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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: Friday, December 05, 2003 11:01 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 1281
Topics covered in this issue include: 1) Stumper: Indian boy and farmer boy by "Linda Schloegel" <lschloli@hotmail.com> 2) Amelia Bedelia by "Julie Rothenfluh" <jrothenfluh@lib.naperville.il.us> 3) Teen Pop-Culture Quizzes!! by Erin Helmrich <HelmrichE@aadl.org> 4) african american romances by "Brenda Evans" <evans@madison-jeffco.lib.in.us> 5) Stumper - Fisherman by Tracie Partridge <t_l_partridge@yahoo.com> 6) Ohio Buckeye Children's Book Award by "Christine Braun" <cbrobst66@hotmail.com> 7) Query: Christmas Craft recipe for outdoor ornament by Betsy Fraser <Elizabeth.Fraser@calgarypubliclibrary.com> 8) Leap Frog Products by Christina Johnson <marionthelibrarian@yahoo.com> 9) pubyac: public performance rights by USFCHICK@aol.com 10) rudolph rhyme by "Cathy Henderson" <cathyh@frontiernet.net> 11) RE: Easy Books by Aclasper@aol.com 12) Request for extra credit by "Katie" <kmckeever@alphapark.org> 13) Read Aloud Curriculum by Katy Obringer <katyobringer@juno.com> 14) RE: storytime ideas by "Catherine Sarette" <CSarette@WCLS.org> 15) Grossology bibliography by cynthia stilley <c_stilley@yahoo.com> 16) toddler storytime control/rules question by "Josh lachman" <jlachman@ci.berkeley.ca.us> 17) Stumper by Kathy Ward <ktward@gci.net> 18) Re: Friday the 13th party by Toni Reese <treese@monarch.papillion.ne.us> 19) Today in history compilation by "Bryce, Richard" <bryce@palsplus.org> 20) Re: Big Books Question by Georgi Sandgren <ivylane3@yahoo.com> 21) More on Loaning Laptops by "Janet Coulas" <jcoulas@post.library.on.ca> 22) Employment Opportunity - Lib I YA & Ref - KCLS - 2positions by "Christy Strzelecki" <cstrzele@kcls.org> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Linda Schloegel" <lschloli@hotmail.com> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Stumper: Indian boy and farmer boy Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 05:18:23 CST Hello, The customer remembers a chapter book from about 20 years ago: the beginning of the book tells the tale of a farmer boy, then switches and tells about an Indian boy, then the boys meet in a battle and one dies. If this rings a bell with anybody, please reply directly to me. It's not Sign of the Beaver, or The Matchlock Gun. We looked in the usual places, and Novelist. Thanks in advance, Linda Schloegel Youth Services Librarian Lakeside Branch Library Lakeside, CA lschloli@hotmail.com ------------------------------ From: "Julie Rothenfluh" <jrothenfluh@lib.naperville.il.us> To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org> Subject: Amelia Bedelia Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 05:18:38 CST I have a father whose son loves Amelia Bedelia. He's looking for similar books. Thought this had been addressed in the past, but can't find it in my files. Please post responses to me & I will compile a list to share. Thanks. Julie Rothenfluh Children's Services Supervisor Nichols Library/Naperville Public Library Naperville, IL NAPERVILLE'S NEIGHBORHOOD OF KNOWLEDGE jrothen@lib.naperville.il.us ------------------------------ From: Erin Helmrich <HelmrichE@aadl.org> To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'" <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Teen Pop-Culture Quizzes!! MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 05:18:51 CST Dear everyone, Okay, okay it counts as shameless self-promotion, but it must be done -- if you subscribe to VOYA you may have seen the quizzes that Wendy Woltjer (Kalamazoo PL) and I do 3 times a year. Well, after being asked a million times "are you still doing the quiz?" I'm sending this out -- YES we are still doing the quiz, but it is a WEB ONLY feature now. There are currently 3 quizzes on the VOYA site: April, August and now DECEMBER (it looks amazing) - so go (right now!) to www.voya.com - scroll down on the front page to the "web only" link for the December quiz and then look under "what's in voya" on the yellow menu bar for the April and August quizzes -- just think those 2 are so old that maybe some of you have a better chance of getting a high score :) Thanks to those who have asked about our quizzes -- we love doing 'em. 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) ------------------------------ From: "Brenda Evans" <evans@madison-jeffco.lib.in.us> To: <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: african american romances MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 05:19:09 CST I am looking for upbeat romances for middleschool black women. We live in a small town and they don't identify with the depressing young adult materials we have about life in the ghettos. As a matter of fact, that would also apply to all of our middle-school audience. I would also like to know of a source where I could buy big books for storytelling. Demco has some, but the selection is not very good. Thank you. Brenda Evans, Children's Librarian Madison-Jefferson County Public Library 420 West Main Street Madison, IN 47250 (812) 265-2744 evans@madison-jeffco.lib.in.us ------------------------------ From: Tracie Partridge <t_l_partridge@yahoo.com> To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org Subject: Stumper - Fisherman Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 05:19:24 CST Hi, everyone. I am looking for a picture story or beginning to read book for a customer that was written prior to 1975. It is about an old man who takes out his fishing boat, and while he is out, his house gets blown away in a bad storm. He ends up building a bigger house. In the book, he either has a cat that has kittens or finds a cat with kittens. The illustrations reminded the customer of Virginia Lee Burton's. They were done in colored pencil. I have checked my library's holdings, A to Zoo, and both editions of the Storyteller's Sourcebook. I would appreciate any help that you could provide. It is not The Fisherman's Luck by Josephine Haskell Aldridge. Thanks for your efforts. Please e-mail me at t_l_partridge@yahoo.com with any suggestions. Tracie Partridge ------------------------------ From: "Christine Braun" <cbrobst66@hotmail.com> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Ohio Buckeye Children's Book Award Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 05:19:40 CST Hi everyone, I stumbled onto some info this week, and thought I'd pass it along to any Ohio Librarians. The Buckeye Children's Book Award accepts online nominations from individual children, class representatives and school representatives in Ohio. Our public library wanted to hold a "nominate your favorite book" program, so I e-mailed them and asked we could nominate as a school representative. The answer is yes! According to the reply I recieved they are always looking for more participation in the program, so check out their website if you're interested at www.bcbookaward.info. Chrissy Braun Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library Stow, OH cbrobst66@hotmail.com _________________________________________________________________ Get holiday tips for festive fun. http://special.msn.com/network/happyholidays.armx ------------------------------ From: Betsy Fraser <Elizabeth.Fraser@calgarypubliclibrary.com> To: "pubyac (E-mail)" <PUBYAC@prairienet.org> Subject: Query: Christmas Craft recipe for outdoor ornament Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 05:19:56 CST A customer returned (she thinks) a christmas craft book needed for a party next week... She remembers the particular craft in which she is interested but not how much, of what, in which order... to make the desired craft she has her daughter's friends all excited about. It involved taking a jar lid, filling it with winter greenery, berries, twigs, etc., and then water. Freezing it with ribbon from the top, removing it from the lid and hanging it outside as an ornament. If anyone remembers how one does this I would be terribly grateful for instructions I could pass along. Thank you, Betsy Betsy Fraser Youth Services Librarian Calgary Public Library bus: 403-260-2641 Elizabeth.Fraser@calgarypubliclibrary.com http://calgarypubliclibrary.com ------------------------------ From: Christina Johnson <marionthelibrarian@yahoo.com> To: PUBYAC <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Leap Frog Products Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 23:52:39 CST For those of you who circulate Leaf Frog Products, can you tell me what you have purchased and how you circulate it. Has this been a good thing for your library? Thanks, Chrissy Johnson Lebanon Public Library Lebanon IN ------------------------------ From: USFCHICK@aol.com To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: pubyac: public performance rights Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 23:53:01 CST I have a question about public performance rights. My library purchased this, and on the form, it states that we can use any rental from any outlet. However, my manager told me that we can't use Blockbuster since it is stated on their agreement that you can't use their rentals for public performance. Not taking no for an answer, I went to Blockbuster and picked up a copy of the agreement that we sign before they give us a card. Nowhere does it say anything about public performace or exhibition. Does anyone know for sure? Should I call Blockbuster's legal department? If anyone knows the answer, it will be greatly appreciated! ------------------------------ From: "Cathy Henderson" <cathyh@frontiernet.net> To: "PUBYAC" <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: rudolph rhyme Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 23:53:23 CST Hello everyone, In the past I saw a Rudolph rhyme where he has different colored noses.=20 I thought I saved it, but cannot find it. If someone could send it to, I = would appreciate it. I would like to use it for my holiday story time. Thanks in advance and happy holidays!=20 Cathy Henderson=20 Children's Librarian=20 Seymour Library=20 Brockport, NY 14420 cathyh@frontiernet.net=20 "Enthusiasm finds the opportunities,=20 and energy makes the most of them" Henry S Haskins =20 ------------------------------ From: Aclasper@aol.com To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: RE: Easy Books Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 23:53:44 CST We used to keep a separate section of easy chapter books, but recently put all the J-Fiction together with only an orange spine label delineating the easier reads. We felt that the new system would be less limiting to young readers and hoped that patrons would be encouraged to continue reading a favorite author even if some of the titles were more demanding than others (Beverly Cleary for example). We anticipated a fair amount of patron displeasure, but it hasn't arisen. The children are perfectly content to search the entire collection and focus on the orange labels, and while a few parents have said they felt it was quicker the old way, we really believe that having the whole collection together is for the best. ********************** Anne Clasper Youth Services Librarian Lockport Public Library Lockport, NY, 14094. ------------------------------ From: "Katie" <kmckeever@alphapark.org> To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org> Subject: Request for extra credit content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 23:54:08 CST Hello all, I am planning a teen poetry reading/open microphone night for January = and it is my intention to request that local teachers give their = students extra credit for attending or for performing. Has anyone had = experience with this type of request that they would be willing to share = with me? Specifically, I am wondering how it would be best to approach = the teachers. Would it be best to send letters directly to the teachers = and follow up with a phone call? Or, should I use the school librarians = as liaisons? If anyone has used a letter for such a request and would = be willing to share it with me I would appreciate that too! Thanks for = your advice! =20 Please respond directly to me at kmckeever@alphapark.org. Thank you! Katie McKeever ------------------------------ From: Katy Obringer <katyobringer@juno.com> To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org Subject: Read Aloud Curriculum MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 23:54:29 CST I have been asked to develop a read aloud curriculum/training packet/manual/lesson plans to use for training volunteers who in turn will train parents, caregivers, and preschool teachers who have or work with children ages 0-5. I know that there have been a number of like programs developed in many states, so I don't want to reinvent the wheel. I would be willing to pay for a manual, mailing costs, etc. Please respond directly to me. I will post responses. Thanks so much. Katy Obringer Retired katyobringer@juno.com San Jose, California ------------------------------ From: "Catherine Sarette" <CSarette@WCLS.org> To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org> Subject: RE: storytime ideas MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 23:54:47 CST You may be thinking of our Storytime Volunteer Handbook and Theme Handbook, which can be found on our website, http://www.wcls.org Click on the Teachers button and look under Preschool. We're having trouble with the site right now. If it doesn't load, try again another time. I hope it will be fixed soon. Catherine Sarette Whatcom County Library System Bellingham, WA -----Original Message----- I think somebody posted their personal website where you can go and get ideas for storytimes. I meant to keep it but my email was emptied before I got to visit it. Could somebody send it to me? Other sites would be welcome too, I need all the ideas I can get. Thank you!!! Jaclyn jaclynmalach@yahoo.com ------------------------------ From: cynthia stilley <c_stilley@yahoo.com> To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org Subject: Grossology bibliography Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 23:55:06 CST We are working on a "Grossology" bibliography in conjunction with our local historical museum. They are hosting an exhibit that explores bodily functions and ways to fight disease through healthy practices. Have you got any titles that instantly spring to mind that deal with this subject? We are interested in all interest and reading levels. We will post the bib when completed. Thanks in advance. Examples: Everybody Poops No, David Walter the Farting Dog Achoo! Grossology: The Science of Really Gross Things Slombo the Gross The Book of Slime Lice are Lousy Germs Make Me Sick Cynthia Stilley, Flint Public Library, Flint, Michigan (810) 249-2173 c_stilley@yahoo.com ------------------------------ From: "Josh lachman" <jlachman@ci.berkeley.ca.us> To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org> Subject: toddler storytime control/rules question Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 23:55:32 CST Hi, I'm interested in finding out how librarians regulate potential chaos at = toddler storytimes. Do you expel noisy toddlers who don't sit or do you = just put up with the chaos? We have a program here that fills up with 30 = or more toddlers and sometimes the noise level escalates towards the end = of the program. I know that this has been discussed in the past. Perhaps someone has a = compilation of the previous discussion. Thanks, Josh Lachman Children's Librarian Josh Lachman Children's Library Berkeley Public Library 2090 Kittredge Street Berkeley CA 94704 Mailing Address for Deliveries: 2031 Bancroft Way Berkeley CA 94704 Jlachman@ci.berkeley.ca.us (510) 981-6229 ------------------------------ From: Kathy Ward <ktward@gci.net> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Stumper MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 23:55:56 CST Hello, Great Collective Mind! A co-worker and I are searching for a book from several years ago (not earlier than 1998, we think - about the same time period as Mary Wallace's "The Inuksuk Book") about a young child who gets separated from his parents while hiking/exploring on the Arctic coast. The child sees a light through the mist/fog and finds someone sitting at a fire, and falls asleep waiting for his parents. His parents find him sleeping at the foot of an inuksuk (an Inuit stone "wayfinder", often human-shaped) - no sign of any real human presence. It could have been set in Canada or Alaska; it was definitely a picture book, because we remember that the illustrations were gorgeous. We've looked all over our catalogue and the internet, including Amazon, Powells, OCLC, and google, using "inuksuk" and "inuksuit," without luck. Any help given would be greatly appreciated, since we are tearing our hair out over here! Many thanks! Kathy Ward Juneau Public Libraries Juneau, Alaska -- "There are many horrible sights in the multiverse. Somehow, though, to a soul attuned to the subtle rhythms of a library, there are few worse sights than a hole where a book ought to be." - Terry Pratchett ------------------------------ From: Toni Reese <treese@monarch.papillion.ne.us> To: dhegquis@suffolk.lib.ny.us Subject: Re: Friday the 13th party Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 23:56:16 CST Could these ideas be posted to the list, please? Thanks, Toni ************************************* "The day after tomorrow is the third day of the rest of your life." Toni Reese Youth Services Librarian Sump Memorial Library 222 N. Jefferson St. Papillion NE 68046 treese@monarch.papillion.ne.us Hegquist wrote: >Hello everyone, > >Someone not long ago posted that they were looking for ideas for a >Friday the 13th party for teens and I'm very interested in hearing what >everyone came up with. Would you mind sending the responses my way? I >was inspired with the idea and I'm thinking of doing a movie night with >refreshments. I need good movie title recommendations that have creepy, >teen appeal, but not too graphic at the same time. Maybe "Drop Dead Fred" >or "Haunted House on the Hill"? Thanks in advance for your suggestions. > >--Dana Hegquist, Southold Free Library, Long Island, NY ------------------------------ From: "Bryce, Richard" <bryce@palsplus.org> To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'" <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Today in history compilation Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 23:56:36 CST Hello! I thank the many of you who sent along recommendations for ways to find out what happened a certain day in history. By far the most often mentioned, and the one I ended up using, was: http://dmarie.com/timecap/step1.asp <http://dmarie.com/timecap/step1.asp> Others comments and suggestions include: We pull out the newspaper on microfilm, if the library has it. If the branch does not, the manager requests either a chronology from the main library or a copy of the appropriate papers, assuming the leader has given the information to her. http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/ <http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/> http://www.historychannel.com/tdih/ <http://www.historychannel.com/tdih/> http://www.440.com/twtd/today.html <http://www.440.com/twtd/today.html> http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/today/today.html <http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/today/today.html> Do Cub Scouts look this information up on microfilmed newspapers anymore? It is a real hoot to show little guys old newspapers on film. And, then let them browse thru the reels on and around their birthdays. It is an eye-opener for them to see the old newspapers as well as for the adults that get to be amazed at what is so very new to their young charges. I know it's not a web site, but the best source I've used for this kind of information is Famous First Fact by Joseph Kane. It's arranged by Subject, Date and Year. So you can look up and see what firsts happened on your birth date, or during your birth year. I'm sure you have it already: http://www.historychannel.com/today/ <http://www.historychannel.com/today/> -- the classic. Whenever I get a group doing this project, I have to get a list of the kids' birthdates in advance, and print out the front page of the NYTimes. It's very time-consuming. I'm told the AP Photo Archive would be another great resource for this project. Thanks again and happy holidays!! Richard Bryce West Milford Township Library bryce@palsplus.org "All it takes is one good deed to change the world for good."- Rabbi Menachem Schneerson "So many things have made living and learning easier. But the real things haven't changed. It is still best to be honest and truthful; to make the most of what we have; to be happy with simple pleasures; and to be cheerful and have courage when things go wrong."- Laura Ingalls Wilder ------------------------------ From: Georgi Sandgren <ivylane3@yahoo.com> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Re: Big Books Question Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 23:57:00 CST We just recently created a big books collection and I was able to get them from a number of sources. If you know the title and ISBN, you can get most of them from amazon.com or a vendor like Baker and Taylor.To find out what titles are available, as well as to purchase, I know of 2 online sites:Regent Book Online at www.regentonline.com - go to regent theme pages and type in big books in the search boxScholastic Books at www.scholastic.com - go to the Teacher Store and type in big book collection in the search box. A number of the results will be big book collections - one big book for the teacher, a teaching guide, and a number of regularly sized copies of the book for the students. The same title will probably appear elsewhere in the list in big book format without the accompanying books for the students. I believe all of these titles come with a teaching guide.Once we began to display some of these books on an easel in the lobby, they circulated quite well. We purchased very large clear plastic hanging bags to keep and circulate them in.Georgi Georgi Sandgren Children's Librarian East Islip Public Library 381 East Main Street East Islip, New York 11730-2896 631-581-9200 ext. 6 ivylane3@yahoo.com ------------------------------ From: "Janet Coulas" <jcoulas@post.library.on.ca> To: "PUBYAC" <PUBYAC@prairienet.org> Subject: More on Loaning Laptops Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 23:57:22 CST Hi =96 Wow! Thanks for all the great replies. They will be an excellent resource for us when we decide whether or not to loan the laptops. Here is a bit more information about the laptops we were thinking of loaning that I should have mentioned. We received a grant from Microsoft for copies of 10 each of software for XP, Microsoft Office Professional & Encarta Reference edition. We also are approved for a grant from a company for 10 refurbished laptops and are just waiting for them to arrive. Our grant was mainly to provide these laptops for children/young adults who have school projects and don=92t own a = computer at home. This would help them keep up with other children who submit assignments typed and have access to computer research sources. The work could be done on the laptop and would have to be saved onto a disk because we would be installing a Serif program which wipes all data from the computer once it is shut down or restarted. Only the administrator can make permanent changes. This Sherif program is currently installed on our Internet computers with great results. =20 Parents would have to sign a consent form for their children and would be libel for repairs or the cost of the computer. An alternative would be to have them used in the library but then that may limit access to some children. Any other comments on this? One more question - Does anyone currently loan laptops for in library use? =20 Below is my original email.=20 Do any libraries loan laptops to their patrons either children or adults? If so, what is your policy? We were planning to do this as an added library feature but some of our board members are afraid they will be damaged. Any information you can give me will be a great help. I will be happy to share any information I get. =20 =20 Janet Coulas Children's Librarian jcoulas@post.library.on.ca=20 =20 Petawawa Public Library 16 Civic Centre Rd. Petawawa, ON K8H 3H5 ph: 613-687-2227 fax: 613-687-2527 ------------------------------ From: "Christy Strzelecki" <cstrzele@kcls.org> To: "PUBYAC \(E-mail\)" <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Employment Opportunity - Lib I YA & Ref - KCLS - 2positions Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 23:57:45 CST Employment Opportunity - Lib I YA & Ref - KCLS - 2positions King County Library System Employment Opportunity - Issaquah, WA =09 Librarian I-Reference - Burien Library (PT-30hrs) 1 position =09 Librarian I-YA - Burien Library (PT-30hrs) 1 position =09 Perform reference, YA and other professional library services to meet = the educational, recreational, & informational needs of the community. = REQ: MLS degree/WA state certification as a librarian. Evidence of = training, experience or study in a relevant functional area. Application = deadline is Jan. 2, 2004. $24.46 per hr, plus excellent benefits. Visit = our website for further details & App. Submit KCLS application, = supplemental (attached to the job posting on our website), resume & = cover letter to: HR, King County Library System, 960 Newport Way NW, = Issaquah, WA 98027, 425 369-3224, Fax: 425-369-3214 www.kcls.org EOE ------------------------------ End of PUBYAC Digest 1281 *************************
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