 As we look ahead to the summer holidays, we are pleased to share information about the Summer Reading Challenge 2026: Read to the Beat, launching on Saturday 4 July 2026.
This year's challenge celebrates music, sound, poetry and storytelling, encouraging children to develop a love of reading while exploring their creativity, imagination and self-expression through books and fun activities inspired by rhythm and sound.
We would be grateful if you could help promote the challenge to children aged 4–11 and their families, encouraging them to visit their local library and take part over the summer break.
Key information
- Children who complete the challenge will receive a certificate, medal and small reward.
- Libraries will be offering a range of themed activities and events throughout the summer.
- A Mini Challenge is also available for children aged under 4.
An information leaflet for parents and carers is attached and can be shared to encourage as many families as possible to enjoy reading together during the summer holidays.
Additional promotional resources are available:
Thank you for your continued support of the Summer Reading Challenge. Please feel free to share this information with colleagues, children and families.
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Look, baby, look outside : a lift-the-flap baby's catalogue by Louise Lockhart
A bright large-format, lift-the-flap gift book, featuring hundreds of everyday objects for babies to look at and talk about. Look, baby, look! There's a squirrel and a dog. A slide, a picnic and a bench, a see-saw and a log.
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Sportopedia: illustrated by Mark Long ; written by Adam Skinner
'Sportopedia' is your ultimate guide to the exhilarating world of sport. Learn amazing facts about all your favourite sports, and discover new ones you may not have come across before. Whether you're into team sports, target sports, track and field, or aquatic sports, this book showcases a diverse array of athletes - male, female, able-bodied and Paralympians - and celebrates the unique talents of sportspeople everywhere, making it a treasure trove for all the family to share.
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Wolf siren (eBook) by Beth O'Brien
A vibrant, evocative and magical debut which centres a positive, empowered disabled character at the heart of a reimagining of Little Red Riding Hood. The woods are hiding a secret? but then so is Red? Red is not allowed to go into the woods. Everyone knows that they are dangerous - because of their strange magic and the wolves that lurk there? But Red finds herself increasingly drawn to the woods and the place where her grandmother disappeared without a trace three years ago. When the woodcutter fails to return home one night and wolves are spotted close to the village boundary, fear drives a deep and dangerous divide between the villagers and the nature they live alongside. Only Red seems to hold the key - but she has a secret, and exposing it could ruin her family forever?.
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#1 New York Times bestselling author E. Lockhart returns to the world of her TikTok sensation We Were Liars with all her signature beachy gothic atmosphere, family intrigue, and high-stakes romance. “The invitation arrives out of the blue. In it, Matilda discovers a father she’s never met. Kingsley Cello is a visionary, a reclusive artist. And when he asks her to spend the summer at his seaside home, Hidden Beach, Matilda expects to find a part of herself she’s never fully understood. Instead, she finds Meer, her long-lost, openhearted brother; Brock, a former child star battling demons; and brooding, wild Tatum, who just wants her to leave their crumbling sanctuary. With Kingsley nowhere to be seen, Matilda must delve into the twisted heart of Hidden Beach to uncover the answers she’s desperately craving. But secrets run thicker than blood, and blood runs like seawater.
This is book 3 in the “We Were Liars” series. Book 1 “We were Liars” and Book 2 “Family of Liars” are also available in eBook and eAudio formats (but not as a campaign title).
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Feeling crafty? Come along to an all materials provided craft workshop, it's free to join for families! Sat 4 July 9am-12pm at Central Library, Smithford Way, CV1 1FY.
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Phone: 024 7683 2314
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