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Discord for YOUth
Join our youth-only Discord server! Meet TBay teens in a safe welcoming digital community. Chat about games, memes, and events. Ages 13-18
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Want It Wednesday: March 2024 YA Fiction
Most-read YA of March 2024 at TBPL!
Books in Verse
Are you preparing yourself for The Tortured Poet's Department? Lose yourself in books in verse. After all, all’s fair in love and poetry…
Video Games in Books
Virtual reality, sci-fi stories and stories of how playing games can bring people closer together - you'll find them all in this list!
In Our Reading Era
If you're inspired by the lyrics and stories told by Taylor Swift, you'll love this list of recommended reads!
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YOUth Reviews
Review books or movies that you loved (or hated) for community service hours. For each 250-300 words review, you can earn up to 4 volunteer hours! Successful reviews will be posted to our website!
YOUth Action Council (YAC)
Have your voice heard and help the library buy books and influence library programs for teens with the YOUth Action Council.
YOUth Knitters
Knit or crochet hats or scarves for those in need to earn volunteer hours.
Read with Pride!
Enemies to Lovers
Romance readers love a good trope, and the enemies-to-lovers story is always a hit! What started as mutual dislike turns to love by the end!
Lesbian rep in YA
If you'd like to see lesbian representation in the YA section, look no further than this list!
If You Liked: The Song of Achilles
You enjoy stories based in mythology with strong, fleshed out characters. You also enjoy having your heart torn from your body!
Nonbinary/genderqueer rep in YA
Looking for some YA titles that have solid representation for nonbinary or genderqueer folks? You've come to the right place!
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Gale Literature Criticism
An integrated research experience that brings together Gale's premier literary databases.
Literary Reference Center Plus
A full-text literary database providing a complete collection of reference works across all genres and time periods.
Gateway to Northwestern Ontario History
A virtual gallery of historic photographs, books, & drawings and so much more. Your portal to our region's history.
Gale eBooks
An award-winning, hassle-free eBook experience — that includes Business Plans Handbooks which provides real examples of business plans.
Don't you forget about me
Board Games
Did you know that you can borrow board games from the library? Check out our collection and get ready for your next game night!
Indigenous Knowledge Centre (IKC)
Each IKC is a visual representation of our commitment to providing learning materials and resources by Indigenous curators.
Attraction Passes
Explore local attractions for FREE with passes you can borrow from our collection!
Book Butler
Not sure what book to read next? Let our staff help you with our Book Butler service! Fill out the form and get emailed suggestions!
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YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association) Book Finder
This finder lets you search by genre, book list, award, author, or year published to find tons of gems vetted by Librarians for teen appeal
#WeNeedDiverseBooks
The #WeNeedDiverseBooks movement has its own website with lots of information and links to specific types of diverse reads
GoodReads
Sign up to add books to your to-reads list, give them ratings, and write reviews. Check out their lists for book recs!
Book Riot
A great website for bookish news, articles, reviews, and more. They have a Young Adult and a Comic Books category you need to check out!
Lesbian rep in YA
If you'd like to see lesbian representation in the YA section, look no further than this list!
If You Liked: The Lightning Thief
Find more mythological adventures that are great for fans of the Percy Jackson series!
If You Liked: The Screaming Staircase
Find more scary, thrilling, haunting reads for children and teens!
Pride Books in Fantasy and SciFi
If you like your fantasy and science fiction stories with a side of queer rep, this is the list for you!
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