau

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From: "Becky Smith" <BSMITH@loganutah.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumper: boy and dog chasing buffalo
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Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 00:02:30 CST

I have a patron (early fifties) looking for a book he read as a child.
All he remembers is one scene: a boy and his dog are hunting buffalo.
They chase one across a frozen river, the ice breaks, and the dog falls
in and drowns. 

He says this has always stuck with him, because as a child, he expected
the dog to be rescued, and when it wasn't, it was a major traumatic
experience for him!

Does anyone recognize what book this is from?

Becky Ann Smith
Youth Services Librarian
Logan Library
Logan, UT
bsmith@loganutah.org

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From: "Heather He" <hhe@oshawalibrary.on.ca>
To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: Youth Advisory Council
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 00:02:50 CST

Hi, All,

Would you please advise me some ideas on running the youth advisory council
meetings, especially on the aspect of maintaining members and absorbing new
members? Thank you very much.

Heather

Heather He Siewert
Reference, Website and Youth Librarian
Oshawa Public Library
65 Bagot Street
Oshawa, ON
L1H 1N2
(905) 579-6111 ext. 221
Fax:  (905) 433-8107
hhe@oshawalibrary.on.ca

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From: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
To: <yalsa-l@ala1.ala.org>
Subject: Libraries told 'stop lending'
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Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 00:03:14 CST

Libraries told 'stop lending'
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/newse/20031115wo31.htm

"Authors and public library officials recently discussed the practice
of libraries lending out large numbers of newly published books,
including best-sellers, to find a way to coexist."




Don Wood
Program Officer/Communications
American Library Association, Office for Intellectual Freedom
50 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611
1-800-545-2433, ext. 4225; Fax: 312-280-4227; dwood@ala.org
http://www.ala.org/oif

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From: Bonita Kale <Bonita.Kale@euclidlibrary.org>
To: pubyac <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumper: dawdling bear comes home from school
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Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 00:03:31 CST

Anyone know this one?  A bear who is habitually late is told there will be a
special surprise for him if he's on time.  He's crazy about his grandmother,
and she is the surprise, or a visit to her, or something to do with her.
And he's late and misses out.

Ring a bell?  Patron thinks she may have read it to her sister in the 50's,
is sure she read it to her children.

Bonita

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From: "Beverly Bixler" <bbixler@sanantonio.gov>
To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: Reply button
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Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 00:03:45 CST

Hi Shannon~
I wish I had known about the settings changes before! I have carefully =
been replying by using "Forward" & then copying & pasting in the =
recipient's address into the To: section. Being able to hit reply to =
reply directly to sender will be a huge time-saver for me. So, my vote =
is to keep the changes that you made a couple of months ago.
Beverly Bixler
bbixler@sanantonio.gov
San Antonio Public Library, TX=20

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From: "Deva Walker" <dwalker@heightslibrary.org>
To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: Harry Potter trailer
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Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 00:03:58 CST

Just wanted to let everyone know that if you want to see the Harry
Potter POA trailer, you can just go to
http://harrypotter.warnerbros.com/home.html which is the official Harry
Potter website.  The trailer is under the Daily Propet.

***************************************************
Deva Walker
Children's Services Librarian
Cleveland Heights-University Heights Public Library
2345 Lee Road
Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118
216-932-3600 office
216-371-9148 fax
E-mail: dwalker@heightslibrary.org
***************************************************

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From: "Heather He" <hhe@oshawalibrary.on.ca>
To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: How to run youth service in an adult's library?
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 00:04:16 CST

Hi, All,

My library combines adult's and youth service in one. We are short of staff
to only look after youth service. But our board would like us to do more for
the teenagers in the community. It is a dilemma situation. Anyway, would
anybody can advise me some youth programming ideas within this setting and
limitation? I would appreciate it very much. Thank you.


Heather

Heather He Siewert
Reference, Website and Youth Librarian
Oshawa Public Library
65 Bagot Street
Oshawa, ON
L1H 1N2
(905) 579-6111 ext. 221
Fax:  (905) 433-8107
hhe@oshawalibrary.on.ca

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From: rkordatz@burlington.lib.wi.us
To: pubyac listserv <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: harry potter movie
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Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 00:04:36 CST

Okay, okay--you all aren't answering my question--I already knew about the
trailer online--I was just excited to see it on the big screen, hence I
mentioned that I was going to the Looney Tunes movie partly to see the
trailer.

I want to know what the kids are saying--are they excited for this movie, or
are they worried it will ruin the book?  It's everyone's favorite around
here, so I'm just curious to know reactions around the country.

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

"Ah, the city: museums, culture, and, my favorite, libraries!"
--Edd from Ed, Edd and Eddy

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From: "Susan Dailey" <obldailey@wellscolibrary.org>
To: "PUBYAC" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: re:  Reply button
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Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 00:04:53 CST

Fellow PUBYACcers--and Shannon,

I, too, think it's much easier to add PUBYAC to the address line than to
copy just the right portion of the address to send it to an individual.
However, I hope that people will still send comments and suggestions to the
general list, if they might be of interest.  For instance, even though I
might not post a question asking for ideas for a specific program theme,  I
often save these suggestions for the future.  (Our library has divided our
easy readers from our picture books and developed a program for new library
card holders because of discussions from PUBYAC!)

Thanks, Shannon, for all you do--and for what I think is a positive change
to this already wonderful listserv.

My two cents,

Susan Dailey, librarian, speaker and author of "A Storytime Year"
Ossian Branch Library
Ossian, IN
obldailey@wellscolibrary.org

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From: Sharon Dudeck <sldudeck@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: stumper--grandma fools forest animals with walking stick
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Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 00:05:14 CST

Hi Everyone,

I've tried all the search terms I can gleen from the
synopsis below in A to Zoo and other sources like it,
our catalog, and Novelist, so I think this patron's
only hope is that one of you will remember this story:

A grandmother walking through the woods or a jungle on
her way to visit her granddaughter is confronted by
about 4 different animals who want to eat her.  She
tells them that she is too skinny, that she's going to
visit her granddaughter and will be much fatter on her
way home, so they should wait and eat her then.  She
visits with the granddaughter, and come time to leave,
is much too plump to make it past the animals safely.
The granddaughter comes up with an idea--she gives
grandma a walking stick, hides her in a pumpkin, and
rolls her out into the forest.  She makes it past most
of the animals, but when she comes to the last one,
possibly a bear, he says that there is no such thing
as a talking pumpkin and asks to feel her leg to see
how fat she is.  Grandma puts forward the walking
stick to show that she is skinny.  The animal feels
the walking stick, and says that sure enough, she's
too skinny to eat, and grandma gets to go on her way.


It sounds familiar, but I can't quite put my finger on
why.  Anyone remember this story???

Sharon Dudeck
Frankfort Public Library
Frankfort Illinois

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From: Joan Johnsen <jjohnsen@cc-pl.org>
To: library_groupie@hotmail.com
Subject: cc: re: Holiday Bingo Cards
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Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 00:05:32 CST

Have you thought about just using a beautiful alphabet book, winter, et.=
 and doing the letters of the alphabet on the cards?  I hold up the book=
 and turn to the page to "call out"  the letters.


>Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 23:32:22 CST
>From: Chris Gibrich
>To: pubyac@prairienet.org
>Subject: Holiday Bingo Cards
>
>Good afternoon!
>I have a weird question for y'all...  I am in the middle of trying to=
 create
>Holiday Bingo Cards to use at our Teen Holiday party in mid-December.  I
>have the card maker, but I'm coming up blank on what to use for the
>entries...  I don't want to center on Christmas things (Christmas movies=
 and
>Christmas carols have been suggested) because we have teens of a variety of
>different beliefs coming to programs, and I don't want to offend anyone.
>Does anyone have a vocabulary list of Holiday words that reflect a variety
>of different religions, or no religions?
>
>Thanks in advance!
>
>:)  christie
>
>Christie Gibrich
>Teen/ Young Adult Services Librarian
>Roanoke Public Library
>308 S. Walnut
>Roanoke, Texas 76262
>
>_________________________________________________________________
>Send a QuickGreet with MSN Messenger
>http://www.msnmessenger-download.com/tracking/cdp_games
>


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From: Jeanette Larson <larsonlibrary@yahoo.com>
To: Pubyac pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Texas/Dia de los Ninos/Dia de los Libros grants
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Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 00:05:51 CST

I apologize for any duplication.

Don't forget that the deadline for applying for the
TLA Dia de los Ninos/Dia de los Libros mini-grants is
December 15. Go to http://www.texasdia.org/grant.html
for information and an application. Libraries in Texas
(private and public schools and public libraries) are
eligible to receive $300 to help start a Dia
celebration. Applicants are not required to be
personal or organizational members of the Texas
Library Association so this is a great opportunity for
everyone! Although El día de los niños/El día de los
libros is frequently celebrated on or around April 30,
applications will be accepted to fund event programs
occurring between April 1 and May 31, 2004. Events can
range from a simple storytime to more elaborate
community events. Questions can be referred to Pat
Smith at pats@txla.org.



=====
Jeanette Larson
Youth Services Manager
Austin Public Library
P.O. Box 2287
Austin, TX 78768-2287
512-974-7405
larsonlibrary@yahoo.com

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From: mkakers@uiuc.edu
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: information and referral youth
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Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 00:06:10 CST

Thank you to all who helped me out with my democracy project! -- it turned
out very well.

And now I have another information request! I am working on a library school
project that will propose the institution/incorporation of information and
referral services with youth services in a small public library. The staff
would be specially trained to provide referral for kid-specific issues.

Does anybody out there currently provide such services, or know anything
about instituting them? I know that often it is the reference department
that takes care of referral when there isn't a specific agency within the
system.

Thanks so much,

Mary-Kay Akers

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From: Theresa Stoner <t.stoner@gomail.sjcpl.lib.in.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: stumper-cat named Patches
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Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 00:06:27 CST

Hi!

I am looking for a book to give to my 24 year old brother for Christmas. We
have a great old tape of him reading a story about a cat named Patches who
doesn't like to run and play with the other kittens. Instead she likes to
watch the birds. Somehow (I think) she mistakes an airplane for a bird and
gets onboard so she will be able to fly like the birds she watches.

Sound familiar?

Is so please reply to t.stoner@gomail.sjcpl.lib.in.us

Thanks!
Theresa

Theresa Stoner
Children's Specialist
St. Joseph County Public Library
Virginia Tutt Branch
2223 Miami
South Bend, IN 46613
574-282-4637
http://www.libraryforlife.org

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From: Erin Helmrich <HelmrichE@aadl.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Teen newsletters/calendars etc.
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Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 00:06:48 CST

To all Teen Librarians,

For the upcoming winter/spring season we will be launching the first "teen
only" calendar/newsletter/promo info -- I am looking to "copy" from the best
so I wonder if any of you out there who have a seasonal teen newsletter
would mind snail mailing me a copy, emailing me an attachment or a web link
-- or otherwise sharing your flyer??  I know that there must be some great
ones out there that you're just dying to show off!   I am particularly
interested in the various sizes/formats and the content featured.

TIA!!

Erin V. Helmrich, M.L.S.
Teen Services Librarian
Ann Arbor District Library
343 S. Fifth Avenue
Ann Arbor MI 48104
helmriche@aadl.org
734-327-4227 (voice)
734-327-4283 (fax)

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From: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
To: <State IFC Chairs <stateifc@ala.org>
Subject: Lester Asheim in Cyberspace: A Tribute to Sound Reasoning
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Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 00:07:04 CST

Lester Asheim in Cyberspace: A Tribute to Sound Reasoning
http://tinyurl.com/vet9

"If the true process of selection were applied to the Internet as a
whole, libraries would make available *only* those specific site they
actively located, evaluated, and added to their systems from the
millions and millions of sites on the Web. Libraries do not approach the
Internet in this way, and providing access to the Internet is *not* the
same as selection."

June Pinnell-Stephens, collection services manager, Fairbanks (Alaska)
North Star Borough Public Library

Article first appeared in American Libraries, October 2002, p. 70, 72

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From: Melissa M Dossie <mmd230@nyu.edu>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Stumper: purple monster and opposite dogs
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Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 00:07:24 CST

Hello all,

I am hoping that someone will be able to help me with these stumpers.

1.  A patron is looking for picture book from maybe the 1970's or early
1980's about a purple monster or giant.  The patron remembers one part in
which the purple monster or giant creates a gigantic umbrella to help the
local children.

2.  A patron is looking for a picture book about two dogs that are opposite.
They do everything opposite, including a trip to a ski lodge in which they
sleep in the wrong beds (big dog in little bed and little dog in big bed).

Thank you for any suggestions to these stumpers!

Melissa Dossie
Queens, NY

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From: "Aissatou Sunjata" <asunjata@cumberland.lib.nc.us>
To: "'PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults and Children'"
Subject: RE: Intergenerational Program
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 00:07:45 CST

Hello,
I am wondering if anyone has done an intergenerational program. We are
thinking about doing one involving both adults and teen reading the same
book and then coming together to discuss it.  If you have done one, what
times, and days did you find you had the most attendance.  If you did one
for the Summer, what days, times were most attended by teens and adults?
Which book used did you find that you had the most in terms of hearty
discussion amongst your teens and adults? Thanks in advance.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ms. Aissatou Sunjata
Assistant Youth Services Coordinator
Cumberland County Public Library
 & Information Center
300 Maiden Lane
Fayetteville, NC  28301-5000
"The Library - the very best place to start for
learning & discovery."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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From: Marin <marinj@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: thank you re: fines
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Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 00:08:15 CST

Thank you to Ellie Teaford, Marge Tassione, Linda Peterson,Amy Hay,
Barbara Osborn, Rebecca Rankin, Paula Anderson, Chris Gibrich, Tracy
Blakeman, Denise P. Stout, Gloria Crotty, Bonnie Dundas, JMaskell and a
librarian from Mount Carmel Public Library (sorry, I copied your e-mail
address, but not the name) who took the time to share their thoughts on
how kids can pay off their fines.

To sum up most of the info -

Might want to consult library lawyer regarding kids working.

Kids working often have to be supervised, and the work may have to be
re-done

Many only allow it for fines, not for lost or damaged items. And one
library wouldn't allow kids to work off late fines until lost or damaged
items were paid.

Some libraries said it was a positive experience because kids learned the
value of time, money, effort. Others seemed to indicate it was more work
for them.

One library said working off fines was a one shot deal, and they were
expected to be more responsible in the future.

Thanks again. We haven't decided yet how we will handle things.
Jen Marin
marinj@suffolk.lib.ny.us


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From: "Susan Dailey" <obldailey@wellscolibrary.org>
To: "PUBYAC" <pubyac@prairienet.org>,
   "Barron, Stacie" <sbarron@jefferson.lib.la.us>
Subject: RE: Looking for fingerplays and/or songs.
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Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 00:08:30 CST

Stacie (and other PUBYACcers),

When we do the "Eensy, Weensy Spider" (or the "Itsy, Bitsy," if you prefer),
we often do a verse about the "Bigsy, Wigsy Spider."  For this verse, we
slap our palms together with our fingers going out in opposite directions.
On each slap, we rotate our hands.  (Is this as clear as mud?  I found
describing the directions for fingerplay motions to be one of the most
difficult things about writing my book!)

I also used this fingerplay when I did "Big and Little."  I think it came
from "1001 Rhymes & Fingerplays"--compiled by Totline, but I'm at home so it
might not be word for word.

Do you think that a giant
Who is tall, tall, tall
Could ever be a elf
Who is small, small, small?

But an elf who is tiny
Will try, try, try
To reach up to a giant
Who is high, high, high.

For a craft--in case you use them--we gave the kids small and large die cuts
of the same object to paste on paper.

Good luck with your program,

Susan Dailey, librarian, speaker and author of "A Storytime Year"
Ossian Branch Library
Ossian, IN
obldailey@wellscolibrary.org



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From: "HOW Rebecca Smith" <howrs@llcoop.org>
To: "Pubyac" <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: Magic Tree House Party ?
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Hi all,
I am so happy with the responses I received about the Magic Tree House
parties that some of you have done--they are awesome. I will be posting the
responses to the list as soon as I have mine on the 19th. I just need a
couple of clarifications on what I think are great ideas...One ideas was to
have a scavenger hunt using clues that led them to books that tied into the
Tree house books--does someone have a copy of the clues you used  that I
could get and adjust them to fit my program?? Also There was an idea that
mentioned doing a tour of non-fiction with little "Magic Tree House Magic
Numbers" that focus on teh ares that the books are about so the kids can
read
more about it--does anyone have a copy of the Number used (was it just a
copy
of the dewy decimal system and if it was what made them appeal to the kids)
sorry if these questions sound dumb but I am running three different parties
next week and I guess I am just running out of brain power.
Thank You all so much for being so helpful:)
Becca Smith
Youth Services
Reynolds Township Library
215 E Edgerton St
PO Box 220
Howard City, MI 49329
(231)937-5575
howrs@llcoop.org

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From: Dawn Sardes <Dawn.Sardes@euclidlibrary.org>
To: rkordatz@burlington.lib.wi.us
Subject: Re: harry potter movie
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If you want to view the trailor, go here:


http://harrypotter.warnerbros.com/home.html

Click on the link under the picture of Sirius Black

Dawn Sardes
Teen Services Librarian
Euclid Public Library
Dawn.Sardes@euclidlibrary.org
216-261-5300, ext. 138

"Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the
general diffusion of knowledge.  In proportion as the Structure of a
government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public
opinion should be enlightened."

>From the 1796 Farewell Address of George Washington, 1st President of the
United States



----- Original Message -----
From: rkordatz@burlington.lib.wi.us
Date: Saturday, November 15, 2003 0:31 am
Subject: harry potter movie

> Hi everyone--
>
> I'm planning on going to see the Looney Tunes movie tonight,
> partly because
> the POA trailer will be with it, and I actually felt a little
> twinge of
> nervousness about the whole production.
>
> That made me wonder if any of the rest of you have heard things
> from kids,
> teens, adults, etc. about the third movie--around here everyone's
> favoriteof the HP series is number 3, and I just wonder how will
> fans embrace the
> new director, the obviously grown up kids and the different look
> this movie
> will have.  And the fact that their favorite book is now a visual,
> insteadof just their imagination.
>
> Just curious...
>
> :) ruhama
>
> Ruhama Kordatzky
> Youth Services Librarian
> Burlington Public Library
> rkordatz@burlington.lib.wi.us
>
> "Ah, the city: museums, culture, and, my favorite, libraries!"
> --Edd from Ed, Edd and Eddy
>
>

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From: "Karen Brown" <brownk@ci.monterey.ca.us>
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Subject: programming
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Here's what I sent to Dawn.  Maybe it will spur some discussion here.

To make your presentation more thoughtful and interesting, you might
want to talk about the type of programming.  For example, shall we
continue to offer weekly daytime preschool storytimes when most
preschoolers are in preschool, meanwhile offer almost no programming for
preschools and for babies- whose familes are oftentimes begging for it.
This is an issue that keeps coming up for me any many other librarians.
I think it is also very important to wonder if it is so important to
have a magic show (which will draw many people) if we don't even put out
books or talk about books.  Every program I put on will have a big
display and a booktalk about the best.  But usually, instead of a magic
show, I will present an opportunity for kids to be trained in magic and
then be in a magic show with a magician as mc and coordinator.  I look
for literary reasons to have a program.  One of my favorites is the
First Graders I Can REad Party.  We celebrate their new reading ability,
with Cat in the Hat, a cake, party favors (book marks), games, book
talking of readers, and encouragement of continuing use of reading aloud
and picture books.  A similar program is "Chapter Book Friends" where we
booktalk other books (and their main characters as friends) you will
like if you like Junie B Jones, Captain Underpants, Mary Kate and
Ashley, and Magic Tree House.  We celebrate those books and make a
direct connection from them to those suggested for further reading.  We
have food related to the books, party favors, friendship games and
book-related games, and talk about why the celebrated books are so good.
 We have done many other programs that take kids from what they're
reading, celebrate that, but show them how to expand.  We also have done
programs because of an info need that is hard to fill with books, such
as skateboarding.  We also give programs as a super answer to frequent
reference questions.  These would include the Science Fair Fun And
Success program and the History Day How To's. Both of these will include
advice on selecting a topic, lots of info on researching your topic,
advice from judges and past winners, and a bit of fun, like scientific
magic or juggling.  I am also interested in the use of "party" instead
of "program" on this site.  Party, to me, implies food and games.
Sometimes those are included in a program and sometimes not.  I wonder
if some people are using the word party to attract more people and
because it is a more commonly used term.  Is "program" library jargon?
Does changing the word make a difference?  Finally, I wonder about the
efficiency of crafts at library programs.  We found that crafts took a
great deal of time to prepare and often had questionable objectives.  We
rarely offer them now.  Crafts had to go, or else a whole level of
programming had to go.  We asked ourselves, are crafts part of our
primary mission?  or more accurately, to what extent or for what purpose
are crafts part of our primary mission?  Certainly crafts can be really
important, if - we can talk to parents about development of scissor
skills as toddlers cut from one punched hole to another on stiff paper
or make a lion's fringe, if we can talk about what is appropriate for
Ramadan, as children use golden inkpads and stamps of plants only, if we
are celebrating Where the Wild Things are by making a Wild Thing crown
and a Private Boat for Max, if we are showing masks from around the
world and talking about them in an anthropological way, then use a wide
variety of materials to create our own, then talk about what the masks
celebrate or what power they might try to harness, for example.
Some ideas, anyway.


Karen Brown
brownk@ci.monterey.ca.us
Youth Services Manager
Monterey Public Library
625 Pacific Street
Monterey, CA 93940
831-646-3744

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From: Erin Helmrich <HelmrichE@aadl.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: What IS  Madonna reading to her children??
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Dear all,

I am just wondering if anyone out there happened to see Madonna on the David
Letterman show last week?  WHile I have heard her speak on the topic during
several of her "promotional" children's book thingies her comments about
children's literature and writing books really irked me.  First, let me say
that I have been a fan of Madonna's since I was in middle school - no need
to debate her merit as an artist - just wanted to note that I am not a
general "Madonna hater."

Anyway - her basic comment was that when reading to her children she was
"appalled" at the poor variety of books to read aloud to them and that she
felt she needed to write books to "improve" the children's lit landscape.
Beyond even what you think about Madonna's books - I felt the same way when
Maria Shriver wrote her book on "heaven" a couple years ago - she said she
wrote it "because there were no other good books for children on death."
WHAT BOOKS ARE THESE PEOPLE READING??  I think we all know that there is an
abundance of wonderful children's literature out there - and great stuff is
being published every year.  The arrogance of celeb authors just floors me -
and what an insult to all of the great authors out there...I just wonder if
anyone from the children's lit world (editors of Horn Book, other authors,
publishers etc) have ever come forward about what really comes off as
astonishingly ignorant - did Madonna or Maria Shriver even ENTER a library?
Or ask for some professional assistance in locating a good title for their
kids - before deciding that THEY needed to write one?

Just a little 'rant to get the week started,

Erin V. Helmrich, M.L.S.
Teen Services Librarian
Ann Arbor District Library
343 S. Fifth Avenue
Ann Arbor MI 48104
helmriche@aadl.org
734-327-4227 (voice)
734-327-4283 (fax)

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From: "Kristin Arnett" <karnett@pcl.lib.wa.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Compilation - Clean YA Romance
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Hello! Thank you to everyone who responded with suggestions for "clean" =
YA romances. I've compiled a list from the responses below, for those =
who are interested. Thanks again!!

"Clean" Young Adult Romance
A Special Kind of Love - Judy Baer
Amelia and the Outlaw - Lorraine Heath
Anna and the Duke - Kathryn Smith
Belle and the Beau - Beverly Jenkins
Both Sides of Time - Caroline B. Cooney
Catherine and the Pirate - Karen Hawkins
The Changeover - Margaret Mahy
Christy and Todd Series - Robin Jones Gunn
The Coffin Quilt - Ann Rinaldi
Dunk - David Lubar
Fifteen - Beverly Cleary
Fight Fire with Fire - Kate William
Flipped - Wendelin Van Draanan
The Girl Who Invented Romance - Caroline B. Cooney
Greek Odyssey - Carolyn Keene
Hope Was Here - Joan Bauer
I Stay Near You: 1 Story in 3 - M.E. Kerr
If You Come Softly - Jacqueline Woodson
In and Out of Love - Carolyn Keene
The Janis Project - Nancy Rue
Jean and Johnny - Beverly Cleary
Jennie McGrady Mystery Series - Patricia Rushford
Josephine and the Soldier - Beverly Jenkins
The Luckiest Girl - Beverly Cleary
Miranda and the Warrior - Elaine Barbieri
Much Ado About Prom Night - William D. McCants
My Angelica - Carol Lynch Williams
My Not-So-Terrible Time at the Hippie Hotel - Rosemary Graham
Nicola and the Vixcount - Meg Cabot
One Last Wish - Lurlene McDaniel=20
The Parent Plot - Kate William
Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
Rat Boys: a Dating Experience - Thom Eberhardt
Rehearsing for Romance - Carolyn Keene
Remember Me to Harold Square - Paula Danziger
The Romance of Tristan and Iseult - Joseph Bedier
Rules of the Road - Joan Bauer
Samantha and the Cowboy - Lorraine Heath
Second to None - ArLynn Presser
Seventeenth Summer - Maureen Daly
Sister of the Bride - Beverly Cleary
Squashed - Joan Bauer
Star Girl - Jerry Spinelli
Streiker's Bride - Robin Hardy
This Lullaby - Sarah Dessen
Tom Loves Anna Loves Tom - Bruce Clements
Twonk! - Joan Bauer
The Unlikely Romance of Kate Bjorkman - Louise Plummer
Victoria and the Rogue - Meg Cabot
The Witch of Blackbird Pond - Elizabeth Speares

Authors:
Joan Bauer
T. Davis Bunn
Lurlene McDaniel
Gilbert Morris
Janette Oke

Series:
Avalon Romance
Avon True Romance
Christy and Todd Series - Robin Jones Gunn
Heartland Heritage Series - June Masters Bacher
Jennie McGrady Mystery Series - Patricia Rushford
Wild Rose Inn Series - Jennifer Armstrong

Kristin Arnett, MLS
Youth Services Librarian
Pierce County Library System=20
karnett@pcl.lib.wa.us

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From: Jerdawn282@cs.com
To: Pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Family Stumper
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 00:10:39 CST

Hello everyone--

I am looking for a book, probably early 1900s, maybe even mid to late 1800s
that was read to my mother and hers before her.  Apparently, I shredded it
when
I was a baby...oops!  Anyway,  my mom and aunt argue about the title being
either "Precious Jewels" or  "Perfect Jewels" and it had a section in it
entitled "The Childrens' Hour" from which their mother read.  The entire
book was
stories, songs, poetry for adults and kids.  Some included poems were
"Papa's
Letter", and "The Praises of Men"  A lot of sad, moralistic kind of things
set
before cars were around (Horse drawn carriages are mentioned in Papa's
Letter.)
They both insist it is not this one
       <A
HREF="http://catalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=1&ti=1,1&Search_Arg=pe
rfect+jewels&Search_Code=TALL&PID=26148&CNT=25&SEQ=20031116181643&SID=3">Per
fect jewels: a collection of the choicest things in the literature
of life, love and religion. To which is added the music of home, country and
heaven. Beautifully illustrated by the best American and European artists.
With
an introduction by T. DeWitt</A>

from loc because it doesn't have the right poems inside according to the
librarian there.  So, not sure if they are mixing up this title with another
book,
but if anyone knows of one with most particularly "The Childrens' Hour" as a
section within a larger book I would love to hear about it.  Thanks for any
help!

Dawn
Dawn Wacek
"I have always imagined that paradise will be a kind of library."
       ---jorge luis borges (1899-1986)

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From: "Lori Fritz" <lfritz@mail.ci.lubbock.tx.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: open positions - Lubbock,TX
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Job Title:  Librarian II - Job #40758 
Job Grade:  P03 
Salary Range:  $15.09-$23.08 Hourly 
Salary Range:  $31,387.20-$48,006.40 Annually 
Closing Date:  November 21, 2003 
Reports To:  Mahon Library 
Qualifications:      QUALIFICATIONS: Any combination of education and
experience equivalent to completion of a Master Degree in Library
Science with an additional two years of professional library experience.
Knowledge of principles and practices of library science. Knowledge of
computer applications related to library functions; library
organization, procedures, and policies. Ability to effectively provide
customer service to library patrons. Ability to evaluate, acquire, and
properly catalog library materials. Ability to operate computer and
software. Ability to supervise the work of others. Performs job duties
in a way that promotes a positive image of the City organization and the
department; demonstrates effective interpersonal skills and delivers
exemplary customer service.
 
  
Job Title:  Librarian I - Job #40766 
Job Grade:  P02 
Salary Range:  $13.36-$20.43 Hourly 
Salary Range:  $27,788.80-$42,494.40 Annually 
Closing Date:  November 21, 2003 
Reports To:  Mahon Library 
Qualifications:      QUALIFICATIONS: Any combination of education and
experience equivalent to completion of a Master Degree in Library
Science. Knowledge of principles and practices of library science.
Knowledge of computer applications related to library functions. Ability
to effectively provide customer service to library patrons. Ability to
evaluate, acquire, and properly catalog library materials. Ability to
develop and implement library programs. Ability to operate computer and
software. Performs job duties in a way that promotes a positive image of
the City organization and the department; demonstrates effective
interpersonal skills and delivers exemplary customer service. Forty (40)
hours per week including some evenings and weekends.
 
  
Job Title:  Library Assistant - Job #40774 
Job Grade:  P01 
Salary Range:  $11.82-$18.07 Hourly 
Salary Range:  $24,585.60-$37,585.60 Annually 
Closing Date:  November 21, 2003 
Reports To:  Mahon Library 
Qualifications:      QUALIFICATIONS: Any combination of education and
experience equivalent to completion of a bachelor's degree in a related
field with an additional one year of experience working in library
services, teaching or education field, or other experience providing
programs to children or adults. Knowledge of library organization and
procedures. Knowledge of a variety of books and library materials.
Ability to promote library services and public relations. Ability to
communicate effectively with others. Performs job duties in a way that
promotes a positive image of the City organization and the department;
demonstrates effective interpersonal skills and delivers exemplary
customer service. Forty (40) hours per week including some evenings and
weekends. Prefer: Library Experience.
 


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

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