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Gadgeteers Winter Mini Challenge

01 Dec 2022

Join the Winter Mini Challenge and cosy up for reading fun with Northumberland Libraries.

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What's on in December

21 Nov 2022

Take a look at what is happening in our libraries this December.

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Library Christmas and New Year Opening Times

11 Nov 2022

Our libraries will be operating different opening hours over the festive period.

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Photographing the Roman Wall Exhibition on the move

24 Oct 2022

Our Photographing the Roman Wall Exhibition is moving to new venues over the coming months.

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Illuminated Sheep

27 Sep 2022

Northumberland Libraries are excited to be taking part in Illuminated Sheep this autumn. Illuminated Sheep is part of Lindisfarne Gospels 2022 – a programme of events inspired by the display of the Lindisfarne Gospels in the North East in autumn 2022.

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Then and Now Photo Competition

22 Sep 2022

A “Then and Now” photography competition to see how the views around Hadrian's Wall have changed over the past 120 years.

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Join us at a "Techy Tea Party"

22 Sep 2022

Celebrate Get Online Week and join us at our "Techy Tea Parties"taking place in a number of libraries.

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Never Stop Learning!

08 Sep 2022

During Libraries week 2022 our network of 30 libraries across Northumberland will be highlighting the central role that libraries play in supporting life-long learning.

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Photographing the Roman Wall Exhibition

02 Sep 2022

We are delighted to announce the launch of our Photographing the Roman Wall exhibition

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Join the Gadgeteers this summer

30 Jun 2022

This year's Summer Reading Challenge - "Gadgeteers" - begins on Saturday 9th July across all our libraries.

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Photographing the Roman Wall: Then and Now

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.

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Pride 2022

07 Jun 2022

Celebrate Pride Month with Northumberland Libraries

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Celebrate HiVis Fortnight with Northumberland Libraries

25 May 2022

HiVis, a reading celebration, takes place this year from 6 June to 19 June.

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Join Northumberland Libraries Writers Aloud

19 May 2022

Our group meets on a Saturday afternoon for a virtual creative writing 'get to together' on Zoom.

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Mini Pride comes to Northumberland Libraries

31 Mar 2022

Join Curious Arts for Mini Pride this April, for a celebration of everything that’s unique and wonderful about families!

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Celebrate World Book Night

31 Mar 2022

World Book Night is the annual celebration of books and reading that takes place on 23 April.

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Meet Christian Wolmar

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.

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Easter opening hours in libraries

23 Mar 2022

Our libraries will be operating different opening hours over the Easter period.

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Improvements to Library Services in Bedlington and Bedlington Station

23 Mar 2022

Read about the improvements to library services in Bedlington and Bedlington Station.

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Family Engineering Challenge with Woodhorn Museum

21 Mar 2022

Come and join us at our special family engineering events.

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Highlights Rural Touring Scheme brings Pinocchio to Northumberland Libraries

07 Mar 2022

Highlights Rural Touring Scheme brings Pinocchio by Norwich Puppet Theatre to Northumberland Libraries this Easter Holidays

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Many Deadly Returns: Crime Fiction Readings at Northumberland Libraries

04 Mar 2022

The Border Readers present an evening of crime fiction readings from ‘Many Deadly Returns’ the Murder Squad's 21st Anniversary anthology.

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Tickbox by Lubna Kerr at Ashington Library

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. 

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Théâtre Sans Frontières presents Sherlock Holmes: The Speckled Band

03 Mar 2022

Delve into the highly deductive mind of a super sleuth in this new production of one of the most popular Sherlock Holmes stories.

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Reading for Wellbeing is expanding

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.