Season’s Greetings 2025

Season’s Greetings 2025

The Books Council and the Distribution Centre will be closed from Tuesday afternoon, 23 December 2025 and will re-open after the holidays on Friday, 2 January 2026. We wish you all a happy and peaceful...
Connecting people through books – Rhyngom Scheme

Connecting people through books – Rhyngom Scheme

Connecting people through books Schools across Wales are receiving free books that reflect more of our stories, people and communities as the Rhyngom scheme of books for children and young people is completed. The Books Council of Wales is sending over 49,000 free...
Wales’ first UNESCO City of Literature – Aberystwyth Ceredigion

Wales’ first UNESCO City of Literature – Aberystwyth Ceredigion

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Connecting people through books – Rhyngom Scheme

Showcasing Wales at Frankfurt Book Fair

Showcasing Wales at Frankfurt Book Fair: Publishers from Wales to visit the world’s largest content fair Publishers from Wales will once again be promoting Welsh literature on an international stage at Frankfurt Book Fair this October. This is the third...
Connecting people through books – Rhyngom Scheme

Young People’s Panel 2025–2027

  Welcome to the Book Council of Wales’ Young People’s Panel web page. The panel was established to ensure an opportunity for a variety of young adult voices to share their opinions and ideas about reading for pleasure in Wales. The panel will meet three times a...