Welcome to Six Book Challenge

The Six Book Challenge 2010 has got off to a really strong start. Over 180 organisations have signed up with us so far - a great mix of library services, colleges, schools, prisons and trade unions who represent a far bigger spread of involvement through the local partners they will work with. 9000 people registered to take part in 2009 - a quarter up on the first year of the Six Book Challenge in 2008. We're aiming for at least this rise again in 2010 with many more workplaces and colleges coming on board.

If you're a new reader please join in. If you want to run the Six Book Challenge have a look at our film above, see the materials on offer and read about how to do it.

The Six Book Challenge invites less confident readers to read six books such as the Quick Reads and record their reading in a diary. They are supported with incentives and rewarded with a certificate when they complete the Challenge. Most organisations run the Challenge from January to June so that they can enter the prize draws for workplaces and for individual completers (a weekend trip to London for the winner and guest - all expenses paid).

90% of participants say they feel more confident about reading after taking part. 80% expect to use a library more to borrow books. And tutors say that the Challenge improves learners' confidence, increases their motivation and helps them to develop a reading habit.

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