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Pūtaiao Reading Challenge

Pūtaiao Reading Challenge

Read for two hours in 15 minute slots, and go into the draw to win one of four mystery prizes up for grabs, it’s that easy.
Pick up a challenge form from the children’s area or download digital form here from September 23.  For ages 0 – 17 years.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Read any books and eBooks from the library, or ask a grown-up to read to you, or listen to audiobooks for two hours in fifteen-minute slots.  Once you have read for 15 minutes, place a tick in a tick-box on your entry form, keep reading in 15 minute slots until all boxes are ticked. Submit (or upload) your entry when you have read for two hours. You have the whole two weeks of the school holidays to complete the challenge. If you finish early that’s ok because you can submit as many entries as you want, one entry for every two hours of reading.  The more you read, the more chances you have to win! All entries must be submitted by 11.59pm October 13, 2024.

 

Entry submissions

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

HOW MANY BOOKS DO I NEED TO READ?

As many as you like! One really long book may take you more than two hours to read, or you may be able to read lots of picture books in two hours.

CAN I READ FOR MORE THAN TWO HOURS?

Yes! If you finish the two-hour challenge, ask for another entry form to keep reading. You can submit as many entries as you want, one entry for every two hours of reading.

WHEN WILL I KNOW IF I WON A PRIZE?

The draw will take place Wednesday 16 October 2024 and the winners will be notified by phone or email on or before Friday 18 October 2024.

I AM NOT A LIBRARY MEMBER; CAN I STILL PARTICIPATE?

Yes! You can read your own books at home or if you live in Te Tairawhiti Gisborne Region you can become a library member to get books out.  If you live out of town, you can still submit your entry but will need someone local to collect the prize if you win.

 

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

By submitting a completed entry you are agreeing that the information provided to HB Williams Memorial Library is true, current and complete.  Boxes ticked on the entry form must be a true representation of the number of fifteen-minute slots a person has spent reading or being read to by an adult.  HB Williams Memorial Library's decision is final, and no correspondence will be entered into.