On 6 June Reading Well Books on Prescription was launched at an event attended by government ministers Ed Vaizey and Norman Lamb. Debbie Hicks, our director of research gave the following speech at the event.

We have been involved in World Book Night since it began in 2010 by helping libraries register as pick up points and encouraging them to hold events to celebrate the occasion. This year 2,176 libraries across the UK were involved with World Book Night representing a healthy spread across 95% of the UK's library authorities. Here, Sandeep Mahal, our partnerships programme manager, shares her experiences of celebrating the occasion in Liverpool.

Recently our Director, Miranda McKearney chaired a discussion at Capita's Moving English Forward conference for teachers. Here is an extract from her introductory remarks on reading for pleasure in schools.