Gisela Stuart MPWorking hard for Bartley Green, Edgbaston, Harborne and Quinton

2010 Summer Reading Challenge // July 21st, 2010 // Constituency News

Libraries across the UK are getting ready to launch children into orbit for an intergalactic adventure that will keep them reading throughout the school summer holidays….with the 2010 Summer Reading Challenge.

Gisela helped mark the final countdown, by attending a special Summer Reading Challenge reception at the House of Commons on 19 July 2010.

The Summer Reading Challenge is an immensely popular and successful reading initiative. Now in its twelfth year it reaches 750,000 children aged four to 12 years annually via the UK library network. It is created and run by The Reading Agency, the independent charity working to inspire more people to read more, and is supported by children’s publishers

www.readingagency.org.uk/children/summer-reading-challenge

Each year the Summer Reading Challenge helps transform public libraries’ impact on young readers. Its challenge to children is simple. They’re encouraged to read six or more books of their choice during the holidays with collectable incentives and rewards, plus a certificate or medal for every child who completes the Challenge.

Children can sign up at their local library as the summer term draws to a close and all materials are absolutely free to children.

The 2010 Summer Reading Challenge has a space theme. Called Space Hop, it will enable children to boldly go to new worlds, to discover the joy of reading and nurture a life-long love affair with reading and books. Illustrated by leading children’s book artist Tom Percival, Space Hop coincides with the 350th anniversary of The Royal Society’s scientific endeavours, and the 2010 BBC Year of Science.  An interactive Space Hop (www.spacehop.org.uk) links children with top authors and illustrators, and giving them space to talk about their favourite books and to share reading ideas. Space Hop also promotes their local library as a place of wonder for children, where librarians can offer them invaluable advice and guidance to help them on their mission.

Once again this year there are also large print Summer Reading Challenge materials available for visually impaired children, thanks to the support of the RNIB National Library Service. Also available in a variety of languages are special “family leaflets”.  These explain, for parents and carers visiting their local library, the benefits for children doing the Summer Reading Challenge. They also suggest ways of supporting children during the Challenge, and provide joint reading ideas for the whole family during the summer.

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