The evaluation report from the Read, Talk, Share campaign which included the rollout of Reading Friends and Reading Well across public libraries in England in 2021.
Read about the reach and impact. read more
To celebrate National Reading Group Day on 14 September 2021, we have created this pack working with Manilla Press including an extract from the story and discussion questions to use in Reading Friends sessions. read more
Guidance for protecting volunteers' wellbeing when befriending one-to-one. From Befriending Networks. read more
This resource contains discussion questions for Quick Reads' 2021 collection. You can borrow Quick Reads from your local library, or purchase from The Reading Agency's bookshop. Find out more about Quick Reads here: https://readingagency.org.uk/adults/quick-guides/quick-reads/ read more
This one-pager details the impact Reading Friends had in 2021 with a rollout supported by government funding from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
It shows the difference Reading Friends made to those involved. Please download and share. read more
The second Paper & Hearts Society adventure. Join Olivia and The Paper & Hearts Society gang in this joyful comfort read and celebration of books from Booktuber Lucy Powrie. The perfect book for fans of Alice Oseman, Holly Smale and Zoella.
Olivia Santos is excited for her last year at… read more
Paige is used to staying quiet in the face of lies. Like how popular girl Grace is a such an amazing person (lie). How Laura steals people's boyfriends (lie). How her own family are so perfect (lie).
_Now Grace and friends have picked their "best" high-school moments for Paige to put in the… read more
"Place2Be":https://www.childrensmentalhealthweek.org.uk/about-the-week/ launched the first ever Children’s Mental Health Week in 2015 to shine a spotlight on the importance of children and young people’s mental health. This year’s theme is Express Yourself as expressing yourself is about finding… read more
A handy guide with some top tips for carrying out evaluation for Reading Friends. read more
Click here for the Toolkit containing practical information about how to get going, what is involved in local delivery, and how to maintain a safe and effective project. Translated into Welsh.
<a href="https://readingfriends.org.uk/toolkit-wales-welsh/">View Toolkit</a> (Login above first to… read more
It’s been another year of fantastic books and we’re delighted to present our Books of the Year list for 2020 for children and young people. Our staff have chosen their top recommendations of new books from the year.
You can join in with the conversation online using #BooksOfTheYear and… read more
For Non-Fiction November, we have created a list filled with the best non-fiction for children and
young people. There are memoirs, essay collections and books with great advice.
You can join in with the conversation online using #NonFictionBooklist and tagging us using… read more