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In this slim volume, Walter, a former public librarian and academic, provides a brief overview of youth activism and offers examples, strategies, and programs to engage young library users. There is a strong emphasis on civic and media literacy and the role librarians can play in helping library users to develop both, but suggestions for participatory engagement are limited and include ideas such as storytelling and book talks, interactive bulletin boards, public forums, and teen advisory boards—none of which are particularly groundbreaking. Almost half of the ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More