30 Jun 2022
This year's Summer Reading Challenge - "Gadgeteers" - begins on Saturday 9th July across all our libraries.
28 Jun 2022
As part of the Hadrian’s Wall 1900 festival we plan to offer a programme of events celebrating the life and work of the Hexham photographer, John Pattison Gibson.
07 Jun 2022
Celebrate Pride Month with Northumberland Libraries
25 May 2022
HiVis, a reading celebration, takes place this year from 6 June to 19 June.
19 May 2022
Our group meets on a Saturday afternoon for a virtual creative writing 'get to together' on Zoom.
31 Mar 2022
Join Curious Arts for Mini Pride this April, for a celebration of everything that’s unique and wonderful about families!
World Book Night is the annual celebration of books and reading that takes place on 23 April.
25 Mar 2022
Join us for an afternoon with rail enthusiast, Christian Wolmar, as he shares his expertise and tells us more about his latest book.
23 Mar 2022
Our libraries will be operating different opening hours over the Easter period.
Read about the improvements to library services in Bedlington and Bedlington Station.
21 Mar 2022
Come and join us at our special family engineering events.
07 Mar 2022
Highlights Rural Touring Scheme brings Pinocchio by Norwich Puppet Theatre to Northumberland Libraries this Easter Holidays
04 Mar 2022
The Border Readers present an evening of crime fiction readings from ‘Many Deadly Returns’ the Murder Squad's 21st Anniversary anthology.
03 Mar 2022
Join us at Ashington Library for a performance of 'Tickbox' is a semi-autobiographical, bilingual, one woman play, told in Scots-English and Urdu.
Delve into the highly deductive mind of a super sleuth in this new production of one of the most popular Sherlock Holmes stories.
09 Feb 2022
Following the success of the project in Newbiggin, we are offering the service on the telephone and online and we will soon be expanding sessions into Lynemouth and beyond.
Join local authors, Jessie Greengrass and Christie J Newport in conversation with Jackie Kaines-Lang.
08 Feb 2022
Listen to the fabulous Susan Lewis, talking about her brand new title, "Who's Lying Now" and her work to date.
01 Feb 2022
You can access Ancestry and Findmypast for free from the public computers in your local library
21 Jan 2022
When it comes to Harry Potter, just one night is never enough, so we’ve decided to take a whole week to celebrate our favourite boy wizard.
18 Jan 2022
The In My Footsteps project will be continuing until the spring
05 Jan 2022
This month marks the much-anticipated release of the 1921 census online
02 Dec 2021
Our libraries will be operating different opening hours over the festive period.
01 Dec 2021
Take a look at the selection of great titles guaranteed to be available on BorrowBox this month.
30 Nov 2021
The Winter Mini Challenge is running in all our libraries this Christmas.
Choose the letter of the service you’re looking for