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Service restrictions during the January lockdown

Sadly, during this period of Covid-19 restrictions we are not able to open for in-person browsing, public computer access nor able continue to operate the click and collect service we call 'Ring & Read'. We will continue to waive all fines that fall due during and after lockdown. We will update our website and send out our newsletter by email as we update our plans. We would be grateful if you would pass on our news to those of our customers without digital access.

Please be aware that Gateshead libraries, and Low Fell amongst them, will continue to lend books electronically through the BorrowBox scheme - see below.

Thankyou for your patience during this difficult time. 

Opening Hours

Library closed until further notice.

E-Books from Borrow Box

Borrow Box
You can also borrow books electronically via Gateshead Library's Borrow Box scheme more details below (we will also be including flyers advertising the service in our book collection bags).

The digital collection gives you 24 hour access to thousands of e-books and hundreds of e-audiobooks. It's available to all Gateshead library members. 

With Borrowbox you can:

  • borrow up to 10 eBooks and 6 eAudiobooks free of charge for 3 weeks
  • avoid fines as books are returned automatically at the end of your loan period
  • return books before the end of the 3 weeks - we would encourage you to do this as there is currently a big demand for titles
  • renew your eBook or eAudiobook twice - you will be prompted to do this
  • reserve the title and you will receive it on the date that the book is due to be returned - you may even receive the book earlier if it is returned before the due date 
  • join the online book club that meets on Facebook - just look for
All you need is your Library ID (the code on your green ticket beginning DD9) and your pin. If you don't have one or have forgotten it just call the library and we will be happy to set up a new one. To get started just click on the Borrow Box logo above.

Want to join us?

If you're not already a member and wish to access our BorrowBox service just follow the link below and you will be prompted to fill in a web-form. You should be contacted shortly thereafter and you will be able to request your first books.

Book Reviews

  • More book reviews here, or submit your own review of one our Low Fell Library titles here.
  • The Circle by Dave Eggers The Circle by Dave Eggers Terry reviewed this book. It can be found on the shelves, or reserved at, Low Fell Library.   When Mae is hired to work for The ...
    Posted Oct 12, 2020, 7:15 AM by LowFell Admin
  • Forensics: The Anatomy of Crime by Val McDermid Forensics: The Anatomy of Crime by Val McDermid June enjoyed this book, which can be found on the shelves, or reserved at, Low Fell Library.   The dead talk. To the ...
    Posted Oct 12, 2020, 6:52 AM by LowFell Admin
  • In the Light of Morning by Tim Pears In the Light of Morning by Tim Pears Eileen enjoyed this book, which can be found on the shelves, or reserved at, Low Fell Library.   May 1944. High above the ...
    Posted Oct 12, 2020, 6:47 AM by LowFell Admin
  • I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes Carol enjoyed this book, which can be found on the shelves, or reserved at, Low Fell Library.Can you commit the perfect crime? Pilgrim is the codename for a man ...
    Posted Jul 20, 2020, 7:03 AM by LowFell Admin
  • A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman Terry reviewed this book, which can be found on the shelves, or reserved at, Low Fell Library.This book is extremely funny, poignant and sad. There is the progressive unveiling ...
    Posted Jul 20, 2020, 6:55 AM by LowFell Admin
  • The Long Call by Ann Cleeves Cathy enjoyed this book, which can be found on the shelves, or reserved at, Low Fell Library.In North Devon, where the rivers Taw and Torridge converge and run into ...
    Posted Jul 20, 2020, 6:46 AM by LowFell Admin
  • Wylie: The Brave Street Dog Who Never Gave Up by Pen Farthing John enjoyed this book, which can be found on the shelves, or reserved at, Low Fell Library.For a street dog born in the city of Kandahar, Afghanistan, to be ...
    Posted Jul 20, 2020, 6:37 AM by LowFell Admin
  • Rebecca’s Tale by Sally Beauman Jennifer, one of our customers, enjoyed this book. It can be found on the shelves, or reserved at, Low Fell Library.On the twentieth anniversary of the death of Rebecca ...
    Posted Feb 11, 2020, 7:15 AM by LowFell Admin
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News and Upcoming Events

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  • Mission Christmas Appeal Low Fell Library Association have donated 102 books to the 2020 Mission Christmas Cash For Kids Appeal. Donated gifts are distributed to children, who may otherwise not receive any Christmas ...
    Posted Dec 21, 2020, 6:26 AM by LowFell Admin
  • 10×10 Young person’s booklet ’10×10 Creative Gateshead’ was developed in collaboration with the Best of Bensham Collaborative. The activities were created by 11 Gateshead artists, in collaboration with 10 Gateshead community and creative ...
    Posted Oct 19, 2020, 7:01 AM by LowFell Admin
  • Silly Squad Summer Reading Challenge 2020 For children aged 4-11 aimed at encouraging young readers to borrow, explore and read our range of books. We have age specific titles on dinosaurs, joke books, adventure stories ...
    Posted Aug 11, 2020, 6:22 AM by LowFell Admin
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Books - New Arrivals

  • New Titles for the New Year The Burial Circle by Kate Ellis Lethal Game by Christine Feehan Marrying Simone by Anna Jacobs A Time For Mercy by John Grisham The House Of A Hundred Whispers by ...
    Posted Dec 22, 2020, 6:37 AM by LowFell Admin
  • New Titles for December The House On Carnaval Street by Deborah Rodriguez Letters To The Midwife by Jennifer Worth The Debs Of Bletchley Park by Michael Smith Touch Wood by Duncan Hamilton Felt Decorations ...
    Posted Dec 15, 2020, 2:47 AM by LowFell Admin
  • New Titles for November 2020 Blood On The Water by Ann Perry The Love Song Of Miss Queenie Hennessy by Rachel Joyce  The Bourne Retribution by Eric Van Lustbader Wars Of The Roses by Conn ...
    Posted Nov 9, 2020, 7:09 AM by LowFell Admin
  • New Books for October Novels The Confession by Jessie Burton The Testaments by Margaret Atwood The Foundling by Stacey Halls The Storm Child by Rita Bradshaw   Thrillers The Darkest Evening by Ann Cleeves The ...
    Posted Oct 12, 2020, 6:36 AM by LowFell Admin
  • New Titles For September Fiction A Wartime Wish by Kitty Danton Our Dark Secret by Jenny Quintana Truly, Madly, Like Me by Jo Watson Let Me Go by Casey Watson Five Hundred Miles From ...
    Posted Sep 15, 2020, 7:18 AM by LowFell Admin
  • New Science Fiction, Adventure, War And Sea, Large Print & Talking Books Obelisk by Stephen Baxter, The Perils Of Command by David Donachie, On a Particular Service by David Donachie, Surrender To The Ruthless Billionaire by Louise Fuller, A Marriage Worth Saving ...
    Posted Jul 20, 2020, 7:39 AM by LowFell Admin
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