We Have Tips and Tools for Your Students. October is the time your seniors are digging in on their future planning. We’ve assembled some lists, tips, and resources to help plan their path to college, including:

Resources at Herrin City Library:

>Testing & Education Reference Center:

~The Testing & Education Reference Center provides practice ACT, SAT, ASVAB, AP Exam Prep, Microsoft Programs Tutorials, College Search, Scholarship Search, Resume Questions, Career Guidance, Math Videos, and many other tests online (Career Prep: Accounting, Clerical, Civil Service, Cosmetology, Firefighter, Law Enforcement, Medical & Nursing, Military, Postal, Real Estate, Social Work, Teachers & More) for free. You will be requested to create a log in so the program will remember your progress. password: herrin.

>Books @ Herrin City Library:

~The Official ACT Prep Pack. 2019-2020 : everything you need to feel completely prepared; includes 7 full-length practice tests

~ACT® : strategies, practice & review, 2016-2017.

~Barron’s ASVAB : Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery: 2018.

~ASVAB : the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery: 2011.

~& many career and vocational books.

Resources from ACT:

~How to request letters of recommendation

~How to use the Common App

~How to fill out applications and write college essays

~What to know about admission deadlines

~How to best use ACT® test scores