Chicago High School Teens: Join us this summer as YOUmedia @ Chicago Public Library celebrates music. This summer we focus on music and musicians as we present Book Beats: Summer Reads and Remixes

This Webisode of StudentSpeak focuses on digital storytelling using the book “Neverwhere,” by British author Neil Gaiman. The students in Chicago’s YOUmedia program remixed the themes and ideas in the book to tell their own story of a magical realm that coexists and parallels the “real” world. In Gaiman’s book, the magical realm is “London Below” coexisting with London Above. In students’ hands, the magical realm becomes the tunnels beneath the city, a video game based in the subway station, and zombies, of course. As part of the project, high school students from around Chicago created original comics, photography, graphic design, writing and video all based on or inspired by “Neverwhere.” You can view their work @ http://neverwherechicago.tumblr.com

On Wednesday, May 25, please join us for the opening of (Re)Connect, an exhibition of artwork by young people from Lindblom Math and Science Academy and YOUmedia Chicago at the Harold Washington Library Center, in collaboration with artist Mark Bradford and the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. This exhibition, will be on view through June 2. Where: Pop-Up Art Loop Gallery, 205 S. State Street When: 4:30-6:30 pm Free and open to the public

http://www.youlitmag.tumblr.com We are happy to present issue #2 of YouLit Magazine from YOUmedia Chicago and the Chicago Public Library. With a theme of Urban Fantasy, this issue also presents works created by teens around the One Book, One Chicago Spring Selection of Neverwhere by Neil Gaimain, as well as, poetry from members of YOUmedia Chicago's Louder Than A Bomb Championship team. Enjoy!

YOUmedia students at the Chicago Public Library are creating a series of digital works inspired by the exciting fantasy world of Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman, the 20th selection for Chicago's city-wide book club: One Book, One Chicago. http://neverwherechicago.tumblr.com/