Newcastle City Library

a mobile library parked outside Newcastle's main City Library

Year of the Tiger

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Paper Tiger by Chun Chao-Chiu and Matthew Blackman , commissioned to celebrate 2010 as the Year of the Tiger; the piece was assembled in the Newcastle City Library where it is currently on display.

make it sunny every day

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on a miserably cool and wet day in Newcastle, a message from the City Library.

Laing Art Gallery & the City Library

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a view of the Laing Art Gallery from the new Newcastle City Library which opened yesterday. The Laing Art Gallery is located on New Bridge Street and was was opened in 1904.

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The library features a special glazed facade which forms the entire east elevation on John Dobson Street . The glazing features the work of artist Kathryn Hodgkinson entitled 'Four Questions' and which is based on interviews with Newcastle residents focusing on their fears, hopes and dreams for the city.

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