The “Teen Vortex” is accessible from the homepage of the Vaughan Public Library website. The font and graphics instantly stand out as being for a distinct population of the library users without being too child-like. One of the best features of the teen vortex is the interactive blog, indexed by subject as well as date, in which staff members and teen patrons contribute to frequently. Information wise, the site provides several well structured sections including “The Guidance Office” for health, career, and volunteering information; “The Procrastination Station” for annotated lists of great sites about music, fashion, cars, sports and more; and “Research” provides pathfinders to a multitude of subject areas. Additionally the site gives links to event calendars, both in the community and at the library as well as a variety of methods of contacting the librarians at VPL. A nice touch is that the staff regularly checks for dead links, which can be observed by the time mark left beside the hyperlink. A lot of thought and planning went into this highly intuitive and accessible site.
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