Professor Denise Agosto, from the College of Computing and Informatics at Drexel University, will be giving the 2016 Gryphon Lecture on "The True Story of Teens and Social Media: Using Teen-Centered Research to Break Down Pervasive Stereotypes." Agosto is the recipient of national teaching awards from ALISE and ASIS&T, and her research interests include youth information behaviors, public libraries, multicultural issues in youth library services, and qualitative research methods.
Free and open to the public, the Gryphon Lecture series is hosted every spring semester by the Center for Children's Books and features a leading scholar in the field of youth literature. The lecture will begin at 7:00 p.m. in Room 126 of the GSLIS Building. A reception will follow in the East Foyer.
Contact the CCB with questions.
