Programs are open to West Hempstead residents. Space
permitting, non-residents may participate.
Programs are for students in
Grades 6-12 unless otherwise noted.
A special thank you to Bageltown of West Hempstead, McDonald's Corporation and Panera Bread for donating coupons for free food to the Young Adult Summer Reading Program
Connects you one-to-one with expert tutors for on-demand homework help in the core subject areas of math, science, social studies and English. Tutors can help you use our ONLINE DATABASES!! Our Live Homework Help service is available
7 days a week from 2:00 PM - 10 PM Helpful Hints
DATABASES FOR HOMEWORK AND MORE...
If you are using our online databases from home, you will need your West Hempstead library barcode to access them. These resources will help you with your assignments. Check out these and more resources at www.whplibrary.org/research
SCIENCE
Access Science
EBSCO: General Science
EBSCO: Science Reference
Facts on File: Today's Science
Grolier: New Book of Popular Science
GreenFile
Health Reference Center
Science Online (Experiments!)
BIOGRAPHY/LITERATURE
Biography Resource Center
Literature Resource Center
LitFinder
Twayne's Authors Series
SOCIAL STUDIES
Country Watch
Grolier Online
DEBATE TOPICS
EBSCO: TopicSearch
Opposing Viewpoints
Facts on File: Issues and Controversies
Can't decide what to read next? Subscribe to Nextreads and get reading lists delivered to your Inbox. Subscribe to as many newsletters as you like. You'll receive the most recent issue(s) immediately. Be sure to choose Young Adult Books as one of your selections! Starting in May, a new list will be offered: Tween Reads. The YA list will be renamed Teen Scene.
Series Website
Have you ever wondered about the order of titles in a particular Young Adult book series? To find out, click on: www.bettendorflibrary.com/bpl-bin/series.pl/ and search by author or series title.
Regents Exams Online
The Education Department posts practice tests on the State Assessment web site at www.nysedregents.org. You can also access this site through West Hempstead Public Library’s homepage at www.whplibrary.org and click on Click Here For Links. Scroll down to the Young Adult listings and click on Regents Exams Online.
