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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Libraries love books and are not afraid to show it! We’ve been amused by the ingenuity of other libraries around the country in showcasing their stock. Here at Jesmond you’ll find two display cabinets in the entrance lobby. And in the main library, on the…
Matilda must be the fictional world’s most famous bookworm. First published 30 years ago, the story is still widely loved today. Roald Dahl’s eponymous heroine visited her local library everyday! Jesmond Library also welcomes children. Here is a reminder of some of what is available…
Enjoy April Fool’s Day with Jesmond Library! Why wouldn’t the novel let any other book share its bookcase? Because it was shelf-ish. How can you tell when two books are in love? They’re both on the same page. Did you hear about the librarian who…
This week on Wednesday 20th March it is World Storytelling Day Before the advent of the printing press, before books were widely available, and certainly long before libraries were built, stories existed. Sitting round the campfire or family hearth, our early ancestors would share tales of…
