• engage children in fun, free summer programming that supports literacy and literate citizenship
  • connect children with a range of reading materials best suited to their needs and interests, ultimately increasing their enthusiasm for and confidence in reading
  • provide appealing and high-quality program materials for children to track their voluntary reading (reading records, bookmarks, posters, stickers)
  • provide sufficient quantities of the above materials to all BC libraries at no cost, so that any child who wishes to participate may do so
  • build a sense of the BC Summer Reading Club as “place” throughout the province
  • increase the qualitative value of feedback through the BC SRC Community Story Award
  • increase the quantitative value of feedback through the annual survey
  • continue to streamline processes in order to best manage resources
  • to increase support and communication for libraries through interactive website
  • support and promote BC children’s literature by featuring BC illustrators as SRC Artists