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VOLUNTEERS
There are always volunteer opportunities at the Library. If you need
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with your spare time, ask at the Circulation desk.
Homework
Links
HIGH SCHOOL
ACE - "A
high quality educational resource for teens." Includes subject guides,
study skills, test prep, news, and quizzes to help you study or just for
fun! www.highschoolace.com
INFORMATION
PLEASE ALMANAC -
The online version of the book. Easy to search, lots of info. www.infoplease.com/
INTERNET
PUBLIC LIBRARY - Endless
information on everything you need, including literary criticism, history,
even an online reference service. www.ipl.org/
BIOGRAPHY.COM
- Search over 25,000 of the
greatest lives, past and present. www.biography.com/
ENCYCLOPEDIA.COM
- Just what it sounds like,
easily searchable.www.encyclopedia.com/
CIA WORLD
FACTBOOK - Find information on countries all around the globe
here. www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
BACKGROUND
NOTES - Information on countries
around the world from the U.S. Department of State. Info is updated/revised
as it is received from regional bureaus.
www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/
ENDANGERED
SPECIES - Information from the North American Association for
Environmental Education. http://eelink.net/EndSpp/
CHEMICOOL
- Interactive periodic table
of the elements, with properties and characteristics of each element.
www.chemicool.com/
SPARKNOTES
- Free study guides for all the plays, books, and poetry you have to read
for school. www.sparknotes.com/
STUDENT'S
GUIDE - Homework help and more at Discovery.com. http://school.discovery.com/students/index.html
GUINNESS
WORLD RECORDS - Details of hundreds of world records, many including
photos. www.guinnessworldrecords.com
Teen
Sites
TEEN
INK - Website to accompany the
monthly magazine and the books -- all created by teens.
www.teenink.com/
BORED.COM
- Lots of jokes, comics, and links to Internet games. www.bored.com
CRAFTYTEEN
- Lots of different
crafts categories, with instructions and photos. Interesting links. www.craftyteen.com/index.html
ALL MUSIC
GUIDE - Find out everything you want to know about ANY kind of
music. www.allmusic.com/
DC
COMICS - The official
DC Comics Website, check out your favorites here. www.dccomics.com/
ONLINE
COMICS - Comics
of every kind, including Manga. www.onlinecomics.net
GURL.COM
- This site is committed to discussing issues that affect the lives of
teens in a nonjudgmental, personal way. Through honest writing, visuals
and liberal use of humor, they try to give girls a new way of looking
at subjects that are crucial to their lives. www.gurl.com/
Book
Lists
TEEN READS
- Find out what new books are coming out, read reviews, or write a review
of something you've read. www.teenreads.com/
READING
RANTS - A group of booklists for teens who need a good read.
Organized into categories including: Boy meets book, Coolest classiscs,
Fanging around, Nail biters, etc. http://tln.lib.mi.us/~amutch/jen/index.html
WINNING
TITLES - The American
Library Association’s list of top teen novels. Check it out! www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists/
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