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The Reader
01.09.2024
Rachel Bourke is part of our Reading Heroes team which supports care experienced children aged 2-15 years to improve their…
23.08.2024
Over the summer, The Reader is running our biggest Shared Reading Awareness campaign in years. See our new video, taking…
22.08.2024
Two years ago a new Shared Reading group was set up for families seeking asylum whose children attend the council’s…
Former charity manager Diana, who is housebound, has been participating in regular weekly online Shared Reading for the last three…
17.08.2024
The Reader Bookshelf 2024 is here. A carefully curated collection of literature for adults and children, exploring a different theme each year,…
08.08.2024
Squeezed in between a Subway sandwich store and Chopz dog grooming salon in Liverpool’s Belle Vale Shopping Centre is the…
07.08.2024
The Reader currently runs Shared Reading Groups for asylum seekers and refugees and/or those who have English as an additional…
06.08.2024
Thanks to a grant by Swire Charitable Trust, we are going to be working with 30 care experienced children and…
25.07.2024
Members of one of The Reader’s first Shared Reading groups at Calderstones – originally set up by charity founder Jane…
24.07.2024
We are continuing to take inspiration from The Reader Bookshelf for 2024-25 with the theme for July’s Monthly Stories and…
13.07.2024
On 7th June, we joined several Voluntary and Community Sector organisations and volunteers in Haringey outside the pavilion in the…
10.07.2024
The Reader’s weekly Monday Shared Reading Group at Toxteth Library is one of 15 projects with an ESOL focus run…
We're launching an innovative new project in Halton for refugees and asylum seekers with an ESOL (English for Speakers of…
09.07.2024
If you were able to snap up some tickets, check below for any queries you might have ahead of showtime!…
05.07.2024
The Reader Bookshelf 2024 is here. A carefully curated collection of literature for adults and children, exploring a different theme…
29.06.2024
We're making it our mission to track down all of our wonderful Storyhunters and find out a little more about…
28.06.2024
We're taking a trip down memory lane and revisiting articles from The Reader Magazine. This article first appeared in issue 44.…
Jess Harrison is our Data Training and Engagement Lead at The Reader. She also co-leads our Pride on the Page…
26.06.2024
Two new Shared Reading groups are launching in Halton for asylum seekers and refugees and Halton residents. With thanks to the generous support…
25.06.2024
21.06.2024
We’re going travelling through our literature choices in June’s Monthly Stories and Poems selection, as the theme is On our travels.…
15.06.2024
An exciting new collaboration between The Reader and Liverpool’s Everyman is confirmed for June 2024 We're so excited to launch…
06.06.2024
Literature teacher Henrik has been running Shared Reading groups across southern Sweden for six years with various children’s groups and…
Highlights include a beautiful Shared Reading space, vast library of fiction and poetry, including Irish writing - and a surprise…
Name: Lynda Carey Location: The Mansion House, Liverpool Role: Volunteer at The Reader’s home in Calderstones Park, predominantly in its…
04.06.2024
Name: Raks Patel Location: Streatham, London Role: Volunteer for Reading Heroes, a project promoting the benefits of reading for pleasure…
Name: Kirti Location: Croydon Role: Volunteer Reader Leader running a Shared Reading group Why did you decide to volunteer with…
Name: Sue Location: Wirral, Merseyside Role: Volunteer for Reading Heroes, a project promoting the benefits of reading for pleasure with…
01.06.2024
The Reader, The National Lottery Heritage Fund and four cultural identity groups in Liverpool collaborate to create a new park…
31.05.2024
Helen Willows is a GP working both in Shropshire and in the Scottish Highlands and Islands. She is Trustee and…
18.05.2024
We're taking a trip down memory lane and revisiting articles from The Reader Magazine. This article first appeared in issue 73.…
May’s selection of stories, extracts and poems have been chosen on the theme ‘Wonders of the World’. As we start…
15.05.2024
The former librarian discovered the work of The Reader while studying for a Masters at NZ’s Victoria University. She founded…
An experienced Reader Leader, Kerstin now runs several Shared Reading Bremen groups since training in Berlin with The Reader in…
30.04.2024
We're taking a trip down memory lane and revisiting articles from The Reader Magazine. This article first appeared in issue 29.…
The Somerset resident, who has cerebral palsy, joined a Shared Reading group in Bridgewater Library after giving up work in…
25.04.2024
The clocks have not long changed to herald the longer hours of daylight, making us consider the passage of time…
04.04.2024
29.03.2024
Daphne lives in a sheltered accommodation and before lockdown used to attend the Shared Reading group that meets in the…
We're taking a trip down memory lane and revisiting articles from The Reader Magazine. This article first appeared in issue…