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Learn about university student, Lauren’s, experience as a Bookmark volunteer as she explores the importance of literacy for accessing higher education.

Bookmark Reading Charity partnered with the Big Help Out to spread the word about volunteering with Bookmark! Here’s our round-up of what happened over the week.

Learn about the impact of literacy resources in Bookmark’s Your Story Corner Programme and the inspirational journey of Empireland author, Sathnam Sanghera.

Explore the extent of the UK’s literacy crisis and discover the importance of one-to-one reading sessions to improve literacy.

Explore teacher, Jon Biddle’s, top tips on bring graphic novels into the classroom.

Hear from Bookmark’s corporate partner, Close Brothers, about how they reached their 1,000 reading session milestone!

Active volunteer Jan shares her motivation for becoming a Bookmark volunteer, and her story of helping over 20 children to learn to read.

Volunteering has many mental health benefits like increasing self-esteem and boosting confidence. Learn about how you can boost your confidence through volunteering.

Discover how to find and include different perspectives, languages and children in your library-building process with our top tips.