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The Future of Reading: a public value project
The Arts Council is pleased to announce the launch of a new publication The Future of Reading: a public value project. The Future of Reading was a research project to engage people in a debate about the role and value of reading, and how it can best be encouraged in a digital age. The report builds on what we learned about the value of the arts through the arts debate, and reveals a number of interesting findings about reading including:
- the importance of reading as an individual, creative experience and its perceived benefits of enjoyment, escape, empathy and overall wellbeing
- the reasons why people choose not to read, from a lack of time or interest to a fear of being too ‘drawn in' to another world
- that all forms of reading are seen as valid and valuable and that people don't want to be patronised or dictated to about what they choose to read
- ideas for how individuals and organisations, particularly libraries, can help to promote reading by tapping into a universal interest in good stories
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