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Challenge continues to grow
9000 people took part in the Six Book Challenge in 2009 through libraries, colleges, adult and community education, prisons and workplaces - 25% more than in the first year of the scheme in 2008.
More organisations got involved in 2009 and higher numbers have registered for the Challenge in many places. Highest scorers include Sheffield Libraries with 220, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust wtih 204, Middlesbrough 196, Kirklees 127, Westminster 121, West Sussex 109, Brent 108, Kilkenny 106 and Telford and Poole 100. Two-thirds of library participants were female and aged between 25 and 55. As a whole participants came from a wide variety of ethnic groups indicating that ESOL learners are finding the Six Book Challenge very useful.
The average completion rate is 40% but there are some notable exceptions of very high rates from Stockton, Worcester, East Berkshire College, Blackburn, South Tyneside and 100% from Haven Products in Glasgow, the Wirral, Gateshead, Enfield and Lambeth - congratulations to all concerned!
Data from libraries shows that they worked with a very wide range of partners in 2009 including mental health groups, parents' groups, probation serviceds, migrants' resource centres and Army barracks as well as colleges, adult education, prisons and workplaces. There was an increase in events linked to the Challenge and a doubling of reading group activity.
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Link to research report on TRA pages
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