Children and young people’s levels of reading for pleasure have risen for the first time in five years, having reached a 20-year low in 2025. Still, reading engagement remains critically low.

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A new report published by ACE – Raising the Profile of Prison Libraries – has highlighted the barriers to a library access facing UK prisoners, despite evidence of myriad benefits.