Teen Resources
Award Winners
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Michael L. Printz Award - awarded to a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature
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Margaret A. Edwards Award - honors an author, as well as a specific body of his or her work, for significant and lasting contribution to young adult literature
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Cybils Awards (awards chosen by young adult book bloggers for literary merit and mass appeal
Recommended Reading
Teen Programs
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TALON - The teen advisory group (Teens Ambassadors for the Library of Newfield) meets the first Wednesday of every month.
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Summer Reading Program - The Summer Reading Program is held for 6 weeks during the summer, usually starting soon after the Fourth of July holiday.
Internet Safety
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do not give out personal information
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do not respond to hostile messages, comments, or email
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never agree to meet in person with someone you met online
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never write something about someone that you wouldn't say to their face
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never post a photo or write something that you wouldn't mind your mother -- or grandmother -- seeing
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once you put something out into cyberspace, you can't take it back (even if you delete it, it's still there)
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