Tuesday, July 8
Upland City Hall
460 N. Euclid Ave.
Upland, Ca 91786
(909) 931-4100
Monday - Thursday
8am - 6pm
Upland City Library
Links for Teens
Teen Literary Links
- Y.A.R.D. at MySpace
- The Young Adult Reading Digs (Y.A.R.D) goes virtual on MySpace.com. The Y.A.R.D. connects you to YA authors and other teens who enjoy books. Remember, on the Internet, no one knows if you're a reader, but the readers will probably find you out, eventually... Go To Website
- Teenreads.com
- Teenreads.com brings together info and features about teens' favorite authors, books, series and characters. Look here for book reviews, compelling features, in-depth author profiles and interviews, excerpts of the hottest new releases, literary games and contests, and more. Teenreads.com claims to be THE place online for teens to talk about their fave books -- and find the hippest new titles! Go To Website
- Teen Read Week
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Teen Read Week™ is a national literacy initiative aimed at teens, their parents, librarians and educators. It is celebrated each year during the third week of October. Since 1998, Teen Read Week™ has encouraged teens to:
Make time to read for the fun of it Use their local library to discover their interests Get reading materials and participate in events at their school or public library
Teen Read Week™ is administered by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), the fastest growing division of the American Library Association. For nearly 50 years YALSA has been the world leader in selecting reading, listening and viewing for teens.
Go To Website - Reading Rants!
- "A group of booklists for those of you teens out there who need a good read, but are wondering if there's life after Judy Blume and Brian Jacques." Young Adult Librarian Jennifer Hubert has compiled booklists on various topics and genres with evocative titles such as "Graphic Fantastic," "Teen Tearjerkers," Boy Meets Book, and "Gen-X Files." Go To Website
- The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
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A real pair of pants travels from library to library, including Upland Public Library, before coming home to the Garfield Public Library in Santa Cruz in the Fall of 2008. Go To Website