Winter Reading Challenge

Winter Reading Challenge 2025

2025 Winter Reading Challenge

Wrap up in your favourite blanket, make a hot cuppa, and get cosy with our Winter Reading Challenge.

Dates: 1 June to 31 July

HOW IT WORKS

  1. Pick up your Winter Reading Challenge Booklet from any Waimakariri Library from 1 June 2025.
  1. Complete as many challenges as you can; complete 5 challenges to go into the prize draw.

  1. Return your booklet to a staff member by 31 July 2025 to go into the draw.
  1. When you pick up a booklet for your child, remember to pick one up for yourself, too! Participating in this challenge is great role-modelling for your child and will encourage them to complete it.

We will have displays with plenty of reading suggestions for the challenges across our three libraries. 😊

Share what you are reading and creating with us on Facebook and Instagram @waimakaririlibraries, or email it to library@wmk.govt.nz

Library staff are happy to help with suggestions. Enjoy your winter reading!

HANDY RESOURCES

Check out our great library resources to help you with your Winter Reading Challenge!

All of these resources are free to use with your library barcode number and PIN. Forgotten your PIN? Ask at your library or reset it online - go to the catalogue, select Login, then forgot PIN.

eBooks and eAudiobooks 

Read eBooks and listen to eAudiobooks for all ages on BorrowBox or Libby.

Storybox Library allows storytime to be anytime! Watch and listen to some of your favourite stories being read by Australian and New Zealand storytellers! Reading aloud to children, in particular by diverse and engaging storytellers, greatly improves language and literacy skills, especially in the early years of a child’s development.

Watch a film or TV show set in Winter on Kanopy  

Kanopy has over 10,000 titles and with new content added monthly there is something here for everyone! Kanopy Kids provides specific content for children with unlimited access to a diverse selection of educational and entertaining content - from movies, TV series, animated storybooks, to live action, and animated favourites!

Listen to cosy songs on Freegal

Freegal Music+ is a free music service which offers download or streaming access to more than 18 million songs including Sony Music’s catalog of legendary artists. In total, the collection is comprised of 200 genres of music from over 100 countries.

Catalogue and eLibrary

Our Library Catalogue is the place to go when you want to track down a book or place a hold. In addition to the resources listed above, you can find many more treasures in our eLibrary.