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Summer Reading Challenge

 

Summer wouldn’t be the same without Blue Mountains Library’s Summer Reading Challenge. Read great books over summer, record them on your reading logsheet and earn book vouchers. The Summer Reading Challenge is open to kids and young adults aged from 0 to 18 years. The challenge runs from 1 December – 31 January.

Logsheets are available from Blue Mountains Library branches or download a digital copy.

Reading Logsheet 0 - 12 years

Reading Logsheet 13 - 18 years

Book Review Competition 

On each reading logsheet you will find space to write a review of one of the books you have read. All entries go into the lucky dip chance draw to win a $25 book voucher from participating bookstores.

Terms and Conditions

You must be a library member to participate in our reading challenge - please record your library card number on this logsheet. Each participant must have their own library membership, however books do not need to be borrowed on the participant’s card.

If you are not a member of the library please join the library online or at a branch.

Juniors can read two non-library books per logsheet and Teens one book. The remainding books must be borrowed from the Blue Mountains Library and can be books, picture books, magazines, graphic novels, audiobooks, eBooks, eAudiobooks, digital Comics. 

The books you read should be at your reading level.

Books read before 1 December and finished after 31 January can NOT be logged.

Record the title, author and barcode or app of all the books you read on your log sheet. For physical items record the barcode number starting S216. For eBooks, eAudiobooks or digital Comics record the name of the app - Comics Plus, Libby, BorrowBox, IndyReads, Story Box Library. 

Write your name, age, address, contact phone, membership number and school (if applicable) on your log sheet.

Logsheets can be submitted to any of our branches when open or via email src@bmcc.nsw.gov.au

You must submit your completed logsheets by 6 February 2026. 

When you have completed a logsheet return it to any library branch during opening hours to receive a book voucher. Vouchers will be sent via post if logsheets are submitted via email src@bmcc.nsw.gov.au. There is a limit of 4 vouchers per participant. Vouchers must be redeemed by 31 March 2024.

If you complete more than four logsheets during the Summer Reading Challenge you will go in the draw to win a $25 book voucher to redeem from participating bookstores, and the opportunity to select 3 books to add to the Blue Mountains Library collection.

Participating Bookstores

Blue Dragon Books, Glenbrook

Turning Page, Springwood

Rosey Ravelston, Lawson

Good Earth Bookshop, Wentworth Falls

Wyrd Books, Wentworth Falls

Megalong Books, Leura

The Little Lost Bookshop, Katoomba

Gleebooks, Blackheath

 

Premier's Reading Challenge

The Premier's Reading Challenge (PRC) is available for all NSW school students in Kindergarten to Year 9, in government, independent, Catholic and home schools. Participation by schools and students is voluntary.


The Challenge aims to encourage in students a love of reading for leisure and pleasure, and to enable students to experience quality literature. It is not a competition but a challenge to each student to read, to read more and to read more widely. Use these links to see which books we have in our catalogue or visit the PRC website for much more information.

 

Premier's Reading Challenge

Premier's Reading Challenge Website