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Sent: Monday, February 23, 2004 2:23 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 1345
Topics covered in this issue include: 1) poetry stumper by larnett@tulsalibrary.org 2) Tween Compilatation - LONG by "Lisa Cole" <lcole@ald.lib.co.us> 3) re: Be a Librarian for a Day by "Henegar, Sharon" <SLHenegar@ocpl.org> 4) "Librarian for a day" contest in Women's Day by "Mary Jo Smith" <msmith@gateslibrary.org> 5) Fw: Bibliotherapy for preschool child who lost everything in fire by "Brenda Evans" <evans@madison-jeffco.lib.in.us> 6) Jokes by "Linda Peterson" <lpeterson@bloomfield.lib.in.us> 7) stumper...books with illustrations of skeletons by Nancy Thelen <nthelan@monroe.lib.mi.us> 8) stumper about grandmother by "Jennifer McQuilkin" <JMcQuilkin@joplinpubliclibrary.org> 9) reminder for 101 MORE TPTW by "RoseMary Honnold" <honnolro@oplin.org> 10) Stumper--Pigs/messy room by "Amy Roberts" <amyr@sanantonio.gov> 11) Stumper by Erika Burge <eburge@esls.lib.wi.us> 12) Rebus title PowerPoint by "Susan Dailey" <obldailey@wellscolibrary.org> 13) FW: Stumper--Pigs/messy room by "Amy Roberts" <amyr@sanantonio.gov> 14) duckling book stumper by Jennifer Baker <jbaker93711@yahoo.com> 15) Gardening Theme Stories & Activities by "Tabitha Hogan" <tabitha@acpl.org> 16) Re: Kids who push your buttons by "Pat Rainey" <pat.rainey@medina.lib.oh.us> 17) Spring Institute- Lansing, Michigan by "Veselovsky,Cassie" <veselovskyc@cadl.org> 18) RE: Be a librarian for a day by "G Gallagher" <gglibrarian@hotmail.com> 19) Public Library computer labs by "Kristin Caldwell Peto" <kcp@scarlib.scarborough.lib.me.us> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: larnett@tulsalibrary.org To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: poetry stumper MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 08:30:55 CST Hello Out There! Has anyone any idea who wrote the poem "Ruth"? It's on page 106 of something and the artwork shows a sketch of a girl holding a string. Looks very much like James Stevenson style. First line is " Ruth had a tooth ready to come out." Last line is from a horse, "You forgot to tie the other end of the string...To your tooth." We also cannot find the author of a poem called "At the Zoo". First line is "We went to the zoo But who looked at who? We saw the gorilla looking at Willa. We saw the yak staring at jacK. etc. This is on page 56, and it ends on page 57 with "And we saw the gnu smiling at you. That's who looked at who When we went to the zoo." Also, are there any recommendations for a good Children's Poetry Index on the web anywhere? Thanks ever so much for your time & trouble. larnett@tulsalibrary.org ------------------------------ From: "Lisa Cole" <lcole@ald.lib.co.us> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Tween Compilatation - LONG Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 08:32:16 CST I have gotten a number of requests for a compilation of the responses I received for information about programs for Tweens. So, I am sending the compilation to Pubyac for anyone interested. This is LONG. I would like to thank everyone who responded to my inquiry. I received a lot of wonderful information. Thank you!! **************************************************************************** ************ We just started having a tween program this school year. It has started slowly, but we are persevering. I wanted to start a program that would target those 4th-6th grade boys, particularly, as we notice fewer boys than girls in that age group coming in, but our program is open to both boys and girls. Michael Sullivan's book, published by ALA, Connecting Boys with Books: What Libraries Can Do was helpful with some suggestions and background info. He suggests that competitive programs need to be offered to interest and keep boys of that age. His favorite is chess, but when I did a chess program in May last year, I got one kid (it was a boy, but not the numbers I had hoped for). We offer "Tween Time" once a month right now. It is only for 4-6th graders (our teen programs are for 7th grade and up). To help them feel like this is "their" program, no older or younger siblings (or friends) are allowed to attend. This is the only J program that we pretty strictly enforce the age limits on. We basically play games and keep it lightly competitive, i.e., a Monopoly tournament (short rules) with the biggest money winner getting a king-sized candy bar. We have also done hangman, Battleship, Harry Potter trivia, Scattergories, card games (Uno, Slap Jack, etc.), and next month we'll do Scrabble. I always have juice or soda and munchies available, as our program is right after school . The teen person and I (I'm the elementary specialist) are planning now for a book discussion club in the fall for 5th-7th graders. Again, we expect it to start small, and hopefully grow. **************************************************************************** **************** We are in the process of creating a Jr. High collection that will take care of our tweens. Recently I did a program aimed at YAs, but it attracted the interest of several tweens--it was a Scrapbooking program where they learn about creating scrapbooks from an expert. We encouraged them to bring their own pictures so they could create their own scrapbooking page. It was well received by the tween members of the audience and they mentioned that they would like to have more of those type of programs. (4H is big around here and it also drew some of those teens). **************************************************************************** ************* Two programs that have worked for us: An Overnighter - The kids bring a snack to share, a sleeping bag and wear comfortable clothes. We have pizza and drinks. We usually put the kids into groups with an ice breaker activity and then the groups play Pictionary on a large tablet of paper hung on an easel. We have snack size candy bars for prizes. We have a Karaoke machine that they can use and we show movies. If it is in the fall, (close to Halloween we tell ghost stories), and our janitor puts a white sheet over his head and walks down and then back up the stairs moaning and clinking chains. (Do you know how hard it is to find a solid white sheet any more?) Back to School Game Night - We set up 5 to 6 tables and put out various kinds of card, dice and board games. The kids play the games for 15 minutes, whoever is ahead at that time is declared the winner and is given a quarter. The winners get to move to another table. This goes on for a couple of hours, with a break for food and bathrooms. At the end of the evening whoever has the most quarters wins a backpack with school supplies in it. We have also had Yu-Gi-Oh Tournaments and they pretty much run themselves. Which is a good thing because I don't know anything about the game. **************************************************************************** ******** For the past couple of years we do a progam called "Afterschool Snack". We allow children in grades 1-6 to participate, but the majority are 4-6th. We do this program for approx. 6-week sessions in the fall, winter, and spring. The kids meet every Thursday from 4:00-5:00 ( but they always end up staying longer!). I mix it up quite a bit, it is an informal group. We begin with some humorous poems, we talk a little about their week, what's going on in school, etc., then I read to them, most often a folktale or two. They really enjoy funny stories. While I am reading, the kids eat a snack that we provide, including juice. Sometimes I read them silly facts, and they especially love to do mad-libs. After about 40 minutes, we do a craft for 20 minutes or so. I like to keep the crafts pretty unstructured, they are a very creative bunch if I give them some direction and provide them with a large assortment of craft materials. Our program has been very successful, and the kids are great. **************************************************************************** ********** I have done a variety of programs for this age group. One that was really enjoyable was a Mother-Daughter book discussion group for girls ages 9-12. I think it would have worked better with ages 10-12, as the reading abilities of the girls were quite spread apart and it was hard to pick out books. We called it "Ladies' Night Out". I used some of the Multnomah Public Library book discussion questions and added my own. I have also done quite a few after-school "specials". One was built around the Wizard of Oz books; we did a relay race in which the kids had to put on "scarecrow" clothes, then take them off and give them to the next person in line; they were sent on a hunt through the library for Dorothy's red shoes which she(a staff member in costume) claimed to have lost. I designed a Bingo game with yellow paper squares, divided them into teams, and asked book related questions. I have also done science programs, a cartooning program featuring Captain Underpants, Superman, and Garfield, and a giant game of Clue. I did a "Survivor" program this year, in which I set up duplicate obstacle courses for 2 teams; the kids had to help each teammate through the course, so it was a cooperative effort instead of the backstabbing of the real Survivor. I read some exerpts from The Pirate's Map, a Boxcar children book, and then sent them off to find four pieces of a treasure map, and gave the team who won the obstacle course a head start. Some of the staff helped out by dressing up as pirates and asking questions so the kids could get their puzzle pieces. Next week I am doing Fear FActor! I always serve food and I always use a book tie in and set up a book display. **************************************************************************** ********** Hi! This is such a fun age to work with, especially if you are used to working with younger kids most of the time. We've done a couple of things here at our library. One thing we did was a sleepover at the library. We limited the number of kids (I think to 20-25--it's been a couple of years, so it's hard to remember.) We required that a parent come (or another responsible adult--we had a couple mom's whose kids brought a friend or two.) We had activities planned throughout the night, a readers theater, games, and a scavenger hunt, which was the hit of the night. Both the children and the parents had to participate and both groups learned a lot about the library--where things were, how to use the catalog, etc. We chose a theme that coincided with our summer reading program as the sleepover was held the month before it started. This was such a huge hit--we had kids asking frequently when we were going to have another one! And, you might find this interesting--we had more boys than girls attend! The other thing we do is during the summer we have "Wacky Wednesdays." This is an hour program during which we read a couple of longer stories (about a half and hour) and then do a craft. We have 5 librarians in our department and we each take two and plan a theme. This is a huge hit and we often have 45 or more attending. It's also a lot of fun for us since you can read more sophisticated books and do more complicated crafts. **************************************************************************** ************** I have an afterschool group for 3-6th graders and I hold book clubs for boys and girls (separately) for 8-12 year olds. The book clubs are really great and it is a parent child book club-so there is that extra push from parents to get their children to go. The afterschool group-I pretty much have themes for each month. They are very active and require a lot of energy-but they are at a great age for learning about the library. Just last month we read Sideways Stories from the Wayside School and they really enjoyed it. I always have a craft for them to work on and have a few books or chapters of books to read to them. It is really important to have that time planned out, otherwise they get bored very quickly. **************************************************************************** ************ I've run several programs for Grades 3-5. One "Creative Kids" met monthly with a different them each month, like detectives, buried treasure, science, etc. I would read a book to the kids and then we would do a related craft or activity. At the end of each meeting, we would begin to register kids for the next month's meeting and continue registration until we reached or capacity. I also did creative writing club for the same age group, which was a spin-ff of a creative kids program about writing. I've just switched jobs and at the new location, there is a 4th and 5th grade child-adult book group that has sort off been floundering but we're trying to revive it by asking teachers if they would give extra credit to kids who participate in library programs. **************************************************************************** ***** We just recently began targeting programs to tweens, as well. They are a very enthusiastic but often overlooked group, and for the most part, appreciate anything you will do for them. In September, I started a book club for ages 9-11 that meets from 4-5 pm., once a month. I started with 5 kids and now I have about 15 that come regularly. Like most book clubs, the kids are encouraged to read (or at least attempt to read) the book before coming. We sit it a circle and discuss the book for about 20 minutes, and then move onto some type of hands-on activity. When we read Love That Dog, we made magnetic poetry; for Coraline we made cat-shaped door hangers; for The Bad Beginning we made Baudelaire chocolate pudding (very messy but fun); for The Best Christmas Pageant Ever we watched the video; for From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler we had a library scavenger hunt; and this month, when we discuss Bud, Not Buddy, we are going to form our very own egg carton kazoo band! In March, April, and May, we will read Ella Enchanted, Love, Ruby Lavender, and A Week in the Woods, respectively. We are lucky in April to have the author of Love, Ruby Lavender, come talk to the club about be a writer. The kids are so excited! **************************************************************************** ***** We recently had a highly successful Lemony Snicket program for this age group (you can see pictures of the event at http://www.lmxac.org/sobr/children's_events_photos.htm, and I'd be happy to foward you our Pernicious Party Plan if you're interested). Last year, we had an equally successful Harry Potter program. What made these programs such a hit, beyond tapping into what kids this age are reading, was the un-school-like atmosphere (our book discussion groups don't tend to go over well, possibly because they're too much like school) and the attention we devoted to reproducing details from the books (which I saw as modeling reading by showing that we've read the books too, and showing the kids that we care enough to get details right). The only problem with such "production numbers" is that they take so much time and energy that we can only do a few of them a year! **************************************************************************** ********* Oh, 4-6th grade. A good group to target that I have not successfully captured. I hope you have good luck. I've tried a few things. Mostly, this age group is busy with school homework and other afterschool activities, so the library is not a priority. However, you may find a group who are interested if you hit on something they like. Here is what I have tried with little success. I read older level picturebooks and did an activity or craft. Most of these kids felt picturebooks were for babies, so they did not want to be seen by their peers in this program. I read chapter books once a week, but there was a lot of turnover in attendance and by the third week we were not halfway through most chapter books and the kids were bored because they had not heard the first of the story. Once week was not often enough to keep the story moving and the kids interest piqued. I did a creative dramatics, improvisational program a la "Whose Line is it Anyway?" I loved this program in itself, and had good luck with it at first. I had a group of six kids who came every week and constantly challenged me to bring in new and more interesting improvisational games. It was quite fun for awhile. Once these kids felt they were too old for the program, I had trouble getting anymore. Mostly I had third graders and a couple of fourth graders and their much younger brothers/sisters. This proved too difficult because children that young have a hard time following the rules of improvisation. I never got the 5th-6th graders to come, and with very low attendance like 5 kids per program, I finally discontinued the program before it soured too much. **************************************************************************** ***** I do programming for that age group and the programs I have done are: Harry Potter, American Girl Club Mystery Program (they solve a mystery which comes in a kit) Kids Craft Club where we do more advanced crafts such as weaving, Knitting, paper mache bowl etc Wild West Program Spies and Codes program Book Clubs where they read a book and discuss. Egyptian program Robot program These should give you a start **************************************************************************** ********** We have run a variety of programs for this age group. Most have been well attended. We have had book discussions and mother-daughter book discussions, creative writing and puppetry programs. I have had the most success with the puppetry (which I ran during the summers for the past 8 years) and with the mother-daughter book discussions. We even had a mother-daughter Christmas Tea a few years back that was well attended. We discussed two short stories and the participants brought in a dozen of their favorite Christmas cookies. The puppetry program ran for the six weeks of our summer reading program. Each year we worked with a different type of puppet, ex. sock puppets, hand puppets, stick puppets, etc. I wrote a play or adapted one and we put it on at the end of the summer reading program. It's a wonderful age to work with. **************************************************************************** ****** We are trying some tween programming this spring. We have a grossology program and a girl's day out program coming up. The grossology is based on the book series by that name- it has been very popular at all our branches. The Girl's Day Out program is based on the crafty girl book series- we will feature lip gloss recipes, cuff bracelet craft and some fun stuff like glamour girl bingo with m&m's. The other thing we try to do is include tweens in teen programming where appropriate- i.e. a guest speaker recently gave a martial arts demo and got tweens and teens involved in learning some basic self defense- this was well recieved. Well, good luck. Please email if you have any questions. The grossology and crafty girl programs will be a test for us to see just how much interest we have with just the tween group. It will take some trial and error. **************************************************************************** ****** I performed a storytime for 5th and 6th graders recently. There were about 50 kids in the room. I read to them a short folktale. It was PLOP! an Asian folktale, and I had asked the kids to write quick notes on a separate piece of paper of the story line. Then, I provided materials (color tissue paper, color pencils, markers, sequence) for them to illustrate their own template that captures the tale. I also had the kids look at picture books' illustrations using different media and presentations, like surrealism, collage, mixed media, etc. When the kids were finished, I had them hold up their work. It was interesting to me to see how many kids came up with the same template in the end, and how some kids came up with really bizarre and interesting interpretations. Anyway, I hope that helps! **************************************************************************** ************ We call our 'tweens T*N*T's (tweens and teens) we are a small community and really don't have many children in either group that attend so combine their programs. One of the most successful program is during the summer when we have a "Pizza Challenge" we have three pizza places in our town and they each donate pizza for a program where the kids vote on Georgetown's best pizza. We then present the winning establishment with a plaque that has been donated by the Research Friends of the Library. **************************************************************************** ************* We offer two programs for "middle school kids" which in our district is grades 5-8. However, our programs generally have more 5th and 6th graders than 7th and 8th graders. We offer the Bookeaters book discussion group and the Word Wizard Writers. The bookeaters meet once a month right after school for snacks and a discussion of the book they chose the month before. The Word Wizards meet twice a month. They do creative writing exercises and share their writing. We also have a chess club for all ages. We get a lot of kids the age you are targeting. We meet twice a month right after school for pizza and chess. **************************************************************************** **************** We have a program once a month for 4-8 graders. We usually get mostly kids in 4-6 grade however. We call our program the Tween Scene. Some of the really popular ones have been a drawing workshop, a photography program where each kid received a disposable camera and got to take some photos after a program about photography (this was expensive but the kids really enjoyed it), a tie-dye program where the kids brought their own white t-shirt and got to rubber band it and dye it, and a rubber stamping program where the kids stamped designs on a pyramid box, a placemat, and cards. **************************************************************************** *************** Something we do at this library is a game day/chess club when the local school has early release days. We also have a Chess club as part of our summer reading program activities. **************************************************************************** ************ We did a program that really went big. We called it "The Book-on- > Tape-Club" which consisted of about a dozen middle school kids reading > early chapter books on tape for elementary-aged kids. We chose books > like Junie B. Jones, Marvin Redpost, The Bailey School Kids etc. and > each > member of the group read a different chapter. Most of those books have > ten or twelve chapters so it worked out great. Then we put the tapes > into a kit with the actual books and circulated them in the library. > They went like hot cakes! And the kids felt like real big shots because > their voices were being heard in people's cars all over town. All you > need to get going is a tape recorder, a microphone (you can get at > Radio > Shack) and of course with these-aged kids, ample eats! The club met > once > a week after school for an hour and a half. **************************************************************************** *********** > We do a Brown Bag Book Discussion Group for Grades 4-6. It is named > such > because it began in the summer and we held it at noon. Each child > brought > a lunch and we provided a drink and dessert. It continues throughout > the > school year after school and we provide a snack. Usually we have > anywhere > from 6-10 children. We have a sign-up, but don't limit it because > sometimes kids can't come. We meet once a month for an hour during > the > school year. In the summer we meet every 2 weeks for an hour. We have > been doing this program for several years and it has been successful. > In > the spring, we visit the local elementary school and booktalk our > summer > reading list. At that time, we tell the students about the book > discussion > group. > > Also, during school vacation periods(Christmas, winter, and spring), we > do > a drop-in craft for all ages. We have done it twice and we average > about > 45 children. It is from 1-4PM. **************************************************************************** ***************************************** Lisa Cole Librarian - Youth Services Koelbel Main Library Arapahoe Library District Centennial, CO lcole@ald.lib.co.us ------------------------------ From: "Henegar, Sharon" <SLHenegar@ocpl.org> To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'" <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: re: Be a Librarian for a Day MIME-Version: 1.0 Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 15:20:28 CST Well, this one made my day! I was thinking about entering until on page two I saw that the "approximate retail value" of the grand prize (i.e. spending a day as a librarian) is $25--and that includes a t-shirt! Sharon Henegar Coordinator of Children's Services Orange County (CA) Public Library ------------------------------ From: "Mary Jo Smith" <msmith@gateslibrary.org> To: <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: "Librarian for a day" contest in Women's Day Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 15:20:42 CST If you read the official rules, you'll find that the value they place on = the grand prize of being "librarian for a day" is--get this--25 dollars. = 25 dollars!?! Granted, they don't pay me a ton here, but I'll = guarantee you it's a whole lot more than 25 dollars a day. Doesn't this = absurdly low amount given as a prize value underscore the already = popular misconception that our work is worthless? What was ALA = thinking? Mary Jo ------------------------------ From: "Brenda Evans" <evans@madison-jeffco.lib.in.us> To: <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Fw: Bibliotherapy for preschool child who lost everything in fire MIME-Version: 1.0 Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 15:20:54 CST > Dear fellow Pubyakers, One of my preschoolers has lost all of her toys, and > her clothing in an apartment fire. Her parents are looking for an easy book > to help her deal with this. Her father was crying so hard he could hardly > speak. Other than the Christmas Cobwebs by Odds Bodkins, I can think of no > other books that would help. 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: "Linda Peterson" <lpeterson@bloomfield.lib.in.us> To: "PUBYAC" <PUBYAC@prairienet.org> Subject: Jokes MIME-Version: 1.0 Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 15:21:05 CST We are using the theme "Laugh it up @ your Library" for Summer Reading. = To promote the program we would like to start sending riddles to the = schools each week. My question is, if we take a riddle out of a riddle = book is it copyrighted? I know some riddles and jokes you see in several = different books. Does anyone know how that works? 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: Nancy Thelen <nthelan@monroe.lib.mi.us> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: stumper...books with illustrations of skeletons Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 15:21:16 CST Hi I had a patron in today who wanted to find the author of a book that had illustrations of skeletons. The author/illustrator visited a school in SW Michigan in the last several years. The book was about skeletons and the pictures were all illustrations and not photographs. It was part of a series of books that had similar titles, all about different skeletons. One book has reptile skeletons. The patron thinks the first name was Roger or Robert. -- Nancy Thelen 920 W. Michigan Ave Three Rivers Public Library Three Rivers, MI 49093 nthelan@monroe.lib.mi.us ------------------------------ From: "Jennifer McQuilkin" <JMcQuilkin@joplinpubliclibrary.org> To: <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: stumper about grandmother Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 15:21:30 CST Great Brain- We have a typical stumper here no author or title, adult in mid 30's read the book as a child did not know if it was new then or not. The story is about a grandson who is supposed to take care of his grandmother while his parents are out of town. He gives her medicine that makes her very big then he has to figure out how to shrink her back to regular size before his parents return home. I didn't talk to the patron so I don't know if it is a chapter book or a picture book, the patron said she read it herself. We have tried A to Zoo, Books in Print, Novel List, What do Children Read Next?. Any ideas? Thanks! Jennifer McQuilkin jmcquilkin@joplinpubliclibrary.org ------------------------------ From: "RoseMary Honnold" <honnolro@oplin.org> To: "PUBYAC" <pubyac@prairienet.org>, Subject: reminder for 101 MORE TPTW Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 15:21:41 CST Hello, Teen Programmers! This is a reminder that the deadline for submitting programs for 101 = MORE Teen Programs That Work, a program collection to be published in = 2005 by Neal-Schuman, is this Friday, February 28th. I won't mind changing the title to 101+ MORE Teen Programs That Work, so = keep them coming! Need a questionnaire? Just email me! Thank you! RoseMary Honnold Young Adult Services Coordinator Coshocton Public Library 655 Main ST Coshocton, OH 43812 740-622-0956 See YA Around: Library Programming for Teens http://www.cplrmh.com 101+ Teen Programs That Work http://www.neal-schuman.com/db/6/296.html Serving Seniors: a How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians http://www.neal-schuman.com/db/5/355.html ------------------------------ From: "Amy Roberts" <amyr@sanantonio.gov> To: <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Stumper--Pigs/messy room Content-Class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 15:21:52 CST Hi All, A patron is looking for a book that is about a girl who has a messy = room. Her mom sends her to clean it up and the girl makes her socks = into the shape of pigs. She then takes the pigs/socks outside and sells = them to her neighbors. In the back of the book, it shows the reader how = to make socks into the shape of pigs. Does anyone know the title/author = of this book? Please respond to me directly. Thank you! =20 Amy Roberts Children's Librarian II San Antonio Public Library Johnston Branch amyr@sanantonio.gov ------------------------------ From: Erika Burge <eburge@esls.lib.wi.us> To: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults and Children" <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Stumper MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 15:22:04 CST Hi Guys -- I had a book request that I have had no luck in figuring out, so I hope that one of you will be familiar with the book. The book is a chapter book appropriate for a 4th or 5th grader -- it takes place in a Nazi occupied country during World War II. Children smuggle gold out of somewhere from right under the Nazi's noses on sleds. The woman who described the book said that the story took place during the winter and possibly in Scandinavia (or another snowy country in Europe). I tried a number of keyword searches on our system, and I used our state-wide system (WISCAT) with no luck! Thanks in advance for your help! Erika Erika Burge Children's Librarian Cedarburg Public Library W63 N583 Hanover Avenue Cedarburg, WI 53012 ------------------------------ From: "Susan Dailey" <obldailey@wellscolibrary.org> To: "PUBYAC listserv" <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Rebus title PowerPoint MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 15:22:16 CST Dear Yackers, I've missed receiving PUBYAC messages the past several days. However, that's not why I'm writing. Someone asked me to fax them pages from a PowerPoint presentation of rebus titles that I use when school groups visit. Unfortunately, I've misplaced the request. (And, I can't even blame it on too many PUBYAC messages!) If it was you, please send me another email at the address below. Sorry! Susan Dailey, Librarian, speaker and author of A Storytime Year www.susanmdailey.com Ossian Branch Library, Ossian, IN 46777 obldailey@wellscolibrary.org ------------------------------ From: "Amy Roberts" <amyr@sanantonio.gov> To: <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: FW: Stumper--Pigs/messy room Content-Class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 15:22:26 CST =20 Hi All, A patron is looking for a book that is about a girl who has a messy = room. Her mom sends her to clean it up and the girl makes her socks = into the shape of pigs. She then takes the pigs/socks outside and sells = them to her neighbors. In the back of the book, it shows the reader how = to make socks into the shape of pigs. Does anyone know the title/author = of this book? Please respond to me directly. Thank you! =20 Amy Roberts Children's Librarian II San Antonio Public Library Johnston Branch amyr@sanantonio.gov ------------------------------ From: Jennifer Baker <jbaker93711@yahoo.com> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: duckling book stumper MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 15:22:37 CST hello all! i am looking for a book about a duckling that strays from its mother and gets lost. the duck is in a stream and has a variety of experiences. we have no idea how old the book is but the patron saw it in a book store about a year ago so it could be new. it is NOT simmons' "come along daisy" or tafuri's "have you seen my duckling?" any ideas? please respond to jbaker93711@yahoo.com TIA, ~j. ===== ~jenniferbaker fresno co. public library "I may not be an explorer or an adventurer or a treasure seeker or a gun fighter Mr. O' Connell, but I am proud of what I am." "And what is that?" "I am a librarian!" ~ Evelyn, The Mummy ------------------------------ From: "Tabitha Hogan" <tabitha@acpl.org> To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org> Subject: Gardening Theme Stories & Activities Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 15:22:46 CST I am involved in a special project at a nearby Botanical garden where I am assisting in the creation of a children's llibrary related to natural sciences fiction & non-fiction (focusing on gardening, plants, flowers, ect). I will also be conducting a storytime promoting this new library. I would very much appreciate any book recommendations, professional resources recommendations, and programming ideas. Please send your responses directly to me at tabitha@acpl.org; I will compile them and post it to the list. Thanks in Advance! Tabitha L. Hogan Youth Services Librarian Arkansas City Public Library 120 E. Fifth Avenue Arkansas City, KS 67005-2695 Phone: (620) 442-1280 Fax: (620) 442-4277 tabitha@acpl.org ------------------------------ From: "Pat Rainey" <pat.rainey@medina.lib.oh.us> To: "PUBYAC@barracuda.cpl.org:PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults and Subject: Re: Kids who push your buttons MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 15:22:55 CST Carol, It sounds like you have done just about everything--I would hate to see a child "banned" from Library programs, but if his parents are not preventing the disruptive behavior, I really don't know what else to tell you. Aside from packaging the craft materials in little baggies (an additional expense) and only distributing one per customer, my only suggestion would be to have only as many craft supplies out as there are participants, then if someone legitimately needs more, you could get more from a different location--would that keep down the waste? It sounds like this is a "drop in" kind of program where you don't know exactly how many patrons to expect, so this may be difficult. I sympathize with you--I hope someone out there has a more helpful suggestion. Pat Rainey Brunswick Community Library Brunswick, Ohio ------------------------------ From: "Veselovsky,Cassie" <veselovskyc@cadl.org> To: <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Spring Institute- Lansing, Michigan content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 15:23:06 CST The registration form and conference information for Spring Institute is = now available on the website: http://monroe.lib.mi.us/si.htm In case you are unfamiliar with Spring Institute, it is the joint annual = conference of the Michigan Library Association's Children's Services and = Teen Services Divisions. The conference is held every April and is = designed exclusively for people in libraries who work with children and = teenagers. The 2004 SI Conference will be held in Lansing, Michigan on = April 28-30th. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Cassie Veselovsky Youth Services Librarian Capital Area District Library Lansing, Michigan (w)517 367-6302 ------------------------------ From: "G Gallagher" <gglibrarian@hotmail.com> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: RE: Be a librarian for a day Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 15:23:20 CST Ok, maybe it's just me being grumpy on a Monday morning, but this really bugs me and ALA is co-sponsoring it! Being a "Librarian for a day" seems to me (taking this more personally than I probably should) to re-inforce the stereotype that anyone can do what we do since obviously all we do is sit around all day and look at books and read stories to children- why did I bother going to school? >From the Women's Day site: "If you've always wanted to field queries, read to kids during story hour and make book selections, tell us about it" Wouldn't it have been better to maybe have people write in about their favorite librarian and then feature that person in a magazine article rather than someone who thinks that it would be a peaceful and relaxing way to spend their day? I realize that it's all in good fun and publicity is publicity, but even after a few deep breaths, this still really bugs me. Genevieve- who needs another cup of coffee Genevieve Gallagher Youth Services Librarian Orange County Public Library Orange, Virginia ------------------------------ From: "Kristin Caldwell Peto" <kcp@scarlib.scarborough.lib.me.us> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Public Library computer labs MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-description: Mail message body Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 15:23:33 CST Hello! My library will be embarking on a renovation/ expansion project in the very near future. Our Library technology committee would like to hear about public libraries that have included separate, enclosed, instructional-like space for public access computers in their building program (for either children or adults). What services do you offer in these spaces? Is the space also used for electronic presentations, for instruction, or staff training? Were there any design issues that stand out? Do you have a digital photo you can send us or direct me to a photo on your website? In addition, please let me know a little about your library (town population, collection size, staffing), what you like about the computer lab, what you don't like about it, etc. All information will be considered confidential and will not be used outside of our library. Please email me this information directly at kcp@scarborough.lib.me.us. You can also snail mail me at: Kristin C. Peto Children's Services Manager Scarborough Public Library 48 Gorham Road Scarborough, ME 04074 Thank you, Kristin Kristin Caldwell Peto, M.L.I.S. Children's Services Manager Scarborough Public Library 48 Gorham Road Scarborough, ME 04074 207/883-4723 kcp@scarborough.lib.me.us http://www.library.scarborough.me.us ------------------------------ End of PUBYAC Digest 1345 *************************
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