Support
How does the Six Book Challenge work? Here we provide all organisations already running or wanting to run the scheme with guidance, templates and case studies. Those who purchase materials will also receive regular email updates. We also give information about training and evaluation.
If you are planning to run the Six Book Challenge for the first time, here's a checklist to get you started. Most organisations run the scheme from January until the end of June deadline for entries to the national prize draws but organisations are welcome to run it at any time that suits them.
What other organisations will you work with to run the Challenge?
What are your joint aims?
What audience will you target?
How will you encourage them to take part?
Where will you get the books?
How will you keep the readers going?
How will you celebrate their achievements?
How will you measure the impact of the Challenge on readers?
How will you ensure they keep reading after they have completed the Challenge?
We hope you will find answers to these questions in the guidance we provide but please contact us if you have further questions.
Latest resources
This is where we provide guidance on how to run the Six Book Challenge 2012 and a range of downloadable templates.
Evaluation
Participation in the Six Book Challenge has grown from an estimated 7000 people in 2008 to 18,000 in 2011 (see below). However, we only know the scale and impact of the scheme because of quantitative and qualitative data from participating organisations.
Training
We run a range of events to support organisations who run the Challenge. These include fixed training days and shorter networking events for different sectors.
Case studies
You can run the Six Book Challenge in whatever way best suits you. Here we're gathering examples of what works in settings such as colleges, prisons and libraries. Plus some stories from people who've taken part in the Challenge about what it has meant to them.