Essex Libraries: Winter Reading Challenge

Are you ready to take part in fun, interactive activities this winter to help six dragon friends make their way home out of the cold?

This year, your mission is to find the dragons who are lost around the dragon kingdom, and get them home to the castle before they get too cold! Complete six fun challenges from a choice of twelve. They include a range of cool things to read, make, and do!

Collect all six dragon stickers to 'find' them and complete the challenge! Plus, get a certificate and prize when you finish, and enter our big prize draw, where you can win amazing prizes like tablets, arts and crafts packs, book tokens, and toy dragons!

To sign up, visit your local library and collect your challenge booklet.

The challenge starts on 2 January and runs through to the end of the February half term on 22 February. The challenge is aimed at children aged 0 to 12-years-old.

There are a great range of prizes available for the prize draw including tablets, arts and craft kits, book tokens and dragon themed toys.

Anyone who completes the Winter Reading Challenge can enter themselves into the prize draw by scanning the QR code on the certificate they receive.

You can also ask staff to enter you into the draw when they register your completion of the Winter Reading Challenge.

Event details

Date

January 2 - February 27, 2026

Times

12:00pm - 12:00pm

Prices

Free

Who for?

For under 5s

How to book

Book online

No booking required.

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