Libraries attract latchkey kids with activities, programs

The Post and Courier (Charleston,SC) has a report on the main branch of the Charleston County Library and their “latchkey” children that flood in after school. Some do their homework, like Christina Brown, 12, who on a recent day sat on the steps to finish her French while waiting for her father, and Brittany Latten, also a sixth-grader, who researched a social studies project on a computer in the children’s area.

Others, such as fifth-grade pals Louisa Hopkins and Sophie Greene, gather in a group outside to pass the time.

Coached on safety issues, the youngsters mainly keep to themselves and stay in groups. They know exactly what time to expect their rides home.

February 4, 2006 by Uncategorized 0

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