PowerPoint slides for staff training sessions, which can be edited to reflect how the Challenge is running in your local authority this year.
This is a locked resource for library authorities participating in the 2025 Summer Reading Challenge. Libraries should contact their local Summer… read more
Explore this year’s sticker booklet with this downloadable guide.
This guide has been created for library staff, and contains detailed information about how to use the sticker booklet and stickers.
This is a locked resource for library authorities participating in the 2025 Summer Reading… read more
This toolkit is intended to help libraries promote the 2025 Summer Reading Challenge. It contains:
- A link to download themed social media assets
- Key information about the Challenge
- Information about the 2025 Official Book Collection
- Suggested copy for social posts
- Suggested copy… read more
Download this helpful character guide to find out more about the key Story Garden characters.
This guide has been created for library staff. It contains contextual information to help you link new and existing library activities to this year’s theme and characters. The information about each… read more
Engage your class/school with reading this summer!
This information pack contains key information for schools about Story Garden – this year’s Summer Reading Challenge – benefits for pupils, how to take part and next steps for teachers, plus ways to celebrate your pupils'… read more
This training toolkit has eight training booklets containing content from the training videos. It also includes a Word document of all the links in the booklets – to make them more easily accessible. read more
The audio MP4 files of the vision impairment training videos. Supporting libraries to work with people who are blind and partially sighted. read more
Download the Library Evaluation Form and Guidance Documents for Marvellous Makers – Summer Reading Challenge 2024.
All library authorities running the Summer Reading Challenge are required to complete this evaluation form.
Please note: This is the only library evaluation form this year. All… read more
Want some creative inspiration for your Lego Spike Prime sessions? Looking for some quickfire ideas to link coding and storytelling, or builds to make? Try this ideas bank which we hope provides the ignition to your session engine!
This is a locked resource for library authorities participating… read more
Get creative this summer with this set of fun 'how-to' activities from Create and The Reading Agency! Each of the activities links to one of the Marvellous Makers characters… find out more about them at summerreadingchallenge.org.uk/news
Click the link below to download!
*How to make your… read more
This toolkit is intended to help libraries in Wales promote the 2024 Summer Reading Challenge. It contains:
- A link to download themed social media assets
- Suggested copy for social posts
- Suggested copy for newsletters
- A press release template
*Promotional animations are also… read more
Libraries can print off these comment cards and use them to collect feedback on the Summer Reading Challenge.
This download contains two files: comment cards for children, and comment cards for parents/carers. Click the link below to download!
An English-language version of these cards is… read more