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Why your books give the gift of reading When you donate your children’s books to... Read More

A while ago we shared some lovely testimonials from the Off the Record book club, which we... Read More

We were delighted to take part in the Wimbledon BookFest Young Writers’ Competition prize-giving on... Read More

Last month the annual Reading in Prison Day, organised by Prison Reading Groups (PRG), brought together... Read More

Over the years we have supported many projects and events at HMP Wormwood Scrubs, and... Read More

Last month we were lucky enough to attend the Imagination Library conference in Doncaster. It... Read More

We recently spent a wonderful day at Heathmere Primary School for the first Roehampton Reads Festival.... Read More

Since 2013 Give a Book has been involved with the Reading Ahead programme run by... Read More

Last year we started a big collaborative project with George Mitchell school, helping them to... Read More

The currency of prison is time. ‘Use your time’ is a line often repeated on... Read More

The 7th edition of Inside Poetry: voices from prison was launched recently at Daunts Bookshop.... Read More

First Books Sending books to Mother & Baby Units in women’s prisons Six women’s prisons... Read More

Doorstep Library hosted a wonderful Easter event with Hammersmith Community Gardens on 5th April, inviting families... Read More

Give a Book was recently invited to see Sydenham School’s book club in action. Sophia... Read More

By Anne Harding – When I worked in children’s libraries many years ago, I all... Read More