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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 25, 2003 11:01 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 1275
Topics covered in this issue include: 1) Madonna to be on Jay Leno NOV 26 by Rebecca Smith <read2yourbunny@yahoo.com> 2) Re: Reader's Advisory for Madonna by MalibuInc@aol.com 3) Tell Us YOur Thoughts on a Particular Show by Terrill <trumpeter2@shaw.ca> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Rebecca Smith <read2yourbunny@yahoo.com> To: PUBYAC <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Madonna to be on Jay Leno NOV 26 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 23:56:19 CST Feisty librarians unite! Here is your chance to rant (if it's not yet Wednesday afternoon): I just discovered that Madonna will be on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno THIS Wednesday night, November 26. If you'd like to let Jay know your feelings about Madonna's comments about children's books when she was on David Letterman and request that he NOT let her get away with such ridiculous remarks on HIS show, then send an e-mail to the address below with the following subject line: tonightshow@nbc.com Subject line: Tell us your thoughts on a particular show (or use the feedback form on the show's website) http://www.nbc.com/The_Tonight_Show_with_Jay_Leno/index.shtml We could inundate Tonight Show e-mailboxes with read-aloud suggestions for Madonna. Her son is 3, her daughter is 7. Note: she has already mentioned to the press that favorite books are The Giving Tree, Chronicles of Narnia, and Winnie the Pooh. ===== Rebecca Verrill Smith Children's Librarian, at large read2yourbunny@yahoo.com "It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities." --Albus Dumbledore ( J.K. Rowling) ------------------------------ From: MalibuInc@aol.com To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Re: Reader's Advisory for Madonna Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 23:56:42 CST Dear Friends, I saw an article this morning in a paper called the Montclair Times. Madonna made a surprise author visit to a school in Montclair, New Jersey. I believe the school was called Kimberly Academy. The article went on to say that in addition to Madonna visiting, in the past the school had also played host to authors like J.K. Rowling and Cornelia Funke. The article angered me. I'd like to see Madonna go visit some of the Title One schools in Jersey City and Staten Island. Those are the children who would really benefit from a visit by someone of her stature. In my opinion she isn't out to help anyone. It's just another one of her calculated PR stunts. Preston McClear <A HREF="www.malibubooks.com">www.malibubooks.com</A> ------------------------------ From: Terrill <trumpeter2@shaw.ca> To: tonightshow@nbc.com Subject: Tell Us YOur Thoughts on a Particular Show Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 23:57:01 CST Jay et al It is my understanding that you will be hosting Madonna as a guest on your show on the 26th November. She is a dynamite woman, and wields influence in areas maybe she is not even aware of. Recently on the Letterman show (can I say that here????) she commented on the lack of good childrens books available etc. etc. I like to give anyone the benefit of the doubt, I like to give them second chances and so I will do that for Madonna. I will hope she redeems herself somehow on your show. What a coup that would be for you both! If she wishes to ADD to the outstanding collection of childrens literature, please do and glad of it. But she has caused a huge uproar and even disappointment in her as woman/mother/nurturer in the kid lit community from teachers, librarians, parents, authors, publishers .... publicity is cool I guess, but why not gain from it for a radical truth, or for a woman of music and performance such as herself adding writing to her repetoire. Jay et al ..... take her to task on this ... there is tons of older, wonderful classical kid lit that is extraordinary, and there is a huge number of fabulous, memorable, meaningful modern kid lit as well. She is too smart to say something so dumb! Get 'er! Terrill Scott Fraser Valley Regional Library British Columbia Canada "Let us read and let us dance, two amusements that will never do any harm to the world." - Voltaire ------------------------------ End of PUBYAC Digest 1275 *************************
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