06 May 2021
Reading Well Wales: Workplace Wellbeing Toolkit
This toolkit has been created by The Reading Agency to support workplace wellbeing in Wales through the power of reading.
06 May 2021
Reading Well Wales: Student Wellbeing Toolkit
This toolkit has been created by The Reading Agency to support student wellbeing in Wales through the power of reading.
06 May 2021
Adult May Booklist - Back in Time
May marks Local and Community History Month and we have curated a booklist that brings together all different strands of British history, from the 1590s to the 1980s. There is a mix of fiction and non-fiction, with something for every...
06 May 2021
Reading Well Wales: Library Staff Wellbeing Toolkit
This toolkit has been created by The Reading Agency to support library staff wellbeing in Wales through the power of reading.
06 May 2021
Children and Young People's Booklist: Back in Time
May marks Local and Community History Month and we have curated a booklist that brings together all different strands of British history, with a few stories that look further afield too. There is a mix of fiction, non-fiction and poetry,...
04 May 2021
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Wild World Heroes Core Pack Guide
A comprehensive guide to the Wild World Heroes Reading Challenge Core Pack poster and stickers. All illustrations © Heath Mckenzie 2021 Please note: this is a locked resource for library authorities participating in the Summer Reading Challenge 2021. Libraries should contact their...
28 April 2021
Unsettled Ground – Women's Prize for Fiction Reading Guide
Download this reading guide, produced by the Women’s Prize for Fiction, for Unsettled Ground by Claire Fuller, shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2021.
28 April 2021
Transcendent Kingdom - Women's Prize for Fiction
Download this reading guide, produced by the Women’s Prize for Fiction, for Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi, shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2021.
28 April 2021
The Vanishing Half – Women's Prize for Fiction Reading Guide
Download this reading guide, produced by the Women’s Prize for Fiction, for The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett, shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2021.
28 April 2021
Piranesi - Women's Prize for Fiction Reading Guide
Download this reading guide, produced by the Women’s Prize for Fiction, for Piranesi by Susanna Clarke, shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2021.
28 April 2021
No One Is Talking About This - Women's Prize for Fiction Reading Guide
Download this reading guide, produced by the Women’s Prize for Fiction, for No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood, shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2021.
28 April 2021
How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House – Women's Prize for Fiction Reading Guide
Download this reading guide, produced by the Women’s Prize for Fiction, for How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House by Cherie Jones, shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2021.
28 April 2021
The Usborne Unworry Pack
The Usborne Unworry Pack is a collection of fun, mindful activities to help children and adults UNWORRY. It’s full of things to calm you down and distract you, and places where you can put your worries, instead of letting them...
27 April 2021
The 130-Storey Treehouse by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton - Activity Pack
There are lots of laughs at every level in The 130-Storey Treehouse, the tenth book in the number one bestselling Treehouse series from Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton. This is our Treehouse, come on up! We’ve added 13 new levels to our...
26 April 2021
Emmy Levels Up by Helen Harvey - Reading Notes
Emmy is brilliant at the computer game, Illusory Isles. Her avatar is a powerful fire elemental with magma claws and flaming breath. When Emmy’s gaming video gets a front-page feature, thousands of devoted fans flock to watch her battle the...
26 April 2021
Amber Undercover by Em Norry - activity pack
I’m Amber Roberts. Just your average teenager. Life revolves around school and my best mate, Vi. Nothing too dramatic, and certainly nothing dangerous. _Well. That’s how things used to be. But now, my life is way more complicated: Mum and Dad...
25 April 2021
How to be a Hero by Cat Weldon - activity pack
How to be a Hero by Cat Weldon, illustrated by Katie Kear A no-good Viking thief. The worst-ever trainee Valkyrie. A hilarious case of mistaken identity. When failing trainee Valkyrie Lotta mistakes an unconscious Viking thief, Whetstone, for a fallen hero and...
23 April 2021
The Incredible Record Smashers by Jenny Pearson and Erica Salcedo - Assembly and activity sheet
A record-smashing, feel-good adventure packed with heart, humour and Guinness World Records from Costa Award-shortlisted Jenny Pearson, and Kid Normal illustrator Erica Salcedo. Lucy is a fixer of broken things. But there’s one thing she can’t fix and that’s her unhappy...
23 April 2021
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Read, Talk, Share Bloomsbury reading list
Bloomsbury has put together a list of fiction and non-fiction books that deal with loneliness and mental health issues, as well as other fiction titles that can help bring people together and spark conversations in Reading Friends sessions. This book...
21 April 2021
Reading Ahead Champions - pilot evaluation report
In 2019-20 The Reading Agency worked with Staffordshire prisons to pilot an extension to the Reading Ahead programme called Reading Ahead Champions. This report outlines the findings and recommendations.
21 April 2021
Elmer Day 2021 digital pack
Get ready for the most colourful day of the year! Elmer Day returns on Saturday 29 May 2021. Elmer makes the world a much brighter place. So for this year’s Elmer Day celebrations Andersen Press are spreading the positivity of Elmer...
19 April 2021
Bookmarks with feedback survey
Print these bookmarks on card or thick paper and cut them out individually to hand out on World Book Night. The QR code links to a survey to provide feedback to The Reading Agency. These bookmarks are designed to be used...
19 April 2021
Bookplates with feedback survey
You can stick these bookplates to the inside cover of books you’re handing out so that every participant knows about World Book Night. The QR code links to a survey to provide feedback to The Reading Agency. These bookplates are...
18 April 2021
Talking to Alaska by Anna Woltz - Digital Activity Pack
Sometimes rivals just need a helping paw… Talking to Alaska is a powerful story of two unlikely friends brought together by the love of a dog. It only takes one day at their new school for Parker and Sven to become mortal...
17 April 2021
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Wild World Heroes Login Guide
A guide to using the resources page and accessing materials. All illustrations © Heath Mckenzie 2021 Please note: this is a locked resource for library authorities participating in the Summer Reading Challenge 2021. Libraries should contact their local Summer Reading Challenge...
14 April 2021
Library staff social prescribing toolkit
A toolkit has been created to help library staff develop their social prescribing offer. It includes an overview of social prescribing, and guidance on working with partners and Link Workers locally. This toolkit will be published in April 2021.
14 April 2021
The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne by Jonathan Stroud - Discussion Guide
England has been radically changed by a series of catastrophes – large cities have disappeared and London has been replaced by a lagoon. The surviving population exists in fortified towns where they cling to traditional ways, while strangely evolved beasts...
14 April 2021
Reading Well Staff Training Presentation
This presentation can be used to train staff on the Reading Well programme and library health offer.
14 April 2021
Workplace Wellbeing Toolkit
This toolkit has been created by The Reading Agency to support workplace wellbeing through the power of reading.
14 April 2021
Student Wellbeing Toolkit
This toolkit has been created by The Reading Agency to support student wellbeing through the power of reading.
