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Teens in the Library

Programs that engage and employ teenagers in public libraries can benefit both young people and communities.
November 2004
Teens at a computer in a public library.
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  • Author(s)
  • Julie Spielberger, Carol Horton, and Lisa Michels
  • Publisher(s)
  • Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago
Page Count 20 pages

Summary

Public libraries that offer work and attractive activities to teenagers profit from the connection, according to this report from Wallace’s Public Libraries as Partners in Youth Development effort. Published by the Chapin Hall Center for Children at the University of Chicago, the report summarizes what the initiative revealed about potential benefits as well as challenges.

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