Story Garden - Summer Reading Challenge 2025

This year’s Summer Reading Challenge is Story Garden – Adventures in Nature and the Great Outdoors.

This exciting new theme will inspire children to tap into a world of imagination through reading, exploring the magical connection between storytelling and nature.

How to sign up

From Saturday 5 July 2025, children in the borough can sign up for the challenge at their local Richmond upon Thames library and receive a Story Garden pack.

To take part, a child needs to be a member of the library and have their own library card.

How it works

For each of six library books they read they can collect a sticker for their collector pack.

Children can update their progress through the challenge at any library in the borough.

Everyone who reads six library books is rewarded in the library with a medal and certificate.

Events

Events taking place during the Summer Reading Challenge.

Lego Club with Story Garden

Everyone loves making things with Lego! Design and build amazing creations and take part in fun Lego challenges.

No experience necessary, and all materials will be provided. This free event is for children, accompanied by an adult.

Children must be registered with 2025 Summer Reading Challenge, in order to participate in this event. Registration is free of charge.

Date	Time	Location
Friday 8 August	10.30 to 11.30am	Richmond Lending Library
Friday 15 August	10.30 to 11.30am	Twickenham Library
Friday 22 August	10.30 to 11.30am	Teddington Library

End date

Story Garden ends in the borough on Saturday 6 September 2025.

Contact us

For more information or to book an assembly visit from a librarian, email libraries@richmond.gov.uk