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East Boldon Library

East Boldon Library

Boker Lane
East Boldon
NE36 0RY

tel. 0191 424 7853
fax. 0191 519 3625

Assistant Librarian:
Sharon Mcgarey

Book of the month

'A spot of bother' by Mark Haddon

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”


Our Services

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

Hire Information
Format Charge Loan Period
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

What's On

Reading Group
Our reading group meets first Tuesday of every month 6pm - 7.30pm. We also have a Saturday reading group who meet on the second Saturday of each month, 11am-12.00noon. Contact Pauline Martin on (0191) 424 7879 for more details. New members welcome.

Story time
Under 5's story time is held at the library on Tuesday afternoons 2.30pm – 3.00pm.

Age Concern
Providing Health Advice, blood pressure checks. Every Friday, 10.00am - 12.00noon.

Jigsaws
At East Boldon we also have a jigsaw collection that can be borrowed.

Coffee Mornings
On the last Friday of every month. From 10.00am until 12.00noon, with tea and biscuits also available. Everyone welcome. For further details telephone 0191 424 7853.

Baby Bounce
Your baby can enjoy Baby Bounce, a 20-minute session of knee bouncing, finger and action rhymes designed to encourage interaction between parents and babies and to stimulate early language development. Mondays 10.00am-11.00am at Boker Lane Health centre.

Wiggle & Jiggle
15 minutes of fun action rhymes, finger rhymes and songs designed to encourage participation, co-operation, interaction and language development. Mondays 2.00pm-2.30pm at Boker lane health centre.

Storytots
Storytots is a fun story time session for pre-school children with the best new stories, old favourites, songs and rhymes. The sessions are themed and include a craft and refreshments. Tuesdays 2.30pm-3.00pm in the Library.

Chatterbooks
If you love books and talking about them then this is the group for you. Groups for 6-8s and 9-12s. first tuesday of the month 4.00pm-5.00pm.

Teenage Review
Third Thursday of the month 4.30pm-5.30pm.