Reading Loves Reading Challenge Lifts Off

Reading libraries have launched the Reading loves reading challenge, a fun space-themed reading challenge for children and Book Bingo for teenagers and adults. The challenge aims to encourage reading over the summer holidays and is free to join.

Primary school aged children can take part in an exciting space themed challenge, where they need to read six library books over the summer months and visit a library at least three times, by Saturday 12 September. Teenagers and adults who sign up for the Book Bingo need to read at least three books and visit three times.

Everyone who successfully finishes will be entered into a branch prize draw for the chance to win either a Lego set for children or a voucher for teens and adults. Children can also challenge parents, carers and even their teachers to read alongside them. Reading loves reading is free to join and a great way to read for free.

May half-term activities include themed crafts events, celebrating the start of Reading loves reading, including creating your own alien or designing and building your own moving picture rocket. Children can help decorate rockets that will be on display at all branch libraries throughout the summer. They can also take part in a colouring competition and have their work displayed in a library.

Cllr Liz Terry, Leader of the Council, said: “The Reading loves reading challenge is an excellent way to encourage children to keep reading through the holiday season when young people’s literacy skills traditionally dip. There are also a host of other fun activities to encourage young people and adults to explore and keep coming back to Reading’s wonderful libraries.

Reading Libraries are free to join and no longer charge overdue fines. All participants will need to be a library member and details of how to join Reading Libraries and all other services, including eBooks, eAudio and eMagazines, can be found at: https://www.reading.gov.uk/leisure/libraries/. Reading’s six community libraries are: Battle, Caversham, Palmer Park, Southcote, Tilehurst and Whitley.

Source: Reading Borough Council