Ideas for a Reading Friends session based on Celia Imrie's novel, 'Not Quite Nice'. This session plan includes a synopsis and questions to be used as conversation starters. read more
A reading guide for Quick Reads short story collection 'A Fresh Start' with questions suited to Reading Friends groups. read more
Older people told Ageing Better in Camden that a Warm Welcome is essential when encouraging people to take part in activities and remain connected in their communities, especially if they have faced loneliness or social isolation.
They gathered ideas, resources and tips to create the Warm… read more
This document gives your library service information to share with commissioners to raise support and funding to cover project costs. It aligns the benefits of Reading Friends with Commissioners’ priorities. If you have received local evaluation summary data from the Reading Friends team, you can… read more
You can use these ground rules as a guide or change as necessary for your group. read more
The reach and impact from 2022-23 of Reading Friends. Please do share. read more
A reading guide plus extract for When You Lose it by Gay Longworth.
About the book
Roxy was 13 years old when she was coerced then blackmailed into sending explicit photos, which were spread around her school. The shame led to self-loathing. The blame led to a psychotic breakdown…. read more
We have created this document to make it as easy as possible for you to promote your own Reading Friends projects. This resource contains information, suggestions, templates and links to resources to help you. read more
National Coding Week is an annual event that aims to help adults, young people and children with learning digital skills. National Coding Week will be happening from the 18-24 September so we are celebrating our favourite books that have strong themes to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and… read more
Don’t miss the next emotionally gripping thriller from <i>Sunday Times</i> bestseller Susan Lewis!
<b>THE STORY…</b>
The first chapter of a manuscript arrives on Publisher Marina’s desk. She assumes it’s just another novel by another aspiring writer…
<b>THE SECRET…</b>
As the chapters… read more
Download this PDF to view a list of the resources which are being produced for libraries taking part in Ready, Set, Read!
A range of resources will be made available to support libraries delivering this year's Summer Reading Challenge. These resources will be available to download from this… read more