Welcome
Julia Warren has been teaching children and young people to read and write for over 35 years. She is seeking a future where young and old bond through books, where relationships are strengthened through shared reading, where obstacles to literacy are removed, and where reading becomes irresistible. Julia is passionate about bringing families and communities together through shared reading.
(Summer, 2003)
Take off anxiety,
Take off stress,
Take off pressure,
Relax into reading,
Bond through books.
Read with Julia at Ledbury Library
📍 Ledbury Library, The Master’s House, Bye St, Ledbury HR8 1EA
Stories On Saturday
You are warmly invited to come and join me, Julia Warren, for Stories On Saturday at Ledbury Library, on Saturday 14th November and Saturday 5th December, from 10:00 – 10:30 am.
The storytime is 
FREE, thanks to Ledbury Library Development Group kindly sponsoring the event.
Everyone is welcome!
The Plan:
1. I will fill my bag with wonderful picturebooks.
2. The lovely librarians and I will prepare Ledbury Library’s children’s room with a big, soft mat and cushions for sitting on (and chairs for those who need them).
3. At 10 o’clock, there’ll be a quick hello and introduction from me.
4. I’ll read a picturebook out loud for everyone and invite the children to join in.
5. We’ll get up for an action song.
6. Repeat 4. and 5. until half-past ten.
Read Aloud, Ledbury!
The ✨FREE✨ ‘Read Aloud, Ledbury!‘ group meets at Ledbury Library every Friday from 11:30 am – 12:45 pm (to fit in with the 476 Ledbury-Hereford bus service). Everyone is welcome and there’s no pressure to read aloud.
What to expect:
Diane and I take it in turns to choose a short story and a few poems that will give us all something to think and talk about.
We meet in the Victorian Room in Ledbury Library at 11:30 am and sit round the table with copies of the chosen story and poems.
After reading one of the poems aloud, a discussion always opens up where everyone is invited to share their responses to what we’ve read together. Often, we’ll read a poem more than once, which gives us even more to talk about!
We usually pause at set points during the short story to gather our thoughts and discuss characters and events.
We keep reading and thinking and talking until 12:45 pm, when we head our separate ways.
“Our reading group is a Friday afternoon pleasure.
The diversity of poetry and stories is interesting and mentally stimulating.
You can listen to the reading and relax.”
(A review from a group member)
(Friday 20th June 2025)
Read with Julia on YouTube
There’s a playlist full of wonderful picturebook introductions waiting patiently for you on Julia’s YouTube channel.
Have you seen the videos in the ‘Letters Spell Sounds in Words (aka phonics)’ playlist? They’re all there to encourage parents and teachers to help children grasp letter sounds, shapes and formations through a fun, hands-on, multisensory approach.
https://www.youtube.com/@readwithjulia
Contact Julia: readwithjulia@outlook.com
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