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Teen Space

 

Teen Advisory Board

Art Exhibit


 

Artwork will be on display in the Lobby during the month of February.

 

 

 


The next T.A.B. meeting will be Saturday, February 27th at 2:00 p.m.

 

TeenLinks

Click on TeenLinks to find websites.

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Wii Update

The Kingston Public Library and the Teen Advisory Board would like to thank Francis and Dianne Cloran, Ms. McKenna and the Josh McKenna Memorial Foundation for their donations towards the purchase of a new Nintendo Wii.


“We are so grateful to you for your donation which will allow us to replace the Nintendo Wii for the Library’s Teen Space. Your kindness outshines the sadness we felt when the original Wii was stolen. We will be purchasing the new system very soon and look forward to making it available for after-school programs once more. Thank you so very, very much!”

Did you miss the last TAB meeting? Click here to find out what happened.


Would you like to be heard? If you are between 13 - 18, the KPL staff could use your input! The Library would like to hear from you! We would like to know what you would like to see in the Teen Space. We would like to make the KPL a place that keeps your interest and where you can get the information that you want.

The next meeting of the Teen Advisory Board will be
Saturday, February 27th at 2:00 p.m.

Pizza and refreshments will be served and this meeting can be used for community service credit.

Please call the KPL at 781-585-0518 to sign up, or for more information ask for Hannele.

 

 
 

Did your mug get captured?

Check out our teen gallery page for photos from recent teen programs!

 
 

Hey we're listening! Think our Teen section is missing what you want?

            Let us know! Fill out the Teen Survey and drop it off in the green box on the table in the Teen Space. Help us help you!

 

Have any ideas for programs you'd want to attend? Let us know: hminsk@kingstonpubliclibrary.org

 

Looking for something new online? Check out these web sites:

Books
Genrefluent: teen book reviews

Reading Rants: teen book lists

Teenreads: latest titles and book discussion groups

No Flying, No Tights: graphic novels

Career
Occupational Outlook Handbook: Learn about all the different types of careers and how to get involved in them.

Civil Rights
Youth Noise: Nonprofit affiliated with Save the Children Federation, provides teens with a forum to express themselves and take action. Includes message boards and more.

College Tours online

If you're looking for college that's right for you, check out this article from Boston.com try a virtual tour from one of these sites.

YOUniversityTV.com

CampusTours.com

eCampusTours.com

Computer Graphics
Scratch: Learn a new computer graphics program and share it with others.

Consumer
Teen Consumer Scrapbook: Sponsored by the Washington State Attorney General's Office and written by teens, this consumer guide addresses topics such as modeling scams, CD clubs, piercing, sports drinks, tanning, driving laws, scholarship scams, and a host of other relevant concerns and issues.

Cooking
Allrecipes.com: More than 40,000 free recipes--all created, tested, reviewed and approved by home cooks worldwide.

Fun Facts
dMarie Time Capsule: Create your own online time capsule.
Guinness Book of World Records: Web version of the popular record book.
Yahooanswers.com: Share knowledge, help others, earn points!

Government
Student Voices: Teaches teens how to become more involved in local government.
Youth at Work: Real World, Real Rights!: Recent court cases involving teen workers and their rights (sexual harassment, discrimination, etc.). From the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

History
Open Vault: Online access to unique and historically important content produced by public television station WGBH for individual and classroom learning.

Language
Livemocha : Free online language lessons.

Library
TeenSpace: Information on homework, schools, health, money, clubs and organizations. You can also find links to keep you busy for hours--games, music, books, magazines and trivia.

Pop Culture
The Merchants of Cool: The relationship between marketing professionals -- the creators and sellers of popular culture -- and the teenage market, the hottest demographic in America.
Microsoft Terra Server: Look through cameras placed all over the globe.
Snopes.com : Examines not only the truth or reality behind urban legends, "but also common fallacies, misinformation, old wives' tales, strange news stories, rumors, celebrity gossip, and similar items."
  The Straight Dope: Archive of over 2,000 questions answered in Cecil Adam's Chicago Reader Column.

Relationships
National Youth Advocacy Coalition: This organization advocates for and with young people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans gender, or questioning (LGBTQ).
Teenwire: Sexuality and relationship information from Planned Parenthood of America.

Schools
Sacred Heart High School
Silver Lake Regional Middle School
Silver Lake Regional High School

Science
Mymoon: MyMoon is an evolving collaboration of scientists, artists, and the members of the Net Generation. We will host contests, discussion groups, and live Web-conferenced presentations. Visitors can share their thoughts, creations, and experiences relating to Earth’s Moon through MyMoon groups on Facebook, YouTube, and Flickr.
Spaceplace.nasa.gov: Games, animations, projects, and fun facts about Earth, space and technology.
Scijink.nasa.gov: Games, trivia and more on weather.

Study Guides
Spark Notes: Online study guide.

Writing
The Diary Project: Anonymous journal entries in 24 categories including relationships, body image, and self-esteem.
Teen Ink: On-line version of the magazine written by teens.
Teen Voices: Online magazine which is written by teenage girls for teenage girls.
 
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