TEEN RESOURCES
Want to stay active?
Hiveclass is a digital encyclopedia for youth sports training! It uses engaging and instructional videos to teach fundamental skills in 14+ sports, like volleyball, dance, self-defense, and more.
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Visit Hiveclass to access each lesson
for free with your NHML library card.
Need help studying?
Are you prepping for the SAT, ACT, or AP exams? With Mometrix, our library gives you for free access to study guides, flashcards, and practice tests for over 2,000 standardized exams.
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Visit the Mometrix eLibrary for free access with your NHML library card.
Looking for answers?
Teen Health & Wellness is an award-winning database featuring teen-friendly articles that can help answer your questions about mental/physical health, friendship, life skills, and so much more.
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Visit Teen Health & Wellness for free access with your NHML library card.
How to Do it Now Because
It's Not Going Away:
An Expert Guide to
Getting Stuff Done
Leslie Josel
How to Money:
Your Ultimate Visual Guide
to the Basics of Finance
Jean Chatsky, Kathryn Tuggle,
and the HerMoney team
JobNow eParachute
JobNow is brought to you by Brainfuse, an online tutoring and academic resource used by so many schools and libraries!
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With JobNow's eParachute, you can take a quick and easy test to help identify your top interests/skills, browse suggested majors, and explore potential career paths.
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For access to eParachute and all of JobNow, visit JobNow to create a free account. Once you sign in, follow this path:
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Job Searching > eParachute
EBSCO LearningExpress
EBSCO LearningExpress features a job and career unit to help you achieve your future goals. Users can discover colleges, graduate schools, and various scholarships through EBSCO's unique finder tools.
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For full access to the resources on EBSCO LearningExpress,
sign in or register for a free account. To access the scholarship and school finders, follow this path:
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Job & Career Accelerator > Discover Schools and Scholarships > Discover Schools and Scholarships (again) > Scholarship and/or School Finder
Looking for in-person college prep help?
Our library periodically schedules programs related to college admissions, applications, financial aid, and more.
For our latest college-related offerings, please visit our
Teen Event Calendar.
Explora for High Schools
Explora for High Schools is an excellent starting point for
any research project or paper. This database's simple search delivers relevant results including peer-reviewed articles, essays, and primary source documents.
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Free access to Explora is provided by the State of Connecticut. Sign in with your library card to get started.
MAS Ultra - School Edition
MAS Ultra provides full access to top high school magazines, biographies, images, maps, color PDFs. reference books,
and primary source documents.
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Free access to MAS Ultra is provided by the State of Connecticut. Sign in with your library card to get started.
researchIT
researchIT CT is the Connecticut State Library's free research engine for use by libraries, schools, and residents throughout the entire state.
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Through researchIT CT, you can access over 25 different databases including MainFile, Topic Search, Science Reference Center, Referencia Latina, Biography Reference Center, History Reference Center, and more.
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For free access to researchIT CT databases, sign in using your library card number. To discover which databases will help best with your research, follow this path:
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Choose Databases (above search bar) > Detailed View > Browse database descriptions for relevant collections
GCF Global
GCF Global, formerly "GCFLearnFree," provides quality and innovative online learning opportunities to anyone wishing to improve their skills in technology, literacy, math, design, job searching, and so much more.
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Visit GCF Global to get started for free. No account needed!
Khan Academy
Khan Academy is a free academic resource that offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and personalized learning tools to empower learners in and out of the classroom.
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The course library features a wide variety of subjects including statistics, biology, physics, economics, history, grammar, life skills, test prep, and more.
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Create a free account on Khan Academy to get started.
JobNow SkillSurfer
Through JobNow's SkillSurfer tool, you can access a variety
of lessons to help build your skills in time management,
financial planning, media literacy, self-care, communication, creative thinking, college prep, and much more.
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For access to SkillSurfer and all of JobNow, visit JobNow to create a free account. Once you sign in, follow this path:
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Interviews & Skills > SkillSurfer > Life Skills, Research and Presentation Skills, or Supplemental Skills
Mometrix
Mometrix is an elibrary full of study guides, flash cards, and practice questions that can help you prep for over 2,000 standardized exams.
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For free access, visit Mometrix from the library's website or sign in from home with your NHML library card.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy is a free academic resource that partners with CollegeBoard to offer comprehensive test prep for high school students. This includes personalized practice plans, full-length practice tests, and test-taking tips/strategies.
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With Khan Academy, you can practice and find lessons for the upcoming SAT, LSAT, Praxis Core subject exams, MCAT, and CollegeBoard's new digital SAT.
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Create a free account at Khan Academy to get started.
JobNow SkillSurfer
Through JobNow's SkillSurfer tool, you have access to PSAT, SAT, ACT, CLEP, and AP exam prep packs that include test-taking tips, practice questions, and lessons to help refresh your knowledge before exam day.
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For access to SkillSurfer and all of JobNow, visit JobNow to create a free account. Once you sign in, follow this path:
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Interviews & Skills > SkillSurfer > College Entrance Test Prep