Need help finding your next book? Check out these resources for all ages! 

Elementary

• Brainpop and Brainpop Jr: fun and educational games! They are currently offering free access to communities affected by the coronavirus. 
• Texas Library Association Recommended Reading Lists:
  • 2x2 (recommended reading for children ages 2-grade 2)
  • Little Maverick (recommended graphic novels for K-5)
  • Bluebonnet (recommended reading for grades 3-6)

 

• ​Virtual Story Times
  • Storyline Online: famous actors  (Oprah Winfrey! Chris Pine!) read picture books.
  • PenguinKids: authors read books on Instagram.
  • Stay at Home Story Time Author/illustrator Oliver Jeffers reads his picture books.
  • Story Time from Space: an astronaut reads stories!
  • TumbleBook Library (requires an Austin Public Library card) animated, talking picture books with educational activities and games. 

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Middle School​
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• Texas Library Association Recommended Reading Lists:
  • Bluebonnet (recommended reading for grades 3-6)
  • Lone Star (chapter books recommended for grades 6-12)
  • Maverick (graphic novels recommended for grades 6-12)
  • Tayshas (recommended reading for grades 9-12)
• Open Access JStor: digital library features scholarly and peer reviewed sources. 
• Epic Reads: HarperCollin's bookish website for teens, Includes quizzes, suggestions, and Instagram hangouts with Young Adult authors on Fridays at 3PM.
• Fierce Reads: Macmillan's website for teens. Includes quizzes, suggestions and exclusive content from YA authors.
• Underlined: Penguin Randomhouse's teen reading community. Includes quizzes, suggestions and exclusive content from YA authors.
• Connected Youth Austin Public Library's Teen Services Librarians have put together lists of recommended books organized by genre, such as Arthurian Legends, GLTBQ, Ghosts and more! 
• Michael L. Printz Award The American Library association awards this coveted prize to one book each year that best exhibits excellence in young adult literature. Also check out Printz honor books, they're sort of like the Printz award's homecoming court.
• New York Times Best Sellers Lists: Middle Grade & Young Adult Let the invisible hand of the economy be your guide! 
• Next in Series Not sure which book comes next in that new series? Search this database to make sure you don't miss a thing.
• Readers' Choice YALSA books are chosen by, you guessed it, readers of all ages and backgrounds. Look at the top ten list, then nominate any titles you don't see mentioned!
• Teen Reads This cool site includes forums, polls, and more written by teens!
• Teen Space This site from the Internet Public Library features way way more than book lists! You can get homework help, learn about topics such as sports, poetry and health, as well as browse their FAQs. 
• VOYA Perfect Tens These books have been deemed pure perfection in quality and appeal by the good people at VOYA. 
• Emily Echols' Goodreads account. I keep it updated with all the books that I'm currently reading!