See Myself in Books
A brand-new drive has been launched in Manchester to help schools promote wider diversity in children’s literature. The ‘See Myself in Books’ project aims to vary the literacy resources in…
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Read Manchester Connecting Stories wins more funding
Following the success of the initial Connecting Stories, funded by Arts Council England, Read Manchester and the National Literacy Trust are delighted to be able to facilitate a further 18…
Read Manchester gifts Reading Well books to boost mental wellbeing
One of the major benefits of regular reading can be improved mental health and wellbeing. Research shows that reading for just ten minutes a day can help make us feel…
Read Manchester Takes 10 for mental wellbeing on 8 October
Join hundreds of schools, families and businesses across the UK as we drop everything and read together for 10 minutes! Want to: · Feel calm · Improve your memory and…
Read Manchester bring stories to Wythenshawe Park
#ReadMCR is collaborating with local children’s book illustrator, Ian Morris to bring stories to Wythenshawe Park. Ian will be designing a family Walk and Talk trail around the park which will be unveiled during…
Read Manchester Summer Newsletter
Welcome to our Summer Newsletter 2021. Catch up with our latest news on book gifting, our Arts Council funded programme, Connecting Stories and everything else we are up to this…
Read Manchester’s #BigRead – The Kid Who Came from Space
Following the success of last year’s first ever Manchester-wide Transition Read for year 6 pupils in the City, the scheme is running again in 2021. A free book was given…
Read Manchester May Newsletter
Welcome to our May newsletter 2021. Read Manchester is continuing to develop new partnerships and programmes to promote reading for pleasure and its associated literacy and health and wellbeing benefits.…
Three schools win a full set of books from Read Manchester and TfGM’s reading map
Read Manchester are excited to announce the three winners of a set of 62 books from their reading map. Last year, Read Manchester launched a Reading Map resource in partnership…
Read Manchester and Manchester Libraries’ School Offer May 2021
Manchester Libraries and Read Manchester have a fantastic programme of literacy and library related activities for schools and offers to bring to schools this summer term. We have a fantastic…
Read Manchester’s Spring Big Book Giveaway
We’ve a spring in our step when we look through the figures from our recent Big Book Giveaway. Over the Easter period we gifted 10,444 books and 4,633 magazines to…
Join our #Take10toRead Challenge with Read Manchester
We would love to invite you to take part in our #Take10ToRead Challenge, as part of our Read Manchester Connecting Stories campaign. Research shows that reading can help make you feel calmer, reduce…
Support our Book Gifting Appeal with unique virtual backgrounds!
No need to tidy your room before your next virtual meeting with our unique Central Library backgrounds! Are you bored of seeing the same old stuff behind you on a…
Read Manchester Newsletter January 2021
Welcome to our first newsletter of 2021. Read Manchester is continuing to develop new partnerships and programmes to promote reading for pleasure and its associated literacy and health and wellbeing…
Read Manchester and Manchester Libraries Schools’ Offer – January / February 2021
Manchester Libraries and Read Manchester have a fantastic programme of activities and offers to bring to schools this term. Win one of three sets of our reading map books, check…
Book Gifting Appeal News
Almost £3,500 has been donated to Manchester Central Library Development Trust’s cash appeal to support Read Manchester and Manchester Libraries Book Gifting Campaign – to provide books directly to vulnerable families across the…
An overview of Read Manchester’s 2020 Transition Read
In July this year, Read Manchester launched the Bee Ready Bee a Reader Transition Read project, gifting a free copy of The Kid Who Came from Space by Ross Welford…
Ross Welford and Read Manchester deliver free sessions to Manchester year 7 pupils
In July this year, Read Manchester launched the Bee Ready Bee a Reader Transition Read project, gifting a free copy of The Kid Who Came from Space by Ross Welford…
Read Manchester and Home-Start Manchester love a bit of Dolly Parton!
Developing a love of reading in the early years is vital for children and will support them enormously to develop their speech and language skills. Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is…
Read Manchester and Manchester Libraries Updated Schools’ Offer – November/December 2020
Read Manchester and Manchester Libraries are continuing to work hard to bring books, stories and authors to children in school. We have a fantastic line-up of authors who are ready…