Book Stuff
Epic Reads
Find the hottest teen books, connect with your favorite YA authors and meet new friends who share your reading interests.
No Flying No Tights
Graphic novel reviews specifically for teens.
Reading Rants!
Booklists for teens who need a good read
Teenreads
A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy.
Yalsa Bookfinder
Browse-able database for finding new books. Is searchable by award/booklist, author, genre, or award year.
College & Career Information
CareerOneStop
The career, training, and job search website for the U.S. Department of Labor with a variety of free online tools, information and resources.
FAFSA
Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
Federal Student Aid
Part of the U.S. Department of Education, the office of Federal Student Aid is the largest provider of student financial aid in the nation.
FinAid
A comprehensive source of student financial aid information, advice and tools.
MyFuture.com
Helps young adults plan their next steps in life by bringing together the most recently available information about colleges, careers and military service opportunities from the U.S. Departments of Commerce, Defense, Education and Labor.
My Next Move
An interactive tool for job seekers and students to learn more about their career options, sponsored by the US Department of Labor/Employment and Training Administration.
Occupational Outlook Handbook
U.S. Department of Labor guide to career information about hundreds of occupations.
SmartScholar
Articles about scholarships. loans, and financial aid, written by experts in education.
Election Resources
Rock the Vote
The largest nonprofit and nonpartisan organization in the United States driving the youth vote to the polls.
Fun Stuff
American Film Institute (AFI) - Lists
The American Film Institute has created lists of the top movies of all time. How many have you seen?
Anime News Network
Created as a news source that focuses on the medium of Japanese Animation (anime) and Japanese Comics (manga).
Germ Magazine
Inspired by the book, "All the Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven,
Germ is a magazine for girls—high school and beyond—that celebrates beginnings, futures, and all the amazing and agonizing moments in-between.
How Stuff Works
An award-winning source of credible, unbiased, and easy-to-understand explanations of how the world actually works.
Listverse.com
Everything you never knew you wanted to know, in list form.
Shockwave
Free online games and free downloadable games.
Sporcle
Mentally stimulating diversions.
Teen Ink
A national teen magazine, book series, and website devoted entirely to teenage writing, art, photos and forums.
Change the World
DoSomething.org
One of the largest orgs for young people & social change in the world.
Human Rights Watch
Defends the rights of people worldwide by investigating abuses, exposing the facts widely, and pressuring those with power to respect rights and secure justice.
Southington STEPS
Southington's Town-wide Effort to Promote Success.
Mind & Body
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Delivers science-based facts about how drugs affect the brain and body so that teens will be armed with better information to make healthy decisions.
Nutrition Data
Provides accurate and comprehensive nutrition analysis, and makes it easy-to-understand.
World Wide Online Meditation Center
A user-friendly site, created to provide clear, easy, concise meditation instruction to people everywhere. If you are just learning to meditate, you'll find everything necessary to get started quickly and easily. If you are already practicing meditation, you may discover new methods to deepen your practice.
TeensHealth
A place for teens who need honest, accurate information and advice about health, emotions, and life.
Money Matters
Investor.gov
Brought to you by The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) Office of Investor Education and Advocacy, this website provides information to help students become better-educated investors.
MyMoney
Federal Financial Literacy and Education Commission's website with games, fun activities, web links, video games, and information about money for young people.
Sense and Dollars
Practice ways of earning, spending, saving, and investing money in an interactive environment.
TheMint
A fun and interactive way to learn about all the things people do with money: earning, saving, spending, investing, donating safeguarding, and borrowing.
Real Life Stuff
Above the Influence
A program of the non-profit Partnership for Drug-Free Kids. Their goal is to help teens stand up to negative pressures, or influences. The more aware you are of the influences around you, the better prepared you will be to face them, including the pressure to use drugs and alcohol.
Addiction Guide
Helps those affected by addiction by providing reliable and comprehensive resources, advice, tips and guides.
HelpGuide
A dedicated team of mental health professionals, professional writers, and website developers who provide current and accurate information that will strengthen your emotional (and physical) heath, improve your relationships, and help you take charge of your life.
IMAlive
Provides online chat for crisis intervention and empowers people in crisis to take the necessary next steps to address their situations.
It Gets Better Project
Reminds teens in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community that they are not alone — and it WILL get better.
National Alliance on Mental Illness
Mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.
National Child Abuse Hotline
1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453)
24/7, toll-free, and confidential
National Sexual Assault Online Hotline
or by phone (800) 656-HOPE (4673)
National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
9-8-8
24/7, free and confidential
OK2TALK
A community for teens and young adults struggling with mental health problems that encourages them to talk about what they’re experiencing by sharing their personal stories of recovery, tragedy, struggle or hope.
Teen Mental Health
Create and disseminate mental health information (products and training programs), addressing the needs of youth (ages 12 to 25 years), families, educators, and health providers.
The Trevor Project
1-866-488-7386
Provides 24/7 crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) young people ages 13-24.
Sports
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
Major League Baseball (MLB)
National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR)
National Basketball Association (NBA)
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
National Football League (NFL)
National Hockey League (NHL)
USA Climbing
USA Fencing
Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Links to external, or third party websites, are provided solely for visitors' information. When you access an external website, keep in mind that the Southington Public Library has no control over its content. Any link from southingtonlibrary.org or southingtonlibraryteens.weebly.com to an external website does not mean that the Southington Public Library endorses or accepts any responsibility for the content or the use of said website.
Epic Reads
Find the hottest teen books, connect with your favorite YA authors and meet new friends who share your reading interests.
No Flying No Tights
Graphic novel reviews specifically for teens.
Reading Rants!
Booklists for teens who need a good read
Teenreads
A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy.
Yalsa Bookfinder
Browse-able database for finding new books. Is searchable by award/booklist, author, genre, or award year.
College & Career Information
CareerOneStop
The career, training, and job search website for the U.S. Department of Labor with a variety of free online tools, information and resources.
FAFSA
Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
Federal Student Aid
Part of the U.S. Department of Education, the office of Federal Student Aid is the largest provider of student financial aid in the nation.
FinAid
A comprehensive source of student financial aid information, advice and tools.
MyFuture.com
Helps young adults plan their next steps in life by bringing together the most recently available information about colleges, careers and military service opportunities from the U.S. Departments of Commerce, Defense, Education and Labor.
My Next Move
An interactive tool for job seekers and students to learn more about their career options, sponsored by the US Department of Labor/Employment and Training Administration.
Occupational Outlook Handbook
U.S. Department of Labor guide to career information about hundreds of occupations.
SmartScholar
Articles about scholarships. loans, and financial aid, written by experts in education.
Election Resources
Rock the Vote
The largest nonprofit and nonpartisan organization in the United States driving the youth vote to the polls.
Fun Stuff
American Film Institute (AFI) - Lists
The American Film Institute has created lists of the top movies of all time. How many have you seen?
Anime News Network
Created as a news source that focuses on the medium of Japanese Animation (anime) and Japanese Comics (manga).
Germ Magazine
Inspired by the book, "All the Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven,
Germ is a magazine for girls—high school and beyond—that celebrates beginnings, futures, and all the amazing and agonizing moments in-between.
How Stuff Works
An award-winning source of credible, unbiased, and easy-to-understand explanations of how the world actually works.
Listverse.com
Everything you never knew you wanted to know, in list form.
Shockwave
Free online games and free downloadable games.
Sporcle
Mentally stimulating diversions.
Teen Ink
A national teen magazine, book series, and website devoted entirely to teenage writing, art, photos and forums.
Change the World
DoSomething.org
One of the largest orgs for young people & social change in the world.
Human Rights Watch
Defends the rights of people worldwide by investigating abuses, exposing the facts widely, and pressuring those with power to respect rights and secure justice.
Southington STEPS
Southington's Town-wide Effort to Promote Success.
Mind & Body
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Delivers science-based facts about how drugs affect the brain and body so that teens will be armed with better information to make healthy decisions.
Nutrition Data
Provides accurate and comprehensive nutrition analysis, and makes it easy-to-understand.
World Wide Online Meditation Center
A user-friendly site, created to provide clear, easy, concise meditation instruction to people everywhere. If you are just learning to meditate, you'll find everything necessary to get started quickly and easily. If you are already practicing meditation, you may discover new methods to deepen your practice.
TeensHealth
A place for teens who need honest, accurate information and advice about health, emotions, and life.
Money Matters
Investor.gov
Brought to you by The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) Office of Investor Education and Advocacy, this website provides information to help students become better-educated investors.
MyMoney
Federal Financial Literacy and Education Commission's website with games, fun activities, web links, video games, and information about money for young people.
Sense and Dollars
Practice ways of earning, spending, saving, and investing money in an interactive environment.
TheMint
A fun and interactive way to learn about all the things people do with money: earning, saving, spending, investing, donating safeguarding, and borrowing.
Real Life Stuff
Above the Influence
A program of the non-profit Partnership for Drug-Free Kids. Their goal is to help teens stand up to negative pressures, or influences. The more aware you are of the influences around you, the better prepared you will be to face them, including the pressure to use drugs and alcohol.
Addiction Guide
Helps those affected by addiction by providing reliable and comprehensive resources, advice, tips and guides.
HelpGuide
A dedicated team of mental health professionals, professional writers, and website developers who provide current and accurate information that will strengthen your emotional (and physical) heath, improve your relationships, and help you take charge of your life.
IMAlive
Provides online chat for crisis intervention and empowers people in crisis to take the necessary next steps to address their situations.
It Gets Better Project
Reminds teens in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community that they are not alone — and it WILL get better.
National Alliance on Mental Illness
Mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.
National Child Abuse Hotline
1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453)
24/7, toll-free, and confidential
National Sexual Assault Online Hotline
or by phone (800) 656-HOPE (4673)
National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
9-8-8
24/7, free and confidential
OK2TALK
A community for teens and young adults struggling with mental health problems that encourages them to talk about what they’re experiencing by sharing their personal stories of recovery, tragedy, struggle or hope.
Teen Mental Health
Create and disseminate mental health information (products and training programs), addressing the needs of youth (ages 12 to 25 years), families, educators, and health providers.
The Trevor Project
1-866-488-7386
Provides 24/7 crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) young people ages 13-24.
Sports
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
Major League Baseball (MLB)
National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR)
National Basketball Association (NBA)
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
National Football League (NFL)
National Hockey League (NHL)
USA Climbing
USA Fencing
Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Links to external, or third party websites, are provided solely for visitors' information. When you access an external website, keep in mind that the Southington Public Library has no control over its content. Any link from southingtonlibrary.org or southingtonlibraryteens.weebly.com to an external website does not mean that the Southington Public Library endorses or accepts any responsibility for the content or the use of said website.