Suggested Web Sites For High School Teens

Searching
There are three good starting points. Google is great when you start with a narrow or very specific search. Yahoo's subject directory will help you narrow down your search. Try Librarian's Index t the Internet for a broad search (e.g., cancer) when you need to have confidence that the information you retrieve is reliable.
Google
Yahoo
Librarian's Index to the Internet

Library Catalog
See what we have, what other libraries in the system have. Request online. Review your record and renew online. Ask us how!

Homework
High School Ace
Internet Public Library Teenspace
Virtual Flash Cards

College & Career Information

Health Information

Online Databases
There are several databases available through the library's web page. (Your library card# is you password, so have it handy). One is Gale Group's InfoTrac, which provides access to articles in magazines, newspapers and reference books, many full-text. The Student Edition is for high school students, but the other collections may also be helpful, depending on your assignment: e.g., Biography Resource Center. If you love to read, try NoveList, accessed though the Online Databases page of the library web site. NoveList helps you find lists of novels in a series or by a favorite author, or books like the one you just finished and really liked. The Information Services staff upstairs would be happy to show you how to use any of these resources. Just ask!

Places
Background Notes
CIA Factbook for Countries
Stately Knowledge for States

Just for Fun
How Stuff Works

Other
Check out the library's Teen Page. There are more web sites listed to help with homework or just for fun, as well as information about upcoming teen programs and events.

Need help?
Contact Susan Teale or Sharon Bellenoit at the Information Desk
(413) 525-5400 x158 or
submit your question by using our new online reference form.

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