Essex Year of Reading
To mark the Essex Year of Reading 2022, Essex County Council has been working on a range of initiatives to inspire every child in Essex to become a confident reader and develop a lifelong love of reading. It also seeks to address the impact that Covid-19 has had on children and young people’s education by providing events, activities and opportunities to help improve their reading levels. All primary school children and those in Year 7 secondary schools across Essex are being given their own library card and bookmark. Each library card has its own unique bar code, so all children need to do is bring the card along to any Essex Library to register it in their name and they can get started straight away. Children can use their library card to choose books, join in with out of school activities, access homework help, use free computers and lots more. Once children have signed up for the library, children will be able to take part in this year’s Summer Reading Challenge which is a national initiative that encourages children to read books throughout the summer holidays, collecting a medal, stickers and a certificate along the way. The locations of all Essex libraries can be found at www.libraries.essex.gov.uk Parents and carers can also download the free Essex Year of Reading app to discover further online reading materials, fun activities and competitions for children and families to take part in. Visit www.essexyearofreading.co.uk for more information.
