Items tagged "Teens"

Navigating Post High School Choices

However you decide to navigate life after high school, remember that the Library offers ways to have fun, learn and think about new pathways. Here are some resources for considering future options.

https://www.carnegielibrary.org/navigating-post-high-school-choices/

Resolution 2021: Learn a New Language!

The new year is here, and since January 1st you may have set some goals you hope to achieve this year. If you hope to learn or practice a new language in 2021, this is a quick guide to how the library can help you get on track! Mango Languages is a web-based language learning […]

https://www.carnegielibrary.org/resolution-2021-learn-a-new-language/

125 Borrows To Celebrate 125 Years of Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh

As Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh turns 125 years old, I turned to a report of circulation statistics for eBooks. Here are titles that have circulated exactly 125 times (as of this writing), along with a related title for you to explore!

https://www.carnegielibrary.org/125-borrows-to-celebrate-125-years-of-carnegie-library-of-pittsburgh/

Register a Team for Battle of the Books!

Do you love reading? Think you have what it takes to win a Battle of the Books? Register by the end of January and join in!

https://www.carnegielibrary.org/register-a-team-for-battle-of-the-books/

Meet Your Match Using Our Materials Match Forms

If you’re looking for personalized reading recommendations or materials for home or school, check out these material match forms and join the hundreds of patrons who have utilized our services and gotten great results.

https://www.carnegielibrary.org/meet-your-match-using-our-materials-match-forms/

Check Yourself: News Literacy for Teens (and Adults)

As the school year approaches, many students will be doing virtual/remote learning. Without direct access to their school libraries, even more research will be done online. Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh offers a wealth of digital resources and databases that can aid students when doing research, as well as information about examining sources with a critical eye.

https://www.carnegielibrary.org/check-yourself-news-literacy-for-teens-and-adults/

Teen Media Awards 2020!

This moment, unprecedented in our lifetimes, confirms how indispensable creativity is to our life together. A pandemic requires that we navigate new forms of distance—so we explore new ways of forming connection. Young people are leading calls to address systemic inequity and racial violence in the streets and online—and so we ask ourselves, how can […]

https://www.carnegielibrary.org/teen-media-awards-2020/

Daydream About PhenomeCON With These Book Suggestions

This week, Teenspace staff would normally be polishing logistics for PhenomeCON, the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh teens-only fandom convention. Even though we can’t get together this year, we still want to celebrate love of fandoms. Read on to find book suggestions.

https://www.carnegielibrary.org/daydream-about-phenomecon-with-these-book-suggestions/

More Virtual Program-alikes

Allegheny County has moved into the yellow phase of reopening. Many of you may be wondering what this means for your Library—and, maybe even more so, your favorite Library program. Though we don’t have a date in mind for reopening, I promise that we are just as eager to see you as you are to […]

https://www.carnegielibrary.org/more-virtual-program-alikes/

COVID-19: Quick Resources for Caregivers and Mentors of Teens

One time, at least five teens and I were all playing solitaire — alone, together — on the floor of the Library. It was spontaneous, solitary (of course), yet unifying. It felt like a lesson in mentoring then, and even more-so now. On that day and any typical day as a Children’s and Teen Librarian, […]

https://www.carnegielibrary.org/covid-19-quick-resources-for-caregivers-and-mentors-of-teens/