Get ready for Gadgeteers, arriving online and in your local BCP libraries this summer.
Science is all around you! What do you love doing? Are you a brilliant baker? Or a mega music fan? Are you the tech wizard amongst your friends? Join the Gadgeteers for the Summer Reading Challenge to discover the amazing science and innovation behind the world around you, including some of your favourite things!
Curious? Perfect! Your imagination can unlock endless possibilities…BCP Libraries are teaming up with Science Museum Group for a very special science-themed Challenge that will inspire you to use your imagination and creativity!
Gadgeteers will feature amazing books, awesome rewards, and plenty of ideas for cool experiments and activities to discover the science all around you. The Challenge will be brought to life by top children’s writer and illustrator Julian Beresford.
Discover the amazing science and innovation behind the world around you, including some of your favourite things!
Children aged 4-11 can visit their local library and take part in this year’s Summer Reading Challenge, which has a science and innovation theme.
To complete the challenge, children need to read 6 books over the summer holidays. They can read any books they enjoy and they will get rewards along the way and a medal and certificate when they have completed the challenge!
If you have a child under 5 they can take part in the mini challenge. They can collect a sticker for every story they’ve shared with a grown-up and will get a gold medal sticker when they’ve enjoyed 6 stories!
There are loads of events and activities happening in the summer holidays in your local library, linked to the theme of this year’s Summer Reading Challenge.
Children can make their own robot, construct a pizza, build a Lego gadget, there is a special Storytime for under 5’s The ‘Wonderful World of Wellies’ with author Lisa Esposito and so much more! There is also a virtual event with storyteller John Kirk where Scavenger hunting and Storytelling collide as he explores history’s brilliantly bonkers, bogus inventions.
Check out the full list of events and activities in your local BCP library here.
Find out more about the Summer Reading Challenge and the summer programme of events here!
For a full list of all the Libraries in BCP along with opening times, see the BCP Council website.
Check out the Gadgeteers Book Collection! You’ll be sure to find plenty of inspiration for this year’s Summer Reading Challenge with these fun science and innovation themed recommendations:
Picture Books – illustrated books, perfect for reading aloud.
Early Reader Books – shorter stories, perfect for emerging readers.
Middle Grade Books – longer chapter books, perfect for confident readers.
Are you excited to join the #Gadgeteers this summer? Keep an eye on the blog for all the latest Summer Reading Challenge news.
We hope you enjoy taking part in the Summer Reading Challenge this year and enjoy becoming a Gadgeteer! Let us know of any great book recommendations and how many books you managed to read. 