Events
Check out our exciting World Book Day events - from our webinars to engage teachers with reading for pleasure to the BBC Live Lesson.
EYFS World Book Day Focus Group
19/05/2025 | 4:00 pm | Online
Primary World Book Day Focus Group
21/05/2025 | 4:00 pm | Online
Home educators World Book Day focus group
22/05/2025 | 9:00 am | Online
Secondary World Book Day Focus Group
22/05/2025 | 4:00 pm | Online
School Library staff World Book Day focus group
20/05/2025 | 9:00 am | Online
Public Libraries Focus Groups
24/06/2025 | 11:00 am | Online
Great World Book Day Footy & Booky Quiz
06/03/2025 | 9:30 am | Online
Join us, the National Literacy Trust and Premier League Primary Stars on World Book Day for our interactive quiz, featuring footballers from the Premier League, English Football League and the Women’s Super League, cutting italongside authors at the top of their game.
BBC Live Lesson
06/03/2025 | 11:00 am | Online
Join BBC Teach live from Bradford, UK City of Culture 2025, for a special World Book Day Live Lesson on CBBC and BBC Teach! Aimed at 7-11 year-olds, the lesson will feature guest authors, book recommendations, and engaging, curriculum-linked activities to celebrate reading for pleasure.
Pobble’s free live writing session
06/03/2025 | 1:15 pm | Online
Step into the Magic Library with Pobble this World Book Day! Join our free live writing session, designed to inspire children aged 7-11 to create magical stories based on their favourite books. Perfect for celebrating the joy of reading and writing!
Benjamin Dean - World Book Day 2025 Virtual Event
06/03/2025 | 1:30 pm | Online
How do you write an edge-of-your-seat thriller? Join former celebrity journalist, master of suspense, and WBD £1 book author Ben Dean to find out in this virtual session for secondary schools. In this session Ben will introduce his World Book Day story for older readers This Story is a Lie.
2025 Educators webinar
15/01/2025 | 4:00 pm | Online
Watch our educators webinar to hear about our exciting World Book Day plans and how you can overcome barriers to reading for pleasure in your setting.
School Librarians 2025 webinar
09/12/2024 | 4:00 pm | Online
Watch our school library staff webinar from Monday 9th December from 4-5pm to hear about our exciting World Book Day plans plus a first look at our school library pack for 2025 packed with ways to celebrate in your school.
Book Chat: Building Community, Inspiring Young Readers
04/06/2025 | 6:00 pm | Online
A World Book Day x EmpathyLab webinar, part of the Empathy Day Festival 2025. Join EmpathyLab and World Book Day to explore the role of book talk in reading for pleasure and reading for empathy. With expert guest speakers and authors. Register now.
Bookseller Webinar: Celebrating World Book Day 2025
16/01/2025 | 10:00 am | Online
Watch the recording of the World Book Day team and fellow booksellers discuss how to prepare for your 2025 celebrations in this free webinar. Hear ideas on how to engage your local community, create a welcoming space for families, and discuss how you can make your events a success.
2025 Charities and Not-for-Profits Webinar
10/12/2024 | 12:00 pm | Online
Watch our Charity and Not for Profit webinar from Tuesday 10 December 2024 to hear how you can support our Read Your Way campaign and help make reading more fun for children and young people.
2025 Public libraries webinar
16/12/2024 | 10:00 am | Online
Watch our public libraries webinar from Monday 16th December to hear about our exciting World Book Day plans and how you can get involved.
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