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New funding from The National Lottery Community Fund to support the expansion of Shared Reading across mental health settings

We're delighted to have been awarded £120,000 by The National Lottery Community Fund to support work over the next three…

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Celebrating libraries as a space for Shared Reading and connection this #LibrariesWeek

For Libraries Week 2023, Geetha Rabindrakumar, our Director of Partnerships, Communities and Impact shares how our work in libraries supports…

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Community based solutions are needed to support the NHS to deal with mental health crisis 

Geetha Rabindrakumar, our Director of Partnerships, Communities and Impact reflects on our research on reading habits and mental health and…

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Three in five readers (62%) say reading fictional books with characters they relate to has a positive impact on their mental health.
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New research on what books can do for our mental health during a cost of living crisis

Our new survey of 2,000 people across the UK* reveals:  Nearly two-fifths (38%) agree that they can relate to literature…

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Shared Reading as hope away from home this #RefugeeWeek

This Refugee Week we’re celebrating how arts and culture can help widen our circles of compassion by sharing a story…

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A Q&A with Belgium-based Het Lezerscollectief 

Since 2008, the Shared Reading movement has expanded across the globe as interest in The Reader’s work has grown.  Shared…

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The Big Help Out
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Help out by building meaningful community connections.

Inspired by the Big Help Out campaign, we're doing a big push to recruit Reader Leader volunteers to bring Shared…

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Group members and volunteers sitting around a table during a Shared Reading session.
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Be Part of the Story – Volunteer with Us 

Be Part of the Story – Volunteer with Us  Can you help rebuild the Reading Revolution and make a difference…

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2022 Highlights from the Reading Revolution

As 2022 is rapidly coming to a close, we’re taking a few moments to pause, reflect and look back on…

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Shared Reading in action
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‘Why, who makes much of a miracle?’ Shared Reading in Skelmersdale

How one Shared Reading group is making a difference for asylum seekers in the North West  Tucked away in the…

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New research provides evidence that Shared Reading delivers positive change for individuals in prisons and probation services

The Reader runs Shared Reading groups in all kinds of settings, including schools, hospitals, care homes, prisons and approved premises.…

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Important Updates

The Reader secures Arts Council England NPO funding 2023-2026

 The Reader is delighted to have been awarded Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation status for the second time.…

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