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Plan a Back to School Booknic!
The Open University Reading for Pleasure team invite you to host a Booknic with your school, class, or reading group!
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National Year of Reading 2026
A campaign to address the steep decline in reading amongst children, young people and adults.
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Spotify and publishers help expand access to the Summer Reading Challenge
by offering free audiobooks this summer!
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UK Government commits to ensuring all primary schools have libraries by 2029
The Chancellor has pledged to ensure all primary schools have libraries by the end of this parliament
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Join the Teachers' Reading Challenge
Designed to help school and library staff build their knowledge of children’s literature and reading for pleasure.
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Summer Reading Challenge
• Explore the 2025 Summer Reading Challenge Booklist
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Love YA books? Check out the shortlist for the YA Book Prize 2025
The YA Book Prize celebrates the best fiction for young adults by authors from the UK and Ireland and is run by The Bookseller magazine in partnership with Edinburgh International Book Festival.
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Libraries for Primaries
A campaign that aims to ensure that every primary school in the UK has a library of dedicated library space.
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The Alligator’s Mouth Award
set up to celebrate an often over-looked book category - illustrated fiction for younger readers
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Book Club Day UK
Calling all librarians and book club leaders — join the Reading Agency in celebrating the power of shared reading on Book Club Day UK on 11 September 2025!
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National Year of Reading 2026
The Secretary of State for Education, Bridget Phillipson, has announced that 2026 will be The National Year of Reading.
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