This summer, children can visit Nottingham City Libraries to join a superstar team and their marvellous mascots and get involved in a Summer Reading Challenge themed around the power of play, sport, games and physical activity.
Children can take part in the Challenge by signing up at their local library and collecting free materials as they keep reading. Once they have read 6 books, they will receive a certificate and an invite to a medal ceremony where they will be presented with their very own Summer Reading Challenge medal. By participating in the challenge at Nottingham City Libraries, young people will have the opportunity to explore new reading material, develop skills, and discover new interests.
Children can take part in the library any time after 8th July – it’s free and all children need is a library card. Not got one – head on over to your local city library to sign up!
Ready Set Read launches with an event at Clifton Library on July 8th 10am-12.30pm in partnership with the University of Nottingham, City Arts and Lakeside arts. Come along and discover the HeART project – where amazing science collides with beautiful art that children can create to take home and also help to build a special HeART book for the new Nottingham Central Library.
Throughout August there are Summer Reading Challenge events for children of all ages and interests across Nottingham City Libraries:
- Free crafts and activities in every library
- Magic, Music and Mayhem with Geoffrey Jumper and Mandy
- Author, poet, and illustrator Kev Payne leads a fast-paced, interactive session
- Caricaturist and Beano artist Kev Sutherland, writer, and illustrator from The Beano and Doctor Who, teaches you how to draw in a fun and interactive workshop
Visit https://www.nottinghamcitylibraries.co.uk/summer-reading-challenge/ to find out more about Ready, Set, Read! and all the events available for families to enjoy.
Councillor Pavlos Kotsonis, Portfolio Holder for Leisure and Culture said
“It’s great to see the Summer Reading Challenge in libraries keeping children reading over the summer. The Challenge is completely free so all children can take part and explore their local library.
“We are really excited to be partnering with the University of Nottingham, City Arts and Lakeside Arts for the HeART project to help us launch this year’s challenge at Clifton Library. There are lots of activities for children to take part in at all our libraries over the summer holidays where families can enjoy all the library has to offer. We are also delighted to support medal ceremonies led by local councillors in every library.”
Karen Napier, CEO, The Reading Agency said:
“We’re delighted to see how library partners across the country are organising their own events and activities to support this year’s Summer Reading Challenge. We are really looking forward to working closely with them to help get children reading, imagining, and staying active this summer.”
About The Summer Reading Challenge:
The Summer Reading Challenge is run by the Reading Agency for children across the UK and is delivered in partnership with public libraries. It has been running for the past 24 years and aims to foster a lifelong love of reading and tackle the drop off in reading that can happen over the school summer holidays. Children are challenged to read books over the summer and encouraged to enjoy reading for fun. Each year has a different theme – 2022 was ‘Gadgeteers’ and 2021 was ‘Wild World Heroes’. https://summerreadingchallenge.org.uk/
About The Reading Agency
The Reading Agency is a national charity that tackles life’s big challenges through the proven power of reading. We work closely with partners to develop and deliver programmes for people of all ages and backgrounds; our vision is for a world where everyone is reading their way to a better life.
We help 1.9 million people benefit from reading every year, through our programmes, our tireless campaigning, our excellent networks and our power to influence, challenge and make change happen. www.readingagency.org.uk
About University of Nottingham HeART project
heart is a creative exchange. The project uses textiles to engage communities with the scientific research of the Biodiscovery Institute. Based at University of Nottingham, the Institute works to prevent and cure disease. The project offers local people an insight into this important work. It is a chance to learn about the impact research will have on wellbeing; to add scientific context to their own stories of recovery and loss; to ponder the possible futures that the Biodiscovery Institute‘s work will bring about.
heart is a collaboration between City Arts, Lakeside and the University of Nottingham.
About the Youth Sport Trust:
The Youth Sport Trust is a UK leading children’s charity for improving young people’s wellbeing through sport and play. It empowers young people and equips educators to transform lives. Founded in 1995, it works with around 20,000 schools and inspires Changemakers to build a sense of belonging. Its vision is to create a future where every child enjoys the life-changing benefits of play and sport. Visit the YST website for ideas, tips and information www.youthsporttrust.org
About Arts Council England:
Arts Council England is the national development agency for creativity and culture. We have set out our strategic vision in Let’s Create that by 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish and where everyone of us has access to a remarkable range of high quality cultural experiences. We invest public money from Government and The National Lottery to help support the sector and to deliver this vision. www.artscouncil.org.uk Following the Covid-19 crisis, the Arts Council developed a £160 million Emergency Response Package, with nearly 90% coming from the National Lottery, for organisations and individuals needing support. We are also one of the bodies administering the Government’s unprecedented £1.96 billion Culture Recovery Funds. Find out more at www.artscouncil.org.uk/covid19
Posted on 03 July 2023
