The Summer Reading Challenge is Launched

The Summer Reading Challenge is Launched!

Calling all Pre-schoolers –11-year-olds, parents/carers!

Get ready for Summer Reading Challenge 2025, 'Story Garden’, arriving at your local Staffordshire library this Summer on Saturday 5th July!

Story Garden – Adventures in Nature and the Great Outdoors. This exciting new theme will inspire children to tap into a world of imagination through reading, exploring the magical connection between storytelling and nature. This year’s Summer Reading Challenge features artwork from award-winning illustrator Dapo Adeola.

Children aged 4-11 are invited to set a reading goal and collect rewards for their reading.

Why should my child sign up?

• It’s FREE! Available at local libraries and online
• Inspires a lifelong love of reading
• Boosts confidence, creativity, and imagination
• Earn rewards, certificates, and prizes
• Fun for the whole family. Visit your local library together
• 95% of children said they read more after joining!
• Children choose their own books to read over the summer, collect
rewards for each milestone they reach, and receive a certificate or
medal when they complete the challenge.

Help Your Child Discover the Joy of Reading This Summer!

Find out more at https://summerreadingchallenge.org.uk/ or pop along to your local library on Saturday 5th July to sign the kids up!

Mini-Challenge for Pre-Schoolers...

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.