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The Reader Bookshelf 2023/24: Weathering the Storm
The Reader Bookshelf is an annual programme of carefully curated literature to support all of our reading-based work and the…
The Storybarn Selects… From The Reader Bookshelf
As we begin to explore this year's newly released Reader Bookshelf, we've asked members of our Children & Young People…
John’s Reader Story – “It’s good for the soul, and good for the spirit.”
John is a staff member at a probation services setting. Here, he talks to The Reader about witnessing the benefits…
April’s Stories and Poems
In April’s stories and extracts, we discover that what we see on the outside doesn’t always reflect what is happening…
Children’s author, Sally Nicholls, visits the Storybarn
Acclaimed children’s writer, Sally Nicholls, visited the Storybarn yesterday to read from her new picture book The Nose, Toes and Tummy Book. …
The Storybarn Selects… From The Reader Bookshelf
As we continue to explore the Reader Bookshelf we've asked members of our Children & Young People Team to talk about their…
Rayne Foundation Funding Supports Reading Heroes Expansion
The Reader has secured funding from the Rayne Foundation to support the expansion of Reading Heroes beyond Liverpool and Sefton. …
March’s Stories and Poems
March is a month that sees a lot of change taking place, the most obvious being the steady lengthening of…
February’s Stories and Poems
We’re looking to the world around us this month, as the trees are getting ready to bud and we start…
Be Part of the Story – Volunteer with Us
Be Part of the Story – Volunteer with Us Can you help rebuild the Reading Revolution and make a difference…
Books by Post for the Reading Heroes
“My child only gets post from Social Workers, which remind her of why she is here. Books by Post makes…
January’s Stories and Poems
The start of a new year can often feel like a time to reset, refocus and begin again, so it’s…
