So far 81 children have signed up to take part in the free Summer Reading Challenge at Alderley Edge Library but there's still time for others to take up the challenge.
All 4 to 11 years olds who read six library books over the summer holidays will receive a free poster, scratch and sniff stickers and a DVD voucher. Plus a medal and certificate will be presented to each child at a special awards ceremony if they finish the challenge.
Libraries in 140 authorities across the UK also celebrated the beginning of the challenge by encouraging local families to take part in a world record attempt, for the most pledges received for a reading campaign. The nationwide total of almost 80,000 wasn't enough to achieve the record but local families had fun attending the launch.
Guinness World Records Editor in Chief, Craig Glenday, said: "It was fantastic to see so many people of all ages come together to launch the Record Breakers Summer Reading Challenge; to see so many excited faces and so many new people going to the library as a result. Books have always been at the heart of everything we do, and we're thrilled to be able to support an initiative that gets kids into libraries and picking up books."
Children have until Saturday 5th September to complete the challenge and Alderley Edge Library's awards ceremony will take place at 6pm on Thursday 10th September when Councillor Craig Browne will present the certificates and medals.
