The library is a great place for children to get involved with books and reading. Our libraries hold regular rhyme time sessions for babies and toddlers. For older children there's help with homework and access to a wealth of information for research and project work.
Summer Reading Challenge
The Summer Reading Challenge is a national scheme that takes place every year during the summer holidays.
The Summer Reading Challenge website is a great resource to keep track of your reading all year round. It helps you find new books to read and has competitions, games and mini challenges.
Find out more on the The Summer Reading Challenge website
We are delighted to share the theme of the 2023 Summer Reading Challenge, ‘Ready, Set, Read!’. This year’s Challenge will be all about games and sports, and is brought to life by the brilliant children’s illustrator, Loretta Schauer.
Developed in collaboration with the Youth Sport Trust, ‘Ready, Set, Read!’ will celebrate play and participation and will encourage children to engage in reading, games and sports, in any way that best suits them. The Challenge will provide opportunities to showcase how reading can be active and engaged, and can itself involve teamwork and community.
How the Summer Reading Challenge works
Children can complete the Challenge by reading whatever they like in their chosen format:
- fiction
- fact books
- poetry
- joke books
- picture books
- graphic novels
- audio books
- eBooks
Children sign up at their local library and read 6 library books of their choice to complete the challenge.
There are rewards to collect along the way and there's a certificate for everyone who completes the Challenge. Library staff and a team of volunteers are on hand to help children sign up, collect rewards and choose new books if they need advice or inspiration. Visit your library in the school holidays to take part.
Your Local Library information
The Summer Reading Challenge is open to all primary school aged children and is designed for all reading abilities. Children can sign up for free at a participating library during the summer holidays.
Arts and Kernow Youth Book Award (KYBA) supporters
We are registered Arts Award supporters, so if you are doing Arts Award, activities undertaken at the library can count towards your award. KYBA Award supporters – you can borrow or order KYBA titles at your local library.