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…
News and Stories
Children’s writer and presenter, Konnie Huq, to host family events on science, the environment and coding at Merseyside Libraries as part of British Science Week
The Reading Agency is working with celebrated children’s writer and presenter, Konnie Huq, to deliver practical workshops in Widnes Library and Halton Lea Library in Halton, Merseyside as part of the Reading Sparks programme
The Reading Agency and BBC Arts launch national reading campaign to mark Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee
The Reading Agency and BBC Arts have today announced they are delivering the Big Jubilee Read, a reading for pleasure campaign celebrating great reads from across the Commonwealth to coincide with Her Majesty The Queen’s Jubilee. An expert panel of…
Library and sector support for people experiencing or threatened by homelessness
In response to a homelessness crisis, amplified as part of Libraries Week 2021, The Reading Agency and Libraries Connected invited people working in or with the library sector to a panel discussion around the public library offer for people experiencing or threatened by homelessness.
What better way to celebrate this Valentine’s Day than 25 books children and young people in Wales love!
Today public libraries in Wales and The Reading Agency are announcing their Winter of Wellbeing shortlist, a collection of 25 brilliant books nominated by children and young people across Wales for their power to make them feel better, more connected and more understood.
The Reading Agency: Impacts and Planning
2023-26 Business Plan The Summer Reading Challenge Cross-Authority Pilot Evaluation Summer Reading Challenge 2022 Report World Book Night 2022 Evaluation Read Talk Share Evaluation and Impact Report Story Trails Case Study…
The Reading Agency Reveals 20th Birthday Celebrations to Get the Nation Reading Plus 7 New Ambassadors
Today, The Reading Agency announces its yearlong ‘Transforming Lives Through Reading’ 20th birthday campaign, inspiring the nation to get reading. Working in partnership with libraries, charities and other organisations, the campaign will celebrate the impacts of reading on health and…
The Reading Agency Celebrates Our 20th Birthday Year
On our 20th birthday, we’re looking to the future. This year, we want you to join us in inspiring a lifelong love of reading in everyone.
We’ve extended the Winter Mini Challenge!
The Reading Agency are so pleased to see so many young readers getting involved in the Winter Mini Challenge that we have decided to extend the challenge until Sunday 20 February 2022.
A good book ushers in the winter of wellbeing in public libraries
Public libraries are joining Wales’ Winter of Wellbeing initiative by launching a campaign to promote the proven difference reading can make to young people’s lives and the power of public libraries to support them.
The Reading Agency’s CEO, Karen Napier, is awarded MBE
We are thrilled that Karen Napier, CEO at The Reading Agency, has been awarded an MBE for services to arts, culture, reading and to public libraries. Karen joined The Reading Agency in 2019 and her previous appointments include Executive Director…
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