Street Literature and the School Library

A Panel Discussion

Chicago Public Schools

Librarians Back-to-School Professional Development Event

Arturo Velasquez Institute

8:00 am – 3:00 pm

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August 22, 2013

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Chicago Vocational Career Academy

Tamela Chamber

sUniversity of

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Currie Metropolitan High School

CarmenAdams

University of Illinois

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Hirsch Metropolitan High School

LaVonnaWilliamsChicago State

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Phillips Academy High School

KC Boyd

Chicago State University

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Street Literature – Reality based stories about the streets that are authentic, unapologetic and truthful. The genre is location specific and depicts tales about the daily lives of people living in lower-income city neighborhoods.

“The Reader’s Advisory Guide to Street Literature” by Dr. Vanessa I. Morris

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When did you begin circulating Street Literature books?

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What type of response have you received from the students, teachers and parents?

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What types of challenges have you experienced while maintaining a Street Lit collection? How have you prepared yourself for a challenge?

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Have you experienced any issues with incorporating the adult Street Lit. books in your library collection?

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What reviewing sources do you use when selecting books for your library collection? Are you an avid reader of Street Lit.?

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Which titles in your Street Lit. collection have the highest circulation?

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