ALT Black and white print depicting Hamlet, Act 1, Scene 4. Hamlet, Horatio, Marcellus and the Ghost on the platform before the Palace of Elsinore.

ALT There is a portrait of Manjeet Mann on the left and a picture of her book ROAR on the right.

ALT Black and white print depicting Hamlet, Act 1, Scene 4. Hamlet, Horatio, Marcellus and the Ghost on the platform before the Palace of Elsinore.

ALT There is a picture and portrait of author Manjeet Mann on the right. On the left there is a cover of her new book ROAR.

ALT Graphic with photograph of two men cooking together and text reading 'Equitable Partnership Award: British Library and Leeds Children's Services, Museums Change Lives Awards 2025 shortlisted'

ALT The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. - caption: 'What fearful shapes and shadows beset his path amidst the dim and ghastly glare of a snowy night !. Ichabod Crane imagining a phantom at his shoulder.'D: E50004-24 Title: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Author: "Irving, Washington (Washington Irving)" Illustrator: "Coburn, F.S. (F S Coburn)" Provenance: New York, G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1899

ALT young students throwing colourful fabric in the air in a session at the british library

ALT A social media card, with a illustration of a cat on a peach and green background. The text in white reads, Why not join Teachers' Reading Challenge? #TRC2025 teachersreadingchallenge.org.uk. The Reading Agency, The Open University Reading for Pleasure. Supported by HarperCollins Publishers

ALT This is a picture of two students doing a workshop at the library, talking to each other whilst smiling

ALT Black and white print of Macbeth and Banquo, with arms outstretched, as if to fend off the three witches, who appear as apparitions in the sky.

ALT Reading Well for families programme title surrounded by illustrations of books, a heart and a mug. Text reads: Available at your local library. Books to support family wellbeing in pregnancy and the early years, www.readingagency.org.uk/reading-well. The Reading Agency’s logo is in the top left corner.

ALT Photo of Joseph Coelho posing with his 2024 Yoto Carnegies medal, with text over it reading 'one week to go. "The ceremony was very impressive and great to make pupils and staff aware of the importance of the libraries and of how the books can change our lives". – Yasemin.'

ALT A greyscale print depicting Macbeth, Act 1, Scene 3. A heath, Macbeth, Banquo and three witches

ALT A photograph of two men lauging in the street. One man is Jonnie Robinson, our Lead Curator of Spoken English.

ALT Photograph of the author Michael Rosen, wearing glasses and a checked shirt, sitting at a desk writing a letter.

ALT Handwritten letter from Michael Rosen to winning schools, thanking them for their pourquoi stories. At the bottom is a hand-drawn 'selfie' picture of Michael Rosen's face.

ALT Photograph of the author Andrea Levy

ALT Black and white print depicting Act 1, Scene 3 of Macbeth. A heath, Macbeth, Banquo and three witches.

ALT A social media card showing two people jumping into the air, against a blue background dotted with yellow stars. The text reads, 'Take part in the EMPATHY DAY FESTIVAL. Jump into someone else's story. A FREE nationwide festival featuring top authors and illustrators'. The Empathy Lab logo appears at the bottom.

ALT Two pictures side by side. Both pictures are portraits. The picture on the right is black and white, it is Jason Reynolds sitting and facing the camera. The picture on the left is in colour, Jordan Stephens is looking at the camera.

ALT Photograph of novelist Alex Wheatle, smiling and sat alongside a range of his books for children and young people

ALT This is a photograph of author Philippa Gregory looking at the camera and sitting in front of book shelves.

ALT Manuscript draft of 'London' from the notebook of William Blake

ALT Coloured illustrated page showing William Blake's poem, 'London', from a facsimile copy of the first edition of Songs of Innocence and of Experience

ALT Black and white photo of the Ayahs' Home in Hackney, showing a number of women sitting around a table, reading and embroidering.

ALT Screenshot of a Padlet page showing a number of different historical sources relating to Britain and India, 1600-1947

ALT Painting of the English Lake district by J B Payne, 1853.

ALT Black and white photo of the interior of the Ayahs’ Home in Hackney, with a number of women sitting around a table reading and embroidering.

ALT A colourful medieval illustration of pilgrims setting off on horses for Canterbury, from a manuscript of John Lydgate's Siege of Thebes.

ALT Display or year 4 students artworks display on a table.

ALT Screenshot from live-streamed session showing still images of all six speakers smiling. In the top left, Dr Lesley-Nelson Addy wears a grey top and headphones; on the right teachers Harmanvinder Panesar, Dale Collett and Naomi Reid sit against a red background showing a handmade red and black display about the play, The Empress. At the bottom left, playwright Tanika Gupta is surrounded by posters and published versions of her plays; at the bottom right Dr Florian Stadtler wears glasses and a white shirt.

ALT A photograph of Prof Janina Ramirez sitting next to a bust of a man in white stone. Prof Janina Ramirez is smilling and her arm is leaning on a window sill, where the statue is displayed.

ALT Photograph of Tanika Gupta smiling into the camera, alongside a black and white photo of an Indian ayah or nanny, sitting outside with two young children.

ALT Photograph of Tanika Gupta, smiling at the camera; alongside a black and white photo of an Indian ayah sitting outside with two young children.

ALT Photograph of Tanika Gupta, smiling into the camera; alongside a black and white photo of an Indian ayah or nanny with two toddler children.

ALT Photograph of Tanika Gupta smiling into the camera, alongside a black and white photograph of an Indian ayah or nanny seated outside, with two toddlers standing on either side of her.

ALT This is the poster of the exhibition for medieval women with 7 women in line holding books and wearing medieval clothing.

ALT This is a photograph of Prof Janina Ramirez smiling, posing next to a white bust of a man

ALT Photograph of actors Joanna Vanderham and Hugh Quarshie in Othello, 2015.

ALT This is a photograph of Dr Janina Ramirez sitting and posing next to a sculpture (a white bust of a man).

ALT This is the poster for the medieval exhibition. There is a mediecal drawing of women standing in line. They are holding books and wearing mediecal clothing such as headwear/scarves and gowns.

ALT Detail from a poster of the Black Literature timeline, showing photographs and information about authors including James Berry, Alex Wheatle, Candice Carty-Williams, David Olusoga and Bernadine Evaristo, on a mauve background.

ALT Print from the Boydell Shakespeare Gallery showing a scene from Macbeth, with a heath, Macbeth, Banquo and three witches

ALT Photograph of Joanna Vanderham and Hugh Quarshie in Othello, 2015. Copyright Donald Cooper.

ALT Graphic with text reading 'The effect of studying a text by an author of colour: The Lit in Colour Pioneers Pilot'

ALT Discovering Literature page on Padlet, showing articles about 18th- and 19th-century literature

ALT Dracula by Bram Stoker

ALT The text reads, Summer Reading Challenge 2024, Delivered in partnership with libraries, Marvellous Makers. The image shows children and animals enjoying creative activities on the grass in the sunshine.

ALT The image shows the cover of a book entitled Partition Voices by Kavita Puri. The text reads, Authentic Encounters: Oral History in the Classroom, Debbie Bogard.

ALT Photographs of Jordan Stephens and Hannah Lee.