GET Britain Reading

Did You Know...

449 LIBRARIES CLOSED

Libraries are closing across the UK with 105 more due to close over the next 12 months

UK ADULT LITERACY

1 in 6 UK adults have literacy issues. 1 in 3 adults in London cannot read to their children

ELDERLY ISOLATION

Over 1 Million elderly people in the UK live in isolation without access to books

UK CHILD POVERTY

4 Million UK children live in poverty. For them, buying books in simply not an option

ACCESS TO READING

3.87 million children live in a home where there are no books at all

We want to keep Britain Reading and make books available to all

WE GIVE AWAY OVER

1,000,000 Free Books

EVERY YEAR

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Increasing Literacy

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