What was your favorite memory from Teen Read Week 2003?
Oh, absolutely this darling 14 year old, our first volunteer for the open mike, getting on stage and reciting the entirety of Martin Luther King Jr's "I Have a Dream" speech, from MEMORY. I got teary eyed. -Amy Ackerman, Martin County Library System, Stuart, Florida
Coming across a really neat poem on the poetry magnet board.... someone had put a lot of thought into it! -Leroy Smith, Doherty High School
An adult participated in one of the passive programs because he just wanted to see if he could match all the poets with their poems. I gave him a piece of candy and he thought it was funny. The kids enjoyed the poetry match as well. -Jennie Garner, North Liberty Community Library, Iowa
The happy sisters that won the contest.
Watching teens really show their spirit and personality as they performed their poetry. -Deborah Wright, Newport News Public Library System, Virginia
Loved having a prize for everyone who participated. –Cathy Taylor, White County Public Library, Sparta, Tennessee
The enthusiasm that teens showed for each other’s poetry. – Tabitha Hogan, Arkansas City Public Library, Kansas
How polite the audience was at the coffee house! They listened and clapped for every participant--including the 6th grader. I was so proud of them and of the fact that I didn't have to tell them to do this--they were great on their own. –Sandra Moltz, Swampscott Public Library, Massachusetts
The teens reading their poetry and the audience cheering and booing the judges. Everyone participated! -RoseMary Honnold, Coshocton Public Library, Ohio
One of Holly Black's biggest fans is a teen patron of my library -- seeing her get to meet her literary idol was incredible! -Kimberly Paone, Elizabeth Public Library, New Jersey
The smile on the faces of those who won. -Jennifer Lake, Jackson Co. High School, McKee, Kentucky
My principal saying that he had gotten good feedback on the SSR and would like to continue it school-wide. -Margaret Mackey, Andrew Jackson High School, Kerhaw, South Carolina
The fact that we were able to hold a countywide TRW. This took a lot of effort, and had to get full support by each library director, its' Friends group, etc.
The music sponsors (Coconuts --TransWorld Entertainment), these guys were great. And they are willing to work on other projects, summer reading and back to school events. –Renee Christiansen, Library System of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
There are so many, it is difficult to select just one. I was surprised by some of the "shy" students who were willing to stand up in front of 80 or more people and share one of their own poems. I will always remember our local chief of police/fire chief sharing his favorite poems from memory, the television reporter who knew Gwendolyn Brooks and shared some of her poems, and the district court judge who rapped. Please keep sponsoring this event!!! -Suzanne Jameson, Minden High School, Louisiana
Seeing the teens have a good time just relaxing and reading!! -D. Williams, Nashville Public Library - Hermitage Branch, Tennessee
Seeing teens proud and excited to submit their poems to the poetry contest. –Elena Momich, Bayside Area Library, Virginia Beach, Virginia
A teen asking me when we could have another poetry slam and if we could make it a regular event. –Robin Doughty, Roseville Public Library, California
The enthusiasm of the local teens during the contest, and also the week after, when they kept coming up to me in the library, still excited over the poetry slam! It was also fun to help the teens with the 10 Famous poets quiz, giving them hints, and watching them run all over the library, and searching the internet for the elusive names. They had a good time with it! Patricia Foster, Salt Lake Co. Lib. System, Riverton Public Library Utah.
I loved seeing them so excited and involved with poetry, having their own discussions about poetry and poets, while gathered around the display area.
It was also fun to help the teens with the 10 Famous poets quiz, giving them hints, and watching them run all over the library, and searching the internet for the elusive names. They had a good time with it!
I loved seeing them so excited and involved with poetry, having their own discussions about poetry and poets, while gathered around the display area. -Patricia Foster, Salt Lake Co. Lib. System, Riverton Public Library, Utah
The way Clebo had the teens complete attention during his poetry performances, and getting even the wallflower teens to participate. –Christie Gibrich, Roanoke Public Library, Texas
Listening to the moving and inspirational poetry written by our teens. –Catherine Ronan, Santa Monica Public Library, California
Students Slammin’ at the Library. -Idella Washington, Ben Franklin High School, New Orleans, Louisiana
We had a whole team of skateboarders that were hard to control. There was lot of mosquitoes that night, too. Plus the poetry night performances were so successful that we are going to continue having them more often at the library. -Adolfo Garcia, Edinburg Public Library, Texas
The look on the kid’s face who won our big prize of $100. He really needed it and several of the other teens had put his name in instead of theirs. –Melinda Milam, Alma Public Library, Arkansas
They only spilled three cups of hot chocolate.....no, actually, the number of students who participated and the positive comments from students. –Betty Jordan, Sullivan Middle School, Rock Hill, South Carolina
Kids making their magnetic poetry kits. They used all the materials - a lot - and were so intent they barely spoke. You would almost think they weren't teenagers! -Leslie Westbrook, Springstowne Library, Solano County Library, Vallejo, California
Going to a high school for the first time and seeing these bigger, sophisticated teens fascinated by the books we were booktalking. –Barbara Klipper, The Ferguson Library, Stamford, Connecticut
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