17 October 2014
3,500 children take part in the Summer Reading Challenge in Thailand
The British Council has been running the Summer Reading Challenge in Thailand for the last 6 years and the children involved always look forward to it. This year was the biggest yet with almost 3,500 children from all over the...
17 October 2014
Arts Award and the Summer Reading Challenge 2013
In 2013 we worked in partnership with Arts Council England’s 10 regional Bridge organisations to pilot Arts Award Discover alongside the Summer Reading Challenge in a library setting. The results were great with a total of 1028 children engaging with Arts...
16 October 2014
National Poetry Day 2014 activity pack
There are all sorts of poems – simple, complicated, scary, funny, sad, rhyming ones, limericks, haiku and shaped ones. Many tell stories. Poetry is about using words and language imaginatively and creatively. Everybody can have fun writing and listening to...
10 October 2014
Mary Poppins activity pack
This is a pack of reading ideas and activities inspired by P L Travers’ well-loved book Mary Poppins, brought to you by The Reading Agency in partnership with Disney and publisher HarperCollins Children’s Books.
10 October 2014
Buckle and Squash activity sheets
Three Buckle and Squash activity sheets for your Chatterbooks groups: a wordsearch, a draw-your-own, and a design a doorhanger activities.
08 October 2014
Scary Tales activity sheets
Download these Scary Tales activity sheets in time for Halloween. Activities include a tutorial on how to fold your own paper bats, a chilling crossword and spooky Bingo.
30 September 2014
Making the most of your book - Reading Well Books on Prescription for common mental health conditions
You may like to read this advice sheet if you have borrowed one of the Reading Well Books on Prescription for common mental health conditions titles from your local library. It helps you to get the most out of the...
30 September 2014
Recommended reading form - Reading Well Books on Prescription for common mental health conditions
This reading form can be printed out and used by health practitioners to recommend Reading Well Books on Prescription for common mental health conditions titles to their patients.
30 September 2014
Library FAQs - Reading Well Books on Prescription for common mental health conditions
Answers to library staff frequently asked questions about Reading Well Books on Prescription for common mental health conditions, including: general information, launch support, library involvement and digital resources.
30 September 2014
Format availability - Reading Well Books on Prescription for common mental health conditions
A list of titles on the Reading Well Books on Prescription for common mental health conditions and which formats they are available in.
30 September 2014
Reading Well logos
A zip file containing logos for the Reading Well scheme, as well as partner logos.
30 September 2014
Image bank - Reading Well Books on Prescription for common mental health conditions
A collection of photos that can be used on local library and health websites to promote the Reading Well Books on Prescription for common mental health conditions scheme.
30 September 2014
Plasma screen artwork - Reading Well Books on Prescription for common mental health conditions
Artwork promoting the Reading Well Books on Prescription for common mental health conditions scheme, which can be used on plasma screens in libraries and GP surgeries.
30 September 2014
Overview of the books - Reading Well Books on Prescription for common mental health conditions
A detailed overview of the 30 titles on the Reading Well Books on Prescription for common mental health conditions list, including background information, formats, publisher details and publication dates.
30 September 2014
Library staff handbook - Reading Well Books on Prescription for common mental health conditions
Guidelines and resources for library staff running the Reading Well Books on Prescription for common mental health conditions scheme.
30 September 2014
Branding guidelines - Reading Well Books on Prescription for common mental health conditions
This document provides visual guidelines and the key descriptor and message for the Reading Well Books on Prescription for common mental health conditions scheme.
30 September 2014
Prescriber leaflet - Reading Well Books on Prescription for common mental health conditions
Reading Well Books on Prescription provides book-based support for adults experiencing a variety of conditions. This leaflet provides information about the scheme for GPs and other mental health professionals, such as psychological wellbeing practitioners, counsellors and therapists.
30 September 2014
Commissioning guidelines - Reading Well Books on Prescription for common mental health conditions
This document provides information about Reading Well Books on Prescription for common mental health conditions. It includes case studies showing how libraries can work with public health to deliver the scheme.
30 September 2014
Book list - Reading Well Books on Prescription for common mental health conditions
A list of the 30 Reading Well Books on Prescription for adult common mental health conditions titles.
24 September 2014
Impact Research - Full Report
Children’s reading can ‘dip’ during the long summer holidays. The annual Summer Reading Challenge helps gets three quarters of a million children into libraries to keep up their reading skills and confidence. Impact research carried out by UKLA in 2009, on...
24 September 2014
Impact Research - Summary Findings
Children’s reading can ‘dip’ during the long summer holidays. The annual Summer Reading Challenge helps gets three quarters of a million children into libraries to keep up their reading skills and confidence. Impact research carried out by UKLA in 2009,...
19 September 2014
Winner of the Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books 2013 announced
Sean Carroll’s The Particle at the End of the Universe has been named as the winner of the Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books 2013. The book is published by OneWorld Publications and tells the story of the hunt...
19 September 2014
Setting up a teen reading group
“It can be daunting setting up a new library teen book club and it can take a while to become popular, so hang on in there. Begin by publicising it; talk to teens in your library and local schools, use...
19 September 2014
Running a Skype reading group event
In November 2011, Poole Library hosted a Skype reading group event, Jennifer Oliver from Poole Library tells us how it happened: In a unique experiment, a Poole Library reading group ‘met’ American author, Rebecca Makkai, and a reading group from the...
19 September 2014
Ann Cleeves Murder Mystery Night pack
Award-winning crime writer Ann Cleeves has equipped librarians and reading groups with everything they need to hold spine-chillingly successful murder mystery nights. Having previously written a murder mystery script based on her novel The Glass Room, starring her well-loved detective character,...
19 September 2014
Reading Groups for Everyone letter, flyers and posters
We have nearly 2,000 reading groups and book clubs registered on Reading Groups for Everyone – which is really great but we know that there are many, many more out there. Our research found that there were 10,000 reading groups...
15 September 2014
Chocolates, sweets and other treats - Chatterbooks activity pack
This activity pack is inspired by everyone’s favourite, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl, which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2015. The pack is jam-full with lots of yummy ideas for your Chatterbooks children’s reading group, plus suggestions...
15 September 2014
Action and Adventure - Chatterbooks activity pack
This month we’re bringing you an action packed new activity pack jammed with great new action and adventure stories, plus ideas for activities in your Chatterbooks children’s reading group, and suggestions for much more reading. It’s time for a book...
15 September 2014
Mick Manning and Brita Granstrӧm activity pack
Mick Manning and Brita Granstrӧm are husband and wife author-illustrators of a wide range of inspirational non-fiction picture books. This activity pack introduces you to a selection of their books to enjoy in your Chatterbooks children’s reading groups, together with...
15 September 2014
The Chocolate Box Girls activity pack
This is special activity pack for your Chatterbooks children’s reading groups, all about Cathy Cassidy’s series The Chocolate Box Girls and with the spotlight on Sweet Honey, the latest book in this fab series. This pack is full of great...
