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Luke Kirkland
Teen Department Head
Waltham Public Library
Alexandra Remy
Branch Supervisor
Forest Park Branch Library
Melissa Bennett
Young Adult and Assistant Children’s Librarian
Turner Free Library
In January 2019, the Massachusetts Library System (MLS) and the Democratic Knowledge Project (DKP) at Harvard University assembled a cohort of librarians from ten Massachusetts schools and public libraries to design professional development resources for implementing DKP’s Ten Questions for Young Changemakers—a framework for civic learning that seeks to help youth develop into successful (i.e. equitable, effective, and self-protective) civic agents in this digital age. Learn about the training materials and learning modules produced by the public librarians in this cohort, and hear suggestions for building cultures of civic engagement with teens in the public library setting.