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To: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults and Children"
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Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 11:01 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 1284
Topics covered in this issue include: 1) Amelia Bedelia read-alikes by "Julie Rothenfluh" <jrothenfluh@lib.naperville.il.us> 2) STUMPER: The Christmas Tree by Toni Reese <treese@monarch.papillion.ne.us> 3) oops! stumper...poem...with the info this time by Nancy Thelen <nthelan@monroe.lib.mi.us> 4) Challenge to the title Girl Culture by Kim Wolfe <kwolfe@jcls.org> 5) RE: PUBYAC digest 1283 the 'other' librarian - a positive image? by <ccarey@trlib.org> 6) Out of Building Programs by "Margaret Korenski" <MKORENSKI@vigo.lib.in.us> 7) Leap Frog Response by Christina Johnson <marionthelibrarian@yahoo.com> 8) Stumper - little boy and kitten by Susan Anderson-Newham <snewie@yahoo.com> 9) Book group suggestions by "Carol and Gary Levin" <cglevin@access4less.net> 10) Re: children's desk ideas by Vicky Smith <vjsmith@mcarthur.lib.me.us> 11) RE: the 'other' librarian - a positive image? by "Adelaide Rowe" <Adelaide.Rowe@egvpl.org> 12) Fri. the 13th (fwd) by Hegquist <dhegquis@suffolk.lib.ny.us> 13) Re: the 'other' librarian - a positive image? by Rebecca Rankin <rlrankin@sharon.lib.wi.us> 14) Employment Opportunity - Lib YA - KCLS by "Christy Strzelecki" <cstrzele@kcls.org> 15) books on audio guidelines by "Kapila Sankaran" <ksankaran@springfieldpubliclibrary.com> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Julie Rothenfluh" <jrothenfluh@lib.naperville.il.us> To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org> Subject: Amelia Bedelia read-alikes Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 01:00:46 CST Thanks to everyone who offered a suggestion. Here are the suggestions I got: The Moris and Boris books, by Bernard Wiseman Junie B. Jones, Barbara Park All of Our Noses Are Here, & Other Noodle Tales, Alvin Schwartz There Is a Carrot in My Ear..., Alvin Schwartz The No-Nothings and Their Baby, Anne Mazer The Happy Hocky Family, Lane Smith The Happy Hocky Family Moves to the Country, Lane Smith Dumb Bunnies series, Dav Pilkey The Stupids series, Harry Allard Gooney Bird Greene, Lois Lowry How Tia Lola Came to Visit, Julia Alvarez Deputy Dan books, Joseph Rosenbloom joke books Thanks again to everyone! Julie Rothenfluh Children's Services Supervisor Nichols Library/Naperville Public Library NAPERVILLE'S NEIGHBORHOOD OF KNOWLEDGE ------------------------------ From: Toni Reese <treese@monarch.papillion.ne.us> To: pubyac <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: STUMPER: The Christmas Tree MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 01:02:29 CST Hi All, A patron has a request for a book she thinks is entitled "The Christmas Tree." She says it is about a tree that becomes a Christmas tree for Jesus. She apologized for the vague description, but I told her I would post it to this great list serv I belong to and see what happens. Any ideas? Thanks in advance, Toni Toni Reese Youth Services Librarian Sump Memorial Library Papillion NE treese@monarch.papillion.ne.us ------------------------------ From: Nancy Thelen <nthelan@monroe.lib.mi.us> To: "PUBYAC@prairienet.org" <PUBYAC@prairienet.org> Subject: oops! stumper...poem...with the info this time Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 01:02:48 CST Oops! I didn't realize I couldn't forward to PUBYAC. Here is the information about the poem from a colleague: I have a retire school teacher who is looking for a poem that states caterpillars turn into beautiful butterflies. She was a 1st grade teacher, and one of her former students, who is now in the 3rd grade, has finished her last chemotherapy treatment. The teacher has bought a butterfly for this child, and would like to send the poem with it. Your help in this matter would be greatly appreciated. Please reply to me and I will forward the information. Thanks, Nancy -- Nancy Thelen 920 W. Michigan Ave Three Rivers Public Library Three Rivers, MI nthelan@monroe.lib.mi.us ------------------------------ From: Kim Wolfe <kwolfe@jcls.org> To: <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Challenge to the title Girl Culture Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 01:29:21 CST Has anyone had a challenge to the book Girl Culture by Lauren Greenfield? Our Library Director decided to retain the title in the Young Adult collection, but the patron has appealed that decision to our Library Advisory Committee. If any of you have had experience with this title, I would appreciate any information you could share. Anne Guevara Jackson County Library Young Adult Services amg@jcls.org ------------------------------ From: <ccarey@trlib.org> To: <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: RE: PUBYAC digest 1283 the 'other' librarian - a positive image? content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 01:29:41 CST If you are looking for an image of a librarian other than "Marian," you = all might be interested in the adult book, The Dewey Decimel System of = Love by Josephine Carr. A fellow librarian recommended it to me and I = am laughing my way through it. It's about a 40-year-old head of = reference, who is a born-again virgin. She is now madly in love with = the married conductor of the Philadephia Symphony (whose wife may or may = not be writing a murder mystery). Each chapter has a heading with a = Dewey number appropriate for that chapter, and some of the scenes are a = little raunchy, but not too raunchy. =20 Cindi Carey Lacey, Washington ------------------------------ From: "Margaret Korenski" <MKORENSKI@vigo.lib.in.us> To: <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Out of Building Programs Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 01:29:59 CST This may have been a topic covered earlier, but our YP department is = looking to do some programs out of building by going to the elementary = schools--either for a program specifically targeted to grades and 1 and 2 = that would be educational and informative and that would also meet = curriculum standards. =20 We would also like to take a program out to the schools' after-school care = programs that would involve a greater range in grade levels. We would = want it to also be educational and informative, but it would have to be a = more active program considering that the children have been in school in a = structured setting all day. Does anyone have any experience in doing either of these types of = programs? Or do you have suggestions that might be helpful? Please respond to mkorenski@vigo.lib.in.us=20 Many Thanks, Margaret Korenski =20 ------------------------------ From: Christina Johnson <marionthelibrarian@yahoo.com> To: PUBYAC <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Leap Frog Response Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 01:35:12 CST Several of you were interested in the response to my request for information regarding Leap Frog products. Here is a compilation of the responses. Thanks to all who responded! Chrissy, Presently we have one Leap Pad and 3 booklets. They go out quite a bit. I know one library on PUBYAC has 15 Leap pads that they loan out. Parents appreciate the items. I just need to order more books! Amy Blake ablake@kcpl.lib.in.us Hi- We love our Leap Frog collection. We purchased our readers from LeapFrog Schoolhouse http://www.leapfrogschoolhouse.com/home/index.asp. These readers are sturdier than the ones you might find at Target and are only $10 more expensive. We have 10 readers and have only had to replace 1 in the past year (somebody borrowed it and it never came back). We purchased our original collection of books through LeapFrog Schoolhouse (30-40 books). They are never in and we often have to put holds on them for customers. We now purchase through amazon.com also, because they offer some of the pop culture items (Scooby Doo, Spongebob). We bought some bags through Janway and circulate them as kits (book and cartridge). The readers are a separate kit and we keep them at the reference desk when they are checked in (almost never). Good luck! Lisa Lisa Mulvenna Youth Services Librarian Clinton-Macomb Public Library 16800 24 Mile Road, Suite 2 Macomb, MI 48042 (586) 226-5085 (586) 226-5088 fax lisa@cmpl.org Hi Chrissy,We purchased 1 Leap Pad last year. We circulate it in a padded lap top case. There was a huge demand when it first came out, parents wanted to try it before buying it last Christmas. Now, the individual books & cartridges are more popular than the unit itself. We put them in plastic hanging bags & they circ quite well. We have had to replace our Leap Pad once so far, after only 35 circs. I think someone picked the unit up by the cord & the connection was damaged. I think our parents like having the collection. Terry Zignego Christina,Our library (smaller, suburban, public library) purchased over 50 LeapPad book/cartridge sets this past year. They have circulated very well, with minimal damage so far. The first bunch we bought with a PO at our local Toys R Us. The second bunch we bought through the LeapFrog SchoolHouse Matching Grant. They circulate in plastic AV bags, and I was originally worried about the spiral binding not holding up, but I have only withdrawn 2 or 3 in the past couple months. This service was really appreciated by our parents who bought LeapPads for thier kids and then discovered that they needed to spend 15$ every time they wanted another book.Also with the Matching Grant, we purchased 10 LeapPad's to circulate. We were more worried about damage to these, as they are worth 50$ per pad, but they've been in circulation for six months and we haven't had to charge anyone yet. They came in their own little backpacks, so that's how we circ them. Each one has to be plugged in and tested when it comes back to be sure that is still works. Again, our public was very excited about this services, and we haven't had more than three in at a time since we started.All in all, the service has been a success so far. It added a little trouble to our check in process. I worry about the fad passing, and getting stuck with this format that no one uses anymore, and the LeapPads are expensive to replace if someone does ruin one, but so far, neither of those things have happened. If you have any questions about our LeapPad collection, feel free to e-mail me.Chrissy BraunStow-Munroe Falls Public LibraryStow, OHcbrobst66@hotmail.com chrissy,we circulate both the readers and the books &cartridges, and they are very popular. we purchasedthe second level reader (opens like a book). they arein Janway bags with the AC adapter and a page ofinstructions. We opted not to include the head phones.they are kept at the YS desk so patrons have to askfor them. the book & cartridges are also in Janwaybags and hang with our other book & cassette kits. thetitles we purchased are mostly beginning readers andeasy chapter stories as well as some of the math &science. basically whatever is available for kidsthrough 2nd grade. I know they have material for olderkids, but I view them as a tool for the beginningreaders.We purchsed the readers directly through the leappadcompany in teh belief that they are sturdier than theones purchased at Meijers. the books we have gottenthrough Amazon, though if I were able to I would go toone of the local stores and just fill my cart.good luckdeb bodnerYS librarian We just started circ'ing LeapFrog stuff the last week in October andit's been a HUGE hit! We purchased about 50 titles (all differentlevels) and 4 LeapPads and 2 QuantumPads. Everything circs for 28days and there are no renewals. The hold list for the LeapPad andQuantumPad players is pretty long and the worst thing is that wesometimes have the player waiting to be picked up, and then when thepatron comes in we don't have any books! We just spent another $500on books because they're always gone.We have green bags from Janway that we use to circulate all LeapPadmaterials, so they hang off a rack like our book/tape kits andCD-ROMs. We have a limit of 1 pad and 4 books that can be checkedout (but of course that's per card so family members can get more)."LeapFrog" is listed as the author in the record, so we can enterthat and pull up all of our titles AND pads.Here are some issues:1. We chose not to circulate the younger LeapFrog stuff (My FirstLeapPad, etc.) but we're getting requests for them now and we don'thave a reason in our policy why we don't buy them.2. People don't understand that LeapPad and QuantumPad book areinterchangeable, so they think if they see a LeapPad title they needthe LeapPad. I had suggested just buying all LeapPads, but mysupervisor felt the older kids would want the QuantumPads so webought both.3. I don't know where we purchased our LeapPads, but they'respecially designed for schools, so they're a little sturdier.Has it been a good thing? LOL! Well, it hasn't been a problem. Anddespite the fact that no one ever asked for LeapFrog stuff, it is abig hit.HTH!Monica AndersonYouth Services LibrarianGrace A. Dow Memorial LibraryMidland Michiganm.anderson@vlc.lib.mi.us+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ _________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------ From: Susan Anderson-Newham <snewie@yahoo.com> To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org Subject: Stumper - little boy and kitten MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 01:44:41 CST Patron remembers from the early 70's a picture book about a little boy who found a kitten. She remembered he put the kitten in the stove to warm it, and fed it tuna. And then some other boys hurt or killed the kitten (sounds like a really upbeat children's book!)The illustrations were quite realistic and perhaps even photographs. Sound familiar to anyone of you geniuses? Thank you, Susan Anderson-Newham snewie@yahoo.com ===== "A book is like a garden carried in the pocket" -Chinese Proverb- ------------------------------ From: "Carol and Gary Levin" <cglevin@access4less.net> To: <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Book group suggestions MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 01:46:35 CST I have an ongoing book discussion group with mostly 8th graders -- good readers; both genders. I'm looking for suggestions for great discussion-provoking titles -- anyone have some favorites? Please reply off-list. TIA Carol Levin Enjoy Life! This is not a Dress Rehearsal! ------------------------------ From: Vicky Smith <vjsmith@mcarthur.lib.me.us> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Re: children's desk ideas MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 01:47:05 CST Quoting Cindy Christin <christin@mtlib.org>: > Does anyone have a children's desk that they absolutely love?? We are in > the final design stages for a new Library and are looking at desk ideas. . > . we'd appreciate hearing from anyone that has suggestions from the real > world. We've never been lucky enough to have a new desk designed from scratch, but we did get the $$ to buy new desks a few years ago. We chose desks that accommodate recessed monitors, so the littler children are not faced with a spaghetti of wires instead of a welcoming face. If you haven't thought of this already, I would strongly encourage incorporating recessed monitors into your desk design. Vicky Smith Children's Librarian McArthur Library 270 Main Street Biddeford, ME 04005 (207)284-4181 vjsmith@mcarthur.lib.me.us ------------------------------ From: "Adelaide Rowe" <Adelaide.Rowe@egvpl.org> To: <trumpeter2@shaw.ca>, <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: RE: the 'other' librarian - a positive image? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Class: urn:content-classes:message Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 02:39:17 CST Why can't it be a hot and sexy male librarian?=20 Adelaide Rowe Head of Youth Services Elk Grove Village Public Library Elk Grove Village, Illinois 60007 arowe@egvpl.org -----Original Message----- From: Terrill [mailto:trumpeter2@shaw.ca]=20 Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 10:48 PM To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: the 'other' librarian - a positive image? O my ..... I had another two bits in my pocket, so am throwing it in for =3D this topic .... briefly too. On the topic of the image of =3D librarians/library workers .... its been very 'Marion' for a long time, =3D but let us never forget the pendulum. I am thinking that the =3D foxy-librarian on That 70's Show (a show that makes me laugh and I do = =3D enjoy). Could we agree to disagree and call it "another image of a =3D librarian" rather than a positive one? Not really passing judgement, but =3D in the name of open minds and all things considered, I'm not sure if the =3D teacher/student mix pregnancey thing could be called good. More like an =3D issue of conversational interest. And the Playboy mag circulating =3D question ...... wellllllllllll ......... I see so much theft that it =3D would be pointless to have a subscription to them in any library! =3D Idyllic may not quite be the right word to describe Point Place WI is = =3D all. Don't get me wrong, I'm not up in arms about whether this should be =3D on the show or not, but in deciding for ourselves regarding its merits, =3D I am not sure I want to be associated any more with the 70's show image =3D any more than I want to Marian, the maiden librarian! Pondering with interest the new image we have, and all in all glad hear =3D it. Terrill Scott Fraser Valley Regional Library British Columbia Canada "Let us read and let us dance, two amusements that will never do any =3D harm to the world." - Voltaire=3D ------------------------------ From: Hegquist <dhegquis@suffolk.lib.ny.us> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Fri. the 13th (fwd) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 02:39:52 CST Hi Everyone, Kathy Percoco and I both asked the list for ideas for a teen program for Friday the 13th and as per Kathy's e-mail below, there were no responses/ideas. So, unfortunately, I do not have much to pass on. I have gotten an e-mail or two from a couple of librarians in regard to it recently so if I get a few more, I'll post them. (Thanks, Kathy. Good luck with all of your winter programs) --Dana Hegquist, Southold Free Library, Long Island, NY ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2003 10:18:12 -0500 From: Kathy Percoco <kpercoco@clarklibrary.org> To: dhegquis@suffolk.lib.ny.us Subject: Fri. the 13th Hi, Dana -- I was the one who requested ideas for a teen program on Fri. the 13th. Actually, I received NO ideas from the list, except for a couple of librarians who suggested an un-Valentine party. I like your suggestion of a movie night! My other idea is to bring in a handwriting analyst. Maybe we'll do handwriting and a movie. I do like the un-Valentine idea, too, but the PUBYAC ideas I saved were all lost. Good luck! -- Kathy Percoco Youth Services Librarian Clark Public Library 303 Westfield Avenue Clark, NJ 07066 http://www.clarklibrary.org ph: 732-388-5999 x15 fax: 732-388-7866 -- ------------------------------ From: Rebecca Rankin <rlrankin@sharon.lib.wi.us> To: trumpeter2@shaw.ca Subject: Re: the 'other' librarian - a positive image? MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-language: en Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-disposition: inline Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 02:40:29 CST I'm not exactly sure what you mean by the "teacher/student mix pregnancy thing". I understand that some of you out there may be uncomfortable with a sexy image of a librarian. The point I was trying to make was that Shannon Elizabeth's character isn't just physically attractive but that the show's other characters acknowledge her intelligence, love of books and desire to serve the public too. I just think it's nice to see a young, lively, smart librarian portrayed in the media. I don't think any of us ever have to worry about this becoming the dominant image of librarians. Concerning the circulation of Playboy, I think it forces us to ask ourselves why we don't subscribe to this publication. Is it because of anticipated theft problems, or is it because of the content of the magazine? It is very easy to self-censor and call it something else. Just something to think about. Thank you for the feedback. Sincerely, Rebecca Rankin, Director Brigham Memorial Library 131 Plain Street Sharon, WI 53585 262-736-4249 rlrankin@sharon.lib.wi.us ----- Original Message ----- From: Terrill <trumpeter2@shaw.ca> Date: Monday, December 8, 2003 10:48 pm Subject: the 'other' librarian - a positive image? > O my ..... I had another two bits in my pocket, so am throwing it > in for = > this topic .... briefly too. On the topic of the image of = > librarians/library workers .... its been very 'Marion' for a long > time, = > but let us never forget the pendulum. I am thinking that the = > foxy-librarian on That 70's Show (a show that makes me laugh and I > do = > enjoy). Could we agree to disagree and call it "another image of a = > librarian" rather than a positive one? Not really passing > judgement, but = > in the name of open minds and all things considered, I'm not sure > if the = > teacher/student mix pregnancey thing could be called good. More > like an = > issue of conversational interest. And the Playboy mag circulating = > question ...... wellllllllllll ......... I see so much theft that > it = > would be pointless to have a subscription to them in any library! = > Idyllic may not quite be the right word to describe Point Place WI > is = > all. Don't get me wrong, I'm not up in arms about whether this > should be = > on the show or not, but in deciding for ourselves regarding its > merits, = > I am not sure I want to be associated any more with the 70's show > image = > any more than I want to Marian, the maiden librarian! > > Pondering with interest the new image we have, and all in all glad > hear = > it. > > 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= > > ------------------------------ From: "Christy Strzelecki" <cstrzele@kcls.org> To: "PUBYAC \(E-mail\)" <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Employment Opportunity - Lib YA - KCLS Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 02:43:40 CST King County Library System Employment Opportunity - WA =09 Librarian I-YA - Kenmore/Lake Forest Park Libraries (PT-20hrs) 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 ------------------------------ From: "Kapila Sankaran" <ksankaran@springfieldpubliclibrary.com> To: <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: books on audio guidelines MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 03:00:23 CST dear list, after being at this for 3 months now, i think i am slowly, slowly getting the hang of collection development. i have a few rules of thumb that i use when deciding what books to buy for the collection (based mostly on reviews, patron requests, needs of the collection/weeding notes). our audio collection of books on tape/cd, as well as its budget, is of course a lot smaller. i'm not yet quite sure how to maintain/develop this collection, beyond taking patron requests and referring to the horn book's book/audio reviews. what sorts of guidelines do you use when you are considering such items for purchase? do you buy any informational books on tape? do you ever buy books on audio that you do not have in print? your answers to the above, and any other thoughts you have in this area would be a lot of help! thanks for reading, as always! cheers- kapila ===================================== Kapila Sankaran, Youth Services Librarian Springfield Free Public Library 66 Mountain Ave. Springfield NJ 07081 tel: 973.376.4930 x.232 fax: 973.376.1334 email: ksankaran@springfieldpubliclibrary.com ===================================== ------------------------------ End of PUBYAC Digest 1284 *************************
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