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Book Awards
Thursday, December 4, 2025
Scholastic UK has announced the winners of the 2025 Laugh Out Loud Awards (The Lollies) at a ceremony filled with laughter, song, doodling and much more. The Lollies is the UK's biggest celebration of funny books and one of the few awards where the winners are v...
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The Children's Bookshow illustration auction 2025
Wednesday, December 3, 2025
Axel Scheffler, Helen Stephens, Jon Agee, Rebecca Cobb and Satoshi Kitamura are among the children's illustrators who have donated artwork to The Children's Bookshow charity auction, to help raise funds for its work in 2026. The auction, which will fund an impa...
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School Librarian of the Year 2025
Meet A School Librarian
Monday, December 1, 2025
Julie Broadbent, school librarian at Northampton International Academy, has been awarded the School Librarian of the Year 2025, with judges praising her for her work in promoting reading engagement, enriching her students' experience of school, and maximising the opportunities provided...
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New funding announced for state secondary school libraries
Thursday, November 27, 2025
A £5 million funding package for secondary school libraries was announced by the government as part of the Autumn Budget, to support schools in establishing or developing their libraries. This funding commitment follows an earlier pledge of £10m to ensure that <...
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Winners of the Information Book Award 2025 announced
Book Awards
Thursday, November 27, 2025
Inside Story: How the News Works by Jane Marlow and Terri Po (Templar Books) is the winner of the Information Book Award, an annual celebration of information books. The Children’s Choice Award was won by Amazing Asia by Rashmi Sirdeshpande and Jason Lyon (Wide...
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Government launches inquiry into Reading for Pleasure
Tuesday, November 25, 2025
With an ongoing decline in the number of children reading for pleasure, the Education Committee has launched a new inquiry to understand how to nurture the joy of reading, and also to consider its benefits. With research from the National Literacy Trust indicati...
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Primary School Library of the Year 2025
Meet A School Librarian
Tuesday, November 25, 2025
Verity Robinson is an experienced primary librarian. Led by Verity, Mangotsfield C of E Primary School Library recently won the Peter Usborne Primary School Library of the Year 2025, awarded by the School Library Association. Here, Verity tells ReadingZone about her library and what ma...
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Nero Book Awards 2025 shortlists announced
Book Awards
Thursday, November 20, 2025
Authors Jamila Gavin, Patrice Lawrence, Struan Murray and Jenny Pearson have been shortlisted for the Children's Fiction Award for the Nero Book Awards 2025. The award shortlists for adult Fiction, Non-Fiction and Debut Fiction were also announced today. ...
