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The Summer Reading Challenge is back at Hitchin Library, encouraging children to read over the holidays. It is the UK’s biggest reading for pleasure programme for children aged 4 to 11, delivered via public libraries – and it’s completely FREE to take part!
This year’s theme is Read to the Beat – celebrating the creative power of music and reading!
At Hitchin Library (and every library in Hertfordshire), we’ll be challenging young people to complete six reading-related challenges during the summer holidays. Everyone who signs-up gets a collector folder in which to keep the stickers that they will receive each time they complete a challenge. When they’ve collected all six stickers, they receive a medal and certificate, and are entered into a prize draw to win a place at a workshop with an acclaimed musician and author. Many schools in Hitchin choose to celebrate the children who have completed the Challenge in an assembly in September.
It all kicks off on Saturday 4 July and runs through until Saturday 5 September, so there is plenty of time to take part, even if you are away going away for a period during the school holidays.
There will also be a variety of other craft and reading activities at the library throughout the summer, including Boomwhacker workshops and our popular Page One children’s reading activity club – pop in to Hitchin Library to find out more.
The Challenge helps broaden reading horizons and maintain reading levels for the next academic year. It’s a fun, free family activity that encourages healthy reading habits and is a great way to keep young people reading over the summer holidays.
It’s completely free to sign-up – just head on down to your local library. Children do need to be a library member to sign-up to the Challenge, but it’s also completely free to join the library.
We can’t wait to see you at Hitchin Library very soon!
Summer Games Trail at Jordans Mill
18th July
- 2nd September
Jordans Mill, Broom, Biggleswade
Join the Zoo Crew!
18th July
- 2nd September
Whipsnade Zoo, Dunstable
Great British Summer
18th July
- 6th September
Wrest Park, Silsoe
Summer Spectacular
18th July
- 2nd September
Willows Activity Farm, London Colney
aMOOzing Summer Saver Pass
18th July
- 1st September
Woodside Animal Farm, Slip End
Summer Explorer Pass
20th July
- 1st September
Herrings Green Activity Farm, Wilstead
Summer Sizzler
23rd July
- 1st September
Odds Farm Park, High Wycombe
Brookers' 150th Anniversary Celebration
(FREE)
1st September
Brookers, Hitchin
Romeo & Juliet - The Living Theatre
3rd September
- 20th September
The Living Theatre Whitwell, Hitchin
Hitchin Street Food Monthly
(FREE)
3rd September
Hitchin Riverside, Riverside walk
Fantasy Forest: Libertalia
4th September
- 6th September
Hatfield Park and Gardens, Hatfield
Skills and Crafts of the Iron Age
5th September
- 6th September
Chiltern Open Air Museum, Gorelands Lane
Sing (U) - Outdoor Cinema
5th September
Knebworth House & Gardens, Knebworth
Mamma Mia! ExtraABBAganza (PG) - Outdoor Cinema
5th September
Knebworth House & Gardens, Knebworth
Hitchin Food Fest
(FREE)
5th September
- 6th September
Hitchin Market Square, Hitchin
Stockwood Living History Festival
5th September
- 6th September
Stockwood Discovery Centre, Luton
Harpenden Festival
(FREE)
5th September
Town Centre & Harpenden Common, Harpenden
The Gruffalo & Stick Man (U) - Outdoor Cinema
6th September
Knebworth House & Gardens, Knebworth
Pride and Prejudice (U) - Outdoor Cinema
6th September
Knebworth House & Gardens, Knebworth
Star Wars; A New Hope (U) - Outdoor Cinema
6th September
Knebworth House & Gardens, Knebworth
Wedding Show
6th September
Shuttleworth House, Biggleswade
Last year I had a message from a lady whose daughter had moved to Hitchin with her 1 year old, asking for suggestions of where she could go to meet other parents.
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