Teen Programs
Visit the YCLD Facebook page for virtual Teen programming every Thursday at 4PM! Many programs are also available on the YCLD YouTube Channel.
YCLD Teen Blog
Teens ages 13-18 are invited to submit their original artwork, as well as fan-fiction, essays, book, movie, or video game reviews and more to the TeenXing Blog. For submission rules and more information contact us at teen@yumalibrary.org.
Books & Literature
| Resource | Description |
| Literature Resource Center | Find up-to-date biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticism and reviews on more than 130,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods, from all around the world. |
| NoveList Plus | Discover what to read next with reviews, read-alikes, book lists, and discussion guides. |
Digital Media
| Resource | Description |
| Access Newspaper Archive Pro | Search tens of millions of newspaper pages from 1607 to present. Every newspaper is fully searchable by keyword and date. |
| Hoopla | Stream or download movies, TV shows, music, and audiobooks. |
| Kanopy | Watch thousands of award-winning documentaries & independent films. Includes the Great Courses. |
| MasterFILE Complete | Contains full text for nearly 1,700 newspapers and magazines covering general reference, business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues and much more. It also includes an extensive image collection containing photos, maps and flags. |
| Qello Concerts by Stingray | Transform any screen into a live concert experience! Watch the largest selection of On Demand, full-length concert films, and music documentaries. With thousands of concert films, spanning every genre and ten decades, Qello offers an unparalleled home entertainment experience for all music fans. |
| RBdigital Magazines | Read popular magazines on your tablet, mobile device, or computer. |
eBooks
| Resource | Description |
| Hoopla | Borrow audiobooks, eBooks, and comics from Hoopla. Check out up to 5 titles per month, and at the end of the lending period, the titles will expire from your account and be returned automatically. |
| Overdrive/Libby | Check out audiobooks and eBooks from OverDrive or the Libby app, and at the end of the lending period, the titles will expire from your account and be returned automatically. Compatible with most eReaders and tablets. |
| RBdigital | Borrow unlimited comics and magazines from RBdigital. |
| Reading Arizona | A selection of nonfiction and fiction eBooks and Audiobooks for all ages interested in Arizona topics and themes. |
| TeenBookCloud | TeenBookCloud is a curated database of eBooks and other digital content for Middle Schools and High Schools, as well as Public Libraries. It features over 1000 titles, including Graphic Novels, enhanced eBooks with full audio narration and highlighted text, classic literature, national geographic videos, and more. |
Learn & Study
| Resource | Description |
| AtoZ the USA | State, country, and city information. Includes maps, flags, photos, and facts. |
| Academic OneFile | Premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles for academic libraries from the world’s leading journals, this comprehensive resource covers the physical and social sciences, technology, medicine, engineering, the arts, technology, literature, and many other subjects. |
| ArtistWorks | ArtistWorks provides world-class instruction through self-paced video lessons from Grammy Award-winning music and artistic professionals. ArtistWorks offers users everything you need for musical and artistic instruction, from introduction to advanced performance. |
| Biography In Context | Learn about people who make headlines and history. Get the who, what, when, where, why, and how on famous world leaders, singers, athletes, writers, and more. |
| Britannica Library | Trusted information for children and adults from Britannica Encyclopedia. |
| Peterson’s Career Prep | Assess career interests, explore career paths, match experience to new careers, and find schools and training programs. |
| Consumer Health Complete | Supports the information needs of patients and fosters an overall understanding of health-related topics. This resource provides content covering all key areas of health and wellness, from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary and holistic medicine. |
| General One File | A one-stop shop for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics. |
| Global Issues in Context | Gain global knowledge for personal insight or for academic assignments. |
| LearningExpress Library | Achieve your career and educational goals by utilizing support materials to study for tests and exams. |
| Mango Languages | Online language learning for over 30 languages, plus English as a Second Language instruction. |
| Masterplots History Support | An extensive collection of author and title-specific reference along with surveys and plot summaries. |
| National Geographic Magazine | Browse National Geographic’s digital archives of articles. |
| Newsstand | Provides access to more than 2,300 major U.S. regional, national, and local newspapers, as well as leading titles from around the world. |
| Opposing Viewpoints | A complete one-stop shop source for information on social issues. |
| Science in Context | From earth and life science to space, technology, mathematics, science history, and biology, this resource is designed to boost achievement for students and researchers. |
| Student Resources In Context | Premier multi-curricular online resource covering all core subjects from Science to Literature to History. It provides an engaging online experience to help students with papers, projects, and presentations. |
| Testing and Education Resource Center | Includes courses, support materials, and practice tests to pass examinations for high school, college, and career. |
| Tutor.com | Provides live, on demand, and online learning solutions for students and professionals. It offers homework help, tutoring, peer coaching, professional development, training, and career help services; and tutoring programs in various subjects, including Math, Science, Social Studies, English, AP courses support, foreign languages, and business, as well as SAT/ACT test preparation. |
| U.S. History in Context | Provides comprehensive, contextual, media-rich information about the history of the United States. |
| Universal Class | Universal Class is an online educational service providing a diverse offering of intellectually stimulating courses for people interested in the lifelong pursuit of knowledge for either personal or professional reasons. |
| Vidcode | Vidcode teaches anyone how to code using Javascript. It uses video images and files to help staff create various projects. It will also allow staff to track class projects – perfect for starting a coding club at your library. Vidcode provides free curriculum, highly visual coding platform and teacher support. |
| Virtual Reference Library | Doing research? Have homework? Dig into this printable library of thousands of ebooks and encyclopedia articles. |
| World History in Context | Provides and overview of world history, events, periods, cultures, civilizations, religions, and people. |