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Project Update – June 2018
This is the first in a series of posts giving a sneak peek into what's happening inside Calderstones Mansion House…

Reader Story: Deborah’s Internship with The Reader
A letter from Deborah, our recently departed Reading Resources Intern, who has shared her experiences with The Reader. Before we…

Conservation work begins on the Neolithic Calder Stones
Last month we welcomed Orbis Conservation to Calderstones Park to begin their preliminary investigations ahead of the Neolithic stones moving…

Treasure Island Nursery Competition
Ahoy there! The Storybarn's Treasure Island - The Reader’s interactive reading experience at Liverpool ONE – is offering FREE story…

Charity welcomes £373,000 investment to improve the lives of children in the North West
Announced in 2017, The Reader was delighted earlier today to welcome a major investment from the Steve Morgan Foundation which will significantly improve the life chances of children living…

Charity celebrates volunteers building Shared Reading community in North Belfast
As the UK marked National Volunteers' Week this week, a group of volunteers with The Reader, have been celebrating an…

100 Women at Liverpool Light Night
With thanks to all the amazing women who brought to life the voices of writers, poets, scientists, campaigners, advocates…

The Reader 69
The time has come round again to whet your appetite for some new reads, and with this quarter’s issue the…

The Reader teams up with Arriva and Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse Theatres for National Share-A-Story Month
Arriva North West and Wales has teamed up with The Reader and Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse Theatres for a whole…

The Reader seeks volunteers to help lonely and isolated older people across Bristol
In partnership with Bristol Ageing Better, The Reader, a national charity which builds stronger, healthier communities through Shared Reading, has…

National Health Executive: A different kind of medicine
Could literature improve the quality of life of those with mental health conditions? According to Jane Davis, founder and director of…

The Reader’s recommended reads for preschoolers in Independent
"From mischievous nighttime creatures to doctors flying on dragons, these are the creative reads you can enjoy together." Staff from The…