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Comment on The Reader Organisation receives the Social Enterprise Mark by fiona

fiona — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:21:43 +0000

Very good news! Congratulations and keep going

Comment on The Book: Truly Revolutionary by Lisa

Lisa — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:17:09 +0000

Yes – no risk of the battery running out in the middle of an important chapter (something I get quite frustrated with when it comes to mobile phones…) or crashing completely (argh) – a good old physical book is unwaveringly reliable…!
That sounds like a very interesting project – a literary round the world trip! Good luck with it! (you might be interested in our Readers of the World series…? – http://thereaderonline.co.uk/category/readers-of-the-world/ )

Comment on The Book: Truly Revolutionary by londonchoirgirl

londonchoirgirl — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:27:28 +0000

Ah yes, you can’t beat it can you? This year I’ve been trying to read the world (my project to read a book from every country in 2012) on both paper and e-reading devices. Much as love my Kindle, paper has the edge at the moment – no need to reboot and it doesn’t wipe your notes when you restore factory settings. Thanks for sharing

Comment on Featured Poem: A Father Like Me by Emma McGordon by jennerous

jennerous — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:43:40 +0000

wonderful moving poem, thanks so much for highlighting it here and thank you to the poet for reading it so….beautifully.

Comment on Happy Birthday Mr Dickens! by Charlotte

Charlotte — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:50:57 +0000

Reblogged this on Hope Readers and commented: Read about how Dickens has effected and inspired readers in Get Into Reading groups on TRO's official blog....

Comment on A Dickens Extravaganza! London Penny Readings 2012 by Happy Birthday Mr Dickens! « The Reader Online

Happy Birthday Mr Dickens! « The Reader Online — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:07:24 +0000

[...] a very special birthday treat, enjoy listening to two readings from the recent London Penny Readings – marvellous oral offerings from AS Byatt and Louis de Bernierès that truly capture the [...]

Comment on London Penny Readings: A resounding Reader success by Happy Birthday #5 Charles Dickens « Hope Readers

Happy Birthday #5 Charles Dickens « Hope Readers — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:49:22 +0000

[...] There has been mounting hype about Dickens’ bicentenary over the past few months – you would have to be a martian to have missed it! There’s been new television adaptations of his novels, a flurry of new biographies of his life published (most notably, Claire Tomalin’s acclaimed 576-page heavy-weight) and all sorts of other Dickensian events and activities – including TRO’s very own Penny Readings in London. [...]

Comment on Featured Poem: A Father Like Me by Emma McGordon by Jaki

Jaki — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:28:48 +0000

That’s heartbreaking – can’t wait to use it in group.
I hope I challenged the idea of being daughter or son for both my daughter and sons – as your person did. Let them be what they will.

Comment on Libraries We Love by Jen

Jen — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:50:23 +0000

Hi Alicia, thanks for sharing your link to your great piece for The Camel's Hump. I share your view that libraries need to adapt for twenty-first century society - and I believe that reading should still very much be at their heart. A library, as you say, should be a community hub, a place for people to come to but also a place that can itself reach out to people who are unable to get to it: as well as meals on wheels, how about reads on wheels? One of our young apprentices could be out and about doing one-to-one reading for less mobile people, or running read aloud group sessions (do you know about our Get Into Reading project?) in care homes, hostels, foster homes as part of the library service. And yes, a cafe full of wholesome, healthy food (and perhaps the odd naughty thing), involving local volunteers in the baking? Pop and classical music concerts. Quiet corners for students. The possibilities are endless...

Comment on Libraries We Love by Alicia J Duffy

Alicia J Duffy — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:45:17 +0000

Hi,
I agree about Newcastle Library – it really is brilliant. I think they could go further though – I’ve just written a piece for The Camel’s Hump about how I think that just looking at books is a red herring. Yes, they are brilliant, and I am certainly not advocating forgetting about them, but for me the essence of a library is community learning.

http://camelshump.co.uk/2012/02/04/beyond-books-the-future-of-libraries/