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Give a Book is a charity dedicated to promoting books and the pleasure of reading in the hardest places. Our main work is in prisons and disadvantaged schools.
Philip Pullman, Richard Osman, @joannechocolat.bsky.social & @katemossewriter.bsky.social are some of the authors calling for library membership to be linked to birth registration.

This is a subject very close to our hearts. Read more in @theobserveruk.bsky.social by @vanessathorpe.bsky.social
Library card plan to help write newborns’ first chapter | The Observer
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December 15, 2025 at 10:24 AM
A huge thank you to our ambassador Toby Stephens and the Daily Express' Matt Nixson for this wonderful article, which highlights our work in prisons.

The Big Give has come to a close, but we are still fundraising on our website: giveabook.org.uk/make-a-donat...

#Charity #ReadingForPleasure
'Dame Maggie Smith's son says he's inherited this 1 passion from her'
As he backs a Christmas appeal to send books into prisons, Toby Stephens on the moving public response to his mother Dame Maggie Smith's passing
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December 9, 2025 at 2:37 PM
🎉 We did it! Thanks to your amazing generosity, we hit our £15,000 target. Huge thanks to Reed Educational Trust for match funding donations & to @biggive.bsky.social

We’re still raising funds for our prison reading groups, so please share, donate, or tag a friend to match your gift.

Thank you 💛
December 4, 2025 at 6:58 PM
📚📖📘 Make double the difference this week!

Until midday 9th of December, all donations made via Big Give will be doubled thanks to matched funding!

🔗 Donate and make double the difference today: https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000005e9XxYAI

@biggive.bsky.social‬ #BigGive
December 4, 2025 at 7:00 AM
One donation - double the impact.

📚 This week... £6 gives TWO books to people who really need them! 📚

🔗 Click here to donate and make double the difference today: https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000005e9XxYAI

Thank you to Reed Educational Trust Limited 🙏

Big Give#BigGive
December 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The time has come! It's Giving Tuesday and Big Give's Christmas Challenge is officially LIVE! 🕰️🌟

Until noon 9th December, all donations via Big Give will be doubled. Get more from your giving today!

🔗 Click here to donate: https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000005e9XxYAI

Big Give #BigGive
December 2, 2025 at 12:00 PM
⏳24 hours to go!
Tomorrow - Tues 2 Dec, 12pm - the Big Give Christmas Challenge goes live!

Donate via Big Give and your support will be doubled! Get more from your giving! 📚

👉 Click here to learn more: https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000005e9XxYAI

Big Give #BigGive
December 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Happy Sunday from Give a Book!

🎄 The Big Give Christmas Challenge goes live in 48 hours! All donations will be DOUBLED during the week - bringing books and the pleasure of reading to the hardest places.

🔗 Find out more: https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000005e9XxYAI

Big Give#BigGive
November 30, 2025 at 12:00 PM
From 2 – 9 Dec, donations to Give a Book will be DOUBLED during Big Give's Christmas Challenge!

Donations will support our prison reading groups, which promote connection through reading.

Reed Educational Trust Limited 🙏

https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000005e9XxYAI

Big Give #BigGive
November 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
📚 Support reading in prison during Big Give’s Christmas Challenge!

From 2–9 Dec, any donation via Big Give will be doubled!

📽️ Watch Give A Book's film with @Media_Trust to see how our prison reading groups create solace and connection: https://vimeo.com/1033447319?fl=pl&fe=vl

Big Give #BigGive
November 27, 2025 at 12:00 PM
🎁 Big Give's Christmas Challenge is going live just next week!

Access to reading changes lives for the better. ❤️

🔗 Click here to find out more about our Big Give campaign: https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000005e9XxYAI

Reed Educational Trust Limited 🙏

Big Give #BigGive
November 26, 2025 at 9:00 AM
🎉 Our FINAL store day of the year! 🎉

We got festive early - packing and sending 45+ boxes of books to Winter Family Days in prisons across the UK. 📦🎄

Huge thanks to our amazing volunteers from @virginmedianews.bsky.social @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social, Fora & dedicated individuals!

#StoreDay #Charity
November 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
One week to go! 📚 This #BigGive, Give a Book is raising funds for our project Prison Reading Groups - helping more prisoners find solace and connection through reading!

All your donations via Big Give 2-9 Dec will be doubled at no extra cost! Help us spread the word 💬

Big Give#BigGive
November 25, 2025 at 7:00 AM
⏳ In just over a week, your donations via Big Give will go twice as far in supporting our prison reading groups!

Our prison reading groups become communities, encouraging empathy and relationship building amongst members. 👥

https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000005e9XxYAI

Big Give #BigGive
November 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
£100 usually supports ONE prison reading group for a month, but during Big Give's Christmas Challenge it will support TWO!

From midday 2 – 9 Dec, all donations via Big Give are doubled

🔗 Click here to find out more:
https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000005e9XxYAI

Big Give #BigGive
November 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
🎁 From 2 – 9 Dec, your donations to Give a Book will be DOUBLED during Big Give's Christmas Challenge!

Donations via Big Give will support our prison reading groups, which promote connection through reading.

https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000005e9XxYAI

Big Give #BigGive
November 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM
One donation - double the impact.

📚 From midday Dec 2 - midday Dec 9, £6 gives TWO books to people who really need them! 📚

🔗 Click here to find out more about our Big Give campaign: https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000005e9XxYAI

Reed Educational Trust Limited 🙏

Big Give #BigGive
November 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM
So excited to be taking part! 🎉
The #ChristmasChallenge is almost here, and from 2–9 December, your donation to over 1,500 incredible charities can be doubled.

We’re kicking things off with a special message from #PrueLeith, #GaryLineker and #ImeldaStaunton.

Explore the charities now: https://bit.ly/CC25-Social
November 19, 2025 at 10:12 AM
🎁 Big Give's Christmas Challenge is going live in under two weeks!

Access to reading can change lives for the better. ❤️

🔗 Click here to find out more about our Big Give campaign: https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000005e9XxYAI

Reed Educational Trust Limited 🙏.

Big Give #BigGive
November 19, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Save the date: The Big Give Christmas Challenge runs noon Dec 2 - noon Dec 9. We're raising funds for our Prison Reading Groups.

Every donation sent via Big Give in 2 weeks time will be DOUBLED thanks to matched funding! https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000005e9XxYAI

Big Give #BigGive
November 18, 2025 at 7:00 AM
What a beautiful prison mural painted by Justin Rollins, with Give a Book written as one of the titles on the bookcase! 🎨📚

We love working with Justin, and many of our prison reading groups have enjoyed discussions about his book 'The Lost Boyz: A Dark Side of Grafitti'.

Waterside Press

November 14, 2025 at 4:51 PM
📚 Another brilliant Store Day - with an abundance of amazing volunteers!

We packed 60 boxes of books for our projects Books in the Nick & Books for First Nighters.

Huge thanks to the teams from @virginmedianews.bsky.social & Danone, and for all the wonderful book donations. 💛

#StoreDay
November 7, 2025 at 5:32 PM
📚 Give a Book is searching for a brilliant Charity Administrator to keep our small but mighty team running smoothly - a perfect role for someone who loves organisation, purpose, and making a real impact.

To find out more check out the full job spec - giveabook.org.uk/support-us/c...
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November 6, 2025 at 4:34 PM
This Black History Month, we’re celebrating books by Black British authors, favourites in our reading projects. These books reach:
✨ Prison reading groups
✨ Books in the Nick & Books for First Nighters
✨ Family Days
✨ Raising Readers
@kitdewaal.com @malorieblackman.bsky.social @dapsdraws.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Reposted by Give a Book
☀️ 'This month the report comes from HMP Wandsworth where one of the PRG groups read Kazuo Ishiguro’s Klara and the Sun.

We talked a lot about where feelings come from – are they innate or are they learned?'

Read more on our blog: prisonreadinggroups.org.uk/reading-grou...

@faberbooks.bsky.social
Reading Group Roundup: Klara and the Sun - Prison Reading Groups
This month the report comes from HMP Wandsworth where one of the PRG groups read...
prisonreadinggroups.org.uk
October 17, 2025 at 4:21 PM