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Celebrate Teen Read Week with JCFPL! This annual national literacy initiative is organized by the Young Adult Library Services Association. It was created tp encourage teens to read for pleasure, explore the literary world and discover the resources available to them at the library.
As part of our commitment to lifelong learning, Jersey City Free Public Library offers many resources to encourage teen literacy. Miller Branch Teen Center exists to enrich the lives of Jersey City teens by offering comprehensive programs that include social and educational services in the form of both drop-in and organized activities. Throughout our system branch library’s host teen centered programming such as book clubs that inspire young adults to become regular readers. Browse our teen-centered programming throughout our system here.
Resources
- Libby: Libby is a user-friendly app that allows users to borrow and read e-books and audiobooks from their local library using their mobile devices.
- NoveList (All Ages): Looking for your next great read? Whether you’re hungry for a weird Western, book club best bet, or royal romance our Recommended Reads lists will keep your to-be-read pile filled.
- ProQuest: ProQuest is a platform that makes hundreds of full text and A&I (Abstracts & Indexes) collections available to researchers around the world. The ProQuest platform hosts multidisciplinary content containing scholarly journals, books, video & audio, dissertations & theses, newspapers and more.
Feedback
“We attended the Passport Adventures this summer in the JC The Heights Library and me and my kids love it! We learned a lot about different countries, culture, food and history. My kids always look forward to going each week. Now they love reading about different places and learning more about it. There’s also other interesting activities every week for kids and adults. Special thanks to Ms Mary and Ms Alex for such an engaging, fun and educational activities.” – Mimi Whelan, Heights Branch