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Mondowney, JoAnn G. – School Library Journal, 1996
Describes a project at the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore that enables at-risk children to develop Internet skills. Discusses the recruitment and training of volunteer tutors, promotion of the project, and peer recruitment. A sidebar provides a list of Internet sites used in the lessons. (AEF)
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Children, Computer Literacy, Economically Disadvantaged