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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…