• Reading group stock list
• City centre reading groups
• Graphic novel reading group
• Civic centre staff reading group 
• Poetry reading group
• VIP reading group for visually impared people
• Reading groups at branch libraries
• Children's Reading Groups
• Contact Us

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Reading group stock lists

Download the the general list of reading group stock.

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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 277 4167
• 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 Ashleigh Summerbell:

• Phone 0191 2774100
• Email barbara.bravey@newcastle.gov.uk

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 Edna Marshall:

• Phone: 0191 2774233
• Email: barbara.bravey@newcastle.gov.uk

Wednesday evening reading group at the City Library

We meet on the first Wednesday each month between 6:00 - 7:15pm. For more information contact Sheila Naughton:

• 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 6:30pm - 7:30pm. For more information contact Cheryl Howett:

• Phone: 0191 2774100
• Email: barbara.bravey@newcastle.gov.uk

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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.

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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
• Email angela.forster@newcastle.gov.uk

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Poetry reading group

We meet on the second Wednesday of each month between 6:30pm - 7:45pm. For more information contact Sheila Naughton:

• Phone: 0191 2774100
• Email: sheila.naughton@newcastle.gov.uk

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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. 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: sheila.naughton@newcastle.gov.uk

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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
• Email: eastend.library@newcastle.gov.uk

Fenham library reading group

The first reading group is on the first Monday each month from 6:30pm - 7:30pm.

We also meet every second Tuesday each month from 2:00pm – 3:30pm. For more information contact:

• Phone: 0191 2774270
• Email fenham.library@newcastle.gov.uk

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
• Email: gosforth.library@newcastle.gov.uk

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 eveing 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

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
• Email: moorside.library@newcastle.gov.uk

Newburn library reading group

We meet every second Tuesday each month between 1.45pm – 3.15 pm. For more information contact:

• Phone: 0191 2774260
• Email: newburn.library@newcastle.gov.uk

Newbiggin Hall library reading group

We meet the first Tuesday each month between 10:30am - 11:30am. For more information contact:

• Phone: 0191 2774284
• Email: newbigginhall.library@newcastle.gov.uk

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
• Email: eastend.library@newcastle.gov.uk

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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