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Summer Reading Bingo

1st July to 30th September at Lincs Inspire Libraries

Summer Reading Bingo
DISCOVER Books
Summer Reading Bingo
COLLECT Stickers
Summer Reading Bingo
WIN Prizes!

Start the journey of a lifetime...

Eyes down for a full house, as Reading Bingo launches at Lincs Inspire Libraries during the Summer Holidays.

Collect a sticker of a new library character every time you borrow a book, including eBooks, eAudio and eMagazines.

Mark your bingo card as you go – with a variety of fun categories designed to challenge and expand your reading.

BINGO! Win fantastic prizes, including a SAMSUNG Galaxy Tablet, courtesy of our eLibrary provider OverDrive.

Collect your Reading Bingo Card at any Lincs Inspire Library from Tuesday 1st July. Children and young adults up to the age of 16 years old can take part.

Adults can also take part in our Adult Reading Bingo, with cash prizes to be won!

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Meet the Crew

Saskia
Saskia , Summer Reading Bingo
Saskia

Saskia loves exploring her local library, where she can find books bursting with pictures, information to fill her head with facts, free wi-fi, groups to join, the latest eAudio books and amazing magazines to read.

Immy and Ham
Immy & Ham, Summer Reading Bingo
Immy & Ham

Immy and Ham are non-identical twins. They argue with each other when they're alone, but look out for each other when there's trouble. In the winter they migrate to far off places and find out about new languages.

Walt
Walt, Summer Reading Bingo
Walt

Walt is shy and very quiet, he doesn’t like loud noises and takes teddy everywhere with him. Teddy is his best friend. He loves books and enjoys reading them at home or in any quiet space in our libraries.

Clee
Clee, Summer Reading Bingo
Clee

Clee Loves reading and spends his school holidays looking forward to day trips to Cleethorpes to feed the birds at the boating lake. He's interested in nature, birds and the environment. He reads information books and knows lots of interesting facts about nature. He wants to be an ecologist when he grows up.

Little Grim
Grim, Summer Reading Bingo
Little Grim

Little Grim is a Fisher kid, who, as an orphan, swapped the harsh life of workhouse and learned to navigate the treacherous North Sea waters as an apprentice. He's faced storms and rough seas with unwavering courage.

Great Grim
Great Grim, Summer Reading Bingo
Great Grim

Great Grim is the protector of the group, and especially to Little Grim, who loves to listen to his stories of the past. He’s always on the go helping the others. No matter where he is, he always has a book in his belt pocket.

Inicio
Inicio, Summer Reading Bingo
Inicio

Inicio is always looking for inspiration wherever he goes in his wheel-chariot. He’s always hunting for something new to discover, read or learn and gets his best ideas from the library.

Ned the Head
Ned the Head, Summer Reading Bingo
Ned the Head

Ned the Head is always looking for new facts to learn. He loves computers and all the library online resources. He's always up for a science challenge! You can find him floating around Non Fiction!

  1. Summer Reading Bingo is available to children and young adults up to the age of 16, who are members of Lincs Inspire Libraries and have joined the Summer Bingo scheme.
  2. Entrants can register for a library card for free online, and collect in branch (children must be accompanied by a parent/guardian over the age of 16 to complete registration)
  3. Summer Reading Bingo runs from 1st July to 30th September at Cleethorpes, Immingham and Waltham Libraries
  4. Entrants can register for the challenge at any of the aforementioned branches.
  5. All entrants who complete a bingo line will be entered into a prize draw to win a SAMSUNG Galaxy tablet.
  6. One entry for each bingo line completed, or five entries for a full house.
  7. One borrowed and read book completes a bingo square – the same book cannot be used to complete multiple squares.
  8. One bingo card maximum per library customer.
  9. The winner will be chosen at random on October 10th 2025.
  10. The winner will be notified by email or telephone.
  11. The winner will be notified twice and if they do not respond within 7 days of the second email/phone call, then they will have forfeited the prize and another winner will be selected at random.
  12. The prize is non-transferable, non-exchangeable.
  13. The winner of the prize draw may be required to participate in publicity and photographs. By entering this challenge and the prize draw, parents/guardians agree to this and to the publishing of their child’s name on our website and in any other promotional materials.
  14. Entry to the prize draw is free and no purchase is necessary.
  15. Events may occur that render the prize draw itself or the awarding of the prize impossible due to reasons beyond our reasonable control and, accordingly, we may at our absolute discretion, vary or amend or cancel the prize draw, refuse to award the prize to anyone in breach of the terms and conditions, and you agree that we shall have no liability as a result thereof.
  16. Correspondence relating to the prize draw will not be entered into.
  17. We will own the copyright and all other intellectual property rights in all entries to the prize draw and in consideration of us allowing your entry to the prize draw, you hereby irrevocably and with full title guarantee assign to us all such rights.
  18. These terms and conditions are governed by English law.
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