What is the BIG Summer Read?
Join – Borrow – Play – Win!
The BIG Summer Read (BSR) is a summer reading campaign for children and young people. It is a Public Libraries Victoria partnership with public libraries across Victoria, New South Wales, Tasmania, Queensland and South Australia. The BSR runs from Dec 1 until Jan 31
About
The BIG Summer Read is open to anyone ages 0-18.
Prizes include:
- Brimbank Libraries grand prize – a tablet device
- Brimbank Libraries 10 runner up prizes – 1 gift voucher per runner up.
- National prizes include; book packs, Bluetooth headphones and Kobo eReader.
- For more information, https://brimbanklibraries.vic.gov.au/big-summer-read/
To join in
- Parents or young people can register online through Brimbank Libraries BSR sign up page to participate online
- or visit one of Brimbank Libraries 5 library location to pick up a reading log
To be eligible for the competition, children and young people need to;
- Record a minimum of 5 books in the online
- Or record a minimum of 5 days of 30 minutes of reading.
- Any paper records need to returned by Jan 31 to Brimbank Libraries to be eligible for entry.
How did the BIG Summer Read come about?
The BSR was developed to raise awareness and ensure all children have access to the resources they need to maintain literacy skills over the summer school holidays. It encourages children to read for pleasure and aims to address the ‘summer slide.’
What’s the Summer Slide?
The Summer Slide refers to the loss of literacy skills experienced over the long summer break if children are not exposed to books or reading.
The campaign aims to address the ‘summer slide’ by:
- engaging children and young people in reading for pleasure
- supporting literacy development
- raising awareness among young people and their families of the free resources available to them through public libraries.
What’s Happening this summer at Brimbank Libraries?
Across this summer, Brimbank Libraries will be hosting a range of activities to keep young minds active. From National Gallery of Victoria (NGV)’s Kids on Tour program to Biodiversity Bush and Dinosaur visits. Bookings open from December 8.
5 Tips for encouraging reading over the summer:
- Get messy in the kitchen. Ask your children to read the recipe out aloud while you cook together.
- Planning a long car ride? Download an family friendly audiobook from Borrowbox and you’ll be king of the kids for the ride.
- Switch on close captions in your TV to encourage passive reading while your children watch TV
- Have a family of gamers? Get your children to read aloud the game quests and ask questions about it.
- Keep cool this summer and visit your local Brimbank Libraries. It’s free to borrow, free to join at Brimbank Libraries. Join online today!
