Good Books

Picture books, easy readers, chapter books, fiction and non-fiction, your Library has it all.

New Books at the Library

• Fiction
• Series Books
• Board Books
• Picture Books
• Easy Readers
• Graphic Novels
• Non-Fiction
• Biography
• Parent / Teacher Collection

Find your next good book here!

• Book Discussions about Kid's Books
  • Books and Popcorn
    A monthly discussion group for kids in Grades 3-5.
  • Adult Discussion of Youth Literature
    A discussion for adults about children's and teen's books
    In-Library monthly and online at Goodreads.com
• Find Your Next Good Book
• Websites for Book Lovers
• Kids' Book Awards
• Blogger Book Club
  Book news and reviews from Youth Services Librarians

Look in the Library Catalog

Find Your Next Good Book

NoveList K-8
In-Library link - at home link
TumbleBooks Library
eBbooks and games for kids
Play online!
eMediaLibrary
Download audio and eBooks
Barbie, Thomas, and more!

Websites for Book Lovers

• Book Adventure
  For kids in Grades K-8. Kids can find a book, take quizzes on what they've read, and earn prizes for their reading success. Great site for parents to motivate their kids to read.
• International Children's Digital Library
  Read books online, for free, from all over the world.
• Random House
  Junie B. Jones, Dr. Seuss, Berenstain Bears, Arthur, Magic Tree House, Thomas the Tank Engine, and more!
• Storyline Online
  Listen to famous actresses and actors read picture books out loud just for you!

Kids' Book Awards

• Caldecott Medal
  Awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.
• Newbery Medal
  Awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
• The Monarch Award: Illinois' K-3 Readers' Choice Award
  The Monarch is designed to encourage children to read critically and become familiar with children's books, authors and illustrators. The program is open to all K-3 age children in Illinois.
• The Bluestem Award: Illinois' Grades 3-5 Readers' Choice Award
  The award is designed for students in grades 3-5 who are ready for longer titles than found on the Monarch list, but not quite ready for the sophistication of some of the Rebecca Caudill titles.
  
• Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award: Illinois' Children's Choice Award, Grades 4-8
  An annual award given to the author of the book voted most outstanding by students in grades four through eight in participating Illinois schools.

Book Discussions