Media releases

Mark My Words - Universal Music Group and The Reading Agency gift books by Black authors to libraries across the UK

27 October 2022 • Media releases

As Black History Month reaches its conclusion, The Reading Agency and Universal Music Group (UMG) are pleased to announce the 'Mark My Words' campaign.

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A statement on Reading Well for teens

12 October 2022 • Media releases

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StoryTrails, the UK's largest immersive storytelling project, drives library visits to pre-pandemic levels

07 October 2022 • Media releases

Thousands of people head to public libraries to experience local stories and hidden histories .

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Girls in Islington to take part in writing project inspired by legacy of Andrea Levy

06 October 2022 • Media releases

Reading Well for teens launches in public libraries across England and Wales on 10th October 2022

15 September 2022 • Media releases

Adam B, Max & Harvey, and Dr Jess Wade announced as ambassadors for science and innovation themed Summer Reading Challenge

16 June 2022 • Media releases

The Reading Agency and National Literacy Trust team up to get children in Islington reading this summer

09 June 2022 • Media releases

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

31 May 2022 • Media releases

Get Immersive with the Gadgeteers!

25 May 2022 • Media releases

Yoto Carnegie Greenaway Awards Launches Live Shortlist Event Series with The Reading Agency

09 May 2022 • Media releases

A quarter of UK adults started reading more during lockdowns and have continued to, finds new survey to mark World Book Night 2022

23 April 2022 • Media releases

HarperCollins Children's Books In Association With The Reading Agency Gift 5000 Copies Of Book Commemorating The Queen's Platinum Jubilee To Public Libraries Across The UK And Northern Ireland

21 April 2022 • Media releases

The Big Jubilee Read booklist announced!

19 April 2022 • Media releases

Dr Alex George, Ayisha Malik, Dreda Say Mitchell and Lemn Sissay to join host Bobby Seagull for hybrid World Book Night celebration on 23 April

25 March 2022 • Media releases

The Reading Agency partners with Science Museum Group for innovation themed Summer Reading Challenge

24 March 2022 • Media releases

Libraries are put on the map as part of StoryTrails 'Summer of Stories' campaign

07 March 2022 • Media releases

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

04 March 2022 • Media releases

The Reading Agency and BBC Arts launch national reading campaign to mark Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee

01 March 2022 • Media releases

What better way to celebrate this Valentine's Day than 25 books children and young people in Wales love!

14 February 2022 • Media releases

The Reading Agency Reveals 20th Birthday Celebrations to Get the Nation Reading Plus 7 New Ambassadors

20 January 2022 • Media releases

We've extended the Winter Mini Challenge!

18 January 2022 • Media releases

A good book ushers in the winter of wellbeing in public libraries

13 January 2022 • Media releases

The Reading Agency's CEO, Karen Napier, is awarded MBE

04 January 2022 • Media releases

Zoinul Abidin, Davinia Green and James Sanderson join The Reading Agency's Board of Trustees

17 December 2021 • Media releases

Quick Reads' Commissioning Editor, Fanny Blake, to leave this month

14 December 2021 • Media releases

Books by Dr Alex George, Aliya Ali-Afzal, John le Carré and the Quick Reads authors to be gifted as part of World Book Night 2022

09 December 2021 • Media releases

Join the Winter Mini Challenge!

01 December 2021 • Media releases

The Reading Agency and WWF invite children on a virtual Arctic reading adventure!

24 November 2021 • Media releases

The Reading Agency Reveals Quick Reads Covers And How Thousands Of Free 'Buy One, Gift One' Books Are Spreading The Joy Of Reading

09 November 2021 • Media releases

StoryTrails: an immersive storytelling experience set to visit 15 libraries across the country

25 October 2021 • Media releases

StoryFutures unveils StoryTrails - a unique immersive storytelling experience for UNBOXED: Creativity in the UK

21 October 2021 • Media releases

The Reading Agency's Reading Adventure launches to Year 6 and Year 7 pupils as part of 'Get Islington Reading'

08 October 2021 • Media releases

QUICK READS 2022 AUTHORS REVEALED

24 September 2021 • Media releases

The Reading Agency's Reading Sparks programme to gift book bags to families experiencing hardship this summer

03 August 2021 • Media releases

The Reading Agency and HarperCollins working together to keep children reading this summer

28 July 2021 • Media releases