King County Library system has a lot of great resources to get you ready for college. There are two ways to access useful websites from our home page. One way is to do the following:
- www.kcls.org
- click on "Web Sites" at the top left corner
- click on the first link "Browse Web Sites"
- under "Education" you will find links to "Post-Secondary" (college information) and "Scholarships and Aid" (financial planning)
You can access other college and financial planning information this way:
- www.kcls.org
- look for the green section labeled "Pages For" and choose "Teens"
- then click on "Teen Web Sites" at the upper right side of the page
- from there you can click on "College" to find both college and financial planning information
Also, some libraries have Career Centers which contain great resources for college and financial planning. Here is a sampling of titles to give you an idea of what we have to offer.
- Peterson's Four-year Colleges 2009
- Peterson's Two-year Colleges 2009
- The College Board College Handbook
- Bears Guide to Earning Degrees by Distance Learning by Mariah Bear and Thomas Nixon
- The College Blue Book Volumes 1-6
- Peterson's Scholarships, Grants & Prizes 2009
- Scholarships, Fellowships, and Loans by Norman and Marie Feingold
- The Scholarship Book by Daniel Cassidy
- Choosing the Right College, 2006 : The Whole Truth About America's Top Schools
- Ultimate College Guide 2008 by the Staff of U.S. News & World Report
Some libraries have free presentations that offer college or financial planning information. For example on November 18 at 7pm Vashon Library will have a presentation on "Finding Money for College". To see what other programs might be happening in the system check this link http://www.kcls.org/programs/index.cfm.
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