For over fifty years, Judy Blume’s classic and ground-breaking novel Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret has impacted generations with its
timeless coming-of-age story, insightful humour, and candid exploration of life’s biggest questions.
In Lionsgate’s big-screen adaptation, 11-year-old… read more
The Women's Prize for Fiction is the greatest international celebration of women’s creativity. Now in its twenty-eighth year, the Prize shines a spotlight on outstanding, ambitious, original fiction written in English by women from anywhere in the world. The 2023… read more
A toolkit to support libraries to get involved in Mental Health Awareness Week, 15-21 May 2023.
The toolkit provides:
• key facts on mental health and wellbeing
• resources for promoting Reading Well, Reading Friends and Road to Reading
• library display and activity ideas
• template… read more
Meet our superstar team and their marvellous mascots in this comprehensive guide!
This guide has been created in collaboration with the Youth Sport Trust. It contains contextual information for library staff to help you link new and existing library activities to this year’s theme and… read more
This toolkit has been developed in partnership by Reading Friends and Share the Vision to provide inspiration and ideas to help you run effective reading groups in your library.
It has been translated into Welsh.
Un o’r ffyrdd y gallwch chi gyflawni nodau Addewid i Bobl â Nam ar y Golwg ac… read more
This toolkit has been developed in partnership by Reading Friends and Share the Vision to provide inspiration and ideas to help you run effective reading groups in your library. read more
Download this training presentation to help with library staff training ahead of the launch of this year’s Summer Reading Challenge: Ready, Set, Read!
Please note: this is a locked resource for library authorities participating in the Summer Reading Challenge 2023. Libraries should contact… read more
Download Arts Award's guide to find out more about their opportunities.
Arts Award inspires young people to grow their arts and leadership talents: it's creative, valuable and accessible.
The Summer Reading Challenge supports children who want to achieve Arts Award Discover during the… read more
We hope that May will be a time of communities coming together in celebration, so we have selected some of our favourite titles that demonstrate the power of being part of a community (whether big or small) and the importance of celebrating together.
You can buy the books selected on the… read more
This folder contains six session packs using the Quick Reads 2023 titles:
Dead Man Talking by Roddy Doyle
Hello Mum by Bernadine Evaristo
One False Move by Dreda Say Mitchell
Paris for One by Jojo Meyes
The Double Clue by Agatha Christie
Wish You Were Dead by Peter James
Each resource… read more
This year, the UK is hosting this year’s Eurovision Song Contest on behalf of last year’s winners, Ukraine. The Contest will be held in Liverpool on Saturday, 13 May. Partnering with BBC Arts, The Reading Agency is joining the party and celebrating the proven power of reading and the power of… read more
This year, the UK is hosting this year’s Eurovision Song Contest on behalf of last year’s winners, Ukraine. The Contest will be held in Liverpool on Saturday, 13 May. Partnering with BBC Arts, The Reading Agency is joining the party and celebrating the proven power of reading and the power of… read more