Reading for pleasure is the biggest indicator of a child’s future success. This year, @worldbookdayuk is championing children’s reading choices, encouraging all children to #ReadYourWay Pick up this year's #WorldBookDay books from your local bookshop. #ChooseBookshops

The new #ReadforEmpathy collection is here 🌟 ⁠ Check out the 70 fantastic empathy-building titles, selected by @empathylabuk to help support children and young people to understand and build empathy. ⁠ Order the book packs via our website 📚️ ⁠ peters.co.uk/empathy2025

"Reading... Orwell inspired him to attempt to make writing about politics into an art form." Robert Harris, author of Conclave (and much more), discusses his cultural influences and inspirations: bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00… #Orwell #Conclave

The twenty-first century hasn’t seen any let-up in Poe culture. But a funny thing has happened to Poe in the last few years. bit.ly/4hpItwD

In these dark, & scary tumultuous times, friends, I need to urge you to remember that your local Public Library is there for you with free books to read in all formats, films, magazines, cozy chairs, & a sympathetic Library Staff with whom you can commiserate with in the end days

Hi LGA Labour LGA Culture & Sport Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Gov DCMS Libraries Lisa Nandy MP Chris Bryant with more libraries being cut & closed around the country we desperately need a moratorium. We need proper sustainable funding and better policy & leadership. Please take action NOW. #savelibraries

Hi Chris Bryant I know I’ve asked before but will you now meet with unions & campaigners to discuss the crisis in the Public Libraries sector? I’d be happy to set it up, your office has my contact details. #savelibraries

🎙️INTRODUCING the 2025 #ReadforEmpathy collection 🔎💫 ⭐ Louder Than Hunger, John Schu ⭐ Luna Loves Gardening, Joseph Coelho & Fiona Lumbers ⭐ Me and My Hair, Kimberley Kinloch, illustrated by Jessica Gibson ⭐ My Name is a Gift, Zeshan Akhter & Asa Gilland

Fantastic Mr Fox by Roald Dahl - A must-have on any bookshelf, Fantastic Mr Fox is a children's classic that never fails to get all young readers laughing out loud! - today's classic book #readingforpleasure #BookOfTheDay #ad amzn.to/2DLo8l9

There was no lack of superhero comic books, science fiction and fantasy stories, horror movies, or tabletop roleplaying games in the twentieth century, but it wasn't until the 2000s that the fantastic became a notable part of popular political discourse. bit.ly/42RKz44

🧠 It’s #WorldThinkingDay! Let’s celebrate the power of reflection, critical thinking, and the ability to make a positive impact. 🌍 Whether you’re setting goals or brainstorming new ideas, today is all about thoughtful action! ✨ What’s been on your mind lately? 💭

Favourite books for 4 year olds, chosen by children. Including titles by Eric Hill, Axel Scheffler, Allan Ahlberg and Janet Ahlberg, Kes Grey, Mick Inkpen, Craig Smith, Eric Carle & Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/childrens-favo… #teachertwitter #kidlit

🎉Exciting news for libraries and museums! Department for Culture, Media and Sport has announced £30 million in funding for projects across England! 📚🏛️ This will help with building upgrades, repairs and going green. 🌿 Learn more: Museums 👉 buff.ly/BiglnIO Libraries 👇 buff.ly/amVN475

The Coat of Hopes, a patchwork coat on an ongoing walking pilgrimage through the UK, raising ecological issues, made by, worn and walked by 100s of people on a journey on foot over more than a 1000 miles so far.... #FridayFeeling

Our guide on how to run a successful ​📚​😍​ school book club ​🏫​​🎫​ Including advice and strategies for both primary and secondary school book clubs, and how to promote a #readingforpleasure culture in your school. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/category/schoo… #teamenglish

We're wishing a very happy #SchoolLibrarianDay to all the brilliant people sparking a love of reading in children every single day 📚 Find out how #MyBookbuzz could help with that: booktrust.org.uk/what-we-do/pro…

Look, people probably wouldn't be trying to curtail libraries' activities and cut their funding if libraries didn't engage in problematic behaviors like "having information" and "helping people."

Every single school needs a library & a librarian, to help every single child find the books that will make them readers, and give them all the lifelong benefits of literacy. Libraries & librarians change children's lives FOREVER! #SchoolLibrarianDay

#Schoollibrarians should be celebrated EVERY day! bit.ly/3v9Vofr

Research says 'vital' public libraries are 'endangered'. Scotland has lost almost 100 public libraries since 2008 despite their increasing value to the public. #librarieschangelives #libraries #digitalinclusion heraldscotland.com/news/25207845.…