The Big Summer Read is coming soon!
We invite you to take part in the biggest public library supported reading challenge in Australia!
Our Big Summer Read program is coming soon across all library branches. More information and bookings will be available in late November.
Sneak peek! There will be:
- Challenges
- Events and programs for all ages
- Prizes!
About the Big Summer Read
The BIG Summer Read is an annual reading challenge run by Public Libraries Victoria. It encourages young readers 0-18 years to read and engage with their local public libraries over the Australian Summer holidays in December and January. Now in its fifth year, the Big Summer Read has grown to include all public library services in Victoria as well as public libraries in Tasmania, Queensland and South Australia. Last year in 2024, more than 24,000 young readers participated in the challenge, and that was just in Victoria!
The Big Summer Read campaign aims to address the ‘summer slide’ by:
- engaging young people in reading for pleasure
- supporting literacy development
- raising awareness among young people and their families of the resources available to them through public libraries.
