Please feel free to send along any photos you have of SRP Programs this summer!
I will post them on our flickr page.
They can be emailed here.
Friday, June 6, 2008
Nicole's Favorite Children's Book
How many books -- for adults or children -- have inspired dozens of
sequels, countless books that borrow the story or reference it, several
movies (the latest a science fictional version on the SciFi Channel) and
no less than three major stage musicals? L. Frank Baum's "The Wizard of Oz" is an American cultural touchstone, and my favorite children's book of all time.
The book that initially many librarians refused to stock or recommend
endures as a great read-aloud for children of all ages, full of dry wit
and utter strangeness. I revisit it at least once a year. Forget all of
the wonderful adaptations that have been done since; "The Wizard of Oz" itself is one of the zaniest, funniest and most memorable stories of all time.
Nicole Lowery
Lakes Country Public Library
Want to share YOUR favorite children's book of all time? Email Jamie!
sequels, countless books that borrow the story or reference it, several
movies (the latest a science fictional version on the SciFi Channel) and
no less than three major stage musicals? L. Frank Baum's "The Wizard of Oz" is an American cultural touchstone, and my favorite children's book of all time.
The book that initially many librarians refused to stock or recommend
endures as a great read-aloud for children of all ages, full of dry wit
and utter strangeness. I revisit it at least once a year. Forget all of
the wonderful adaptations that have been done since; "The Wizard of Oz" itself is one of the zaniest, funniest and most memorable stories of all time.
Nicole Lowery
Lakes Country Public Library
Want to share YOUR favorite children's book of all time? Email Jamie!
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books
Zoomobile Starts Next Week!
The Zoomobile will be making its way around NFLS libraries starting next week and will continue throughout the summer. Just a few reminders...
- Please either reserve a parking space or somewhere close that Brad can park, as he will be transporting animals in your building. Brad will most likely be arriving 15-20 minutes before each performance.
- NFLS will invoice your library after he visits. You do not need to give Brad any payments the day he is at your library.
- You will be emailed the survey via surveymonkey so we can get feedback. Please take the time to complete this.
Any other questions...please ask!
Enjoy the Zoomobile at your library!
- Please either reserve a parking space or somewhere close that Brad can park, as he will be transporting animals in your building. Brad will most likely be arriving 15-20 minutes before each performance.
- NFLS will invoice your library after he visits. You do not need to give Brad any payments the day he is at your library.
- You will be emailed the survey via surveymonkey so we can get feedback. Please take the time to complete this.
Any other questions...please ask!
Enjoy the Zoomobile at your library!
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Sign Language Video Available to Download
At the Special Needs Consultants meeting last week, Barb Huntington and Rhonda Puntney showed us the "Catch the Reading Bug" signing video as part of the Collaborative Summer Library Program’s Diversity Committee. They worked with David Haldiman of Intentional Pictures in Janesville and it features Vicky Patterson, sign language and baby sign language teacher of Precious Signs, Incorporated of Green Bay. It is a terrific video demonstrating ASL signs that support the theme.
Click here to take you to the link to download the video. Please be patient for the download, as it is over 10 minutes long!
Click here to take you to the link to download the video. Please be patient for the download, as it is over 10 minutes long!
Former Children's Librarian Retires
There is an article posted on Newsofthenorth.net on Kris Adams Wendt from the Rhinelander District Library. After 34 years, Wendt is retiring as the director but was the children's librarian for 27 of those years.
It's an interesting article on how things changed throughout the decades for her as a children's librarian
It's an interesting article on how things changed throughout the decades for her as a children's librarian
“It was a time when children’s departments around the state were relegated—literally—to the basement with cast-off furniture,” she says.and how the Rhinelander community raised money for a new children's area in the library.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
NWCB Conference Winner
Jen Thiele was the lucky winner of the Northwest Wisconsin Children's Book Conference contest! Jen had to submit an essay on her favorite children's book, where she chose to talk about Mars Needs Moms.
She will get to attend the conference in Cable, Wisconsin on October 2 and 3.
Thanks to all who participated, and congratulations to Jen!
She will get to attend the conference in Cable, Wisconsin on October 2 and 3.
Thanks to all who participated, and congratulations to Jen!
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book conference
Bits from Barb
General Reminders about Summer Reading Programs
Please review the CSLP Rules of Use regarding the 2008 SLP artwork. In particular, I want to remind everyone that if you use the artwork on a web page you need to include this statement:
"This artwork is copyrighted, contact CSLP for information. www.cslpreads.org"
Also, please remember that partnering agencies should not use the artwork on their web pages, but can use them on print items. If you have a special situation, please let me know. I would very much appreciate systems that help create summer reading program web pages for their libraries to automatically include the copyright statement.
As a safety precaution and to protect the privacy of library records, children's reading records should be located in an area or accessed in a way that does not allow members of the public from knowing the children's last name. Contest forms that include children's addresses and/or phone numbers should be put in a container in which they can't be read by passer-bys. If children's faces are used on library web pages or if contest winners names are released to the local newspaper, a parental permission slip is strongly encouraged. Many libraries that routinely take pictures during library events, include a parental permission slip to allow the library to photograph their child as part of their registration process. This is not a legal requirement, but extra precaution is encouraged whenever minors are involved.
I had a question recently regarding the line on the state park passes for the child's name. The library can write in the child's name because it will be the parents who release that form to the state parks. The library is not directly identifying young readers for the DNR. As long as a parent is involved in the process there should not be a problem.
Best wishes to all public libraries as you begin your summer reading programs.
Google Gadget Spider
A CSLP member shared this delightfully creepy crawling spider from Google. It's available here. Melissa Widner, Indiana, included a link to her web page to show how she used it. She installed the spider on her children's summer reading page so kids can watch him walk around. To see her page go to: www.jasperco.lib.in.us/events/sumread/kids_sr/index.htm
--from Melissa Widner, Webmaster, Jasper County Public Library, 208 W. Susan St., Rensselaer, Ind. 47978; mwidner@jasperco.lib.in.us; Phone (219) 866-5881
(One caution I want to give librarians is that this type of moving character may interfere with the browsers that people who are blind use to look at library web pages. So this spider they may make page non-accessible. I thought creative librarians might find other uses for it. Even if you don't want to use it, take a minute to see it walk around.
Optical Illusion Monarch Butterfly Activity
Linda Colby, Mt. Horeb Public Library, suggested an activity for upper elementary/teen participants. It involves coloring patterns of a Monarch butterfly and caterpillar, then cutting them into strips and gluing them in a way that makes it possible to flash back and forth from caterpillar to butterfly. Click here to see the project and get directions.
--Idea submitted by Linda Colby, Mt. Horeb Public Library
Three Wisconsin Students Among Top Braille Users in the U.S.
Three Wisconsin students are among the top Braille users in the United States and Canada, wining a competition held at the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired in Janesville, as a part of the International Braille Challenge. The winners, Baylee Alger of Green Bay, Zachary Morris of Kenosha, and Amelia King of Madison, competed in reading comprehension, proofreading, spelling, dictation, and charts and graphs events as part of the challenge.
The news release, available on the Department of Public Instruction news release website, includes additional information. Please direct comments or questions about this news item to Patrick Gasper, (608) 266-3559, or patrick.gasper@dpi.wi.gov.
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Barbara Huntington, DLTCL
May 2008
Please review the CSLP Rules of Use regarding the 2008 SLP artwork. In particular, I want to remind everyone that if you use the artwork on a web page you need to include this statement:
"This artwork is copyrighted, contact CSLP for information. www.cslpreads.org"
Also, please remember that partnering agencies should not use the artwork on their web pages, but can use them on print items. If you have a special situation, please let me know. I would very much appreciate systems that help create summer reading program web pages for their libraries to automatically include the copyright statement.
As a safety precaution and to protect the privacy of library records, children's reading records should be located in an area or accessed in a way that does not allow members of the public from knowing the children's last name. Contest forms that include children's addresses and/or phone numbers should be put in a container in which they can't be read by passer-bys. If children's faces are used on library web pages or if contest winners names are released to the local newspaper, a parental permission slip is strongly encouraged. Many libraries that routinely take pictures during library events, include a parental permission slip to allow the library to photograph their child as part of their registration process. This is not a legal requirement, but extra precaution is encouraged whenever minors are involved.
I had a question recently regarding the line on the state park passes for the child's name. The library can write in the child's name because it will be the parents who release that form to the state parks. The library is not directly identifying young readers for the DNR. As long as a parent is involved in the process there should not be a problem.
Best wishes to all public libraries as you begin your summer reading programs.
Google Gadget Spider
A CSLP member shared this delightfully creepy crawling spider from Google. It's available here. Melissa Widner, Indiana, included a link to her web page to show how she used it. She installed the spider on her children's summer reading page so kids can watch him walk around. To see her page go to: www.jasperco.lib.in.us/events/sumread/kids_sr/index.htm
--from Melissa Widner, Webmaster, Jasper County Public Library, 208 W. Susan St., Rensselaer, Ind. 47978; mwidner@jasperco.lib.in.us; Phone (219) 866-5881
(One caution I want to give librarians is that this type of moving character may interfere with the browsers that people who are blind use to look at library web pages. So this spider they may make page non-accessible. I thought creative librarians might find other uses for it. Even if you don't want to use it, take a minute to see it walk around.
Optical Illusion Monarch Butterfly Activity
Linda Colby, Mt. Horeb Public Library, suggested an activity for upper elementary/teen participants. It involves coloring patterns of a Monarch butterfly and caterpillar, then cutting them into strips and gluing them in a way that makes it possible to flash back and forth from caterpillar to butterfly. Click here to see the project and get directions.
--Idea submitted by Linda Colby, Mt. Horeb Public Library
Three Wisconsin Students Among Top Braille Users in the U.S.
Three Wisconsin students are among the top Braille users in the United States and Canada, wining a competition held at the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired in Janesville, as a part of the International Braille Challenge. The winners, Baylee Alger of Green Bay, Zachary Morris of Kenosha, and Amelia King of Madison, competed in reading comprehension, proofreading, spelling, dictation, and charts and graphs events as part of the challenge.
The news release, available on the Department of Public Instruction news release website, includes additional information. Please direct comments or questions about this news item to Patrick Gasper, (608) 266-3559, or patrick.gasper@dpi.wi.gov.
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Barbara Huntington, DLTCL
May 2008
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