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We launch new partnership with WHSmith and Macmillan Children’s Books, supported by Footballer Marcus Rushford MBE, to gift copies of Marcus’s new book to children who don’t have a...View details about WHSmith, National Literacy Trust and Macmillan Children’s Books, supported by Marcus Rashford MBE, partner in UK wide scheme to ensure every child has access to their own book at home -
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We launch new research with Octopus Energy which shows a quarter of 18-to-24-year-olds struggle to understand their energy bills.View details about We partner with Octopus Energy and Jack Monroe on new research which reveals a quarter of young people do not understand their energy bills -
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he Littlest Yak, the debut book from Hampshire-based Lu Fraser and Bristol-based illustrator Kate Hindley has been announced as the winner of Oscar’s Book Prize 2021!View details about Oscar’s Book Prize 2021 winner announced: The Littlest Yak by Lu Fraser and Kate Hindley -
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Alongside 29 businesses, we release an open letter to the government to recognise the business community’s support of children and young people’s urgent literacy needs throughout...View details about We call on the government to recognise business community’s support of literacy crisis -
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100,000 children and adults across the country took part in the #Take10ToRead challenge on Monday 10 May.View details about 100,000 people across the UK #Take10ToRead -
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Today marks one year of Bloomsbury Publishing’s incredible collection of short stories, artwork and poems, The Book of Hopes. To celebrate, we are extending the joyful e-edition so...View details about We celebrate one year of Bloomsbury Publishing’s The Book of Hopes by extending its free e-edition online -
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We are bringing children another fun Facebook Live event hosted by CBBC’s Ben Shires as well as a storytelling challenge for children aged seven to 12.View details about We team up with Premier League, Tony Dallas and Ben Shires for exciting wellbeing and storytelling takeover on Words for Life -
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Today we launched a project to look the provision and impact of primary school libraries, pre, during and post COVID-19, which will seek to imagine what the future of primary school...View details about Primary School Library Review launched -
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In November, we teamed up with Bupa Foundation to gift 5,000 primary schools 15,000 paperback copies of Bloomsbury’s The Book of Hopes.Each school had the exclusive chance to enter...View details about We announce the 15 wonderful winners of our Scrapbook of Hopes competition -
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Over the weekend, over 1,300 runners took on our annual Where’s Wally? fun run virtually and raised over £60,000 for the National Literacy Trust!View details about Our Where’s Wally? fun run went virtual in 2021 and raised a record amount of money! -
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Nathan Bryon, will become the first ambassador for Puffin World of Stories this year, helping us to highlight the importance of school libraries and diversity in schools’ reading...View details about Nathan Bryon appointed as first annual Puffin World of Stories ambassador -
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83 leading businesses sign up to the 2021 Vision for Literacy Business Pledge.View details about 2021 Vision for Literacy Business Pledge launched -
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Author and illustrator of the best-selling How to Train Your Dragon books series, Cressida Cowell, virtually visited schools for an exciting Q&A on World Book Day, as part of...View details about Children's Laureate Cressida Cowell visits 73 schools for Connecting Stories -
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We would love to see you at our first ever online Gala Night on Thursday 25 March.View details about Join us for the National Literacy Trust Virtual Gala Night -
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We teamed up with the Morrisons Foundation to give pupils in schools throughout England, Scotland and Wales a bundle of new books for their school library in celebration of World...View details about We teamed up with Morrisons Foundation to encourage 125,000 children from local communities to discover a love of reading this World Book Day -
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Read Manchester celebrates with a virtual visit from Waterstones Children’s Laureate and award-winning author, Cressida Cowell, and bumper book donations to schools and children...View details about Read Manchester celebrates World Book Day with an award-winning author visit and exciting book donations -
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This World Book Day, the National Literacy Trust and Oak National Academy have come together to create a virtual celebration of books and reading featuring special guest Her Royal...View details about We team up with World Book Day to celebrate reading for pleasure with special guest HRH The Duchess of Cornwall -
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Schools in Islington are invited to exciting author events this week to mark new initiative Get Islington Reading. Authors Sita Brahmachari and Tom McLaughlin will each host...View details about Celebrations planned to Get Islington Reading for World Book Day -
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Award-winning comedian, actor and writer, Matt Lucas, delighted children from 33 schools across our 14 local areas with a fun-filled virtual visit as part of our Connecting Stories...View details about Matt Lucas delights children with a virtual visit to 33 schools