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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
Illinois@cvcalibrary
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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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