Get ready for the Gadgeteers, as the Summer Reading Challenge 2022 comes

by | Jul 8, 2022 | Children, Education, Families, Familly, Local Comment, What's On?, Where to go locally

Kent libraries is excited to introduce Gadgeteers, Summer Reading Challenge 2022;

join the Gadgeteers to discover the amazing science and innovation behind the world around you, including some of your favourite things!

Running from 9 July – 10 September 2022, children can choose to sign up and participate in the Summer Reading Challenge either by visiting a Kent Library to claim their joining pack, or by visiting summerreadingchallenge.org.uk to take part online.

Meet the Gadgeteers – Aisha, Eddie, Leo, Maggie, James & Ajay and discover their special skills.

Children can find out more about the Gadgeteers and their special skills by signing up to the Summer Reading Challenge and reading six library books over the summer period. They can read anything from the library, including stories, information books, audiobooks, eBooks, eAudiobooks, eMagazines and more. When they have read their six books and completed the Summer Reading Challenge, they will receive a medal and certificate (while stocks last). And it’s all for free!

After the past couple of difficult years with the pandemic and its impact on children and their families, the Summer Reading Challenge 2022 is more important than ever in supporting children with their learning, reading skills and so much more. The

Gadgeteers celebrate adventure, friendship, reading and fun while helping children to discover science all around them.

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