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Calderstones

Christmas at Calderstones

The Reader is inviting visitors young and old to gather at its home in Calderstones Park this Christmas as it…

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October's Stories & Poems
Literature

October’s Monthly Stories and Poems

Our Monthly Stories and Poems for October have been chosen to mark Black History Month in the UK, and also…

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Cynthia's Story
Reader Stories

Cynthia’s Reader Story – ‘It’s given me a new stride in my step’ 

Volunteer Cynthia leads a Shared Reading group in Kingston Library which is part of an innovative Arts Council England funded…

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Reading Heroes happening in person
Children and Young People

Children in the care of family members other than parents will discover a love of reading thanks to West Lancashire Freemasons

Children in kinship care - those living in the care of a relative or close family friend – will receive…

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Shared Reading

Celebrating libraries as a space for Shared Reading and connection this #LibrariesWeek

For Libraries Week 2023, Geetha Rabindrakumar, our Director of Partnerships, Communities and Impact shares how our work in libraries supports…

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Saving the Butterfly
Children and Young People

The Storybarn Selects… From The Reader Bookshelf

We're continuing to delve into the Children and Young People's Reader Bookshelf with a review of Helen Cooper's Saving the…

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Frances, Head of Literary Content
Podcast

Meet The Reader: Staff Spotlight with Frances

Saturday 30 September is International Podcast Day so this month we got chatting to Frances MacMillan, the Head of Literary…

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Jenna's Reader Story
Reader Stories

Jenna’s Reader Story – “I’m valued for who I am”

With Libraries Week UK on the horizon, we spoke with Jenna who attends a Shared Reading group at her local…

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Daily Readings

Featured Poem: The Lake Isle of Innisfree by W.B. Yeats

The Featured Poem for September is W.B. Yeats' 'The Lake Isle of Innisfree' from the poetry anthology Stressed, Unstressed which…

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September's Stories and Poems
Literature

September’s Stories and Poems

With autumn arriving imminently, September’s Monthly Stories and Poems feel all the more apt as the leaves begin to change.…

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Freedom
Children and Young People

The Storybarn Selects… From The Reader Bookshelf

We're continuing to delve into the Children and Young People's Reader Bookshelf with a review of Catherine Johnson's Freedom by…

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Grandad's Camper
Children and Young People

The Storybarn Selects… From The Reader Bookshelf

Our exploration of this year's Reader Bookshelf continues and we've asked another member of our Children & Young People Team to…

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