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Scottish Book Trust

Edinburgh, Scotland

Scottish Book Trust is a national charity changing lives through the power of books, reading and writing. A love of reading is proven to have many personal and social benefits, including inspiring creativity, improving employment opportunities, boosting mental health and wellbeing and effectively tackling the poverty cycle. 

"Transforming lives through reading and writing"

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18 May 2023

Live Literature

Scottish Book Trust’s Live Literature programme helps to make running author events accessible and affordable for groups who might otherwise struggle to...

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18 May 2023

Bookbug

Through Scottish Book Trust’s early years Bookbug programme, every child in Scotland receives free bags of books at different stages of their early...

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18 May 2023

Reading Schools

The Reading Schools accreditation programme, run by Scottish Book Trust, gives all schools across Scotland the chance to be supported and recognised...

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25 Jan 2023

Book Week Scotland

Every November Scottish Book Trust’s annual celebration of books and reading brings hundreds of events and activities to communities across Scotland. Alongside...

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