Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2020
25th February 2020
Waterstones Children's Book Prize shortlist 2020
News & Updates
Libraries Week
8th October 2019
Work with CILIP and a UK-wide network of libraries and supporters to encourage everyone to discover their library this October.
School libraries report from the National Literacy Trust
7th January 2019
Why children and young people use them or not, their literacy engagement and mental wellbeing
Reading, writing and mental wellbeing
10th October 2018
National Literacy Trust research shows that children who enjoy reading are three times more likely to have good mental wellbeing than children who don’t enjoy reading.
Literacy and life expectancy
20th February 2018
Life expectancy shortened by 26 years for children growing up in areas with the most serious literacy problems
Programme inspires young people to become advocates for reading
24th November 2017
Reading Hack is a programme led by young people who do reading activities and volunteering to gain skills and experience.
Nielsen LibScan Public Library borrowing data for 2016
14th February 2017
6 out of top 10 most borrowed novelists are children's authors!