THE annual Mayor’s Reading Challenge will be held in August for its eighth year.
This year’s theme is “Find Your Treasure” and preschool-aged children, 0-5 years, and families are invited to get involved at Frankston City Libraries.
Reading experiences can be as varied as reading a book together, singing a rhyme, pointing out signs and names of objects or reading snippets to your child from a favourite magazine, newspaper or book.
Australian research has found that children who are read to six or seven times a week have a literacy level almost a year ahead of children who are not read to at home and that they will learn more when they start school.
Participants can register at all Frankston City Libraries branches. Children and parents collect prizes for every 20 reading experiences. After a month of happy reading, participants collect a reading rewards pack, including a certificate signed by the mayor.
The challenge launch will be hosted during the weekly storytime session at 10.30am on Tuesday, 31 July at Frankston Library. Registrations open on the same day at all branches of Frankston City Libraries.
For more information phone 9784 1020, see library.frankston.vic.gov.au or drop into a local library.
The Mayor’s Reading Challenge ties in with the Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year celebration.