Found in The Vault

This is the Warren-Newport Public Library of Gurnee, IL's Tumblr page! Here you can find book humor, fan art, updates on your favorite YA authors, and whatever random things happen to catch the curator’s eye.

[kristensnotebook]

[theclassicsreader]

Books were safer than other people anyway.

Neil Gaiman, The Ocean at the End of the Lane (via theclassicsreader)

True.

(via books-unraveled)

[fiercereadsya]

It’s the most wonderful time of the year – bookish gift-giving time! Check out which YA graphic novels we’re recommending this holiday season. 📚🎁😍

[thebooksthatlinger]

If you haven’t read this book yet, you should.

[foundinthevault]

Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee. SO GOOD!

[mysharona1987]

[cccrystalclear]

Ms Granger

[onceuponabookblr]

When you want to stop reading a book because it’s incredibly dull...but you’re SO CLOSE to the end and you get angry at yourself every time you quit a book:

[teencenterspl]

Can’t. Stop. Reading!

[studyquill]

Notetaking

Sound Note - take notes while you record audio

Evernote - notetaking that syncs across platforms

Paper 53 - minimal notetaking that syncs

Microsoft OneNote - collaboration and syncing, best for Office users

Google Keep - jot things down, best for Google suite users

Notability - take notes and annotate PDFs

Mindly - create mind maps

Day One - a digital journal

Flash Cards

Quizlet - the quintessential flash card app

StudyBlue - another commonly used app

Cram - best for its “cram mode”

Eidetic - uses spaced repetition for effective memorization

Planner 

My Study Life - schedules, tasks, reminders, and more

StudyCal - keeps track of tasks, exams, and grades

24me - automated reminders and event planning

iStudiez - schedule and prioritized task list

Google Calendar - a calendar, best for Google users

Glass Planner - a calendar and to do list with incredible functionality

To Do List

Clear - organized to-do and reminders

MinimaList - simple to-do and focus timer

Trello - collaborative project organizer

Todoist - clean and functional task manager

Default notes app on your phone

Time Management

Forest - plant trees by staying focused

Pomotodo - pomodoro timer with to-do list

Timeglass - custom timers

Tide - pomodoro with white noise

Alarmy - forces you out of bed 

Pillow - smart alarm that tracks sleep cycles

Productivity

Workflow - automate tasks

Habitica - turn your habits into an RPG

Continuo - simple, colorful activity tracking

Freedom - block distracting apps

Free Learning

Coursera - free MOOCs

TED - listen to Ted Talks

Duolingo - language learning

Memrise - spaced repetition language vocabulary

Khan Academy - free video lessons

Ambient Noise

8tracks - curated playlists

Spotify - online music streaming

Coffitivity - cafe ambience

Noisli - background sound generator

Rain Rain - rain sounds

Binaural - binaural beats

Health

Rockin Ramen - recipes based on ramen

MealBoard - meal planning

Lifesum - healthy eating

Stop Breath And Think - mindfulness meditation

Pacifica - mental health management

Sworkit - personalized video workouts

Waterlogged - hydration tracker

Reference

WolframAlpha - Google on steroids

Oxford Dictionary - all of English at your fingertips

RefMe - citation generator

PhotoMath - solve math problems by taking a photo

Mathway - step by step math help

Desmos - free graphing calculator

Wikipedia - not the best source, but it’s handy

Miscellaneous 

Companion - stay safe when walking alone

Mint - money management

Toshl - finance manager

Tiny Scanner - scan documents

[longshankstumblarian]

Let Your Librarian Be Your Guide :: American Library Association Archives Posters

[darienlibrary]

It’s an information jungle out there!

[picsthatmakeyougohmm]

hmmm

[turbo-pharaoh]

That’s the pants saying it

[lord-kitschener]

These pants are about to say “I just think it’s funny how…”

[kitstercronk]

[sheepscreed]

Rainy old bookstore

[englishproblems]

[fyblackwomenart]

“The Reader” on her train ride in Chicago by Darren Thompson

[tastefullyoffensive]

Pompkin (by DoggieDoc83)

[youngadultatbooktopia]

How to deal when all your fave authors release books at the same time:

[asoftwrongness]

It’s okay that you’re not who you thought you would be

[fala7ablues-blog]

wow this is one of the softest things I have read on here.