Starting Saturday 4th July and finishing Saturday 12th September, The Summer Reading Challenge is a free activity for children aged 4-11 delivered by The Reading Agency in partnership with public libraries and powered by Universal Music UK.
It’s all about reading for fun, aiming to improve their skills and confidence over the summer holiday. Children can read anything they like and collect reward stickers for their reading. For under 5s there is a mini challenge, so they don’t miss out.
This year’s theme is Read to the Beat, giving everyone the opportunity to discover diverse musical genres and cultural influences through specially curated reading lists and engaging activities that celebrate the connection between storytelling and sound. There will be lots of free children’s activities in our libraries including professional music and dance artists.
To sign up, just pop into your local library. Children will need to be library members – you can do this in a library or online. It’s free of charge and children will receive their own library card for which there are no overdue fees.
Nationally the Summer Reading Challenge has engaged over half a million children annually for more than 25 years.
To join the library, click here
