A Summer Adventure with Summer Stars
Published on 2nd July 2025
Summer Stars is the free national reading programme for children that takes place in all public libraries and online each summer. It runs from June until the end of August 2025.
Get Reading!
With summer holidays approaching we invite you to capture children's imaginations by registering them for our exciting Summer Stars challenge.
Your library is packed full of books where you can meet funny imaginary characters and go on exciting adventures! Register for the Summer Stars reading challenge at your local library.
Reading Tips
We have some summer reading tips that your parents might like. The school year is almost over but you can still spark your imagination, and join in activities by taking part in our exciting programme.
Reading cards and reviews: Children can track their reading progress with reading cards which can be marked each time a book is read. These are available from your local library. The reviews section allows readers to upload their views on what they have read.
Summer Stars BorrowBox: Browse, borrow, read and listen to the Summer Stars collection of children’s eBooks and eAudio books through BorrowBox.
Check out the Summer Reading Challenge shelf.