National Year of Reading - Royal National Institute of Blind People
From Mostly Book Talk by Katy Donnelly and Alison Palmer
May 27, 2026 · 20 min
About this episode
The episode features conversations with Lara Marshall and Tom Norton from the RNIB about promoting reading among young people.
For the National Year of Reading, we are sharing a series of short conversations with people who are involved in promoting reading with young people. This could be a programme, resources or a literary event, and we're giving them the opportunity to share what they do and how people can get involved. In this episode we talk to Lara Marshall, Libraries and Engagement Manager and Tom Norton, Information and Resources Officer at the RNIB. RNIB, the Royal National Institute of Blind People, is the...
People in this episode
Hosts: Katy Donnelly, Alison Palmer
Guests: Lara Marshall, Tom Norton
Topics covered
- reading promotion
- young people
- literary events
- libraries
- engagement
Keywords
- National Year of Reading
- RNIB
- reading resources
- literary events
- libraries
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Royal National Institute of Blind People
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