Children throughout the county are invited to join the reading adventure and to enjoy the fun and pleasure of reading over their summer break. Summer Stars is non-competitive and every child who signs up receives a reader’s registration pack and will be awarded a certificate of participation at the end of the programme. It’s all completely free!

This year we are introducing our Golden Ticket. Each child returning with books and their reader’s card for stamping will get a Golden Ticket on their second and following visits. All the tickets will be entered into a fantastic prize draw on Thursday, August 31. There are two prize bundles for every library so a greater chance to win! Included in the prize bundles for younger and older children are Kindle Fires, reading buddies, books, games, book tokens and mini-craft sets. We will also have a lucky dip box for a surprise treat on the second and subsequent library visits, so keep on reading.

The more times you visit, pick up a read, get your reader’s card stamped, the more Golden Tickets you earn. Call into your nearest library and register from Monday, June 12. Registrations will continue throughout the summer. Further details of this and our Summer Events Programme can be found on our website www.meathlibraries.ie.