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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: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 11:28 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 1270
Topics covered in this issue include: 1) celebrity books by "Jennifer Salt" <jennifersalt@hotmail.com> 2) Re: New PUBYAC forwarding procedure by Rjohc@aol.com 3) Russian craft by Susan Fisher <sfisher@lib.williamson-tn.org> 4) stumper: bitsy series by "Micky Hurd" <hurdm@uhls.lib.ny.us> 5) STUMPER - FRENCH PIGS by "Kathleen Day" <kathleenday@mcplib.info> 6) What is the title of this book? by "Jennifer Newton" <jnewton@acpl.lib.in.us> 7) Could Drew enlighten Madonna? by "Kathleen Gasi" <kzalargasi2@hotmail.com> 8) Verizon Commercial by "Chris Gibrich" <library_groupie@hotmail.com> 9) Historical fiction for boys by "Bryce, Richard" <bryce@palsplus.org> 10) Cinderella variant by Judy Looby <jrlooby@yahoo.com> 11) personal space by Inge Saczkowski <isaczkow@niagarafalls.library.on.ca> 12) Children's bookstores and public libraries in London by Robin Fosdick <rfosdick@library.berkeley.edu> 13) Good Book for Big/Little story times by Nancy Thelen <nthelan@monroe.lib.mi.us> 14) RE: Series suggestions please by Jennie Stoltz <jstoltz@esls.lib.wi.us> 15) stumper-chicken feet hut, red riding hood by Christy Schink <cds002@mail.connect.more.net> 16) RE: What IS Madonna reading to her children?? by "Shalar Brown" <SHBROWN@icpl.org> 17) stumper: stone monster and hero by rkordatz@burlington.lib.wi.us 18) ethical dilemma by Trey Bunn <unnapantsmafia@yahoo.com> 19) Stumper: Way the game begins by "Susan Dailey" <obldailey@wellscolibrary.org> 20) Re: What IS Madonna reading to her children?? by Susan Wizinsky <swizinsk@gfn.org> 21) Re: What IS Madonna reading to her children?? by MalibuInc@aol.com 22) Parents and Discipline Issues by Elaine <mailforsilver@yahoo.com> 23) Summer Reading Ideas by Christine Mills <cmills@mail.win.org> 24) Position posting by Cindi Chibis <Cindi@DAYTON.LIB.OH.US> 25) All Solved - 3 stumpers bunny, butter and brat by "Ann Job" <patiencejob@hotmail.com> 26) RE: notebook crafts by Sarah <sarahmaclean@eastlink.ca> 27) Unique Job Opportunity by Kim Olson-Kopp <k.olson-kopp@lacrosse.lib.wi.us> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Jennifer Salt" <jennifersalt@hotmail.com> To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org Subject: celebrity books Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 00:19:36 CST Even if Spike Lee is ignoring all the quality children's literature available (someone really ought to tell him about the Coretta Scott King Award), you'd think he'd be aware of fellow celeb Bill Cosby's Little Bill books. --Jennifer ------------------------------ From: Rjohc@aol.com To: MzLibrary@aol.com, pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Re: New PUBYAC forwarding procedure MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 00:20:00 CST I have AOL too. When I clicked on the reply button it came up with a blank "write" message. When I clicked on Reply to all your address and the listserv address are in the send to box. There is also the ability to click on the link for just the poster's e-mail address or the listserv. Maybe the AOL version you have is different. Robyn Hammer-Clarey ------------------------------ From: Susan Fisher <sfisher@lib.williamson-tn.org> To: PUBYAC <PUBYAC@prairienet.org> Subject: Russian craft MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 00:20:20 CST I am doing a storytime featuring the Russian folktale, "The Turnip". Does anyone have any ideas for crafts that would be related? Thanks! Susan -- Susan Fisher Bethesda Public Library 4905 Bethesda Road Thompson Station, TN 37179 615.790.1887 fax: 615.790.8426 sfisher@lib.williamson-tn.org ------------------------------ From: "Micky Hurd" <hurdm@uhls.lib.ny.us> To: <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: stumper: bitsy series Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 00:20:37 CST Stumper alert: I have patron who would like a series of chapter books with the = characters Bitsy, Tasty, and Tib. She believes the series was published = in the 70's because her friend remembers them from her childhood. It = could have been published earlier. I searched our OPAC, amazon, and the = web with my results including the "Itsy bitsy spider." Any ideas? Micky Hurd East Greenbush Community Library East Greenbush, NY ------------------------------ From: "Kathleen Day" <kathleenday@mcplib.info> To: <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: STUMPER - FRENCH PIGS Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 00:20:58 CST A lady came in and wanted to know if I knew of a book from the late = forties that had a pig or maybe three. They wore berets and went on a = train journey. She really enjoyed the illustrations. It is not much to = go on but I told her I would put it on this wonderful listserve and = perhaps someone would come up with it. Please reply to me directly.=20 Thanks in advance. Kathleen Day Mercer Co. Public Library kathleenday@mcplib.info ------------------------------ From: "Jennifer Newton" <jnewton@acpl.lib.in.us> To: <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: What is the title of this book? Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 00:21:17 CST I had a patron come in yesterday and she wants a specific book that she used to read to her son when he was a kid (think late 1960's, early 70's). She remembers that the cover was red and black and had a train on the front. The phrase "clickety-clack" was repeated throughout the book. She thinks it was published in the 60's or early 70's and it is a picture-based book with few words. Does anybody have any idea what this could be? Thanks! - Jennifer Jennifer Newton Children's Librarian I Dupont Branch Allen County Public Library ------------------------------ From: "Kathleen Gasi" <kzalargasi2@hotmail.com> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Could Drew enlighten Madonna? Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 00:21:40 CST Regarding Madonna's ignorance of all the great children's literature out there, Dana Hegquist said it would be great if "a prominent person from our field would step up to the plate" and enlighten these celebrities. He may not be "from our field" but I wonder if Drew Carey, having celebrity clout, would help enlighten other celebs--after all, he has gone up to bat for libraries (as we in Ohio are especially aware) and has made it known how libraries positively influenced him as a youth. I've never tried to contact a celebrity, but if it's just a matter of an email maybe those of us who are so inclined could contact him. . .it would be interesting to see what would happen. ------------------------------ From: "Chris Gibrich" <library_groupie@hotmail.com> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Verizon Commercial Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 00:21:58 CST Good morning! I was wondering if anyone else has seen a Verizon commercial that's been airing (at least around here) recently? It has a busy female executive trying to check her email on a computer in what I (and everyone I've talked to locally) assume is a children's area in a library... She's bombarded by spitballs, then the picture zooms out and children are running rampant, throwing things, while this lady is squeezed in at a kiddie sized desk, with rows of picture books in the background. The voice-over says something about Always checking your email in the wrong place? and goes on to push their wireless internet service and options via cell phone. Does it push anyone else's buttons, or is it just me? :) christie Christie Gibrich Teen/ Young Adult Services Librarian Roanoke Public Library 308 S. Walnut Roanoke, Texas 76262 ------------------------------ From: "Bryce, Richard" <bryce@palsplus.org> To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'" <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Historical fiction for boys Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 00:22:16 CST Patience is a virtue, and I thank everyone who waited so patiently for this compilation. I was overwhelmed with responses from well over 30 of you. Thank you!!! Now that I've put it all together it turns out to be an astounding 59 pages long!!!!!! The file is around 800 KB, so if you want a copy please e-mail me and I will send it to you. The moderator says it's too huge to post to PUBYAC. Let me know if you have any questions. Take care and enjoy the rest of the week. Richard Bryce West Milford Township Library 973-728-2823 bryce@palsplus.org ------------------------------ From: Judy Looby <jrlooby@yahoo.com> To: Pubyac pubyac <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Cinderella variant Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 00:22:33 CST I received a little more info from my patron on the Cinderella story she is looking for. She heard the story told in a college theater class she took about 10 years ago. The storyteller was an African-American man. She remembers also that the Cinderella in the story (Cindy Eller) danced with a member of the KKK at the ball. We are pretty sure it's not Cinder Ellie, which is about an African-American girl. I have ordered a copy of Talk That Talk, which contains that story to check it for sure. Below is a copy of my original post. Thanks for all your help. <A patron is looking for a Cinderella variant possibly titled Cindy Eller. I don't think it's a children's book. In this story Cindy is African-American, and her godmother makes her white in order to go to the ball. At midnight her skin color changes back. I've checked a number of Cinderella bibliographies on the web and have found several urban Cinderellas but not this one. Can someone point me in the right direction? Thanks for your help.> Judy Looby Charleston Public Library Charleston, IL ------------------------------ From: Inge Saczkowski <isaczkow@niagarafalls.library.on.ca> To: pubyac <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: personal space MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 00:22:53 CST A patron has asked if I can recommend a children's book that discusses personal space. She works with a 7 year old that inappropriately hugs and kisses complete strangers. Naturally, they are worried about the child's safety, but can not get him to understand that this behaviour is not acceptable. We've done all the stranger danger type books, but it's not really about that, it's really about personal boundaries. All suggestions are most welcome! ------------------------------ From: Robin Fosdick <rfosdick@library.berkeley.edu> To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org Subject: Children's bookstores and public libraries in London Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 00:23:10 CST Hello All, I'll be visiting London next month and I'm looking for recommendations on children's bookstores or public libraries with great children's sections. I've looked at travel guides (print and on-line) for information on bookstores and do have a preliminary list, but I'd love to hear from you if you know of a truly special bookstore, especially one that might have used (older) books. I'm also looking for information on which public libraries in London have the largest children's sections or are outstanding in other ways. Please reply directly to me at: rfosdick@library.berkeley.edu thanks, Robin Fosdick MLIS student ------------------------------ From: Nancy Thelen <nthelan@monroe.lib.mi.us> To: "PUBYAC@prairienet.org" <PUBYAC@prairienet.org> Subject: Good Book for Big/Little story times Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 00:23:34 CST Hi, I just got in a book that will be good for story times talking about Big and Little. It's called One Dark Night, by Lisa Wheeler. ISBN 0-15-202318-6, $16.00 USD. It starts " In a wee little house, In a wee little hole, Lived a wee little mouse And a wee little mole." It contrasts with a "BIG GIANT bear." As the story goes on, the mouse and mole leave their house and get lost. The bear talks about being hungry and goes out also. The story makes you think the bear will try to eat the mouse and mole, but instead bear has invited them to have dinner with him. -- Nancy Thelen 920 W. Michigan Ave Three Rivers Public Library Three Rivers, MI nthelan@monroe.lib.mi.us ------------------------------ From: Jennie Stoltz <jstoltz@esls.lib.wi.us> To: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults and Children" <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: RE: Series suggestions please MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 00:23:51 CST Hello dear PUBYACers, I have two requests to make of you. First, I am looking for any fiction (or nonfiction) series books that are high interest/low vocabulary that you would recommend. Second, I am looking for any good Young Adult biography series that you might like. Of course, I don't mean to limit either of these to just series books. If there are individual titles in either of these areas that you want to mention, that would be great. Respond to me off-list at jstoltz@esls.lib.wi.us. Thanks, Jennie Jennie J. Stoltz Children's Services Coordinator Frank L. Weyenberg Library Mequon/Thiensville, WI ------------------------------ From: Christy Schink <cds002@mail.connect.more.net> To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org Subject: stumper-chicken feet hut, red riding hood Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 00:24:06 CST A young woman (20's or 30's) came in the library today asking about a version of Little Red Riding Hood that she read as a child. The little girl is wearing a red cape, her mother sends her out with a basket, the basket has bread, butter and meat in it, she ends up trapped in a witch's hut which is on chicken feet, the witch is trying to eat her, she ends up escaping by using the items in her basket, she gives the bread to the cat?, she gives the meat to the dog, and she uses the butter to oil the squeaky gate. Thanks for your help! Christy Schink Scenic Regional Library Union, Missouri cds002@mail.connect.more.net 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 ------------------------------ From: "Shalar Brown" <SHBROWN@icpl.org> To: <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: RE: What IS Madonna reading to her children?? Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 00:24:27 CST Along these lines, did you hear David Letterman talking last week on "The Late Show..." about how touched he was to receive a gift for his newborn son of children's books from his nemesis Oprah? This is from the Chicago Sun-Times: "One person out there whom Letterman claimed had no use for him over the years may be of a different mind-set now, at least in his eyes. A huge gift basket arrived for young Harry filled with 80 children's books, each with a specially designed sticker that said "Harry's Book Club," and Letterman was so sincerely moved he could only register his surprise and humble thanks on the air." I'm so interested to know the titles included in this collection! Shalar Brown Iowa City Public Library 123 S. Linn St. Iowa City, IA 52240 (319) 887-6016 shbrown@icpl.org ------------------------------ From: rkordatz@burlington.lib.wi.us To: pubyac listserv <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: stumper: stone monster and hero MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-language: en Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-disposition: inline Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 00:24:49 CST Hello great librarians out in pubyac-land! I have a high schooler who wants to find a book from his childhood, and it's not ringing any bells with me... This is what he remembers: "It had some kind of muscular hero, not quite He-Man, but more Stone Age. There was a huge stone monster too. I think he may have died in lava, and there was probably some kind of sword the hero found to defeat the monster with. I think also, and I JUST remembered this, that the 'hero' guy fell into some trap in a stone wall to get into the pit where the monster was. It's a picture book." If you know, email me! TIA :) 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 ------------------------------ From: Trey Bunn <unnapantsmafia@yahoo.com> To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org Subject: ethical dilemma MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 00:25:12 CST Hello everyone. I'm a graduate student earning my MLIS and was hoping for some input from librarians on a paper I'm writing for one of my classes. In this paper, we have to come up with a scenario with an ethical dilemma and present both sides of it, the pros and cons, and such. My scenario is this: A child (say age 8 to 10) comes to the reference desk at a public library and tells the librarian that he/she wants information on sex and reproduction. The child's parents refuse to tell the child anything about it, so he/she has come to the library. So, should the librarian provide the info or not? The ALA Bill of Rights states that information should be supplied to all users regardless of age, but a librarian would need to also consider the parents' wishes and weigh the possible implications of angry parents (or the community) coming down on the library as a result. So what would any of you do in this situation? I'm not looking to start a big debate here, just to get some input (this is only part of my research) from real-life librarians. Thank you for your help, Trey Bunn MLIS Student __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree ------------------------------ From: "Susan Dailey" <obldailey@wellscolibrary.org> To: "PUBYAC" <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Stumper: Way the game begins MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 00:25:31 CST Fellow PUBYACcers, I dreamt about a fingerplay last night. (I'd hate for Freud to analyze that!) In the dream, I started a fingerplay that went something like... Touch your ??, Touch your chin, That's the way This game begins. In the dream, I was just going to make up my own words (as I so often do), but the kids seemed to know the rhyme and went off on their own. They couldn't agree on the words and the fingerplay was a disaster. (Hope that doesn't bode badly for the 4 programs I'm doing today!) Anyway, when I work up, I decided that this would be a great rhyme to do. Do any of you know the complete words to this fingerplay? Is it a fingerplay or am I now writing them in my sleep? If so, I really need a vacation! Hoping someone can help, Susan Dailey, librarian, speaker and author of "A Storytime Year" www.susanmdailey.com Ossian Branch Library Ossian, IN obldailey@wellscolibrary.org ------------------------------ From: Susan Wizinsky <swizinsk@gfn.org> To: Beverly Kirkendall <bkirkend@ci.hurst.tx.us> Subject: Re: What IS Madonna reading to her children?? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 00:25:49 CST Yeah. I was in Kindergarten in 1969 and some of my favorite books back then (and still today) were by Ezra Jack Keats---The Snowy Day, Peter's Chair, Whistle for Willie, etc. They all had African-American characters. To top it off, I found them all on the shelves of my elementary school's library in a notoriously white suburb of Detroit just after the '67 riots! Susan On Wed, 19 Nov 2003, Beverly Kirkendall wrote: > <<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.>> > > That's exactly what I thought not too long ago when Spike Lee said > there were no picture books with African-American children as main > characters (or something to that effect). Well, he certainly hasn't been > in my library! Many of my standard titles for Toddler Time have > African-American kids, and I was using them long before I bought his > book which "filled the void" (not). And there are many picture books > that meet that criteria on reading lists here in Texas every year, not > to mention (though I will) that quality books with a variety of > characters of color have been coming out for years! > Beverly K. > -- Susan E. Wizinsky, M.S.L.S. Children's Librarian Genesee District Library Grand Blanc-McFarlen Branch 515 Perry Road Grand Blanc, Michigan 48439 810-694-5310 ------------------------------ From: MalibuInc@aol.com To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Re: What IS Madonna reading to her children?? Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 00:26:08 CST Dear Friends, I should like very much to start a list of the wonderful children's books Madonna forgot to read to her children. If anyone else on the list would like to chime in with their own recommendations, please feel free to do so. Preston McClear President Malibu Books For Children <A HREF="www.malibubooks.com">www.malibubooks.com</A> The Hobbit The Chronicles of Narnia Lyle the Crocodile The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet The Enormous Crocodile The Giggler Treatment The Great Brain Olivia Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone No Kiss For Mother The Beast and Monsignor Racine The Wolves in the Walls The Bumposaurus Flat Stanley The Red Wolf <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/068985563X/ref=cm_bg_d_1 0/103-4083303-2273421?v=glance">Jimmy Zangwow's Out-of-This-World Moon-Pie Adventure</A> Walter the Farting Dog Babar Ted Coraline The Hardy Boys Nancy Drew Tom Swift The Wind In the Willows Charlotte's Web Tuck Everlasting The Cat In the Hat Oh the Places You'll Go The Lorax Winnie the Pooh Harold and the Purple Crayon The Spider and the Fly <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/039527804X/ref=cm_bg_d/1 03-4083303-2273421?v=glance">'The Garden of Abdul Gasazi'</A> Jane On Her Own The Little Prince Where the Sidewalk Ends Pippi Longstocking Falling Up The Secret Garden ------------------------------ From: Elaine <mailforsilver@yahoo.com> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Parents and Discipline Issues Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 00:26:29 CST Dear Pubyac, I have a pet peeve. It's parents who come in with their children into the library and when the child does something like run around or yell and scream or jump up and down on the beanbag chair, instead of disciplining his/her own child and saying "I don't want you to run/yell/scream like that." Instead, they will bring the child over to me or point over to me and say something like, "See the librarian? She said you can't run or she's going to kick you out of the library" or "Look at the librarian. She's getting very mad at you and she's going to scream at you if you don't stop." This annoys me so much! I feel it feeds into the stereotype that librarians are mean and out to get you! I usually don't say anything back, but today, when the patron said, "See the librarian? She says not to run!" I said to the patron, "Really, I said that?" She says, "Yeah, librarians always say that." I said, "Oh that's funny, I didn't hear it." And left it at that. Yeah, that might have been a little snotty on my part, but I was fed up! Anyone else go through this? What other comeback can you have that shows it's not a good idea to place the disciplining/rules in the librarian's hands, instead of the parent taking responsibility. I don't want to be mean about, feeding into the stereotype yet again, but I wish there were a gentle way to get a point across. Suggestions? Comments? Other rants? Thanks! Elaine ------------------------------ From: Christine Mills <cmills@mail.win.org> To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org Subject: Summer Reading Ideas Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 00:26:51 CST Hello, I'm sorry this is so late. A couple months ago a sent out an email asking for ideas to revamp our summer reading program. I received a couple emails asking for a compilation of ideas. I hope that this information is going out in time to help others. Here are the answers that I received: 1. Our teens read in 5 hour increments. They get one "packet" at the first 5 hours - this year it was a flat keychain that lights up (bought by Friends), and some donated coupons - 2 free doughnuts, free buffet from Gattiland). For each 5 hours after that, they get prize drawing slips. We do one drawing at the end for whatever prizes have been donated. We're not talking big prizes, like a bicycle or anything, but dinner or movie tickets, or gift certificates to Barnes and Noble or Hastings book stores. If we can get a theme park to donate tickets, we usually put one in the drawing, but that's about the biggest we usually have. We serve about 75000 population, and we had 222 teens who registered and 146 read at least 5 hours or more. 2. Our program (which, by the way, a committee planned) was planned for 6 weeks, and when we registered the teens, they received 1 card for each week (6 cards). Each card listed 4 activities, and the teen had to complete 2 of the 4 activities in order to redeem the incentive. Each card gave a date after which the incentive would be available. There were a variety of activities listed on the 6 cards, including such things as: Read for 1 hour Read a book Read a magazine Read a graphic novel Attend a program Check out a CD, video, or DVD Find out the names of four of the library staff and many more (I can't remember them all) Each card also had a question on it, specifically related to our library system, that the teens had to answer in order to redeem their incentive. The questions were: 1. How old is the San Antonio Public Library? (100 years) 2. Who was the President of the US when the first SAPL library opened? (T. Roosevelt) 3. What famous American business man contributed money to build libraries? (Carnegie) 4. How many libraries are in the SAPL system? (20) 5. What is the name of the Branch Library that you use? (any branch name was acceptable) I can't remember the other question. Anyway, you would be amazed how many teens could NOT figure out what the year was 100 years ago, so that they could find out who was President then!! We did not tell them the answers, but we did give them clues, and helped them find the books or newspaper articles that contained the answers. 3. Our teen summer reading club uses number of pages read. They throw a die each visit to give them the number of pages (300, 400, or 500) If they read over the designated number of pages the difference is carried over to the next time. If they were to read 400 pages and read 850 pages they would get two prizes and carry over 50 pages to the next time. They seem to like this and it does keep up their math skills over the summer:) 4.Our program this past summer ran May 31-July 21, and was open to readers who had completed 7-12 grade. We kicked it off with a "Books and Brunch" program on the 31 which included a book sale/swap, followed by a presentation on cartooning. We also had a huge submarine sandwich and drinks and desserts. We only had about 50 attend, and feel that the timing would have been better if we had waited for it a couple of weeks into the program, as it was advertised on the reading brochure itself. The people who attended seemed to like it. This year we had two prize packs. Readers could claim prize #1 after reading four books, and a second after another four books. We are thinking of recording time instead of books next year, as we did have a few kids reading books that were NOT up to their reading ability. This also allows slower readers to be able to claim prizes easier, and gives kids no reason to race through a book to claim the prize. Each student could sign up for the program only once, though they were encouraged to continue reading throughout the summer. Our end-of-the-program party was the Laughin' Cafe on July 26. Prize #2 included 2 tickets to this program, so participants could attend and bring a friend. We had pizza and other refreshments, and a magic show put on by a local college student. The kids loved this, and so did the parents/siblings who came along for the ride. We had door prizes at the end of the program, as well as our 3 grand prizes: a color TV, a dvd player and a Sony boombox. We also had participants fill out a questionnaire about their likes/ dislikes to help us plan for next year. We also asked for kids who were interested in becoming part of a youth advisory panel that we hope to form this year. Most of the questionnaire comments were very positive. They would like more prizes (of course), a repeat performance of the magician and wanted the program to last longer! A couple of kids also brought up the idea of keeping track of hours rather than books. Thank you, *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Christine Mills Reference Librarian Charles City-County Library District Spencer Road Branch 427 Spencer Road, P.O. Box 529 St. Peters, MO 63376-0529 Phone: 636-441-0522 x1743 Email: cmills@mail.win.org *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ ------------------------------ From: Cindi Chibis <Cindi@DAYTON.LIB.OH.US> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Position posting MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 8BIT Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 00:27:08 CST Please post: Position Available Children's Librarian The Dayton Metro Library (DML), a vision directed organization, known for outstanding customer service by warm professional employees, is seeking dedicated, patron focused Children's Librarians for the East Branch Library and the West Carrollton Branch Library. East Branch Library: The East Branch Library is a traditional library located in an urban/residential neighborhood close to downtown where staff members are dedicated to providing outstanding customer service to its diverse patrons and to schools and daycares within the service district. West Carrollton Branch Library: This mid-sized branch housed in the local Civic Center is located in West Carrollton, a quaint community with strong family values. The branch was recently remodeled to include additional seating, shelving for current materials and a delightful children's area emphasized by a beautiful hand painted mural. The right candidate, an enthusiastic and knowledgeable professional, will have many opportunities to build relationships with local schools and community groups. Job Responsibilities: The Children's Librarian is under the direction of the Branch Manager. Responsibilities include providing reference assistance to children through print and electronic resources; providing readers advisory for children, parents and teachers; developing and coordinating children's activities; presenting programs to promote library use; evaluating, selecting and ordering books and other materials appropriate for children's needs. Job Qualifications: Ability to use Internet and other new information technologies; ability to work effectively with schools and other community organizations; knowledge of children's literature and collection development methods; experience working with planning and presenting children's programs, and excellent community relation skills required. MLS preferred. General information: The Dayton Metro Library offers a fast paced stimulating environment where initiative and hard work are recognized. Dayton is an attractive city with a low cost of living. The metro area offers a surprising variety of cultural and educational institutions within a twenty mile radius. Known for excellent parks, medical and retail establishments. The Dayton Metro Library enjoys strong local support. Salary: $31,532 - $36,296 . Excellent benefit package includes up to 22 days of vacation, 10 recognized holidays, staff training day, comprehensive health, dental and vision care benefits, tuition reimbursement program, deferred compensation plan and many other benefits. Application Process: Send letter of application and resume to Cindi Chibis, Personnel Manager, Dayton Metro Library, 215 East Third Street, Dayton, Ohio 45402. ------------------------------ From: "Ann Job" <patiencejob@hotmail.com> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: All Solved - 3 stumpers bunny, butter and brat Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 00:27:22 CST WOW!! All three stumpers answered in almost no time. Sorry, for my delay in posting the answers -- a conference on Monday and e-mail problems on Tuesday. So thank you all: Here are the originals with the answers and names of the clever people who remembered them. 1. A picture book about a Easter (?) bunny who uses his whiskers to paint >eggs. The reader remembers that something in the story is related to Japan >because that was where she was born, and that she learned the word >"vermillion" from the story. The book was read in the 1960's, but may have >been older. It is not "The country bunny and the little gold shoes." I may be able to help with your first stumper. It sounds like "The Whiskers of Ho Ho" by William Littlefield c1958. I do not have a copy to check to see if it matches your stumper exactly. Hope this helps. Sandy Gillard I am just catching up on my email, so I may be the 100th person to answer. The Easter picture book may be The Whiskers of Ho Ho, by Vladmir Bobri, published in 1958. Nora Lee Liederbach, Hi, I think you are looking for The Whiskers of HoHo by William Littlefield published in 1958. Hope this helps! Enjoy-skl Selma K. Levi ***We've requested the title from a neighboring library -- my assistant is delighted. Thanks. >2. A chapter book about a fatherless farm family with 4 or 5 daughters. >There is a section where they describe making apple butter from fresh >cider. >A woman in the story laments that her daughter-in-law (?) thinks that apple >butter was just scorched apple sauce (I recently scorched my apple sauce >which brought the story to mind). Also, the mother becomes a mid-wife and >asks the older daughters to explain where babies come from to the younger >ones, there are no details in the story, but the girls' reaction is that >it's just like the farm animals. Read in the mid 1960's and there was a >note >the story was based on the author's aunt or great aunt. > I can answer the middle one (apple butter): It's from "Mist on the Mountain" by Jane Flory, pub. 1966. It's the sequel to one of her earlier works, "Peddler's Summer". She was one of my favorite authors when I was little, and I actually own "Mist on the Mountain"! Lin Look *** We'll getting this one also from a neighboring library. Personal appreciations. >3. A chapter book about a girl who goes to live on an army base in >California with her father. Lots of details remembered from the story. She >lives at first with her grandmother and another female relative who knit. >It >takes two days to travel west and they stay over in a hotel. The girl is >afraid at first of her father's Houseboy (sic), and eats oranges from a >tree >in their yard and washes her own clothes in a sink when her trunk is late >to >avoid him. Late in the story she skins her knees and is taken to the >infirmary by a general, who admires her bravery when iodine is poured on >the >wounds. The book was read in the 1960's, but was most likely from the >1950's >(the Houseboy, iodine) or slightly earlier, definitely post WWII. Stumper, #3 is Patricia's Secret by Ruth Daggett Leinhauser,Scholastic Book Club, 1956. Here is the back cover text: "I won't go!" Patricia tells herself fiercely. "I won't go with Father". Patricia's father is an Air Force Major. Pat hasn't seen him for seven years. Ever since her mother died, she has been living happily with her aunts in Middleport. Now her father has come back to the United States and Pat must go to live with him at an Air Base in faraway California. That's when Pat makes her secret plan--the one that will get her back to Middleport. If only her father weren't quite so wonderful! If only her new life weren't so full of interesting people and places and surprises. . Lisa Smith I recognize the third story as one I read when I was young: Patricia's Secret. Sorry, but I don't know the author. My mom bought me the book at a garage sale! Kc Kathleen Conger ***My other co-worker remembered this as a Scholastic paperback, and was impressed that it was recognized despite the errors. However, its going to take a bit more tracking down - it's not in our consortium, but now that we have a title and author we can look further a field. Again Thank you all! Ann Job Montville Twp Public Library Montville, NJ *********************************************** It's not the honors and the prizes and the fancy outsides of life which ultimately nourish our souls. It's the knowing that we can be trusted, that we never have to fear the truth, that the bedrock of our very being is good stuff. That's what makes growing humanity the most potentially glorious enterprise on earth.-- Mister Rogers _________________________________________________________________ online games and music with a high-speed Internet connection! Prices start at less than $1 a day average. https://broadband.msn.com (Prices may vary by service area.) ------------------------------ From: Sarah <sarahmaclean@eastlink.ca> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: RE: notebook crafts Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 00:27:43 CST Hi, I'm a first year MLIS student at Dalhousie University. I'm also a brownie leader. What I've done with my unit in the past is: * take however many pages, of what ever size of paper you want * Decide on what you want to use for a cover...construction paper, card stock...etc. * Hole punch them. Usually three holes. * Lace ribbon or yarn through the holes. You can either use, three pieces of ribbon/yarn and lace each hole individually or you can lace the three holes with one piece. I find the three separate pieces work the best. Best of Luck, Sarah MacLean -----Original Message----- From: owner-pubyac@prairienet.org [mailto:owner-pubyac@prairienet.org] On Behalf Of Sarah Cofer Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 5:22 AM To: tagad-l@topica.com; pubyac@prairienet.org; ohioya@winslo.state.oh.us Subject: notebook crafts Hi, Pardon the cross-posting. I was wondering if any of you have made your own Notebooks/Journals before. I am looking for some instructions for notebooks that are quick and easy to make. We will be making these in YA program to give away to a local children's home and we will need to make about 50 of them in 2 hours. Any help/ advice is greatly appreciated! Sarah Cofer Young Adult Librarian Northwest Library 2280 Hard Rd. Columbus, OH 43235 scofer@worthingtonlibraries.org (614)645-2656 ------------------------------ From: Kim Olson-Kopp <k.olson-kopp@lacrosse.lib.wi.us> To: pubyac <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Unique Job Opportunity MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 00:28:04 CST JOB OPENING: YOUTH SERVICES COORDINATOR Can you quote at length from the collected works of Jack Prelutsky while you, at the same time create a craft program for 35 children out of 2 cotton balls and a box of crayons? Do you have the desire to lead a group of highly motivated library professionals to new and innovative levels of service to children and teens? Do you consider chocolate to be a food group? If your answers are "Yes!" then this is the opportunity for which you have waited. The award-winning La Crosse Public Library (city service population of +51,000 and resource library for the Winding Rivers Library System) seeks a dynamic and visionary individual to manage a youth services department with an outstanding reputation within the community. For full job & department description, required qualifications and salary range, please see our website at: www.lacrosse.lib.wi.us. Submit cover letter and resume via regular mail to: Jan Munson, Associate Director, La Crosse Public Library, 800 Main St., La Crosse, WI, 54601, or via e-mail to: j.munson@lacrosse.lib.wi.us. Please call (608) 789-7118 for further information. Applications accepted until position is filled. The La Crosse Public Library is an equal opportunity. ------------------------------ End of PUBYAC Digest 1270 *************************
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