Hoppings Mad!
This week sees the return of The Hoppings to the Town Moor. Claimed to be Europe’s largest funfair, The Hoppings has been a big part of Newcastle life since 1882. To find out more about the history of this spectacle, take a look in the…
Welcome All!
We are delighted to have played an active part in the highly successful Jesmond Community Festival 2019 which came to an end last week. The Library played host to university lecturers but also to teddy bears. We were entertained by jazz musicians as well as…
“I cannot do everything, but I can do something” Edward Everett Hale
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. …
Festival Buzz!
We’re now in the final week of the Community Festival. All over Jesmond exciting things have been happening, with many organisations, venues and people all taking an active part. Jesmond Library has played host to a number of excellent events, whilst our volunteers have kept…
Friends and Champions
Dementia Action Week runs from 20th – 27th May 2019. The theme for this year’s events is inclusion. At Jesmond Library there will be an interactive drop-in session on Monday 20th May from 10am to 4pm organised by Dementia Friendly Jesmond. Members will also be…
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…
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