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A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of organizing the Teen MakerSpace outreach program at the Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County in Ohio.

The article offers the author's insights regarding their development of a teen maker space at the Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County, Ohio in 2015. The author mentions several materials they used for creating the space such as circulating maker kits with Snap Circuits, LEGO toys, and stop-motion animation materials. She discusses several things they learned from the maker space such as digital photography, robotics, and vinyl cutting and 3D printing.

Reports that at Cuyahoga County Public Library is no where for the poster of Kurt Cobain, lead singer of the rock group Nirvana to be; Skeletons in the closet; Just a piece of paper?;

The article presents tips on library management based on the author's experience at implementing the Teen MakerSpace station program at the Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County, Ohio. Librarians are encouraged to combine arts, crafts and technologies, create new concepts and spaces for teenagers and maximize creativity. Other activities that can be implement under the program are described.

Features the Porter Public Library in Westlake, Ohio. Range of cable television programs for children produced by the public library; Cooperative venture with a local cable station to produce television shows; Description of the television shows produced by the public library.

The article presents information about how the staff at the Columbus Metropolitan Library in Ohio introduced gaming as a way to attract teenagers to use the library. The library believes that Play Station 2, Wii, Guitar Hero and other games attract and keep the teens in the library and it helps to maintain their interest in using the library as a resource. The article also presents suggestions on getting and maintaining funding for library gaming equipment.

Reports on the move of several city elementary schools in Cincinnati, Ohio in eliminating their librarians. Problem on site-based management; Objective of site-based management; Pros and cons of site-based management.

Reports that Linda Silver, deputy director of the Cuyahoga County Public Library in Cleveland, Ohio, has filed a sex-discrimination complaint with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Silver's allegation that she had been passed over twice for appointment as executive director of the library; Decision of the EEOC.

Examines the use of technology in library cataloging in the U.S. Role of bibliographic utilities in providing cataloging services to libraries; Importance of online searching in reference and circulation systems; Implications of the decision by the Ohio College Library Center to copyright its computer database; Censorship of technical information; Development of integrated systems in libraries.

Focuses on the Akron-Summit County Public Library's student volunteer summer program. Services provided by volunteers to community organizations in the educational, health and recreational areas; Type of students who join the program; Recruitment process.

Focuses on the success of a father-and-son book discussion group called It's a Guy Thing, a program at the Independence branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library in Cleveland, Ohio. List of nonfiction books that were used by the group; Strategies to promote the program; Snacks and other activities related to the program.

Announces the programs of various public libraries in the U.S. as of September 1985. Features of moon festival held at Eugene Public Library in Oregon; Commemoration of International Youth Year as part of Cuyahoga County Public Library's annual Trivia Challenge in Cleveland, Ohio; Parade for Milwaukee Public Library in Wisconsin.

Focuses on Ezra Jack Keats Foundation's awarding of a grant to the Warrensville branch of Cuyahoga County (Ohio) Public Library.

Reports on a reading campaign for children, organized by Belva Singer, executive director of elementary education through the cooperation of the Cleveland Heights-University Heights Library in Cleveland, Ohio. Aim of the campaign; Activities; Other plans of the organizers.