The State of the Nation’s Adult Reading: 2024 Report
Half of all adults in the UK don’t read regularly, and 1 in 6 – that’s 8.5 million – struggles…
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The Booker Prize Book Club Challenge
Does your book club think it has what it takes to be Booker Prize judges – and would you like to be in with a chance to attend this year’s Booker Prize ceremony? We want to hear from you!
Most likely to…
With National Reading Group Day approaching on 14 September we want to hear from you!
Your Health Collection
The Reading Agency has teamed up with Health Education England (HEE) to create ‘Your Health Collection,’ a new collection of books and digital resources to support users of health and prison libraries to understand and manage their health and wellbeing….
Summer Reading Challenge: let’s get more children reading this summer
Download our impact and evaluation report for the Summer Reading Challenge cross-authority pilot.
Adam B, Max & Harvey, and Dr Jess Wade announced as ambassadors for science and innovation themed Summer Reading Challenge
The Reading Agency and Science Museum Group have today announced Blue Peter presenter and author Adam B, musician and presenting duo Max & Harvey, and physicist Dr Jess Wade as ambassadors for the Summer Reading Challenge.
The Reading Agency and National Literacy Trust team up to get children in Islington reading this summer
The Reading Agency and National Literacy Trust have today announced a programme of summer activity delivered with Islington Library Service, Islington School Improvement Service and Islington Education Library Service as part of their joint Get Islington Reading Initiative. Get Islington…
The Reading Agency’s Chair of the Board, Matthew Littleford, is awarded MBE
We are thrilled that Matthew Littleford, Chair of the Board of Trustees at The Reading Agency, has been awarded an MBE for services to literature. Matthew joined The Reading Agency’s board in January 2018. He was formerly Joint Managing Director…
Yangsze Choo, Jing-Jing Lee and Markus Zusak take part in the first of a series of six national public library events celebrating the Big Jubilee Read
The Reading Agency and Libraries Connected have today announced the first three online events in their national series for the Big Jubilee Read, a reading for pleasure campaign celebrating great reads from authors across the Commonwealth to coincide with Her…
Get Immersive with the Gadgeteers!
StoryTrails and the Summer Reading Challenge help children explore technology and immersive storytelling this summer. The Reading Agency’s annual Summer Reading Challenge, which encourages over 700,000 children to read for pleasure over the summer holidays has teamed up with StoryTrails,…
Save the date for National Reading Group Day 2022
Mark 14 September in your diary for National Reading Group Day 2022!
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