--- title: "Why not try this Summer Reading Challenge at your local library? Children's University members can earn 6 hours for completing it!" url: "https://staidansblackburn.co.uk/news/2023-07-06-why-not-try-this-summer-reading-challenge-at-your-local-library-children-s-university-mem" school: "St. Aidan’s Primary School – A Church of England Academy" --- Lest We Forget. Today, we pause to remember and honor the brave service members who have sacrificed for our freedom. # Why not try this Summer Reading Challenge at your local library? Children's University members can earn 6 hours for completing it! ![](https://files.schudio.com/st-aidan-s-primary-school/images/news/ready,_set,_read.png) 6 July 2023 #### Blackburn with Darwen Library and Information Service We're very excited to be able to share details of this year's Summer Reading Challenge from The Reading Agency in partnership with local libraries. This year it's called 'Ready, Set, Read!', it runs from 1st July until 30th September, and children age 4 - 12 read 6 library books. They can also read eBooks on the libraries' free BorrowBox app, or listen to stories on BorrowBox or library CDs. Along the way they collect stickers and other prizes for each book that they read, and they get a certificate and medal once they've completed the challenge. Joining 'Ready, Set, Read!' is easy and free of charge - children just have to complete a registration form when they visit the library, and then we'll hand them a membership pack to get them started. They can start and finish at any time during the next three months, and even do the challenge more than once if they want to. There are no restrictions on which library books they read - they have a completely free choice, as long as they are books borrowed from the library. As well as being great fun, the Summer Reading Challenge also plays a major role in keeping children's reading skills sharp during the long summer break. Schools report that the progress children make in reading during term time can often go into decline during the holidays if children don't read on a regular basis, so don't delay. Bring your children along to the library and get them signed up. If they aren't already library members, we can sign them up for this too. Joining the library is also a quick and easy process, and free of charge. 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