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Blakelaw Library
Binswood Avenue
Blakelaw
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE5 3PN
Phone: 0191 277 4185
E-mail: blakelaw.library@newcastle.gov.uk

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Limited free parking available on-site.

Opening Times

Revised opening hours below, in effect from 30 April 2012.

Monday:  2pm - 7pm
Tuesday: 10am - 1pm
Wednesday: Closed
Thursday: 2pm - 5pm
Friday: 2pm - 5pm
Saturday: 10am - 12noon
Sunday: Closed

Please note: the public computers are automatically turned off 15 minutes before closing time.

If we are not open remember you can renew and reserve items, chat to a librarian and access other helpful resources on the online 24 Hour Library.

Click here for accessibility information about Blakelaw library from DisabledGo.

Services at Blakelaw Library

• Book lending services for adults and children including fiction, nonfiction and large print
• Adult and childrens’ books on CD
• Newspapers and magazines
• Local history books
• Information about local attractions
• Photocopier - black and white, colour
• Printing - black and white, colour
• Class visits
• Under 5’s play provision
• Self-service facility
• Study space
• Free internet access
• Cafe in adjoining Neighbourhood Centre
• Storytimes
• Local bus timetables
• Lifelong Learning courses
• Internet taster sessions
• Councillor's surgeries

These events take place at Blakelaw Library

• Coffee and Conversation, Tuesday 9.45am-11.15am
• Under 5s story time, Tuesday 11.30am-12.00noon term time only
• Library Tots, Thursday 9.15am-10.00am term time only
• Saturday Craft Club 10.30am-12.00noon monthly, dates vary

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Page last updated: 27 April, 2012