New books for Victorian children in 2025

Victorian children can discover new books at their local library in 2025 thanks to the Premiers’ Reading Challenge Book Fund.

Thanks to over $1 million in government funding, readers can borrow these titles from their local libraries.

The Premier’s Reading Challenge provides a suggested list of new and exciting titles suited to different reading levels to libraries.

Since 2005, the challenge has encouraged Victorian children to read a target number of books each year. In the last 20 years, the challenge has inspired 4.3 million young Victorians to read more than 60 million books.

Public libraries are one of our most beloved local institutions. Almost 2 million members borrow more than 30 million books each year. Libraries offer more than just books and offer important community services to people of all ages.

The 2025 Premier's Reading Challenge list will be published early in the 2025 school year.

Learn more about the Premier's Reading Challenge.

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