Summer Reading Challenge 2025: Resources for Schools

Produced by The Reading Agency and run in partnership with libraries across the country the Summer Reading Challenge is a great way to keep children reading over the summer.    Taking part can help avoid the potential dip in reading levels over the long summer break and provides free fun for 4 – 11 year olds.   

This year's challenge is Story Garden, celebrating nature and the great outdoors and exploring adventure, fantasy and the magical world of storytelling.  

• The challenge runs in Inspire Nottinghamshire libraries from 5 July until 7 September.

• Children sign up at their local library for FREE and receive a collector's sticker booklet
• Children borrow and read at least six library books, of their choice, during the summer - collecting stickers along the way.
• Children who complete the Summer Reading Challenge receive a certificate and medal. 
• Library staff and volunteers are on hand to talk to children about the books they have read.

Find out more about the Summer Reading Challenge and the activities we have planned at www.inspireculture.org.uk/summerreadingchallenge  

The Summer Reading challenge

• Improves reading confidence and independence
• Ensures pupils are reading for their return to school, preventing the summer reading ‘dip’.
• Encourages extra-curricular activity  - encouraging family engagement with reading.
• Enhances and supports the mission for all children to read more widely and for pleasure.

Inspire would love help from schools to encourage children to sign up to the Summer Reading Challenge this year.  There are resources available below to support schools to promote the challenge to their pupils and their families.    Plus join in with our live virtual assemblies. 

The Summer Reading Challenge launches on Saturday 5 July.