Fact-checking websites
Snopes – A fact-checking website that investigates urban legends, fake news, and folklore. “We always document our sources so readers are empowered to do independent research and make up their own minds.”
Politifact - Fact-checking website that rates accuracy of claims by elected officials.
Fact Check - A a nonpartisan, nonprofit “consumer advocate” for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics.
Hoax Slayer – Hoax Slayer debunks email and social media hoaxes, thwarts internet scammers, combats spam, and educates web users about email, social media, and internet security issues.
inVid – a Chrome extension that authenticates videos to make sure they have not been manipulated.
Science Feedback - A nonpartisan website that exposes claims that either contradict or over-hype science.” We believe it is scientists’ civic duty to better inform our fellow citizens in our area of expertise.”
Open Secrets - a non-profit, nonpartisan research group based in Washington, D.C., that tracks the effects of money and lobbying on elections and public policy.
Comics Plus
Bayside High School Library has won a grant to ComicsPlus!!!
With LibraryPass’ ComicsPlus, you have access to thousands of digital comics, graphic novels, and manga.
Every title is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for offline reading—no waiting on holds lists, no wasting data! All you need is a user name and password.
Passwords can be found on the Guide to Bayside High School databases (you will need to login to your Bayside Google account to view)
What are we reading?
Spotlight
Anna K: A Love Story by Jenny Lee
Meet Anna K. At seventeen, she is at the top of Manhattan and Greenwich society (even if she prefers the company of her horses and Newfoundland dogs); she has the perfect (if perfectly boring) boyfriend, Alexander W.; and she has always made her Korean-American father proud (even if he can be a little controlling).
As her friends struggle with the pitfalls of ordinary teenage life, Anna always seems to be able to sail gracefully above it all. That is…until the night she meets Alexia “Count” Vronsky at Grand Central. A notorious playboy who has bounced around boarding schools and who lives for his own pleasure, Alexia is everything Anna is not. But he has never been in love until he meets Anna, and maybe she hasn’t, either.
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Queer Books for Teens
Queer Books for Teens is for anyone interested in Young Adult literature with significant LGBTQIAP+ content published between 2000 and 2017.
What's Next?
A database developed and maintained by the Kent District Library to help you keep track of books in a series.