Wellington City Libaries are looking for detectives to join our SPY-brary Reading Adventure!

Picture this. . .
A dark office with a desk in one corner. A haze of smoke fills the air as the figure slumped in the lone office chair swings it around to face the door as it creaks open and some broad walks in-

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Or
Two figures on a park bench. Dressed in nondescript suits, each focuses their attention on the newspaper in front of them. One paper rustles, almost as if the hand holding it had let go to subtly slip something to the other figure-

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Or
Paintings line the corridor, each hanging on the wall in its own patch of light. One patch of shadow in a corner of the hallway seems deeper than the others. A gentle thud, and one of the lights blinks out. When it flickers on again, barely a second later, one of the paintings is gone…

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Do you dare enter Wellington City SPYbraries?

Over the April holidays we have an online challenge just for you! Just like the Summer Reading Adventure, Wellington City SPYbraries is run through Beanstack, and you don’t even have to set foot in a library in order to take part! Wellington City SPYbraries is open now for you to pre-register – just head over to our WCL Beanstack site and sign in (or create your account with the link provided at the blogs end).

We are exclusively looking for Spies, detectives, and any puzzle solvers between the ages of 12-19 years to take on this holiday adventure!

You can take part in this challenge in three different ways, depending on how far you’re willing to delve into the gritty underworld of spies and deception:

  • Log your reading — tell us how many books you’ve read and you’ll earn virtual badges!
  • Write, draw or film book reviews — get creative and tell us what you thought about the books you’ve read, and you’ll go in the draw to win fabulous spot prizes as you do.
  • Complete assignments – Pick and choose which assignments to complete, develop your spy skills, and work towards earning the title of Spy Supreme.

No PI works for free, so we’ve put together some rewards for you as you work through the challenge. Earn a reward just for registering, win Spot Prizes for particularly impressive reviews or assignment submissions, and there’ll be a reward for our most diligent spy-students who manage to complete the whole challenge! There’s a world of intrigue waiting for you! Don’t miss this thrilling opportunity to become a young detective and crack the case. Are you ready to accept the challenge? 

Sign Up Now through this link: To join the SPY-brary Reading Adventure, click me!
Happy reading, detectives!

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