Winter Reading Club - Read A Book, Win A Nook!

Hey, just wanted you to know that Winter Reading Club officially started on Saturday, January 8, 2011, and teens are invited to participate. If you're in 8th grade, you can still participate in the Youth Services Winter Reading Club by signing up on the second floor - there are lots of prize drawings for participants. If you're older and ready to move onto the third floor, there's a Winter Reading Club for you, too. All you have to do - read a book of your choice, stop by the third floor and fill in a form about it. Drop it into the entry box and you will be eligible for the grand prize drawing on February 26, 2011 for a Barnes & Noble Nook e-reader. There will be two prize drawings that day and one is just for teens, so your odds of winning are GREAT. Check out a book and start reading today - you might want to start by browsing our High School Collection. Good luck in the drawing for the Nook.

The Nook was generously donated by our Friends of the Library.

Getting Into The College Of Your Choice - And Paying For It

We've got some really helpful workshops coming up to help you ace the ACT and fill out those complicated FAFSA forms for college financial aid.

There can be so much pressure on you when you take a test like the ACT. Maybe you're a person who hates taking tests to begin with. Maybe you've got other homework or activities going on around the same time - how do you fit it all in? It can really help to know what the ACT is like, so we have two upcoming sessions on how to prepare for the ACT and you can even sign up for a practice ACT here. Sometimes just taking the element of surprise out of something can make it much easier to be up for the challenge, so why not register for one or both of these programs?

Preparing for the ACT (offered twice - you need only attend once)
Tuesday, January 4, 2011  7-8 PM (use link to register)
Saturday, January 8, 2011  10 - 11 AM (use link to register)

ACT Practice Test & Strategy Workshop (two-part program, you must attend both sessions)
Saturday, January 29 and Saturday, February 5, 2011, 9 AM - 1:30 PM (use link to register)

Paying for college is never easy but in these bad economic times, it can seem impossible. If you qualify for financial aid, you don't want to miss out and correctly filling out the FAFSA form is extremely important. 
Get expert help from College Illinois at our free workshop - bring your family's tax information to help you complete the form.

Student Aid FAFSA Completion workshop
Saturday, January 22, 2011 from 10 AM - Noon (use link to register)

You've relied on the library for homework help for years - now let us help you get you into the college or university that's at the top of your list.

Teen Sites

Looking for something to do when it's cold outside? Try surfing...go to the teen home page and click on Stuff to Watch or Stuff to Listen to! Looking for more? Check out these web sites just for teens.

Reading:
TeenReads
Genrefluent - TeenTalk
NoFlyingNoTights
TeenInk

Sports & Fitness:
SheLovesSports
TeenGrowth

Jobs:
SnagAJob
CoolWorks
USAJobs.gov - StudentJobs

Volunteering:
DoSomething
DPPL.org - Volunteer at the library

News:
ReadTheTattoo

Advice:
TeenCentral

More Cool Sites:
HowStuffWorks
Student.com
InternetPublicLibrary - for Teens