Teens

 Learning Express Library – free to use with your library card; College Exam Test Preparation ( ACT, SAT, PSAT, AP, and more); College placement exams, Skills review

 Education and Career Center – free to use with your library card; Prep for Standardized tests, find the college or university of your dreams, explore careers, vocational test prep, and more!

Books in the library to help with college, financial aid, and college life

 FAFSA – Free Application for Federal Student Aid

FastWeb – A connection to scholarships, colleges, financial aid, and more.

College Board – A mission-driven not-for-profit organization that connects students to college success and opportunity

Career Outlook – Provides data and information on a variety of topics—including occupations and industries, pay and benefits, and more. These articles are helpful for students, career counselors, jobseekers, and others planning careers.

Occupational Outlook Handbook – provides information on what workers do; the work environment; education, training, and other qualifications; pay; the job outlook; information on state and area data; similar occupations; and sources of additional information, for 324 occupational profiles, covering about 4 out of 5 jobs in the economy.

Jobs for Teens HQ – free website that helps teens find a job.

Mapping Your Future – A nonprofit organization committed to helping students, families, and schools navigate the higher education and student loan processes through trusted career, college, and financial aid counseling and resources.

Khan Academy – Maximize your score with Official SAT® Practice

CollegeSource Online – A database of 157,488 digital college catalogs, institution profiles, transcript keys, and other resources.

Adventures in Education – A public service website developed to help students plan and complete their journey through higher education.

Education and Career Center – free to use with your library card; Prep for standardized tests, cram for an upcoming exam, or refresh your academic skills

If you live in the state of NE or have a library card, you can use NebraskAccess for access to biography research, encyclopedias, and many more research databases. There is a difference between the Internet and Internet-accessible databases.

Khan Academy – Over 3,100 educational videos on everything from Math, Science, Finance & Economics, Humanities, Test Preparation, and Talks & Interviews on hundreds of subjects. 

FactCheck.org – Educational resource for high school teachers and students that monitors the factual accuracy of what is said in the nation’s political arena.

ProCon.org – Pros and Cons of controversial issues in a nonpartisan pro-con format.

Nebraska.gov – The official homepage of the State of Nebraska

NASA Science – NASA leads the nation on a great journey of discovery, seeking new knowledge and understanding of our planet Earth, our Sun and solar system, and the universe out to its farthest reaches and back to its earliest moments of existence.

WebElements – Online version of the Periodic table. Click on the desired element for in-depth information about the element.

Inner body – A graphical interface to information about the body.

How Stuff Works – An award-winning source of unbiased, reliable, easy-to-understand answers and explanations of how the world actually works. 

CliffsNotes – CliffsNotes study guides are written by real teachers and professors, so no matter what you’re studying, CliffsNotes can ease your homework headaches and help you score high on exams.

Spark Notes – SparkNotes is a resource you can turn to when you’re confuzzled. We help you understand books, write papers, and study for tests. We’re clear and concise, but we never leave out important info.

Biography – Searchable site with over 20K of short bios on various people from antiquity to the present.

 WebMath – Are you stuck on a math problem? We’d like to help you solve it.

Teen Advisory Board – 

Volunteer @ Your Library – 

Red Cross – Build skills and friendships while making a difference in your community.

Volunteer Siouxland – Get Involved, Make a Difference.

Unity Point – If impacting the lives of Siouxland patients interests you, a volunteer position at UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s may be the opportunity for you

United Way of Siouxland – We believe in advancing the common good by fighting for the Health, Education, and Financial Stability of every person in Siouxland.

Siouxland Humane Society – Choose to change the world for homeless pets. Volunteer at the Siouxland Humane Society!

Community Action Agency – Community Action Agency of Siouxland is always accepting volunteers to help with a wide variety of activities and events

Girls Inc. of Sioux City – All of our programming is enhanced by amazing volunteers, who bring their own skills, talents, and life experiences to share with the girls. 

Mango Languages – with 70+ world languages, 20+ ESL courses, and 500+ learning language resources, Mango Languages is a great tool. Free to use with your library card

Teen Health and Wellness – provides middle and high school students with up-to-date, nonjudgmental, straightforward curricular, and self-help support, free to use with your library card

Dogo News – Catch up on current events with articles, short videos, and quizzes; free to use with your library card

Chilton – Get the detailed information you need to tackle vehicle maintenance and repairs.

Medline Plus – MedlinePlus is an online health information resource for patients and their families and friends.

Nebraska DMV – locations and hours, online services, publications, forms, vehicle registration, license information, driving tips, highway conditions.

Driving Tests – a cornucopia of materials including cheat sheets and step-by-step instructions to make sure you have a way to gather everything you’ll need for the DMV and to pass the exam. Practice tests are also available for motorcycle and commercial vehicle licenses; free with your library card

Suicide Prevention Hotline – We can all help prevent suicide. The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals

Love is Respect – love is respect is the national resource to disrupt and prevent unhealthy relationships and intimate partner violence by empowering young people through inclusive and equitable education, support, and resources.

Teen Dating Abuse – If you (or someone you care about) is in an unhealthy relationship or is a victim of dating violence, know that you are not alone. Help and support are available.

National Runaway Safeline – We are here to support you. WE DON’T JUDGE. You can expect to share your story with someone who won’t judge or tell you what to do. WE’RE TRAINED TO HELP YOU. Each team member has been trained to handle a crisis, provide support, and listen to your story.

Break the Cycle – Break the Cycle inspires and supports young people 12 – 24 to build healthy relationships and create a culture without abuse.