Why should my child sign up?
• It’s FREE! Available at local libraries and online • Inspires a lifelong love of reading • Boosts confidence, creativity, and imagination • Earn rewards, certificates, and prizes • Fun for the whole family. Visit your local library together • 95% of children said they read more after joining! • Children choose their own books to read over the summer, collect rewards for each milestone they reach, and receive a certificate or medal when they complete the challenge.
Help Your Child Discover the Joy of Reading this Summer!
Find out more at https://summerreadingchallenge.org.uk/ or pop along to your local library on Saturday 5th July to sign the kids up!
This year’s Summer Reading Challenge features artwork from award-winning illustrator Dapo Adeola.
Mini-Challenge In addition, we will also be offering the Mini-Challenge for pre-school aged children from our libraries. The Mini Challenge is a bite sized version of the Summer Reading Challenge for our youngest readers. Children collect stickers on a special collector card for the books they borrow and read.
A Summer of Fun
Our libraries will have plenty of events throughout the Summer to keep the kids occupied. Look out for news on our local Instagram age @SouthStaffsLibraries or contact your local library.
Perton Library events
PCSO- Bike tagging drop in
Saturday 19th July
Join your local PCSO's for a 'wheelie' great time at Perton Library! Come along to meet your local PCSO & find out more about getting your bike marked!
Time TBC
Free (Drop in)
Polymer Clay Workshop
Tuesday 22nd July
2.30-4pm
Join us for lots of clay fun!
Free, Age 8+ (Siblings welcome) (DROP IN)
Story Garden
Friday 25th July
11am-12pm
Join us for story time and crafting fun!
Free, All ages (DROP IN)
Symmetry Butterflies
Saturday 26th July
10.30am-2.30pm
Join us for a drop in craft using paint to create beautiful butterflies!
Free, Age 3+ (DROP IN)
Meet Mark Bardsley – Author and illustrator
Tuesday 29th July
11.15am-12.45pm
Join author and illustrator Mark Bardsley for a caricature workshop.
Mark will also be caricaturing your pets and signing books between 9.30am-11am and 2pm-4pm
Free, Age 5+ (Booking essential)
Stories and crafts with Veolia
Wednesday 30th July
10am-12pm
Join Dan from Veolia and learn all about recycling through storytelling and crafts!
Free, All ages (DROP IN)
Story Garden
Friday 1st August
11am-12pm
Join us for story time and crafting fun!
Free, All ages (DROP IN)
Wooden Nature Crafts
Monday 4th August
10.30am-12pm
Join us and create a lucky dip wooden craft for your garden. Will you get a bat box, bird feeder or plant pot?
£1 Age 5+ (Booking Essential)
Polymer Clay Workshop
Tuesday 5th August
2.30-4pm
Join us for lots of clay fun!
Free, Age 8+ (Siblings welcome) (DROP IN)
Nature Clay Workshop
Thursday 7th August
2.30-4pm
Join us and create wonderful nature clay creatures. What will you create?
£1 Age 5+ (Booking encouraged)
Storytime with the Family Hub
Friday 8th August
10.30am-12pm
Join our friends from the Family Hub for story time and crafting fun!
Free, All ages (DROP IN)
Story Garden Art Session
Sunday 10th August
1.30-3pm
Get inspired by Van Gogh and Monet and create your own mini canvas to take home!
£1
Age 8+ Booking Essential
Rocket Cars
Wednesday 13th August
10.30am-12.30pm
Get hands on and build a rocket car out of K'Nex - before launching it and seeing how far it will go!
Free, Age 7+ (DROP IN)
Doctor Doolittle Libraries Tour
Thursday 14th August
TBC
Free, All ages (DROP IN)
Story Garden
Friday 15th August
11am-12pm
Join us for story time and crafting fun!
Free, All ages (DROP IN)
Polymer Clay Workshop
Monday 18th August
10.30am-12pm
Join us for lots of clay fun!
Free Age 8+ (Siblings welcome) (DROP IN)
Winvic Crafty Workshop
Wednesday 20th August
10am-12pm
Join our friends from Winvic and discover lots of nature crafting.
Free, Age 5+ (Drop in)
Nature Clay Workshop
Thursday 21st August
2.30-4pm
Join us and create wonderful nature clay creatures. What will you create?
£1
Age 5+ (Booking encouraged)
Story Garden
Friday 22nd August
11am-12pm
Join us for story time and crafting fun!
Free, All ages (DROP IN)
Story Garden
Friday 29th August
11am-12pm
Join us for story time and crafting fun!
Free, All ages (DROP IN)
Codsall Library Events
Saturday 5th July – Launch Day
9.30am -4.00pm
Come along and sign up for the challenge, suitable for ages 4-11years – FREE
Tuesday 22nd July – “Bug Time”
3.00pm -4.00pm
A craft session doing all things Bugs. Age 5+ £1.50 includes drink and Biscuit. Booking Essential.
Monday 4th August – Veolia Event with Dan Myatt
9.30am – 12.30pm
Join Dan Myatt from Veolia who will be helping us see the wonder of waste with some fun interactive crafting sessions where he will be making egg box flowers and paper tube vases. Free drop-in session.
Friday 22nd August
10.00am- 11.00am – Garden Time Craft Session
Ages 5+ £1.50 includes Drink and Biscuit. Booking Essential
Thursday 28th August – Veolia Event with Dan Myatt
9.30am – 12.30pm
Join Dan Myatt from Veolia who will be helping us see the wonder of waste with some fun interactive crafting sessions where he will be making Windmills. Free drop-in session.
Wombourne Library Events
Saturday 5th July – Launch Day craft activities 10am-3pm
All Summer from Sat 26th July, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays 10am-3pm – Pop-up Craft activities with different activities each week.
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