Public and school librarians hope to attract a wide variety of teenagers and increase teen technology literacy by offering promotions on their library databases such as Tutor.com, which is available at the public library.

One of the schools participating in the week is Walnut Middle School, integration specialist Janet Schutz said.

Walnut students will learn about technological advances from the historical perspective from Stuhr Museum staff members during students' checkout time. Stuhr staff worked with eighth-graders on Monday and will work with seventh-graders on Tuesday and sixth-graders on Wednesday.

On Thursday, Walnut students will meet with a Nebraska State Patrol trooper to learn about Internet safety. Parents are encouraged to attend. Sessions in the Walnut auditorium will be from 10:30 to 11:20 a.m. for seventh graders, 12:30 to 1:20 p.m. for sixth graders and 1:20 to 2:10 p.m. for eighth graders.

Sgt. Jeremy McCoy of the State Patrol also will present a free program on Internet safety for parents and teens at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Grand Island Public Library's meeting room. There will also be a teen gaming program at 7:45 p.m. Thursday at the public library, where teens can play the Wii, Guitar Hero and Dance Dance Revolution.

Thousands of other libraries and schools across the country are celebrating this year's theme, "Tune in at Your Library."

Teen Tech Week encourages teens to use libraries' nonprint resources for education and recreation and to recognize that librarians are qualified, trusted professionals in the field of information technology.

"Teen Tech Week is a way for librarians and educators to collaborate with and educate teens about technology," said Celine Stahlnecker, librarian at the Grand Island Public Library. "Over the last several years, the library's role in increasing technology literacy has become more and more important, equal to that of reading literacy."

For more information, call Stahlnecker at 385-5333.