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The Young Adult Department of the Oyster Bay - East Norwich Public Library serves students in grades 6 -12. Our purpose is to better serve the youth of the community through a variety of resources and programs.  Suggestions welcomed!

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We offer a variety of fiction books (paperbacks and hardcovers) that include new popular titles, various series, and classics.  Our non-fiction book collection include Cliff's Notes, Barron's Regents Reviews, career books, "hot topic" books, biographies, and others.  Other resources such as reference, magazines, books-on-tape, Online Public Access Catalogs, Infotrac, computers and Internet access  are available in the Adult section of the Library.

Check out the 'Carousels' for Sci-Fi and Horror books, Chick Lit, and more paperbacks.

The Young Adult Collection is located toward the back of the Library behind the videos.  We look forward to your visit!
 

 

Teen Advisory Board

The Teen Advisory Board will meet on Fridays, May 7, June 18, July 2 and August 6, from 2:30 - 3:00 pm. Young adults in grades 6-12 are invited to help us plan programs, exchange ideas for new books, movies and music. Community service credits will be issued. Register at the Reference desk.

Programs

Book Buddies. Enthusiastic Young Adults (entering grades 5 and up) wanted to read to young children in the Community Room for 5 Wednesdays beginning July 14. Those who attend 3 of the 5 sessions will be invited to the End of Summer Reading Party and will receive a certificate as proof of community service. All Book Buddies must attend the Orientation Meeting on July 13 at 1:30 pm. Registration begins June 1.

Don’t forget that registration begins on June 28 for the YA Summer Reading Club!

 

Get Graphic with our new and expanding YA Graphics collection featuring graphic novels and manga, as well as some nonfiction and biographies. Check it out!


 
Looking for Something Good to Read?
Click here for lists of Award-Winning and Notable Young Adult Books
 

Homework Help

 

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Great Sites for Young Adults

  • Teen Reading: www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists  -- run by the American Library Association's Young Adult Services Division. 
  • Reading Rants: tln.lib.mi.us/~amutch/jen -- a bunch of reading lists for those teens who want something a little different.  Read biographies of ordinary people who became extraordinary by not giving up, stories of kick-butt heroines who made a difference, short stories, best reads for boys, sci-fi/fantasy and a list of the author's top ten books of all time.
  • Favorite Teenage Angst Books: www.grouchy.com/angstbooks.html  -- Think you have problems?  Read on and learn that you're not alone.  This site has books new and old in 11 different categories spanning the gamut from pressure, trouble, sex and love, fitting in, to being "out of bounds" with virtual reality and cyberspace.
  • Yahoo Young Adult Authors: Yahoo--Literature--Authors--Young Adult -- Here you can go to sites about your favorite authors and even find out about upcoming on-line author chats.  There's Judy Blume, Caroline Cooney, S.E. Hinton, Walter Dean Myers and others, including the new young sensation Amelia Atwater-Rhodes.  While you're scanning through the Young Adult Authors menu, you might want to check out other categories also.
  • Internet Public Library Teen Division: www.ipl.org/teen -- a Virtual Library with sites compiled by librarians and graduate students in the School of Information and Library Studies at the University of Michigan.  There are librarians available by e-mail to answer questions that can't be ascertained using the myriad of reference sources in all different fields.  The teen division contains fun and useful sites on entertainment, careers, clubs and organizations to join, fashion, sports, term paper guides, and much, much more.
  • TeenHealth: www.teenhealth.org -- TeensHealth was created for teens looking for honest, accurate information and advice about health, relationships, and growing up.
  • TeenHealthFX: www.teenhealthfx.com -- TeenHealthFX.com is your online resource for any and all questions regarding your health, your relationships, your body and your sexuality. While this site is informative, it's not a substitute for talking to your doctor and your parents.