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Library e-bulletin August 2023 |
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Read Manchester Summer Newsletter
Welcome to our summer edition of the Read Manchester newsletter. It’s been a busy few months, but what better time to update you on all our exciting events and projects and look forward to the new school year.
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Mission Empathy
June 8 – Empathy Day 2023 – saw 550 excited children from 14 primary schools from across the city make their way by tram, coach and on foot to the National Cycling Centre (Velodrome) to be part of our exclusive author event. Schools submitted entries in a bid to win a place at the event which was the only live in-person author event in a packed programme of activity from Empathy Lab.
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Primary to High school Transition Read
Read Manchester’s fourth city-wide Year 6 transition read is now underway! Last year’s book choice – The Lion Above the Door by Onjali Rauf – proved so popular that once again, this brilliant book is being given to every year 6 pupil in Manchester. That’s 8,000 books for 144 primary schools! The Lion Above the Door’s story covers themes about friendships, fitting in and family and is perfect for Read Manchester’s See Myself in Books campaign which champions representation in books.
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Summer Reading Challenge
Children in Manchester are invited to join in the free Summer Reading Challenge with Manchester Libraries and enjoy a summer full of reading and sports-inspired activities. This year’s theme is Ready, Set, Read! so get ready to exercise your mind and body and dive into reading with us! Our libraries are brimming with new books about sports and sports heroes, but you can read whichever books or e-books you like!
For more information about the Summer Reading Challenge and related free competitions and activities this summer, please see here.
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Summer holiday bookgifting
Gifting free books to families is a huge part of Read Manchester's approach to promoting reading for pleasure. This summer, 30,000 books have been distributed already with the help of some brilliant local partners. MCRactive is one of those partners who has made their network of local groups available to us so that we can reach even more children and young people. MCRactive are running the Holiday Activity Fund to support families facing cost-of-living difficulties this summer. Over 100 providers, including Manchester Libraries are providing fun free sessions across the city. Read Manchester are supporting HAF activity providers by supplying free books for the children attending these brilliant free sessions.
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Rebel Girls
Manchester Libraries and Read Manchester are working in partnership with the Reading Agency to celebrate reading and sporting heroes. Thanks to the Reading Agency’s collaboration with Nike and Rebel Girls, we have received 25,000 copies of this book to gift to children and young people in the city. ‘Rebel Girls Kick It’ is a great read full of inspiring stories, real-life heroes and fun activities, and links to the sports theme of this year’s Summer Reading Challenge.
Pop into any Manchester library from late July and ask for your free copy (one per child, suitable for age 7+ and subject to availability). Find out more here - Rebel Girls.
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Early Years Transition Read- A Superpower Like Mine
Our brand new Transition Read from nursery to reception is a cause for celebration! Moving up to school is a big step for children, and it makes all the difference to have something in common for them to talk about. With this in mind, every child in Manchester going into reception in September has received the fantastic book ‘A Superpower Like Mine’ by Dr Ranj. Children have received the book in nursery and have taken it home to share with parents over the summer holidays. There are accompanying activity packs including the Home Activity pack which can be downloaded here at Manc Libraries blog.
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Literacy Champion Update
Did you know we now have 100 amazing Literacy Champions in Manchester? The volunteering programme led by Read Manchester started in March 2022 and has gone from strength to strength. As well as helping with Read Manchester events and book gifting, volunteers have designed and delivered their own initiatives and projects.
Read Manchester wouldn’t be able to do what it does without the amazing support of the Literacy Champions. They supported us with over 2000 hours of volunteering last year. Find out more about becoming a Literacy Champion and how the team celebrated Volunteers’ Week at Literacy Champions.
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Dates for your Diary
Look out for our big Take 10 promotion on 10th October. Centred around the benefits that reading can bring for mental wellbeing and relaxation, we will be sharing some great ideas and inspirations to take 10 minutes out of your day to relax and read.
One Million Minutes Challenge
Between 30th of October and 10th of November 2023, Read for Good are once again partnering with Read Manchester to challenge schools and the wider community across the city to read…but with a twist! Building upon the incredible success of the Manchester Citywide Readathon in 2019, which involved over a hundred schools and got thousands of pupils across the city reading for pleasure, we are setting the challenge of reading for One Million Minutes! Find out more and sign up here.
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Spotlight on Services
Whether you're a life-long library member or newly signed up, make sure you're using all the free library services available to you. Did you know there's an...
Online catalogue and an app so you can search for and reserve or renew books from anywhere.
Our Online reference library gives you access to free language courses, digital newspapers and magazines, music streaming and business resources.
Free ebooks and audiobooks mean you can download the latest bestsellers to read or listen on any device, there are no overdue charges, they return themselves and they're free to download.
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Support us
Thanks to donations ands grants many of our events and exhibitions in Manchester Libraries are free. You can make a donation in any library or visit Manchester Central Library Development Trust to make a donation or join the Library Lovers scheme.
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