Re: GEN: Oprah

[Robert Eiffert <beiffert@HOME.COM>]

There has been a very active thread on the Child_Lit list.  Well worth
reading.

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While it seems none liked the segment, there is a wide variety of ideas on
what to do about getting changes made for next year's.

--
Robert Eiffert, Librarian at Image Elementary
Vancouver WA
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> From: Sybil Finemel <sfinemel@mediaone.net>
> Reply-To: Sybil Finemel <sfinemel@mediaone.net>
> Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 20:52:20 -0700
> To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Subject: GEN: Oprah
>
> After posting to the listserv the upcoming Oprah show where she was going to
> have a segment on children's books.
> I am wondering what members felt about her presentation and selection?
> To me it was quite clear that Oprah had never seen the books prior
> to the taping of the show. Children's books  get very little attention on
> national television, and I suppose some exposure is better than none.This
> may encourage viewers to seek out the titles she mentioned, but on the other
> hand I just felt the enthusiasm that she displays with her adult bookclub
> was absent.
> Sybil Finemel
> Media Coordinator
> Los Angeles CA
> LII Indexer, http://lii.org/
> KidsConnect Volunteer
> Virtual Reference Desk Volunteer
> sfinemel@mediaone.net
>
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