Grades K-5

Independent Readers

Raising a reader starts with you!

Get a library card and come visit us.
Sign up for a reading program
- Tag Along (Grades K-2)
- Rockin’ Readers (Grades 3-5)
Select books from our curated reading lists
- Good Reads for Kindergarten – 3rd Grade
- Good Reads for 4th and 5th Grade
Explore hands-on science at home by checking out a STEAM Discovery Kit for ages 6 and older. Each kit includes books, educational toys and equipment on a variety of topics.
Check out an Adventure Pack, ages 3 and older, containing books, CDs and interactive materials designed to boost literacy skills.
Novelist K-8 offers read-alikes and book suggestions.
Muzzy Languages learning tool in English, Spanish, Russian and others.

Books labeled levels 1-4.

Level 1: Getting Ready to Read
10 words or less on a page
Level 2: On My Way
10-20 words on a page
Level 3: Almost There
More difficult story lines
Level 4: Reading On My Own
Longer stories, often broken up into short chapters

Nonfiction books for pre-readers and early readers

Youth graphic novels in all genres are intended for kids up to grade 5 and can be a successful visual reading experience.

Through grade 8

Reading is Fundamental helps evaluate your children’s progress through six stages of reading development.
Family Time Machine offers activities for a variety of age and skill levels. Instructions in Spanish also available.
Colorin Colorado: (español) Un sitio bilingüe para familias y maestros para ayudar a los niños leer.
Dogo Books are book reviews by kids for kids.
Reading Rockets for Parents offers articles and suggestions for great books and helpful tips for your struggling reader.
Read Write Think provides resources for parents from the International Literacy Association.
Family Reading Night promotes literacy across the state of Illinois.
Raz Kids provides a searchable Reading Level Correlation Chart with multiple reading level choices.