Teen Library Resources
Enjoy 24/7 access to the Teen Library with these FREE online resources with your library card!
Teens might also benefit from other databases in PCL’s Teen Library, including history, genealogy, science, world languages, engine repair, literature, career guidance, and more
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Back to School Teen Library Resources
Get MORE out of Your Library! Free Streaming Services with Your Library Card!
You can watch movies and TV shows, listen to music, borrow eBooks, and listen to audiobooks on your devices—all free from your PCL! Apps are available for download to your devices.
Kanopy and hoopla are free at-home streaming apps, courtesy of your library, available only to Parkland School District and paying non-residents with PCL as their home library.
Libby
Available for all library card holders.
Libby, the improved reading app brought to you by the same people as OverDrive. Borrow and/or download ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, and more from your local library for free!
hoopla
Borrow digital movies, new music, ebooks, graphic novels, and more! Borrow items from top companies like DC, Disney, Marvel, Max, Paramount, and Warner Brothers, to name a few! With the app, you can stream to all your devices for free five borrows per month. Look for bonus borrows at the end of each month.
Kanopy
Find movies, documentaries, foreign films, classic cinema, independent films, and educational videos that inspire, enrich, and entertain. Enjoy an ad-free experience on your TV, mobile phone, tablet, and online with your library card. Unlimited borrows!
POWERLibrary for Teens
POWERTeens provides online resources, including full-text research e-Resources, collections of photographs and documents, the statewide catalog of materials held in libraries throughout Pennsylvania, and Chat with a Librarian.
With these resources, you will have reliable information for all your subjects, reports, term papers, and projects. Review news articles, including National Geographic and Time magazines, and history and science databases. Students and researchers can even watch short films with TrueFlix.
Career Planning
Teens looking for a job should check out POWERLibrary’s Job Resources. Review career and planning guides, learn how to create a resume, and find ways to build your marketable job skills.
OverDrive TEENS E-Books & Audiobooks
Discover engaging titles on subjects such as: biographies & autobiographies, fiction, Hi-Lo, science & nature, sports & recreation, STEAM, world & culture.
Also included are thousands of comics and graphic novels from Disney, Marvel, IDW, Image, and Dark Horse.
CreativeBug
Creativebug has thousands of award-winning art & craft video classes taught by recognized design experts and artists. By signing up for CreativeBug, you’ll enjoy unlimited access to thousands of online art and craft classes. Watch our classes anytime, anywhere. Since our classes never expire, you can start and stop projects at your own pace. No pressure, just possibilities! Exclusively available to PCL Home Library Patrons (Parkland School District and Northwestern residents).
Britannica Young Adults
Explore how-to documents for book reviews, presentations, research papers, and science reports. Get free access to 3 comprehensive databases, including the Encyclopædia Britannica • Thousands of magazine and journal articles directly related to search topics • More than 24,000 primary sources • Merriam-Webster Dictionary in English/Spanish, plus audio pronunciations • 90,000 images, videos, and audio clips • Subject browse, from animals and the arts to science and math • Biography browse • 129,000 of the Web’s best sites related to search topics.
Mango Languages
Mango offers language courses with adaptive learning technology, centered on you. There are over 70 world languages and more than 20 English courses. This database also includes specialty courses covering a range of culturally specific topics, downloadable lessons for offline access, study reminders to stay on track, and more. Visit the website or download the app today to start your language adventure. Exclusively available to PCL Home Library Patrons (Parkland School District and Northwestern residents).
Additional Teen Resources
- Get Involved: NASA Solve
- For aspiring writers
- Khan Academy: A free, nonprofit organization that offers tutoring and homework help across subjects from pre-K through high school.
- Scholastic offering courses
- Teen Ink
Learn to code:
Online ebooks:
Invest In Your Future
Mental Health for Teens:
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