OUR SCHOOL OFFER
We run three discrete programmes for primary and secondary schools. Whilst they differ to one another, each enables children and young people to browse for and take home books that they feel excited about and want to read. Book gifting events put on by their school prompt book buzz and book sharing amongst young people, with all books intended for children to choose and take home to keep.
DISCOVERY 2025-2026: BIRMINGHAM, LEEDS, LONDON & MANCHESTER
Our flagship Discovery Programme supports 300 primary schools in London, Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds, delivering a termly donation of carefully curated books and accompanying resources to support three high impact gifting events. Schools receive two books per child per term so that by the summer every pupil will have had the chance to choose and take home six books of their own.
Our 2025-2026 programme is now full but schools are invited to apply here for 2026-2027.
Book Hut For A Year 2025-2026: LONDON
40 London schools take part in our Share a Story programme which provides each setting with a bright green Pop Up Book Hut for the year, regular book donations plus posters and tips to enable the school to collect and share pre-loved books from across the school community. This initiative works particularly well in schools that we've supported for 3+ years.
Our 2025-2026 programme is now full but schools are invited to apply here for 2026-2027.
READING, REIMAGINED 2025-2026: BIRMINGHAM, LEEDS, LONDON & MANCHESTER
'Reading, reimagined', our programme for secondary schools invites 60 librarians or literacy leads to put on a book gifting event that plays to young people's wider interests and invites them to find a book they might not otherwise have considered. 500 new and pre-loved books comprising a wide variety of contemporary titles are delivered to each school plus accompanying posters.
A few places remain in all cities. Click here to apply for the 2025-2026 programme.
ELSEWHERE
Outside these areas you can register to feature on our nationwide map as an official book donation point. Use this to invite donations from your community and local families and to help engage local corporates and other groups to run a Book Drive on your behalf.
To be considered as a recipient on our map for your local community to find and donate their pre-loved books directly to you, please register here
