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Featured Poem: Daffodils by William Wordsworth
This week's poem, Daffodils by William Wordsworth, is a favourite amongst staff here at The Reader Organisation, and a poem…

Volunteer Readers on Merseyside
“Asking for the Care Home Reader volunteers was the best thing we’ve ever done!” Activities Coordinator, Wirral Care Home The…

Read to Lead at Calderstones Mansion House
Read to Lead at Calderstones Mansion House7/8/9th April; 30th April/1st/2nd May Calderstones Mansion House, Calderstones Park, Liverpool L18 3JD Looking…

10 second film workshop
10 Second Film Workshop 11am-4pm, Thursday 20th March Calderstones Mansion House, Calderstones Park, Liverpool, L18 3JD FREE Channel 4, Edge…

Featured Poem: The Salutation by Thomas Traherne
Spring has arrived and how nice it is to see a glimpse of sunshine, to notice the evenings getting a…

Recommended Read: The Road by Cormac McCarthy
This Recommended Read is from Alex Joynes, Liverpool Project Worker at The Reader Organisation. You can read more from Alex…

City of Readers project launched
Liverpool Learning Partnership's City of Readers project to transform Liverpool into the UK's foremost reading city was officially launched last…

Reading for the Brain: Volunteering for The Reader Organisation in Barnet
“I wholeheartedly recommend the experience of being a volunteer with The Reader Organisation – if you are willing to commit…

Featured Poem: Revolutions by Matthew Arnold
The Reader Organisation held one of our quarterly 'Think Days' a couple of weeks ago, in which every member of…

Better with a Book: The Reader Organisation’s National Conference 2014
The Reader Organisation’s National Conference 2014 ‘Better with a Book: Exploring the Relationship between Literature and Mental Health’ 9am-4.30pm, Thursday…

Happy World Read Aloud Day!
Today is the day when people across the world unite to celebrate World Read Aloud Day, an occasion to celebrate…

Events on Thursday 6th March
We've got lots going on this Thursday including plans for World Book Day, so below is a brief description of…