Teen Services
Wilmington Public Library District
201 S. Kankakee Street
Wilmington, Illinois 60481
815-476-2834 (phone)
815-476-7805 (fax)
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Teen Programs

Anime Club

First Sunday of each month
Time: 2:00 PM

Anime and manga fans please join us each month for a screening of Anime from classics to newly released! You will also have time to work on your own Anime and Manga projects.

Breakfast with Books Club

This year we will be offering programs and activities for teens at the Wilmington Middle School. Join us for our first program, Breakfast with Books Club. Our first book is A Long Way From Chicago by Richard Peck. Meetings are held in the WMS library on Thursdays at 7:30 A.M

Book News

Next Reads Next Reads - Get Great Reading Suggestions! Kids, tweens, and teens –all enjoy the convenience of our free NextReads service. Just subscribe online, and soon you’ll be receiving great reading lists delivered right to your inbox! New books—and older terrific reads you might have missed. Because every newsletter includes links directly to our library catalog, you can even be at home while placing holds on the books you want! Signing up is so easy! Just click on the NextReads logo.


Book ClubGo directly to our online book clubs. Sign up for a variety of genre and every weekday morning, this online book club emails you a portion of a book that takes about five minutes to read. After reading two or three chapters, you can finish a book by checking it out of the library. Each Monday, we’ll feature new books. Signup today and start reading with us tomorrow.


Homework Resources

Learning Express Library
Learning Express Library
Access From HomeCreate a free account and have access to an extensive, easy to use online collection of study aides and practice exams, covering reading, writing, and math skills for elementary, middle school, high school, and college levels. It offers resources for college entrance exams (ACT, SAT, GRE, and others) as well as civil service exams, job search and workplace skill options, and much more! Create your own login and password.


Newsbank
America's Newspapers
Access From HomeA selection of the electronic version of several major national and state papers, including the Joliet Herald News, Morris Daily Herald, Chicago Sun-Times, and the New York Times. The papers are searchable and most include archives for several years. Great research tool for current events or other projects!