Warm Winter Read 2026: Kobo eReaders, headphones and book prizes

Plan your reading route

• Confirm your library membership and state eligibility.
• Decide whether reviews or tracked reading days are easier to maintain.
• Keep the same ReadBooks profile or paper form throughout the challenge.

Two different ways to build eligibility

A participant does not have to write a long review for every book. The rules allow either book ratings and reviews or a simple count of reading days, so the challenge can suit readers who prefer short activity logs.

Digital entrants use ReadBooks, while participating library branches can supply a paper form. The two routes have different final submission dates, which should not be confused.

Each prize level has its own reading target

Level one requires one book rating or review, or five reading days. Level two rises to three books or ten days; level three requires six books or twenty days; and level four requires nine books or forty-five days.

Reaching a higher level does not change the prize attached to a lower level. The state draws award a book bundle, book hamper, headphones and Kobo eReader in the published order.

Prizes are collected through the nominated library

Winners are contacted by the library service connected with their entry and are told which branch will handle redemption. Travel or other incidental collection costs are not included.

The prize cannot be exchanged for cash or transferred. It must be collected and used as stated by October 31, otherwise it can be forfeited.

Why the campaign has repeat-visit potential

Because reading activity accumulates over several weeks, entrants may return to the tracker after every book or reading session. That makes the deadline and current prize level useful information to check more than once.

A participant aiming for the Kobo level should count progress early rather than trying to record forty-five days at the end of August.

Record books or reading days

1. Choose digital registration through ReadBooks or collect a paper entry form from the local library.
2. Rate or review books, or track reading days, until reaching the prize level you want to qualify for.
3. Submit digital activity by August 31; paper forms have a separate return deadline of September 14.

Deadlines and collection rules

• One winner is selected in each state at each of the four prize levels.
• The highest level requires nine book ratings or reviews, or forty-five tracked reading days.
• A winner must collect the prize from the library branch named in the notification by October 31.

Official rules and verification

The eligibility, reading thresholds and prize levels were checked against the official Warm Winter Read 2026 terms on June 25, 2026.

The organiser’s current official terms take precedence if dates, fulfilment details or eligibility are later corrected.