Criminal justice

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How the team from Spirit of 2012 experiences Reading Rooms in Beyond the walls. Read more

View from a Beyond the walls participant

Find out what how one participant experiences Reading Rooms Beyond the walls Read more

Beyond the walls

Working with young adults in the criminal justice system Read more

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Storyteller

Boost: emotional wellbeing Build: connections/self-esteem Balance: mental health
The Mental Lens announcement

We are proud to introduce a brand new scientific, bibliotherapy-based magazine, The Mental Lens, from Verbal.
Terri Downey Reading Rooms

Reading Rooms Project Officer

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Reading Rooms

Programme area 1 - Reading Rooms
What we do

Verbal is committed to bringing the benefits of literature & the language arts to the heart of our communities - through our own stories and the stories of others.
Mission and vision

Find out what Verbal does
Contact us

Contact details for Verbal
Andrea Doran

Director of programming
James Kerr

Chief executive
History

A short history of the Verbal building
Joseph Morning

Psychology Manager
THIRD SPACE

A cross-community and cross-border creative programme for marginalised and disadvantaged young people, delivered in partnership with Extern
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Little Legends now on Facebook

Little Legends is now available every Saturday morning on our Facebook page. Read more

Join Our Army Of Readers

We are looking for volunteers to become our ‘ARMY OF READERS’. Volunteer with us during the Covid-19 Lockdown Read more

WellRead Digital Reading Rooms

How your child can take part in WellRead Digital Reading Rooms Read more