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Today's Topics:
1. Compilation library visit books/ideas (Mary Vozar)
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Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 09:23:44 -0700
From: "Mary Vozar" <mvozar@cityofcortez.com>
Subject: [PY] Compilation library visit books/ideas
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Thank you, thank you to Olivia Spicer, Patricia McCall, Nadine Lipman and
Cindi Carey for responding to my plea for help. Here is my original request
& the responses. This is a wonderful list to access. Thanks again.
Mary Vozar
Children's Librarian
Cortez Public Library
202 North Park
Cortez, Co 81321
970-565-8117
mvozar@cityofcortez.com
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Hello All,
I'm looking for suggestions of books to read aloud to 3rd graders coming to
the library to learn about appropriate behavior, general book care and
responsibilities of using a library card. I usually do a "treasure
hunt" to
familiarize kids with the library & how to use it but this is a big group
with limited time, and the teacher asked me to cover these specific issues.
Anyone have any wonderful suggestions. It could also be a game or other
format - I just know how boring a talking head can be!
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None of these hit the nail on the head. Some are too babyish, some are
about manners but not libraries, some are about libraries not manners.
That's a hard age to find something for. Good luck!
Bernthal, Mark - Barney & Baby Bop go to the Library
Brown, Marc Tolon - D.W.'s Library Card
Buehner, Caralyn - I did it, I'm Sorry
Fraser, Mary Ann - I.Q. Goes to the Library
Greaves, Margaret - Sarah's Lion
Hains, Harriet - My new Puppy
Miller, William - Richard Wright & the Library Card
Porte, Barbara - Harry in Trouble
Shaughnessy, Diane - Let's Talk About Good Manners
Stadler, Alexander - Beverly Billingsly Borrows a Book
Olivia I. Spicer
Head of Youth Services
Loudoun County Public Library
Purcellville Library
220 E. Main St.
Purcellville, VA 20132
540-338-7235 (V)
540-338-2629 (Fax)
ospicer@loudoun.gov
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You might want to read "D.W.'s Library Card" by Marc Brown as a
humorous way
to begin your discussion. You can ask the 3rd graders to react to D.W.'s
concerns. As they respond, you can help them create a short "real
deal
list" that meets the teacher's requirements.
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Hi Mary,
I have three really effective bookcare "lessons" that were really
well-received when I used them while working in an elementary school:
1) Take an older book, preferably a picture book that is ready to be
discarded (or a donated book that is ok, but not something you would rush to
put in the collection). I usually start out by telling them I am going to
read my one of my favorite stories to them, You need to "doctor" it
first
though---doing something to each page that is a no-no.I For instance, when I
go to show the children the cover page, there is scribbling all over it. The
next page may have a corner folded over, that is half torn off. As I read
each page, I explain that obviously the last person who borrowed this book
didn't take care of it. The next page has scribbling all over the words, so
I guess we have to skip it. Then we get to a page that is half torn out, so
you can only see a fraction of it, another page has scissor cuts throughout.
I apologize and stop reading the story when I get to a page that I have
glued together...saying that it looks like someone may have been eating a
peanut butter and jelly sandwich whie reading and left part of the sandwich
in it--the pages are too stuck together!!!!!! (Throughout the
"reading" I
tell them that I know YOU wouldn't do anything like this.) It is also good
if you can save some of the books that are returned damaged, such a wet or
dog-bitten!)
2) I pull out items and remind them that these are no-no's. I have a stuffed
dog--keep your books away from your pets, water bottle and a large ziplock
bag--carry your library books in bag to avoid spills and to remind them that
using in the tub or near the pool isn't a good idea, empty candy bag, a leaf
reminding them to avoid taking books outside when they are playing in the
dirt, a food wrapper--don't eat while reading, and a toy babydoll---keep
books in a safe place away from your younger brothers and sisters. There are
many other things you can use.
3) One year I took the babydoll and wrapped it up in a blanket. I held it
like I would a baby...and asked why they think I would be showing then a
baby. I let them guess, and then we talk about how they may be babysitting
some time in the future--let's come up with some ways to take care of a
baby.-- don't leave a baby outside, you have to be careful with food near
them, taking a baby to the pool, leaving the baby with a pet...all kinds of
things like that. I then unwrap the baby, open the diaper...and tada,
there's a book, and I then explain how taking care of a baby is like taking
care of book. They really like this!!!!!!(When I did this with my son's
class, and asked them why I was showing them the baby, my son said, "Are
you
trying to tell me that we are having another baby?!!!)"
Hope this is helpful
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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There is a new book called I.Q. Goes to the Library by mary Ann Fraser. It
has a cute story and library "rules" scattered throughout the story
and on
the endpapers.
Cindi Carey
Lacey, Washington
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