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
Librarians can download these Ready, Set, Read! themed badges to use for the Summer Reading Challenge 2023!
This resource contains name tag templates (in colour and in black & white), as well as templates for ‘Ask me about Ready, Set, Read!’ badges.
Please note: this is a locked resource… 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. 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 helpful guide contains detailed information about how to use this year's core pack and stickers.
This is a locked resource for library authorities participating in the Summer Reading Challenge 2023. Libraries should contact their local Summer Reading Challenge coordinator(s) for access. read more
Red is an oak tree who is many rings old. Red is the neighbourhood wishtree – people write their wishes on pieces of cloth and tie them to Red's branches. Along with a crow named Bongo and other animals who seek refuge in Red's hollows, this wishtree watches over the neighbourhood.
You might… read more
A fully illustrated non-fiction picture book that lets readers discover how their favourite foods are grown and made – with exclusive recipes from Annabel Karmel for each one. read more
Original, inspiring and intimate, When Poems Fall From the Sky marries science and poetry to create a tender and thoughtful love-letter to Earth promising children a riot of imagination, humour and joy – the perfect book to celebrate National Poetry Day on 6th October.
The collection of poems,… read more