TeenScene @ WPL

Speak Up for Your Library!

Posted on June 22nd, 2009 by Becky.
Categories: All posts, Books, Homework Help, Web sites to watch.

This year’s Summer Reading Program theme is all about expressing yourself. With the proposed cuts to library funding, now is the time to make your voice heard!

What does the library mean to you? A safe place to hang out after school? Somewhere you can go for help with your homework? Your only source for new books? The first place you could access the Internet?

Let your local legislators know how important the library is to you! Email Governor Strickland today, or contact the following state representatives to share your thoughts. You can make a difference!

Not sure what to write? Check out this sample letter.

Senator Bill Harris, President of the Senate
614-466-8086

Senator David Goodman, 3rd District
614-466-8064

Representative Kevin Bacon, 21st District
614-466-6030

Representative Marian Harris, 19th District
614-466-4847

Representative Nancy Garland, 20th District
614-644-6002

Representative Kris Jordan, 2nd District
614-644-6711

For more information on the budget proposal, please refer to this article from Library Journal, or the Save Ohio Libraries website.

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We’ve Got Issues

Posted on March 13th, 2009 by Becky.
Categories: All posts, Homework Help.

We’ve got issues! Pro/Con issues, that is.

For those of you who:

• Need to prepare for a debate or persuasive speech
• Have an argumentative essay to write
• Want to know both sides of a controversial issue

You’ve come to the right place! Check out our new Explore guide, Pro/Con Issues, for recommended books, websites & more!

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“Help! I’ve got a country report!”

Posted on February 18th, 2009 by Becky.
Categories: All posts, Homework Help.

If you’ve got a country report to do (I’m looking at YOU, St. Paul students!), you will definitely want to check out our Explore guide for Country Profiles:

http://explore.westervillelibrary.org/countries

Here you will find librarians’ selections and recommendations for the best books, web sites, and eResources, all in one handy location! And because it’s on our homepage, you can access it from anywhere! Just click the “Explore” tab from www.westervillelibrary.org, and choose “Homework Help.”

Explore Guides are a feature of our new web site. What do you think of them?

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High school student catches error on test

Posted on February 16th, 2009 by Becky.
Categories: All posts, Books, Events, Homework Help, Words & Writing.

Did you see this article about Geoffrey Stanford, the high schooler from Kansas who caught a mistake on his state writing test?

Stanford, a linebacker and International Baccalaureate student, alerted English teacher Jennifer Fry, who alerted the district test coordinator, who alerted state education officials, who were, as you might imagine, embarrassed.

Even though it was really just a spelling mistake (emission vs. omission), it changed the meaning of the word. Have you ever caught a mistake on a test before? Have you tried to convince a teacher that an answer might be wrong? If you saw a mistake, would you report it? (I def. would!)

Don’t forget, the library has a ton of books to help you study for tests, including the SAT, ACT, and GED. You can also look at our Online Collections and take practice tests with LearningExpress Library. Finally, check out our Events Calendar to sign up for an SAT or ACT Practice Test on March 22!

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FreeRice.com

Posted on December 20th, 2007 by Becky.
Categories: All posts, Homework Help, Web sites to watch, Words & Writing.

In the category of addicting web sites, check out the vocabulary game www.freerice.com.

For each word you get right, we donate 20 grains of rice through the United Nations to help end world hunger.

1 word = 20 grains; 5 words = 100 grains. The rice is paid for by the advertisers whose ads you see on the screen. Improve your vocabulary AND help the world?? I know your SAT scores can handle that!!

370,088,360 grains of rice were donated yesterday, and I also learned that a “zebu” is a kind of ox. WARNING: This game may make you smarter…

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Test Prep Question of the Day

Posted on April 18th, 2007 by Becky.
Categories: All posts, Homework Help, Web sites to watch.

If you’re getting ready to take the SAT or ACT, check out this feature on the New York Times Learning Network: the test prep question of the day.

It gives you strategies and explanations for the daily questions.

For more help on test prep, check out the Kaplan website, the Learn-a-Test database, and the many study guides available at the Library!

My personal favorite is still Rock the SAT…

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WordReference.com

Posted on April 16th, 2007 by Becky.
Categories: All posts, Homework Help, Web sites to watch, Words & Writing.

For those of you who work so hard on your French and Spanish homework…have you visited the site WordReference.com?

It’s a free online translation dictionary for French, Italian, and Spanish.

Of course, sometimes the trickiest part of another language is not the individual words, but phrases and expressions. That’s why you’ll love the Language Forums part of the site: message boards where learners and native speakers can have a conversation about common questions.

Check it out – it’s very helpful!

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Teen Tech Week is here!

Posted on March 5th, 2007 by Becky.
Categories: All posts, Books, Events, Gaming, Homework Help, Movies, Music, Technology.

Teen Tech Week is March 4-10, so I’d like to present…

10 Techy Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do At the Library

(Or Maybe You Did)

10) Check out the new TeenScene blog (hint: you are reading it right now) & leave comments

9) Use the Library web site to suggest a purchase, write a review, check your account, see what’s going on, & register for programs

Reserve books & have them delivered to your school

7) Try the Tutor.com database during our free trial (March 4-17)

6) Try the Teen Health & Wellness database during our free trial (March 4-31). Username: teentech, password: teentech

5) Email a librarian using Ask a Question or Know It Now

4) Borrow Playaway Books, Audiobooks, CDs, Videos & DVDs

3) Make a movie using iMovie, iDVD or iPhoto

2) Play XBox & GameCube games

1) Come to our gaming tournaments at the Library

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