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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
‘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…
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.…
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.…
Celebrating Black History Month in Croydon
“Such descriptions of colour, but whom are you not seeing and why?” – comment from Shared Reading participant One…
