Summer Reading Challenge
Calling all 4–11-year-olds, parents, carers and teachers!
Get ready for the Summer Reading Challenge, ‘Marvellous Makers’, arriving at your local Staffordshire library this Summer on 6th July!
Developed in partnership with Create, a leading charity bringing the creative arts to those who need it most, this year’s Challenge aims to fire up children’s imaginations and unleash storytelling and creativity through the power of reading.
Children aged 4-11 are invited to set a reading goal and collect rewards for their reading. It’s FREE to take part and last year 75% of children taking part improved their reading skills over the holidays.
Why should my child sign up?
• They will be better prepared to return to school in the autumn.
• The Challenge supports the move into a new year group.
• Becoming more independent in their reading boosts children’s confidence and self-esteem.
• The library provides free access to books and fun family activities all through the summer.
• Library staff are on hand to offer support and book recommendations.
• Your child will be part of a UK-wide programme developed by The Reading Agency and delivered in partnership with the public library network.
Find out more at https://summerreadingchallenge.org.uk/ or pop along to your local library on Saturday 6th July to sign the kids up!
In addition, we will also be offering the Mini-Challenge for pre-school aged children from our libraries. The Mini Challenge is a 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.
Discover our Summer events and much more here: https://linktr.ee/staffordshirelibraries
Source: South Staffordshire Newsletter article – July 2024
