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November’s Choice From The Reader Bookshelf

The Reader Bookshelf is a  carefully curated collection of literature for adults and children, exploring a different theme each year, this…

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The Reader Bookshelf

The Storybarn Selects… From The Reader Bookshelf

The Reader Bookshelf is a  carefully curated collection of literature for adults and children, exploring a different theme each year,…

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Important Updates

Box Office upgrade and Calderstones Membership FAQs

We now have launched our brand booking system so you might spot that some things are a little different now.…

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Literature

October’s Monthly Stories and Poems

October is brimming with lots of things to see and do, and so we are turning the month’s selection of…

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Shared Reading

UK’s only clinical Shared Reading group for patients with chronic pain ‘gives huge boost to wellbeing and enjoyment of life’, says Liverpool pain consultant

In August BBC broadcaster Kirsty Young opened up on Radio 4’s Today programme about her struggle with chronic pain and…

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Children and Young People

The Storybarn Selects… From The Reader Bookshelf

The Reader Bookshelf 2024 is a carefully curated collection of literature for adults and children, exploring a different theme each year, this…

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Shared Reading

Award-winning UK poets Imtiaz Dharker and Liz Berry to read from latest work at Wirral Borough of Culture 2024

Following August’s successful event with author Sarah Hall, award-winning poets Imtiaz Dharker and Liz Berry will be reading from and…

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Shared Reading

Launching a new weekly Black Joy Shared Reading group in Liverpool this month

We're celebrating joy in black British literature and launching Shared Reading: Black Joy in Liverpool from Monday 14 October.  This…

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Sophy Henn
Children and Young People

Every child to receive free signed copy of top author Sophy Henn’s brand-new book at Wirral Borough of Culture 2024 schools’ event

Award-winning children's author illustrator Sophy Henn is bringing her “hilarious” new graphic novel to life at an extra special event…

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Children and Young People

Meet award-nominated children’s author E. L. Norry at The Reader

Come and listen to a reading of extracts from Fablehouse, her 2024 longlisted historical fantasy novel for 8-13-year-olds at The…

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Shared Reading

Meet The Reader: Staff Spotlight with Tavia Panton

Tavia Panton is our Children and Young Persons Project Lead at The Reader. She is also about to begin leading…

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Calderstones

Unwrapping a new Christmas season of events at Caldersones Park for 2024

Public booking is now open for The Reader’s Christmas 2024-5 season of delights.  Brunch with Mrs Claus, a wreath making…

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