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Our CEO Louis Coiffait-Gunn was at 10 Downing street, earlier, for the launch of the National Year of Reading - a great initiative for libraries to engage with new and existing readers. Larry the cat was especially eager to get in and get started! nationalyearofreading.org.uk

This couldn't be more timely. Reading for pleasure opens so many doors. I wouldn't be writing this now as an author if I hadn't acquired the reading for pleasure habit as a young child. Reading for pleasure adds salt and seasoning to life!

Our #BookOfTheDay - and the BookTrust Cymru #BookOfTheMonth - is a beautiful tale about friendship, kindness, and different kinds of homes. It's #AHomeForSparkTheDragon by michael sheen 💙, Jess Webb and Sarah Massini: booktrust.org.uk/book-recommend… PuffinBooks Shelter

"We're going to make sure that every primary school has got a library, but we're also going to make sure that every public library in the country is at the very heart of the campaign" - Jonathan Douglas #NationalYearOfReading

Love this story - both the historical aspects and the 'story' about how history impacts on young people are beautifully done. Deserves multiple reads!

Writing Australia Council includes Sally Rippin and Rachel Bin Salleh OAM both of interest to creators of literature for young people creative.gov.au/news-events/ne…

Congratulations to Margaret McDonald and her editors Alice Swan and Ama Badu, winners of the 2025 #BranfordBoaseAward for the year's outstanding debut novel for young people💐💐💐 booksforkeeps.co.uk/margaret-mcdon…

Amazing! Congratulations 🥂

"Above all, I try to convey hope" – Margarita Engle in DiVERSE Conversations with YA & Chn's Verse Novelists Bloomsbury Literary Studies & Creative Writing IBBY Wellington Library Public Libraries NZ Reading Australia Moonee Valley Libraries LibrarianForTheAges SCSD Middle School Librarians @BPLBostonteens #CubanAmericanAuthor #MargaritaEngleBooks

We have exciting news! 📣 Red Room Poetry is thrilled to announce the development of Australia’s first-ever National Youth Poet Laureate program, made possible with support from Creative Australia’s Creative Futures Fund. Read the full story now: loom.ly/i39GFFM

Thank you to Branford Boase Award Such an important award and wonderful to see the quality of new fiction being created. Congratulations to the worthy winners.

Margaret McDonald and her editors Alice Swan and Ama Badu have won the Branford Boase Award Award for the Carnegie Medal-winning Glasgow Boys 👇 ebx.sh/RjYn2y

Heads up Canadian Libraries #VerseNovel enthusiasts, 50 #MG #YA #VerseNovels feat in DiVERSE Conversations with YA & Chn's Verse Novelists @BtfdLibrary Toronto Public Library Ajax Public Library Kildare Library Service Calgary Public Library North Vancouver District Public Library @georginalibrary Toronto Public Library Teens Vancouver Public Library Halifax Public Libraries

Censorship has been in the headlines again this week. This excerpt from a forthcoming article by David McMenemy for #InformationProfessional magazine explores how censorship has impacted public libraries in the UK in previous generations. cilip.org.uk/news/705265/Le…

We were pleased to see Department for Education launch their #BestStartInLife strategy this week, as we know multi-agency working can be hugely beneficial for children and families. Here's how our #Bookstart programmes are used by family hubs in Doncaster to bring this magic alive!

Who would have thought? Handwriting does something special for both writer and recipient - interesting! Educators Model Handwriting’s Effects on Literacy, Learning, and Life publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/ch… via @publisherswkly

Congratulations to Allen & Unwin whose books are created and given to us, an appreciative audience, with loving care - our thanks!

A MAMMOTH favourite with so many of us - now the inimitable Gus Gordon explores the graphic novel - why & what are the challenges? Q & A with Gus Gordon 😍publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/ch… via @publisherswkly

Should children's books cover the diversity that exists—that is the knotty question? Useful arguments examined theguardian.com/us-news/2025/j…

What if Sal from the classic picture book, 'Blueberries for Sal' could speak for herself - did her Mum really mistake her for a baby bear? hmmm mcsweeneys.net/articles/sal-f…