Teens

Ages 12-18

The Worcester Public Library offers programs, spaces, and materials designed just for teens. Explore our teen collection at any branch, including one of the largest manga collections in Massachusetts, novels, and media—plus resources to support school, creativity, and your next big idea.

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Teen Talk Blog

Visit the Teen Talk Blog for news, recommendations, and opinions about YA books, movies, podcasts, and more!

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Monthly Book List

Check out these fun selections, with new suggested reads arriving every month.

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Live Online Tutoring

Get real help from a live online tutor. Ask questions, get clear explanations, and work through problems together. Click and choose your grade and subject to get started.

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Get a Library Card

Take advantage of everything WPL has to offer! Sign up for a Worcester Public Library eCard to get access to eBooks, audiobooks, streaming media, and databases today. You can upgrade to a full card at any time. Library cards are free for Massachusetts residents and non-residents who work in Worcester. 

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Downloads & Streaming

Teen listening to music.

Freegal

This music download service offers hundreds of thousands of songs in the Sony Music catalog.

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Libby

Libby, by Overdrive, is an app to read and listen to books on your phone or tablet. Go to your app store on your handheld device to download the app.

Teen on tablet.

Kanopy

Kanopy is a dedicated video streaming service featuring movies including independent and world cinema, documentaries, instructional films, TV series and many other genres.

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Hoopla

Hoopla, a Netflix-like service for library card holders, allows you to stream and temporarily download movies, music and TV shows, on demand and for free through the library.

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