Purple Mash Library: your new reading resource

2026 is the National Year of Reading and to celebrate, we're giving our Purple Mash users access to over 250 eBooks with Purple Mash Library - at no additional cost!

What Purple Mash Library Offers

Purple Mash Library is an online platform full of engaging reading books for ages 5-11. It comes with free home access, making it a brilliant way to make more books available at home. Read on tablets, on laptops, with print out copies, or together via an interactive whiteboard, highlighting important words as you read. Many of the book chapters are complemented by a selection of resources for whole class, group or individual use.

Find books easily

• Seven clearly-defined libraries allow children and teachers to find books quickly and easily
• Mark books as favourites and access them direct from the home screen
• Continue reading right where you left off with 'Recent Reads' also on the home screen
• Search the platform by book title, author, genre, or topic (Victorians, Rivers, Stone Age etc.)
• Books are age-appropriate and have been written by professional children's authors

Promote reading for pleasure

• Free home access ensures that children are able to read books at home
• The wide variety of topics and levels ensures there's something for every reader
• The DK Learning non-fiction library allows children to 'Go All In' on their hobby or special interest
• More confident readers can develop their reading stamina with the Comets library, containing longer novels

Make reading more inclusive

• Our Firebolts Library contains lower level, higher engagement books suited for reluctant readers
• Many of the books include audio narration, so children can hear the book being read to them
• In-book features include the ability to change the page colour, and font colour, style and size.

Schedule books and chapters

• Schedule an entire book and its related activities for children in just a few clicks
• Alternatively, use the serialise functionality to allow children to receive new chapters on specific dates, defined by you
• See any completed work associated with the books you schedule in just a few clicks

Complete digital reading journals

• Any Purple Mash Library book that a child reads is automatically entered into their online reading journal
• Teachers can view their pupils’ reading journals, comment on their reading and reward them with digital stickers
• Reading a book that's not in Purple Mash Library? It can easily be added to the journal in a variety of ways: scan the barcode, search for the book or enter the ISBN number
• Educators can access any and all of the data recorded in reading journals
• You can see frequency of reading and total number of minutes read for classes, groups or specific individuals

Purple Mash users get access to all of this and more as part of one simple subscription. If you'd like to explore the platform, get a free trial and see how Purple Mash can help your school.