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Youth: Teens

Get a Library Card

Students can register for their own library card! Even if you don’t live in Center Township, you can get a card as long as you attend school at Centerville-Abington Schools. A parent or legal guardian must show proof of address and sign for financial responsibility. Learn more here.

Students age 13 or older may be eligible to apply for a limited access card without an adult sponsor. This is handled on a case-by-case basis. Please speak to the Youth Services Manager or Director for more information.

Browse Our Collection

Whether you read middle-grade, YA, or even adult books, we’ve got you covered! We also have a collection of graphic novels and manga, as well as magazines and movies. Prefer digital? You can also access e-books and digital audiobooks through Overdrive/Libby or Hoopla.

Participate in Programs

We offer various teen and all-ages events throughout the year, like Anime Club, craft programs, and the annual Summer Reading Program. Stay tuned to our event calendar for our latest offerings.

Teens meet up at the library for Anime Club
Teens making blow art paintings during a craft club
Teens meet up and cosplay during Anime Club

Teen Resources

Homework/Study Help

  • AskRose Homework Help
    A free math and science tutoring service for Indiana and other students in grades 6-12. Tutors are Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology students who major in math, science or engineering.
  • INSPIRE: Indiana’s Virtual Online Library
    • eBook High School Collection
      Currently with over 12,000 titles, this collection gives students, educators and administrators on-the-go access to popular e-books. This robust collection is an easy way for libraries to provide full-text e-books that align with their school’s curricula. It includes a selection of classic literary works, important historical documents and general reference materials.
    • Explora for Middle Schools
      A student interface designed for use in grades 6 through 8 with a focus on the arts, literature, biography, current events, geography and culture, health, history, math, science and more.
    • Explora for High Schools
      An interface designed for students in grades 9 through 12 with a focus on the arts, literature, biography, business and careers, current events, geography and culture, health, history, math, science and more.
    • Middle Search Plus
      Contains full text for more than 150 popular middle school magazines. All full-text articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). Full text is also available for thousands of biographies and historical essays. Also contains primary source documents including Essential Documents in American History, reference books including the Funk & Wagnall’s New World Encyclopedia; New Oxford American Dictionary, 2nd Edition; Encyclopedia of Animals™; and thousands of relevant photos, maps and flags.
    • Newspaper Source Plus
      Provides cover-to-cover full text for more than 40 national (U.S.) and international newspapers, including the Christian Science Monitor, USA Today, The Washington Post, The Washington Times, The Times (London) and the Toronto Star. Also contains selective full text for more than 300 regional (U.S.) newspapers. In addition, full-text television and radio news transcripts are provided from CBS News, CNN, CNN International, FOX News, NPR, etc.
    • Points of View Reference Center
      Containing resources that present multiple sides of an issue, this database provides rich content that can help students assess and develop persuasive arguments and essays, better understand controversial issues and develop analytical thinking skills.
    • Read It!
      Read It!™ is designed for middle and high school students and anyone who has a basic foundation in English grammar and reading but needs adapted reading material for a variety of subjects. The customized articles and practice quizzes support ELL success and promote reading comprehension across a variety of school subjects and life skill areas. Read It! also offers resources to help build background knowledge, conduct research and improve study skills.
    • Vocational and Career Collection
      Designed to meet a wide variety of vocational and technical research needs, this collection provides full-text coverage for trade and industry-related periodicals for high schools, community colleges, trade institutions and the general public.
  • LearningExpress Library
    Skill-building resources for classroom and homework success, as well as career and college admissions prep.
  • Scholastic Reading Counts
  • TeachingBooks.net
    Developed and maintained to include thousands of resources about fiction and nonfiction books used in the K–12 environment, with every resource selected to encourage the integration of multimedia author and book materials into reading and library activities.

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