It’s never too early to begin reading with your baby, toddler or preschooler. The library offers weekly storytimes designed to develop pre-reading skills and foster a lifelong love of reading. For school-aged kids, we offer after-school activities. Listed below are additional resources geared for children of all ages to help practice their reading and build their language and literacy skills. 



Pre-Reading and Learning to Read Resources
Sitos en Español
Scholastic Reading Counts! and Accelerated Reader(AR)
Literacy Resources for School-Aged kids
Handy Homework Helpers


Early Literacy Tip: Let your baby play with books. Holding, chewing and even throwing them indicates that a baby is comfortable with books.  There are board books for babies that will allow this type of exploration without worry.  While reading with your toddler, let them hold the book and turn the pages.

Pre-Reading and Learning to Read Resources

Get Ready to Read! Provides resources and information for parents and educators of young children on early literacy and engaging online games for little ones.
Leading to Reading Read along to classic stories, sing fun, educational songs, play educational games, doodle and explore with Reading is Fundamental. For babies to preschoolers.
Starfall Alphabet, counting, and learning to read activities and games, online stories for learning to read and more.
StoryBlocks Build your child's reading skills with songs and rhymes.

Sitos en Español

Primera Escuela
Semillitas de Aprendizaje

Scholastic Reading Counts! and Accelerated Reader (AR)

Does your child need to read books of a certain reading or lexile level for Scholastic Reading Counts! or Accelerated Reader (AR) quizzes? Listed below are the Scholastic Reading Counts! and AR Bookfinder sites where you can find the grade or lexile level of a book title or search for titles to choose from based on your child’s specific level. You can also search for book titles by subjects in which your child expresses an interest. Then, using the library’s online catalog, you can see if we carry those titles and place holds. The library does not provide lists of quizzes your child’s school may offer. For additional assistance, you can call (760) 435-5600 and ask for Children’s Services.

Scholastic Reading Counts!
Some schools from kindergarten to high school take part in the Scholastic Reading Counts! independent reading program. Scholastic Reading Counts! provides a searchable database of books that support SRC quizzes your child may be required to take for school.

Accelerated Reader (AR)Other schools take part in the Accelerated Reader program. AR BookFinder provides a searchable database of books that support AR quizzes that your child may be required to take for school. Your school may not have quizzes for all AR books but have a select quiz list. Check with your child’s teacher to find out what quizzes are available.