Throughout the year, the Squamish Library hosts programs for kids, teens, and adults. To learn more about these programs, make sure to check out the library’s event calendar. Sign up for the bi-weekly library newsletter to hear about upcoming programs and events for all ages.

Find a list of available resources for teens below.

Resources for Teens

Books for Teens

Homework Help

  • Essay Info – Find guidelines for writing various types of academic assignments.
  • Plagiarism – A comprehensive set of resources to help students write with integrity.
  • Kahn Academy – Learn for free about math, art, computer programming, economics, physics, chemistry, biology, medicine, finance, history, and more.
  • Academic Search Elite – Multi-disciplinary database with full-text articles from more than 4,500 scholarly journals.
  • World Book Student – Explore a variety of different types of maps, including topographic, environment, history, economic, and more.
  • World Book – Discover – Resources for differentiated learning for grade 6-12, ESL/ELL, learning disabled, reluctant learners including read-aloud and text translation.
  • World Book – French – French language encyclopedia from World Book for younger users who are fluent in French or adults for whom French is a second language.
  • World Book – Spanish – Encyclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos is an online Spanish language student encyclopedia from World Book.
  • World Book – Student – Explore a variety of different types of maps, including topographic, environment, history, economic, and more.
  • Find more available databases here.

Get Help, Find Support

  • BC Crisis Centre
    Suicide Help Line: 1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433) – Help is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, call 1-800-784-2433
    (1-800-SUICIDE). Available in over 140 languages.
  • Kids Help Phone (Health Link BC): 1-800-668-6868
    Provides kids and teens access to a professional counsellor by phone to discuss their issue or concern 24 hours a day.
  • Foundry Sea to Sky
    Offers young people 12-24 access to mental health and substance use support, primary care, peer support, and social services.
  • Internet Safety – Media Smarts