Developed by The Reading Agency in partnership with Libraries, the theme for this year is Story Garden - Adventures in Nature and the Great Outdoors - and it's all about taking reading to the great outdoors.
Volunteers needed
Are you 14 to 17-years-old and living or studying in Hillingdon? Do you want to gain valuable work experience, boost your confidence and make a difference in your community? Join us as a Summer Reading Challenge volunteer.
Dive into your Story Garden reading adventure and show us where your imagination can take you! Build a LEGO® masterpiece inspired by a story you've read - or dream up a brand-new tale and bring it to life with bricks! Open to families.
Come along to your local children's centre for a very special outdoor experience. There will be songs, stories and natural craft activities using twigs, leaves and flowers. Open to 4 to 7-year-olds.
Join us to share your amazing reading adventures with Story Garden. There will also be an opportunity to get creative - make a colourful collage, write your very own story, or share a dazzling book review. Open to families.
Poet and entertainer, Justin Coe, brings the wild inside with a not-so-common garden variety of wacky wordplay, silly stories, puppet-enhanced verse and interactive fun and games. Open to 3 to 11-year-olds and their families.
Join Kid and Pinto - 2 curious seedologists on a quest to discover new specimens. The performance will last around 40 minutes, followed by a seed planting session. Everyone welcome, particularly children aged 7 and under.
Join us for a special outdoor storytime in Court Park where we will be reading nature-inspired stories and singing along to our favourite rhymes in the great outdoors. Open to over-3s and their families.
Dive into your Story Garden reading adventure and show us where your imagination can take you! Build a LEGO® masterpiece inspired by a story you've read - or dream up a brand-new tale and bring it to life with bricks! Open to families.
Dive into your Story Garden reading adventure and show us where your imagination can take you! Build a LEGO® masterpiece inspired by a story you've read - or dream up a brand-new tale and bring it to life with bricks! Open to families.
Dive into your Story Garden reading adventure and show us where your imagination can take you! Build a LEGO® masterpiece inspired by a story you've read - or dream up a brand-new tale and bring it to life with bricks! Open to families.
Come along to your local children's centre for a very special outdoor experience. There will be songs, stories and natural craft activities using twigs, leaves and flowers. Open to 4 to 7-year-olds.
Come along to your local children's centre for a very special outdoor experience. There will be songs, stories and natural craft activities using twigs, leaves and flowers. Open to 4 to 7-year-olds.
Come along to your local children's centre for a very special outdoor experience. There will be songs, stories and natural craft activities using twigs, leaves and flowers. Open to 4 to 7-year-olds.
Join us to share your amazing reading adventures with Story Garden. There will also be an opportunity to get creative - make a colourful collage, write your very own story, or share a dazzling book review. Open to families.
Join us to share your amazing reading adventures with Story Garden. There will also be an opportunity to get creative - make a colourful collage, write your very own story, or share a dazzling book review. Open to families.
Join Kid and Pinto - 2 curious seedologists on a quest to discover new specimens. The performance will last around 40 minutes, followed by a seed planting session. Everyone welcome, particularly children aged 7 and under.
Join us to share your amazing reading adventures with Story Garden. There will also be an opportunity to get creative - make a colourful collage, write your very own story, or share a dazzling book review. Open to families.
Poet and entertainer, Justin Coe, brings the wild inside with a not-so-common garden variety of wacky wordplay, silly stories, puppet-enhanced verse and interactive fun and games. Open to 3 to 11-year-olds and their families.
Join Kid and Pinto - 2 curious seedologists on a quest to discover new specimens. The performance will last around 40 minutes, followed by a seed planting session. Everyone welcome, particularly children aged 7 and under.
Join us for a special outdoor storytime in Court Park where we will be reading nature-inspired stories and singing along to our favourite rhymes in the great outdoors. Open to over-3s and their families.
