Summer reading challenge 2026

The summer reading challenge 2026 is focused on borrowing and reading books to collect fun rewards.

Further information

Read. Remix. Repeat. Join the summer reading challenge at Leicester libraries!

Read to the beat at Leicester libraries this summer!

Borrow and read books and collect fun rewards. Enjoy free or low-cost activities at your local Leicester city library, including weekly Toddler Times for little ones.

Complete the six-book read to the beat reading challenge for a chance to win £100 in books for your school. The Leicester city school with the highest percentage of finishers wins!

Grownups, get involved too and be a reading role model! Read six books and support your child’s love of reading.

Pick up a form at your library to join in and enter the draw to win £30 worth of books.

To find out more about the challenge, please go to Leicester libraries - read to the beat.