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Featured Poem: Winter by Robert Southey

The Reader's Director of Communities and Communications, Sophie Clarke, shares her thoughts on this week's Featured Poem, Winter by Robert…

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Featured Poem: At Day-Close in November by Thomas Hardy

The Reader’s Learning and Quality Leader, Katie Clark, shares her thoughts on this week’s Featured Poem, At Day-Close in November by Thomas…

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Featured Poem: The Changelings by Kudyard Kipling

The Reader's Marketing and Communication Manager, Martin Gallagher-Mitchell, shares his experience of this week's Featured Poem, The Changelings by Rudyard Kipling. I must…

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Project Update: Over half-way there, but the race is on!

  With Winter nights on the horizon, George Hawkins, Calderstones Development and Heritage Manager, shares the latest from the Mansion…

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The Reader’s Christmas Gift Guide

Christmas is coming and if you'd like to give a gift that gives a little something back, look no further…

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Read to Lead: The Reader’s Learning and Quality team return to Uppsala

In 2017, The Reader delivered a training course in Uppsala for twelve librarians working in the city and in nearby…

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A Reader Postcard from Somerset

Earlier this year, we announced the news that there are now over 500 Shared Reading groups running across the UK.…

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Featured Poem: Patience, Though I Have Not by Sir Thomas Wyatt

The Reader's Learning and Quality Leader, Tom Young, shares his thoughts on this week's Featured Poem, Patience, Though I Have…

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On Active Service: The Battalion is Now on Rest by Ivor Gurney

This week we're sharing a daily poetry reading from our On Active Service 1914-1918 collection as part of our Armistice commemorations.  For…

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The Penny Readings returns to St. George’s Hall this Christmas 

  Maxine Peake and Frank Cottrell Boyce top the bill for reading community celebration  National charity, The Reader, will conclude an exciting year of 10th birthday celebrations…

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Literature

On Active Service: The Send-off by Wilfred Owen

  This week we'll be sharing a daily poetry reading from our On Active Service 1914-1918 collection as part of our Armistice…

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Literature

On Active Service: Lament by WW Gibson

This week we're sharing a daily poetry reading from our On Active Service 1914-1918 collection as part of our Armistice commemorations.  Mary…

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