Notices

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New opening times
The Institute will now be open on Wednesdays from 1.00pm - 7.00pm. The library is also open Monday to Friday 1-4pm. Other times are available by prior appointment; do contact the librarian if you would like to visit for a longer session or outside those hours.

"The Great Northern Miners" by Ken and Jean Smith

This new book from Tyne Bridge Publishing is available from the library for only £12.95. If you buy a copy from us then one third of the cover price goes to support the Institute and the library at no additional cost to you. The book is beautifully produced many full colour illustrations and gives a very informative overview of the life of a miner in the Northern coalfield. Please do call into the Institute Library for your copy or call Jennifer on 0191 2332459 for more information.

"A Light in Westgate Street"

Threeovereden returns to the Lit and Phil with a new play specifically written for the building, bringing its usual lively and energetic trademark style.
A theatre company arrives in Newcastle to present stories of the building of the Lit and Phil Library, calling up ghosts from the past which emerge from the shadows.
All is not well, however, behind the scenes. Even while the company is entertaining us with their play, mutiny is in the air, and we are taken on a parallel journey between events of two hundred years ago and a story of the present day.
From Thursday 4th September to Saturday 13th September 2008 nightly at 7.30pm
The building is approached by flights of stairs, making access difficult for wheelchair users
Tickets £10/£8 from Northern Stage Telephone 0191 230 5151 (Monday to Saturday 10.00am to 6.00pm) or go to www.northernstage.co.uk
Unsold tickets available at the door 30 minutes before performance
Performances at The Literary and Philosophical Society, 23 Westgate Road Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 1SE www.litandphil.org.uk

New volunteers are always welcomed at the Institute to help with our ongoing projects to improve access to the collections. Some work can even be done at home via the internet so please do contact our librarian, Jennifer Kelly on 0191 2332459 or email her if you have some time available.