New Magazines for Teens and Children

Recently added titles to the teen collection include:

Justine
While featuring clothes and makeup tips, this is geared beyond celebrity gossip,
to focus on profiles of real teens and young adults who are making a difference in the world. Also, a DIY monthly feature for crafts and activities.
http://www.justinemagazine.com/

Teen Ink
Written by teens for teens.
http://teenink.com

New to the children's collection:
Boy's Quest
for boys ages 6-12.
Focuses on activities, adventure, projects, and humor.

Safe Driving

If you have a teenager or student driver in your household, here are several new resources that address the more complex issues of driving in today's fast-paced, heavy commuting environment:


Crashproof your kids: making your teen a safer, smarter driver
This is a guide for parents, and discusses developing defensive driving skills, road emergencies, basic car maintenance and responsible driving habits.

Driving Survival: how to stay safe on the roads
Covers a wide variety of situations and how to handle them, such as coping with road rage, night driving, and avoiding crashes.

License to Drive
Prepared by the Alliance for Safe Driving, in addition to covering the usual basics, it has a section on "Challenging Driving", such as driving in bad weather, reduced visibility, road conditions and terrain.

"The Mediator " Series

We received several requests for more in the Mediator Series by Meg Cabot.
So, the library now has all the titles in the series at all three branches.

Sixteen year-old Suze mediates between the living and the dead, and keeps having troublesome ghost problems. http://www.megcabot.com/mediator/mediator.html