Teens
Highlights
Financial Literacy
May 22, 2022
This month, learn about financial literacy, food insecurity in our community, and what local organizations and growers are doing to help. Want a pack? Sign up. They’re full of healthy …
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Teen Art
You’re creative and we want to help you show it! If you have a great piece of art, story, poem, or anything you want to submit to us, we want to see it. Use the form to send it our way.
Other Library Services to Support Teens
Ask a Librarian
Call or Email our Librarians with Your Questions
Book Club Kits
Multiple copies of great books with discussion prompts
College Application Essays
Write your way into college with 826
Exam Proctoring
Take your test or exam with a proctor
Hand-Picked for You!
Let library staff pick out some great new titles for you.
Homework Help
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Michigan Activity Pass
Get free and discounted passes to museums and parks!
Noise Permit
Ypsi youth artists sharing their talents.
Print, Copy, Fax, & Scan
Public copiers at all locations
Race Relations
Book lists, movies, and activities for all ages to increase understanding about race.
Subscription Packs
Monthly supply packs and podcasts
Summer Challenge
Read, Learn, Explore
Teen Advisory Group
Be a voice for teens at the library
Teen Creative Toolkits
Get Creative at the Library
Youth Volunteering Opportunities
Monthly supply packs and podcasts
Book Lists
Here are a few recent books by Asian American authors with Asian American characters.
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A Teen Guide to Breakfast on the Go Rau, Dana Meachen, 1971- “Information and recipes help readers create quick, healthy, and tasty breakfasts”–Provided by publisher. Find in catalog A Teen Guide to Fast, Delicious Lunches Rau, Dana Meachen, 1971- Inf …
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Graphic novels for kids and teens by BIPOC authors.
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If you liked The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, check out these amazing titles that also happen to feature diverse characters in a leading role. It’s about time, am I right?! A Very Large Expanse of Sea Mafi, Tahereh author. A year after 9/11, Muslim tee …
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19 Love Songs Levithan, David author. Find in catalog A River of Royal Blood Joy, Amanda Find in catalog Black Girl Unlimited Brown, Echo author. Find in catalog Dark and Deepest Red McLemore, Anna-Marie author. Find in catalog Take the Mic Morrow, Bet …
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Teen fiction that feature characters with diverse disabilities, because everyone’s story deserves to be heard.
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Teen nonfiction books about living with a learning, cognitive, developmental or physical disability.
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Baby Girl Adams, Lenora With her tough façade and hard attitude, Sheree doesn’t make friends easily, but when she gets pregnant and decides to keep the baby with the intention of finding unconditional love, Sheree learns important lessons about herself …
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Research & Homework Help
World Book Encyclopedia en español, que ofrece un diccionario, atlas, ayuda con la tarea, materiales didácticos y planes de estudio. ENGLISH: World Book Encyclopedia in Spanish, which offers a dictionary, atlas, homework help, study aids, and lesson plans.
Arts, biography, business, current events, geography and culture, health, history and social science, science, and math.
Download movies, television shows, music, comic books, eBooks, and eAudiobooks to your laptop or mobile device.
Learn to Use
Kanopy is a video-streaming platform dedicated to thoughtful and thought-provoking films.
Practice exams and eBook study guides for GED, ACT, SAT, ASVAB, nursing, and others; includes computer skills training videos.
Start learning one of over 40 different languages! Lessons include vocabulary, grammar, and multimedia components, along with an engaging interface and interactive tools.
Current events and issues, such as gun control, global warming, and capital punishment, are explored with pro/con viewpoints and interactive maps and articles in this tool for persuasive essay writers.
Download audiobooks and books to your computer, listening device, or eReader. New! The RBDigital Collection has moved to Overdrive. 3,000+ magazines are now available! Log in, click Subjects, then Magazines.
More than 4,000 full text articles covering biology, chemistry, earth & space science, the environment, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, and wildlife.
Get live homework help from real tutors every day of the year. From algebra to writing feedback, students in grades K-12 can access free help from any device, including mobile apps.
Get online access to World Book Kids, as well as the Spanish-language version.