when: 01 December 2025 - 31 January 2026 | venue: City of Sydney Library | cost: Free | address: 31 Alfred St, Sydney NSW 2000 | website: https://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/libraries | tickets: https://readbooks.com.au/bsr
published: 31 Dec 2025, 5 min read
Join Australia's largest summer public library reading challenge for kids and young people aged up to 18 years.
It's a great way to stay connected with books during the holidays.
The challenge:
encourages regular reading
provides an opportunity to explore new stories and new authors
builds reading confidence
keeps minds active.
Here's some reading lists and suggestions from our library team:
Are you up for the challenge?
Closes Saturday 31 January.
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Join Australia's largest summer public library reading challenge for kids and young people aged up to 18 years.
It's a great way to stay connected with books during the holidays.
The challenge:
encourages regular reading
provides an opportunity to explore new stories and new authors
builds reading confidence
keeps minds active.
Here's some reading lists and suggestions from our library team:
Are you up for the challenge?
Closes Saturday 31 January.
Go see Big summer reading challenge 2025.
Big summer reading challenge 2025 is on 01 December 2025 - 31 January 2026. See start and end times below. Conveniently located in Sydney. Call 02 9265 9333 for details. Visit their website at https://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/libraries.
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