BIG Summer Read

Anyone aged 0-18 years and residing in Victoria can join the BIG Summer Read.

The program is aimed mostly towards primary-school aged children but is open to anyone under the age of 18 years.

Independent and non-independent readers can log any book they read, that is read to them, or listened to as an audio. 

There are statewide and local prizes to be won.

Statewide Prize Draw

Participants who register and complete the challenge on the ReadBooks website by 31 January 2025 will be automatically entered into the Statewide Prize Draw. This is drawn from all participants across Victoria.

Statewide prizes will be awarded for the following age groups: 0-4 years; 5-8 years; 8-12 years; 12-18 years.

For more information please read the BIG Summer Read Statewide Prizes Terms and Conditions(PDF, 73KB)

Stonnington Prize Draw

Participants who also complete the paper Reading Journal will be automatically entered into the local Stonnington Prize Draw.

Pick up a paper reading journal from any Stonnington Library or download a copy(PDF, 1MB). Return the paper Reading Journal to any Stonnington Library by 9 February 2025 and you’ll automatically be entered into our local prize draw.

Prizes include:

• Village Cinemas Family Movie Passes (2 adults, 2 children; valued at $70 each)
• Jeffreys Books vouchers (valued at $50 each)
• Family Swim Passes to Stonnington pools (2 adults, 2 children; valued at $23.70 each)

For more information please read the BIG Summary Read Stonnington Prizes Terms and Conditions(PDF, 210KB).

BIG Summer Read is a state-wide reading program for Victorians aged 0-18 years that runs from 1 December 2024 to 31 January 2025 (Program). The Program encourages children and young people to read for pleasure over the summer school break. Council is running the Program through its libraries and encouraging users to register to participate in the Big Summer Read challenge.

We will collect the following Personal Information to administer the Program: your/your child's full name, email address, password, year of birth and your primary local library (Personal Information).

The Personal Information will be used to:

• administer, evaluate and report on the Program;
• enable you and your child to enrol in the Program and record the books read;
• contact you about the Program; and
• deliver a prize to you if you enter the prize draw and are selected as a winner.

Council will disclose your Personal Information to its Program partner, Public Libraries Victoria (PLV). PLV may also share your Personal Information to its partners, which include the School Library Association Victoria, StoryBox Library, Bolinda BorrowBox, James Bennet and uLibrary.

If you do not provide your Personal Information you will not be eligible to participate in the Program. If you wish to access or alter any of the Personal Information that you have supplied to Stonnington City Council, please contact Council’s Privacy Officer by telephoning 03 8290 1333 or emailing council@stonnington.vic.gov.au. For more information about how Council handles Personal Information, please refer to our Privacy Policy. You can find the PLV Privacy Policy here.