Summer Reading Challenge 2025
Saturday 5 July - Saturday 20 September
The theme for this year's Summer Reading Challenge is Story Garden – Adventures in Nature and the Great Outdoors, will inspire children to tap into a world of imagination through reading, exploring the magical connection between storytelling and nature.
The annual Summer Reading Challenge is delivered in partnership with public libraries across the UK, and it’s free for children to take part. Throughout the summer, children joining ‘Story Garden’ can discover new books, participate in free activities at their local library and explore the link between reading and the great outdoors, where nature and imagination come together.
This year’s Summer Reading Challenge features artwork from award-winning illustrator Dapo Adeola.
How the challenge works
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Children can join at any of our seven libraries from Saturday 5 July.
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Borrow books and get reading. You can read any books!
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Children will get stickers as they progress with their reading
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Children who complete the challenge will receive a medal, a certificate and be entered into a draw to win one of many fantastic prizes.
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Children under 4 can also take part and get their own booklet and stickers.
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Children can also take part online. Visit www.summerreadingchallenge.org for more information. For help and guidance on how to sign up to the online challenge visit https://summerreadingchallenge.org.uk/help
Prizes
A big thank you to all our generous sponsors for donating prizes to this year’s Summer Reading Challenge prize draw – their support is greatly appreciated.
Events and activities
There are lots of events and activities taking place at our libraries. Have a look on our events platform.