Silly Squad

Summer Reading Challenge 2020

Libraries NI is delighted to announce details of Silly Squad, Summer Reading Challenge 2020 produced by The Reading Agency and delivered by Libraries. The Silly Squad, Summer Reading Challenge, is a free, exciting way to keep young people aged 4 to 11 years reading during the summer months.

Due to the current circumstances in relation to COVID-19 and with school life disrupted, this year’s Silly Squad, Summer Reading Challenge will be even more beneficial in helping parents and carers to find fun, family-friendly activities to support children in maintaining and developing their reading levels.

We need your help… to encourage children to take partPromoting the Silly Squad Summer Reading Challenge 2020 within your organisation is one of the most effective ways of spreading the word so we would really appreciate it if you could tell your staff and customers about the Silly Squad Summer Reading Challenge 2020 and encourage them to sign up as a way of promoting reading for pleasure.

Silly Squad is a celebration of funny books, happiness and laughter. This year the Challenge will be delivered through a fun, immersive and safe online platform. The aim is to encourage children to challenge themselves to read any number of books which makes them happy, in digital or print format, an eBook borrowed from the Libraries NI online catalogue or books they already have at home.

Children can sign up now for free here.

Throughout the summer there will be online activities, videos, quizzes, games and rewards to unlock along the way. Every child who completes their own Challenge will receive a downloadable certificate.

Libraries NI offers a wide range of online reading material for children to enjoy with eBooks and audiobooks available to download and read. During lockdown we have seen a very significant increase in the use of these services particularly for children’s books. We also hope that libraries will reopen during the summer to allow families further access to books.

Thank you for your help in the past and we hope that you can share this information with staff and customers. If you would like more information about this initiative you can email us at feedback@librariesni.org.uk or visit www.librariesni.org.uk.

Best wishes,Libraries NI