Read Beyond the Beaten Path with Queenstown Lakes Libraries for this year's Children's Summer Reading Challenge!
Read 5 books for your chance to win a $50 voucher! Choose one book from each of the following genres:
- History
- Arts & Crafts
- Horror
- Cooking
- Graphic Novels
- Mystery
- Science Fiction
- Sports
- Fantasy
- Theatre
- Nature
If you're looking for some reading inspiration to get you started in each genre, check out this blog.
Try and read more than 5 books as there's also a bonus prize for the top reader of the district!
How does the challenge work?
Read as many books as you like, but for an added incentive, if you:
- Read 5 books, you'll be entered into the draw to win a voucher,
- Enter as many entry cards as you like, and
- There's a bonus prize up-for-grabs for the top reader across the district!
How do I participate?
There are multiple ways to join the challenge:
- Pick up a challenge card from your local QLDC library branch;
- Sign up via our Beanstack page here and select the 'Read Beyond the Beaten Path' challenge; or
- Download a challenge card here.
Happy Reading!!
Challenge Terms and Conditions:
General:
- The challenge begins on 1 December 2022 and ends on 1 February 2023.
- The challenge is open to Queenstown Lakes library members from Grade 1 up to Grade 8. We have a teen reading challenge for Grade 9 and up here.
- To be considered for the voucher draws, you must read five books from individual genres; if you read two books about nature, this will only count as one book.
- Books means: hard-copy books, eBooks, and eAudiobooks.
- The $50 voucher will be awarded to one person in the Upper Clutha and two people in the Whakatipu basin.
- The additional prize for the most books read will be a district-wide prize.
- If there is more than one contender for the top reader of the district, the winner will be chosen by a draw.
- Winners for each draw will be contacted directly.
- We will announce results on social media.
For those participating using the challenge card (from the library or printed at home):
- The challenge cards must be returned to your local library by Wednesday the 1st of February 2023.
- You can return the entry card via our returns shoot if the library is closed.
- You can return the entry card by emailing a scanned copy to: childrens.librarian@qldc.govt.nz
- You can enter more than once by submitting individual challenge cards.
For those participating via Beanstack:
- You will automatically be entered into the draw as you log the correct number of books.
- We will review your books and if you have read enough books to be entered into the draws multiple times, you will receive an entry for every five books read.
