A little coffee for the kiddies?

The Associated Press has a story that ran in today's paper about school libraries around the country adding coffee bars. The fans say it gets students into the library, but it seems to be at odds with the trend of getting rid of sodas on campus.

The coffeehouse trend comes at a time when many school systems around country are removing junk food and soda machines.

“They’re already providing horrible school lunches. Now they’re adding to that with 800-calorie drinks,” said Susan Levin, a registered dietitian with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. Many students load up their coffee with sugar and cream or buy dessert-like coffee drinks, Levin said.

Read the story here.