Librarians and teens do have something in common: both are saddled with persistent public images impervious to reality. But the images are poles apart. Can the prim, silence-enforcing Librarian reach out to—and learn from—the reckless, noisy, Teen? Connect for Kids Editor Susan Phillips interviewed Deborah Taylor of Baltimore’s Enoch Pratt Library about the library’s expanding commitment to youth development.

Dr. Seuss is 100, yet kids are still soaking up his timeless tales. Would they even bother to pick up a book if they never knew the likes of hat-wearing cats, small-hearted grinches, and harried Whos? Sure. But would it be—could it be—quite as much fun?

Not only was it tough to find a publisher for her first foray into writing for children, but author Toni Morrison soon found herself facing some unhappy parents. The Nobel Prize-winning Morrison shares her latest kid-centric writing adventure with Connect for Kids' Rob Capriccioso.

Surely some expert somewhere has solemnly noted that raising children forces us to re-examine our most precious beliefs. But Connect for Kids Editor Susan Phillips never expected it to go this far--she looks at her own evolution from Kid Lit snob to Captain Underpants groupie.