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The Summer Reading Challenge 2009
• 725,000 children took part this year – 35,000 more than last year
• 401,800 children (55.4%) read 6 or more books
• 44% boys, 56% girls
2009 Challenge in Libraries
• 95% of UK libraries involved
• 19.7 million children’s materials borrowed over 10 weeks – up by 12%
• 47,000 children became new library members to take part
Outside the UK
• 13,000 children take part through the British Council in 23 different countries
• 3,000 children in the Republic of Ireland
• 1,500 children in Army Services, Germany
What is the Challenge?
• Children join at their local library
• Membership card and fold-out poster to get them started
• Stickers and rewards to collect along the way.
• Read six books – from the library - to get a medal
Age range
• Primary school age 4-11• Partnership with
Bookstart Book Crawl for SRC themed challenge and certificate
• Extra materials for Year 6 to Year 7 transition
• Encourages new students to use the library at secondary school and continues links with local libraries. Linked to Booked Up.
Events and Activities
• Libraries run events and workshops for children and families
• This summer, 14,050 events involving 216,000 children
• Encouraging reading & creativity
• SRC Website for games, quizzes, author blogs, messages and reading advice.
Special Materials and Partners
• Partnership with RNIB National Library Service for Large Print and Braille materials
• V.I. children could take part through their local library
• Welsh materials produced in bilingual Welsh/English, supported by the Welsh Assembly and Welsh Books Council
• Family leaflet to promote the challenge produced in 18 different languages
Other key partners
• Local Authorities• Stories from the Web• Children’s publishers –
supporting special SRC book collections
• Promotional Books• Library suppliers• BBC
Volunteers
• 36% of authorities work with volunteers
• 1400 volunteers involved this summer – majority are school age 12-15 and young people 16-24
Children say…
I never used to read that much now I always enjoy reading ...THANK YOU QUEST SEEKERS!!Saba aged 8