The Summer Reading Challenge will be back in all Wandsworth GLL libraries this summer from Saturday 4th July- Saturday 5th September. This year's challenge, Read to the Beat! celebrates the joy of music and the power it has to move, inspire, and connect us – all through the magic of reading.
The Summer Reading Challenge is open to children ages 4-11 and encourages them to continue reading throughout the holidays. Each year there is a different theme, and in 2025, the nature -focused Story Garden saw 3,717 children take part in Wandsworth.
The Summer Reading Challenge is produced by The Reading Agency and runs in partnership with libraries all over the country. The Challenge, which is aimed at children aged 4 to 11 years, is to read six or more library books over the summer to encourage them to keep up their reading over the long holiday. In libraries, there are stickers and other rewards for every book read and children who complete the Challenge receive a medal and a certificate. Children taking part online earn digital badges and other online rewards with a certificate to download at the end of the challenge. Children can take part online via Summer Reading Challenge website.
Events and Activities
- Monday 28th July – Kite Making Workshop (10.00am)
- Wednesday 6th August – Jambs Owls (11.00am)
- Friday 8th August – Comic Workshop (2.00pm)
- Wednesday 13th August – ZooLab (11.00am)
Battersea Library
- Wednesday 23rd July – Puppet Show (10.00am)
- Tuesday 29th July – Comic Workshop (2.00pm)
- Friday 8th August – ZooLab (2.00pm)
- Tues19th August - Jambs Owls (2:00pm)
Battersea Park Library
- Tuesday 29th July – Kite Making Workshop (12.30pm)
- Friday 8th August - ZooLab (3:30pm)
- Tuesday 19th August - Jambs Owls (11.00am)
Earlsfield Library
- Friday 25th July - Puppet Show (11:00am)
- Monday 4th August - Jambs Owls (11.00am)
- Friday 8th August - ZooLab (11:00am)
Northcote Library
- Thursday 24th July - Puppet Show (3:00pm)
- Monday 28th July – Kite Making Workshop (12:30pm)
- Monday 4th August - Jambs Owls (2:00pm)
- Monday 18th August - ZooLab (11:00am)
Putney Library
- Thursday 24th July - Puppet Show (11:00am)
- Monday 28th July – Kite Making Workshop (3:30)
- Wednesday 6th August - Jambs Owls (2:00pm)
- Wednesday 20th August – ZooLab (11.00am)
Roehampton Library
- Tuesday 29th July – Kite Making Workshop (10.00am)
- Friday 1st August – Comic Workshop (2.00pm)
- Tuesday 5th August - Jambs Owls (2:00pm)
- Wednesday 13th August - ZooLab (2:00pm)
Southfields Library
- Friday 18th July - Comic drawing workshop for 6+ year-olds (3.45pm)
- Friday 25th July – Puppet Show (3:00pm)
- Tuesday 29th July – ZooLab (11:00am)
- Tuesday 5th August - Jambs Owls (11.00am)
- Tuesday 19th August - Comic drawing workshop for 6+ year-olds (2pm)
Tooting Library
- Thursday 17th July - Comic drawing workshop for 6+ year-olds (4pm)
- Tuesday 29th July – Kite Making Workshop (3:30pm)
- Monday 4th August - ZooLab (2:00pm)
- Monday 11th August - Jambs Owls (2.00pm)
Wandsworth Town Library
- Wednesday 23rd July – Puppet Show (3:00pm)
- Wednesday 30th July - Jambs Owls (11.00am)
- Thursday 31st July – Comics Workshop (2.00pm)
- Thursday 7th August - ZooLab (2:00pm)
York Gardens Library
- Wednesday 23rd July - Puppet Show (12.30pm)
- Wednesday 30th July - OJambs Owls (2.00pm)
- Wednesday 20nd August - ZooLab (2:00pm)
