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FROM: "Jane Jorgenson" <[removed]@scls.lib.wi.us>
REC'D: 2/12/00, 11:11 AM

Has anyone ever done a display for Turn Off the Television week? I am
thinking of doing one in April and am struggling to come up with a theme.
Should they be books that were made into television movies? Books that
have the same themes as television shows, such as medical thrillers for ER
watchers, police procedurals for NYPD fans? These are some of the ideas
I've been mulling.

What's worked for you?

Thanks,
Jane Jorgenson
Pinney Branch - Madison Public Library
Madison, WI

FROM: <[removed]@aol.com>
REC'D: 2/12/00, 11:25 PM

In a message dated 2/12/2000 12:24:50 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[removed]@scls.lib.wi.us writes:

<< Has anyone ever done a display for Turn Off the Television week? I am
thinking of doing one in April and am struggling to come up with a theme.
Should they be books that were made into television movies? Books that
have the same themes as television shows, such as medical thrillers for ER
watchers, police procedurals for NYPD fans? These are some of the ideas
I've been mulling.
>>

Sounds like Tess Gerritsen meets Ed McBain. Sounds like a lot of fun,
actually, even if the TV weren't turned off! Don't forget Scott Turow and
John Grisham for legal fans who might have to do without THE PRACTICE.

Binnie Syril Braunstein
Romance novelist/former librarian

FROM: "J Heuer" <[removed]@itol.com>
REC'D: 2/13/00, 10:38 AM

In a catalog I saw a poster, "Books, the Other Channel". I think this is not
original to this poster because it sounds very familiar but its a good title
none the less.

--
Jeanne Heuer
Brown County Library
Green Bay, WI
[removed]@itol.com

"Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes, Art is knowing which ones
to keep." -anonymous

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>From: Jane Jorgenson <[removed]@scls.lib.wi.us>
>To: [removed]@maillist.nslsilus.org
>Subject: Turn off the television display
>Date: Sat, Feb 12, 2000, 11:15 AM
>

> Has anyone ever done a display for Turn Off the Television week? I am
> thinking of doing one in April and am struggling to come up with a theme.
> Should they be books that were made into television movies? Books that
> have the same themes as television shows, such as medical thrillers for ER
> watchers, police procedurals for NYPD fans? These are some of the ideas
> I've been mulling.
>
> What's worked for you?
>
> Thanks,
> Jane Jorgenson
> Pinney Branch - Madison Public Library
> Madison, WI
>

FROM: "Jeanne Etling" <[removed]@ccs.nsls.lib.il.us>
REC'D: 2/13/00, 1:45 PM

Jane,

What a wonderful idea, one I'm going to use for that month. I can
envision individual bookmarks for a variety of books comparing themes to
corresponding TV shows. Thank you for the idea, I love this list.

Jeanne Etling
Dundee (IL) Township Public Library District

FROM: "Cynthia Orr" <[removed]@cpl.org>
REC'D: 2/14/00, 8:37 AM

Just to pass on another kind of neat idea--one year I was in a public
library where a parent/PTA officer from the local school district was very
enthusiastic about promoting the idea of turning off the TV. She put
together a small committee including reps from community groups--mainly the
school and library, and the end result was a coordinated calendar of
alternative activities to do that month (programs at the library, etc.
etc.), and one large event, which was a hobby/craft/activity fair held in
the gym. We also collected pledges from families to turn off the TV for at
least a week. Many many community groups and individuals came to the event.
Each set up a table showing fun things to do. They included such things as
baseball card, coin or stamp collecting, genealogy, many different crafts,
sports, art, sewing, etc. In a separate room, scheduled events occurred
too--a slide show of local history, storytelling, music, etc.

By involving the whole community, and thinking about fun things to do and
then finding someone willing to do that table, we were able to fill up the
entire gym for a fun evening. Local business people donated prizes for
raffles, etc. The event was very popular. Lots of families attended and
strolled from table to table looking at the different hobbies. It was a
huge success and a lot of fun.
Cindy

Jeanne Etling wrote:

> Jane,
>
> What a wonderful idea, one I'm going to use for that month. I can
> envision individual bookmarks for a variety of books comparing themes to
> corresponding TV shows. Thank you for the idea, I love this list.
>
> Jeanne Etling
> Dundee (IL) Township Public Library District

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