Kids, keep reading BIG this summer!
The BIG Summer Read challenges you to pick up a book and keep reading over the holidays! Anyone between the ages of 0-18 is welcome to participate.
Here’s how it works:
- Pick a book you love – a real book, an ebook, or an audiobook.
- Keep track of the books you read.
- Read at least 10 books and you could win awesome prizes!
Parents and caregivers, keep reading aloud to young people during the summer school holidays and log these books as part of the challenge.
It’s free to join! So grab a book and start reading this summer.
Track reading and complete challenges
Read and log at least 10 books and be in the running for some fantastic prizes!
Visit ReadBooks to register now! Borrow from Your Library and get reading this summer!
The BIG Summer Read is open from 1 December 2024 – 31 January 2025.
Attend our BIG Summer Read launch parties
- Grab a free launch pack with fun activities and goodies
(only available at our parties – while stocks last) - Enter a special draw to win a fantastic prize from Your Library
- Collect your reading log
- Munch on free popcorn
- No need to book, just meet us at the party!
Keep reading in whatever format you choose! Book or audiobook – physical or digital – novel or comic book – it’s completely up to you.
Statewide prize winner announced 12 February 2025
The lucky winners will receive some amazing book packs, curated to suit their age group.
- Ages 0-4 – Board books
- Ages 5-8 – Picture books
- Ages 8-12 – Junior fiction/graphic novels
- Ages 12-18 – YA fiction/graphic novels
Winners will be notified via email.
Pick up a Reading Log
You can also choose to grab a printed Reading Log from your local library. Completing a printed Reading Log doesn’t automatically enter you into the statewide prize draw – but it does enter you into the Your Library prize draw!
Win a Prize Pack from Your Library!
Submit your completed printed Reading Log to your local library by 31 January to go in the draw. The lucky winner will be announced on 12 February.
Start your BIG Summer Read journey with these red hot kids titles!
Keep reading... by listening! Check out these great eAudiobooks on BorrowBox.
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