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 national, statewide and local prizes to be won.

National Prize Draw

The National Prizes will be drawn at random from the pool of eligible participants in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, and Victoria. One winner from each age category of registered users who have completed the requirements of the Big Summer Read will be selected. Prizes include:

1. 0-4 years age category – Picture Book Bundle Pack
2. 5-8 years age category – Books and Activity Pack
3. 9-12 years age category – Bluetooth Headphones
4. 13-18 years age category – Kobo eReader

Statewide Prize Draw

Participants who register and complete the challenge on the ReadBooks website by 31 January 2026 will be automatically entered into the Statewide Prize Draw.

The Statewide Prizes will be drawn at random from the pools of eligible Victorian entries submitted, provided they’ve completed the challenge requirements. For each of the following age categories, there will be one 12-month Zoos Victoria Family Membership (2 adults and all children in 1 household) and one book pack:

1. 0-4 years
2. 5-8 years
3. 8-12 years
4. 13-18 years

View the Terms and Conditions of Entry in the Statewide and National Prize Draw.

Stonnington Prize Draw

Participants who also complete the paper Reading Journal and Reading Bookmark 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, 5MB). Return the paper Reading Journal or Reading Bookmark to any Stonnington Library by 9 February 2026 and you’ll automatically be entered into our local prize draw.

Prizes include:

1. Village Cinemas Family Movie Passes (2 adults, 2 children; valued at $70 each)
2. Digital Polaroid Camera pack (valued at $118)
3. Jeffreys Books vouchers (valued at $50 each)
4.  Family Swim Passes to Stonnington pools (2 adults, 2 children; valued at $24.40 each)

For more information please read the BIG Summer Read Prizes Stonnington Terms and Conditions(PDF, 218KB).

BIG Summer Read is a state-wide reading program for Victorians aged 0-18 years that runs from 1 December 2025 to 31 January 2026 (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.