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Welcome to the Teen Library
Your Teen Librarian loves planning programs and building the Young Adult Collection especially for you. Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have ideas, and we hope to see you on the Young Adult Advisory Board!
Your Teen Librarian can:
- Provide resources to help with homework
- Answer your questions and offer reading recommendations
- Get you a desired book or movie, even if we don't currently have it
Upcoming Events
Spooky Stories Writing Contest for Kids & Teens
Young Adult Advisory Board (Hybrid)
Where Science & Art Connect
FALL 2022 QL Spooky Stories for Teens & Kids
FALL 2022 QL Drop-in Video Game Night
GENERIC TQL YAAB
GENERIC QL New and Recommended YA Books
GENERIC TQL Homework Help
The Latest from the Blog
Introducing Adapted Books to the Accessibility Collection
We are pleased to offer Adapted Books as part of the Accessibility Collections. Adapted Books are picture books that have been modified to be more accessible to pre‑readers and individuals with special needs. As a result, readers can better engage with and communicate about the stories, making the...
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2022 Bookmark Design Contest Winners
Thank you to everyone who submitted entries to the 2022 Bookmark Design Contest! Everyone's artwork was a wonderful example of "Reading Beyond the Beaten Path," this year's Summer Reading theme. Congratulations to the winners in each age group! Winners Anabella Lockhart, Sophia Booma, Addy Col...
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Jump to: Current Happenings & Contact New Books
GO TO CULTUREGRAMS.
What you can do with it
Explore cultural information including videos, recipes, customs, and lifestyles from other countries in the world and states in the U.S.
GO TO DIGITAL PUBLIC LIBRARY OF AMERICA.
What you can do with it
Explore the riches held within America’s libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural heritage institutions, including photographs, museum objects, government documents, and more!
GO TO EBSCO HOST.
What you can do with it
Allows for simultaneous searching of any combination of EBSCO databases including: BIR Entertainment, Book Index with Reviews, Business Source Elite, Health Source (Academic and Consumer editions), Masterfile Premier, Regional Business News, Fiction Core Collection, and AHFS Consumer Medication Information.
GO TO EXPLORA GENERAL SEARCH.
What you can do with it
Research a topic and access all EBSCO resources available through Lake Forest Library.
GO TO FIERO CODE.
What you can do with it
Kids ages 8–18 can complete hundreds of self-paced coding tutorials and dozens of real-world projects, developing their critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
User Guide
On your first visit, you will be prompted to create an account using an email address and password. To get started, select "Sign Up."
GO TO LEARNING EXPRESS LIBRARY.
What you can do with it
Take self-paced tutorials and practice exams to help you change careers, pass occupational exams, become a U.S. Citizen, learn job finding and computer skills, prepare for college, get your GED, and more.
GO TO LINKEDIN LEARNING.
What you can do with it
Be a lifelong learner with free tutorials from the industry leader in technology training. Enhance and expand your business, technology, and creative skills. (Formerly Lynda.com.)
User Guide
Get started with the LinkedIn Learning app
How to access
| ⬤ | App available, search for "linkedin learning" in your app store |
| ⬤ | Works on iOS, Android, smartphones, tablets ... just install the app |
| ⬤ | Works in computer browser |
GO TO MASTERFILE PREMIER.
What you can do with it
Access more than 1,500 full-text magazines, a robust collection of eBooks, more than 55,000 primary source documents, and an extensive image collection including maps and flags.
GO TO MUZZY LANGUAGES ONLINE.
What you can do with it
Language learning for children. Courses available in English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish.
GO TO OCLC OALSTER.
What you can do with it
Access millions of records from over 2,000 organizations, including books, articles, audio, video, and images.
GO TO POINTS OF VIEW REFERENCE CENTER.
What you can do with it
Explore rich content from resources that present multiple sides of an issue, helping students assess and develop persuasive arguments and essays, better understand controversial issues, and develop analytical thinking skills. Supports school curriculum standards.
GO TO PRIMARY SEARCH.
What you can do with it
Explore carefully curated content for elementary school ages, including full text for the most popular children's magazines, eBooks, and easy-to-read encyclopedic entries written specifically for kids. Includes Cricket Media content and reference books such as American Heritage Children's Dictionary. Supports Lexiles reading measures.
GO TO SCIENCE REFERENCE CENTER.
What you can do with it
Search and browse full text of hundreds of science magazines, journals, reference books, and high-quality videos. The database also contains science experiments, NGSS and CCSS curriculum-aligned lesson plans, Lexiles reading measures, Google Classroom integration, and a vast image collection.
eBooks
GO TO TUMBLE BOOK LIBRARY.
What you can do with it
TumbleBooks are easy to use eBooks for grades K–6. Read as many books you want, when you want, and on any device with no checkouts, holds, or bulky downloads.