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What is Liverpool Reads?
The idea for a city-wide read started in Campion C. High School in 2004, taking its lead from interest generated in other citywide reads such as the one running annually in Bristol. Liverpool Reads is now in its second year after being created by a number of Liverpool-based organisations such as the The Reader Office, Bluecoat Arts Centre, the Library Service, Liverpool's Education Department and Excellence in Liverpool. It is hoped that the initiative will run for a further 4 years up to and including 2008, the city's year as European Capital of Culture.

Each year Liverpool Reads promotes events and reading based activities around a chosen title. For 2005 the chosen book is 'Millions' by Frank Cottrell Boyce. Interest is building for this year's read with groups of young people, schools, libraries, prisons and footballers showing their enthusiasm for reading and for getting involved in ongoing activities.

Planned activities:

bullet pointLaunch event 
Monday 26th September 5.30-7:00pm at NatWest Bank on Castle Street. Please contact Bea Colley, Liverpool Reads Coordinator on 0151 794 2291 or b.colley@liverpool.ac.uk  for tickets and more details. Tickets will be free but on a first come, first served basis.

bullet pointPenny readings
Tuesday 13th December - Following last year's sell-out event, we will once again re-create Charles Dickens' Penny Readings at Christmas. Venue and times to be confirmed.


bullet pointSchool events
Liverpool Reads is planning two fun activity days for schools who have been reading Millions. Here there will be the opportunity for pupils to meet the author, ask him questions and participate in workshops.


bullet pointLibrary 'meet the author' event 
Tuesday 18 October 4.30-6.30pm - Central Library, Liverpool. Frank Cottrell Boyce will read from Millions and sign copies of the book, along with his new publication, Framed.
 

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