Line of Duty: Jesmond-style
Jed Mercurio is well known for his BBC blockbusters. Over 10 million people are estimated to have watched the exciting finale of series 5 of Mercurio’s Line of Duty last night, Sunday 5th May. Did you guess how it would end and work out who…
Jesmond Community Festival
With the festival starting on Saturday 11 May there is even more than usual on at the library. Highlights for the first week include on Saturday 11 May at 7.30pm: Members of the Newcastle University Jazz Orchestra return for another evening of their favourite swing…
May The Fourth Be With You!
May is shaping up to be a very busy month! Community Festival Street Launch It’s the Jesmond Community Festival Street Launch on Saturday 4th May. There will be music and entertainment, with pop-up stalls on Acorn Road and at West Jesmond Station between 11am and…
A Book at Bedtime?
It is 70 years since the BBC starting broadcasting its regular nightly story telling programme. Listening to bedtime stories as children is probably the way most of us began our love of literature. That develops into wanting to read stories – maybe you too read…
Public Displays of Affection
Libraries love books and are not afraid to show it! We’ve been amused by the ingenuity of other libraries around the country in showcasing their stock. Here at Jesmond you’ll find two display cabinets in the entrance lobby. And in the main library, on the…
A welcome for every Matilda (and Matt!)
Matilda must be the fictional world’s most famous bookworm. First published 30 years ago, the story is still widely loved today. Roald Dahl’s eponymous heroine visited her local library everyday! Jesmond Library also welcomes children. Here is a reminder of some of what is available…
Replacement of windows at the library
We’re delighted to announce that we have been awarded a grant from Suez Communities Trust for the first phase of our project to replace the windows in the main library room. Library users will have noticed that the 50 year old windows are currently in…
Library Jokes? They’re Long Overdue!
Enjoy April Fool’s Day with Jesmond Library! Why wouldn’t the novel let any other book share its bookcase? Because it was shelf-ish. How can you tell when two books are in love? They’re both on the same page. Did you hear about the librarian who…
Meet The Winners
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…
Clive Wilkinson – The revenge of history
On Thursday March 21st at 6.00pm Clive Wilkinson will be talking about a geographical perspective on identity and conflict.
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