• • • The Oakleaf • • • March/April 2004 Library Employee Jerry Wing Prestigious is a Hero Newbery The City of Thousand Oaks Council meeting, Thousand Oaks Medal Awards provides training for staff in the life Mayor, Robert Wilson, on behalf of by Anne Landon, saving techniques of CPR and AED. the entire City Council, presented Library Supervisor, Children and Everyone who is trained hopes they Jerry with a formal Commendation Young Adult Services never have a need for this training, for his actions. but one weekend in December, Each year the American Library Thousand Oaks Library employee, Association honors the creators of Jerry Wing, did need to use it. While books and other outstanding materials on vacation in Las Vegas, Jerry came for young people. A.L.A. awards upon a man who had collapsed. encourage original and creative work Surrounded by a group of people who and have guided parents, educators, did not know what to do, the man librarians and others in selecting the would have died if Jerry had not come best for children and young adults. to the rescue. Using the techniques Beginning in 1922, the Newbery he had been taught, Jerry quickly sent Medal has been given to the author of someone to call 911, sent someone the best children’s book published in else to get an AED machine, checked the United States by an American for pulse and breathing, and began to author. administer CPR. Jerry was able to The Newbery Medal was the revive the man, and when the para- first children’s book award in the medics arrived they told him that his world and is still perhaps the most quick actions had saved the man’s prestigious prize in children’s litera- life. On January 27, 2004, at the City Library employee Jerry Wing ture. The medal was named after author and publisher John Newbery of London (1713– 1767). Among the Word Processing on the Internet 500 books Newbery published were The Library has upgraded its public [MicroSoft WordPad] and either take works by Oliver Goldsmith and Internet reservation and access notes or cut and paste text from a Samuel Johnson. Newbery was system, and new and easier to use web screen to a document. The influenced by John Locke’s ideas on interface screens are the most visible document can then be printed out or education and knew that young feature. But the most functional written to a floppy disc. Word pro- people had reading interests distinct improvement for users is the introduc- cessing is a feature that a number of from adults. He is considered the tion of word processing software to users have requested over the years, first publisher to create and success- the internet workstations. Users are and Library staff is glad to be able to fully market books just for them. His now able to open a window to a add this feature as part of the Internet firm was the first to produce separate simple word processing program service. (continues page 2) The Newsletter of the Thousand Oaks Library Page 1 • • • The Oakleaf • • • (continued from page 1) The Caldecott LIBRARY lists for children and “young gentle- men and ladies” – which would today Medal by Anne Landon, News Notes be “young adult” books. He pub- Library Supervisor, Children and lished (and may have written) A Little Young Adult Services An Index to local newspaper Pretty Pocket-Book in1744 and his article citations covering Thou- most popular work, The Renowned The Caldecott Medal honors the sand Oaks from 1985 to the History of Little Goody Two-Shoes, artist of the year’s most distinguished present will become available in (1765) is considered to be the first American picture book. The Ameri- the library catalog on March 1, English children’s novel. Published can Library Association has presented 2004. Patrons may gain access anonymously, some believe it was the Caldecott Medal since 1938. to the new database by clicking written by Oliver Goldsmith. The medal is named for the on the link entitled “Local News Newbery also published what may be British illustrator and author Randolph Index” on the yellow menu bar in thought of as the first children’s Caldecott (1846-1886). Along with the catalog. The index can be encyclopedia, The Circle of the Walter Crane and Kate Greenaway, searched by subject, keyword Sciences (1745-1748) and the first Caldecott was one of the three great and/or date. children’s periodical in England, the illustrators who ushered in a golden “Lilliputian Magazine.” He believed age of children’s book illustration in All are invited to join the that children need and deserve the Victorian era. His work is known Friends of the Thousand Oaks imaginative and attractive books for its humorous, playful style and Library on one or both of two meant to entertain as well as inform, beautifully colored pictures that upcoming cultural bus tours. The and that publishers have an obligation represent the joyousness in picture Saturday, March 6 trip is to the to produce them. Newbery created books. Mr. Caldecott illustrated books Norton Simon Museum in over thirty books for children which for all ages, including Washington Pasadena with a docent led were enormously popular in England Irving’s Bracebridge Hall. His sixteen private tour of the museum and America. His work set new children’s books of nursery rhymes, before it opens to the public. literary, publishing and marketing folktales and comic poems were The tour is followed by time on standards that established children’s published from 1876 to 1885. Perhaps your own to continue visiting the literature as an important field in those best known to us today are The museum or to tour Old Pasadena itself. House That Jack Built and Sing a before the bus departs for home. Newbery Medal 2004 Song for Sixpence. Tickets for this trip are $22.00 Caldecott worked just fourteen for members of the Friends of years as an illustrator but in that time the Thousand Oaks Library, and he created toy books, devised new $27.00 for non-members. The printing methods and created the April trip is on April 24 for a day- genesis of the modern picture book in long visit to the Los Angeles which artist and author are equally Times Festival of Books on the important. Caldecott had a remarkable UCLA campus. Tickets for the influence on countless others and set UCLA trip are $12.00 for a standard that artists have hoped to members and $17.00 for non- match ever since. members. Please call Carol or The Tale of Despereaux, the Story Caldecott of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, Mel at (805) 480-1450 for Medal 2004 further information. and a Spool of Thread written by Kate DiCamillo The Man Who The Friends of the Library illustrated by Timothy Basil Ering. Walked Between are also sponsoring a Used Book the Towers, Sale on Friday evening, March 5, Newbery Honor Books 2004 illustrated and from 6-8:30pm, and on Saturday, • Olive’s Ocean by Kevin Henkes. written by March 6 from 10am - 6pm, at • An American Plague, the True and Mordecai the Newbury Park Library. Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Gerstein. Epidemic of 1793 by Jim Murphy. Caldecott Honor books on page 3 Page 2 • • • The Oakleaf • • • Library Offers an Easy Way to Keep up with Bestsellers NEW by Nancy Sevier, Deputy Director, Library Services Arrivals One of the recent improvements to the library catalog provides instant The Thousand Oaks Library access to several of the bestseller lists published in the Los Angeles Times and System has recently added these the New York Times. The lists are linked to the library holdings for each title materials to its collection: and it is possible to discover the status of every library copy with just one click. Patrons may input their library card number and place holds on any titles that are FICTION either “on order” or checked out. In addition to the bestsellers lists, a number of other lists have also been added. Endless Road Access is easy. First, click on the link entitled “Featured Lists” on the and Other yellow menu bar located on the first screen on the catalog. Stories (Mys- tery) by John Lutz Prince of Ayodhya (Science Fiction) by Ashok K. Banker NON-FICTION 133.5 Intuitive Astrology by Elizabeth Rose Campbell 332.6 What Do I Do With My Money Now? edited by Clint Willis 155.4136 “Featured List” page on the Thousand Oaks Library website. The Secret Language of When the list appears on the screen, click on a particular book or item of Children by Dr. Lawrence E. interest to see if it is available at the Thousand Oaks Library or Newbury Park Shapiro Branch. For more assistance in accessing “Featured Lists” please ask one of 941.08 C563 the librarians at the Information Desk. Clementine Caldecott Honor Books 2004 Churchill, The Biography of a • Ella Sarah Gets Dressed, illustrated and written by Margaret Chodos-Irvine. Marriage • What Do You Do With a Tail Like This, illustrated and written by Steve by Mary Soames Jenkins and Robin Page. • Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus, illustrated and written by Mo Willems. Page 3 • • • The Oakleaf • • • Calendar of Events SMTWT FS 123456 Friendly Book Used Book Sale Used Book Sale Disc., 7:30pm. 6 - 8:30pm, NPB. 10am - 3pm at “Democracy: Sponsored by NPB. Sponsored An American Friends of the by Friends of Novel” by Library. the Library. Henry Adams. Friends of the TOL. Library Cultural Bus Tour to 78910 Norton Simon Museum, Old Just for Girls Pasadena.