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For parents and carers

We wanted to create a page just for parents and carers where you can find information about your child taking part in the Summer Reading Challenge and using this website.

What is the Summer Reading Challenge?

Every year, thousands of families all over the country take part in the UK’s biggest reading event for children in libraries, the Summer Reading Challenge, run by the charity The Reading Agency.

The aim of the challenge is to get children to read any six books of their choice from their library during the summer holidays.

Every year there’s a different theme. The Summer Reading Challenge 2018 will be called Mischief Makers, inspired by the much-loved iconic children’s title Beano, which celebrates its 80th anniversary.

 
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Taking part in the Summer Reading Challenge

The Summer Reading Challenge is aimed at children aged four to eleven. It is run in almost all libraries in the UK and it is completely free.

Go to your local library during the summer holidays – the sooner you go the longer your child will have to read six books. Staff will register your child for the Challenge and give them some fun materials to get them started.

  • Most libraries in Scotland will start the Challenge on Saturday 23 June 2018.
  • Most libraries in England and Wales will start the Challenge on Saturday 14 July 2018.
  • There is not an official end date for the Challenge. Each library authority will set their own finish date. Please check with your local library to find out when the Challenge will finish in your area.

Regional variations to start/finish dates and the exact incentives available to collect will apply. Your local library will be able to confirm when and how the Challenge will run in your area.


The Summer Reading Challenge website

The Summer Reading Challenge website allows your child to log the books they have read during the summer – and beyond. They can also find new books to read, recommended by other children, watch exclusive author videos, take part in competitions and play games.

Please note: the Summer Reading Challenge is a library-based scheme and children must join the Challenge at a UK library to be eligible for any rewards including stickers and completer certificates.

Your child’s safety

Your child’s online safety is paramount to us.

When children register, we ask them to give us an email address; this is never passed on to third parties. We use this email address to enable children who have forgotten their username and/or password to access the site again. For children who enter a competition, we will use it to let them know if they have won a prize.

The Book Sorter provides reading recommendations based on books other children have enjoyed. All the books have been recommended, rated and reviewed by children using this website. We ask children to submit a date of birth when they register so that Book Sorter recommendations can be tailored for different age groups. We do not use this information for anything else.

Children have the option of posting messages to the Chat page to tell us how they’re getting on with the Summer Reading Challenge and share the books they are enjoying with other readers. All messages sent through Chat go directly to our moderator, and nothing is displayed on the site that breaks the rules of our strict code of conduct.

Children cannot message each other independently – they can only send messages via the Chat page (and through our moderator).

When children register on our site, they are given a fun username and can select an avatar. When they visit the site they log-in using this username and their chosen password. We never use children’s real names or allow messages with real names to be posted on our site. Similarly any personal information such as addresses and phone numbers are never displayed. Messages containing any personal information will be blocked by our moderators.

If you have any other questions regarding safety and your child on the Summer Reading Challenge website, please email us direct: summerreadingchallenge@readingagency.org.uk


Find out what is happening throughout the summer and in other parts of the country

Like our page on Facebook or follow us on Twitter to keep up with the latest Summer Reading Challenge news and competitions from our publisher partners.


Helping more children take part

It only costs £3 for The Reading Agency and libraries to provide the Summer Reading Challenge free of charge to three children. If your child enjoys taking part in the Summer Reading Challenge, then please help us bring the joy of reading and the fun of the Challenge to even more children. Please donate £3 to help us reach another three children. You can donate £3 by texting READ to 70080 or by visiting www.justgiving.com/SummerReadingChallenge.

  • Text Costs £3.00 plus network charge. The Reading Agency receives 100% of your donation. Obtain bill payers permission. Customer care 08448479800. Charity No 1085443.

Useful links

Summer Reading Challenge website help page – for questions about using this website.

Find out more about the Summer Reading Challenge and The Reading Agency’s work with children
https://summerreadingchallenge.org.uk/parents-carers
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