Story Lab - Summer Reading Challenge

Well that's the schools finished for the summer which means it's time to launch this year's Summer Reading Challenge!

Children can sign-up for free and receive their own 3D Story Lab model where they can keep track of their progress. Help the Story Lab characters find the three lost items, by collecting stickers for every two books read, you will  need to read a total of six books to find all three items and complete the challenge.

As well as the stickers to collect you can join in the fun on the Story Lab website, where you can create your own profile; take part in the competition to win a lap-top computer by finishing a story started by top authors Jacqueline Wilson and Andy Stanton; use the Book Sorter to help you decide which book to read next; share book reviews and recommendations with other readers; and meet the Story Lab characters and find out more about their adventures.

To find out more about the Story Lab Challenge and the characters, take a look at the Story Lab trailer

Roll up, roll up, the circus is in town!

So the summer holidays are here at last, hopefully to be accompanied by the summer weather we have all been patiently waiting for!

For our younger readers the start of the summer holidays also means the start of this year's library Summer Reading Challenge and this year we are off to the circus with Circus Stars.

The challenge is to read six books during the holidays.  For each two books you read there is a set of stickers to collect which you can use to decorate your very own circus stage and help the Circus Stars to progress  through Practice and Rehearsal to their ultimate goal – Showtime!

Visit the Circus Stars website at www.circus-stars.org.uk to join in the fun with games and activities. Register with the site and create your own avatar, keep track of the books you are reading and share your thoughts about them with other Circus Stars, you may even meet some famous authors.

So come along to the library and pick up your Circus Stars joining card and stage set,  get practicing those circus skills - and enjoy reading some great books this summer.