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The Storybarn selects… from The Reader Bookshelf

To celebrate the launch of the new Reader Bookshelf we've asked members of our Children & Young People Team to talk about…

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Literature

June’s Stories and Poems

Summer is not too far away, and with June’s Stories and Poems we get the chance to take an early…

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The Reader Bookshelf

The Storybarn selects… from The Reader Bookshelf

To celebrate the launch of the new Reader Bookshelf we've asked members of our Children & Young People Team to talk…

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The Reader Bookshelf

From the Bookshelf: Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare

As part of our ongoing work around The Reader Bookshelf, we've asked staff to share their thoughts about some of the…

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Literature

May’s Stories and Poems

To celebrate the launch of The Reader Bookshelf 2022-23, May’s stories and poems have been chosen with the theme ‘Into the…

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The Reader Bookshelf

The Storybarn selects… from The Reader Bookshelf

To celebrate the launch of the new Reader Bookshelf we've asked members of our Children & Young People Team to…

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The Reader Bookshelf

Introducing The Reader Bookshelf 2022 – 23: Light and Darkness

We’re delighted to announce this year’s Reader Bookshelf theme of Light and Darkness, as well as sharing with you some…

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Featured Poems

Celebrate #NationalPoetryMonth with The Reader’s BSL ‘Featured Poems’

For a number of years, The Reader ran a Shared Reading group at the John Denmark Unit, which offers special…

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Literature

April’s Stories and Poems

Spring is the season of looking out for and finding the new, and it’s this theme of newness that runs…

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Shared Reading
Literature

March Stories and Poems

International Women’s Day is taking place on Tuesday 8 March, this year with the theme #BreakTheBias. We’re marking this global…

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Literature

An Afternoon with Simon Armitage

Last month we were lucky enough to host over 100 guests online for an afternoon of Shared Reading followed by…

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Literature

February’s Stories and Poem

February may be the shortest month but there’s plenty in our latest selection of Stories and Poems to keep you…

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