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Recommended Reading for Teens

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Book Match
Let us help you find your next read! Our staff is happy to provide personalized reading recommendations based on your interests. Just complete our simple form!

YA First Chapter Fridays
Welcome to YA First Chapter Fridays on YouTube! Every Friday at noon, listen to the first chapter of a great book recommended for teens and tweens by St. Mary’s County Library staff. We hope you get hooked and want to read the rest!

Book Awards and Booklists
Lists of award-winning books and various booklists to select from.

OverDrive’s Teen Room (Library card required)
Check out an eBook or digital audiobook today!

Book Finder Database

Reading Recommendations and More from Beanstack

Register with Beanstack and discover books and activities matched by age group for all ages! Receive weekly book recommendations and keep track of books you’ve read. See Beanstack’s Privacy Policy or Find out more about Beanstack.

Looking for something to listen to or watch?

Try hoopla digital with your library card. You can borrow up to 5 titles per month from thousands of movies, TV shows, music albums, eBooks, comics, and audiobooks using a smartphone, tablet, laptop, or computer.

Crackle
Crackle has movies, TV series and original content you won’t find anywhere else.

Internet Archive – Audio
Recordings ranging from alternative news programming, to Grateful Dead concerts, to Old Time Radio shows, to book and poetry readings, to original music uploaded by users. Many of these audios and MP3s are available for free download.

Internet Archive – Video
Digital movies uploaded by Internet Archive users which range from classic full-length films, to daily alternative news broadcasts, to cartoons and concerts. Many of these videos are available for free download.

SoundCloud
Create a free account and listen to music and podcasts from your favorite artists, or find your new favorite.

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St. Mary's County Library

Monday – Thursday: 9 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Friday – Saturday: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sunday: 1 – 5 p.m. (Lexington Park Library only)

 

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Locations

Charlotte Hall Library
37600 New Market Rd., Charlotte Hall, MD
301-884-2211

Leonardtown Library
23630 Hayden Farm Lane, Leonardtown, MD
301-475-2846

Lexington Park Library
21677 FDR Blvd., Lexington Park, MD
301-863-8188

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