Hundreds of young readers in the local authority are celebrating after completing this year's Summer Reading Challenge.
A total of 885 children completed 'Ready, Set, Read!', which focused on reading, sport and play.
A series of special presentation sessions will be taking place in libraries this month and in early October for young readers who completed the challenge.
Hosted by East Renfrewshire Culture and Leisure (ERCL), these kicked off at Barrhead Foundry Library on September 5.
Scott Simpson, head of libraries and information services at ERCL, told the Barrhead News: "We have been delighted to see so many young readers across East Renfrewshire engaging with the Summer Reading Challenge this year.
“We want to encourage and support children's reading journey and are pleased to welcome all children who successfully completed the Summer Reading Challenge along for a presentation ceremony, where they receive a special medal and certificate.
“Well done to all the young readers that took part."
Delivered in partnership with Youth Sport Trust and libraries, this year's challenge ran from June 24 to September 2.
It aimed to keep children's minds and bodies active over the summer break, empowering young people to forge new connections with others and unleash the power of play, sport and physical activity through reading.
"The Summer Reading Challenge helps to prevent the summer reading 'dip' that many young people experience during their summer holidays while schools are closed,” added Scott.
“It encourages primary school children to read six or more library books over the summer period.
“With the help of our local libraries, the Summer Reading Challenge is accessible to all and provides a fun, free activity for children.”
East Renfrewshire Culture and Leisure hosted a series of free sessions across libraries over the summer period, from summer reading storytime and virtual reality sessions to family fun days featuring experiments, challenges, crafts and storytime fun.
East Renfrewshire libraries and Make it Happen also welcomed children along for the popular stop motion animation sessions, where children turned characters and ideas into movies, as well as introduction to coding sessions which used a variety of software, including Scratch, to learn how to program games and sounds.
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