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Welcome to the Teen Zone! Let us know if you are looking for a specific book or wish to request a book that you do not see in our collection. We are always here to help you find any information that you need for school research papers and projects. We have a number of reference books as well as non-fiction books and online databases that may help with your assignments. Please remember to bring a copy of your assignment for us to see so we that can better assist you. Please feel free to ask us if you have any questions.

TAG! YOU'RE IT!
Take part in shaping YOUR Library by joining the "Teen Advisory Group" (TAG). Brainstorm ideas and make new friends. TAG membership is open to all teens in grades 6-12. Hours of participation will be recorded so you can use the time to help fulfill your school's community service requirements. Registration is ongoing throughout the year. Register via teens@baldwinpl.org or call Jill at 223-6228 x43.

OPEN MIC NIGHT (Featuring "Workhorse")
Wednesday, April 27, 7:00 - 8:15PM (performers must arrive by 6:15PM)
What's Your Talent? We want to see you on Stage!

CALLING ALL GAMERS!!
Did you know that the Baldwin Public Library has a Video Game collection? Yes we do! Games include Wii, PlayStation 2 and 3, and the XBOX 360.

Check out our collection here!

YOUNG ADULT HOMEWORK CENTER
Mondays - Thursdays, 4:00 - 6:00PM (school days only)

The Baldwin Public Library Young Adult Homework Help Center is designed for students in grades 7 - 12. It is staffed by a certified teacher, Mondays - Thursdays from 4:00 - 6:00PM on school days to help students with specific homework assignments and research projects. It is not a tutoring center.

The YA Homework Center, during the 2010-11 school year, will be open to all Baldwin students in grades 7-12. The YA Homework Center will close for the 2010/2011 school year on Thursday May 26, 2011.

We will re-open for the 2011/2012 school year on Monday, September 19.

Parent/guardians must fill out a Registration Agreement for each new school year. Please remember, if you filled out a form for this past year, you will need to fill out a new registration form for the beginning of the school year (September 2011-May 2012).

Registration forms will be available in the Teen Zone beginning in August. You may also download the registration forms on-line but a parent/guardian will need to deliver the one-time YA Homework Center Registration form for the year in person.

GREAT READS
We are continuously adding new books to our collection. You can browse our new books on display in the Young Adult Room. Please feel free to tell us if you are looking for a specific title or genre of fiction that we can help you with. The YA collection includes mysteries, science fiction, graphic novels, humor, series, sports, fantasy as well as movie tie-ins. Click here to read about some of our new books.

TEEN PROGRAMS
All Young Adult programs are open for students in Grades 6 and up! Stop by the Young Adult office to register for our programs or ask the Librarian at the Reference desk. Click here to see our upcoming programs.

HOMEWORK HELP
Baldwin Public Library has three additions to our online database collection guaranteed to make students' lives easier! All of these resources are available from home via our webpage (www.baldwinpl.org). Have your library card handy and click on Magazines/Databases in the left-hand column.

The Historical New York Times provides full page images of the New York Times from its first issue in 1851 to 2007. Every issue includes the complete paper-cover-to-cover-with full-page and article images in downloadable PDF files.

Need literary criticism? Try Literature Resource Center, a one-stop source for biographies, critical analyses, and bibliographies of more than 120,000 authors. No more worrying that someone else has the book you need or having to lug huge books to the photocopier. Now you can search and print what you need at the Library or from home.

Biography in Context combines over 427,000 biographies on more than 335,000 people from over 960 reference sources, as well more than 500,000 articles from hundreds of periodicals. It also includes images and links to selected websites. Search for people---both current and historic from all eras and fields of endeavor---based on name, occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places, or gender, as well as keyword and full text.

Remember, your library is as close as your home computer. All you need is a Baldwin Public Library card. Want a demonstration of these or any other of our more than 50 online databases? Come to the Adult Reference Desk and the librarians will be happy to show you. Or call us at (516) 223-6228 for help with any questions you might have.

TEEN BOOK CLUB
Looking for new book selections? On the Library's Home Page, scroll down to "Online Book Clubs"-- you can subscribe and receive featured selections Monday through Friday in your e-mail account.

REGENTS EXAMS ONLINE
High School students! Prepare for the New York State Regents Examinations online. The Education Department posts practice tests on the State Assessment web site at www.nysedregents.org.

COLLEGE INFORMATION
If you are ready to begin your college search, start by looking through our up-to-date college catalogs located in the file cabinets outside the Adult Computer Lab, right outside the Teen Zone. We also have information on Free Applications for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) there, too!

Have any questions, comments, ideas, book suggestions? E-mail us at teens@baldwinpl.org.

For additional information, please call Jill Holleufer at (516) 223-6228. If you are in need of interpretive assistance or other accommodation, please call Catherine Overton at (516) 223-6228.