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Lord Mayor calls on city to bring Calderstones Mansion House to life
The Reader Organisation's project to transform Calderstones Mansion House into the International Centre for Reading and Wellbeing has been given…

Featured Poem: John Anderson, my Jo by Robert Burns
We're heading to the Highlands for our Featured Poem selection this week, by the country's own Bard Robert Burns. An…

Keep Calm and Read On
The Reader Organisation recently celebrated the second year of one of our most successful partnerships, our shared reading project with…

RISE: Erwin James in conversation with Jane Davis
RISE: Erwin James in conversation with Jane Davis Monday 14th October, 6pm (FREE) Ustinov College, Durham University, Howlands Farm, South…

Read to Lead this Autumn in Glasgow
Read to Lead Glasgow 30th/31st October, 1st November 2013 City Halls & Old Fruitmarket, Candleriggs, Glasgow G1 1NQ Looking for a new start…

The Reader 51 has arrived
We're at the start of a new season, which means that the arrival of Issue 51 of The Reader magazine…

The Reader Organisation Wins The Social Enterprise Network Growth Award
We are pleased to announce that The Reader Organisation won the Growth award at the Social Enterprise Network Powerful Together…

Getting Creative at Caldies
The summer holidays may be behind us now but that doesn't mean there's not still lots of good times to…

Volunteering at The Reader Organisation: Arline’s Story
At The Reader Organisation, we're lucky to work with a growing band of hardworking and dedicated volunteers who are helping…

Walking The Line
Four poets. Four days. 47 grisly miles... A group of writers will be putting on their walking shoes for a…

Reading for pleasure puts children ahead in the classroom
A new study has found that children who regularly read for pleasure are more likely to perform significantly better in…

Making ‘teachers as readers’ a reality: reading for pleasure with training primary teachers
The new school term is underway, and as in recent years there is a greater onus on children reading for…