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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, January 28, 2004 8:56 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 1327
Topics covered in this issue include: 1) Optical illusions by "Linda Peterson" <lpeterson@bloomfield.lib.in.us> 2) J or YA? by "Mary Ann Gilpatrick" <MGilpatrick@ci.walla-walla.wa.us> 3) Re: Stumper - Girl and her witch stepmother by "BALIS/PLS/SVLS System Reference Center, SF Branch" 4) 300 page humor books by "Janet Petersen" <jpeterse@fvrl.org> 5) Help for Laura Ingalls Wilder program by "April Mazza" <AMazza@minlib.net> 6) Stumper by E Heideman <enheideman@yahoo.com> 7) Mystery kits from Upstart by Lorraine Getty <lgetty1969@yahoo.com> 8) RE: Barnes & Noble vs libraries by "Charlene Abel/Director MJCPL" <director@madison-jeffco.lib.in.us> 9) Book Buddies Help by "Neville, Katrina" <kneville@sdcounty.ca.gov> 10) Questions & Answers on Librarian Speech in the Workplace by "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org> 11) Thief Lord Read-Alikes Compiled by "Paula Geglein OH0018" <gegleipa@oplin.org> 12) Art as a Process--Compilation by "Jennifer Salt" <jennifersalt@hotmail.com> 13) Re: cookery programs: tips? success stories? advice? by Lorie O'Donnell <Lodonnell@midyork.org> 14) POST JOB: LIBRARIAN I/II IN CHILDREN'S SVCS by "Stephanie Kunkle" <kunkle@sonoma.lib.ca.us> 15) Arabic-English Storytimes by "Jennifer Salt" <jennifersalt@hotmail.com> 16) RE: Barnes & Noble vs libraries by "Kirsten Klinghammer" <klingham@avantac.com> 17) RE: Libraries and Bookstores by "Stephanie Borgman" <sborgman@hcpl.net> 18) Lawyers for Libraries/Dallas - hotel discount rate extended by "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org> 19) Once Upon a Fairy Tale, Spring Conference by j drake <jdrake350@yahoo.com> 20) Re: American Girl Tea Party Compilation: Here It Is! by Larry & Tania Guyer <theguyers@pacbell.net> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Linda Peterson" <lpeterson@bloomfield.lib.in.us> To: "PUBYAC" <PUBYAC@prairienet.org> Subject: Optical illusions MIME-Version: 1.0 Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 21:51:33 CST Has anyone ever done a program on optical illusions for upper elementary = age kids? Linda Peterson Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Public Library 125 South Franklin Bloomfield, Indiana 47424 Phone: (812)384-4125 Fax: (812)384-0820 email: lpeterson@bloomfield.lib.in.us ------------------------------ From: "Mary Ann Gilpatrick" <MGilpatrick@ci.walla-walla.wa.us> To: <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: J or YA? Content-Class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 21:51:51 CST Where did y'all put Misfits, Inc?=20 And while I'm at it, *Dragon's Bait, and *Tangled Threads*? Our J fiction goes through eighth grade. Mary Ann Gilpatrick Walla Walla Public Library mgilpatrick@ci.walla-walla.wa.us FAX: 509-527-3748 phone: 509-527-4550 x 510 ------------------------------ From: "BALIS/PLS/SVLS System Reference Center, SF Branch" To: "Pubyac" <PUBYAC@prairienet.org> Subject: Re: Stumper - Girl and her witch stepmother MIME-Version: 1.0 Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 21:52:07 CST Many thanks to Janet Kreason for identifying the book we were looking for as _The Wicked Enchantment_, by Margot Benary-Isbert. Thank goodness for Pubyac and its members! - Catherine Sylvia BALIS/PLS/SVLS System Reference Center, SF Branch c/o San Francisco Public Library 100 Larkin Street, 3rd floor San Francisco, CA 94102 tel: (415) 552-5042 fax: (415) 552-5067 email: srcsf@mindspring.com ------------------------------ From: "Janet Petersen" <jpeterse@fvrl.org> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: 300 page humor books MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 21:52:21 CST I have a really hard question for all you brainy researchers that have helped with really esoteric problems. I have some students from a 6th grade challenge class that need a humorous books with three hundred pages. We have found some herriot books but definitely not enough to give one book per student. Does anyone out there know of some funny books that fit this criteria? The kids are getting a little desperate, and so are we. We would appreciate any help you can come up with. ------------------------------ From: "April Mazza" <AMazza@minlib.net> To: "PUBYAC" <PUBYAC@prairienet.org> Subject: Help for Laura Ingalls Wilder program Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 21:52:35 CST Hi All, I tried to post this query earlier this month but I fear it got lost...sorry if you have indeed seen it twice! I am doing a Laura Ingalls Wilder program for a friend's preschool group. I am just looking for a simple craft idea. Last year we glued pretzel sticks onto sturdy paper that I had photocopied a simple house outline onto....thus making log cabins! I'd like to try something different this year so any help is appreciated! Thanks, April Mazza Youth Services Wayland Public Library (508) 358-2308 AMazza@minlib.net ------------------------------ From: E Heideman <enheideman@yahoo.com> To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org Subject: Stumper MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 21:52:47 CST I have a 7 year old patron who is desperate for books about horses and princesses (both in the same story), and horses that are princesses. All I can think of is The Girl who Loved Wild Horses. I've checked our catalog in every way that I can, and have been through A to Zoo. I've also given her every girly and princessy picture book and folktale I can think of in the meantime. She will be delighted with anything anyone can come up with. Please reply offlist. I'll compile any answers if anyone is interested. Thank you! Liz Heideman heidemane@library.phila.gov Falls of Schuylkill Branch The Free Library of Philadelphia ------------------------------ From: Lorraine Getty <lgetty1969@yahoo.com> To: PUBYAC <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Mystery kits from Upstart MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 21:53:00 CST Has anyone purchased the "Anyone's Guess" mystery kits for grades 3-5 from Upstart? The description in the catalog says "Unlike role-playing mysteries, (these) kits work with any size group. Participants examine the evidence, read accounts from witnesses and suspects, then solve the mystery." Without role-playing, I'm just not imagining how this all plays out. I'm looking for a simple but fun mystery activity for this age level (not teens) that does not involve lots of staff or older volunteers for the role playing and can be solved in an hour. I would appreciate any advice from experience. TIA Lorraine Getty Forsyth Public Library Forsyth, IL ------------------------------ From: "Charlene Abel/Director MJCPL" <director@madison-jeffco.lib.in.us> To: <ggcrotty@yahoo.com>, <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: RE: Barnes & Noble vs libraries MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 21:53:14 CST I have a friend who's a free lance writer; he did almost a whole job drinking coffee at B&N and using their books. I think the assignment involved scientific facts or trivia or somesuch! Charlene Abel Director Madison-Jefferson County Public Library Madison, Indiana -----Original Message----- From: owner-pubyac@prairienet.org [mailto:owner-pubyac@prairienet.org] On Behalf Of Gloria Crotty Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 5:03 PM To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Barnes & Noble vs libraries I couldn't believe it! I was in the children's section of my local Barnes and Noble, and a boy (4th grade?) and his grandmother were sitting at one of the nice little tables doing his HOMEWORK! ------------------------------ From: "Neville, Katrina" <kneville@sdcounty.ca.gov> To: <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Book Buddies Help content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 21:53:28 CST Hi all, I need to gather information on a "Book Buddies" kind of program -- = where high school students work one on one with younger children to = boost reading skills. I know that this topic has been discussed before, = but of course I didn't pay much attention because I was not thinking of = doing it at the time. If anyone has done or is doing this type of = program, could you please respond to me privately (at = kneville@sdcounty.ca.gov)with any suggestions, successes or = room-for-improvement type stories, I would greatly appreciate it. A few questions I can think of right now include: Is this best done on a drop-in basis, or is it better to pair up = volunteers with specific children with whom they can make appointments = for help? Is there a time of day that people are most receptive to participating = in this type of program? Any ideas you can send me will be wonderful helps! Thanks, Katrina Katrina Neville Youth Services Librarian San Diego County Library San Marcos Branch #2 Civic Center Drive San Marcos, CA 92069 t: (760) 891-3000 f: (760) 891-3015 e: kneville@sdcounty.ca.gov ------------------------------ From: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org> To: <yalsa-l@ala1.ala.org> Subject: Questions & Answers on Librarian Speech in the Workplace Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 21:53:43 CST Questions & Answers on Librarian Speech in the Workplace An explanatory statement of the ALA Code of Ethics Adopted July 2001; Amended January 2004 http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/ifgroups/cope/copeinaction/explanatory/questionsa nswers.htm Q1. Since librarians have a special responsibility to protect intellectual freedom and freedom of expression, do librarians have a special responsibility to create a workplace that tolerates employee expression more than other professions? A1. Yes. Libraries play a special role in ensuring the free flow of information in a democratic society. Librarians are often called on to fight censorship and resist efforts to restrict individuals from receiving information and expressing ideas. If librarians are denied the ability to speak on work related matters, what does this say about our own commitment to free speech? We need to demonstrate our commitment to free speech by encouraging it in the workplace. Don Wood Program Officer/Communications American Library Association, Office for Intellectual Freedom 50 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611 1-800-545-2433, ext. 4225; Fax: 312-280-4227; dwood@ala.org http://www.ala.org/oif ------------------------------ From: "Paula Geglein OH0018" <gegleipa@oplin.org> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Thief Lord Read-Alikes Compiled Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 21:53:57 CST A special thanks to Vicki Brostrom, Helen Moore, Karla Frost, Joanna Andrew, Jennifer Murphy, Cindi Carey who all sent suggestions for The Thief Lord read-alikes. Below is the list of suggested titles. Inkheart by Cornelia Funke Hoot by Carl Hiassen (because it's about a child surviving on his own with the help of friends) Maniac Magee by Spinelli The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm by Farmer (about kids surviving on their wits after being kidnapped and about the entertaining and well-developed private eye characters who search for them) The Half Magic series by Eager (about children having adventures on their own with an element of magic incorporated into the story) Some of the Joan Aiken books - Wolves of Willoughby Chase, Black Hearts in Battersea, Nightbirds on Nantucket. Peter Pan by Barrie The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner (for patrons who like intrigue and thievery) Philip Pullman's trilogy, beginning with The Golden Compass also has a youth vs. adult theme and lots of adventure with children as the protagonists. Stravaganza by Mary Hoffman (set in Venice) Time Stops for No Mouse by Michael Hoeye. There is also a sequel titled The Sands of Time. Any of Eva Ibbotson's books are fun and magical. The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud Eragon by Christopher Paolini The Tale of Desperaux by Kate DiCamillo. Thanks again and if anyone thinks of any others, please let me know!! Paula M. Geglein Youth Services Librarian Clermont County Public Library Amelia, OH 45102 ------------------------------ From: "Jennifer Salt" <jennifersalt@hotmail.com> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Art as a Process--Compilation Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 21:54:12 CST Thanks to everyone who responded to query on sources of research on Process Centered Art. Several of you volunteered to do research, asked me to do the same, and requested that we continue to exchange information on this topic. Of course. I will happily continue to take suggestions from other pubyaccers and pass them, along with my own research, on to interested parties. I will NOT post to the list each time a new discovery is made, so if you are interested and haven't already asked to be part of this exchange, please email me jennifersalt@hotmail.com Here are the sources suggested: Books: _Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Education_ edited by Sue Bredekamp and Carol Coppie and published by NAEYC. (Several references to art.) _Emphasis Art_ by Wachowiak and Clements Articles: Both from _Young Children_: "Why do Some Teachers Resist Offering Appropriate Open-Ended Art Activities for Young Children" by Chris Mulcahey Szyba (Janurary 1999) and "Applying Theory to Practice: Using Developmentally Appropriate Strategies to Help Children Draw" by Loretta Healy (May 2001) Website: http://www.naea-reston.org/ (National Art Education Association) Databases: ProQuest and Infotrac (Articles by art teachers) Rachael posed a related query which I think is worth discussion for all who do crafts--not just the art as a process people. The problem is that many parents\caregivers tend to do part or all of the crafts _for_ the children (even developmentally appropriate crafts the kids are capable of completing on their own). How to handle this? I hope this is helpful. --Jennifer ------------------------------ From: Lorie O'Donnell <Lodonnell@midyork.org> To: "pubyac@prairienet.org" <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Re: cookery programs: tips? success stories? advice? Mime-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 21:54:30 CST Decorating precooked cookies/cupcakes is a lot of fun. Buffet style, with different toppings in containers. The kids can frost the cookies and then decorate. Graham cracker gingerbread houses are fun too. Use the smallest milk cartons as the base. Stick graham crackers to them with frosting, in the shape of a house. Then use frosting and candies to decorate. Lorie Kapila Sankaran said: > Pubyac, > > I'm trying to venture into holding different sorts of activities at the > library, especially thinking about the summer. > > Can you lend to me any experiences you've had with cooking activities for > preschoolers AND school-aged children? Where are these conducted? If your > facility is small, how do you manage? What has worked and what hasn't? What > cooking activities are sure winners? What sorts of allergy precautions do > you take? > > Your generosity is absolutely indispensible! (it strikes me just now -- that > no book can ever do what you do...) I'll surely post a compilation of > replies. > > Thanks for reading, as always. > > 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 > ===================================== > > Lorie J. O'Donnell Children's Librarian Jervis Public Library Rome, NY 13440 lodonnell@midyork.org -- I love deadlines. I especially love the swooshing sound they make as they fly by. Douglas Adams ------------------------------ From: "Stephanie Kunkle" <kunkle@sonoma.lib.ca.us> To: <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: POST JOB: LIBRARIAN I/II IN CHILDREN'S SVCS Mime-Version: 1.0 Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 21:54:46 CST POSITION ANNOUNCEMENTSONOMA COUNTY LIBRARYSanta Rosa, CA 95404 POSITION TITLE: LIBRARIAN I/II in CHILDREN'S SERVICESPART TIME: 30 hours per week SALARY RANGE: LIBRARIAN I - $33,664 - $40,918 (3/4 time) LIBRARIAN II - $35,302 - $42,915 (3/4 time) CLOSING DATE: Open Until Filled DEFINITIONUnder general supervision, provides professional children's library services, including reference, reader's advisory, collection development, and performs related work as assigned. TYPICAL DUTIES· Answers reference questions.· Gives readers advice.· Prepares bibliographies.· Gives library instruction.· Selects books; selects and organizes non-book materials.· Visits classrooms.· Prepares and conducts children's programming.· Works with new information technologies to provide information and assist the public. KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES · General knowledge of books and other library materials.· Knowledge of juvenile books.· Thorough knowledge of modern library purposes, procedures and techniques.· Applicants should possess a specialized knowledge of children's materials and work with children. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONSEducation and Experience · Graduation from a college or university approved by an accrediting association of more than statewide standing, plus the possession of a graduate library degree from a school accredited by the American Library Association. · Plus two years of appropriate professional experience following completion of graduate degree for Librarian II position. APPLICATIONS:Apply with resume and application to: Administration Office, Sonoma County Library, Third and E Streets, Santa Rosa, CA 95404. To obtain an application, e-mail kunkle@sonoma.lib.ca.us or call Stephanie @ 707.545.0831, ext. 553. SELECTION PROCESS:The most qualified applicants will be scheduled for a written exam and an oral interview on which final selection will be based. ------------------------------ From: "Jennifer Salt" <jennifersalt@hotmail.com> To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org Subject: Arabic-English Storytimes Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 21:55:00 CST I am interested in hearing from people who have held bilingual Arabic-English programs in their libraries (intended either for Arab-Americans or for a mixed group of Arab-Americans and non-Arab Americans) or who have done other types of outreach to the Arab-American community. Our library recently got a grant to create bilingual Arabic-English programs for families. A high school student from our Arabic-American community will assist the librarian in planning and presenting the programs. (A neccesity as I don't know Arabic.) The grant includes money to purchase paperback copies of Arabic-English (and, perhaps, Arabic as well) copies of children's books that participating families would be able to keep. Another portion of the grant money will be used to start a collection of children's books in Arabic and bilingual Arabic-English children's books for the library. The program will be held one evening a week for 8 weeks and is designed as a family program--we expect an adult to attend with the child and hope for mothers, fathers, younger siblings, grandparents...whoever we can entice to attend. (Non-Arabic families who wish to learn about another culture and language are welcome.) The program will be held off-site. The center of the program, of course, is sharing literatures and languages, but I plan on including some hands on actitivies, and, if I can manage it, stretches and activity songs (along the lines of "If Your Happy and You Know It" At this point in the program, we are trying to select books, so I am especially interested in any leads as to where to buy bilingual English\Arabic books of interest to children as well as where to purchase children's books entirely in Arabic. The names of any publishers would be a most welcome lead. However, I welcome any information that we can use at any stage of the program. If you are willing to entertain furthur questions I encounter on this topic, please tell me this in your email. I think that this is a specialized area of interest, so I will NOT compile and post to the list unless asked to do so. Thank-you. --Jennifer ------------------------------ From: "Kirsten Klinghammer" <klingham@avantac.com> To: <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: RE: Barnes & Noble vs libraries MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 21:55:16 CST I sometimes meet a student for English tutoring at our local Borders = Books (tutoring arranged by the student and myself, not by Borders). We meet = at the tables in the coffee shop section. We meet there for three reasons: Convenience - open more hours than the libraries, and a good location = (easy to access from the highway instead of being in the middle of town - none = of the libraries I know of in our area are near highways) Food and drink allowed - I especially want to be able to drink something during any long session of anything. California is very dry, and it's important to keep drinking liquids. Most libraries still don't allow = food or drink (although I understand their concerns too). Books to buy - We have several times gone into the book section to buy something that will benefit the student. Most reference materials don't circulate, so being able to buy a thesaurus together was very nice for = this student (she didn't feel confident enough to pick out one for herself, = and she wanted one to keep and to use regularly). Libraries are nice because there are knowledgeable, helpful people = there. Books circulate for free, and one has computer access (internet and otherwise). They tend to have large collections with more obscure works than bookstores. Obviously each has its strengths, but there's quite a = bit of overlap too. I would suggest that more libraries try to make some accommodations to keep from losing too many patrons, though, such as = having areas in the library where drink, at least, is permitted. Kirsten **** Kirsten Klinghammer Sacramento Deaf Services Library Foundation www.sacdeaflib.org=20 klingham@avantac.com (preferred) kirsten_klinghammer@hotmail.com (backup) -----Original Message----- From: owner-pubyac@prairienet.org [mailto:owner-pubyac@prairienet.org] = On Behalf Of Gloria Crotty Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 2:03 PM To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Barnes & Noble vs libraries I couldn't believe it! I was in the children's section of my local = Barnes and Noble, and a boy (4th grade?) and his grandmother were sitting at = one of the nice little tables doing his HOMEWORK! ------------------------------ From: "Stephanie Borgman" <sborgman@hcpl.net> To: <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: RE: Libraries and Bookstores MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 21:55:30 CST I don't think it has to be, and it certainly wasn't my intention to imply, an "us against them" scenario. I am glad to hear that there are bookstores where storytimes are scheduled specifically so as not to conflict with area library offerings. I wish this type of cooperation and courtesy existed everywhere. Library/bookstore collaborations are fairly commonplace and can certainly be mutually beneficial. Many of us have worked both sides of the coin. One of my closest friends from graduate school is now a B & N manager; she chose to stop dealing with the politics of the small library where she was the director. Here on pubyac and among the children's librarians I work with there are a number of people who have worked in bookstores (and some who still do). Most librarians in my acquaintance (myself included) contribute significant portions of their take disposable income to furthering the profits of booksellers. We see the materials at work and we want to own them and never have to take them back or we don't want to wait until the holds queue has been exhausted. My purpose in providing the example of the young boy who identified B & N as his library was to emphasize the necessity of educating the public as to what the library has to offer them. Establishing the library, and by extension the youth services department, as a proactive presence in the community is essential to generating the awareness and support we will need to survive, evolve, and thrive as a cultural institution. You do this by having interesting programs which you go out into the community and promote. You do this by visiting schools, daycares, and after school programs to give the library a face - yours. Sitting in your building responding only to those who manage to find their way inside is no longer sufficient. We can't afford to think in adversarial terms such as books versus programs. Libraries are information agencies and that information can be packaged or presented in many different formats. It is our responsibility to figure out the best approach for our community, but I sincerely believe that none of us enjoys the luxury of inaction. Steph Stephanie Robinson Borgman Juvenile Specialist Harris County Public Library Houston, Texas (713) 749-9000 sborgman@hcpl.net ------------------------------ From: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org> To: <member-forum@ala.org> Subject: Lawyers for Libraries/Dallas - hotel discount rate extended Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 21:55:44 CST January 27, 2004 Dear Friends: Lawyers for Libraries Regional Training Institutes have been called = "captivating," "extremely informative," and "superb." The fourth training = (scheduled for Thursday, February 12 - Friday, February 13 in Dallas, TX) = still has spaces available, so if you have been thinking about attending = yourself - or encouraging an attorney or trustee to attend - call or email = soon! The host hotel of the event, the Fairmont Dallas, has extended its = discounted rate until this Friday, January 30. Their rate of $119/night = is far, far lower than the regular nightly rate. The USA Patriot Act, CIPA & Internet filtering, privacy policies, meeting = room and exhibit policies, and book challenges are among the topics that = be addressed by our instructors, who are among the nation's foremost = experts in constitutional law with regard to libraries. =20 Continuing Legal Education credit is available for attendees (see = www.ala.org/lawyers/lawyerscle for details on how many hours are available = in your state). Special features of the Dallas Lawyers for Libraries institute include: * A panel featuring two Texas librarians whose libraries underwent = high-profile, controversial book challenges. Jerilynn Williams of = Montgomery County and Linda Hughes of Wichita Falls will discuss the legal = and political struggles they were able to overcome to keep books in their = libraries. * A reception and dinner at the JFK Museum at Dealey Plaza on Thursday. To register for Lawyers for Libraries/Dallas or for more information, = please contact Jonathan Kelley at 800-545-2433 x4226 or email jkelley@ala.o= rg. You may also visit our Web site at www.ala.org/lawyers to see the = schedule and print & fax the registration form. The cost to attend is = $500 per person, which includes the reception and dinner on Thursday and = breakfast, lunch, and snacks on Friday. Jonathan Kelley P.S. You can also register now for Lawyers for Libraries/Boston, May 6-7, = 2004! Contact the Office for Intellectual Freedom for details. jkjkjkjkjkjkjkjkjkjkjkjkjkjkjkjkjkjkjkjk Free People Read Freely =AE Jonathan Kelley Office for Intellectual Freedom American Library Association 50 E. Huron St. Chicago, IL 60611 (312) 280-4226/ fax (312) 280-4227 ------------------------------ From: j drake <jdrake350@yahoo.com> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Once Upon a Fairy Tale, Spring Conference MIME-Version: 1.0 Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 21:55:59 CST HI Everyone, The New England Roundtable of Children's Librarians (NERTCL) is pleased to announce our spring conference, ONCE UPON A FAIRY TALE. It will be March 19, 9-4, at Bryant College in Smithfield, RI. Speakers will be Dr. Maria Tatar, professor of Germanic Languages at Harvard and author of The Annotated Classic Fairy Tales, Donna Jo Napoli, author of Beast, Zel and many other folk and fairy tale titles, and Susan Jeffers, illustrator of Cinderella, Hansel and Gretl and numerous other titles. The flyer with all details and a returnable registration form follows in the body of this message. Hope you can come to what should be an exciting day! THE NEW ENGLAND ROUND TABLE OF CHILDREN'S LIBRARIANS Presents ONCE UPON A FAIRY TALE: Folklore and Fairy Tales in Books for Children and Young Adults Friday, March 19, 2004 Bryant College George E. Bello Center for Information and Technology 1150 Douglas Pike, Smithfield, R. I. 02917 401-232-6125 (Library Circulation) www.bryant.edu 9:00 Registration & Refreshments 10:00 Dr. Maria Tatar, The Academic Perspective The John L. Loeb Professor of Germanic Languages, Harvard University, Dr. Maria Tatar is one of the foremost commentators on the study of fairy tales today. Her books include Off with Their Heads! Fairy Tales and the Culture of Childhood, Grimm's Grimmest, and The Hard Facts of the Grimms' Fairy Tales, as well as a critical collection, The Annotated Classic Fairy Tales. Website http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~german/ 11:00 Break 11:15 Donna Jo Napoli, The Author's Perspective Well known for her award-winning books for young adults, Donna Jo Napoli's writing covers a wide range, including picture books, poetry, and books on theoretical linguistics, with translations into Chinese, Danish, Dutch, German, Italian, and Japanese. She is a Professor of Linguistics at Swarthmore College in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania and has held various faculty positions in South Africa, Australia, Switzerland, and China. She enjoys visiting schools, and likes to encourage new writers. A few of many titles include Beast, Zel, Breath, and The Great God Pan. Website: www.donnajonapoli.com/ 12:15 Lunch, Book Sales Books by Dr. Maria Tatar, Donna Jo Napoli, and Susan Jeffers will be for sale. 1:15 Susan Jeffers, The Illustrator's Perspective As a child, Susan Jeffers imagined how she would illustrate the Snow Queen. She went on to illustrate not only The Snow Queen but other fairy tale titles including Cinderella, Hansel and Gretel, Thumbelina, and The Wild Swans. Her many awards include a Caldecott Medal Honor Award and a Golden Apple Award, Biennale of Illustrations Bratislava for The Three Jovial Huntsmen. The Golden Apple Award was the first one given to an American illustrator. She has worked as a free-lance designer and has had her work showcased by the American Institute of Graphic Arts. Her most recent book is My Pony (Hyperion, 2003). Website: http://www.susanjeffers-art.com/default.html 2:15 Break 2:30 Speakers Panel Discussion 3:15 Book Sales & Book Signing Conference Speakers, Dr. Maria Tatar, Donna Jo Napoli, and Susan Jeffers will be available for book signing. 4:00 Adjourn Foul weather policy: Event will be held unless the Bello Center is Closed Storm Information at 401-232-6002, WBZ 1030 (Boston), WJAR TV 10 www.turnto10.com (Providence) Due to our fixed financial obligations, no refunds can be made. Directions on reverse. A listing of local hotels is available: Bryant College website, http://admission.bryant.edu/travel/ Northern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce, http://www.nrichamber.com/ Program Information is at the NERTCL website, www.nelib.org/nertcl New England Library Association 14 Pleasant St. Gloucester, MA 01930 THIS SPACE BLANK FOR ADDRESS Directions to Bryant College (www.bryant.edu choose directions from quick search) Bryant College on Route 7, Smithfield, Rhode Island just off Route 295. 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Please make check payable to NELA and return to: Jan Drake 22 Brackett St. Needham, MA 02492 781-235-1610 ext 249 or jdrake@minlib.net Registrations and checks received after the program is filled will be returned to sender. Registration will be accepted on the19th at no additional cost, provided there is space. However, lunch will not be provided. Devices for the hearing impaired are available. Please let us know if you have any other special needs. Jan Drake (jdrake350@yahoo) Children's Services Wellesley Free Library 530 Washington St. Wellesley MA 02482 781-235-1610 ext. 1 ------------------------------ From: Larry & Tania Guyer <theguyers@pacbell.net> To: hstout.lew@valnet.org, pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Re: American Girl Tea Party Compilation: Here It Is! MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 21:56:14 CST 01-28-04 Hi! I did keep the compilation list and here it is! Tatiana Guyer Library Coordinator Mayfield Junior School Pasadena, CA Awhile back I sent out a query for American Girl program ideas. I received LOTS of responses and appreciate all of your wonderful ideas. Here is the list I compiled from your responses. Thanks again for all of your input! Angie Woodson Greenwood Public Library ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Have you tried a reader's theatre? The kids can read the different parts of the story as characters. They could make a few props as crafts before the performance. RoseMary Honnold Coshocton Public Library 655 Main ST Coshocton, OH 43812 740-622-0956 honnolro@oplin.org I've never had an American Girl program, but here's my two cents anyway: We all have people who in our communities who vividly remember growing up during WWII or the depression. Maybe you could find some individual women who are child friendly enough and able to gear themselves towards some relevant hands on activities (assure them that you would be happy to supply the materials and help them come up with an idea) and a lively question and answer session. (This type of program being versus a lecture. After all, the books have already given the girls lots of background information.) This could make for a different type of program--and an enjoyable one. Historical fiction, much as I love it, has the tendency to make everything seem ancient. It might be a revelation to your girls that Mollies and Kits are still alive and well. Also, it might be interesting to the girls to learn that there is another way to explore the past than through the veil of historical fiction: they can actually read books published in the period. Perhaps, you could have a table highlighted books from one of the periods covered by the books for the girls to look through, or--if you can find enough titles on your shelves-to check out. (Admittedly, this is not an activity you can do in a Kaya program, and the checking out is probably going to be limited to the most recent time periods.) The McGuffy Readers and Dick and Jane books (and other titles) have been reissued and many loved children's books have stayed in print. I would have absolutely loved the American Girl books if they had been around when I was a child. I read Little House on the Prarie (yes, they are rascist, but I didn't realize that as a child), all of Lousia May Alcott's children's books, etc. Also, school text books. One thing I remember clearly is that I always wanted to REALLY DO the activities mentioned in the books. Not make diaromas or "Indian artifacts" using old grocery bags, but to Carry out activities in the same way that the children I read about did. How I longed to churn butter in a real butter churn and to knit. (With modern sanitation and medicine, of course. No emptying chamber pots for me, thank you very much.) So, I think that the girls in your club might enjoy this type of activity. Have you tried games? (Hide the thimble, Clothespin in the bottle, etc) Many of these could be played with no (or very little) adaptation. Perhaps, someone you know very well has a manual typewriter s/he would be willing to trust you with. Typewriters of any kind are museum artifacts to today's girls, and they would probably enjoy taking turns typing like Kit. How about hanging clothes on the line? Very few of us do this anymore, and it could be a relevation to girls who associate clothespins only with crafts. You could string up a clothesline (at the girls level) in the meeting room. Having the clothes already hung and telling them they are bringing in the dried wash eliminates the need for soaking the clothes first, but they may insist on hanging the clothes back up again anyway. Once they get the hang of things, have a race--with points taken off for sloppily folded clothes. I recall Addy being in some sort of Christmas show where she is hidden behind a screen. (Her Dad can't see her, but recognizes her voice.) Perhaps, your girls could put on this type of show, if only for each other. Speaking of shows reminds me. I previously worked in a library system where the film department has a very large collection of old reel to reel films. We all had access to reel to reel projectors. The collection included cartoons that were shown in the movies--before the featured films. I showed these once a year with a lesson on what going to the movies used to be like--the kids always enjoyed it. The reel to reel projector was an anamoly to them--everyone had to examine it up close. I stuck to Disney cartoons,but we also had stuff like "Superman Fights the Nazis." Perhaps, you couldeven arrange an entire "film festival" such as Molly and Kit would have viewed. How about a penmanship contest? Before typewriters, beautiful handwriting was prized and penmanship was an important school subject. Have yours with blackboard and chalk for authencity. Rote memorization was another big part of school in the early days. Give each girl a "piece" to memorize and let all willing parties participate in a recitation contest at the next meeting. Shy girls can be the audiance. I hope this helps. --Jennifer S I've been doing American Girl programs for about 7 years now and usually do an hour and a half program for 50 girls between the ages of 7 and 12. We do activities, dances, games, crafts and treats from the era. I just did Kaya in the Spring and the girls really loved it. I will gladly give you a copy of any of the things I did, but my files are pretty large for each girl, so we may have to do this one girl at a time. If there is anything specific you are looking for, just let me know. Chris Mallo Children's Specialist Great River Regional Library 405 St. Germain St. Cloud, MN 56401 Phone (320) 650-2500, Fax (320) 650-2501 chrism@grrl.lib.mn.us Have you looked in the American Girl Party Book. They have great game ideas. I know a librarian who had an American Girl Club. Each meeting they focused on a different girl. For the Addy meeting they held a spelling bee. When a girl mispelled a word she had to eat a gummi worm (much like the tobacco worms Addy's family had to eat). They also put on a play for the parents at the end of session. Suzanne Kirk Henry County Public Library We held an American Girl Doll tea party and that was a lot of fun. I'm not sure how old or how much time you have with the children-but this particular program was about an hour-it could have gone on longer. We had tea cups and "tea" (apple juice) and cookies. The children talked about their dolls and then we had a craft from one of the books- a hand held fan-one for the child and one for the doll. Some of the girls got dressed up-just like their dolls -so that was fun. I read some books about dolls-not specifically American Girl-since not everyone had that kind of doll. It sounds like you have done most of that stuff already-but turning it into a tea party could be fun. Good luck- Kelly Chambala Children's Coordinator Huntington Memorial Library 62 Chestnut St. Oneonta, New York 13820 (607) 432-1980 on_kelly@4cty.org This past spring we did an American Girl Tea. The girls and I dressed up In hats and gloves. We had tiny cakes and finger sandwiches that were donated from local businesses. We had limited the number to 20 girls and their moms and ended up with over 30! But we really had a great time. The girls were to sign up in advance but we had some come in anyway and how could you turn them away in their foofoo dresses??? We used the computer and projected the American Girls website and played some of the games that are on the website. Hallmark had donated two Addie Bookends to give away as door prizes. Also Hallmark has an American Girls program and they gave us workbooks to hand out to the girls. It is a free program and when completed the girls receive a pendant from Hallmark and American Girls. I hope this helps-I am having a Magic Treehouse Program this fall-have you done anything with that? Please send any ideas you have.... Good Luck with your American Girls! Leata Sears Children's Library Assistant Newton County Library We have done several successful programs based on Am. girls - a Twelfth Night party a la Felicity, a pioneer program based on Kirsten and a Victorian tea party for Samantha. We also were fortunate to have a local woman who portrays Harriet Tubman do her presentation for a program loosely based on Addy. We are planning a Molly-based program for next month for Veteran's Day. Our program ideas were all developed based on ideas in the stories, cook- and craft books, and the Teacher's guide, which we got from the company several years ago. The Felicity program was for the girls only; the tea party was for the girls and their mothers/grandmothers. The Addy program was advertised as a family program during Black History month, and the Kirsten program was an after school program called "Not for girls only" We encouraged boys to come, which was why it was more of a pioneer theme-we even had a buffalo chip to pass around (the highlight of the program!). Ann Adkesson Library Director Barclay Public Library District Warrensburg, IL I have been running an American Girl Program, with the focus on the first book and the history around it. We do a small quiz over the book as a refresher for the girls. Then I have them find five different books pretaining to the girl, maybe revolutionary war, and locate the state where she lives in the atlas. I usually have them look at the AG site and poke around in that girls world section. We then go back have some food of the time period, make a craft, and play games that she might have played. If you don't have it, order the Party Book its been a life saver. Angie, last year we had an American Girls Tea Party. We fixed real tea (which the girls actually drank!), heart-shaped peanut butter sandwiches, and cookies. The girls signed a guest book with a "quill" pen when they came in. The girls and their dolls had name cards at their seats and we had the tables decorated with flowers. After eating, we played some group games, everyone introduced their dolls, and we gave away some door prizes. We had three different craft stations set up, and the girls could make whichever ones they wanted and/or had time for. It was alot of work, but highly appreciated by the girls and their parents. Susan How about reading other books et in the same time period? A favorite thing of my daughter's is to try to think about what the newest American Girl will be (she favors either a Pilgrim Girl or an Asian American Girl but can't think of a time period for her.) Another thing is that there is am AG softeware program that lets you write plays, it is pretty old though so i think it only has up to Addy but you could use the ideas for a plan to write your own plays. How about a clothes making workshop for the dolls. Julie Rines jrines@ocln.org I've found that focusing on one girl per year works really well. This past year we did Josephina, and did games, crafts and food all related to her and her timeperiod. I've also done Kit, Felicity, and Addy. The librarian before me did Kirsten and Molly (I think...). If you want more details, let me know. Ruhama Kordatzky Youth Services Librarian Burlington Public Library rkordatz@burlington.lib.wi.us We have done American Girl programs for several years. At this point we use the doll & time period as a take off point, and although we will have the related AG books on display we don't always read from those books, using other books instead. Also we have done some American Girl Today type programs using ideas from the activity books and or magazine. One thing we have learned that does not work is sewing! The girls, ages 6-10 do not know how. So unless you have LOTS of volunteers...... The 75 minute program includes a read aloud selection, craft, physical activity, snack and music from the time period Lots of our ideas come from the American Girl party, craft & cookbooks as website MOLLY Recycle craft projects Grandmother's Butterless-Eggles-Milkless Cake, Vicotry Walnut Cake (also had photo of grandmother as Red Cross volunteer) made up ration coupons for snacks Radio show (made duplicates for each participant) Jump rope games & rhymes marble games JOSEFINA Broom dance --Girls LOVE this Made pinon pies (recipe in Reward for Josefina) Aluminum "tin" ornaments or plaques Decorate clay pots decorate wood boxes with corn husks (parquet boxes) Herb Alpert music Color tag using Spanish words for colors KAYA Bookmark using beading designs (laid out on graph paper) KIT Handwriting class & handed out certificates Secret codes Jacks, marbles, hopscotch Tollhouse cookies manual typewriter ADDY Sweet Clara and the Freedom quilt(Hopkinson) quilt squares Make shortbread Made paper beads (roll triangle of paper around toothpick, glaze with glue & string for necklace Play "hands down 64" Make sculpy marbles Uncle Remus character puppets KIRSTEN Recitations Cork trolls Paper cut designs Make butter Braided rugs SAMANTHA (www.thevictorianscrapbook.com) make sachets "posture" relay make real lemonade journal voting rights etiquette games calling cards placemats & napkin rings card games tissue paper flowers GENERAL You, An American Girl --interview booklets including mother, grandmother and girl Dances of the American Girls Tea Party (of different girls) Miniatures Paper Dolls (Dover publications fabulous!) Maureen Lok, Children's Librarian 610-644-9029 Tredyffrin Public Library 582 Upper Gulph Road Wayne, PA 19087 Hi! We have had several Amer. Girl programs in my library. The most recent was, gosh, I forget the doll's name, anyway - we wrote a short play about the controversy over tea in the harbor, then drank tea from beautiful tea cups that staff had loaned, poured the hot water from beautiful tea pots, ate some delicious snacks and then each girl sewed the binding for a book (the covers were made earlier). All this took appro. 45min to 1hour. It was a tremendous success. One of my branches had a Kirsten Summer Party at the end of summer. They ate pound cake w/blueberry sauce and drank lemonade. They danced to the Virginia Reel, listened to a short play and made a quilt square to take home. They also designed (with markers) a square that was later sewn into a quilt for the library to keep. At each of these Amer Girl parties we always raffle a doll (tickets about $2/each) The dolls were given to the library by our Friends Group. Your parties sound fun too! I hope I have given you a little help! Good luck! Diane The Moore, Oklahoma public library does an "American Girl Tea Party" every November. The girls can dress up in their favorite period, and they do period crafts the girls can give as Christmas presents. One I remember in particular was a Victorian lace fan Christmas ornament. Also, Pleasant Company used to have a traveling exhibit of all the American Girl dolls that you could rent. I'm not sure if they still do this or not. You could also do a paper doll program using the American Girl paper dolls. Christine Dettlaff Coordinator, Learning Resources Center Redlands Community College El Reno, Oklahoma 73036 (405) 422-1254 dettlaffc@redlandscc.edu We held a tea this summer for mom's and daughters. Some of the girls brought in their dolls and accessories for a display. They played games from the various time periods, all taken from the different American girl books. The foods we served were all from the books also. We used real china and tablecoths on the tables with fresh flower boquets. Some of the games or toys, like Jacob's ladder I had made so we raffled them off at the end. We had 17 mom's or grandmas' and 20 girls and everyone had a great time. Lisa Bauer Iola Village Library We hosted several American Girl programs at our library on a once month basis several years ago. They were very well-attended. You might want to try branching out and including other historical fiction authors or series. Our you could focus on one girl per meeting and learn more about her time period and do activities related to just that girl. For instance, you could focus on Molly and talk about WWII and make a victory garden. (Just a suggestion off the top of my head.) Hope you get some good ideas! Stacey Irish-Keffer Denton Public Library 502 Oakland Denton, Texas 76201 940.349.7738 Stacey.Irish-Keffer@cityofdenton.com Hi-- I've found that focusing on one girl per year works really well. This past year we did Josephina, and did games, crafts and food all related to her and her time period. I've also done Kit, Felicity, and Addy. The librarian before me did Kirsten and Molly (I think...). If you want more details, let me know. :) ruhama Ruhama Kordatzky Youth Services Librarian Burlington Public Library rkordatz@burlington.lib.wi.us Several weeks ago I requested ideas for an American Girl party. As usual, you were all wonderful and quick to respond with great ideas. I have complied the ideas I received below. I hope that you will find them useful! Thanks again!! Michelle McMorrow Ramsell Head of the Children's Department Tuscarawas County Public Library 121 Fair Ave. NW New Philadelphia, OH 446663 330-364-4474 At Mt. Greenwood lib. in Chicago, there is a Am. Girl tea party 3x a year. I started the program 5 years ago, and it's still going strong. There is a fancy sign-in book complete with a pink feather pen-, intro. activity where the girls sit in a circle and intro. themselves, 3 crafts, snacks-in-between, and a boistrious game of "Who's the Leader", (a girl scout game to top off the afternoon. I'd be happy to send details.. Arlene F. Badillo Beverly Branch Library Chicago Public Library amazontippy@aol.com Hi! We've done an American Girl party every year for the past few years with good results! The librarians before me and I have done a tea party, a quilting bee (featuring Kirsten), Molly's Lend-a-Hand (I unfortunately don't have too many details about this one), Reader's Theater (taking the script for Felicity in Six Plays by Pleasant Co.), and a games day (featuring games from Kit's era). Another suggestion: Look through the Birthday Party Theme book that Pleasant Co. put out about the American Girls. Have fun! I can't wait to hear what others will do (esp. since I haven't planned mine for this year yet! hee hee) :) Ruhama Kordatzky Youth Services Librarian Burlington Public Library Burlington, WI Burlington, WI Hi Michell, When I put together an American Girl program for the public library I rented the dolls from Pleasant Co and put them on display. The dolls also come with author tapes. I dressed up in a colonial outfit and brought many antique items with me. I had set up small tables with pretty napkins and bud vases with flowers. I made small finger sandwiches and. decorated the plates with fresh flowers. I also served fruit punch with an ice ring made using fresh flowers. I showed the girls the antique items and we played a game guessing what the items were and for what they were used. I had the girls hand sew antique colonial hats while I showed the author films. I also did book talks on the books and had a trivia game on the books. Ooh, and I also invited the girls to bring along their American girl dolls. We all had a lovely time. Hope you can use some of these ideas. Deb Hi Michelle, I had an American Girl Party last month to celebrate Women's History Month. I based it around the Samantha doll. I advertised it as an intergenerational event, inviting girls and their mothers and even grandmothers (although I had only one grandmother). The first part of the program, I shared several pages from the "Welcome to Samantha's World" book. The book is great with lots of pictures and things to talk about. I was surprised how interested the girls were. I also brought several things from home, like a stereoscope that I had, an old dresser set, etc. If I do this again, I hope to see about borrowing some items from the local historical society. After sharing the book and items, we made two crafts from the Samantha craft book. The program was well received and I plan on doing it again next March with a different doll and time period. Good luck! Genie DuPell, Youth Services Librarian Fayetteville, NY ------------------------------ End of PUBYAC Digest 1327 *************************
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