Children aged four to 11 could win fabulous prizes for taking part in this year’s Summer Reading Challenge, being run throughout Croydon’s libraries starting Saturday 8 July.
The Reading Agency has partnered with the Youth Sport Trust for this year’s theme – Ready, Set, Read! – encouraging children to experience the thrill of sports and the power of teamwork through reading.
Taking part in the challenge and registration are simple – children can visit their local library and start their adventure by reading six books throughout the summer. Each participant will receive a fold-out poster and can collect stickers along the way to track their progress.
In addition to the fun-filled theme, Croydon’s libraries are holding a prize draw, open to all who successfully complete the challenge. The prizes include:
- A Kindle tablet
- A family ticket to Godstone Farm
- A voucher for Flip Out Croydon
- A session at Croydon’s indoor climbing facility – CroyWall
- An exclusive tour of Selhurst Park
Young people can choose any books to count towards the Summer Reading Challenge. Fact, fiction, poetry, graphic novels, joke books – the choices are endless. Audiobooks and ebooks count too, so children can read wherever and however they like.
Croydon libraries have an amazing collection of printed, audio, and digital books that are free to borrow for anyone with a library card. If you don’t have one, visit your local library or our website to register.
“Reading isn’t just a fundamental skill, it unites, inspires, and ignites our imaginations. With this year’s Summer Reading Challenge, we want to put the fun back in fundamental with stories about the joys and excitement of teamwork and sports. Hopefully, these experiences will transfer to our young people’s daily lives. I hope all of the borough’s children give this a go.”
Jason Perry, Executive Mayor of Croydon
