Teen Talk

Welcome to our Teen page. Check out the links below for Reading Lists (Read On!), our Teen Forum (Speak Up), Websites of Special Interest (Drop In!), and Young Attitude, our newsletter just for you. If you need braille and/or talking books and you aren't yet registered for service, you can get an application here.

You may contact Ms. Beck for books, homework help, or with any questions or comments you would like to share: abeck@nypl.org or phone: (212) 206-5423.

And be sure to check out these exciting pages from The New York Public Library:

• TeenLink — The New York Public Library's website for Teens.
• Listen Up — Hear NYPL audio book samples online.
• Live Homework Help — Get free online help from live tutors. You can also get homework help at homeworkNYC.org.
• WordSmiths — Featuring teen poetry and writing. Submit your own original work.
• Ask Librarians Online — You can interact with NYPL librarians by phone, email, or chat.

Young Attitude Newsletter

Young Attitude is a newsletter "Just for You." A newsletter written specifically for young people will be sent three times a year to all registered children and teens. It is available in large print, cassette, braille, and e-mailed text versions. If you are 18 or younger, you will automatically be registered to receive it by mail. If you'd like to change the format you are receiving, please contact the library. Anyone older than 18 who would also like to receive a copy should also contact the library and we'll enter the subscription for you.

Read On!

• Booklists
• Newbery Award Winners. Check with the library for availability.
• The New York Public Library's Books for the Teen Age 2007
• Magazines for Teens (Contact the library to subscribe.)
  • Braille: Boy's Life, Muse, Seventeen
  • Cassette: Odyssey, Seventeen, Young Adult Magazine of the Month (a different magazine each month)

Speak Up!

Teen Forum — An online bulletin board where your opinions count. Just log-on and share your valuable ideas. We especially would like to see your short book, music, and movie reviews and some of your original poetry. Future topics will covers current news and requests for your thoughts on specific books or subjects, or you could suggest a topic or question.

Drop In!

• The Family Village
  This site has links to services for young people with reading disabilities.
• Braille Bug
  You can learn about braille at this site, which is part of the American Foundation for the Blind's website. You can also find information about Louis Braille, visit the Helen Keller Kids Museum Online, and play online games.
• The Braille Authority
  Another good site to learn about braille.
• Louis Braille School
  This site has a catalog of braille books, a Saturday program for kids, the Second Saturday Club newsletter for students and their families, and information about braille.