Creative Writing Competition 2024
Let there be… LIGHT! Jesmond Library has launched its 2024 Creative Writing Competition. This year the theme is ‘Light’. You can interpret that how you like. Here are some ideas, but you can use the theme in any way: Light in contrast to darkness; Light…
Launch of ‘Welcome to the Library’ Anthology
Final Blog post from our Writer in Residence It doesn’t seem that long ago I was introducing myself as your writer in residence, but here I am already in the last week of my residency. So, what have I been doing for the last six…
Tell us about your library memories…
What are your first memories of going to the library? My first library ticket was a small piece of pink card. It gave me the freedom of the children’s section of Halesowen Library. I read my way through the narrow room – from the low…
Introducing Amanda Quinn, Writer in Residence
You may have seen posters up in the library advertising sessions with the Jesmond Library Writer in Residence. That’s me – Amanda Quinn – and I thought it’d be a good idea to introduce myself and explain what I’ll be doing over the next six…
Writer in Residence
We’re hiring! The Friends of Jesmond Library are seeking a writer in residence to mark the 10th anniversary in September 2023 of the library becoming entirely volunteer run. The writer will work with as many residents of Jesmond as possible, as well as creating their…
Reading at Jesmond Library
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…
World Book Day at Jesmond Library – Thursday March 2nd from 6.00pm
Do you love reading? Have a story you’d like to share, or want to fall in love with your neighbour’s favourite tale? We would love to hear from you. From 6pm we are looking for children to read their favourite story or poem to a…
2022 Booker Prize Shortlist
By Anna Coppinger – Third year BA Geography student at Newcastle University and volunteer at Jesmond Library What is the Booker Prize? This is an annual literary award given to the best novel written in English and published in the United Kingdom or Ireland. The…
Keeping it Local!
Local History and Local Interest Collection During the recent Jesmond Community Festival we asked our volunteers to select books specifically about Jesmond from our Local Interest collection. The resulting table display received a positive response from our borrowers. Many of the books showcased were borrowed…
Northern Crime – read all about it!
We are fortunate to have some very talented authors here in the northeast. This blog will focus on those who write crime, mystery and thriller books. Not all the books are set here in the northeast but some are, all are written by local authors,…
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