Tell the Library about Afterschool

Billie Young, founder of SOWA, asks those in the afterschool field to contribute to the Seattle Public Library's "Libraries for All" survey. Here are her thoughts:

 

"Here's a special plea to my friends in school age care: please spread the word for folks to fill out the survey and make comments about afterschool in libraries. I've been hearing from my librarian friends that they are feeling intimidated by some of the especially older youth frequenting the library.  As you know, libraries have had to be afterschool programs, though they are ill-equipped and inadequately staffed to do this work.  What creative ideas do you have?  How could School's Out partner with libraries and librarians?  What could community members, organizations and afterschool programs do to help?  Thanks for lending your creative brains to this question!"

Also of interest: Billie Young's reflections on 25 years of School's Out!