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ESL: English as a Second Language

LCC Library resources for English language learners

Readers

The LCC Library has a large collection of readers in four levels: Starter, Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced. The books have color-coded stickers that tell you what level they are. Below are some examples of readers on each level. Click on the links to see all the books at each reading level.  

purple CD sticker Some of the readers come with audio CD's, so that you can listen while you read. Readers with audio CD's have a purple-colored "CD" sticker.

Starter Readers

starter readers have orange stickers

                         The Long Road         Lucky Break         Newspaper Chase         Let Me Out!

Beginning Readers

Beginning Readers have Blue Stickers

                   Adventures of Tom Sawyer cover         Apollo 13 cover        Bad Love cover        Extreme Sports cover

Intermediate Readers

Intermediate Readers have Green Stickers

           1984 cover        The Beatles cover         Stranded at Sea cover        The Yearling cover

Advanced Readers

Advanced Readers have Red Stickers

                    The Brethren cover         The Story of the Internet cover        Dr. No        L.A. Confidential

Advanced Readers!
Try the Young Adult Collection Collection!

The Young Adult Collection

hatchet   habibi   the tequila worm

If you are ready to read books written for native speakers, young adult fiction is a great way to begin. These books were written for people ages 13 and up. They are in their own special area. Many of them won major awards from various organizations, and there is a great variety of subject matter.

Reference Books

In our ESL Collection we have a number of ESL reference books for you to borrow and take home. Here are a few examples.