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Direct linkO'Connor, Maureen; Kenney, Brian – School Library Journal, 2008
Each weekday when school let out, the Queens Library at Far Rockaway--a branch of the Queens Library in New York City--would fill with nearly 100 teens. Drawn by the public-use computers, many others, who had dropped out of school, would also crowd in. To invoke a cliche, the situation was both an opportunity and a challenge. The popularity of the…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Adolescents, Adolescent Literature, Urban Areas
Vardell, Sylvia M. – School Library Journal, 2006
Just 10 years ago the Academy of American Poets initiated the observance of National Poetry Month to celebrate poetry and its place in American culture. Since then, the movement has continued to gain momentum with the emergence of Young People's Poetry Week in 1999, a focus on poetry slams as the centerpiece for Teen Read Week in 2003, and the…
Descriptors: Poetry, School Libraries, Library Materials, Reading Materials
