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Summer Reading Challenge - Guinness World Record Attempt at The Atkinson
ON Saturday, 11 July 2015, we are inviting families
to be part of a world record attempt for the greatest number of people making a
pledge or promise to read this summer. All they have to do is to visit the
Library between, 11am to 2pm, to sign up to the Summer Reading Challenge on that
day.
As part of the celebration The Atkinson is running family activities in The Art
Box, between 11am and 2pm, about your favourite stories and books and we will be
encouraging families to find out about Southport's previous Guinness World
Record attempt (The Land Speed Record) in our museum.
Emma Harrison, The Atkinson's Public Engagement Manager said:- "Reading is
so important to everyone's health and wellbeing as well as being great fun for
all ages. It increases mental stimulation, reduces stress, improves your memory,
focus, concentration and most of all it is great escapism and it's free! Southport Library as well as all other Sefton Libraries have long
supported the Summer Reading Challenge and we hope this record attempt will
encourage new interest in libraries and what they have to offer, as well as
encourage people to pick up a book and read. The Guinness World Record attempt
is something families can be part of together so fingers crossed we beat the
record and we can all celebrate!"
The Summer Reading Challenge takes place every year during the summer holidays.
You can sign up at your local Library, then read 6 library books of your choice,
collecting stickers and other rewards along the way; all
FREE.
Children can read whatever they like; fact books, joke books, picture books,
audio books; just as long as they are borrowed from the Library. Every time
children finish a book they get stickers and a reward and there's a certificate
and medal for everyone who finishes the challenge. It's
FREE just ask at your
local Library for more details!
This year the theme for the Summer Reading Challenge is World Record Breakers
and the organisers have decided to launch the challenge with a nation wide
Guinness World Record attempt on Saturday, 11 July 2015. The attempt will be
collecting the most amounts of pledges during a reading challenge.
The Guinness World Record attempt is open to all ages, so bring the family to
The Atkinson and join in the fun!
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