The James Reckitt Library Trust is a charitable organisation providing funding to secure the future of libraries in Kingston upon Hull.
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This year is the #NationalYearofReading2026 and we can think of no better way to start proceedings than by revealing the shortlists for the 2026 #JamesReckitt #HullChildrensBookAward…
Separated into three age categories, the shortlists are as follows...
ALT James Reckitt Hull Children's Book Award 2026 shortlists
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Our next film evening 😍We'll be talking and watching all things Dennis Lehane @hull_libraries, 4th July.
Tickets (£5): eventbrite.co.uk/e/hull-noir…
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We can’t wait to hear who will be crowned this year’s #HullChildrensBookAward KS2 winner at the #BigMalarkey festival on Tuesday! 📚🏆
Grimstink - D. Peak
Jed Greenleaf - K. Larwood
The Scream of the Whistle - E. Randall-Jones
Speedwheels 3000 - J. Pearson
Starspill - C. Fisher
ALT james reckitt hull childrens book award 2026 - KS2 shortlist
Jun 12
What Are The Last 5 Winners Of The Keystage 2 James Reckitt Hull Children’s Book Awards?
Carolyn is from the Hull Schools Library Service and she has the lowdown on the last long list.
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Tickets are now on sale for the #BigMalarkey festival! Come and meet a whole host of amazing authors, artists, dancers, performers & musicians!
📅 Sat 20 & Sun 21 June
📍East Park, Hull
🎪What’s On - bit.ly/TBMF26-WHATSON 📷
🎟️Tickets - bit.ly/TBMF26-TKTS
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📢Good news! 📢
Our latest research shows a modest upturn in children and young people's reading engagement in 2026.
This is positive, but we must keep going to embed reading into their everyday lives.
Find out more about the work we're doing: literacytrust.org.uk/reading…
ALT Last year, reading enjoyment among children and young people hit a 20-year low. This year, there's an upturn for the first time in five years. Graph compares 2025 (when 32.7% of children enjoyed reading) and 2026 (now at 36.1%).
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Jun 10
Wild Things creator Maurice Sendak, who would have been 98 today, on storytelling and creativity themarginalian.org/2016/01/2…
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On one hand, it's a football kit launch... on the other hand, it features a brilliant poem about #Hull by our friend Shane Rhodes.
Fun fact - the actor you see is Matt Sutton. Matt voiced the 'Plender' short-film we made and really brought Ted Lewis's novel to life for us.
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From field to festival - the fun starts here! #BigMalarkey
Good morning,
It's a BIG day for @big_malarkey today, we've sent Malarkey Claire to start marking out the site in East Park! Visit thebigmalarkeyfestival.com/ for all the latest news
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Jun 7
You want meta? We’ve got meta. Here’s Angus (who writes for Curiosity) writing about Curiosity (who he writes for) on his own Substack.
Ever-increasing ripples in the pond.
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Today is #WorldEnvironmentDay so we're taking back all the books that people have read, putting them onto shelves for people to look at, then giving them out again to other people who haven't read them yet. For free.
What a system. ❤️
#LoveLibraries #GreenLibraries ♻️
ALT A library book with a date label showing return dates from 2015 to 2026
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Jun 5
What Are The Top 5 Picture Books In The James Reckitt Hull Children’s Book Awards 2026?
Donna, from the Hull Schools Library Service, is talking picture books.
Supplementals: tinyurl.com/386k9ruj
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THIS MONTH'S EVENT! 📚
We're thrilled our next guest will be Jay Stringer. Jay will be talking about 'Once Upon A Time In Glasgow', 24th June (7pm).
It's free to attend @hull_libraries (Central) or via the online stream. All the info on the link below 📚
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Good to catch up with @Rosiemillard at the @CuriosityHull event today. Rocking in sparkly pink boots (her, not me).
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May 27
The line-up for our event at Humber Business Week is now confirmed.
Join us next Weds 12-1 at Hull Truck for a lively and curious hour.
Reserve your place here: tinyurl.com/yufbp62e
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Jun 1
📚 The Big Malarkey is back this month for its ninth year!
Tickets are now on sale for the celebrated children’s literature festival which, once again, will take over part of East Park, transforming it into ‘Malarkey Park’.
Read more here 🔽
orlo.uk/5pKhT
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Don't miss @hull_libraries brilliant #BigMalarkey festival later this month!
Tickets are on sale now - eventbrite.com/cc/the-big-ma…
Woo-hoo! Tickets are now on sale for the #BigMalarkey festival! Come and meet a whole host of amazing authors, artists, dancers, performers & musicians!
📅 Sat 20 & Sun 21 June
📍East Park, Hull
🎪 What’s On - bit.ly/TBMF26-WHATSON
🎟️ Tickets - bit.ly/TBMF26-TKTS
ALT the big malarkey festival 2026
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Hello Library Lover!
“Everything good, everything magical happens between the months of June and August." / Jenny Han, The Summer I Turned Pretty
Ah June! Our favourite month of the year in Library Land!
Latest newsletter here:
content.govdelivery.com/acco…
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If you're in Hull, you don't have to travel far, if you join the livestream, you don't have to travel at all!
eventbrite.co.uk/e/hull-noir…
In a fit of mad extravagance have ordered a copy of Chris Brookmyre's QUITE UGLY ONE EVENING ahead of tonight's @HullNoir livestream. It has just been delivered from Waterstones Sauchiehall Street, thus probably travelling as far as the author.
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May 15
Tickets are going fast for our event at Humber Business Week at Hull Truck on Weds 3rd June.
Reserve you place here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/creating-…
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Booking open now!
Children's May Half-Term Activities
It's a Malarkey Mystery! Celebrate the National Year of Reading and join us this May Half-Term for a week of curious activities!
There's music, animation, crafts stories and more...
eventbrite.com/cc/childrens-…
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Great reminder of our previous winners of the KS3 #HullChildrensBookAward.
We can’t wait to hear who will take the trophy this year... all will be revealed next month at the #BigMalarkey festival!
Find out more about the awards on our website - bit.ly/JRHCBA
May 14
What Were The Last 5 Winning Books Of The Key Stage 3 James Reckitt Hull Children’s Book Awards?
Amy, from the Hull Schools Library Service, takes us through past victors of the award.
Supplementals: tinyurl.com/kwue3erj
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