‘It is a truth universally acknowledged that a man or woman in search of something useful must be in want of a good list’. I live my life by lists, and this has become an ever present ‘to do’ need in managing my life, especially…
On Thursday December 10th at 6.00pm Sarah-Mary Geisller will be talking about historic costume at Beamish. For an invitation to the zoom event please email events@jesmondlibrary.org.
September – summer is over and autumn has taken its place. School children return to their classes, students to university and colleges, and so the new term begins. Here at Jesmond Library we too have a new programme planned for the autumn. We hope you…
The Library has been open for a few weeks now, and it has been a delight to welcome folk back into the building again. Whilst many people continue to make good use of the Click & Collect Service, others prefer to browse the shelves to…
It is a truth universally acknowledged… …that a novel in possession of a good opening, must be in want of a reader. (With apologies to Jane Austen for this unashamed parody of the beginning of Pride and Prejudice.) One of the fascinating gifts I received…
There is a special delight in choosing a new book from the Library shelf. What will it be? A novel – crime, romance, historical or thriller – each provide a voyage of discovery to a fictional world peopled by characters formed in the imagination of…
It’s been five months since we were forced to close and we’ve missed you all. But now we’re opening our doors again. We’re taking it slowly. Small steps, finding a way to keep our users and our volunteers safe. For the last three months we…
This Thursday July 9th at 6.00pm Jason Meek will be talking about ‘Fareshare – fighting hunger; tackling food waste’ For an invitation to the zoom meeting please email events@jesmondlibrary.org
Rules, and lives, are changing. Schools and nurseries are cracking open their doors. People are returning to work. We’re taking tentative steps towards seeing our friends and loved ones. We continue to peep round corners, give strangers a wide berth, but the pace of life…
We are already challenging budding and established writers. Now we have something for the artists among you. The Library is asking you rise to a new challenge to keep yourselves busy in these strange times. As with the Creative Writing we will post a theme…
How very different lockdown would have been without technology to help us stay in touch with each other. Zoom, FaceTime, Skype, WhatsApp have all helped to make the separation from family and friends so much easier. Humorous gifs and memes have given us reason to…
