Each Tuesday during the fall of 2002, teams of high school students from three South Carolina countries conducted a four-hour polymer institute for their peers at the local public library. In less than two months, over 300 students visited the exhibit and explored DNA, nylon, rubber, gluep, and other polymers. Visiting students also viewed the Chemical Heritage Foundation (CHF) exhibit, Polymers & People, which catalyzed this collaboration between the library, various teachers, and local industry. In the end, however, teams of students, not adults, brought the exhibit to life and generated a vibrant excitement as student teams led their peers in polymer experiments and investigations.