 Created in 1940 with the assistance of Nathan Straus, the New York Public Library, and, of course, Margaret Scoggin, the Nathan Straus Branch for Children and Young People was a colorful and welcoming building that encouraged young adults to feel comfortable at their library.Scoggin's 1941 article, “The Library as a Center for Young People in the Community” reveals much about the philosophy that was the driving force behind the building's appearance and the branch's purpose.The article is rife with insistence that the teen-agers, whom Scoggin defines at people 13–21 years of age, should absolutely always have a say in how their library is run.