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BIG Summer Read

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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:

  1. Pick a book you love – a real book, an ebook, or an audiobook.
  2. Keep track of the books you read.
  3. 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. 
Register now
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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.

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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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BIG Summer Read sponsor logo Bolinda BorrowBox
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U Library
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Monday 2 Dec, 4pm-5pm

Yarra Junction Library
Tuesday 3 Dec, 4pm-5pm

Bayswater Library
Tuesday 3 Dec, 4pm-5pm

Knox Library | Ngarrgoo
Tuesday 3 Dec, 4pm-5pm

Croydon Library
Wednesday 4 Dec, 4pm-5pm

Realm Library

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Warm Winter Read

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Warm Winter Read

Winter is here! It’s time to get cosy and make time for yourself with some amazing reads.

Reading is vital to a healthier, happier, more connected nation. The significant benefits of reading for pleasure include reducing depression, loneliness and dementia, and increasing empathy, self-esteem and awareness of other cultures.

The Warm Winter Read aims to encourage adult readers (16+) across Victoria to create healthy reading habits by tracking the days participants read over June, July, and August 2024. As the temperature drops, we want you to make time for yourself and your chosen story every day.

It’s easier to find time to read than you think. Listen to an audiobook on your commute to work, walking the dog, or while completing household chores; swap scrolling time for reading time; or simply replace one episode of a binge-watch with a chapter (or two) of a great book.

We’ll even help you find your next great read by celebrating fantastic books recommended by authors you love!

While reading is its own reward, you’ll also be in the running to win some great bookish prizes!

The Warm Winter Read campaign will run between 1 June and 31 August 2024.

Track your reading

To get started in this challenge, register for an account through the Vic Reads website or by using the paper tracking logs available at all branches of Your Library. Ages 16+

Register now

Not sure what to read next?

We’re here to help you find a story to snuggle up with as the temperature drops. So stay warm and get reading this winter!

Reading Challenges

Cosy up with a good book in your very own reading nook! ☕

Start a new series, or read the next book in your current series. 📚

Listen to an audiobook while doing something else – running, cleaning, driving – it’s up to you! 👟

Whether you’ve whipped up a recipe straight from the pages of a book or paired a meal or drink with your latest read, we want to see it all. Share your culinary creations and literary adventures with us and let’s inspire each other to sink our teeth into the world of literature and gastronomy😍

Embark on a journey beyond imagination – read a book that transports your mind! 🚀

Return your recommendation slip to Your Library’! Whether you’ve been swept away by a captivating novel, delved into a thrilling mystery, or explored the depths of fantasy, we want to hear all about it! ❤️

Reading Recommendations

Your favourite Australian authors have given us lists of their top reads this year.

Alison Goodman

Garry Disher

Michael Earp

Dr. Ahona Guha

Matt Preston

Melissa Lucashenko

Pip Williams

Shelley Parker-Chan