Local Government Minister Melissa Horne said funding of $1 million will be provided to the state's libraries for the Challenge, which is held each year to urge young people and children to read a number of specified Books. The publications have been selected to ensure all reading levels have been covered.
The Minister said libraries performed an important role each year by providing access to the listed Books required to participate in the Challenge, which the funding helps them procure.
She said it also helps build library collections to be enjoyed by present day and future young people, and added:
“We’re proud to be supporting more children to read, encouraging a love of reading and literacy and developing skills that will set them up for life.”
Since first kicking off in 2005, the challenge had seen in excess of 54 million fabulous Books read by 3.5 million eager young readers. The state's libraries, with their over two million members who borrow upward of 30 million publications annually, are a major focus for the Challenge.
Major initiatives such as the Reading Challenge are often widely advertised using strategic flyer printing campaigns to ensure that everyone who would like to take part has an opportunity to do so. The Government funding for the Challenge is provided to Vision Australia, My Community Library, regional library corporations and local councils.
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