Find Books in a Reading Program

You can find books in a reading program, such as:

For more about searching, see Conduct a Basic Search and Conduct a Power Search.

Accelerated Reader and Reading Counts!

If your library participates in the Accelerated Reader (AC) or Reading Counts! (RC) program, you can search for items of the appropriate reading level that interest you.

Select Catalog > Library Search > Basic or Power sub-tab.
Use the Reading Programs drop-down to select Accelerated Reader or Reading Counts.

Next to AR Level or RC Level, enter your reading level in the From and to fields.
If you want to find books that may be a little harder to read, enter a number that is 1 or 2 higher in the to field.

Example: If you are not sure what your reading level is, enter your grade in the first field, such as 3 for third grade. Then, enter the next grade up, 4, in the second field.

If you do not enter any level, you get books for all reading levels.
If you leave the From field blank or 0.0 and enter your reading level in the to field, you will get all the books from 0 up to your reading level.
If you enter your reading level in the From field and leave the to field at 20.0, you will get all the books from your level up to level 20.

Next to Point Value, enter a point value range.
- If you leave the fields at 0.0 and 130.0, you get books with any point value.
- If you leave the From field at 0.0 and enter a point value in the to field, you get all the books from 0 points up to what you entered.
- If you enter a point value in the From field and leave the to field at 130.0, you get all the books with point values from your number up to the maximum.
To find a book by keyword, about a particular subject, or by a certain author, enter the information in the Find field (optional).
Click a search button: Keyword, Title, Author, Subject, or Series.
Note: If you left the Find field blank, click Keyword.
Example: To find a book about snakes with a reading level range of 5 to 7 with any point value, enter 5 in the From field, 7 in the to field, and snakes in the Find field. Then, click Subject.

Lexile Measure

If your library uses the Lexile Framework for Reading, and you know your Lexile measure, you can search for books that are not too easy or too hard.

Select Catalog > Library Search > Basic sub-tab.
From the Reading Programs drop-down, select Lexile.

In the Lexile Measure field, type the desired Lexile number (such as BR100). You can search for books that match a measure (or range of measures), or a code, or both.

Note: If you enter a Lexile measure of BR100, a range is automatically calculated 100 points from its low end (BR200) and 50 points from its high end (BR50). The Lexile Reading Program Service shows the most current Lexile measure/value from MetaMetrics for any title in Search Results or Title Details.

To find a book by keyword, about a particular subject, or by a certain author, enter the word in the Find field (optional).
Click a search button: Keyword, Title, Author, Subject or Series.
Note: If you left the Find field blank, click Keyword.
Example: To find a book within a Lexile measure range of 700 to 800 written by Beverly Cleary, enter 700 in the Range field, 800 in the to field, and cleary in the Find field. Then, click Author.

Fountas & Pinnell

If your library uses the Fountas & Pinnell leveling system, and you know your Fountas & Pinnell level, you can search for books that are not too easy or too hard.

From the Reading Programs drop-down, select Fountas and Pinnell.
Next to Fountas and Pinnell, select your Fountas & Pinnell range in the From and to fields.
To find a book by keyword, about a particular subject, or by a certain author, enter the word in the Find field (optional).
Click a search button: Keyword, Title, Author, Subject, or Series.
Note: If you left the Find field blank, click Keyword.
Example: To find a book about cats within the Fountas & Pinnell levels of D to F, select D in the From field, F in the to field, and cats in the Find field. Then, click Subject.