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Summer Reading Challenge 2026

Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Libraries

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Discover a summer of stories with the Summer Reading Challenge 2026: Read to the Beat at Kensington and Chelsea Libraries & Archives.

Events in this collection

Hide and Seek
Sat, Jul 4, 10:00 AM
Free
Beginner workshop for Children - London Ukulele Project
Sat, Sep 19, 2:00 PM
Free
Summer Reading Challenge Completer's Celebration
Thu, Sep 24, 3:45 PM
Free
Manga Workshop with Chie Kutsuwada
Sat, Sep 26, 2:00 PM
Free

Lego Robotics - Build and programme a music box
Sat, Sep 5, 12:00 PM
Free
Summer Reading Challenge - Make a Tambourine
Sat, Sep 5, 10:30 AM
Free
Lego Robotics - Build and programme a music box
Thu, Sep 3, 3:30 PM
Free
Summer Reading Challenge - Carnival steel pan instruments
Sat, Aug 29, 10:30 AM
Free
Carnival story time with award winning author Laura Henry-Allain
Wed, Aug 26, 2:00 PM
Free
Carnival story time with award winning author Laura Henry-Allain
Wed, Aug 26, 10:00 AM
Free
Summer Reading Challenge - Tambourine Time
Tue, Aug 25, 3:30 PM
Free
Summer Reading Challenge - Music House Education workshop
Tue, Aug 25, 2:00 PM
Free
Make your own live music!
Mon, Aug 24, 2:00 PM
Free
Summer Reading Challenge - Groovy Guitar
Sat, Aug 22, 10:30 AM
Free
Make your panpipe and play!
Thu, Aug 20, 3:00 PM
Free
International Music
Thu, Aug 20, 11:00 AM
Free
Summer Reading Challenge - Let's make it rain!
Tue, Aug 18, 3:30 PM
Free
Summer Reading Challenge - Make your own musical magnets!
Mon, Aug 17, 4:00 PM
Free
Move and groove with DJ Bushra!
Thu, Aug 13, 3:00 PM
Free
Summer Reading Challenge - Round, round like a record!
Tue, Aug 11, 3:30 PM
Free

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