Reading for pleasure is more important to children’s successes than education or social class. The Summer Reading Challenge gets three quarters of a million children into libraries to keep up their reading skills and confidence during the long holidays
You've still time to join the challenge at your local Kirklees library. If you've already joined, come and tell us about the fabulous books you've been reading and pick up your special collector folder and smelly stickers. We know your teachers love to see those reading certificates and medals when you go back to school in September!
Milan, age 11, has loved taking part this year:
"This year's theme is the best, reading and sport are my favourite hobbies! Exercise keeps you physically fit and reading keeps you mentally fit. I love having the extra time to read in the summer, especially outdoors, sitting in the garden with a book or at the beach, when it's not raining of course! The library also has fun activities you can get involved with; I recommend it to all children."
Find out more on the official Summer Reading Challenge website
 We've had some amazing family activities in libraries this summer and there are more to come! Some of our events booked up immediately but we're delighted to be able to release some extra tickets. Snap them up on our ticketsource page today!
Here's a taste of what's happening this next week:
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Drawing workshops with Loretta Shauer - Join us for a workshop with the official illustrator for this year’s Summer Reading Challenge – the wonderful Loretta Schauer! Come prepared to learn more about creating illustrations for children’s books and take part in a drawing session focusing on creating characters! For children ages between 7-11
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Once Upon a Tune Storytrails - Explore the power of music, illustration and storytelling outdoors with our exciting storytrails. This summer’s trails are inspired by the stunningly illustrated book Once Upon a Tune from award-winning artist James Mayhew. Search for the illustrations on our trail, experience the engaging stories that inspired famous tunes including Flight of the Bumblebee and The Sorcerer’s Apprentice and create your own musical artwork. Recommended for families with children up to age 8.
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Art Workshops with Stephen Waterhouse - Artist and Illustrator Stephen Waterhouse loves painting and drawing! Join us for a fabulous illustration workshop and we’ll get creating characters and story ideas about games, sport and having fun getting active. Plus you’ll have your own artwork to take home. 7+
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Dance Emporium - Come and experience a fun and friendly street dance workshop with Dance Emporium, and try out some of the latest moves to upbeat, current music! For ages 8-11yrs and open to all abilities!
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Pyjama Drama - An interactive performance by Pyjama Drama where the audience will be actively encouraged to get involved: singing, dancing, playing games and taking on different roles. A wonderful show for children aged 3-7 and their families!
Browse and book free tickets for library events
If you booked tickets but you're not able to make it to the event, please let us know so we can release the places for another family to enjoy. Email us at frontline.services@kirklees.gov.uk
 We’ve had some glorious days out (and some fun splashing in the puddles!) at our gorgeous parks for our Once Upon a Tune story trails this summer. Music, laughter, bee crafts and stunning illustrations from James Mayhew’s wonderful book. We're popping up at Wilton Park, Batley, this Thursday. Find out more and have a look at our other locations and dates.
If you can't make it in person, you can explore James Mayhew’s incredible images and listen to the music that inspired them through our storywalks web page.
 Created to highlight the best of the diverse voices published in the UK and Ireland, the Diverse Book Awards showcase the talent of maginalised voices. There are 12 books on each wonderful longlist: Picture Book, Children's, YA and Adult.
Find out more about the longlists on the Diverse Book Awards website.
Use our catalogue to reserve your choice for free delivery to your local library.
Download for free from our Libby collections: Diverse Book Awards Children's Longlist, Diverse Book Awards YA Longlist
Don't forget to vote for your favourite book via the Readers' Choice! You can vote for one book per category and the books with the most votes will be announced at the awards ceremony in October.
 People had to keep very still for a photo in the 1800s so can look quite serious! Did you know that staff can help you to research family history at Kirklees Local Studies Library? In fact, all Kirklees Libraries offer free access to the Ancestry website which is a great place to start.
Find out more about Kirklees Local Studies Library
 Last September children from Golcar schools participated in an art project for Golcar Library's gorgeous garden. Everyone's invited to a summer celebration to showcase the wonderful art work the children created.
Golcar Library, Saturday 19th August, 1-3pm.
 This Summer, MONSTER FUN – the fang-tastic children’s comic – is running a huge DRAW A MONSTER COMPETITION, where the winner could see their monster inside a future issue!
Children aged up to 16 years old are invited to pick up their pens and pencils, draw a creepy creation on the entry form, and send it in for their chance to see their monster recreated in a one page strip in a future Monster Fun issue on sale this year. Plus they’ll also win a massive book bundle from Rebellion Publishing.
To enter, children simply need to fill in the entry form found on the Monster Fun website, or in the latest issue of Monster Fun (perfect to pick up for inspiration!). But be quick, the competition closes on the 31st August 2023.
ALL schools and libraries who submit entries to the competition will also receive a Monster Fun bundle, filled with issues of the comic for their young readers to enjoy!
 Libby for Amazon Fire tablets Libby is now available to download from the Amazon Appstore. Going forward, users with Amazon Fire tablets should download Libby directly from the Amazon Appstore instead of manually sideloading the app.
OverDrive app reading history in Libby Your borrowing history will soon be available on your Timeline in Libby so you can keep track of titles previously borrowed from your digital collection in one place. Learn more on Libby Help.
Support for additional languages Libby now supports these additional languages: Korean, Malay, Tamil, Danish, Icelandic, and British English. Review Libby Help for a full list of supported languages and steps to change your language in the app.
Questions? Need some advice? Please drop us a line at frontline.services@kirklees.gov.uk or ask at any Kirklees Library.
Our digital magazine and newspaper service can now be accessed from within the Libby app. Select the Pressreader icon from within Libby and follow the on-screen instructions.
Digital Magazines and Newspapers
Choose from over 7,300 national and international titles to read online or download for offline convenience.
Complimentary access with your Kirklees library card and PIN for 30 days before you have to sign in again.
Create a collection of favourite titles, search and add new ones. Share articles through email and social media, or save and organize them into categories with labels for quick and easy access.
For more details along with details of the text-to-speech and instant translation options, see our PressReader catalogue at: www.pressreader.com
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