1. Libraries’ Universal Reading Offer

2. Reading is changing 23% of 9-16 year olds now prefer reading electronically E-books account for 14% of publishers’ sales Summer Reading Challenge website had 312,000 visits, +60% on 2012

3. Libraries are changing

4. “We must think about the future. Let’s not implement cuts in a way that ends up with a uniformly grey, dull offer to the public, without any real social impact. We must hang on to the sparkle in the new look reading service we’re creating. There is a huge public demand for our reading groups, author events, rhyme times, reading challenges, festivals. The URO helps focus our collective energy on a few really big things to keep the sparkle going” Tony Durcan, Society of Chief Librarians New challenges, new strategy

5. Vision Reading for pleasure enhances people’s literacy, life chances and quality of life. It is vital for our prosperity Libraries aim to be a force for social change through reading. They bring people recreation and pleasure, learning and literacy, health and wellbeing Libraries will work collectively to develop their contribution to everybody’s reading life Libraries will develop as hubs drawing communities together to bring reading alive, physically and digitally Libraries will work with the public to co-deliver reading

6. The offer Social reading activity Author events/performances Reading challenges Public involvement/co- production Online reading, activities Accessibility services

7. Libraries’ reading work helps local authorities achieve key outcomes Economic impact and value for money strong and safe communities (including participation) Health, well being and quality of life Learning, skills and employability

8. Logic Model framework

9. Toolbox to deliver offer efficiently

10. Prioritised shared toolbox to deliver baseline offer to public Chart shows how different strands in the strategy work together to create a shared offer across the library network. The five prioritised calendar spikes have emerged from consultation process – five focal points in year for a shared library network push on reading There will be an additional enhanced menu of activities, capturing other nationally brokered programmes used by under 60% of authorities, and additional calendar spikes e.g. literary prizes

11. How to use it Local service visioning, planning, advocacy Basis for regional reader development plans Enhance local offer by linking to national developments – e.g. publisher resources linked to WW1 http://readingagency.org.uk/ about/libraries.html

12. Summer Reading Challenge Next steps: GFtA bids Get into school improvement plans

13. Youth innovation Next step: Cabinet Office funding to grow Summer Reading Challenge volunteering

14. Digital Next step: Exploit publishers’ resources at www.readinggroups.orgwww.readinggroups.org