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Reading and Literacy Support

Explore Washoe County Library's collection of resources dedicated to promoting early reading and literacy skills to help your child develop essential reading skills and a lifelong love of learning.

Get a card 

Gain access to a world of knowledge and entertainment with just one card. Get a library card today!

Catalog 

Browse our library's online catalog now! Discover a vast collection of books, movies, music, and more.

Libby 

Access ebooks and audiobooks from the library's collection on your mobile device. Downloading and reading are simple and intuitive with Libby.

TumbleBooks: Ebooks & Read-alongs

TumbleBooks is a collection of animated, talking picture books, ebooks, and read-alongs great for kids up to about fifth grade. You will need your Washoe County Library card number to use TumbleBooks.

  • Picture books
  • Chapter books
  • Fiction and nonfiction
  • National Geographic videos
  • Games and puzzles
  • Always available

TeachingBooks 

Features book guides and activities, author interviews, and readings. Features more than 376,000 resources that help bring books to life.

Booklists in Aspen

Not sure what to read next? Check out some of our latest curated lists and suggestions to get inspired.

Reading Challenges

The Washoe County Library System uses Beanstack for all our reading challenges. Beanstack automatically offers you all active challenges for which you are eligible. You can also use Beanstack to track your reading time and keep an ongoing log of the books you've read, even if you aren't participating in a reading challenge.