Teen Zone
Lincoln Library maintains a fiction collection for teen readers. It is located near the Contemporary Fiction area at the main library. Young Adult nonfiction is intershelved with the adult collection, but is marked with a Young Adult sticker on the book's spine.
Reading sites
American Library Association Booklists & Book Awards
Author Connections page from the Bettendorf Public Library
BookSpot
No Flying, No Tights
Reading Rants! Out of the ordinary teen booklists!
Teen Read
Young Adult Books in Series page from the Bettendorf Public Library
Homework Help
Brainfuse Get online homework help daily from 2-11 p.m. (Limited to Lincoln Library customers only; home use requires Lincoln Library card number.)
Databases for research papers
CQ Researcher Offers in-depth, non-biased coverage of today's most important issues. (Limited to Lincoln Library customers only; home use requires Lincoln Library card number; also note that Lincoln Library has only purchased access for 1 person at once—if you get a message that "Your maximum concurrency has been reached", try again a bit later).
Opposing Viewpoints Draws on the acclaimed social issues series published by Greenhaven Press, as well as other Gale and Macmillan Reference USA sources to provide a one-stop source for information on social issues. (Limited to Lincoln Library customers only; home use requires Lincoln Library card number; also note that Lincoln Library has only purchased access for 3 people at once—if you get a "Concurrent Usage Limit Reached", try again a bit later).
Student Research Center Access a research collection of magazines, newspapers, biographies, country reports, the TOPICsearch database, and more. (Limited to Lincoln Library customers only; home use requires Lincoln Library card number).
Full list of databases by subject
T.A.G.
As Lincoln Library’s Teen Advisory Group (TAG) continues to grow, the library is looking for teens, grades 6-12, with ALL kinds of interests to join. Give teens a voice at Lincoln Library! The summer reading program is just in the beginning planning stages. Got ideas? Join TAG! Call Lisa at 753-4900 ext. 212 for more information or stop by for a meeting on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 4-5 p.m.