Reading group stock lists
Download the the general list of reading group stock.
Download the April 2011 additions to the reading group stock.
Download the children's reading group stock.
City centre reading groups
Monday evening reading group at the City Library
We meet on the first Monday each month, 6:30pm – 7:30pm. For more information on this group contact Mark Thurston:
- phone: 0191 2774100
- email: barbara.bravey@newcastle.gov.uk
Monday afternoon reading group at the City library
We meet on the first Monday of each month between 3pm - 4pm. For more information contact Helen McGowan:
- phone 0191 2774100
- email barbara.bravey@newcastle.gov.uk
Tuesday afternoon reading group at the City Library
We meet on the first Tuesday of each month between 2pm - 3:00pm. For more information contact Pamela Cunningham:
- Phone 0191 2774100
Wednesday morning reading group at the Laing Art Gallery
We meet once a month on a Wednesday morning between 11am - 12noon. For more information contact Sue Pemberton:
- Phone: 0191 2774100
Wednesday early evening reading group at the City Library
We meet on the last Wednesday each month between 5:15pm - 6:15pm. For more information contact Barbara Bravey:
- Phone: 0191 2774100
- Email: barbara.bravey@newcastle.gov.uk
Wednesday later evening reading group at the City Library
We meet on the first Wednesday each month between 6pm - 7:15pm. For more information contact Ay Okpokam:
- Phone: 0191 2774100
- Email: barbara.bravey@newcastle.gov.uk
Thursday evening reading group at the City Library
We meet on the first Thursday each month between 5:15pm - 6:15pm. For more information contact Kim Dryden:
- Phone: 0191 2774100
Friday afternoon reading group at the City Library
We meet on the first Friday each month between 2pm - 3pm. For more information contact Judith Friel:
- Phone: 0191 2774100
- Email: barbara.bravey@newcastle.gov.uk
Graphic Novel Reading Group
The Newcastle Graphic Novel Reading Group now meets every two weeks on a Tuesday between 6:00 - 7:30pm at the City Library. New members are always welcome and you don't have to have read the book of the month to join us at one of our meetings. Visit the group's website at Readers of the Lost Art for more information.
Civic Centre staff reading group
- Do you work for Newcastle City Council?
- Do you ever read a book that you love or loathe?
- Why not join our group to share views with Colleagues?
For more information contact Angela Forster:
- Phone 0191 2774100
Poetry reading group
We meet on the second Wednesday of each month between 6:30pm - 7:45pm. For more information contact Sharon Reeve:
- Phone: 0191 2774100
VIP Reading Group, Monday afternoon at Mea House
Run by library staff in partnership with the Newcastle Society for Blind People (NSBP). We are a small, friendly group who meet from 1pm - 2:30pm. We listen to books on tape, mainly fiction and biographies. At our meetings we discuss the books and many other things besides! For more information contact:
- Phone: 0191 2774100
- Email: sharon.reeve@newcastle.gov.uk
Reading groups at branch libraries
Denton Burn library reading group
The reading group meets on the first Tuesday each month between 2.00pm – 3:30pm. For more information contact:
- Phone: 0191 2774277
- Email: dentonburn.library@newcastle.gov.uk
East End library reading group
We meet every third Thursday each month between 6:30pm – 7:30pm. For more information:
- Phone: 0191 2788400
Fenham library reading group
The Monday evening reading group meets on the first Monday each month from 6:30pm - 7:30pm.
The Tuesday afternoon group meets every second Tuesday each month from 2:00pm – 3:30pm. For more information contact:
- Phone: 0191 2774270
Gosforth library reading groups
The Thursday evening reading group meets every third Thursday each month between 5:30pm – 6:30pm. The Monday afternoon reading group meets the first Monday each month between 2pm - 3pm. For more information contact:
- Phone: 0191 277 1811
High Heaton library reading group
We meet every third Thursday each month between 2pm – 3pm. For more information contact:
- Phone: 0191 2774233
- Email: high.heaton@newcastle.gov.uk
Jesmond library reading groups
The Monday evening reading group meets on the third Monday each month between 6:30pm – 7:45pm.
The Thursday afternoon reading group meets every fourth Thursday between 2:30pm - 3:30pm.
For more information contact:
- Phone: 0191 278 4215
- Email: jesmond.library@newcastle.gov.uk
Kenton library reading group
We meet every first Thursday each month between 6pm - 7pm. For more information contact:
- Phone: 0191 2774310
- Email: kenton.library@newcastle.gov.uk
Moorside library reading group
Our reading group meetes the last Tuesday of the month between 11am - 12noon. Contact Moorside library for more details:
- Phone: 0191 2774288
Newburn library reading group
We meet every second Tuesday each month between 1.45pm – 3.15 pm. For more information contact:
- Phone: 0191 2774260
Newbiggin Hall library reading group
We meet the first Tuesday each month between 10:30am - 11:30am. For more information contact:
- Phone: 0191 2774284
Outer West library reading group
We meet every second Monday each month between 10:30am – 12noon. For more information contact:
- Phone: 0191 277 7970
- Email: outerwest.library@newcastle.gov.uk
Walkerville Community Centre reading group
This group is run by library staff on the fourth Thursday of each month between 2:15pm - 3:30pm. For more information contact East End library:
- Phone: 0191 2788400
Children's Reading Groups
For a full list of the reading groups for children please see the children's library service page.
Contact Us
For more information on joining any of our reading groups contact Barbara Bravey:
- Phone: 0191 2774100
- Email: barbara.bravey@newcastle.gov.uk