As part of The National Year of Reading we asked our volunteers and supporters to join January’s challenge – to rewrite a book in the form of a poem.  Well done to all who took part. The winning poem was written by Stephanie whose retelling…

Are you local and in need of some entertainment for your children? Our library can help. These are some of the exciting events that your little ones are guaranteed to enjoy: Christmas Crafts Session On the 22nd December we will be hosting a fun craft…

The results! Come and join us on Saturday 22nd November at 6pm as we award this year’s Creative Writing prizes to our talented local writers. Enjoy an evening of stories and poetry.    

Volunteers’ Week Volunteers’ Week is an annual UK-wide campaign held from the first Monday in June to celebrate and recognise the contributions of volunteers. This year’s celebration runs from Monday 2nd – Sunday 8th June. What is Volunteers’ Week? Launched in 1984, this initiative has…

By Florence, age 7 Jesmond Library is a good example of a library because the people there are helpful and kind. They have really good books, it’s hard to only take five out per person.  The craft sessions are brilliant so I wish they were…

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…