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Read to Lead this Autumn in Glasgow
Read to Lead Glasgow 30th/31st October, 1st November 2013 City Halls & Old Fruitmarket, Candleriggs, Glasgow G1 1NQ Looking for a new start…

The Reader 51 has arrived
We're at the start of a new season, which means that the arrival of Issue 51 of The Reader magazine…

Featured Poem: Autumn Song by Dante Gabriel Rossetti
As yesterday was the Autumnal Equinox, it's fair to say that Autumn is officially here. Already the days are getting…

The Reader Organisation Wins The Social Enterprise Network Growth Award
We are pleased to announce that The Reader Organisation won the Growth award at the Social Enterprise Network Powerful Together…

Getting Creative at Caldies
The summer holidays may be behind us now but that doesn't mean there's not still lots of good times to…

Volunteering at The Reader Organisation: Arline’s Story
At The Reader Organisation, we're lucky to work with a growing band of hardworking and dedicated volunteers who are helping…

Featured Poem: Ithaka by Constantine P. Cavafy
This week's Featured Poem is an inspiring choice from poet Constantine P. Cavafy. Though born in Greece (in the Byzantine…

Walking The Line
Four poets. Four days. 47 grisly miles... A group of writers will be putting on their walking shoes for a…

Reading for pleasure puts children ahead in the classroom
A new study has found that children who regularly read for pleasure are more likely to perform significantly better in…

Making ‘teachers as readers’ a reality: reading for pleasure with training primary teachers
The new school term is underway, and as in recent years there is a greater onus on children reading for…

Featured Poem: On His Blindness by John Milton
Here at The Reader Organisation, every team meeting starts with a poem and Milton's 'On His Blindness' was one of…

Get Into Reading: Reducing Implicit Prejudice
This week, we were pointed towards a rather insightful article about a piece of psychological research by one of our partners in Belgium,…