The Sheffield Children's Book Award
Earlier this month we held the ceremony for our Sheffield Children's Book Awards. It was a great day and we were delighted to be joined by many of the nominees. The creativity of our authors and illustrators is inspiring and the children of Sheffield are lucky to have so many great reads to choose from.
This year the overall prize was won by David Melling for Ruffles and the New Thing. You can see all the category winners by clicking on the picture below.
All nominated books are available to borrow from the library service or would make great Christmas presents.
Winter Mini Reading Challenge
The Winter Mini Challenge is a free online reading challenge that tackles the holiday reading ‘dip’, encouraging children to keep up good reading habits or discover the joy of reading. It’s a bitesize version of this year’s Ready, Steady, Read! Summer Reading Challenge.
Children need to read at least three books of their choice to unlock a limited-edition virtual badge and a special Winter Mini Challenge certificate. Children with a Children’s University Passport to Learning can collect three credits on completion of their challenge. To claim their credits, they will need to take their certificate along to their nearest Sheffield Library and present it to the staff.
To take part in The Winter Mini Challenge children will need to create an online profile with help from their parents or carers at wintermini.org.uk. They will then be able to log the books that they read and claim their virtual rewards. There are also lots of fun activities available on the website.
Pop into your local library for reading inspiration!! You can reserve them via the Sheffield Libraries catalogue here and find them in your local library.
Family fun sessions
Join us at Stocksbridge
From 1pm - 2pm on Wednesday 29th November at Stocksbridge Library join our team for a fun session that includes stories, rhymes and crafts. No need to book, just drop in.
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