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Featured Poem: Composed Upon Westminster Bridge by William Wordsworth

We're harking back to Featured Poem of yore today with a specially selected poem by one of our former colleagues…

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Read of the Week: Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery

This week's Read has been chosen by Facilities Manager Nicola who reflects on the beloved children's story Anne of Green Gables…

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Inspiring Primary School leavers to keep reading for pleasure

National Literacy Trust, Walker Books and Facebook team up with author Anthony Horowitz to inspire reading for pleasure among children…

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Read of the Week: Tales from Outer Suburbia by Shaun Tan

This week's read is recommended by Storybarn developer Holly who has chosen Shaun Tan's fantastic Tales from Outer Suburbia. "The…

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A Little, Aloud for Mother’s Day

Mother's Day is just around the corner and it has us thinking about the literary mums celebrated in our A Little,…

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Arriva North West are going on a Bear Hunt!

Official travel partners on Bear Hunt Chocolate Cake & Bad Things, Arriva North West reveal Bear Hunt buses and a special offer…

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Nick Sharratt’s fun and games on Liverpool Schools Tour

The Reader were thrilled to welcome Nick Sharratt to Liverpool on the Scottish Friendly Children's Book Tour. Natalie, Neil and…

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Michael Rosen’s We’re Going on a Bear Hunt experience launches in Liverpool

We went on a bear hunt! And what a beautiful day it was! “We are excited to be part of…

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Featured Poem: What if you Slept? by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

This week we have a wonderful Reader Story from Reader in Residence Laragh behind our Featured Poem, What if you Slept? by…

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A Year of Books: Five of the Best from 2016

As Angela McMillan, co-editor of The Reader magazine, turns her attention to her reading list for the year ahead, we ask…

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Reading Resolutions 2017

A fresh start, a new reading list? Our Reader team tells us their reading resolutions for 2017. "For last year's…

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On the big screen: A Monster Calls

As Patrick Ness' A Monster Calls hits the big screen on New Year's Day, our patron Frank Cottrell Boyce explores…

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