Reader Highlights from Summer Reading!

Check out these awesome photos of our enthusiastic readers photo highlights whilst participating in our Summer Reading Adventure! One of the challenges is to take your book outside and discover the great outdoors. For some, that’s finding solace from the summer heat under the shade of a leafy tree, for others its a secluded spot with a killer view!

Photo collage of lots of reading spots, including on the ferry, in the library, under tree branches, in a forest, on the couch at home, and on a garden swingPhoto collage of books outdoors - at the beach, by a bonfire, under a tree, watching the sunset

We also asked readers to get making! Whether it be a LEGO® architectural masterpiece or a crafty holiday project using all the bits and bobs, we wanted creativity to run free… and look at the masterful results of our readers!

Lego creations - a dragon, a moon landing module, a person, and Lego friends creations Crafty creations - a crochet monster, a mini loom weaving, a towel hoodie for after the pool

A library bingo grid sheet, with lots of activitiesThere’s also still time left to complete challenges and mark off your Library Bingo sheets! Simply drop by any Library branch and grab a Bingo sheet that’s full of fun activities to complete across the Summer Reading Adventure! Do you have a friend or family-member who isn’t tech-savvy but would love our Summer Reading Adventure? Recommend Library Bingo to them as a way to join the fun!

Help us reach our community goal of reading 20,000 books before the Summer Reading Adventure ends on January 31st!

(Note: Please return your completed Bingo sheet to your library by February 7th).


Summer Reading is back!

Summer Reading 2023 Blog

Summer Reading 2023 Blog

Read books, explore the city, win prizes! This year the Summer Reading Adventure runs from 1 December 2022 — 31 January 2023, and we are inviting intrepid explorers of word and page of all ages to join us — children, teens, and adults!

Pre-registrations are open from the last week of November — find all the information over on our Summer Reading information page, or head straight to our Summer Reading Beanstack website to get started!

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Summer Reading Adventure 2022 – for adults, teens and kids!

Read books, explore the city, win prizes!

The Summer Reading Adventure runs from 1 December 2022 — 31 January 2023, and this year we are inviting intrepid explorers of word and page of all ages to join us — children, teens, and adults.

Exactly what reading adventures are in store for you will depend on which version of the Adventure you sign up for, but as a general rule you can participate in three different ways:

  1. Log your reading — tell us what you’ve been reading, and maintain your own personal reading log to earn tickets you can cash in for the chance to win one of our Grand Prize packs.
  2. Write, draw or film book reviews — get creative and let us know what you think about the books you’ve been reading, with special spot prizes for the most thought-provoking entries.
  3. Complete challenges — choose your own adventure, and participate in a range of different activities, challenges, and quests that will have you venturing out into the city, taking a deep dive into our collections, and exploring your own back yard — and what’s more, you’ll even make it home in time for tea!

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Summer Reading Challenge for Kids

All of a sudden the end of the school year and Summer are nearly upon us, and lo and behold, it RAINS! Need an activity to occupy your kids’ imaginations? Print out a Summer Reading Challenge booklet for them (and explore our interactive list online!).

Every year the team at Wellington City Libraries put their heads together and come up with a list of 60+ amazing books. We then challenge kids aged 5 – 12 years to read as many books as possible from our Summer Reading Booklist between the 1st of December and the 31st of January. Once the kids have read a book, they go to the Kids’ Club page, write a review and win prizes!

P.S. You might find yourself reading their Summer Reading Challenge books as well!