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See you at Hay Festival!
We are delighted to be back at Hay Festival again this year on Friday 2nd June for our event with Elif Shafak, Mariella Frostrup and Kit De Waal.
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A personal appeal from Rageh Omaar
On 11th June, Rageh Omaar will present our BBC Radio 4 appeal. In this blog, he tells us why he’s so pleased to support our work.
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Behind the warehouse doors
Dave, our shipping and warehouse supervisor, explains the logistics behind sending books from our London warehouse.
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Reaching street children
In this blog, our Head of Communications Emma reflects on how the power of books is helping street-connected children, and the adults who support them, change how their stories end.
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Working together for reading
We recently brought our partners together at a learning event in Nairobi to share learnings and develop their capacity. We asked James, our East Africa Representative, to tell us why the event was so very important.
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Join us at The London Book Fair
Hear from our new Head of Operations, Mark Simpson, about this year's London Book Fair.
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Partner voice: Sierra Leone Library Board
Since 2016 we’ve provided 376,117 books to readers in Sierra Leone. The Acting Chief Librarian at Sierra Leone Library Board, who receive the books, told us how they process so many!
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Readers in new places
Hear an update from our Head of Programmes, Samantha, about our 2023 Community Reading Award winners.
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A very special visitor
We recently welcomed Her Majesty The Queen Consort for a visit. In this blog, our Chief Executive reflects on the day, and what it meant to readers around the world.
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