Use this section to find additional resources for Children and links to external websites and recommended reading lists. Click Here for Young Adults.
New at the Library
Sign up for January's #WinterRead2022 reading challenge! Here's a handy video on how to use Beanstack, the online website and app that we'll be using to track your progress!
We are excited to share we now offer access to TeachingBooks.net for our parents, teachers, and young people. Use your Mono County library card to log in and find information on children's and young adult titles, authors, program ideas, as well as information for reading assignments and book reports.
Library Programs
Youth Programming Newsletter - Quarterly
ABCMouse - Early Learning Resource you can use at the library for free, or sign up for at home account (monthly subscription cost).
Raising A Reader- Our early literacy outreach program for pre-school age children.
Reading & Book Sites for Children
- KidsReads - Info about favorite books, series and authors. Reviews of the newest titles, interviews with the coolest authors and special features on great books.
- Family Playground (ages 3-7)
- Scholastic Books: Bone, I Spy, 39 Clues, Harry Potter, Clifford & more
- International Children's Digital Library
- Teacher's Choices Chosen by teachers
- Children's Choices Chosen by kids themselves!
- Bookworm for Kids Booklists by theme, genre, subject, age
- Book Connections Children's Collection (through Grade 8). Find books, authors, reviews for over 53,000 titles!
- Book Connections Family Engagement Kit for engaging around reading and books in the home.
- Book Connections en Español : Book Connections se esfuerza por enriquecer con alegría la experiencia de todos al leer libros para niños y jóvenes.
Award Winners
- American Indian Youth Literature Award from the Amercian Indian Library Association
- Caldecott Medal for best illustrated childrens book
Reading list & Recommended Reading Sites
- Disability in Kid Lit
- I'm Your Neighbor Books
- Latinos in Kid Lit
- Rainbow Books List
- Children's Books to Read Together from Mono County Libraries
- Poetry Books for Kids from Mono County Libraries
Children Book Podcasts:
Recommended New Children's Books at Mammoth Lakes Library -- Summer 2019: