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Reviewed on October 1, 2017 | Professional Reading
In 2013, the Chicago Public Library (CPL) partnered with the Museum of Science and Industry (MSI) to revamp the library's summer reading program, which typically had been successful with white middle-class female participants. Inspired by data documenting the summer reading slide, McChesney, a librarian at CPL, and Wunar, director of community initiatives at the Center for Science Education at MSI, wanted to ensure that the library's program would meet the needs of children an...Log In or Sign Up to Read More



