Library Databases for Teens
Fort Bragg Library has a variety of online resources for teens…homework help, career planning, scholarship sources, college prep, etc. Check out the links below for all your informational needs.
HelpNow—Online Tutoring & More
Live real-time homework assistance is available online from qualified tutors using state curriculum and standards.
Pronunciator – a fun and free way to learn any of 315 languages with personalized courses, movies, chat, and more.
ProQuest for K-12 Students, Teachers and Parents
ProQuest is a statewide collection of online content to aid all California students with their educational needs. ProQuest’s library databases provide teachers and students with an immense amount of online books, scientific research, newspaper articles, photos, and videos — all aligned with the curriculum that California has created for its schools.
Audiobooks and eBooks for Teens
Teens need a safe environment to browse the library. Just as the teen’s section of the physical branch is creatively sectioned off, we worked with our library partners to develop appealing, user-friendly digital teens rooms for your OverDrive-powered eBooks and audiobooks
Palace Project – Reading app is a digital reading platform that allows you to access your library’s ebooks and audiobooks from the CA State Library collection, Libby/Overdrive, and Enki Biblioboard all in one place.
Points of View Reference Center – Debate, anyone? A resource that provides multiple sides of an issue, rich in content to help students assess and develop persuasive arguments and essays and develop analytical skills. Available from Ebsco.
Newspapers:
With your library card, you have access to the New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Fort Bragg Advocate News, Press Democrat and other US newspapers.
Magazines: A collection of over 3000 digital magazines from across the U.S. and around the world available on our OverDrive site and Libby app.
Subscribe to our email newsletters suggesting new books on your favorite topics! From the experts at NoveList Plus.
Discover & Go. Free & discounted tickets to Northern California museums for library card holders!
Ebsco Research – Online access to articles, books, journals, and more. Search multiple databases at once, or narrow your search to specific resources. Includes the Legal Information Reference Center, Teacher Reference Center, Small Business Reference Center, Points of View Reference Center, MasterFILE Complete, Fiction and Nonfiction Core Collections, and more.
Enki Biblioboard – Ebook collection available to all CA residents, no library card required!
Explore articles for all ages.
Includes teacher resources.
Gale In Context: Environmental Studies
Gale In Context: Environmental Studies focuses on the physical, social, and economic aspects of environmental issues and includes sources such as topic summaries, scholarly articles, statistics, conference proceedings, news and magazine articles, podcasts, videos, industry reports, and consumer data.
Gale Interactive: ScienceGale Interactive: Science, allows users to delve deeper into science, by exploring 3D models where they can zoom in, rotate or pull them apart.
Archival collection of research papers of importance to college students, professors, authors, and historians.
Author Talks – Join us for Virtual Author Talks! Register and join live, or view previously recorded broadcasts.
Track your reading with the Beanstack Reading app.
Britannica Escolar – A Spanish language age appropriate information resource for young students, primary and secondary schools.
Britannica School– An age appropriate information resource for young students.