This important report, written by Helen Carpenter, summarises the Reading and Libraries Challenge Fund, which was launched in 2003 and was “one of Paul Hamlyn Foundation’s earliest Special Initiatives. Administered through the Foundation’s Social Justice programme, the Fund sought to encourage work by libraries and other institutions to improve access to books and reading among young people and others experiencing disadvantage, including refugees, asylum seekers and care leavers.” [p3]
Improving access to books and reading for looked-after children: a checklist for local authorities
Produced by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation as part of its “Right to Read” programme, this checklist was approved by DCMS