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Reading at Jesmond Library

by fojl 18th June 2023

A guest post by Toni Hurford Reading is a personal thing. It occurs to me that it’s very related to love, as is writing. Even when it seems far from the subject what we strive to know more of seems to me something to do…

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The secret is out…

by fojl 30th January 2022

Do you want to know a secret?

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“I cannot do everything, but I can do something” Edward Everett Hale

by fojl 3rd June 2019

Did you know that 1st – 7th June is Volunteers’ Week? Jesmond Library is a charity run entirely by volunteers. This week we want to use the blog to say a big ‘thank you’ to them all, as without them the library could not continue. …

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Meet The Winners

by fojl 25th March 2019

An exciting evening of storytelling, poetry and an impromptu play reading took place on Saturday at the Award Ceremony of Jesmond Library’s 2018 Creative Writing Contest. Special thanks to Michael Chaplin for presenting the prizes. Michael and his wife Susan have long been supporters of…

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Creative writing competition

by fojl 22nd March 2019

This Saturday March 23rd at 5.00 pm the prizes for the 4th Jesmond Library creative writing competition will be awarded and the winners will be reading their entries. Michael Chaplin will be presenting the awards. Come and join us for an exciting new writing evening!

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Review – Daisy Johnson – Everything Under

by fojl 1st March 2019

I like to try a book that’s been shortlisted for the Booker Prize – in 2018 in this case. Without giving too much away this is an updated version of a classic Greek tragedy. It manages to conjure a way of life on the rivers…

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Creative writing prize giving – Saturday March 23rd at 5.00pm

by fojl 1st March 2019

Please join us for an evening of stories and socializing!

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A date with the date stamp

by fojl 22nd February 2019

I am a volunteer at the wonderful Jesmond Library. I had been considering getting involved for some time and after a period of well-organised training am now reasonably adept at wielding the date stamp. But there is a lot more to it than simply meeting…

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Review your Jesmond library book!

by fojl 22nd February 2019

We are starting a new thread featuring short reviews of books in Jesmond Library. If you would like your review to be featured please email it to events@jesmondlibrary.org and we can post it on the website. We could also post a picture of you or…

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GeNErosity Festival 2018

by fojl 28th November 2018

Jesmond Library was thrilled to be part of the first ever Festival of Philanthropy held throughout the north-east during November. The GeNErosity Festival was organised jointly by the Community Foundation Tyne &Wear and Northumberland and Newcastle University and aimed to celebrate and raise awareness of…

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Reading at Jesmond Library

The secret is out…

“I cannot do everything, but I can do something” Edward Everett Hale

Meet The Winners

Creative writing competition

Review – Daisy Johnson – Everything Under

Creative writing prize giving – Saturday March 23rd at 5.00pm

A date with the date stamp

Review your Jesmond library book!

GeNErosity Festival 2018

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