Jo Spragg retweeted
Happy Birthday to Central Library, officially opened 89 years ago today by King George v.
ALT Manchester Central Library on opening day 1934 with crowds of people queueing outside to see King George the fifth.
Jo Spragg retweeted
"Literature is not a hiding place, it's a finding place" - fab to hear our wonderful @thereaderorg volunteer Karen on @bbcmerseyside (at 08.22) talk about the #SharedReading group she runs @kindfullnesscc bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:bā¦
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āItās a gift thatās being given & you can do what you like with itā - beautiful description of #SharedReading from the wonderful @frankcottrell_b @PostcodeLottery Charity Gathering
Jo Spragg retweeted
#BookTwitter we need your help! I run Book Bodega, an Indy bookshop in Ramsgate. Winter is killing us, itās soo quiet & we need to make Ā£800 by Tuesday to pay our bills. This is my current view = no customers š„¹. Please shop with us and help us stay open!
uk.bookshop.org/shop/bookbodā¦
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The @CharityComms Salary and Organisational Culture report came out today and it makes for really interesting reading for anyone leading or working for a #charity. I would encourage you to read it in full but here are a few points that stood out for me š§µ:
Jo Spragg retweeted
I've said it before, I'll say it again: READING FOR PLEASURE has the biggest impact of any factor on children's life chances. If they're reading & enjoying it, everything else will follow. So please never stop reading to them & with them - it will change their lives! #literacy
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300,000 households could be forced into homelessness next year if nothing changes.
Alex, our life-like, giant sculpture, stands as a rallying cry that we cannot ignore this issue any longer.
Please share if you agree. #CantBeIgnored ā at London, England
Jo Spragg retweeted
#BHM starts tomorrow, and fantastic that #GravityFestival features in the @CultureLPool programme! Join us tomorrow for #SharedReading and conversations focused on literature by black writers šš½ - in person at @calderstones or online access is free
#BHM | October is just around the corner + arts & community organisations across #Liverpool have been busy creating a full programme of events to mark #BlackHistoryMonth in 2022. Find out whatās happening + when to plan your month ahead.
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ALT Black History Month. October 2022. A full programme of planned activities. Check out whatāa happening when to plan your month ahead.
Jo Spragg retweeted
A week today, Calderstones Mansion, Gravity Festival .. me and LISSA EVANS (Their Finest, Father Ted, Wed Wabbit) ... can you even begin to imagine how unforgetable this is going to be ... @LissaKEvans
tickets.thereader.org.uk/salā¦
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Join our discussion group to explore extracts from stories, plays and poetry - in association with @thereaderorg š
Shared Reading is for everyone and free to attend, come for a friendly chat and to hear brilliant texts read out loud.
Learn more š bit.ly/3R0GnGr
ALT Six people sit on the sofas in Shakespeare North Playhouse's cafe. They are smiling and looking at each other. Emily, the lady in the centre of the group, is smiling and reading from a book.
Jo Spragg retweeted
IMPORTANT
Pls share
In May govt announced decent help based on predicted 42% rise in the Oct to Apr energy price cap (that'd take a typical bill to Ā£2,800)
Now the rise for that period's likely to be 126% (Ā£4,460 for a typical bill)
Pls read why & my plea to the new PM
Cont/d
Jo Spragg retweeted
Take a look at this @guardian article that discusses reading as a form of social prescribing & as a way to ease the burden on the NHS.
Our Director of Literature, Katie Clark, explains why Shared Reading groups are a lifeline for people in tough times.
ow.ly/vHq150Kpha4
Jo Spragg retweeted
Find out why @thereaderorg is supporting #LiverpoolAgainstRacism - and join us 26/27/28th April if you'd like to experience #SharedReading and discuss more how literature and reading together can help make real change and connection @CultureLPool
thereader.org.uk/shared-readā¦
Jo Spragg retweeted
Happy #WorldBookDay! Never forget: READING FOR PLEASURE has the most powerful positive impact of any factor on children's life chances. It really does change their lives! So let's help them celebrate books & reading - not just today, but every day! #literacy
(Art Quentin Blake)
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Thank you to our volunteers, staff, partners and supporters who helped to secure our nomination for Outstanding Contribution to Culture at the LCR Culture & Creativity Awards 2022 š¤
They are the power behind the #ReadingRevolution š¤
Vote here: ow.ly/I4Yv50HGkIz
Jo Spragg retweeted
Still asking everyone who reads this to RT - you donāt know āmongst your followers who did English &still loves all kinds of literature & can now run things & make plans & inspire people. Maybe someone whoās had one life, & now wants another. Pls RT
North-living or willing to move Literature-obsessed visionary thinkers who love hands-on practical reading work & all kinds of people need to see this job ad - possible candidates will be among your customers, so please RT
ā¦@BookCornerHXā© thereader.org.uk/job/directoā¦
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Join @thereaderorg from the comfort of your own surroundings for a special afternoon celebrating one of the UKās best-loved poets, Simon Armitage. Experience the joy of Shared Reading ā live and aloud ā followed by a Q&A with Simon himself. Thu 27 Jan, 2pm buff.ly/31zAJqt
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What a joy to speak with @thereaderorg Reading Heroes volunteers yesterday about our work with looked after children supported by @ChiIdreninNeed - hearing about the magic that happens through reading aloud with children by committed volunteers is amazing #SharedReading