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Meet Reading Heroes Volunteer, Jo: ‘I’ve worked with care experienced children in the past. To have the opportunity to help one child in a small way is a real privilege’
The UK’s largest Shared Reading charity is celebrating its amazing team of volunteers throughout June inspired by Volunteers’ Week 2025, Monday…
Shared Reading in Wirral Libraries: ‘As a kid people read stories to you but as an adult you lose that – and it’s a fantastic thing to do!’
Two Strategic Librarians for Wirral Libraries, Kathleen McKean and Diane Mitchell have been working in partnership with the UK’s largest…
Meet our Bookshop Volunteer, Barbara: ‘My volunteer experience has become an added dimension in my life.’
The UK’s largest Shared Reading charity celebrates its amazing team of volunteers this month inspired by Volunteers’ Week 2025, Monday…
Meet Reader Leader Dorothy: ‘The most wonderful thing about being a Reader Leader is the people who I read with’
The UK’s largest Shared Reading charity is celebrating its amazing team of volunteers throughout June inspired by Volunteers’ Week 2025,…
Meet Heritage Volunteer, Roy ‘I’ve always been interested in history and like speaking to visitors who’ve never been here… about the history of the Mansion House, park and ancient Calder Stones’
The UK’s largest Shared Reading charity celebrates its amazing team of volunteers as part of Volunteers’ Week 2025, Monday 2…
Meet Jamaican poet & novelist Christine Roseeta Walker, a volunteer Reader Leader
The UK’s largest Shared Reading charity celebrates its incredible team of volunteers as part of Volunteers’ Week 2025, Monday 2…
Meet Tiny Heroes Volunteer Carole-Ann Montgomery ‘I wanted to be a constant in the lives of young children living in care… just to read and have fun through books with them’
The UK’s largest Shared Reading charity celebrates its amazing team of volunteers as part of Volunteers’ Week 2025, Monday 2…
‘Across the UK there’s been an epidemic of loneliness and poor mental health, which libraries have an important role in combatting’ Shared Reading in Sefton
The Reader’s Shared Reading groups in libraries across Sefton have helped to play an important part in community cohesion and…
Pat: ‘You don’t need to be an academic – it’s about going on your gut feeling about a story or poem’
National charity The Reader runs two popular weekly 90-minute Shared Reading group at one of the UK’s most innovative libraries,…
Sue: ‘I like the fact you’re not judged by anyone, we have a laugh and learn a lot from each other’
National wellbeing charity The Reader is celebrating the first year of a second weekly Shared Reading group at one of the…
‘A magical blend of amazing texts and heartfelt contributions’ Shared Reading in Conwy, North Wales
Library assistant Steve Stratford is one of nine staff at Conwy Libraries in North Wales who have been trained to…
“I am always surprised how much better I feel” Elaine’s Volunteering Story
When Elaine retired from her busy job in the NHS she looked for opportunities to spend more time outdoors. Following…
