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From the Bookshelf: Gitanjali by Rabindranath Tagore
As part of our ongoing work around The Reader Bookshelf, we've asked staff to share their thoughts about some of the…
November’s Stories and Poems
As the days shorten and the nights draw in, we’re taking inspiration from this year’s Reader Bookshelf for November’s Stories…
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.…
Featured Poem: Paradise Lost by John Milton (1/2)
This week’s Featured Poem is an extract taken from Paradise Lost by John Milton and read by Clare. For November,…
Waldo’s Reader Story – “There’s a shared connection”
Waldo is a Peer Recovery Trainer in Camden. He talks about how Shared Reading helped him when he was struggling…
Celebrating Black History Month in Croydon
“Such descriptions of colour, but whom are you not seeing and why?” – comment from Shared Reading participant One…
Featured Poem: Gitanjali 23
This week's Featured Poem is Gitanjali 23 by Rabindranath Tagore and read by Emma. For October all our Featured Poems…
Featured Poem: A Solar Eclipse by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
In honour of today’s partial solar eclipse we’ve decided to read a poem from our new anthology ‘Sun & Moon’.…
Featured Poem: Gitanjali 81 by Rabindranath Tagore
This week's Featured Poem is Gitanjali 81 by Rabindranath Tagore and read by Geetha. For October all our Featured Poems…
From the Bookshelf: Half of a Yellow Sun
As part of our ongoing work around The Reader Bookshelf, we've asked staff to share their thoughts about some of the…
The Storybarn Selects… From The Reader Bookshelf
As we continue to explore The Reader Bookshelf we've asked members of our Children & Young People Team to talk about their…
Featured Poem: Gitanjali 9 by Rabindranath Tagore
This week's Featured Poem is Gitanjali 9 by Rabindranath Tagore and read by Rachael. For October all our Featured Poems…
