Summer Reading Challenge 2022
This year's Challenge is: Gadgeteers
For the Summer Reading Challenge this year, the Reading Agency have teamed up with the Science Museum to inspire children across the country with a challenge focused on science and innovation.
Lots of people have signed up already, but it's not too late to join.
Everyone aged 4 to 11 can take part.
For more info ask in your local library, or see the Reading Agency.
Summer Activities for Children
These are the fun activities which we are running during the summer holidays:
Highgate Library
Every Wednesday, 10.30am - Rhyme time
Wednesday 10th, 17th, 24th and 31st August, 11am - craft: making paper planes
Thursday 18th and 25th August and 1st September, 10-11.30am - Toy Library
Every Thursday, 4.30-5.30pm - Chess club
Every Saturday, 1-3pm - games console
Holborn Library
Every Friday , 11am to 12 noon - arts and crafts
Kentish Town Library
Tuesday 9 August, 11am - craft: create a ceramic hand dish and design your own mehndi pattern
Tuesday 16 August, 11.30am and 12.30pm - meet Varsha Shah, author of Ajay and the Mumbai Sun
Tuesday 23 August, poetry session: get creative with words at a Gadgeteers poetry workshop
Tuesday 30 August, craft: make a colourful dream catcher
Details of Kentish Town Library
Kilburn Library
Every Wednesday, 2pm - story time
Every Thursday, 11am - story time
Pancras Square Library
Every Monday, 3pm - craft activities
Every Tuesday, 11am - craft activities
Every Thursday, 11am - story time
Saturday 13th August, 2-3.45pm - Maths on Toast
Details of Pancras Square Library
Queens Crescent Library
Every Monday, 10.30am - rhyme time
Every Monday, 1pm - story-telling in different languages, and craft session
Every Wednesday, 3pm - craft activities
Tuesday 16 August, 2pm - meet Varsha Shah, author of Ajay and the Mumbai Sun
Wednesday 17 August - South Asian Heritage Day: henna hand painting, food samples, sari draping, traditional jewellery and drumming.
Details of Queens Crescent Library
Swiss Cottage Library
Every Monday, 10.30am - rhyme time
Every Wednesday, 3pm - craft activities / storytelling
Every Friday, 10.30am - story time
Details of Swiss Cottage Library
West Hampstead Library
Every Thursday, 3pm - robot-making
Every Friday, 3pm - junior coding club
Every Saturday, 3pm - arts and crafts
Details of West Hampstead Library
More info - mainly for grown-ups
The Summer Reading Challenge - is about getting children to read for pleasure. There are lots of reasons why reading for pleasure is a good thing:
- reading for fun improves literacy
- getting children to love reading can help their well-being later in life
- reading for pleasure helps children succeed at school
- those who read for pleasure have more empathy, greater self-esteem and are better able to cope with difficult situations in life
For more information about the benefits of the Reading Challenge and how to help your kids take part, go to the Reading Agency website.