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We've been in touch with Belinda Jack whose book The Woman Reader has just been published by Yale University Press. It tells the story of women's reading from its earliest origins to the present day. Here's what Belinda has to say: The history of reading and the power of literacy We take for granted that we can read more or less… more
Research commissioned by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) carried out by The Reading Agency and the Department of Information Science at Loughborough University (LISU) found that public libraries make a significant contribution to health and well-being in communities, particularly through reading groups and the other creative activities they offer. Headlines from the research relating to reading groups include: Nearly… more
At least 11,000 people are members of reading groups supported by library services in NW England. Many of these meet in library buildings; almost all of them are reading books provided by library services. At the end of 2010 10% of these members told Time To Read what they valued most about their reading group membership. Time To Read identified… more
