One of my favorite teen librarians is featured in this article from the Gilroy Dispatch about the upcoming poetry slam at the MI library...
Santa Clara County librarian Don Phillips couldn't get high schoolers to show up for anything related to poetry. He sponsored readings and poetry workshops only to see a handful of participants. But when he turned poetry into a competition a la "American Idol," they showed up by the dozens."Something about the competition … the ability to become a star brings people out," said Phillips, a former Milpitas High School teacher and a teen services librarian in Milpitas.
Yay! Nice publicity Don!
Posted by Emily at March 31, 2006 01:40 PM