High School Student Resources @ TPL
When I worked at the information desk in various library branches, I got many requests for high school textbooks (math, science, physics, and chemistry, etc.), or books/articles on different subjects for school works…
Sometimes students come to join our Youth Advisory Group (YAG) and earn their community hours, or to use our free wireless network and our study rooms, or just simply to hang out with their friends and classmates…
I would like to remind you that the Toronto Public Library has even more than these for high school students. Below are some free online resources highlighted for our student members (you do need a valid Toronto Public Library card and PIN to sign in), not just for your school works, but also for your leisure/entertainment.
Online databases:
- Canada in Context: Full-text articles, videos, audio files, vetted web sites etc. on a broad range of topics, people, places and events.
- Canadian Points of View: Social issues in Canada. Essays on controversial issues from a Canadian perspective.
- Canadian Who's Who: Biographical information on over 20,000 prominent Canadians.
- Career Cruising: Interactive career guidance resource with in-depth profiles of careers, colleges and universities.
- Learning Express Library: Practice tests & answers for all ages. Entrance exams, math, grammar, job search and more.
- Literature Criticism Online: Full text literary research sources. Contemporary, children's, plays, poetry, classical and more.
- Naxos Music Library: Listen to great music spanning medieval to modern – classical, jazz, electronic, world music etc. and find expert educational content
- Opposing Viewpoints in Context: Pro/con essays on current social issues. Great for students writing assignments, presentations, debate preparation, and general research.
- Shakespeare Collection: The complete plays (Arden ed.), criticism on Shakespeare works and performance, full-text scholarly periodicals.
- Student Edition – High School: Full-text and indexed magazine and newspaper articles, online reference books, audio files.
- Study Skills Success: How to write and research. Practice tests with answers for high school and college students.
- Teen Health and Wellness: Help with diseases, drugs and alcohol, nutrition and fitness, mental and emotional health and more.
For a complete list of our 100+ databases, please follow the link here.
eBooks:
If you have never checked out our library eBooks, it's best to start with Getting Started with Library eBooks first.
- Zinio: includes 350+ current digital issues of popular magazines
Tips: Getting Started with Zinio eMagazines
Finally, don't forget to bookmark our website for TEENs, and check back regularly for our teen magazine Young Voice, or TEEN READs, or Job Search.
I hope you can'take advantage both of our physical and virtual libraries, and enjoy your experience with the Toronto Public Library.
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