Teen Resources
Aurora Public Library offers various online resources that you can access anytime, anywhere. Please have your Aurora Public Library District card number and PIN available to access the digital library.
APLD Databases
Biography in Context: Learn about the challenges, motivations, successes, and failures of historical and contemporary persons.
Brainfuse - HelpNow: Offers a comprehensive suite of eLearning tools, including live tutoring, expert writing assistance, collaborative learning, targeted skills building, test prep, and self-study options. Live tutors available after school hours, from 3:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Gale eBooks: A database of encyclopedias, digital books, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.
LearningExpress Library: Provides a completely interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial courses designed to help customers, teen students, and adult learners alike succeed in required academic or professional exams.
Masterfile Premiere: Searches 1000+ newspapers, magazines, and journals. The Consumer Reports can be found using this database.
Opposing Viewpoints in Context: Premier online resource covering today's hottest social issues, from capital punishment to immigration, to violent video games.
External Resources
College & Career
- America's Career Infonet: explores various careers, industries, and occupations with video examples of workplaces, educational requirements, and possible funding sources.
- College Board: Find official college planning and preparation tools to help you succeed.
- FAFSA: Free Application for Federal Student Aid, the official website.
- Fastweb: A free resource that provides information and links to scholarships nationwide.
- ISAC: Illinois Student Assistance Commission provides assistance with financial aid and the college process.
Health
- Bedsider: The free birth control support network committed to helping you find a doctor and birth control method that meets your individual needs.
- Planned Parenthood: A nonprofit organization committed to providing sexual health care throughout the United States.
- Scarleteen: Sex ed for the real world, specifically for teens and young adults.
English & Writing
- EasyBib: Automatically creates a bibliography for you in MLA, APA, or Chicago style.
- OWL Purdue: Provides the guidelines for MLA, APA, and Chicago style including the works cited, in text citations, paper formatting, and more.
- Teen Top Ten: Young Adult Library Services Association award books, nominated by teens.
Social Studies & History
- History Channel: Explore thousands of historical articles and videos.
- National Archives: Explore our nation’s history through documents, photos, and records.
- The American Experience: Select or search for a president to find biographical information.
Science
- Khan Academy: Free tutorials and videos to help increase understand of math and science.
- NASA: News, images, videos, and more from America’s space agency, pioneering the future in space exploration and scientific discovery.
Study Help & Test Prep
- 4Tests: Free practice tests for high school, college, and professionals as well as standardized tests and exams.
- Test Prep Review: Free test prep questions and exams for a variety of career situations.
Teen-Led Resources
- ALIVE: Teen Initiate is an innovative Teen-Led Teen-Driven™ (TLTD) program that provides teens with support and a space to innovate and lead while empowering younger teens and tweens in the process.
- Bednarcik Jr High School's Environmental Club: A group of middle school students who care about making the world a better place through actions that have a positive impact on the environment.
- Project Teal: A student-led movement to revitalize our democracy.