National Poetry Day will be celebrated on Thursday 3rd October. The theme chosen for this year is ‘truth’. What is true is we have some fantastic poetry books on our shelves at Jesmond Library. They include poetry of all styles and from all periods, ranging from…
Librarians aren’t renowned for their revolutionary attitudes. But if there is one subject that is guaranteed to provoke us it is an attempt to limit free access to books. The last week in September is Banned Books Week, an annual awareness campaign promoted by the American…
Heritage Open Days, the national festival which celebrates architecture, history and culture will take place this year over 10 days from 13th – 22nd September. This year the theme of the 25th anniversary of Heritage Open Days is ‘People Power’. Jesmond Library will be taking part in…
Jesmond Library’s popular Creative Writing Competition is now open! Entries are invited on the theme of ‘The Midnight Hour’. All forms of creative writing are welcome – last year we received short stories, scripts and poems. Pick up your pens (or power up your laptops)…
The summer holidays are over, September is here at last, and children are heading back to school. Here at Jesmond Library we too are looking forward to the autumn term. We have an exciting range of events planned for the months ahead. The printed programme…
We want the library to be a place where everyone can come and feel safe while choosing books, using the computers, engaging in activities or reading the papers and having a coffee. Is this your experience? We now have a Feedback Book. Please do let…
Beware! There are dangerous animals lurking in the children’s reading and play area at Jesmond Library. Lions and tigers, hippos and elephants, zebra and giraffes. One of the greatest changes in libraries is the freedom children now have to laugh and talk and enjoy themselves….
International Youth Day, as designated by the UN, is celebrated this week on Monday 12th August. As proof that young people can make a big difference why not read Greta Thornberg’s inspirational book now available in the library. Although only 16 years old, Greta has…
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…
