Team Read at Wokingham libraries
Each year children across the Wokingham borough are offered the chance to join the reading challenge, which aims to inspire them to read six library books during their school summer holidays, and this year’s challenge, Team Read, kicks off on July 12.
Team Read is free to join at any of the Wokingham borough’s libraries and, on joining, children will be given a free Team Read pack of goodies. Those taking part will be given a sticker for each book they read so they can chart their progress through the challenge. If they read six books during the challenge, they will receive a prize and certificate, plus they will be entered into a prize draw to win a Team Read goodie bag.
Throughout the challenge, Wokingham borough’s libraries will be holding sports-themed events to tie-in with the challenge.
These will include Family Reading Olympics when parents can take five to 12-year-olds to two hours of sport-themed fun with games, quizzes, crafts and more. These will be at Wargrave Library, Maiden Erlegh Library and Winnersh Library.
Throughout the challenge there will be weekly Team Read Champions League sessions at some of the borough’s libraries that will offer the chance for five to 12-year-olds to enjoy quizzes and games and to pick-up ideas for sporty reads and new authors. These will be at Wokingham Library, Woodley Library, Lower Earley Library, Spencers Wood Library and Twyford Library. These will also be free and there is no need to book a place.
Younger readers will be able to join the fun at special Sporty storytimes, which are for children aged five and under. They will be at: Wargrave Library, Wokingham Library, Finchampstead Library, Woodley Library, Lower Earley Library, Spencers Wood Library, Twyford Library, Winnersh Library and Maiden Erlegh Library. Places must be booked in advance from the libraries.
Parents with children aged seven and under can take them to one of the story yoga sessions at Wokingham Library being held in August. These are specially designed yoga session for children and parents that use stories and rhymes. They will be on at Wokingham Library from 11am to 11.30am on Wednesday August 6, Wednesday August 13 and Wednesday August 20. Places must be booked in advance from the library.
As well as these activities, a Team Read Treasure Hunt is being held at all the borough’s libraries. Nine numbered Team Read characters have been hidden around each library and children - aged under 13 - must find each one and write down the numbers on them on an entry form for a chance to win a goodie bag full of books and other prizes. There can be only one entry per child and the closing date is August 31.
Wokingham Borough Council’s executive member for community development Cllr Dianne King said: “The Summer Reading Challenge is always fun and, with the Olympics this summer, it is great to have a sports theme. The summer holiday is a great time for young people to read for pleasure rather than for school work and all the borough’s libraries offer a great choice of children’s book.”
Wokingham Borough Council
