The Reading Agency Summer Reading Challenge is back - get ready to Read to the Beat! 📚🎶 

Starting on Saturday 4th July, this year's challenge invites children to discover the exciting connection between stories and songs, exploring how both reading and music can spark imagination, creativity and self-expression.

Read to the Beat! encourages children to keep reading throughout the summer holidays while having fun and collecting rewards along the way…

🎸 Read books

🎤 Discover new stories

🥁 Complete the challenge

🏅 Earn rewards and a certificate

Whether your child loves adventures, mysteries, comics, facts, fantasy or funny stories, there's something for everyone. Best of all, it's free to take part through your local library!

Pop into Catterick, Colburn or Richmond Library from 4th July to sign up and start your reading adventure. We can't wait to see our young readers finding their rhythm this summer!

Find out more about the challenge and discover the official book line-up for 2026 here.