The BIG Summer Read is starting soon.
Join. Borrow. Read. Win!
Running from 1 December 2025 to 31 January 2026, the BIG Summer Read encourages young readers aged 0 - 18 years to visit their local library and keep reading during the summer holidays.
Last summer, more than 24,000 Victorian children participated, logging thousands of books.
How it works
There are two ways to participate: online and on paper.
Online:
- Register online through the Read Books website.
- You have the option to log the number of books read OR the number of days spent reading. Log at least 5 books OR 5 days of reading to be eligible for the local, state and national prize draws.
- Collect digital badges as you read. Explore different types of books and literacy activities and collect Ambassador Badges, Sponsor Badges, the Read Around Australia Badge, and Bonus Challenge Badges.
On paper:
- Pick up a reading log or a bookmark from your library or download it here (available soon).
- Read 5 books OR read for at least 5 days to be eligible for the local, state and national prize draws.
- Return your completed record or bookmark to your library by Saturday 31st January 2026.
This years BIG Summer Read fun will include a fortnightly mystery prize draw at every GV Library, Scavenger Hunt lucky dip prizes, and Collin's Booksellers gift vouchers.
So whether you read books, audio books, picture books, graphic novels... They all count, as does listening to a book read by someone else, and reading the same book multiple times.
Keep an eye on this page and on our Facebook for more updates and join us on December 1st for a fantastic summer of reading and fun.
