Bethel Public Library - Links for Teens

Art, Artists & Images

Resources for the Study of Art History
This site, maintained by a college art history professor, links you to all sorts of information on art through the ages.
Metropolitan Museum of Art Timeline of Art History
New York Public Library Picture Collection
Looking for an image of ancient headdresses? Snakes? 1830s French clothing? Find it all, and much more, here!

Books

Absolute Shakespeare
Information about Shakespeare and his writings
Reading Rants!
Out of the ordinary booklists for teens
Teenreads
Young Adult Authors & Illustrators
Like an author? Find out more about him or her with these links.
SF Site
Book reviews and criticism
Shakespeare Online
His works, biography, and an Elizabethan glossary.
Animation World Network
Information from the industry, plus new comic strips.
Literary Locales
See the sites you read about, from the Cave of the Sibyl to Harper Lee's house.
Literary Resources on the Net
Information to help you write that lit-crit paper
Teen Ink
Writing and artwork by and for teens

College Info

Film, Television, & Music

History and Geography

CIA World Factbook
Information & statistics on countries
Country Profiles from the BBC
Up-to-date information and history on the countries of the world.
Food Timeline
Curious about when certain foods became popular and available? Looking for an interesting idea for a history paper or a way to make sure your dinner scene in your short story isn’t anachronistic? Look no further!
Inflation Calculator
What would $100.00 in 1900 buy today? Use this calculator to find out.
The Living Room Candidate:
Presidential Campaign commercials, 1952-2008
On This Day in History
from the New York Times
Portals to the World
Information about the history, geography, and culture of nations and areas of the world.
POTUS
Presidents of the United States
The Renaissance
US Supreme Court Decisions
Wayback Machine
An archive of how the Election of 2000 and the events of September 11 were covered on-line.
Xpeditions Atlas
Printable maps for school reports

Homework Help

Teenspace at the Internet Public Library
a library of sites from all over the internet.
Bethel Public Library Catalogs and Databases
High School Ace
a non-commercial learning portal with links to free on-line educational learning resources.

Miscellaneous

Failure Magazine
Learn about great ideas that failed and bad ideas that somehow were supported.
Peter’s Evil Overlord List
Avoid all the mistakes all sci-fi, espionage, and fantasy villains make!

News

Poetry

Science & Math
Need ideas for science class? Check out these sites.

Amusement Park Physics
Design a roller coaster and other park rides.
Ask A Biologist
Scientists who won’t do your homework for you, but will point you in the right direction.
eNature
Searchable database of plants & animals.
How Stuff Works
Simple to understand explanation of how stuff works--and not limited to science and technology!
Math help
Neuroscience for Kids
Science of Cooking
Learn about the chemical composition and how different food products are created.
The Why Files

Sports and Leisure

ESPN
Iditarod
The Sporting News
Teen Driving
A teen started this site after noticing many of his friends involved in accidents. It contains common sense tips on safe driving, learning driving skills, and getting a car.

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