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New booklet features Six Book Challenge at Work
10 July 2010
Ninety workplaces are now involved in the Reading Agency's Six Book Challenge - double the number who took part in 2009. With the support of unionlearn, The Reading Agency has published a free booklet to celebrate the success of the scheme and spread good practice in running it. Six Book Challenge at Work: Unions and libraries promote reading was launched at the fourth annual unionlearn conference in July. Download a copy here or see www.unionlearn.org.uk to order free hard copies.
"Reading is food for the brain," says Tom Wilson, director of unionlearn. "It is the key unlocking the door to a better world. Reading makes life more fun and more sociable; it helps people get on at work; it helps people understand the world and control their lives. That's why unions want to help working people become more confident readers and why we are glad to support The Reading Agency's Six Book Challenge."
Six Book Challenge at Work showcases use of the scheme at Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Warburtons in Stockton and Newburn, Tameside Council, Transport for London, Fabrick Housing Group in Middlesbrough and McVitie's in Stockport. Each case study demonstrates how the Challenge brings improved skills, communication and motivation to a workforce. The booklet also outlines how the Communication Workers Union are building on the Six Book Challenge to link reading and learning throughout the year with a range of practical approaches.
The Reading Agency has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with unionlearn as a commitment to working together to harness the power of reading for the benefit of workplaces across the country.
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