30 free levels
Typing & Digital Skills · Circuit City
Midnight Library
Type real stories and fact pages by lamplight, and fix the gremlins' typos.
- Grades
- 2–8
- Levels
- 72 in 3 tracks
- Free
- 30 levels
- Session
- 4–12 minutes
What it is
When the town is asleep, Olly opens the Midnight Library. Each level is a short original story or an informational page: why the sky is blue, how bees make honey, a robot who learned to read. Read a glowing section, type it, and watch the page fill in. On editing nights, mischievous gremlins have planted typos; each one is marked, and you fix it with Backspace and careful retyping. Story Shelf and Reference Room are keyboard tracks; Tap Reading is made for touchscreens.
What children learn
Builds steady, accurate typing of connected text at grade-appropriate reading levels, in sections so learners read before they type. Editing levels practise finding and fixing spelling errors, where Backspace counts as editing practice rather than a mistake. Accuracy earns stars; Reference Room also shows a gentle pace band. Touchscreen results are reported separately from keyboard results.
What it teaches
- Meaningful passages
- Touchscreen text entry
- Edit typed text
How to play
Click the page or press Enter to start typing. Backspace fixes mistakes. In editing levels, Backspace removes letters from the marked word, type the correction, then press Enter (or the Next typo button) to move on. On touchscreens use the on-screen keyboard or your device keyboard. Say next word reads the passage aloud word by word.
Plays with: Touch Keyboard
Accessibility
- Read-aloud on request
- Fully playable with a keyboard
- Calm mode with reduced motion
- No timers or time pressure
- Never relies on color alone
- Quiet mode turns off sound effects
Level maps
Tracks and levels
Each track is made for a grade range. Start anywhere that fits — you don't have to play the younger tracks first. As a guest, your stars are saved on this device.
Story Shelf
Keyboard: short stories and fact pages for grades 2–4, with editing nights.
2–4
24 levels · 10 free
Story Shelf
Keyboard: short stories and fact pages for grades 2–4, with editing nights. · 2–4
- 1 Picture Books 1 ☆☆☆
- 2 Picture Books 2 ☆☆☆
- 3 Picture Books 3 ☆☆☆
- 4 Picture Books 4 ☆☆☆
- 5 Picture Books 5 ☆☆☆
- 6 Picture Books Challenge ☆☆☆
- 7 Chapter Books 1 ☆☆☆
- 8 Chapter Books 2 ☆☆☆
- 9 Chapter Books 3 ☆☆☆
- 10 Chapter Books 4 ☆☆☆
- 11 Chapter Books 5 Plan level
- 12 Chapter Books Gremlin Night Plan level
- 13 Story Corner 1 Plan level
- 14 Story Corner 2 Plan level
- 15 Story Corner 3 Plan level
- 16 Story Corner 4 Plan level
- 17 Story Corner 5 Plan level
- 18 Story Corner Challenge Plan level
- 19 Moonlit Stacks 1 Plan level
- 20 Moonlit Stacks 2 Plan level
- 21 Moonlit Stacks 3 Plan level
- 22 Moonlit Stacks 4 Plan level
- 23 Moonlit Stacks 5 Plan level
- 24 Moonlit Stacks Gremlin Night Plan level
Levels after 10 are part of a PlayOwl plan. Free levels, saving and basic reports stay free.
Reference Room
Keyboard: longer stories and informational paragraphs for grades 5–8.
5–8
24 levels · 10 free
Reference Room
Keyboard: longer stories and informational paragraphs for grades 5–8. · 5–8
- 1 Atlas Aisle 1 ☆☆☆
- 2 Atlas Aisle 2 ☆☆☆
- 3 Atlas Aisle 3 ☆☆☆
- 4 Atlas Aisle 4 ☆☆☆
- 5 Atlas Aisle 5 ☆☆☆
- 6 Atlas Aisle Challenge ☆☆☆
- 7 Science Stacks 1 ☆☆☆
- 8 Science Stacks 2 ☆☆☆
- 9 Science Stacks 3 ☆☆☆
- 10 Science Stacks 4 ☆☆☆
- 11 Science Stacks 5 Plan level
- 12 Science Stacks Gremlin Night Plan level
- 13 History Hall 1 Plan level
- 14 History Hall 2 Plan level
- 15 History Hall 3 Plan level
- 16 History Hall 4 Plan level
- 17 History Hall 5 Plan level
- 18 History Hall Challenge Plan level
- 19 Rare Books 1 Plan level
- 20 Rare Books 2 Plan level
- 21 Rare Books 3 Plan level
- 22 Rare Books 4 Plan level
- 23 Rare Books 5 Plan level
- 24 Rare Books Gremlin Night Plan level
Levels after 10 are part of a PlayOwl plan. Free levels, saving and basic reports stay free.
Tap Reading
Touchscreen: short passages with an on-screen keyboard and relaxed goals.
2–8
24 levels · 10 free
Tap Reading
Touchscreen: short passages with an on-screen keyboard and relaxed goals. · 2–8
- 1 Tiny Tales 1 ☆☆☆
- 2 Tiny Tales 2 ☆☆☆
- 3 Tiny Tales 3 ☆☆☆
- 4 Tiny Tales 4 ☆☆☆
- 5 Tiny Tales 5 ☆☆☆
- 6 Tiny Tales Challenge ☆☆☆
- 7 Quick Facts 1 ☆☆☆
- 8 Quick Facts 2 ☆☆☆
- 9 Quick Facts 3 ☆☆☆
- 10 Quick Facts 4 ☆☆☆
- 11 Quick Facts 5 Plan level
- 12 Quick Facts Gremlin Night Plan level
- 13 Pocket Stories 1 Plan level
- 14 Pocket Stories 2 Plan level
- 15 Pocket Stories 3 Plan level
- 16 Pocket Stories 4 Plan level
- 17 Pocket Stories 5 Plan level
- 18 Pocket Stories Challenge Plan level
- 19 Night Notes 1 Plan level
- 20 Night Notes 2 Plan level
- 21 Night Notes 3 Plan level
- 22 Night Notes 4 Plan level
- 23 Night Notes 5 Plan level
- 24 Night Notes Gremlin Night Plan level
Levels after 10 are part of a PlayOwl plan. Free levels, saving and basic reports stay free.
Off screen
Print & play
Paper activities that go with this game.
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Typing & Digital Skills · Grade 4 · Reading · 1 page
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