Kenton County Public Library
http://www.kentonlibrary.org/teens/index.cfm
All ages of young adult
5 out of 5 stars
This site is bright and appealing. Sort of messy looking by adult standards but that may appeal to younger website users. It also has teen friendly jargon. For instance, the book section is called “the word”, the movie section is “the scene” and the music section is “the noise”. In case your thinking some teens may not get these nifty titles do not fear. These titles are superimposed over books, music and movies so no one will be left out.
One thing I can’t stand about this site is that it has a tag line across the top. It reads preserving yesterday, enriching today, inspiring tomorrow. They must do that for parents who check out the site.
Clicking on one of the section brings you to a very brief list of genre’s. For instance the available movie genre’s are; horror, commedy and drama. I think this list should be complete simply for ease of use. You are able to access the catalog down at the bottom and a small side panel reads, “new”. This has a list of new books. Also on the side is a section called ‘most popular”. In this section you can find the most popular items in each media.
The website also has links for homework help. Websites are linked that can help with things like online cliffnotes. This section is called Antistudy, which may send the wrong message but sounds cool. Also all of the library databases are provided here and state information is available in the links at the bottom of the page. (These are not very visible though)
Other sections in this website are about Internet safety, photos, e-books and a place to “tell a friend” about the teen website. I gave this website a good rating. I think it is easy to use, teen friendly and useful.
Kate
