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Summer Reading Challenge 2026: Read to the Beat

  • Arts, culture & creativity
  • Support for 6-11 year olds
  • Support for 12-15 year olds
Join the FREE Reading Agency’s Summer Reading Challenge 2026: Read to the Beat at your local library during the Summer holidays.  It’s delivered by The Reading Agency in partnership with public libraries and powered by Universal Music UK.
This year’s theme explores the link between music and storytelling.  Children aged 4–11 can join in, it’s fun, free and helps build up reading confidence and skills over the holidays!
Children complete six library books/reading goals over the Summer Holidays.  They can read whatever they like – books, eBooks, audiobooks, picture books, and more, can join in  with free library activities and earn stickers, collector cards, a certificate and medal.
Visit any Havering library with your child from 4th July to sign up for the challenge, most children start it when school finishes.  It ends on 12th September.  Children will need their own Havering Library card, these are free, just bring in something current which has the parent/carer’s name and address.

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