Ready, Set, Read!

The Summer Reading Challenge is back

This year’s Summer Reading Challenge will soon be upon us so get ready for Ready, Set, Read!

Cheshire East Libraries will be launching the annual children’s Summer Reading Challenge across all libraries on the 8th of July 2023.

It’s free to take part – just sign up at any Cheshire East library.

Click here to find your local library

The Summer Reading Challenge is a fun way for children between the ages of 4-12 years to stay engaged with reading over the summer holidays. There’s even a mini challenge for the under 4s.

The aim of the challenge is to help prevent the dip in reading that can occur over the long summer holidays, as well as fostering a love of reading for pleasure. 

Last summer, 5627 children took part in the Gadgeteers challenge and 545 joined the library as new members so they could join in.

This year we are celebrating the awesome power of play by encouraging children to keep their minds and bodies active over the summer through sport and reading.

Ready, Set, Read! is presented by The Reading Agency in partnership with the Youth Sport Trust and children are challenged to join the superstar team and their marvellous mascots and weave their way through a fictional obstacle course by borrowing and reading 6 library books over the summer.

There are super stickers to collect along the way (watch out as some are a bit smelly) and when they reach the finish line, they will be awarded with a champion’s medal and certificate.