Tools

Find assorted resources below to encourage & promote reading, literacy, and a love of books amongst kids and teens. Resources and links are organized alphabetically by category.

Teen Reading Resources

• American Library Association: Tips to Encourage Reading
• Epic Reads
• Multnomah County Library: Teen Services
• Readergirlz
• Scholastic
• Teen Reads
• Teen Read Week
• This is Teen
• Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)
• YA Books Central

Young Reader Resources

• Dads Who Diaper
• How to Raise a Writer
• KinderCare: A Guide to Reading with Your Child
• Knowledge Universe
• Mrs. P’s Magic Library
• Scholastic
• SMART: Reading Matters

Literacy Nonprofits & Organizations

• ALA: Banned Books Week
• BannedBooksWeek.org
• Raising A Reader
• SMART (Start Making A Reader Today)

Writing Tips & Tools

• Figment
• Grammar Girl
• NaNoWriMo: Young Writers’ Program
• Purdue OWL (Online Writing Lab)
• Teen Ink

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