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The Reader Podcast: Episode Seven Out Now
In Episode Seven: What If? we chat to children's illustrator Gill Smith, explore the poem What If This Road by…

From The Reader Bookshelf… The Old Ways by Robert Macfarlane
As part of our ongoing work around The Reader Bookshelf, we've asked staff to share their thoughts about some of the…

Creating opportunities to help Liverpool’s young people prepare for employment
We're celebrating the success of an exciting project offering Liverpool’s young people training and personal development opportunities to help improve…

From The Reader Bookshelf… Nectar in a Sieve by Kamala Markandaya
As part of our ongoing work around The Reader Bookshelf, we've asked staff to share their thoughts about some of the…

The Storybarn selects… from The Reader Bookshelf
As part of our ongoing work exploring texts from The Reader Bookshelf, we've asked members of our Children & Young…

From The Reader Bookshelf… A Leg to Stand On by Oliver Sacks
As part of our ongoing work around The Reader Bookshelf, we've asked staff to share their thoughts about some of the…

Welly Walks make a welcome return to Calderstones Park
The Storybarn has teamed up with our Heritage team to work on some wonderful new Welly Walks around Calderstones Park.…

From The Reader Bookshelf… Shakespeare’s Sonnets
As part of our ongoing work around The Reader Bookshelf, we've asked staff to share their thoughts about some of the…

New poetry anthology to celebrate National Poetry Day
As National Poetry Day approaches on Thursday 7th October, we’ve been busy working on a new poetry anthology and planning…

Issue 74 of The Reader Magazine is out now
The latest edition of The Reader Magazine is ready for you to feast your eyes on! Issue 74 explores…

From The Reader Bookshelf… A Portable Paradise by Roger Robinson
As part of our ongoing work around The Reader Bookshelf, we've asked staff to share their thoughts about some of the…

From The Reader Bookshelf… Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
As part of our ongoing work around The Reader Bookshelf, we've asked staff to share their thoughts about some of the…