16th January 2017
My name is Holly McSweeney. I am currently studying for A levels and I am also a profound book lover. … Read More
Filed under: Volunteers Tagged with: author, books, Gloucestershire, librarian, library, literature, Readathon, reading, schools, sponsored read, storyteller, storytelling
31st October 2016
In Bedtime Stories for Grown-Ups, I explore night, dreams, sleep and storytelling through (short) great works of literature (prose and … Read More
Filed under: Friends of Readathon Tagged with: author, books, Hospital, literature, Readathon, reading, school, schools, sponsored read, storyteller, storytelling
15th August 2016
I got to know Henry and his family through telling stories with Readathon at the Royal Gloucester Hospital. We always … Read More
Filed under: Storytellers Tagged with: author, books, Gloucestershire, Henry, Hospital, reading, storyteller, storytelling, young ambassador
11th July 2016
We have been running Readathon at Castle Manor Academy for the last 3 years, ever since I took on the … Read More
Filed under: Schools running a Readathon Tagged with: author, books, librarian, Librarians, library, literature, primary, Readathon, reading, school, schools, sponsored read, storyteller
20th June 2016
I made the epic journey to Limavady (Leim an Mhadaidh, which is Irish for ‘Leap of the Dog’), Co. Derry, … Read More
Filed under: Storytellers Tagged with: primary, primary school, schools, storyteller, storytelling
8th June 2016
Readathon sessions are going from strength to strength at Hull Royal Infirmary. Every six weeks I take my stories and … Read More
Filed under: Storytellers Tagged with: author, books, Hospital, Hospital School, reading, storyteller, storytelling
29th April 2016
In the school session there were some great kids. There was this one boy from Czechoslovakia. They told me he … Read More
Filed under: Storytellers Tagged with: author, books, reading, storyteller, storytelling
27th April 2016
At Addenbrook’s Hospital in Cambridge, Peter and I talked about videogames, our favourite books and films, Lego, why he wants … Read More
Filed under: Storytellers Tagged with: author, books, Hospital, storyteller, storytelling
25th April 2016
Melissa is 14 years old. Whatever condition she is suffering from means that she can barely move. I was very … Read More
Filed under: Storytellers Tagged with: author, books, Hospital, storyteller, storytelling
23rd March 2016
We visited the Readathon website & downloaded & used a lot of the extra materials found on there, such as … Read More
Filed under: Schools running a Readathon, Uncategorised Tagged with: books, Librarians, library, Readathon, reading, storyteller, Student Volunteers