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What To Read?!?
One of the best ways to find a good book is to talk to your friends.  What are they reading?  What did they like about a particular author?  Is there a series that really grabbed their interest? 
 
What are teens around the country are reading?  Go to the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) website www.ala.org/yalsa for listings of best books, fabulous films and amazing audiobooks just for teens.  Plus, special awards are given each year such as:  www.ala.org/morris  the Morris Award for best debut novel for teens and www.ala.org/yalsa/nonfiction  for best nonfiction for teens.
 
You can also find some great reads right here on our website:
Teen Bookshelf...
 
 
Do you want to become more involved with the library and our community?
Join the Teen Advisory Board
Click here for more information
 
Click here for the application
E-Mail Updates on Teen Events
Want to receive email updates on what's happening for teens at the library? An email goes out about once a month or so letting teens and their parents know about special events designed just for teens. To receive these email updates, contact jean@gilfordlibrary.org or call the library at 524-6042 with your name and email address.

UPCOMING EVENTS FOR 5th-8th GRADERS!

Check the Calendar of Events for upcoming programs for Teens! 

COOL LINKS FOR TEENS!


COLLEGE:
FAFSA - FAFSA stands for Free Application for Federal Student Aid.  This site is the gateway for obtaining Federal student aid.
finaid.org - This award-winning site is a comprehensive source of student financial aid information, advice and tools.
Peterson Education - This is a comprehensive Web resource on education and careers.

MOVIES:
Movies.com - Read movie reviews of the latest movie releases.
Internet Movie Database - A huge, award-winning site all about movies and TV.

MUSIC:
Billboard - This is the Internet arm of Billboard magazine, the world's premier music publication. It offers news, features, columns and reviews about music.
Lyrics.com - Just as it sounds, this is a huge archive of music lyrics.

JOBS & VOLUNTEERING:
Occupational Outlook Handbook - This is a nationally recognized source of career information, designed to provide valuable assistance to individuals making decisions about their future work lives. For hundreds of different jobs, it tells you the training and education needed, earnings, expected job prospects, what workers do on the job, and working conditions.
StudentJobs.gov - The federal government's one-stop portal, it provides detailed information on all student hiring programs in the federal government.
Volunteer Match - If you are ooking for a place to volunteer, this is a terrific site to start your search.

READING:
overbooked.com for Young Adult Literature.
Teens Top Ten
Reading Rants: out of the ordinary Teen Booklists.
Teen Reads:
Poetry 180 - A poem a day for American high schools.  Poems selected by Billy Collins, Former Poet Laureate of the United States.

REFERENCE:
Internet Public Library - Step by step help with research writing
FindHow- The How-To Search Engine
Math2.org - Reference table on algebra, geometry, trip, and calculus
SchoolAtlas.com - Links to reference sites as well as economics, psychology, languages, and religion
Teen Hoopla - Links to sites on arts and entertainment, health, and college info
HomeworkHelper--BJPinchbeck's homework helper. Started when BJ was 9 years old in 1996!
MythWeb.com- Information about gods, heroes, and monsters of Greek mythology