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Sunderland Road
South Shields
NE34 6AS
tel. 0191 455 2047
fax. 0191 496 7539
Assistant Librarian:
Diane Thompson
A Spot of Bother by Mark Haddon
Funny, profoundly insightful and deeply poignant. The fictional characters are so well written that you can believe in the world that is built around them.
A worthy successor to “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time”
We offer a comprehensive service ranging from traditional books, talking books, study guides,
newspapers and periodicals, to DVDs, and CD-ROMs. We also have up-to-date IT services, including free access to the
Internet, why not book a session and see what's happening around the world.
Opening Times:
Monday: 9.30am - 12:30pm | 1.30pm - 7.00pm
Tuesday: 9.30am - 12:30pm | 1.30pm - 7.00pm
Wednesday: Closed all day
Thursday: 9.30am - 12:30pm | 1.30pm - 7.00pm
Friday: 9.30am - 12:30pm | 1.30pm - 5.00pm
Saturday: 9.00am - 1:00pm
Fax Service:
Within the UK - £1.00 for each sheet
Europe - £2.00 for the first sheet and £1.50 for each subsequent sheet
USA and Canada - £2.50 for the first sheet and £2.00 each subsequent sheet
Worldwide e.g. ships at sea - £3.50 for the first sheet and £3.00 each subsequent sheet
Incoming faxes - 50p for each sheet
Photocopier:
We offer photocopying facilities and the cost per sheet is A4 10p and A3 20p
Language courses, Music cassettes and Talking Books:
N.B. Talking books are issued free of charge to visually impaired borrowers registered with South
Tyneside Social Services as blind or partially sighted
Our Lending Library
We have a comprehensive range of books, fiction and non-fiction for both
leisure and study purposes covering a variety of interests and levels.
- Fiction - Half a million books are borrowed
each year from the Central Lending Library including novels to
suit all tastes, contemporary fiction, romances, mysteries, science
fiction, fantasy, westerns, horror and historical fiction.
Many titles are available in large print format, talking book on both tape
and CD.
- Non Fiction - A wide range of stock is available
including general interest and study materials covering GCSE,
O and A level, GNVQ, NVQ. We also have a good selection of car
and motorcycle manuals.
- Holiday help - We have material to suit all
your holiday requirements, local and national guides, street
maps, road maps and Ordinance Survey maps, also holiday accommodation
guides and phrase books.
- Careers -Includes a comprehensive selection
of material relating to a broad range of potential careers.
- Foreign Language Collection – offering
a variety of books in Urdu, Gurati, Hindi, Punjabi, Bangladeshi
and Arabic.
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| Hire Information |
| Format
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Charge
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Loan Period
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| Premier DVDs and Videos |
£2.00 |
1 day |
| All other DVDs AND Videos |
£1.50 |
1 week |
| Compact Discs |
£1.00 |
2 weeks |
| Talking Books |
£1.00 |
4 weeks |
| Audio Language Courses: |
| 1-4 cassettes or CDs |
85p |
4 weeks |
| 5 or more cassettes or CDs |
£1.30 |
4 weeks |
| Video Language Courses |
£1.50 |
1 week |
| CD ROMs |
£1.75 |
2 weeks |
| Printed Books and Music Scores |
Free |
4 weeks |
Important information
- Fine rate on cassettes, CDs and books is 11p per day for each item overdue (Under 14's and Over 60's are exempt from this charge)
- Overdue videos, DVDs and CD ROMs kept beyond the loan period are regarded as a rehire and are charged accordingly (All ages)
- Talking books are issued free of charge to visually impaired borrowers registered with South Tyneside Social Services as blind or partially sighted.
- All items require a valid South Tyneside Library Membership Card
Age Concern
Providing Health Advice, blood pressure checks on a monthly basis.
Coffee Mornings
Regular coffee mornings take place within the library. Everyone welcome.
Fire Brigade
Regular drop in sessions providing fire safety advice. For further details telephone 0191 424 7864
Boldon Bookworms Readers Group
Introductory meeting Tuesday 5th Oct then meeting the first Tuesday of every month between 10am
and 12 noon.
Residential Reading Group
Harton Grange Residential Readers group, introductory meeting on Thursday 21st October, and then
meeting once a fortnight, Thursday 2-3pm.
For further details telephone 0191 456 2852
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