💭Do you remember the first time you fell in love with a book? Years of (re)reading and research have gone into Sam Leith Sam Leith 🐝's The Haunted Wood: A History of Childhood Reading📚 And now: a BOOK TOUR! Come along for stories old and new🧵⬇️ 'A MARVEL' Philip Pullman

93% of our Readers said 'Shared Reading lifts my mood' in this year's feedback survey. We believe that Shared Reading is needed now more than ever. Help us keep Shared Reading for free, for everyone by donating today. ow.ly/39I750SYjHf

Founder of The Reader, Jane Davis, leads an online Shared Reading group who've been reading Wordsworth's The Prelude for two years online. In the latest episode of The Reader Podcast, members of the group explain what the experience has meant to them. ow.ly/6GNj50SZ8Sm

This Autumn we're teaming up with Estuary Botanics to host some incredible opportunities to grow your gardening knowledge. Led by RHS Master of Horticulture Andy Lambie and Botany tutor and Gardens Manager Nif Wilkinson, there’s something for everyone. ow.ly/g0I950T32ce

Today we welcomed some of the team and trustees from our funders Postcode Lottery to our Calderstones home. Thanks to players of People's Postcode Lottery, we can continue to use the power of reading aloud to transform lives, keeping Shared Reading for free, for everyone.

Shared Reading is for free and for everyone. This group at Toxteth Library is one of 15 projects with an ESOL focus run across the UK. Read the full story: ow.ly/r2Ox50T4pQk Find your nearest group: ow.ly/9JTk50T4pQp

We run Shared Reading Groups for asylum seekers and refugees and/or those who have English as an additional language across the UK. Literature offers a way to discover what unites us and by building communities, we are all stronger. Find a group: ow.ly/ctHH50T4uzP

At Shared Reading groups, we use stories and poems to help people connect and share experiences. This group in Skelmersdale has helped people like Tariq to do exactly that. Read all about the group here: ow.ly/4csw50T4wck Find your nearest group: ow.ly/V8S250T4wca

This ‘Our Liverpool’ group in Calderstones Park is currently one of 15 ESOL Shared Reading groups run by The Reader across the UK. Read their story here: thereader.org.uk/shared-dreams-… Find your nearest group: thereader.org.uk/shared-reading…

We're hosting the first ever International Conference for anyone who is interested in our work to meet with those interested in the benefits of reading and those already delivering Shared Reading in their own countries in a variety of settings. Book: thereader.org.uk/shared-reading…

Former charity manager Diana, who is housebound, has been participating in regular weekly online Shared Reading for the last three years since taking early retirement due to ill-health. Read Diana's story: ow.ly/KLu450T9T83 Find your nearest group: ow.ly/63On50T9T82

As we reach the last weekend of the summer holidays, we'd like to say a massive THANK YOU to everyone we've welcomed at our Calderstones Park home. Your visit supports our work transforming lives through the power of literature. Explore what's on next: ow.ly/Nwzx50TaP0Y

At Shared Reading groups, we use stories and poems to help people connect and share experiences. Bonds are formed and Shared Reading becomes an important part of the week. Find your nearest group: ow.ly/nMLu50TbCP6

This week, we've moved to our Autumn Opening Hours. Mansion House, Café and Ice Cream Parlour Weekdays: 8.30am-5pm Weekends: 8.30am-6pm Bookshop Monday-Thursday: 10am-4pm Friday-Sunday: 10am-5pm Bookshop Café 9am-5pm, everyday Plan your visit: thereader.org.uk/visit-calderst…

In the latest episode of The Reader Podcast, we're asking and answering: what is this thing we call Shared Reading? How does it work? Who is it for? What has changed in over two decades of The Reader’s Shared Reading? Listen here: ow.ly/qWW350Teuvh

Thank you to everyone who came to our first ever Storybarn Fest! We had the BEST time with one last hurrah before school started, all fuelled by tasty scoops of Cheshire Farm Ice Cream. To find out more about what's coming up, sign up to our newsletter: ow.ly/6eNL50Tge9J

Would you like to work as key part of an exciting site team? Are you flexible and willing to work to solve problems? We're #hiring! We have a brand new opportunity as Facilities Coordinator. Find out more & apply by 13 September at 9am: ow.ly/EZhT50TggG6