The Crockett Public Library Presents

Teen Central

Book Divas - online book club
Award Winning Books for Teens - Find the winners of the Printz Award, the National Book Award for Young People, the Pura Belpre Award and the Coretta Scott King Award here.
Reader's Club - Send in a review of your favorite book, add your comment to someone else's.
Reading Rants: Out of the Ordinary Teen Booklists - from Jennifer Hubert
Wocky Jivvy Poetry
YA Literature

College and Careers

Campus Tours takes you on a virtual tours of thousands of U.S. colleges
Embark provides an interactive college search and much more.
FAFSA on the Web - Fill out your FAFSA forms online
FastWeb will help you find financial aid information and more...
Free Scholarships
The Scholarship Page -- just what it says!

Entertainment

Behind the Name - The history of first names
Play Chess for free - At Chess Boss
BrainBashers - Brain teasers and puzzles
Coolrobots - Build your own 'bot
Daily Horoscopes
Funbrain.com - Relax with these fun games
Game Revolution - Video game reviews, tips and more.
The History of Comics
Hollywood.Com - Movie openings, new video releases, reviews and more.
MTV and VH1 - music television for all ages.
Network TV - ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, WB - Find info on your favorite shows, play games, enter contests and more...

Focus on Teens

American Red Cross Volunteer Opportunities
Blue Jean Online - where young women unite to change the world -
Submit your reviews, writings, crafts, photography or artwork!
SafeTeens
Summer On Campus - for kids 8-18
Victory Over Violence - Take the Peace Pledge
Voices of Youth - Sponsored by UNICEF, global issues by international youth
Youth Info - the latest information on America's adolescents from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

Homework Help

Make sure to check out the subject areas on the main Virtual Reference Desk page.
Ask Dr. Math
B.J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper
Discovery School
Exploratorium - Science, with hands on activities
How Stuff Works - From toilets to DNA, MP3 files to cell phones...
Schoolwork Ugh!
Teenspace - Study skills and research papers
Web Math

Self Help

Consumer Education for Teens - Credit cards? Buying a car? Get rich quick schemes? Be a smart consumer
MedlinePlus  Learn about everything from how the body works to what happens when you go to the hospital.
Go Ask Alice - Frank, objective health informatiom
Gottaquit - Stop smoking now!
KidsHealth - For teens, kids, and their parents
Not Me, Not Now - a multi-faceted abstinence-only campaign to reduce teen pregnancy in Monroe County
Student Counseling Virtual Pamphlet Collection - Access to pamphlets on health, emotional, and educational concerns from many college counseling centers
Teen Growth, The Teen Resource for Advice - Family oriented advice on physical and emotional health.