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Roll up, roll up for the best summer holiday activity of all

Circus Stars is this Last year children links children with top authors and and share reading ideas.
year’s easy to take part read 9,232 books illustrators whilst giving them time Circus Stars runs until Saturday
in Summer Reading through the sum- to talk about their favourite books 10 September.
Challenge™ – just mer as part of the
read six books during challenge. This year Bottle of bubbly for book group
the summer through library staff want chil-
your local library. dren to read 10,000 West Swindon Readers’ Group received a bottle of champagne from
Children are given a 3-dimen- books. Swindon Borough Council’s Head of Libraries, Allyson Jordan, to
sional stage and a set of incentives to In August children can put their celebrate being the 500th group to register on the Reading Agency’s
collect as they read, with a certificate arty side to the test with some big new Reading Groups database.
and medal for those who success- top craft sessions - local libraries
fully complete the challenge. will be advertising details.
And to get children reading, they Librarians and volunteers will
will receive a 2-for-1 swimming be on hand to guide children
voucher at a Swindon pool after through the hoops of reading, and
reading just three books. an interactive Circus Stars website

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