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Albert Einstein “The only thing that you absolutely have to know, is the location of the library.” ― Albert Einstein

Joined November 2020
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@YDB Library/Llyfrgell retweeted
World Book Day UK 📚
@WorldBookDayUKJan 13
Take a look inside the pages of our brilliant 2026 £1/€1.50 book line-up to help children choose the book they would like to read ✨ Thank you to Nielsen BookData for working with us to provide this exclusive look inside our books. Discover all our titles here - worldbookday.com/news/take-a…
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BookTrust
@Booktrust16 Nov 2025
We're celebrating #BabyWeek2025 - but did you know that it's never too early to start reading with babies? 👶 Sharing stories in the earliest moments supports bonding, brain development, communication skills and family wellbeing 👇 booktrust.org.uk/resources/f… @BabyWeekUK
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WRDaboutbooks
@WRDmag15 Nov 2025
We have 4 FAB copies of a brand-new murder-mystery series starring a group of neurodiverse supersleuths #TheMerryChristmasMurders by @ak_benedict to #win! For the chance to find out why people will die for a good mince pie… RT & Flw by Nov 21 to enter #WRDMagComp @simonkids_UK
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Ysgol Dinas Brân@YDB_Official18 Nov 2025
Eiliad Falch i YDB! Rydym wrth ein bodd bod ein cyn-ddisgybl Harry Wilson yn cynrychioli Cymru ar y llwyfan rhyngwladol ac yn dangos arweinyddiaeth anhygoel. Taith ysbrydoledig o’n hystafelloedd dosbarth i wisgo crys Cymru. Llongyfarchiadau lu Harry.
Eiliad Falch i Ysgol Dinas Brân! Rydym wrth ein bodd i weld ein cyn-ddisgybl Harry Wilson yn cynrychioli Cymru ar y llwyfan rhyngwladol ac yn dangos arweinyddiaeth anhygoel. Mae ei daith o’n hystafelloedd dosbarth i wisgo crys Cymru yn wirioneddol ysbrydoledig. Llongyfarchiadau Harry – rwyt ti’n gwneud i ni i gyd deimlo’n falch!

ALT Eiliad Falch i Ysgol Dinas Brân! Rydym wrth ein bodd i weld ein cyn-ddisgybl Harry Wilson yn cynrychioli Cymru ar y llwyfan rhyngwladol ac yn dangos arweinyddiaeth anhygoel. Mae ei daith o’n hystafelloedd dosbarth i wisgo crys Cymru yn wirioneddol ysbrydoledig. Llongyfarchiadau Harry – rwyt ti’n gwneud i ni i gyd deimlo’n falch!

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BookTrust
@Booktrust23 Jun 2025
Our research shows 6 in 10 parents and carers of young children wish they'd known earlier how important it is to read together. That's why we work with a range of Early Years practitioners and settings, supporting families to share stories from the earliest days.
A close-up photo of a woman and child sitting together and sharing a book, plus the stat: "6 in 10 parents of young children wish they had started reading and sharing stories with their children sooner". Plus the source: "BookTrust question included in Nielsen BookData’s Understanding the UK Children’s Book Consumer 2024 survey. Sample: 873 parents/carers of children aged 0–7."

ALT A close-up photo of a woman and child sitting together and sharing a book, plus the stat: "6 in 10 parents of young children wish they had started reading and sharing stories with their children sooner". Plus the source: "BookTrust question included in Nielsen BookData’s Understanding the UK Children’s Book Consumer 2024 survey. Sample: 873 parents/carers of children aged 0–7."

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Jhalak Prize@jhalakprize13 May 2025
#GiveawayAlert: we are giving away copies of the sparkling dystopic #TheMinistryofTime by #Kaliane Bradley from the Jhalak Prose Prize longlist. For a chance to win, RT + reply to this tweet by 5 pm tomorrow (UK only). #jhalakprize25 #giveaway #JhalakShowcase
Book cover with a teal background with title in kaleidoscopic font in the centre and identifying text in black and white around it.

ALT Book cover with a teal background with title in kaleidoscopic font in the centre and identifying text in black and white around it.

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WRDaboutbooks
@WRDmag26 Apr 2025
We have 4 copies #ZakMonroeIsNotMyFriend by @baldambitions to #WIN! Sam is about to move to secondary school & discovers his best friends haven't chosen him to join their tutor group - feeling a bit lost, how will he cope? RT & Flw by May 2 to enter @publishinguclan #WRDMagComp
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ydbenglish@ydbenglish29 Apr 2025
Come and join us, and work with a really fabulous team of English teachers 🤩 dinasbran.co.uk/cms/resource…
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LondonKidsLitFest@kidslitfest7 Apr 2025
☑️Your school holidays sorted by @UKLaureate @frankcottrell_b AND @CressidaCowell! bbc.co.uk/programmes/article…

BBC Radio 4 - Today - Children's Book Club 2025

Our recommendations for children's reading.

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@YDB Library/Llyfrgell retweeted
World Book Day UK 📚
@WorldBookDayUK24 Mar 2025
Only 1 in 3 children now enjoy the life-changing benefits of reading, so let’s get World Book Day’s signature fun events – and a book of their own - to more children in disadvantaged communities. Until MIDDAY TOMORROW every donation is doubled through The Big Give’s matched funding pot. 📚A £10 donation gives 20 new books 🎨 £25 becomes £50 for crafting with 100 children 🔓£50 makes £100 to support authors and illustrators to read aloud, draw-along and unlock a love of reading. 💛 Double the difference of your donation at: donate.biggive.org/campaign/…
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Libraries Wales@LibrariesWales11 Mar 2025
Discover February's most borrowed eAudiobooks & eBooks for children & young people on #BorrowBox. Bunny vs Monkey and the League of Doom reached the top of the eAudiobook charts this month with young listeners, & David Walliams’s The Boy in the Dress is top of the eBooks chart.
Borrowbox February 2025 Charts for children and young people

ALT Borrowbox February 2025 Charts for children and young people

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Tom Palmer@tompalmerauthor10 Mar 2025
A nice little film I made on the tops to celebrate being shortlisted. Thank you everyone involved.
Spark! School Book Awards@sparkbookaward10 Mar 2025
Our author spotlight today is filmed on location - @tompalmerauthor introduces 'Angel of Grasmere' in the book's majestic Lake District setting. Angel of Grasmere - Tom Palmer - Shortlist Spotlight - 9+ Fiction youtu.be/qI_o-ykY-rc?feature…

Angel of Grasmere - Tom Palmer - Shortlist Spotlight - 9+ Fiction

Shortlisted for the Spark! School Book Award 2025 - 9+ Fiction Cat...

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@YDB Library/Llyfrgell retweeted
World Book Day UK 📚
@WorldBookDayUK4 Mar 2025
2 days to go! ⏳ World Book Day is almost here - we can't contain our excitement! 📚🌍 It's time to #ReadYourWay and help more children discover the fun of reading. Check out our exciting packs and resources to make your #WorldBookDay celebrations special - at home or in school.💫 buff.ly/3DZ3BLw
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World Book Day UK 📚
@WorldBookDayUK4 Mar 2025
Secondary schools 🔔 Join our virtual event with World Book Day 2025 author Ben Dean, THIS THURSDAY 6th MARCH to hear about his £1/€1.50 book, This Story is a Lie and find out how to write an edge-of-your-seat thriller? 🖊️📚 Register now: buff.ly/4kidGUq
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@YDB Library/Llyfrgell@LibraryYdb11 Feb 2025
Start planning your World Book Day outfits. Non uniform Library Fun Day fundraiser. £1 donation. Bake sale. Raffle. Book related activities, prizes for most unusual/home made outfit. Free book (with voucher) for all 7/8. Vouchers for all students. @YDB_Official 6/03/25
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@YDB Library/Llyfrgell retweeted
The Reading Agency@readingagency4 Feb 2025
1 in 5 children experience mental health difficulties. #ReadingWell books help children to understand feelings and cope with tough times. Find them in your local library this #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek @Place2Be. Discover more about the list here: readingagency.org.uk/reading…
Photo of a child reading a book.

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Libraries Wales@LibrariesWales3 Feb 2025
Denbighshire Libraries are challenging their readers to read 25 books in 2025. Every summer, Denbighshire Libraries run the Summer Reading Challenge for children but this year, the team are also challenging adult readers to read more. More on our news: bit.ly/4aHUMly
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@YDB Library/Llyfrgell retweeted
Transworld Books
@TransworldBooks28 Jan 2025
THE SECRET WILL BE REVEALED… 14:00, 29/01/25
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BookTrust
@Booktrust22 Jan 2025
Introducing the Families and Communities part of the #ReadingRights summit is incredible Spellow Library fundraiser @alexlouisemc. We want all families & communities, including those experiencing vulnerability, to be supported to make reading and storytelling part of daily life.
A photo of Alex McCormick speaking at the Reading Rights summit and a quote from her: "Your ability to unlock your imagination and find escapism and solace in a good book should not be a postcode lottery"

ALT A photo of Alex McCormick speaking at the Reading Rights summit and a quote from her: "Your ability to unlock your imagination and find escapism and solace in a good book should not be a postcode lottery"

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National Literacy Trust@Literacy_Trust16 Jan 2025
A love of reading has the power to bring communities together. Yet just 1 in 3 UK children and young people aged 8 to 18 say they enjoy reading in their free time – an all-time low.
Pink text graphic. Text reads: Children and young people say reading helps them understand the views of others (32.8%), learn about other cultures (32.4%) and feel connected with the world (20.75)

ALT Pink text graphic. Text reads: Children and young people say reading helps them understand the views of others (32.8%), learn about other cultures (32.4%) and feel connected with the world (20.75)

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