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New Shared Reading groups launching in Homerton and Clapton, East London
After a decade reading aloud in London, The Reader has arrived in Hackney in a unique Shared Reading collaboration with…
‘Reading changes lives’ – charity launches the UK’s first centre for literature and wellbeing in Liverpool city park
Pioneering space aims to start a national conversation about the impact of literature and the arts on health and society…
South Yorkshire Libraries and Shared Reading; One Year On
Shaun Laurence, People and Project Manager South Yorkshire Project Lead at The Reader tells us about growing the Reading Revolution…
A Shared Reading celebration with People’s Postcode Lottery
“It’s a joy to read with other people…we’re all coming from different places, completely different experiences and we all see…
‘Shared Reading builds a bridge for me’ – Melanie’s Story
Melanie is a volunteer Reader Leader for The Reader’s North Wales project, supported by the National Lottery Community Fund, which…
Poems for Pride
We're celebrating #liverpoolpride this weekend with some #poemsforpride - check out our recommended reads from LGBTQ+ authors, or those speaking…
We’re Bursting Into Verse this Summer
Join us this summer to explore the astonishing world of our imaginations as we search for hidden poems in stories,…
The Reading Revolution is coming to Hackney – volunteers needed to bring literature to life with local older people
After a decade reading aloud in London, The Reader has arrived in the borough in a unique collaboration with Hackney…
A Masterclass on Shared Reading with Older People – celebrating 74 groups in the South West
25 Reader Leaders from across the South West came together last week for a Masterclass on Reading with Older People…
A thousand more children reading for pleasure in the North West after first year of The Reader’s First Page project
With more than 100 parents and volunteers trained to help improve children's life chances The Reader is celebrating a hugely…
Belfast organiser launches first Shared Reading Space outside England – in a place designed for building a ‘peaceful, tolerant and inclusive society’
Marnie Kennedy tells us about the launch of a new Shared Reading Space in Belfast at the Duncairn Centre Volunteers…
Project Update and FAQs: June 2019
The Reader Mansion House is finally starting to look like a finished building and we can’t wait to offer a…
