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You needn't go without something to read over the long weekend thanks to #Libby and #BorrowBox Online library resources #emags #ebooks #eaudiobooks

I can’t get enough of talking about what happens in a baby’s brain when we read ti them! This event with Sam Wass and Frank Cottrell-Boyce Children's Laureate BookTrust #HayFestival was truly mind blowing - children’s reading is a health and human rights issue #readingrights

Listen to Professor Teresa Cremin from the Open University's Literacy and Social Justice Center discuss what the research says about children's reading for pleasure and the OU's work supporting teachers develop reading for pleasure cultures in their schools. #readingforpleasure

Did you miss our recent OU seminar – Informal Book Talk? 💬📚 Good news! The full recording is now on YouTube. Prof Teresa Cremin & the #OURfP team explore book talk, oracy & reader identity. Watch anytime & share! 💙 👉 youtube.com/watch?v=6ybhHo… Centre for Literacy and Social Justice #ReadingforPleasure

Our new research highlights how the role of reading and sharing stories evolves across the early years. From supporting bonding with babies to developing toddlers' imagination, find out more in our report, based on longitudinal research with families: booktrust.org.uk/resources/find…

Join your library community for an exclusive BorrowBox online event with T.M. Logan on Wednesday the 18th of June! Tune in live to hear the global bestselling author of The Holiday and The Catch, as he discusses his most recent release. Tickets: tinyurl.com/tmlogon.

Get involved in the #BigTastyRead in your library or bookshop, creating displays to showcase food fiction, memoirs and more. Order now: l8r.it/jERY

This #LibrariesWeek, we're celebrating all the ways that #LibrariesChangeLives. We love this quote from Vicki at Bristol Libraries, who told us why she thinks libraries are so special 📚 CILIP

Want to know more about plans for Cheshire and Warrington Devolution? Come along to a community engagement event at Congleton Town Hall. 🗓 Tuesday 10 June ⏰ 6-8pm. Find out more and register your place. 👉 Get involved: eventbrite.co.uk/e/cheshire-and…

📚 ICYMI: Our Chair of Judges, Ros Harding, joined the BBC Radio 2 Book Club podcast to talk all things #Carnegies2025! She shares how books are nominated and judged, the passionate discussions behind the scenes, & why the awards matter 🎧✨ Listen here 👉bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…

🚨 Just a few days left! 🚨 Join illustrator Dapo Adeola on Tuesday 10 June for a free, virtual event full of drawing, storytelling and creativity—celebrating this year’s #SummerReadingChallenge. Register for free here: bit.ly/43pBRZA #StoryGarden

Still time to sign up! Join us tomorrow for a creative, fun-packed online workshop with award-winning illustrator Dapo Adeola to celebrate the 2025 #SummerReadingChallenge #StoryGarden. Broadcast into your classroom or library Register for free now: bit.ly/43pBRZA

Our next #ListenNow title is available to download from BorrowBox. 'Shark Night' by R.L, Stine Lots of kids dream of being on TV—but for Liam it’s a nightmare Filled with danger, excitement, and unexpected surprises. Borrowbox is free to use cwac.co/mKSnt

The new Reading Well for families booklist is here! Expert-approved and co-produced with families and health partners, these books support parents and carers through pregnancy and early years. 👉 Explore the list: bit.ly/reading-well-f… #ReadingWell

The new #ReadingWell for Families booklist is now available. Find helpful reading to support parents and carers to look after their wellbeing in pregnancy and the early years (from conception to aged two) buff.ly/Zn9Etja

Did you know we can support blind and partially sighted readers with large print books, physical and digital audiobooks, e-books and e-mags and newspapers, magnifiers and assistive tech? Ask your library how they can help: buff.ly/jLANRkg #HiVis2025 ReadingSight

The #ReadingWell for families booklist is grouped into themes to help parents & carers find the right support: 💛 Becoming a family – Your wellbeing 🧠 Mental health 💔 Coping with loss Free to borrow in libraries & online. bit.ly/reading-well-f…

The more people who read with a child, the better. But in our research, 33% of dads told us they do not regularly read with their child, with many saying they want to but lack confidence. Let's support all dads to get reading on #FathersDay and beyond! booktrust.org.uk/resources/find…

If you missed last month's #BorrowBox conversation with Graeme Macrae Burnet here's a chance to catch up: Graeme Macrae Burnet Interview with BorrowBox

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