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Find a Book This Summer - Kentucky!

Published: 5/17/2013 9:42 AM



Summer Reading Programs at local Kentucky public libraries provide a wonderful opportunity for students to maintain reading skills. This year Kentucky’s public libraries are partnering with the Kentucky Department of Education to provide tools to assist in summer reading selections.

 

 

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Teachers and parents are encouraged to help children use “Find a Book, Kentucky” (http://lexile.com/fab/ky) to build personal reading lists for summer reading and then locate their selections at their school or public library or at a local bookstore. “Find a Book, Kentucky” uses the widely-adopted Lexile® measure to match a reader with books that will provide the right level of challenge to support reading growth. School and Public Librarians are ready to assist children and their parents as they make summer reading selections.
For more information about specific activities, contests, and reading events for the Summer Reading Program in your county, contact your local public library (http://kdla.ky.gov/librarians/Pages/LibraryDirectory.aspx). Download the Parent Flyer for more information about The Lexile® Framework for Reading and “Find a Book, Kentucky.”
 
2013 FAB KY Parent Flyer.pdf
2013 FAB KY Parent Flyer.pdf
 
Fact Sheet KY 2012
Fact Sheet KY 2012.pdf

"Find a Book, Kentucky" FAQ Librarian

"Find a Book, Kentucky" FAQ Parent


FAB App
"Find a Book" Mobile App Now Available     

“Find a Book” is the ultimate book search tool for educators, parents, librarians and students to download on their Android mobile phone. Brought to you by MetaMetrics, the developer of the widely adopted Lexile® Framework for Reading, “Find a Book” Mobile Beta allows you to search for books based on reading ability (Lexile level), personal interests, keywords and more.

With “Find a Book” you can:
 
  • Match yourself, your child, or student to the books of best fit based on reading ability (Lexile measure) and personal interests
  • Allow a user without a Lexile measure to search for books by estimating his or her Lexile measure based on comfort with grade-level materials
  • Search for books using a quick keyword search
  • Browse through the entire Lexile titles database
  • View a book detail page containing bibliographical and summary information for every title
  • Check the availability of books in your local, public library by accessing the Online Computer Library Center’s (OCLC) database of more than 125,000 titles in WorldCat
  • Map directions to the closet library with your book selection(s)
  • Buy your book selection(s) with a Barnes & Noble® quick link
  • Log in with your Lexile account
  • Store books for offline viewing
Download the app here.
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​Cindy Parker
Office of Next-Generation Learners
500 Mero Street, 19th Floor CPT
Frankfort, KY 40601
(502) 564-9850
Fax (502) 564-9848