TAG - Teen Advisory Group
Join the Seymour Library's Teen Advisory Group (TAG)!
TAG is a library sponsored group of teens in grades 5-12 who hold monthly meetings, plan teen programs at the library and give suggestions of library materials to be purchased for teens. Young adults in grades 5-12 are welcome to join TAG by filling out an application form available at all Jackson County Public Library locations or download the form, print it out, fill it out and drop it by the library.
Calling for Volunteers!
The library needs young adults and adults ages 13 and up to serve as volunteers. Please speak to any staff member if you are interested in volunteering. Applications are available at all library locations or download an application here! Print it out, fill it out and drop it by the library.
Teen Websites
College Information
Career Information
A Guide to the Business of Babysitting
The Mint-manage money & increase savings
Computer Skills
Financial Lessons for Teens 13-18
Investing: A list of common types of investments and risk assessments.
Teen Years: Investing lesson for teens.
Mad Money: A reality test for teens to understand how much life outside of the parents home would cost
Business & Money: A five part tutorial for establishing a budget.
Compound Interest: Calculating Compound Interest and Annual Percentage Yield lesson.
Kids Money: A list of moneymaking ideas from parents and ideas.
Summer Jobs: Several types of summer jobs for kids such as traditional and high tech jobs,
It's Just a Balancing Act: A newsletter just for teens with instructions for balancing a checkbook.
Credit Cards: This article provides seven tips on credit cards
Financial Lessons for College Students
Know the Facts: 10 tips for credit cards and guidance for understanding where your money is going.
Credit Score: A credit score organizer lesson.
Credit Card Tips: College students can learn how to make credit cards work for them with this lesson.
Student Loans: Great information for managing student loans.
ABC's: Budgeting basics for college students.
A secure Retirement: 10 modules for students to plan for retirement.
Stock and Bonds: The basics of stocks and bonds over a lifetime.
Beginner Investors: An in-depth page dedicated to beginner investors.
Investing Lessons: 11 essential investing lesson units.
Personal Finance: Advanced lessons on mutual fund, stocks and bonds, Roth's, and retirement.
Homework Help
Guide To Library Research (Choosing A Topic)
Internet Public Library Teen Space (Research & Writing Help)
Readers' Advisory
Children's Book Awards and Other Literary Prizes
Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award
Current Events/Music
Online NewsHour Extra: News For Students
Presidents of the United States