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Have you ever though of starting your family tree, but not got going? We now offer home access to Ancestry with our library subscription until the end of the year. This is usually only available on the PCs in the library however the collection of historical records is now accessible at home for North Tyneside Library members. If you are already a member of North Tyneside Libraries you can access by logging into the library catalogue using your library card number and pin.... https://capitadiscovery.co.uk/northtyneside/login See more

Old Hartley, Whitley Bay (Ref: ACC 8063) 1851 Census returns for Hartley Township listed 1627 people but of those only 614 were present in the village itself, being 277 males and 337 females. The list of names reveals 217 in employment, or having an income, and 113 schoolchildren.76 men were colliery workers, followed by 40 seamen and fishermen. There were 37 paupers, or persons in receipt of parish relief. The village as seen in the photograph, looking up from the west, pr...obably looks much as it did when the village was taken over by Whitley & Monkseaton Urban District Council in 1935. Indeed, it scarcely changed from the 1850s, except for a slight reduction in size. The cottages on the hill were demolished by the Council, who built Hartley Square to replace them. If anyone has any further information please email [email protected]

Mary Berry's Cookery Course With delicious recipes from soups, starters and mains to bread, puddings and cakes, you can master the foundations of cooking and build your culinary repertoire under the guidance of Mary Berry. You can learn how to cook Mary Berry's favourite recipes with ease and find out how Mary gets her roast chicken skin so crispy and how she ensures her apple pie doesn't have a "soggy bottom". #bookfacefriday

Deep, deep in this dark forest, lurking amongst the trees, there's a creepy nighttime school no human ever sees.... Special Halloween storytime, tomorrow 9:30am.

Who's ready for a heart-stopping adventure with Jamie Littler?! We've got everything from storytelling, to an illustration tutorial and to a Q&A in which he spi...lls the beans on how to become an author! (Pssst.... The secret is to keep on trying and not to see "failure" as a bad thing!) Check out the full length triple-whammy video over on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNIPa3RdJCI&feature=youtu.be

Trick or treating in the house? Use our clue cards to create a trail around the house to lead to some lovely treats...or if half term isn't going too well...tricks! Download a copy here: https://my.northtyneside.gov.uk//regular-activities-childr... #halloween #trickortreat2020 North Tyneside Council

Midweek half term Storytime in preparation for Halloween. Bubbling, hissing, spitting brew, can you tell me what to do? I have a broom and a tall black hat,... but my spells won't work without a cat!' Wanted: Witches Cat. North Tyneside Council

Here are some great new children's eBook titles available to download on BorrowBox. Download the app and join online at:https://capitadiscovery.co.uk/northtyneside/join Happy Reading!

We've heard that lots of street are organising pumpkin trails where homes have pumpkins in the window for families to spot. Here is a template to use if you want to design your own. Would love to see photos of what you do at home. If you order books via Order and Collect this week you can get a pumpkin template and Halloween Quiz in your collection bag.

This week we’ve taken the annual Northern Children's Book Festival online and delivered sessions virtually straight to classrooms. Today Michelle Robinson - Children's Author told stories of knights, unicorns and rainbows. It was delightful. North Tyneside Council

August Pullman was born with a facial difference that, up until now, has prevented him from going to a mainstream school. Starting 5th grade at Beecher Prep, he wants nothing more than to be treated as an ordinary kidbut his new classmates can’t get past Auggie’s extraordinary face. #bookfacefriday

Here's a Halloween quiz to keep your little devils entertained this half term. Either just for fun or send us your answers to win a prize. #halloween

Coronation Row, Monkseaton (Ref WBC 35.125) Our photograph shows Coronation Row, Front Street, Monkseaton, being demolished in June 1936 to make way for the extension to the Black Horse Inn. The pub had been altered on a number of occasions since it was built in the 1790s, as evidenced by varying types of brick and stonework visible. Plans were approved for the extension in March 1936. It was believed that Coronation Row took its name from the accession of William IV in 183...0, however an 1825 guidebook to Northumberland noted that Dryden and Co had a large brewery in Monkseaton and built cottages which were probably to house their workers. These were called Coronation Row, so it seems more likely that they took their name from the coronation of George IV in 1820. If anyone has any further information, please email [email protected]

And God Created Burton by Tom Rubython A sweeping family saga spanning 1898 to 1984 - stretching from the mining fields of South Wales to the film sets of Hollywood and from the playhouses of Cardiff to the grand theatres of Broadway - this far-reaching biography examines every detail and facet of the life of one of Britain's greatest-ever actors, Richard Burton. #bookfacefriday

Hundreds of children are set to receive free school meals over the half-term break, as part of a new scheme by North Tyneside Council to combat ‘holiday hunger’. Full story: https://bit.ly/35pobjg

No storytime this week, next week there will be a midweek half term story along with a Halloween special next Saturday morning. Why not visit our YouTube Channel to watch some of the stories or Rhymetimes you may have missed?

It’s #CAPSLOCK day. Yes it really is a thing. But we can’t take part. Libraries don’t do shouting. DO THEY?