The Reading Agency will run the Winter Mini Challenge from 1 December 2024 to 20 February 2025 and will once again be an extension of the Summer Reading Challenge 2024 theme, Marvellous Makers. Join the seven characters as they have winter fun, sparking a love of reading, even in the most reluctant of readers.
What is the Winter Mini Challenge?
The Winter Mini Challenge is a free online-only, digital challenge which encourages children to keep up their reading habits over the winter months including the Christmas holidays. Participants sign up from 1 December through The Reading Agency's free-to-access website featuring rewards for reading and reviewing books. To take part, children simply read three or more books of their own choice and add them to their Challenge website profile. Reaching their online reading goal will unlock a limited-edition virtual badge and a special Winter Mini Challenge certificate to print off and keep. There are also lots of videos, fun games and activities children can play when they join the online Challenge.
Prize for every child reaching their goal!
For the second year in a row, Surrey Libraries will be offering fabulous prizes to Winter Mini Challenge participants who:
- Complete the Challenge online
- Bring their certificate into the library (either digitally or printed)
- Are a member of Surrey Libraries (or sign up when they visit with their certificate)
Visit your Surrey Library to pick up a free Winter Mini Challenge bookmark! This includes a Quick Response (QR) code which can be scanned on a smartphone or tablet for instant access to the Winter Mini Challenge sign-up page. Pick up your books too to start reading, or if you prefer, you can also download eBook, eAudiobook and eComics, all reading counts!
Please note that the following Community Partnered Libraries are not taking part in promoting the Winter Mini Challenge in their branch and therefore will not offering the bookmark and a prize to children completing their goal:
- Bramley
- Byfleet
- New Haw
- Tattenhams
- Virginia Water
