Reading Friends Session Plan: Christmas
A plan for a Reading Friends session to get everyone chatting about Christmas. This resource contains ideas for reading materials and activities. read more
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A plan for a Reading Friends session to get everyone chatting about Christmas. This resource contains ideas for reading materials and activities. read more
This pack provides further ideas and activities to use alongside the Session Plan. It has activities to get everyone chatting about Christmas. read more
This resource has been developed in partnership with Islington Library and Heritage services, for adults to discuss, engage with and be inspired by the LGBTQ+ history of the borough.
This pack contains 6 session plans, resources and ideas for activities. The activities can be used to further… read more
These book discussion prompts can be used to help children talk about their Summer Reading Challenge books with library staff, volunteers, teachers or at home.
Illustrations by Loretta Schaeur and © The Reading Agency 2023 read more
This year’s Summer Reading Challenge is all about sports, games, and play – keeping children's minds and bodies active over the holidays!
This activity sheet enables you to keep a record of the books you’re enjoying together and will help to spark conversations around reading with family and… read more
A toolkit to support libraries to get involved in Loneliness Awareness Week, 12-18 June 2023.
The toolkit provides:
• key facts on loneliness
• resources for promoting Reading Well, Reading Friends, Mood-boosting Books and Reading Groups for Everyone
• library display and activity ideas
•… read more
Children taking part in the Summer Reading Challenge can colour in these 2 bookmarks and fill them out to recommend books to friends.
Please note: this is a locked resource for library authorities participating in the Summer Reading Challenge 2023. Libraries should contact their local Summer… read more
Authors and illustrators featured in the Summer Reading Challenge 'Ready, Set, Read!' Book Collection have provided us with their availability for library events over the summer.
Where possible, authors have indicated which regions they'd be able to travel to, dates they would be available… read more
Who would you like to go to the library with?
Children can get creative with this A4 invitation.
Download and print the invitation, and encourage children to invite whoever they want to come along with them to the library with a drawing and colouring in activity.
Please note, this is the… read more
Who would you like to go to the library with?
Children can get creative with this A4 invitation.
Download and print the invitation, and encourage children to invite whoever they want to come along with them to the library with a drawing and colouring in activity. read more
If you would like to begin talking about Ready, Set, Read! on your social media channels, you can download initial social assets and a web banner here. These assets are sized for Facebook, Instagram, Instagram Stories and Twitter.
*This is a locked resource for library authorities… read more
You’ve read your book and come together with your group to discuss it, but where do you begin? Sometimes it can be difficult to know what to talk about first, so these handy questions will help to break the ice and get the conversation flowing.
Looking to start a reading group? You can also… read more