Panel discussion on Street Lit

1. 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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3. Chicago Vocational
Career Academy
Tamela
Chambers
University of Illinois
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4. Currie Metropolitan High School
Carmen
Adams
University of Illinois
cmadams2@cps.edu
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5. Hirsch Metropolitan High School
LaVonna
Williams
Chicago State
University
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6. Phillips Academy High School
KC
Boyd
Chicago State
University
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7. 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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9. When did you begin circulating
Street Literature books?
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10. What type of response have you
received from the students,
teachers and parents?
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11. 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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12. Have you experienced any issues
with incorporating the adult
Street Lit. books in your library
collection?
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13. 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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14. Which titles in your Street Lit.
collection have the highest
circulation?
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