WEST FIFE book lovers are checking out a summer of fun as they sign-up for the OnFife Libraries Summer Reading Challenge.

More than 2,000 children have signed up for the challenge, which encourages readers aged between 4 and 11 to use their inventiveness and imagination throughout the school holidays.

Sabrina Maguire, engagement coordinator for OnFife, said: “This year's theme is Marvellous Makers and we have a magnificent events programme on offer.

“We hope there is something for all families to enjoy. Our doors are open for reading, crafting, building and exploring and we’re looking forward to welcoming everyone."

Hopes are high that more than 3,000 children will take up the challenge this year, which is open until August 25, and enjoy an array of exciting events.

One of the busiest locations is Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries (DCLG), where activities include exhibitions, crafts, Lego-making and even a chance to get to grips with some animal handling.

This year’s theme – Marvellous Makers – is a celebration of creativity and there are more than 80 activities and events at libraries over the summer, from a ZooLab to robot crafts and junk modelling, nearly all of which are free.

Young readers can take up the challenge by popping into one of Fife’s 37 libraries, or by catching a Mobile Library as they dot about the region.

Children can pick up a collector’s folder from library staff and then work their way through any six books, e-books or audiobooks that catch their eye.

Participants collect special stickers and other rewards along the way – all for free.

Everyone who completes the challenge will receive a certificate, medal and goodie bag.

They will also be entered into a draw that could win them an author visit to their school.

The annual festival of fun is coordinated by the Reading Agency, a national charity that aims to inspire more people to get into books, and libraries run by OnFife have consistently achieved some of Scotland’s top participation figures for the challenge.

More information on OnFife and details on their family events throughout the summer can be found here.