Welcome to the

Reading

Revolution

BOOKS UPLIFTING HEARTS & MINDS

What we do

The Reading Revolution coordinates and trains volunteers and Librarians running shared reading groups.

Shared Reading Groups

We read short stories and poetry aloud in small groups then talk about it.

Volunteers

Become a Reader Leader and share your love of reading with our exciting and unique project!

Librarians

Want to offer meaningful connections with unique community groups through reading?

Read to Lead training

Welcome to Read to Lead- your opportunity to become a Reader Leader!

Shared Reading in action

In memory of our original wonderful readers who have passed away Margarita, Rhonda, Lynne, Grace, Peter, Jo and Alicia. We miss you!

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Help us professionally train Reader Leaders to run shared reading groups promoting social inclusion – uplifting hearts & minds!

Why do you like shared reading?

Aotearoa Literary Hub

Each month we feature the work of a NZ or Pasifika writer through the lens of shared reading. We ask our Reader Leaders to use a short story or poem by our featured writer and contribute feedback on how the work was used within their community. We conclude each month with a fabulous event for our community.  Some of these events will feature the writers themselves and they will be held in person or via Zoom. Through ALH we want to strengthen our communities’ connection to our local literature, authors, publishers and booksellers.

Juliet Batten

Juliet Batten has a PhD in English and taught English, Women’s Studies, and Environmental Studies at the University of Auckland, before working for twenty-six years

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Adults need storytime too: how Shared Reading promotes mental health.

Librarian & former mental health nurse Jodie Williams speaks to LIANZA 2023 about how shared reading supports mental health in her communities. 

What can shared reading do for me?

Connect

96% feel more connected to others through shared reading.

Have fun

100% had fun on the Read to Lead training course.

Improve wellbeing

96% say shared reading improves my wellbeing.

Uplift

86% say shared reading uplifts my mood.

The News

What’s going on in the revolution.

Readathon is here!

Join us at Rānui library September 29th 10am – 4pm to read Shilo Kino’s book All That We Know aloud in a day! This book

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Feedback

Our Readers

Meet some of our volunteers.

Melissa

Meet magic librarian reader leader Melissa How did you get into shared reading & why? My manager had completed the read to lead training and

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Maia

Meet marvellous librarian reader leader Maia How did you get into shared reading & why? My manager asked if anyone was interested in doing the

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