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The Storybarn selects… from The Reader Bookshelf
As part of our ongoing work exploring texts from The Reader Bookshelf, we've asked members of our Children & Young…

From The Reader Bookshelf… A Leg to Stand On by Oliver Sacks
As part of our ongoing work around The Reader Bookshelf, we've asked staff to share their thoughts about some of the…

From The Reader Bookshelf… Shakespeare’s Sonnets
As part of our ongoing work around The Reader Bookshelf, we've asked staff to share their thoughts about some of the…

From The Reader Bookshelf… A Portable Paradise by Roger Robinson
As part of our ongoing work around The Reader Bookshelf, we've asked staff to share their thoughts about some of the…

From The Reader Bookshelf… Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
As part of our ongoing work around The Reader Bookshelf, we've asked staff to share their thoughts about some of the…

From The Reader Bookshelf… The Epic of Gilgamesh
As part of our ongoing work around The Reader Bookshelf, we've asked staff to share their thoughts about some of…

Featured Poem: After Great Pain, a Formal Feeling Comes by Emily Dickinson
For the rest of June our weekly Featured Poem will celebrate the month of Pride. We’ve chosen poems by LGBTQ+…

Introducing The Reader Bookshelf
We're excited to announce the launch of The Reader Bookshelf, an annual programme of reading highlighting the power of Shared…

Featured Poem: ‘Climbing Snowdon’ from Book 13, The Prelude by William Wordsworth
Today's Featured Poem is brought to us by Shared Reading Partnerships Lead, Michael Prior - ‘Climbing Snowdon’ from Book 13,…