Have you joined the Summer Reading Challenge yet?

Here are volunteers Loughlin and Helena at Halton Lea library who are signing up Mia, Declan and Lewis to this year’s Summer Reading Challenge.

Britannica Spotlight on Circus Stars

Circus Stars is thye topic of this year's national Summer Reading Challenge in UK libraries.

The children's edition of The Britannica includes an article that covers the history of the circus as well as various circus acts, while the Activity Centre provides a quiz, a word search and some lovely pictures to colour.

To see the article click here. Enjoy!

Win a pair of designer sunglasses from Specsavers

To be in with a chance of winning, just borrow any of the titles from the TV Bookclub's Summer Reads series from any library in Halton between 27 June and 13 August.

Anyone who borrows one of these titles will automatically be entered into the prize draw.

Please note that the prize is sponsored by the Runcorn branch of Specsavers and the prize must be redeemed there.

Circus Stars - Summer Reading Challenge

Roll up! Roll up! Halton Libraries will be joining libraries across the UK to introduce children to a summertime circus spectacle that will keep them reading throughout the summer holidays with the 2011 Summer Reading Challenge ...and it's all free!

Children are encouraged to read six or more books of their choice during the holidays with incentives and rewards plus a certificate or medal for everyone who completes the challenge.

The 2011 challenge is called Circus Stars and there is a special website where children can link to authors and illustrators and talk about their favourite books online.

Bookcrawl for under 4s

Would your chldren like to join us on the Bookstart Bookcrawl? Children aged 0 to 4 who visit any of Halton libraries can collect special stickers. After six visits they can choose a certificate from our collection like the Penny Dale one shown here.

The certificates are a delightful memento of a child's early years as a library member.

READING PLACES

Reading Places is the name of this year’s Time To Read promotion and it’s all about your holidays.

Travel writing can inlude memoirs and accounts from intrepid professional travellers and advice for first-time backpackers. We've paired up fiction books with books about travelling and travellers for you to choose and take on your holidays.

Why not tell us where you've a taken your library books to this year. To let us know that you've discovered Reading Places, we'd like you to return the postcard that you’ll find inside the special promotion books to us. Or you can send a digital photograph to Time to Read and say where you’ve been to with your library books. If you return a card or a photo to us before October 31st you will be entered into a prize draw.

CV workshops at Halton Lea

Halton libraries in partnership with Nextstep will be hosting CV drop in sessions at Halton Lea library.

If you need help with creating or updating your CV, drop in on Tuesday 7th June 9.30 – 11.30 or Tuesday 14th June 9.30 – 11.30. The sessions are free of charge.