Is it fall already?!?! Don't worry, the Library is prepared. Here is a schedule of events for teens at the Washington County PL (Sept-Dec): 2nd Wednesday of the Month Teen Volunteer Club (Replaces the old Teen Advisory Board) 3rd Wednesday of the Month Cover 2 Cover Teen Book Club 4th Wednesday of the Month Teens Create: Art projects & crafts for teens All meetings at 4:00 pm in the Library’s Conference Room unless otherwise posted

Teen Volunteer Club: "promoting volunteering in the library or in the community." Volunteer opportunities include: Being a reading volunteer for children during National Children’s Book Week Helping with the Not So Spooky Stories—Halloween program Helping with the Holiday Make & Take children’s programs Packing boxes to support the troops serving overseas Teens that volunteer for 3 or more activities will be eligible to attend Late Night at the Library in January!

If you need additional volunteer hours for the Community Scholar Program please ask in the Children’s Department—we are happy to set individual volunteering hours as needed.

'Tweens and Teens

Memory Books, Diaries, Scrapbooks

• "Back to School: Teen Style; "Wishes and Dreams" and other themes for teens at Scrapjazz.com
• Free scrapbooking cutouts can be printed on cardstock and used how ever many times you wish. New sets added periodically.
• American Girls Collection, meet eight girls from America's past: Josefina, Kirsten, Addy, Samantha, Kit, Molly, Kaya, and Felicity.

Games

• Gamespot
• Yu-Gi-Oh!, Background on the game, the show, the characters. Downloads. News and events.

Entertainment

• Song Lyrics online
• Internet Movie database
• Rotten Tomatoes Movies and Games, Reviews and Previews
• Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
• The Ultimate Band List

Movies, concert info, websites of bands, song lyrics, and more...

Earthsea

 Ghibli does LeGuin

Sports

• Winter Olympics
• Sport! Science

The science behind baseball, cycling, skateboarding and hockey.

For YA's

• New teen drivers
• Vegetarian Nutrition for Teens
• Rosen's Teen Health and Wellness: Real Life, Real Answers
• Teenage jobs, careers, and college Help with college selection, admission and financial aid. Also career resources.
• Teen Author Blog Index from Teenlibwiki, for librarians serving teens
• pbwiki: make a free wiki as easily as making a peanut butter sandwich.
• Teen Ink: written by teens for teens
• ALA- American Library Association Book Lists, Young Adult Literature Award
• Reading Rants and out of the ordinary teen booklists
• Graphic Novels and Manga What are they? Recommendations, interviews, reviews, movie tie-ins.
• Young Adult Reader's Advocate

See what's new on the YA shelf

Navigate: Back to: Youth Services Site Map; Home Page

11/21/2007