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Library Lab - 2022
Pete Gray and Alice Harman are the 2022 Artist and Author in Residence for Inspire. Find out about their creative collaboration and FREE family workshops this summer.
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In Inspire libraries from Saturday 9 July - Sunday 4 September
The Summer Reading Challenge is back in Inspire libraries this summer! This year's challenge has been developed in partnership with The Science Museum Group, the world’s leading alliance of science museums. The challenge features the Gadgeteers – six fictional young innovators who, using creative thinking and teamwork, plan a party for their town’s summer fair celebration. Gadgeteers will be a celebration of reading, science and imagination.
The challenge, aimed at children aged 4 to 11 years, is to read six or more library books over the summer. Watch our YouTube video below to see librarian Chris explain how it works in our libraries
The Gadgeteers collector poster.
Mini Challenge 2022: A bite sized version of the Summer Reading Challenge for children aged 3 and under. Find our more here.
Children can also take part online
for digital rewards
There are lots of ebooks and audio books you can borrow from the library online to help complete the online challenge.
For more information on the online challenge visit the help page at summerreadingchallenge.org.uk/help
Summer Reading Challenge Online: Guide
A detailed, step by step guide to signing up to the Summer Reading Challenge online from The Reading Agency
Children can read any books they like on the Summer Reading Challenge; stories, fact books, poetry, jokes, graphic novels.
Browse the official Gadgeteers book collection below or visit our children's book recommendations page for more inspiration.
The Summer Reading Challenge is produced by The Reading Agency and runs in libraries all over the country. The challenge, aimed at children aged 4 to 11 years, is to read six or more library books over the summer. In libraries, there are stickers and other rewards for every book read and children who complete the challenge receive a medal and a certificate. Children taking part online earn digital badges and other online rewards with a certificate to download at the end of the challenge.
Children who take part:
To find out more click here
Click the links below for details of events in our libraries.
Arts & Culture
Pete Gray and Alice Harman are the 2022 Artist and Author in Residence for Inspire. Find out about their creative collaboration and FREE family workshops this summer.
Reading & Libraries
Explore the Summer Reading Challenge activities available in your library over the summer.
Arts & Culture
16 July - 6 Aug. An energetic music and storytelling workshop bursting with creativity and a chance to learn new musical skills with Dave “Stickman” Higgins. At Arnold, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Mansfield Central, Newark, Sutton-in-Ashfield and Worksop libraries. For children aged 5 to 9.
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9 August - 20 August 2022. Join two excavators as they scuttle through the muck finding treasures hidden amongst a world of rubbish. For ages 5+ Touring 19 Libraries this summer.
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4 August 2022. Join author Jonathan Emmett for a tale of daring deeds and an incredibly clever contraption. For children aged 4 - 8. At Sutton-in-Ashfield Library and Mansfield Central library.
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The Mini Challenge is bite sized version of the Summer Reading Challenge for our youngest readers. Children collect stickers on a special collector card for the books they borrow and read.
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We have thousands of free e-resources suitable for children to borrow. Why not give our e-services a try, all you need is your library card number and pin to begin borrowing.
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Find your nearest library here. All Inspire libraries are taking part in the Summer Reading Challenge