Teens' Page
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Events for Teens at the Library
Starting Points
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Internet Public Library Teen
Pages
- Good comprehensive site with sections on music, health, zines, "dating and stuff," computers, sports, etc. Features "Career Paths" to help you think about careers, and the A Plus Research and Writing Guide, to help you with your writing now.
Public Library Teen Sites
- Berkeley Public Teen Services
- Santa Clara Teen Library Services
- San José Public Library Teen Web
- Teen Services at San Francisco Public
- Toronto Public Library
Local Schools
- Santa Rosa City Schools
- Names and address with links to schools with web pages.
Schools of Sonoma County
- From the Sonoma County Office of Education, contact information for each school, School accountability report cards, STAR test results, and statistics about public education in Sonoma County.
Homework
Writing
- Creative Writing for Teens
- From the copious pages for teens at About.com. Great links to everything relating to writing from spelling, to publishing to writing tips from published writers.
Paradigm Online Writing Assistant- A step-by-step helper for planning and organizing your writing.
Blogs and Zines
- Teen Ink
- Magazine, blogs, book series and website written entirely by teens.
Wiretap- An "online resource for socially conscious, active youth." A source for alternative news and information "to educate and empower young people."
Gurl.com
GirlTech
Teen Voices- Magazine written by and for teen age and young adult women.
Fun Stuff
- Fun on the 'Net
- Picks for fun from San José Public.
Sonoma County Regional Parks- Information about using our local parks, including information about hours, activities and weather, special events and festivals, job opportunities and more. (There's more information on state and national parks, and campgrounds and camping on the Community Resources page.)
Reading
- Good Reads for Teens
- Sonoma County Library's booklists from Teen Read, Richie Partington's recommendations, and more.
- YALSA Booklists
- Features the best books for young adults, including the alex awards, paperbacks and audio books. From the Young Adult Library Services Association.
Recommended Young Adult Reading- From the St. Charles Public Library. Suggestions for reading based on genre and interests.
Resources for Parents
- Parents' Guide to the Internet
- From the U.S. Department of Education.
Coping in Unsettling Times- From the National Association of School Psychologists: advice on helping children and youth cope with loss, grief, natural disasters, parents called to active duty, times of crisis.