Love of Reading

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Since 1967, UNESCO have organised International Literacy Day (ILD). Celebrations have taken place annually around the world to remind the public of the importance of literacy as a matter of dignity and human rights, and to advance the literacy agenda towards a more literate and sustainable society.  

Celebrated on Roald Dahl's birthday.  He was born in 1916.  

National Poetry Day is the annual mass celebration on the first Thursday of October that encourages everyone to make, experience and share poetry with family and friends. Each year we come together because voices, words and stories help to bridge understanding in our community.

Usually celebrated on the first Saturday in October. Look out for special activities ij our local bookshops.

Celebrations take place around the world for Scotland's poet Robert Burns, born 1759.

A week-long celebration of stories - spoken or written - encouraging creativity and self-expression enabling children to tell their own stories. Click on the button to check for the latest news about National Storytelling Week.

The mission of World Book Day is to promote reading for pleasure, offering every child and young person the opportunity to have a book of their own. Reading for pleasure is the single biggest indicator of a child’s future success – more than their family circumstances, their parents’ educational background or their income. We want to see more children, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds, with a life-long habit of reading for pleasure and the improved life chances this brings them. 

 Shakespeare Week is a national annual celebration giving primary school aged children opportunities for enriching and enjoyable early experiences of Shakespeare. It is one of the pathways to Shakespeare provided by the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust for people of all ages and stages of interest.  Remember that the Shakespeare North Playhouse has opened in Prescot.

Organised by UNESCO every 21st March, World Poetry Day celebrates one of humanity’s most treasured forms of cultural and linguistic expression and identity. Practiced throughout history – in every culture and on every continent – poetry speaks to our common humanity and our shared values, transforming the simplest of poems into a powerful catalyst for dialogue and peace.  

Shakespeare's birthday is particularly celebrated in his home town of Stratford-Upon-Avon.

Independent Bookshop Week is a celebration of independent bookshops in the UK highlighting the vital role independent bookshops play in their communities. Look out for special activities ij our local bookshops.

 Jewish Anne Frank hid in 1942 from the Nazis during the occupation of the Netherlands. Two years later she was discovered. In 1945 she died in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. She wrote a secret diary, which was published in 1947. It has been read by millions of people.

Malorie Blackman

Anthony Horowitz

Michael Morpurgo

Frank Cottrell-Boyce

William Nicholson

Robert Westall

Charlie Higson

Eoin Colfer

Michelle Magorian

Alan Ayckbourn

J. K. Rowling

Helen Creswell

Darren Shan

J. R. R. Tolkien

Elizabeth Kay

Will Peterson

Dan Friedman

Cornelia Funke

Jenny Nimmo

Phillip Pullman

Louis Sachar

David Walliams

Philip Caveney

Rick Riordan