Contents -- Introduction: Hanging Out -- 1 An Alternative to Self-Care in a Small Midwestern Town -- 2 After-School Literacy Clubs: A Mix of Media, Books, and Desires -- 3 University Students Promoting Science in the Community -- 4 The Persistence of Vision: A Reflective Examination and Narrative of Sustainability and Fulfillment in a Small After- School Program -- 5 Experiments with Design in an After- School Asian Literature Club -- 6 After-School Tutoring and Children at Risk -- 7 Working at Play in Four Chicago Computer Clubs -- 8 Cultural Practices in Fifth Dimension Sites Around the World -- 9 Commentary: Ingredients of Successful After- School Programs- The Experience of KLICK -- 10 Commentary: Crossing Lines -- 11 Commentary: After-School Programs and Structured Activities that Support Children's Development -- Index -- About the Editors and Contributors.