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Welcome to Low Fell Library! Our library is run and managed entirely by volunteers. We are a community library and offer a range of services from wide selection of books, public computers and photocopying to a range of community events we host on site. Our friendly staff look forward to seeing you soon...
Christmas Fair
Rhyme Time
Please note:
Unfortunately Rhyme Time is cancelled on the following dates due to staff shortage.
Thursday 7th, 14th, 21st November
Friday 8th, 15th, 22nd November
Apologies for any inconvenience
Refreshments
Tea and coffee on sale for £1 with a free refill. Squash 50p.
Mopsy Mascot has made lots of new friends can you spot them among the children's books...?
Latest New Books
There are 52 new children's titles in stock - you can find them among the brightly coloured boxes in the children's corner!
NEW ADULT TITLES SEPTEMBER
Have you got anything stronger Imogen Edwards-Jones
The Witch in the Well Camilla Bruce
Cat & Mouse M.J. Arlidge
The Last Lifeboat Hazel Gaynor
Cloud Cuckoo Land Anthony Doerr
One Midnight with You Shari Low
The Constant Rabbit Jasper Fforde
Resurrection Danielle Street
The Ferryman Justin Cronin
The Brother's Kimberley Chambers
Small Bomb at Dimperley Lisa Evans
Lucie Yi is NOT A Romantic Lauren Ho
Akin Emma Donoghue
Violeta Isabel Allende
Another Life Jodie Chapman
Flamingo Rachel Eliott
The House of Lost Secrets Anstey Harris
Death of a Spy M.C. Beaton
Can you escape a deadly will Leigh Russell
The Illustrated Child Polly Crosby
Mr Wilder & Me Jonathan Coe
The Life Impossible Matt Haig
The Secrets of Sainte MADELEINE Tilly Bagshawe
The Memory of Animals Claire Fuller
The Secret Bridesmaid Kati Birchall
Sisters in Arms Kaia Alderson
The Impossible Truths of Love Hannah Beckerman
The Forever House Rachel Dove
The Good Doctor of Warsaw Elizabeth Gifford
See more and previous arrivals on the New Books page
Citizens Advice are no longer operating drop-in services at Low Fell Library. For advice please go to their offices in Gateshead
The Davidson Building, Swan St, Gateshead NE8 1BG - 0808 278 7902
Sorry for any inconvenience.
Opening Hours
Borrowing Services
Borrow Box
You can also borrow books electronically via Gateshead Library's Borrow Box scheme
- follow the link for more details.
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.
Ring & Read
You can still order books online or by telephone for easy collection through the Ring & Read scheme
- follow the link for details.
Other Services
Low Fell Library have 3 PCs for library members aged eight years and over and it's free to use our computers. Services include:
computers with internet access and Microsoft Office
printing (a small charge applies), photocopying and scanning
wifi
fax
News and upcoming events
Now you can support the library one click at a time. We have joined up with Amazon who will donate 0.5% of the cost of your purchases to us - just use the link at the bottom of the page.
Recycle your old ink cartridges and batteries The library is also now able to offer a place for you to leave your used inkjet printer cartridges and household batteries
Food Bank. We have a collection point for donations of tinned food and toiletries.
Did you know... If there is a book you'd like to read that is not on our shelves and not available to reserve, you can request that Low Fell receives a copy. We will take details of the books you want and pass on that request to Gateshead Central Libraries. Not all requests can be fulfilled but we have received many titles that our readers have asked for and which have become firm favourites.
Rhyme Time:
Mondays 9:30 - 10:15
Tuesdays 9:30 - 10:15 & 10:50 - 11:30
Thursdays 10:00 - 10:45
Fridays 10:00 - 10:45
The cost is £1.00 per child irrespective of age.
Book Reviews
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 mountains of occupied Slovenia an aeroplane drops three British parachutists; brash MP Major Jack Farwell, radio operator Sid Dixon, and young academic Lieutenant Tom Freedman. Greeted upon arrival by a group of Partisans, the men are led off into the countryside.
Despite the distant crackle of gunfire, the war feels a long way off for Tom. The Partisans, too, are not what he was expecting. He finds them courageous, kind, and alluring, especially Jovan, their commander, and the hauntingly beautiful Marija.
As the enemy's net begins to tighten, the group find evidence of massacres, of a dark and terrible band of men pursuing them. As they stumble their way towards a final, tragic battle, so the relationships within the group begin to fray and Tom finds himself forced to face up to his deepest, most secret desires.
Donations
We are a registered charity and rely on fundraising for all of our services. If you would like to make a contribution, we have set up a Just Giving page - click the button below to link to it. Thanks, Low Fell Library