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Featured Poem: Festive Selection
The Christmas season is fast approaching, with just under a week to go to the big day (festive lunches and…
The Evening Read-In: A Christmas Carol Part 4
Here we are with the penultimate part of our completely Christmassy Evening Read-In. Just what is in store for Scrooge…
A Christmas Conversation
Overheard by Zoe in the Raspberry Room this week as preparations get underway for Christmas lunch at The Friary Centre on…
The Evening Read-In: Hearing is believing
It's probably not stretching things too far to say that A Christmas Carol is the story that is the most often adapted…
Reading is as nice as pie: Liverpool Schools Evaluation Results
Last week, we heard the worrying statistic that 1 in 3 children in the UK do not own a book.…
The Evening Read-In: A Christmas Carol Part 3
It's time once more for our weekly read-in treat; who could possibly want to venture outside in the dark, cold…
The Triumphant BLUE Santas
It was raining - torrentially. Think of the term 'bucketing down' then add a few more buckets! I'm talking about…
The Evening Read-In: Getting into the Christmas Spirit (in more ways than one)
We're almost a week into December, lights are twinkling all around and now that the Penny Readings has taken place…
1 in 3 UK children don’t own a book – what can we do?
Yesterday, a newly-published report by The Literacy Trust revealed a particularly astounding statistic: that 3.8 million children in the UK…
“A Merry Christmas to us all”: Penny Readings 2011
The festive season has officially begun! Last night saw The Reader Organisation once again take over the small concert room…
Santa Dash: The reason why we’re running
With the big event this Sunday (well - two big events - how can we possibly overlook the Penny Readings?),…
Festive Readers Evening at St James’ Library
With the Penny Readings 2011 just around the corner, the Christmas spirit is very much in the air. If you…
