Libraries – Summer Reading Challenge

The national Summer Reading Challenge, coordinated by The Reading Agency, is run in 95% of UK public libraries. With around 800,000 children aged 4-11 taking part, the Summer Reading Challenge is the biggest national reading initiative. It runs in libraries throughout the summer holidays, with incentives, activities and events designed to create a real buzz around children’s reading. The challenge is simple – to read six or more library books over the summer.

How do children sign up?
Children or their parents/carers can enrol at the Library by filling in a registration card.

What books can the children read?
The Summer Reading Challenge is designed for children of all reading abilities aged 4 to 11. They can read any books they like – fact books, stories, joke books, picture books – it’s up to them. Audio books count too. As long as they are borrowed from the library, they all count.

Ready, Set, Read!

This year’s Summer Reading Challenge is all about games and sports. Children will join our fictional team (and their animal mascots!) as they use their skills to weave their way through a summer obstacle course.

Developed in collaboration with the Youth Sport Trust, the 2023 Summer Reading Challenge will celebrate play and participation, encouraging children to engage in games and sports in any way that best suits them.

Ready, Set, Read! will showcase how reading can be active and engaged, and can itself involve teamwork and community.

The Summer Reading Challenge is the UK’s biggest free reading for pleasure programme for children. Taking place annually, the Challenge encourages children aged 4 to 11 to keep reading during the summer holidays.

There are loads of lovely events going on in the local libraries so do get involved.

Helmsley Library Summer Activities

Norton Hive Summer Reading Challenge

Malton Library Summer Activities

Pickering Library Summer Activities

Links to the individual events can be found on the North Yorkshire Libraries Facebook Page





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