Join the Reading Revolution
We’re a national charity that wants to bring about a Reading Revolution so that everyone can experience and enjoy great literature, which we believe is a tool for helping humans survive and live well.
From our global Shared Reading movement, to our Calderstones Park home – The Reader builds lively communities that bring people together and books to life.
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Groups around the UK
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Readers a year
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Made new friends
What's Happening
Poetry Walk
Thursdays, 11am - 12noon FreeFree, book a ticket online. Join us for a restorative walk around the park, accompanied by some nourishing poems. No...
Spoken Word in the Secret Garden
Third Thursday of the month £10.00"What if I know, before the Summer goes Where dwelt this bitter frenzy shall be rest? What is it now,...
Shared Reading in the Secret Garden
Weekly on Tuesdays, various times FreeThe Reader is looking forward to welcoming some new Shared Reading sessions to our Mansion House Garden. The literature shared...
Tiny Acorns
6 week Indoor Sessions, from Friday 2 July or Friday 24 September £49.00£49 for 6 weeks - booking includes a copy of our featured baby board book to keep and share again and...
Become a volunteer
Love reading? Love meeting new people? Want to make a difference locally? If so, Shared Reading could be the thing for you. And you could be just the person for us.
The Reader at Calderstones
The Reader at Calderstones is a community unlike any other, somewhere people can get together, experience literature and try something new.
Drop in at the Mansion House to get a bite to eat at The Reader Café, join a Shared Reading group or explore 5,000 years of storytelling in our dedicated exhibition.
Explore the park, where you’ll find the Storybarn play space and The Reader Ice Cream Parlour.
The Mansion House
The Mansion House is a reading home with heart – drop in to discover a place filled with possibilities.
The Calderstones Story
Discover stories of life in Liverpool, starting 5,000 years ago, in our dedicated exhibition.
The Storybarn
Our imaginative play space for children and families will spark a lifelong love of reading for pleasure.
The Storybarn
The Storybarn exists to spark a life-long love of books and reading, and an unending curiosity for exploring the astonishing worlds of our imagination.
Whether you’re coming as family, party or school, this imaginative play space is dedicated to sharing the delights of reading with babies and children.
Come and play!
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Storyhunter and Incy Wincy Rhymer attendees
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Family fun days
News
Cycling Shakespeare troupe ride into Calderstones Park this summer
‘By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes.’ ― William Shakespeare, Macbeth Touring theatre troupe, The HandleBards, will be arriving…
June’s Stories and Poems – Pride Month
To mark Pride month, June’s selection of Monthly Stories and Poems showcase works from LGBTQ+ authors. Family life is a…
Open to All – Join a Shared Reading Group on Zoom
Shared Reading groups are free and open to all, and you can now join in from the comfort of your…
