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Today's Topics:
1. STUMPER: Paul Bunyan Books (Phoebe Carter)
2. Need ideas for summer reading incentive programs. (Tony Hopkins)
3. Stumper: historical fiction (Trask, Sue)
4. stumper (Theresa Schroeder)
5. Dr. Seuss event (nadine)
6. Middle East crafts (Cathy Chesher)
7. Collection Development Policy (Robert Lanxon)
8. A/V shelving (girardk@SLS.LIB.IL.US)
9. clifford (tlamorte@suffolk.lib.ny.us)
10. Greek/Roman Mythology Program (JulDietzel@aol.com)
11. Re: clifford (Laura Smith)
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2004 11:41:33 -0700
From: "Phoebe Carter" <pcarter@weberpl.lib.ut.us>
Subject: [PY] STUMPER: Paul Bunyan Books
To: <pubyac@lists.prairienet.org>
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Hi,
I have a patron requesting help in locating some books she thinks were
published in the 50s. There were a series of titles, bound in blue,
chapter book length, with stories about Paul Bunyan. All the stories
contained references to Babe the Blue Ox. She thinks there may have
been six or seven books in the series but is not sure.
She specifically remembers the story about the giant pancake griddle
and the blocks of butter that the cooks had to fasten to their feet like
ice skates.
If anyone out there can recall an author, a series name, or anything
else helpful please email me directly at:
pcarter@weberpl.lib.ut.us
THANK YOU!
Phoebe Carter
Youth Services Manager
Weber County Library
2464 Jefferson Ave
Ogden, UT 84401
801-337-2639
pcarter@weberpl.lib.ut.us
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2004 13:48:16 -0800 (PST)
From: Tony Hopkins <ahopkins1963@yahoo.com>
Subject: [PY] Need ideas for summer reading incentive programs.
To: pubyac@lists.prairienet.org
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Hi one and all!
We are currently looking at revamping our summer reading incentive program.
In the past we have done the following:
Had a treasure chest.
Each child gets on trip a week to the treasure chest if the filled in reading
log and read:
- 15 pictures books
- 7 juvenile/YA fiction/non-fiction books
- if parents read to the child, the parent must read 20 books to the child.
We often had problems with this program. Parents and kids lying, arguing
over little dime prizes. Kids left out of the program who only come to the
library once every few months but want a trip to the treasure chest, etc...
I want to really beef up our program this year. Money is not a concern.
I want the program to be easy to operate and fun for all to participate.
Any input appreciated.
Tony.
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 12:57:31 -0500
From: "Trask, Sue" <trask@yorkcounty.gov>
Subject: [PY] Stumper: historical fiction
To: <pubyac@lists.prairienet.org>
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We have a patron who remembers reading a book in 1981 (in 4th or 5th grade)
which may be part of a series. She remembers the book was about the
World's Fair and the first indoor plumbing and may have had a main character
named Alexander. If this information, sparks a memory with anyone, I would
appreciate the title.
Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.
Sue Trask
York County Public Library
trask@yorkcounty.gov
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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 12:37:18 -0600
From: "Theresa Schroeder" <Theresa.Schroeder@anoka.lib.mn.us>
Subject: [PY] stumper
To: <pubyac@lists.prairienet.org>
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I am forwarding this to the list from a coworker. Please reply to me
offline.
Thanks.
Theresa Schroeder
Anoka County Library
My sister is doing a music program with 1st and 2nd graders
about Mother Goose and she needs jokes. She wants jokes for
This Old Man, London Bridges, Jack be Nimble-Jumping Jones and
Old Mother Hubbard.
Any ideas? Is this something you or I could post somewhere?
Thanks.
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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 12:03:29 -0800 (PST)
From: nadine <wpl_nadine@yahoo.com>
Subject: [PY] Dr. Seuss event
To: pubyac@lists.prairienet.org
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Hi All,
I am sharing the following URL with you because of how impressed I am with a
newspaper reporter who covered a dro-in program I held over the weekend. Knowing
what her deadline was...well, I just can't get over her article: "No Better
Way To Mark Seuss' Day"
The article should be there throughout today without you having to register to
see it; because of copyright concerns, I have not included it.
http://www.theday.com/eng/web/newstand/re.aspx?reIDx=45e63a68-dc89-4ce8-8f90-eee77f5bf79a
Hope you enjoy this as much as I did!
Nadine
PS The things we did...with each table set up with a scanned color picture from
the book)
The Cat in the Hat- Suncatcher-Fish on CD (pink ellison fish glued
on old CD fishbowl)
The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins- design a hat (we've made paper
hats to be decorated)
Fox in Socks- blue goo ( pieces of modeling clay)
Green Eggs and Ham- egg carton critters/pipe cleaners, markers
Happy Birthday to You- sign a large card (the nea poster)
Horton Hatches the Egg- elephant bookmark (elephant ellison-googly
eyes)
The Lorax- plant a seed flower seeds in dixie cups and potting
soil-(Lorax trees)
My Many Colored Day- fish snack (multicolored goldfish in a dixie
cup)
One Fish Two Fish- guess how many fish (Swedish fish the closest
will win the package!)
The Sneetches and Other Stories- Yellow stars to wear-sneetch
machine (we have this nylon thing that the kids can climb through)
Ten Apples Up on Top- apple sewing card ...apple cut-outs glued on
paper plate with holes punched out and yarn
Daisy-Head Mayzie- video showing the entire time (ongoing)
Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories- voting booth-with a list of
all the Dr. Seuss books to pick favorite (we have a cardboard "voting
booth" for our state book award...it's was Dr. Seuss-ed up...and the kids
got a "I voted today" sticker.
Dr. Seuss's ABC- reproducibles things from the Seussville web site
printed out as an activity booklet, as well as a couple other loose sheets
On Beyond Zebra- puzzles and bookmarks
How the Grinch Stole Christmas-door hangers from the web site glued
on ellison cut-outs
The Cat in the Hat Comes Back-cat in the hat fruit snacks from
Wal-Mart
BALLOONS for decorations, among other things...
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Nadine Lipman
Head of Children's Services
Waterford Public Library
49 Rope Ferry Rd.
Waterford, CT 06385
e-mail: WPL_nadine@yahoo.com
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Message: 6
Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 16:44:41 -0500
From: "Cathy Chesher" <cchesher@monroe.lib.mi.us>
Subject: [PY] Middle East crafts
To: "Pubyac" <pubyac@lists.prairienet.org>
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Hello,
I have a high school teacher looking for something (a craft)
her
students can make related to Middle Eastern countries. We have been able
to
find very little in our multicultural craft books, country books, the
Internet. Perhaps we are just not looking in the right place! We've found
ideas for China, India, Japan, Europe, Central and South Africa and other
cultures. Virtually nothing on Iraq, Iran, etc. We did find things to make
related to Judaism but none on Islam. I thought of henna tattoos, but I'm
not sure this is practical. We found from the DLTK-Kids website, an idea on
"Islamic Geometric Art" which may work.
Does anyone have ideas or websites I could pass along to this teacher? Of
course, she wants to do it at the end of the week, so I don't think ILL will
work. However, if there are any title suggestions I could purchase for
future use, I would appreciate those. Thanks and please respond directly
to
me. I am one of those lost in 'cyber'space. I will post replies.
Cathy Chesher
Youth Services Librarian
Adrian Public Library
143 E. Maumee St.
Adrian, MI 49221
517-265-2265
cchesher@monroe.lib.mi.us
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Message: 7
Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 15:57:31 -0800
From: Robert Lanxon <rlanxon@lincc.lib.or.us>
Subject: [PY] Collection Development Policy
To: "pubyac@lists.prairienet.org"
<pubyac@lists.prairienet.org>
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I am drafting a Collection Development Policy For My (as long as I'm doing
caps....) Young Adult Collection. If anyone has an example they would care
to send me, I'd be most appreciative. Either here, to the list, or to my
email.
Robert Lanxon
Milwaukie Ledding Library
rlanxon@lincc.lib.or.us
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Message: 8
Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 20:27:43 -0600
From: girardk@SLS.LIB.IL.US
Subject: [PY] A/V shelving
To: Pubyac <pubyac@lists.prairienet.org>
Message-ID: <1078799263.404d2b9f4453b@WWW.SLS.LIB.IL.US>
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Hi, everyone-
I've got a question that's a little beyond our usual topics, but I'm hoping
someone has some suggestions for me. I've been ... um, shall I
say, 'volunteered' to be on a committee to research and come up with
recommendations to remodel our A/V area. We recently had several focus
group
meetings and the one thing that everyone complained about was the way the A/V
area was set up - shelves too high, too confusing, etc. So we've been
given
the task of coming up with ideas to make it more appealing, easier to
navigate, etc. We're supposed to take into consideration furture trends in
the audio visual world, too, like MP3 formats. (Currently, we have VHS, DVDs,
CDs, and Books of Cassette.) And we were told that (for right now, anyway)
money is no object.
So my question is - have any of you recently renovated your A/V area or have
you just built a new building with the newest and best A/V shelving, shelving
that is just to great that you couldn't think of living without it now?
I'm
looking for company names, pictures on your websites, floor plan ideas, words
of wisdom - anything that could get us started in our search.
And for those of you in the Chicago area, do you think your library is worth a
field trip? We've been told we can do some field research, as long as no
airplane tickets are involved :(
I'd love to hear from anyone with any kind of insight or suggestions. And
I'd
be happy to post any info I get in there's interest.
Thanks!
-Kelly
Kelly Girard
Woodridge Public Library
Woodridge, IL 60517
girardk@sls.lib.il.us
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Message: 9
Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2004 15:09:56 -0000
From: <tlamorte@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
Subject: [PY] clifford
To: <pubyac@lists.prairienet.org>
Message-ID: <twig.1078844996.23111@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
Dear Pubyac,
Does anyone know who's who among Clifford the big red
dog? I know that his
pals are named T-bone, Cleo, and K.C, but a staff member would like to know the
name of the yellow puppy? Thanks!
Sincerely,
Teresa LaMorte
Youth Services
Half Hollow Hills Community Library
Dix Hills, NY
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Message: 10
Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2004 11:22:47 -0500
From: JulDietzel@aol.com
Subject: [PY] Greek/Roman Mythology Program
To: pubyac@lists.prairienet.org
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Hello,
Has anyone ever done a Greek or Roman Mythology program for elementary age kids?
What worked or didn't work with your program? What activities did you do?
How much prior knowledge did your participants need?
I'm thinking about giving participants name tags with a god/goddess name when
they arrive.
We could do a craft and making Zeus's thunderbolt.
Maybe we could write our own myth.
I'm having difficulty finding some pizazz for this program. Any help will
be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!!!
Julie Dietzel-Glair
Frederick County Public Libraries
Maryland
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Message: 11
Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2004 11:55:49 -0500
From: Laura Smith <laurajhs@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [PY] clifford
To: <tlamorte@suffolk.lib.ny.us>,<pubyac@lists.prairienet.org>
Message-ID: <6.0.3.0.0.20040309115357.020d5b50@pop.mail.yahoo.com>
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T-Bone is the yellow puppy (bulldog) and belongs to the sherrif, Cleo is
the purple poodle, KC is the three legged beagle-type and belongs to the
painter who's mom works on the island. Max is the grayhoundish type that
belongs to Jetta.
HTH!
Laura (mother of a 3 year old who loves Clifford!)
At 10:09 AM 3/9/2004, tlamorte@suffolk.lib.ny.us
wrote:
>Dear Pubyac,
> Does anyone know who's who among Clifford the
big red dog? I know
> that his
>pals are named T-bone, Cleo, and K.C, but a staff member would like to
>know the
>name of the yellow puppy? Thanks!
>
>Sincerely,
>Teresa LaMorte
>Youth Services
>Half Hollow Hills Community Library
>Dix Hills, NY
>
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