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Weely Recommended Book Lists by Grade Level - in Partnership with GCSD
Recommended Books for Grades 3 - 5
Graduation In the Time of Social Distancing
50 Virtual Graduation Ideas – From Parade Magazine
35 Awesome Graduation Party Ideas for High School – Oprah Magazine
10 Ideas to Celebrate the Class of 2020 – From Woman’s Day
How to Throw a Virtual Party During Quarantine – From CNET
22 Graduation Gifts to Cheer Up 2020 Grads – From Buzzfeed
31 Personalized Gift Ideas – From CNN Underscored
26 Fun Middle School Graduation Gifts – From the Today Show
Online Quizzes, Puzzles, and Games
Mental Floss Movie Quizzes – Movie quotes, Harry Potter Characters, Chemical Elements, Musicians
What Type of College is Best for You? – From Seventeen Magazine
Before They Were President – can you identify the president from his teen photo?
YA Fiction Characters – Can you match the character with the book?
Missing Word Percy Jackson – Fill in the blank
YA Book Protagonists – Name the protagonist in each book
Not Boring Jeopardy – Space
Not Boring Jeopardy – American Revolution
$1000 Jigsaw – Click and drag to recreate the face of the $1000 bill
Jackie Robinson’s Jigsaw – Click and Drag to recreate Robinson’s Rookie Card
Virtual Escape Room Games – A variety of paid and free escape games from the Escape Game
Join a Virtual Book Club / Events
Teens and Tweens, you've reached out and we hear you! We're pioneering two new book clubs on virtual platforms just for you. Join one today!
Explore Digital Content
While our building is closed, we're working hard to expand and enhance our digital collections of eBooks, audiobooks, movies, and music. We see that our digital platforms are busier than ever and we want to make sure you have plenty of books to read, movies to watch and music to listen to.
To explore our digital content on Hoopla, and Overdrive, please visit the link below. And, don't forget to look for Hoopla's and Overdrive's have special collections for teens!
GPL eBooks and More - An Overview
Apply for an eCard - No library card? No problem! Apply for an eCard to get access to our digital content.
Get Creative
Gallery of Hope - We're creating a special online art gallery just for teens and tweens. Create an original piece of art, tell us what inspired you, and submit it for our Gallery of Hope by April 30.
Coloring Sheets - For crayons, markers, and colored pencils from Rochester Brainery.
Creative Bug - A huge library of video tutorials for crafting, baking and needlework.
Learn 3D Printing - Learn about 3D printing, take the online certification course, and get ready to 3D print.
Learn Something New
Coding - Discover the excitement of coding your own website, apps and more. This list of free, self-paced, activity-based courses breaks it down by grade level. Anyone can learn to code!
NASA at Home - Middle School - Rockets, solar system, puzzles, games from NASA
NASA at Home - High School - NASA games, courses and experiences for kids 9-12
Khan Academy - A favorite of middle school and high school students, you can learn almost anything here.
