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A view of the Tyne 😍📸: A view of Newcastle upon Tyne, 1987. Newcastle Libraries Archives
04/09/2026

A view of the Tyne 😍

📸: A view of Newcastle upon Tyne, 1987. Newcastle Libraries Archives

Free public lecture tomorrow (12 noon, Saturday 5 September at City Library, Bewick Hall), hosted in cooperation with th...
04/09/2026

Free public lecture tomorrow (12 noon, Saturday 5 September at City Library, Bewick Hall), hosted in cooperation with the Tyneside Branch of the Historical Association: join us for a public talk by Prof. Sara Pugach (California State University), speaking about’ The Grunitzkys: One African Family's Journey through the Twentieth Century’. Details and registration via https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-grunitzkys-one-african-familys-journey-through-the-twentieth-century-tickets-1990740222595

Looking for your next read? 📖Explore City Library's Life Stories display featuring remarkable memoirs, biographies and r...
04/09/2026

Looking for your next read? 📖

Explore City Library's Life Stories display featuring remarkable memoirs, biographies and real-life adventures, chosen for you, by Toon Libraries staff! 🥰

Steph McGovern on Deadline In conversation with Vic Watson.Friday 20th November, 1pm, Newcastle City Library.Award-winni...
04/09/2026

Steph McGovern on Deadline In conversation with Vic Watson.
Friday 20th November, 1pm, Newcastle City Library.

Award-winning journalist and broadcaster Steph McGovern co-hosts the The Rest Is Money podcast with Robert Peston, exploring the economic issues that affect our everyday lives. Steph is also a regular face on the BBC fronting shows such as Have I Got News for You, and Crimewatch. She is an avid crime reader and has interviewed countless authors including Val McDermid, Harlan Coben, Ann Cleeves, Hilary Clinton, Lee Child and Don Winslow, as well as judging the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year award at the Harrogate Crime Festival since 2019. Deadline is her first novel.

This event is part of Books on Tyne festival 2026. Tickets can be purchased via Eventbrite at www.tiny.cc/booksontyne2026.
Digital brochure: https://heyzine.com/flip-book/71ed4653d4.html

Photo 1 credit: Carolyn Mendelsohn

This Saturday is the September Book Social! ✨📖Share what you’ve been reading over the summer, craft a handmade reading j...
03/09/2026

This Saturday is the September Book Social! ✨📖

Share what you’ve been reading over the summer, craft a handmade reading journal, and get recommendations from staff and friends of the library. Drop in, no booking required.

Poet’s Corner, Level 3, City Library | Saturday 5 September | 11am - 1pm

As part of the celebrations, learn about the past, present and future of Elswick Lead Works, in this fascinating illus...
03/09/2026

As part of the celebrations, learn about the past, present and future of Elswick Lead Works, in this fascinating illustrated talk by Julia Heslop.

Book your place, here: https://LeadOnTheTyne.eventbrite.co.uk

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Thursday 19th November | 6.30pm Michael Bracewell on The Smiths In conversation with Author and Journalist Daniel Jame...
03/09/2026

Thursday 19th November | 6.30pm
Michael Bracewell on The Smiths In conversation with Author and Journalist Daniel James

Wildly inventive and magnificently surreal, The Smiths: A Novella recounts the impact of an unconventional pop group from Manchester on one man's life. Taking the form of a flâneuring journey through the landscape of memory, our anonymous protagonist is accompanied by the iconic French actress Carole Bouquet, who becomes his guide and interlocutor, asking about his life during the years The Smiths were together and the profound effect of their music upon him.

Michael Bracewell's novella-cum-fairy tale is at once deeply romantic and laced with comedy – not unlike the band themselves – and perhaps (in fictional form) the most astute and celebratory portrait of The Smiths to date.

Michael Bracewell is a writer and novelist whose books include Perfect Tense, Unfinished Business and Re-make/Re-model: Becoming Roxy Music.

Tickets: https://www.tiny.cc/booksontyne2026
Digital brochure: https://heyzine.com/flip-book/71ed4653d4.html

Read your way around the world... 🌎✈📸: Adult Fiction books from around the world, chosen for you, by Toon Libraries staf...
02/09/2026

Read your way around the world... 🌎✈

📸: Adult Fiction books from around the world, chosen for you, by Toon Libraries staff. City Library

Ever wanted to try Tai Chi? City Library is offering a 6-Week Tai Chi Course on Tuesdays starting 15 September (11am)Ove...
02/09/2026

Ever wanted to try Tai Chi? City Library is offering a 6-Week Tai Chi Course on Tuesdays starting 15 September (11am)

Over six sessions, you'll be guided through a series of gentle movements designed to improve balance, mobility and concentration while promoting a sense of calm.

No experience is needed. £5 per session. Book the course, here: https://TaiChiCityLibrary.eventbrite.co.uk

Tickets on sale now! For the 14th year, Newcastle Libraries and the Lit & Phil have come together to present Books on Ty...
02/09/2026

Tickets on sale now! For the 14th year, Newcastle Libraries and the Lit & Phil have come together to present Books on Tyne 2026 (Thursday 19 November to Saturday 28 November). Offering a wide range of events and authors, focusing on subjects as diverse as smells, anger and The Smiths, our festival continues to celebrate the written word. There will be plenty to choose from, with fiction, non-fiction and poetry all represented. For those of you who like drama, we also offer a performance of the seasonal favourite A Christmas Carol. And this year, for the first time, we have handed over a full day to the science fiction genre. We hope you will find something to enjoy in our programme.

Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/books-on-tyne-2026-the-newcastle-book-festival-tickets-1996787214310

Digital brochure: https://heyzine.com/flip-book/71ed4653d4.html

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