Do you want to know a secret?

by fojl 7th January 2021

Jesmond Library is once again running its popular annual creative writing competition. This year the theme is “Do you want to know a secret?” With that as your starting point let your imagination take you anywhere it will. There are four age categories: Under 5…

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Beware Fake Wise Men Bearing Gifts!

by fojl 3rd January 2021

Sadly, Tier 4 restrictions mean that we can’t yet invite you to join us in the library during this first week of 2021. However, this doesn’t mean we’re not open for business! Wellbeing for Life We are delighted that the popular Wellbeing meetings are continuing....

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Historic costume at Beamish

by fojl 5th December 2020

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.

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Book group – The Inheritance of Solomon Farthing

by fojl 5th December 2020

For an invitation to the zoom meeting to discuss The Inheritance of Solomon Farthing by Mary Paulson-Ellis please email events@jesmondlibrary.org

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Zooming into Autumn

by fojl 14th September 2020

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…

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Working with other Community Libraries

by fojl 5th August 2019

This week on the blog we’re in conversation with Chris Clarke who represents FOJL on the Community Managed Libraries National Peer Network. That’s quite a mouthful. Can you tell us more about the organisation? The Network is currently made up of over 400 libraries who…

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Kathleen Kenny – Arandora Star

by fojl 8th April 2019

This Thursday April 11th at 6.00pm Kathleen Kenny will read extracts from and talk about her new novel Arandora Star

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Rachel Jones-Wild – Meditation

by fojl 3rd April 2019

On Thursday April 4th at 6.00pm Rachel Jones-Wild will be talking about meditation

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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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New Books at Jesmond Library

by fojl 30th November 2018

We have added fifty new books to Jesmond Library this week, including some lovely Junior books on a Christmas theme, and a range of new fiction, biographies, cookery and general non-fiction. Titles include: Michelle Obama’s autobiography “Becoming”, Stephen Hawking’s final book “Brief Answers to Big…

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Do you want to know a secret?

Beware Fake Wise Men Bearing Gifts!

Historic costume at Beamish

Book group – The Inheritance of Solomon Farthing

Zooming into Autumn

Working with other Community Libraries

Kathleen Kenny – Arandora Star

Rachel Jones-Wild – Meditation

Meet The Winners

New Books at Jesmond Library

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