If you're based in Liverpool City Region, enjoy building partnerships, are motivated to make a difference in local communities and could inspire others with how #SharedReading can help change lives and improve our mental health-take a look at this The Reader #jobopportunity👇

Calling all Teddington Readers! Listen to Evie from Richmond upon Thames Libraries chatting on Riverside Radio about the Al fresco Shared Reading group she's running this summer at Teddington Library! Tune in from 27:50 here: ow.ly/7VMZ50PuZCS

Thank you Authority Magazine for the opportunity to share The Reader work & how we make a difference to people’s lives. There are so many #socialimpact heroes in our staff, volunteers and partners who are making #SharedReading happen & helping our #mentalhealth in profound ways

Geetha Rabindrakumar The Reader Geetha, thank you for the engaging interview, it was great getting to know more about your work! #appreciation

On Thursday, Batford Books published A Poem to Read Aloud Every Day of the Year. In the latest episode of #TheReaderPodcast, we're talking to the woman who compiled the anthology, Liz Ison. Listen here: pod.link/1553293846

Great to be part of @Literacy_100 work bringing together organisations in homelessness, adult education, reading and literacy to identify what's needed to improve literacy for adults as part of their pathway out of #homelessness - look forward to the Charter launch on Thursday!

So powerful to hear from Gary, Foysal and Dennis @Literacy_100 event how lack of #literacy contributed to their #homelessness and the right support helped them out of it. Fab to have a preview of #L100Charter including the recommendation for #SharedReading to be made available

Thanks Liz Ison Kingston Libraries for a great evening at New Malden Library with readers & The Reader volunteers, hearing about the power of reading #poetry aloud. Lovely to see your new anthology out and to see people new to #SharedReading enjoying it too! #LibrariesWeek

Loved this wonderful display Kingston Libraries for #NationalPoetryDay incl from lemn sissay OBE FRSL new collection. The theme is #refuge which connects so strongly to the power of #SharedReading for those are seeking safe harbour from life’s storms thereader.org.uk/why-who-makes-…

“It brought the natural world with universal truths into our lives” - wonderful impact from work of #volunteers like Cynthia & library staff with Arts Council England support for #SharedReading in Merton Libraries Sutton Libraries Croydon Libraries Kingston Libraries #GreenLibrariesWeek

#LibrariesWeek gave us the perfect chance to reflect on how our work in libraries supports our mission to bring about a #ReadingRevolution. Hear more from Geetha Rabindrakumar, our Director of Partnerships, Communities and Impact, here: ow.ly/If4w50PUGKF

Our message of peace must be louder than ever. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

This walking tour Writing on the Wall National Museums Liverpool about the life of Dorothy Kuya looks fab for anyone in #Liverpool tomorrow @Calderstones Granby 4 Streets CLT thanks @KateBramhall1 for sharing! #BlackHistoryMonth writingonthewall.org.uk/myevents/black…

The private company Restore Trust is now circulating a fundraising email asking for 'donations' & claiming that only 15,887 National Trust members voted against their Quick Vote resolution this year. This is not true. *69,715 members voted against it and it was defeated.* Pls RT

So good to see the brilliant Alison Cassidy at Liverpool Libraries and Information Services shortlisted for the health and #wellbeing award - recognising her work on new initiatives and partnerships. It’s been great to work with her on new Shared Reading groups, including for people w/ #dementia The Reader

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Check if you have an accepted form of photo ID: electoralcommission.org.uk/voting-and-ele… Don’t have an accepted form of ID? 📅 Apply for free voter ID by 5pm on Wednesday 26 June if you live in England, Scotland, or Wales, or by 11:59pm if you live in Northern Ireland.

Our Chief Executive Richard Hawkes & COO Geetha Rabindrakumar are in New Delhi visiting our #LiftEd education partner Peepul! With LiftEd, we're on a mission to strengthen Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) for 4 million children across #India.

"If every child could have a bedtime story, I think we'd start to see some real changes in terms of health outcomes." Alice Wiseman, director of Public Health for Newcastle and Gateshead, tells #R4Today children should be encouraged to enjoy reading to 'improve wellbeing'.

I’m proud to take part in the TCS London Marathon this year for the British Asian Trust, raising vital funds to give children in South Asia the best possible start in life. 🏃‍ Please donate if you can justgiving.com/page/geetha-ra…