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Family Matters
Short Course for Serious Readers: Family Matters Saturday 26th April, 10am-4pm Calderstones Mansion House, Calderstones Park, Liverpool. L18…

Featured Poem: Self Dependence by Matthew Arnold
Here at The Reader Organisation, we start every team meeting with a poem. Sometimes, one poem makes such an impact…

“It’s unbelievably moving and a real joy”: Shared reading and volunteering in Wiltshire
Since January this year, The Reader Organisation have been running weekly Library Memory Groups in libraries across Wiltshire. Funded by…

Ramsey Campbell at Calderstones Mansion House
Ramsey Campbell Monday 14th April, 11.30am-12.30pm Calderstones Mansion House, Calderstones Park, Liverpool L18 3JB As part of Liverpool Learning Partnership's…

‘A ripple of triumph’: feeling Better with a Book in secure settings
Better with a Book, The Reader Organisation's fifth annual National Conference, is coming to The British Library Conference Centre in…

Featured Poem: Adlestrop
Although we're back to grey skies and rain again today, this week's poem is a reminder that we're getting closer…

What Do You Think?
Short Course for Serious Readers: What Do You Think? Mondays 10.30-12.30, 6 sessions running between 14th April and 9th June…

‘Sigh no more’… Globe on Tour is returning to Calderstones Mansion House!
'Wow! Now THAT is life!’... These were the words of an audience member who attended last year’s sell-out performance of…

Inside Time: The Send-Off in HMP Liverpool
Throughout the UK we are sharing reading in prisons and secure Criminal Justice settings, with the reading and discussion of…

The Reader Cafe and Gallery opening
The Reader Cafe and Gallery opening 6-8pm, Thursday 3rd April Calderstones Park, Liverpool, L18 3JB We are delighted to announce…

Volunteering with The Reader Organisation: Jennifer and Ginette’s Story
The Reader Organisation's volunteering projects in Barnet are growing, with two new projects to spread shared reading across the area.…

Books in prisons: a vital lifeline
New rules by the justice secretary ban anyone sending books to prisoners. The Reader Organisation does not support this measure…