Summer Reading Challenge

The Summer Reading Challenge takes place during the school holidays every summer at a library near you.

The challenge, aimed at 4 to 11 year-olds, is to read six or more library books over the summer.  Each year's challenge has a different theme.  This years theme is Mischief Makers and celebrates 80 years of the much-loved Beano comic.

The Summer Reading Challenge is produced by The Reading Agency and runs in libraries all over the country.   

Children who take part:

• are more enthusiastic about reading
  
• maintain their reading level over the holidays
  
• return to schools’ keen and ready to learn
  
• boost their confidence and self-esteem.
  

It’s fun and totally free. Find out more here.

In 2017 a total of 9,732 children joined in with the Summer Reading Challenge with 5,384 going on to read all 6 books and complete the challenge.