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Sheffield, Doncaster and Rotherham Libraries collaborate to bring people together and books to life
Libraries across South Yorkshire are working together for the first time with national charity, The Reader, to give people across…
The Reading Cure – Ten years on…
A decade ago, during the Year of Reading, Blake Morrison wrote a piece for The Guardian about a revolutionary movement in Merseyside…
Half-Term Halloween
‘In fairy-tales, witches always wear silly black hats and black cloaks, and they ride on broomsticks. But this is not…
Featured Poem: The Poet by John Keats
Our poem this week comes from a Reader favourite - John Keats. From The Penguin Book of English Romantic Verse, this…
Can we make every day National Poetry Day?
A week on from National Poetry Day, we wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone who helped make…
Jane Davis at Imagination and Wellbeing Conference, September 2018
In September, our founder and director Jane Davis spoke at the Imagination and Wellbeing Conference in Sheffield. The conference brought…
Project Update: October 2018
As the £5 million refurbishment of Calderstones Mansion House enters its eighth month, we bring you all the latest from…
The Reader bring Shared Reading to St Joseph’s Hospice
To coincide with Mental Health Awareness Day, St. Joseph’s Hospice in Thornton has this week opened its doors to the…
Featured Poem: Say not the Struggle nought Availeth by Arthur Hugh Clough
Our Featured Poem this week comes from Arthur Hugh Clough who declares Say not the Struggle nought Availeth. Born in Liverpool…
Exploring Ozymandias in HMP Whitemoor
In our second Group of the Month, we're shining the spotlight on HMP Whitemoor, where The Reader's Brendan Harrington runs…
Public Notice: Pathway closed for works in Calderstones Park
As the refurbishment of Calderstones Mansion House progresses, John Turner Construction Group would like to notify park users and local…
Featured Poem: The Common Street by Helen Gray Cone
We begin our week with an ordinary moment made extraordinary by Helen Gray Cone in The Common Street. Born in New York in…
