Big Summer Read

The BIG Summer Read is a reading competition with prizes for people aged 0-18 over the summer holidays!

Get ready to dive into books this summer with the BIG Summer Read – a fun statewide competition for kids and teens under 18!

The goal? To keep you reading all summer long and stop the 'summer slide' – that’s what happens when kids lose some of their reading skills during the holidays. So, grab a book, join the competition, and let’s beat the summer slide together!

The competition starts on 1 December 2024 and closes on 31 January 2025. 

Registrations open on 4 November 2024. 

What To Do

a) Register for the BIG Summer Read at readbooks.au and make sure you select Port Phillip Libraries as your local library.

b) Read 10 books

c) Log your reading via the readbooks.au website for your chance to win one of the amazing prizes! (Full Terms and Conditions below)

Statewide Prizes

There will be 4 Book Packs split into age groups:

0-4 years: Board books
5-8 years: Picture books
8-12 years: Junior fiction/graphic novels
13-18 years: YA fiction/graphic novels.

Terms and Conditions of the State Wide Prize Draw

  1. Readers can enter the statewide prize draw by registering for the Big Summer Read on Read Books and reading and recording 10 books between December 1st 2024 and January 31st 2025.
  2. Read Books registration can only be completed by individual readers aged 13+, or with consent from a parent or guardian 18 years or over.
  3. Big Summer Read is open to children age 0-18 years of age.
  4. Each reader can only enter the statewide prize draw once.
  5. The Statewide Prizes will be 4 Book Packs curated to suit the winners age; 0-4 years: Board books 5-8 years: Picture books 8-12 years: Junior fiction/graphic novels 13-18 years: YA fiction/graphic novels.
  6. Competition opens: Sunday 1 December 2024 at 9am
  7. Competition closes: Friday 31 January 2025 at 5pm
  8. No late entries will be accepted
  9. Statewide prize draw and winner notification is on 12 February.
  10. Winners will be determined by random draw, and one winner per library service.
  11. Winners will be notified by their local library service.
  12. If Winner cannot arrange collection of their prize within 14 days, local library service must contact PLV to draw a new winner.

BIG Summer Read Sponsors