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Today's Topics:
1. Shannon's older e-mail address going away (PyModerate)
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 09:52:31 -0700
From: "PyModerate" <pymoderate@pallasinc.com>
Subject: [PY] Shannon's older e-mail address going away
To: "PUBYAC" <pubyac@lists.prairienet.org>
I am soon going to switch my e-mail address from pyowner@pallasinc.com
to
pymoderate@pallasinc.com.
This is because I've had the pyowner address for about seven years, and the
spam is way out of hand. When you send e-mail to that account, I have to
sort through hundreds of spam messages, and I suspect I'm missing a few from
PUBYAC subscribers every day.
So if you have me in your address book under the pyowner ID, please change
that to pymoderate@pallasinc.com,
and start e-mailing me at that address
too, if you need assistance.
The old address will go COMPLETELY away. I'm not going to set up a
forwarding service, because then it will just transfer all the bad stuff to
the new address.
Your Welcome message has the old address, so I don't want to confuse you.
I
won't switch over for a couple weeks, just to give everyone a chance to
adjust. The PUBYAC website will also be updated with the new address when
I
switch over. I will begin using this new account exclusively for all
correspondence.
Shannon VanHemert
PUBYAC Moderator
pymoderate@pallasinc.com
Website: www.pallasinc.com/pubyac
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Today's Topics:
1. Yu-Gi-Oh card playing "crisis" (vickie beavers)
2. THANKS! (Jodi Wingler)
3. Seeking ideas for teen hordes (Loretta McKinney)
4. More on Using Volunteers... (Cheryl Brown)
5. Summer Reading Kick-Off with Comic Books - Ideas Compiled
(Jennifer Barth)
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 08:08:06 -0800 (PST)
From: vickie beavers <beenethereonce@yahoo.com>
Subject: [PY] Yu-Gi-Oh card playing "crisis"
To: pubyac@lists.prairienet.org
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Wow..what a wonderful challenge to have. Too many
teens in the library having fun. 8-) I'd like to make
a suggestion only because I am thinking about hosting
a Yu-Gi-Oh challenge program in my branch and any
scenario posted to this list will most certainly help
me in my programming efforts.
Can one or several teens be called upon to be the
peace officer(s)? It will be his or her responsibility
to ensure that things won't get terribly out of hand.
And if this person does a great job, then he or she
will be rewarded with a Yu-Gi-Oh card, Gap or Best Buy
gift certificate or some other prize.
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Vickie Beene-Beavers
Young Adult Librarian
Atlanta Fulton Public Libraries
A librarian who loves her job!
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 12:24:24 -0500
From: "Jodi Wingler" <jwingler@dpl.lib.in.us>
Subject: [PY] THANKS!
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 11:07:58 -0800
From: "Loretta McKinney" <Lmckinney@ci.escondido.ca.us>
Subject: [PY] Seeking ideas for teen hordes
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Good Day To All!
The purpose of this email is to ask for some input, ideas and
suggestions of how we can positively and productively work with our
local teens and tweenies who make the pilgrimage to our library each
weekday after school. The scenario is as follows:
Here at the Escondido Public Library, we are in the fortunate situation
of having enormous amounts of tweenies and teens visit our library every
weekday from 4:30 to 9:00 PM. Some of them are here waiting to get
signed on to a computer station, others are here to study and research
and others are here to "hang out." Unfortunately, our "Teen
Hot Spot"
area is too small for this size of group (with no where to expand!) and
due to recent budget setbacks, our staff is not large enough to handle
this size of crowd.
There are a few in this group that are real trouble, and who through
their antics, end up with a large audience of the other teens who are
here. Some become unruly, some are here for a grand make-out session
and just by the large gathering, they end up intimidating many other
students, adults and children who want to use the library.
We are working with local police, our security officers, our City
Recreation Dept and middle school principals to mitigate the problems
caused by the few really ornery kids. However, we feel that the rest of
the kids are great and would really like to make this a pleasurable and
positive experience for this "captive audience." The question
is, with
no space and dwindling staff, what is the most effective and efficient
way to achieve this goal?
We are relying on your wealth of expertise and experience to share some
ideas and suggestions!
Thank you!
Loretta McKinney
Deputy City Librarian
Escondido Public Library
239 South Kalmia Street
Escondido, CA 92025
(760) 839-4329
lmckinney@ci.escondido.ca.us
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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 11:18:52 -0800 (PST)
From: Cheryl Brown <cheryllibrarian@yahoo.com>
Subject: [PY] More on Using Volunteers...
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I have really enjoyed the dialogue on using (or not using) volunteers in
storytime programs...I would love some general information on how you train your
volunteers for the youth services department, any qualifications, age ranges,
recruitment programs, what they typically do and how often do they come in? I am
trying to determine whether it's worth all the trouble to have volunteers in the
youth department??!! Please email me off-list at cheryllibrarian@yahoo.com
and I'll post the responses at a later date for others who are considering a
volunteer program in their department! Thanks!
Cheryl
Cheryl Brown
email: cheryllibrarian@yahoo.com
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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 14:47:23 -0500
From: Jennifer Barth <jennifer@iis.syr.edu>
Subject: [PY] Summer Reading Kick-Off with Comic Books - Ideas
Compiled
To: pubyac@lists.prairienet.org
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Hi all,
In case others are interested, here is a list of suggestions that were sent
in response to my request for comic book party ideas. Thanks to everyone
who responded!
Jen
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Our SRP theme last year was "Super Readers are Superheroes." For our
kickoff, we rented superhero costumes (Spiderman, Superman, Wonder Woman &
Batman). We got a grant from Target for copies of Captain Underpants to
give away, along with frames that we had made that fit a Polaroid photo.
Then we took photos of the kids with a Superhero, and gave them a book and
a frame. (I wasn't involved with the grant/donation process, but look to
them as a resource - as a corporation, they want to get involved with
reading in the community).
Sandy Irwin
Green Valley Library
Las Vegas-Clark County Library District
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I created a comic book program for our local library that included inviting
teens to a comic book drawing lesson and creating a flip book from simple
comic animations. Index cards or the small preformed paper with an attached
key ring available in art stores or office supply work well for this project.
Valerie
Art Teacher on the Net
http://www.artmuseums.com
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You might want to try getting local comic book fans to come in and show off
their collections, and/or have a local artist do comic renditions of kids.
Suzanne DeGrasse
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Never shy about tooting my own horn, I can refer you
to the summer reading club manual for Texas, which I
wrote most of. Go to
http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/projects/trc/2004/manual/internal_chapters/ya_cartoons.htm
for one program that used comics. I suggest a couple
of things, including making a simple flip book.
Jeanette Larson
Youth Services Manager
Austin Public Library
P.O. Box 2287
Austin, TX 78768-2287
512-974-7405
larsonlibrary@yahoo.com
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And the following list of superhero ideas is from Helene Bengert, Brentwood
Children's Services, West Region, Toronto Public Library:
Publicity Blurb:
SUPERKID WEEK-Budding young superheroes join us for a powerful week of
wonder stories and superfun activities
-stories of incredible feats
-stories about storybook heroes that are super powerful or super smart!
-stories about the Biggest and the Brightest
-larger than life stories
-test your superhero strength with mind building stories, games and
activities
-you'll have a Super-dooper time!
BAM, ZOOM, POP, ZAP!
Wonderkids bring your superpowers and test your strength with mind building
stories and challenging games. Make a super surprise (craft), too!
Preschool storytime-Mighty Mites
CONTEST: Count the Kryptonite (green jube jubes) contest Use your superkid
powers. Guess the number of kryptonite crystals in the jar and win a super
prize!
POWER UP KIDS-Come dressed as your favourite superhero or storybook character
KIDPOWER UNITE-Test your xray vision, listen to superpowerful
stories. Have an incredibly suppertime! For superkids ages..Make and
take
your own superhero badge.
Decorations: Place easy and effective multi-coloured balloons around the
walls and using a thick felt marker write words: VROOM, BAM, KNOCK,
ZOOM,POP,CRASH, POW, ZAP, CRUNCH AND BANG.
STRENGTH OF CHAMPIONS -Sports Heroes
Everyday Heroes
Movie Heroes
Modern Heroes
Historical Heroes
War Heroes
Ancient Heroes
Legendary Heroes
HERCULEAN FUN- Greek Heroes (Greek myths Hercules stories etc.)
(FACT: Niam Suleymanoglu was known as "pocket Hercules" because he was
just
5 ft tall and 132lbs., but he could lift 3 times his body weight.)
PROGRAM ACTIVITY-
Super testing- Blindfold taste test (careful of food allergies) see books
on senses
Super hearing-Play sound effects and group guess
Super smelling (scratch or sniff objects and guess while blindfolded).
Super Vision-Enlarge pictures or use mystery pictures and guess what they
are. Or play the memory game.
Power Portraits-Draw or trace kid's bodies lying down (on mural paper) and
have kids draw themselves as superheros. Display on walls.
Story: The lion and the mouse
Five Chinese brothers-Claire Huehet/Wise
SUPER WORD HUNT-Word scramble/crosswords. Choose some and go to this site
to make your own puzzle sheet. The computer program will fill in any
missing letters automatically for you. ......
CONTACT:
Email Kathy Percoco kpercoco@clarklibrary.org
for a compilation of easier
superhero book compilation. She had responded to a question about this
theme from pubyac members some time ago.
RESOUCE BOOK:
The Penny Whistle Birthday Party Book by Meredith . Brokaw see section on
Superhero Party.
Great Parties for Kids by Fyke see Superhero
GAMES:
SUPER CEREAL CHALLENGE: Hold an uncooked strand of spaghetti between your
teeth. The slip a single Cherrio onto the spaghetti while you race walk.
SUPERMAN SAYS: Version of Simon Says..
IRRESISTIBLE FORCE: (WHO IS THE STRONGEST) Mark a line on floor with
masking tape. Sit back to back with opponent so that line runs between
then. Using your hands and feet only, try to push your apponent across the
line. Try a boy and girl!
IMMPOSIBLE FEATS!( FEETS) Ask Superheros for a challenge see if they have
super powers. Choose a kid, ask him to stand with right foot and shoulder
touching wall. The challenge is to see if he can lift his left foot
without moving his right shoulder or foot. (it's pretty impossible)
PASS THE KRYPTONITE : Music stops you have the stone you are out!
RIDDLES: Compiled from Joke and riddle books on weight and strength.
Poems: Super Sampson- Shel Silverstein
Helene Bengert
Brentwood Children's Services
West Region, Toronto Public Library
Phone: 416-394-5248
E-mail: hbengert@tpl.toronto.on.ca
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