Feeling Frazzled?

It’s not surprising if you are. The last year and a half has been tough going for everyone and the consequential adverse affect on mental health is widely recognised. Many library users have told us how much they appreciated the contribution Jesmond Library made to their…

Welcome back – we’ve missed you!

We are very excited to be opening our doors again. From Tuesday 13th April we will be open for a total of four sessions each week: Tuesday afternoon 2-4 Thursday afternoon 2-4 Saturday morning 10-12 Saturday afternoon 2-4 Our volunteers have been working hard to…

World Book Day

In the UK World Book Day is celebrated on the third Thursday in March. The charity behind it aims to ‘change lives through a love of books and shared reading’. This year children will be able to use their £1 gift vouchers to choose from…

Kung Hei Fat Choi!

This week marks the beginning of the new year in the Chinese calendar. Traditionally the event is celebrated with dragon dances, fire crackers and family gatherings. Sadly this year the celebrations will be more muted, even in Newcastle’s celebrated China Town where the many fabulous…

Browsing for books

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…

We’re back!

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…