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The Reader unveils a new season of events for Christmas 2025 in Calderstones Park
A new family-friendly festive trail through Liverpool’s iconic park is back as part of The Reader’s Christmas programme with a…
Kelly: ‘I have learnt so much about British culture from what we read’
The mum-of-two who moved from China to Liverpool 15 years ago joined a Shared Reading group in Halewood Library in…
Liverpool’s biggest open-air (and under cover) cinema returns for Halloween
NEW FOR 2025: Nine handpicked films will hit the big screen under a giant canopy at Calderstones Park this October…
Celebrating 10 years of The Storybarn with an even bigger end of summer family festival
The UK’s biggest Shared Reading charity will be marking the end of the summer holidays and a major birthday milestone…
August’s Monthly Stories and Poems
Summer can be a time to reset, giving ourselves pause before life picks up pace again in the later months…
July’s Stories & Poems
As the season is now in full swing, we are celebrating summer days and sunshine in July’s Monthly Stories and Poems pack.…
Meet Reading Heroes Volunteer, Colin ‘Reading Heroes opened up the world of graphic novels…the kids and I would spend time joyfully hamming up our performances’
The UK’s largest Shared Reading charity is celebrating its amazing team of volunteers throughout June inspired by Volunteers’ Week 2025, Monday…
We cannot just tell parents to read more. To truly improve children’s futures through reading, we need to properly support the adults around them to do so.
Responding to the Department of Education's announcement that 2026 will be a Year of Reading, The Reader's Managing Director Jemma…
Invitation to Tender: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Development Partner
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Development Partner The Reader is focused on embracing digital technology by developing new products and new ways…
Meet Reader Leader, Heather: ‘It sets me up to get going and enthusiastic for the week!’
The UK’s largest Shared Reading charity is celebrating its amazing team of volunteers throughout June inspired by Volunteers’ Week 2025, Monday…
Meet Reading Heroes volunteer Fiona: ‘It’s been a lovely experience to read with him every week – an absolute joy! He’s just brilliant’
Fiona Hall works at Shakespeare North Playhouse in Prescot and volunteers with national Liverpool-based charity The Reader, as part of…
Meet Reader Leader at Swan Women’s Centre in Sefton, Irene ‘A ‘haven’ from the other stresses and strains in their lives’ ‘
The UK’s largest Shared Reading charity is celebrating its amazing team of volunteers throughout June inspired by Volunteers’ Week 2025, Monday…
