Thank you for signing up to pledge to support our Take 10 campaign this year! We value your commitment to creating a reading culture in your organisation and community.
Find below some quick and easy suggestions, tips and resources to get you started.
Date for your diary
Mark the event in your organisation-wide calendars and support your people to take 10 minutes out of their day on 10 October to read. We will be marking the moment at 10am but you can choose a time that suits your organisation.
Make the most of your internal and external newsletters to let everyone know you are taking part.
Activities for your workplace
Organise a book swap, encourage staff or customers to share reading recommendations, or set up a community bookshelf. There are lots of ways to encourage a reading culture in your workplace or community setting.
Get social
Share your commitment to #Take10ToRead on your social media channels. Getting people talking about the ways they read, and the benefits they enjoy, on social media is a great way to encourage people in your community to give it a go. We have created some template posts for you to use.
What difference will your support make?
Encouraging your workforce and community to #Take10ToRead will not only lead to positive mental health benefits for your employees and customers. It will also have a knock-on effect on the reading enjoyment of the children in their lives, improving the next generation’s life chances.
We know that children are more likely to enjoy reading if they see adults they care about reading too. This matters, because children who regularly read for pleasure do better at school and are happier.
Research has also shown that reading for pleasure is more important for children’s cognitive development between ages 10 and 16 than their parents’ level of education, so it’s a critical factor in social mobility.
Thank you so much for your support and we look forward to seeing you #Take10ToRead!
Want to do more?
Reading is a great way to calm your mind and boost your mood but 1 in 8 children from disadvantaged backgrounds don’t have a single book at home. Use the resources below to run a Take10 to read fundraising event and help us share the gift of reading.
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