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.
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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
Book Connections/TeachingBooks
A collection of resources about books for children and teens. Includes a readers' advisory tool, resources for homework help, summer reading selections, and more. If you are a professional educators, you can access all the content through TeachingBooks using your work email. Other library patrons, regardless of age, can sign in with their library card numbers on the Readers under 18 tab.
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.
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