Reading and sport made a winning combination on Saturday 9 February, with families and rugby fans packing into Leeds Central Library to see the Rugby League World Cup trophy, meet top player Jamie Jones-Buchanan.

To celebrate National Libraries Day on 9 February we're unveiling an ambitious 2013 programme of author events, reading promotions and reading group initiatives in libraries.

One of the most celebrated books of all time, The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank, is launched as a richly immersive iPad and Nook app today. Sixty five years after it was first published by Anne's father, Otto Frank, the diary has been brought to life digitally for a new generation of readers and existing fans alike.