Links for Teens

SummerOnCampus

A great site that lists summer programs on the campuses of many New York colleges and universities. Browse by location, activity or college--or search!

Teen Advice Online

Staffed by people from a vast array of countries. Collaborating via the Internet, they form a dedicated team of volunteers, ages 13 and beyond, devoted to helping others around the world

Become a titan of industry--play JA Titan--it's an innovative online business simulation game, designed to let budding entrepreneurs manage a virtual business. Manage key issues such as setting prices, filling production, investing in R & D and establishing marketing. Staff at Junior Achievement's National Headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colorado serve as administrators of JA TITAN.

Outstanding Books for the College-Bound

This newly revised book list can help prepare you for college, and, in addition, it can provide hours of rewarding, pleasurable reading. Be sure to follow the links for additional information on the authors and their books!

Reading Rants!

A group of booklists for those of you teens out there who need a good read, but are wondering if there's life after Judy Blume and Gary Paulsen. Check out "Fanging around", "Reality Bites," "Gen-X Files" and more.....

Homework Haven

Morris County NJ librarians share tips on using search engines here. We certainly agree with the following advice, though:

"Look, books have been around for 543 years, since Gutenberg's Bible. Books are good, books are useful. Sometimes they are better and faster than the Internet. If you haven't found what you need on the Net in 20 minutes its time to rethink your attack or grab a good book. The web, for instance, is not a great source for literary criticism and analysis of dead authors. It is good for something like global warming or disappearing whales."

A+ Research and Writing

This offering from the Internet Public Library will help you organize and research those all-important papers! When you are ready to create your "Works Cited" page, use this interactive form, then copy and paste the result into your own page.