Online Resources for Teens

College Prep Resources

Jump start your college prep journey with these free resources at home or in the Library. Learn about searching for schools, the application process, admission requirements, financial aid, and more..
 

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Craftsy on Hoopla

Use from home Library Card Required  Fine tune your craft— or start a new one with step-by-step video instruction on a variety of creative crafts like baking, cake decorating, knitting, quilting, sewing, and more.

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Creative Bug - Kids Classes

Use from home Library Card Required Popular  Creativebug offers online video arts and crafts workshops. Discover new and interesting projects and techniques.  Learn how to paint, knit, crochet, sew, screen print, and more.

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Curiosity Stream Binge Pass

Use from home   Watch high-quality and engaging  nonfiction series and documentaries from Curiosity Stream. 

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Driving Tests

Use from home  Find official driving handbooks and practice tests that resemble the official DMV tests. Preparing for your driving exam has never been simpler.

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Explora for Public Libraries

Use from home Library Card Required  High quality collection of popular full-text magazines, reference books, videos and other sources covering virtually every subject. 

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Gale Presents Udemy

Use from home Library Card Required  Thousands of high-quality, on-demand video courses taught by world-class instructors across 75 categories that are updated weekly.

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Google Applies Digital Skills

Use from home  Lessons for high school students. Learn digital skills to help with school presentations, projects, and essays writing.

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The Great Courses BingePass

Use from home Library Card Required  The leading media brand for learning with hundreds of courses spanning thousands of subjects. Each course is broken into multiple easy-to-watch video lessons so you can choose how much you want to learn at a time.

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History Reference Center

Use from home Library Card Required  Full-text journals, magazines, reference books and thousands of primary source documents that cover topics in U.S. and world history from the earliest civilizations through the 21st century.

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Homework Resources

Find tools to help with all your homework needs including researching topics, essay writing, preparing for presentations, finding primary sources, and more. 

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Job Seekers Resources

Get started with your job search with these free resources. Learn about different careers, find job listings, build a resume, write a cover letter, prepare for interviews, and more.

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Khan Academy

Use from home  Informative videos and practice exercises to help students succeed at every grade level. Free lessons in math, science, humanities, reading, and even life skills. Includes test prep for up to grade 14.

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Literary Reference Center

Use from home Library Card Required  Your go-to resource for reliable information on thousands of writers and their works. Learn about thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and time periods. Also find classic poems, short stories, and literature.

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Mango Languages

Use from home  PopularLibrary Card Required  An interactive language learning system offering conversational skills, beginning and advanced student coursework, and ESL courses.

Which language do you want to learn?

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Method Learning Test Prep on Libby

Use from home Library Card Required  Comprehensive self-paced lessons and resources that help students prepare for, and score higher on, the SAT and ACT.

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Novelist Plus

Use from home Library Card Required Staff Favorite Designed to connect you with books you'll love! Find fiction and nonfiction books based on your reading interests, including read-alikes, reviews, and study guides.

Recommendations are offered for titles, authors, series, and audiobooks. 

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Points of View Reference Center

Use from home Library Card Required Rich content that can help students assess and develop persuasive arguments and essays, better understand controversial issues and develop analytical thinking skills.

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Puzzle Palace

Use from home Library Card Required  Easily play a variety of brain-bending sudoku, crossword, and word games. New games are added daily! There’s something for beginners and seasoned experts alike.

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Research Tools

Reliable resources and reliable information right at your findertips. Search academic journals, historical newspapers, and reference books for scholarly research and primary source information.

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Resources by Subject

Select a resource subject to explore a curated collection of databases, website links, book recommendations and more for each area of interest. Find everything from arts and culture to science and technology.

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Science Reference Center

Use from home Library Card Required  Full text for hundreds of science magazines, journals, reference books and high-quality videos. Also contains science experiments, curriculum-aligned lesson plans, and a vast image collection.

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Weiss Ratings: Teen Financial Literacy

Use from home Library Card Required  Plan for future goals with guidance toward your finances. Easy to understand guides to help you evaluate, plan, and fund your first steps into adulthood. 

Find guides on buying a car, saving for college, renting an apartment, and more.

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World Book Advanced

Use from home Library Card Required  (Grades 9+) Designed for high school and college students this powerful reference tool includes an online encyclopedia, multimedia, and primary source databases.

Also find educator tools like lesson plans and webquests.

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