Happenings for Teens @ AWPL
- Click here to find and register for upcoming teen programs. Here's a flyer for Fall 2020 programs. Or, try the Virtual Teen Room: click here or on the Teen Room graphic!
- Stay in the know! Email Karen Lee at: klee@rcls.org
- Follow us on Instagram: @awplteens
- Join the AWPLTeen Discord Server (Yes, the Library hosts an Animal Crossing Island - come visit our island Library! Join the Discord Animal Crossing Community and DM Karen Lee for a friend code.)
- Homeschool Resources
- Looking to earn volunteer hours?
- Here's the volunteer application. Please print, fill it out and bring it to the Help Desk on the main floor.
- Here's a brochure on volunteer opportunities.
- Special Volunteer Opportunity: Would you like to earn volunteer credit for creating Bookish Media content for our Instagram account (@awplteens)? Not sure what to do? Watch this slide show full of fun and interesting ideas, and start creating! Send your creations to Karen (klee@rcls.org) and earn an hour of volunteer credit for each piece she uses.
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Fun & Educational Websites and Resources
https://scratch.mit.edu/about/ - Program your own interactive stories, games and animations
http://spatulatta.com/ - Cooking for teens
https://www.howstuffworks.com/ - How Stuff Works
https://www.nga.gov/education/kids.html - National Gallery of Art
https://www.google.com/earth/outreach/learn/#tab=exploring-mars-moon-and-sky - Explore Mars, the moon and the sky
https://www.curiositymachine.org/ - Build engineering designs with household objects
https://www.dosomething.org/us - Social causes for teens
https://www.brainscape.com/ - Online flashcards to help learn many subjects
https://myhero.com/ - Celebrating the best of humanity, one story at a time
https://www.tinkercad.com/ - Create 3D designs for printing
https://www.ixl.com/ - Academic help and enrichment
https://www.eia.gov/kids/index.php - Play games while learning about energy
https://www.khanacademy.org/ - Free classes on anything you want to learn
https://www.coolmath.com/ - An amusement park of math
https://earth911.com/ - Going green at home and school
http://www.noflyingnotights.com/ - Graphic Novels and Manga
https://kidshealth.org/en/teens/ - Teens' health
https://www.truthorfiction.com/ - Fact checker
https://www.teenink.com/index.php - By teens, for teens
http://rcls.driving-tests.org/new-york/ - NYS Learner's Permit practice
For more about opportunities for teens, please call Teen Advisor Karen Lee, or email klee@rcls.org.