Library News

The Reading Agency's World Book Night 2024

The Reading Agency believe reading helps to empower us along with keeping us more aware and informed.

Reading is a great actitivity as it :

📕 helps us grow our imaginations.

📗 makes us more empathetic and understanding of other people and cultures.

📘 supports our health and wellbeing. It increases our ability to learn new skills.

📙 helps us to communicate our ideas more effectively.

📕 opens doors.

📗 brings joy.

College Event

The Library is thrilled to have joined with Bradford Libraries to help promote reading on The Reading Agency's World Book Night, which takes place on Tuesday 23^rd April.

Information will be available from Bradford Libraries about the free services and resources available to all College students, whether they live in the Bradford Area or not. This will not only include details about the physical libraries and the resources they offer, but other things they offer such as E-books, Audiobooks, Clubs, and Challenges.

As part if World Book Night you will be able to come along on tuesday and pick up a complimentary copy of a Reading Agency Quick Reads title.

Road to Reading

As part of World Book Night you can register your intention to set aside 30 minutes a week to reading.

According to research, adults who read for just 30 minutes a week are :

😊 20% more likely to report greater life satisfaction.

😊 18% more likely to have higher self-esteem.

😊 52% more likely to feel socially included and 37% more likely to get greater pleasure out of their social life.

Social Media

You can follow those involved with this event on X (formerly known as Twitter) :