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Online Reading Resources

FREE BOOKS

eBooks/eAudiobooks for kids through Libby. No library card? No problem! You can sign up for an Contra Costa Library eCard anytime and get access to many online resources.
 


READ-ALOUDS AND BOOK FUN

A YouTube channel where celebrities like Oprah Winfrey, Chrissy Metz, Kristen Bell, Wanda Sykes, Sarah Silverman and many more read stories that your children will love. Each video also has moving illustrations from the book to keep your children even more entertained.
 
Kathy Kinney stars as the grandmotherly Mrs. P. She sits on her couch and picks up a kid’s book to read aloud. Most children between the age groups of 3+ to 6+ with a few for 9 and 11 year olds can enjoy Kathy Kinney’s melodic voice.
 
Storynory has free audio stories and poems for children. Choose from fairytales, classics, myths, and more.
 
This book website provides free access to children’s literature from around the world, and accesses books from 76 different langauges!
 
A collection of videos of Dan Gutman reading aloud his My Weird School series.
 
Watch astronauts on the Space Station read children's books and perform science demonstrations!