This year the Summer Reading Challenge takes place from Saturday 5 July to Saturday 13 September

This year the Summer Reading Challenge takes place from Saturday 5 July to Saturday 13 September
The Summer Reading Challenge is a free holiday activity for children. It's all about reading for fun, aiming to improve children's reading skills and confidence.
The challenge runs every year throughout the summer holidays. All children aged 4 to 11 are welcome to take part.
Children can read anything they like and collect free rewards for their reading.
This year’s Summer Reading Challenge is all about Story Garden - adventures in nature and the great outdoors. This exciting theme will inspire children to tap into a world of imagination through reading, exploring the magical connection between storytelling and nature.
Children can take part either at the library or online. The in-person and online challenges are separate.
We have a great range of fun events taking place in our libraries this summer.
Check our events directory for all the details.
You can choose any books you like to count towards your Summer Reading Challenge. Fiction, fact books, poetry, joke books, picture books and graphic novels - the choice is yours! You can also read digital e-books and listen to e-audiobooks using the library's free BorrowBox app and read e-magazines using the PressReader app.
Why not try some of these books during the challenge? The books below are available in our libraries.
You can find more books to read on the Summer Reading Challenge reading list.
Some of the benefits of taking part in the Summer Reading Challenge include:
Parents and guardians can find out more on the Summer Reading Challenge website.
Story Garden logo artwork © The Reading Agency 2025.
Story Garden illustrations by Dapo Adeola and © The Reading Agency 2025.