We’re hoping you’ll share some laughs with us here on April Fool’s Day. This year all the jokes come courtesy of JK Rowling’s young wizard and his friends. Q: On a scale from one to ten, how obsessed with Harry Potter are you? A:…
I thought that it might be useful to post sites where it is possible to get online books for free – though if your computer is anything like mine it seems to be becoming harder and harder to get online! The city library has an…
My holiday itinerary always seems to involve going to, or staying on, islands. I seem mysteriously to feel the pull of these often isolated places. There is something about that distance between shore and the mainland, viewed often from a deck of a ferry, as…
COVID 19 Following the government advice given on March 16th the trustees have regretfully decided that the library will close for normal business from 9.00 am Tuesday March 17th. Thank you for your support in making the library a fantastic hub for the community and…
Class Act Drama group welcomes members from all backgrounds and experience. The group is founded on a mutual enjoyment of the dramatic arts , and we take pride in our performances…but Fun is the underlying message in everything we do. Meeting on Mondays at Jesmond…
The library is monitoring official advice about COVID – 19. In the light of current advice we will be staying open and running activities as usual. Should volunteers or hirers of rooms feel uncertain about attending please contact us at enquiries@jesmondlibrary.org. We will note any…
Houses which give books a sense of place I was in Waterstones after Christmas browsing as you do when you have gift cards burning to be spent in your wallet. In the new book section, I spied a book title which intrigued me ’Novel Houses’…
The Philosophy Reading Group, which has about 12 members, meets from 5pm – 7pm, on the first Tuesday of each month during the academic term. We agree a philosophical text to read and one of us volunteers to lead the discussion. We normally study a…
The Spanish Conversation group meets every Thursday at 6.00pm (18 horas) except for perhaps one Thursday near Christmas. The coordinator usually prepares an agenda which is circulated a few days before each meeting. This consists of a variety of quick questions requiring interpretation into the…
There are two WEA Classes which meet in Jesmond Library. Literature in Context started in September 2019 (Fridays, 1.30-3.30) and runs for 11 weeks each term. September’s session focused on how authors begin their novels, plays and poems. In January 2020 we started a new…
Current Affairs Discussion Group Most Tuesdays at 10 o’clock the sound of many voices engaged in earnest discussion can be heard coming from the Catherine Cookson Room. This lively exchange of views is from the Current Affairs Discussion Group which meets weekly at Jesmond Library….
“Grow old along with me! The best is yet to be…” – Robert Browning Wellbeing for Life meetings take place on the first Wednesday of each month. A lively and varied programme of events is organised jointly with the Elders Council of Newcastle and is…
