Netflix has teamed with one of the most famous cultural institutions in the U.K., the British Library, to help “more people discover the books behind some of the world’s most popular films and series,” it says.
\n\nThe new national partnership, which will include local libraries across the U.K., comes as 2026 marks the National Year of Reading, an initiative aimed at reversing the sharp decline in reading for pleasure across the U.K.
\n\nAlongside dedicated funding from Netflix to support the British Library’s literary conservation and archives, this new partnership will see collections of books that have been adapted into Netflix films and series donated to 100 public libraries across the U.K. The collections will include titles including “Frankenstein,” “Pride and Prejudice”, “Heartstopper,” “One Day,” “The Thursday Murder Club” and “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.”
\n\nIn addition to the donated collections, Netflix and the British Library will host a programme of events also streamed to libraries across the country about how books are brought to the screen. The programme has already included Q&As with the stars of “Frankenstein,” “The Thursday Murder Club”, and “The Seven Dials Mystery.” On Monday night, Florence Pugh, Zoe Kazan, Christopher Abbott and Mike Faist discussed the…
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