LIVERPOOL’S libraries may still be closed but that isn’t stopping them from encouraging our youngest residents to pick up a book. From tomorrow, Friday, 5 June, the city’s libraries will be backing the Reading Agency’s annual Summer Reading Challenge which is going digital for 2020 and is aimed at children aged four-11. Although usually taking … Read more
The ‘Ethnic Minority and Traveller Achievement Service’ (EMTAS) works with schools to help raise the educational attainment of ethnic minority pupils. The team offers support to children learning English, helps improve outcomes for BME kids at risk of underachievement and also provides specialist staff for classroom support. Gill Rowlands is the manager of EMTAS and … Read more
By day Sean Keyes is Managing Director at Sutcliffe, a multi disciplinary firm of Structural and Civil Engineers. By night he is a Liverpool primary school governor. This World Book Day (5 March) he shares his thoughts on why it’s so important we get our children (and grown-ups) reading more. As a young lad growing … Read more
The COVID-19 crisis — and resulting national lockdown — has gifted all of us with more time to spend at home. And what better way to relax and escape the stresses and strains of the world than by dipping into a book — says Councillor Barbara Murray, the brains behind Liverpool’s 2020 Year of Reading. … Read more
Fabulous Reading events at Liverpool Central Library This half term there is a real focus on the fun of reading for pleasure and introducing young people to reading, inspired by the 100 Novels That Shaped Our World Project. Tuesday 17 FebruaryLuma Creations presents Rhythm Tribes 10-11am; 12-1pm; 2-3pm – Booking not required The rhythm in songs … Read more
We’re talking about libraries – an emotive subject which sees fiercely protective instincts kick-in when the words ‘budget cuts’ and ‘libraries’ are used in the same sentence. We’re living in a time when the tide of austerity has not turned. This means we need to think differently about libraries and the service they offer to … Read more
charity launches the UK’s first centre for literature and wellbeing in Liverpool city park Pioneering space aims to start a national conversation about the impact of literature and the arts on health and society Includes new exhibition centre, The Calderstones Story, which tells the 5,000-year history of life in Liverpool As part of this, the … Read more