Teens
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At the same time, the original fundraiser for the Teen Spot, Fairfield’s Brian Torff Quartet, will return to perform a wide variety of jazz, from traditional to modern, blues, rock, and world music. |
Click here to read the latest issue of the Teen Newsletter!
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Attention all teen pet owners! The Trumbull Library is having a pet photo contest. Bring your entry to the main Circulation desk anytime between May 1st and May 23rd. Photo's will be on display from May 27th until June 6th for judging by the public. Winners will receive a $10 gift card from Petco. |
Want to know what fun events we have planned? Teen Calendar
What are you reading now? Want some ideas?
Internet sites that you might find helpful and fun!
| SatPrepMe | Free customized SAT preparation from PrepMe for library patrons. PrepMe is a premium online SAT preparation company founded by graduates of top schools such as Caltech, the University of Chicago, and Stanford. Their course will identify your strengths and weaknesses and create a custom week-by-week schedule for you to help you raise your score. Available to all Trumbull residents with a valid library card. |
| College Net | College Net offers eight key internet admissions services to help yourself get into college. The site provides convenience to over 1,500 customized internet admissions applications built for college and university programs. When applying to more than one program you save redundant typing since common data travels from form to form. The site also has links to scholarship searching and other college resources. |
| Connecticut History | The website currently contains about 14,000 images of photographs, drawings and prints which may be searched or browsed in a variety of ways, including by keyword, subject, creator, title and date. Geographical sites may be searched using a Digital Geographic Locator developed by the University of Connecticut's Map and Geographic Information Center (MAGIC). Descriptions of the images are provided in detailed catalog records. Online learning tools created especially for middle and high school students provide suggestions for interpreting and exploring the database. |
| Find the Right College | The best articles, interactive tools and rankings to help you find the right college and financial aid. |
| High School Hub | This is a great site. It's a noncommercial learning portal to high-quality free online education resources for high school students. You'll find interactive learning games, puzzles and quizzes. It also includes subject guides for English, foreign languages, math, science and social studies. |
| Homework Help | Bartleby publishes the classics of literature, nonfiction, and reference free of charge for the home, classroom, and desktop of each and every Internet participant. Since its incorporation in 1999 Bartleby has been meeting the needs of students, educators, and the intellectually curious.Search their database by author, title or subject and get full text of the book you're looking for. |
| InfoTrac Junior | This database is designed for junior high and middle school students. Resources include magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more. This is an iCONN database. In Library use - click on the link and then input your 14 digit barcode if required. |
| InfoTrac Student Edition | This database is designed for high school students, with access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers and refeence boks for information on current events, the arts, science, health, government, history and more. This is an iCONN database. In-library use - click on the link and then input your 14 digit barcode if required. |
| Jobs and Careers | Information on getting great jobs, military options, managing your money and other helpful links. Provided by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense. |
| Music for Youth | Music for Youth, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization committed to enriching the lives of young people through classical music. They offer a monthly series of free children's concerts, artists' residencies in local schools, an annual music scholarship, an annual travel adventure in music and art and a benefit concert to raise funds for the outreach activities. Look at their website for all they offer. |
| Occupation Outlook |
The Occupational Outlook Handbook for information on different occupations and careers. |
| Teen Reads | Find out about hot new books, check out interviews with your favorite author or join a book discussion with other teens. |
| No Flying, No Tights | Reviews graphic novels and comics. |
| Movie Information | Find out about a movie at the Internet Movie Database. |
| Teen Health | An interactive site tailored for a young adult's health interests. |
| More Teen Health | U.S. Food and Drug Administration website with health information for young adults. |
| Ultimate Band List | Mega list of links to just about any band, concert information and many other music links. |
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