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I just posted a similar TARGET yesterday.  I was looking for  ideas to get more 
integrated into the classrooms because of my situation (new library will be ready 
mid October and all of my books are packed and stored somewhere in the district).  
I've decided to do computer lab classes with 3rd/4th grade and some with 2nd on our 
databases and teaching our newly updated library search software (we upgraded to 
Destiny over the summer).  I've gotten some ideas and will probably get the HIT 
together tomorrow.  Watch for it!
 
Susan
 
Susan Hanlon
K-4 Librarian
Northwestern Elementary School
6493 Route 309
New Tripoli, PA  18066
hanlons@nwlehighsd.org
 

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Topics in this special issue:

  1. TAR: ELEM: Beginning the year - no library
  2. HIT: Need help with elementary library furniture
  3. Library humidity levels
  4. Tomorrow's the Last Day to Register for the WrestleMania Reading Challenge
  5. HIT: adol. lit with social justice themes
  6. TAR: 3M Tattle-Tape Sensitizer/Desensitizer Repair?
  7. Summer FNO - Social Networking

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Date:    Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:27:30 -0500
From:    Danna DeMars <demarskda@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: TAR: ELEM: Beginning the year - no library

Help please from anyone who has been in this situation?  The plan was that
they would gut and rebuild the library over the summer and get everything
moved back in.  Well, that didn't happen.  The gutting part is done and all
of my books are saran wrapped into the shelves and I cannot access them.  I
will be starting the year in classrooms with no access to my books or
videos.  I will be hitting the public library for books but mostly I need
suggestions for grades K-5.  Most of my first of the year lessons were based
on library orientation or books that I can't get to, and some of them are
not at the public library so I need new ideas.  And of course we start in a
week and a half.  So if you have been in this situation or just have some
brilliant ideas I welcome them!  Thanks in advance!

--
Danna DeMars, LMS
Garrett Elem
Hazelwood, MO
demarskda@gmail.com

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Date:    Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:41:07 -0400
From:    Anne Paulson <paulsonap@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: HIT: Need help with elementary library furniture

Original post: I have a K-5 library that needs tables and chairs to seat a =
class of 24=2C primarily grades K-3=2C in a relatively small space with a c=
arpeted floor. The space requires rectangular tables or several round table=
s. Does anyone have tables and chairs that they really love? What company a=
re they from and=2C if possible=2C approximately what size?
=20
Thanks to all who responded with the excellent suggestions below:
=20
I highly recommend Sauder=92s 1 piece chairs for K-3.
*
I have Plateau tables from Virco. They are a NYS Bid Contractor.=20
https://www.virco.com/b2c_virco/b2c/init.do
I have 4 tables that are 30=94 x 60=94 and two =BD rounds that I put togeth=
er to make a round. The round seats 6. I got the shortest legs (you have to=
 buy the legs separately) and got locking casters/wheels. I can roll all 6 =
tables together to make a long extended oval=2C conference table=2C for mee=
tings. 4 rectangles in the center with a half round on each end. I=92ve had=
 them three years and they=92re holding up well.
=20
My chairs are the Comfort Stackers with no arms. They are too big for the K=
=92s but we have faculty meetings=2C PTA mtgs and Board of Ed mtgs in my li=
brary=2C so I opted for larger chairs.
*
I also need to replace my 20+ year old library furniture this year=85.So fa=
r I have looked at furniture from Brodart=2C Gaylord and Highsmith. Gaylord=
 wanted a huge amount for shipping and handling so we will not be using the=
m. I=92m looking at round tables 48=94 across with some sort of laminate co=
lor top.
*
I just finished getting new tables and chairs. I decided on Georgia Chair. =
Their products are wonderful=85solid and last for years. They make child th=
rough adult size tables and chairs.=20
www.georgiachair.com
*
I ordered solid wood tables and chairs from Highsmith. You could probably g=
et away with four 72 x 36 tables. They seat six=2C especially the little on=
es.=20
*
I bought Bretford. They are very expensive but we had a special discount=2C=
 and some help paying. They are so sturdy and will last for years and years=
=2C and have a laminate inset in the top of the table that cleans up very n=
icely.
*
Demco is my favorite business to work with. They will come out=2C measure=
=2C and then figure out how to maximize your space.
*
We=92ve used Adirondack Direct (www.adirondack.com) with great success. Ann=
e PaulsonLibrary Media SpecialistLake Placid Elementary SchoolLake Placid=
=2C NY 12946paulson@lakeplacidcsd.netpaulsonap@hotmail.com
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Date:    Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:19:04 -0700
From:    mchawkins <caughey195@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Library humidity levels

I am looking for guidelines for the humidity level in a library.   I shouldn't 
complain in light of those who have survived floods, but somehow this summer, in 
the newly built library facility,  where the shelves didn't arrive until June so 
I've spent the summer emptying boxes and making a beautiful library, the air 
conditioning and de-humidifier conked out (or was turned off ).  The maintenance 
people say they have "solved the problem" (it is cooler)  but the books are 
warping, curling and the pages are rippling like they're sitting on damp towels. 
The posters are sogging off the walls and the bookmarks have all gone limp.  And I 
hope they get rid of the damp carpet smell before kids come back.  It's 100% 
different from when they left, I don't want their first impression to be mildew.

I suggested to the Maintenance person that what was appropriate for a classroom 
might be different for a carpeted library with wooden bookshelves and 30 laptop 
computers.   He only deals in code numbers and percentages and other arcane dials 
and levels.   My principal asked me to find the pertinent information so, of 
course, I am turning to you.  Is there information about the best level of humidity 
for a library?  It's not archival stuff, but the kids seem to like it.

I would appreciate all the help I can get.   Thanks very much!!

 Meg Hawkins  MLS
Librarian
Darby Township School 1-8
Glenolden PA


caughey195@yahoo.com



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Date:    Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:51:11 -0400
From:    Stephanie Kuenn <skuenn@ALA.ORG>
Subject: Tomorrow's the Last Day to Register for the WrestleMania Reading Challenge

Greetings!

=20

Tomorrow -- July 31 -- is the last day to register for the 2008-2009
WrestleMania Reading Challenge. To sign up, register for Teen Read Week
at www.ala.org/teenread and answer "yes" to the WrestleMania Reading
Challenge question!

=20

The WrestleMania Reading Challenge, sponsored by YALSA with support from
World Wrestling Entertainment, is a program designed to encourage teens
in grades 5-12 to continue their reading beyond Teen Read Week, with
potential to win prizes donated by WWE. Teen participants can win a trip
to WrestleMania 25 in Houston! Librarians who register can win $2,000
for their libraries.

=20

Libraries who register by tomorrow will receive a promotional poster to
use in their libraries; the reading challenge will begin during Teen
Read Week and last until January 12.=20

=20

For details on how your teens can participate and win a trip to
WrestleMania 25 in Houston (and $2,000 for your library!), visit the
WrestleMania Reading Challenge webpage at
www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/teenreading/wrmc/wrmc2009.cfm.=20

=20

Thanks!=20

=20

-Stevie

=20

Stephanie (Stevie) Kuenn

Communications Specialist

Young Adult Library Services Association <http://www.ala.org/yalsa> ,
the fastest-growing division of the American Library Association

skuenn@ala.org <mailto:skuenn@ala.org>=20

v: 312.280.2128

f: 312.280-5276

--

Register for Teen Read Week!

www.ala.org/teenread

=20


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Date:    Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:58:48 -0500
From:    Marcia Dressel <dressel@OSCEOLA.K12.WI.US>
Subject: HIT: adol. lit with social justice themes

Several requested a HIT.  I was requesting suggestions for a colleague =
who wants to know of teen lit books with social justice themes.
=20
One respondent sent me an extensive "teen lit" list that included =
sections on social issues and variousethnic areas.  The list was =
Compiled by Jean Boreen, Northern Arizona University, based on the =
original list by John Connors.  You could contact them for the list ?  =
or I'll keep it for a time to share with anyone who requests by email.
Another respondent sent this great list:


Read Around the World Middle School=20


=20

Region 1: Africa South of the Sahara=20

Kenya

Lekuton, Joseph, Facing the Lion (2003)=20

Reading Level: Grades 5-up


Genre: Biography


This simple memoir is the extraordinary story of a poor nomadic boy in =
Kenya who literally travels across the world but never abandons home. =
Lekuton grew up in Kenya's poorest tribe, herding cows and playing in =
trees and hyena holes before he entered a missionary boarding school and =
went to college in the U.S. Now he teaches in Virginia, but he has never =
lost his Maasai roots, and he returns home to help his people several =
months a year.

=20

South Africa

Naidoo, Beverley, Journey to Jo'burg (1986)

Reading Level: Grades 4-6 / Level S

Genre: Adventure/Historical Fiction

Another baby has died in the village and Naledi knows that her little =
sister Dineo might die too. But what can she do? Their grandmother has =
no money and there are no doctors in their village. So Naledi makes up =
her mind. She will have to get Mma who works more than 300 kilometres =
away in Johannesburg. The only way to let her know was to get to the big =
road and walk. So Naledi and her brother Tiro did just that...

=20

Region 2: Latin / South America

Peru

Abelove, Joan Go and come back (1998)=20

Reading Level: YA

Genre: Adventure

Alicia, a young tribeswoman living in a Amazonian village in the Andes, =
tells about the two American women anthropologists who arrive to study =
their way of life.

=20

=20

=20

Region 3: North America

United States

Curtis, Christopher Paul, The Watsons Go to Birmingham

Reading Level: Ages 9-12 / Level T

Genre: Historical Fiction/Humor

The year is 1963, and self-important Byron Watson is the bane of his =
younger brother Kenny's existence. Constantly in trouble for one thing =
or another, from straightening his hair into a "conk" to lighting fires =
to freezing his lips to the mirror of the new family car, Byron finally =
pushes his family too far. Before this "official juvenile delinquent" =
can cut school or steal change one more time, Momma and Dad finally make =
good on their threat to send him to the deep south to spend the summer =
with his tiny, strict grandmother. Soon the whole family is packed up, =
ready to make the drive from Flint, Michigan, straight into one of the =
most chilling moments in America's history.=20



Region 4: Middle East / North Africa

. Israel

Nye, Naomi Shihab, Habibi (1997)=20

Reading Level: V - Proficient

Genre: Real-Life Adventure

When fourteen-year-old Liyanna, her younger brother, and her parents =
move from St. Louis to a new home between Jerusalem and the Palestinian =
village where her father was born, they face many changes and must deal =
with the tensions between Jews and Palestinians.

=20

Region 5: South Asia:=20

 India

Whelan, Gloria,  Homeless Bird (2000)=20

Reading Level: X - Connecting

Genre: Real-Life Story

Married and promptly widowed at 13, Koly finds herself in the grim =
position of being cast out by a society that has no place for girls like =
her. With a seemingly hopeless future in India, this courageous and =
spirited young woman sets out to forge her own destiny.=20

=20

 Afghanistan

=20

Ellis, Deborah,  The Breadwinner (2000)=20

Reading Level: W - Connecting

Genre: Adventure

Since the Taliban took over Afghanistan, 11-year-old Parvana has rarely =
been outdoors. Barred from attending school, shopping at the market, or =
even playing in the streets of Kabul, she is trapped inside her family's =
one-room home. That is, until the Taliban hauls away her father and =
Parvana realizes that it's up to her to become the "breadwinner" and =
disguise herself as a boy to support her mother, two sisters, and baby =
brother.

=20

Region 6: East Asia:=20

 China

Schlein, Miriam Year of the panda, The (1990)=20

Reading Level: Grades 5-8

Genre: Adventure

A Chinese boy rescues a starving baby panda, and, in the process, learns =
why pandas are endangered, and what the government is doing to save =
them.
+++++++++++++
Take a look at the Jane Addams Children's Book Awards.  From the =
website:
"The Jane Addams Children's Book Awards are given annually to the =
children's
books published the preceding year that effectively promote the cause of
peace, social justice, world community, and the equality of the sexes =
and
all races as well as meeting conventional standards for excellence."  =
There
are categories of Books for Younger Children as well as Books for Older
Children.

http://www.janeaddamspeace.org/index.asp =
<http://webmail.osceola.k12.wi.us/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=3Dhttp://www.=
janeaddamspeace.org/index.asp>=20
+++++++++++++++++++++++++
I just read (and loved) Trouble by Gary Schmidt which deals with =
diversity, class, and mistreatment of Native Americans and Cambodians, =
as well as immigrants.

=20
.-+-.-+-.-+-.-+-.-+-.-+-.-+-.-+-.-+-.-+-.-+
Marcia Dressel, K-5 Librarian @ the
Elementary and Intermediate Schools
Osceola, WI
dressel@osceola.k12.wi.us <mailto:dressel@osceola.k12.wi.us>=20
.-+-.-+-.-+-.-+-.-+-.-+-.-+-.-+-.-+-.-+-.-+
=20

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Date:    Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:18:00 -0700
From:    Ann Rox <ac_b8ng42@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: TAR: 3M Tattle-Tape Sensitizer/Desensitizer Repair?

I was wondering if any of you have ever had a 3M Tattle-Tape Sensitizer/Des=
ensitizer repaired.=A0 I have a 3M Tattle-Tape Model 435 that seems to have=
 stopped working: no light, no thunk when trying to resensitize books, just=
 a weak click.=A0 A replacement model is well over $3000, while a plain res=
ensitizer is just under $1000.=A0 Both options are beyond my budget.=A0 I w=
ould like to look into having this one repaired if possible, but don't know=
 who to contact.=A0 I have made an initial contact to 3M but have not recei=
ved a reply.=A0 If you have ever had to have a 3M Tattle-Tape machine repai=
red or know anything about this would you please contact me off list?=A0 Th=
anks,
=A0
Ann Rox
Librarian & Technical Contact
Ooltewah High School
Ooltewah, TN
ac_b8ng42@yahoo.com
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Date:    Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:54:26 -0700
From:    Jamieson McKenzie <fromnowon@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject: Summer FNO - Social Networking

 From Now On - The educational technology journal

Vol 17|No 6|Summer 2008

 From Now On offers an article and a cartoon this month.

1. The Summer Cartoon: Virtual Friends
http://www.listcast.com/rd?http://fno.org/sum08/sumcartoon.html
(fno.org/sum08/sumcartoon.html)

Social Networking is all the rage, but life online is not always the 
real thang.

"Fakebook" is a term defined by the Urban Dictionary as "Adding 
friends to Facebook who you don't particularly like, socialize with or 
think you are friends with."

2. Beyond Mere Gathering: Turning Social Networking into Collaboration 
and Synergy            
http://www.listcast.com/rd?http://fno.org/sum08/synergy.html
(fno.org/sum08/synergy.html)
By Jamie McKenzie

Proponents of Web 2.0 and social networking often make claims for the 
benefits of this popular (supposedly new) phenomenon that include the 
likelihood of collaboration and group problem-solving as students from 
around the world team to take on important challenges. While 
collaboration might result if the activities are structured in ways 
that produce those results, decades of school and corporate efforts 
suggest that quality is unlikely to result from throwing folks 
together in groups while leaving issues of process to happenstance. 
This article outlines ways to increase the productivity of groups, 
whether they be face-to-face or remotely connected through Web 2.0.
Jamie McKenzie
Editor
 From Now On (http://fno.org <http://fno.org/> )
The Question Mark (http://questioning.org <http://questioning.org/> )
No Child Left (http://nochildleft.com <http://nochildleft.com/> )

FNO Press
fromnowon@earthlink.net
917 12th Street
Bellingham, WA 98225
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