Links
Local Interest
- Alan Myers' Great North, including Myers Literary Guide to the North East
- The Avison Ensemble
- Barter Books
- Centre for Lifelong Learning (Joseph Cowen Centre)
- The Journal Culture Club
- MLA North East - Museums, Libraries and Archives North East (formerly called NEMLAC) lists all archives, libraries & museums in the region
- Morden Tower - providing poetry in Newcastle city walls since 1965
- Newcastle Arts Centre
- Newcastle Chronicle & Journal
- Newsquest Media Group - includes The Northern Echo
- New Writing North - the literature development site for the Northern Region
- North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers - the Lit and Phil's next-door neighbour
- North East Labour History Society
- Northumberland and Newcastle Society
- Northumberland Archives
- Northumberland and Durham Family History Society
- November Club - an award winning performing arts company
- Open University in the North
- Remembering Slavery 2007 - events and exhibitions across the north east
- The Society of Antiquaries, Newcastle upon Tyne
- Tynebridge Publishing - the publication arm of Newcastle City Library
- Tyne and Wear Archives
- Tyne Wear Museums - Arbeia, Discovery, Hancock, Laing, Monkwearmouth, Segedunum, South Shields, Shipley, Stephenson, Sunderland
- Viz Magazine
Some other libraries of interest
- The Armitt Library, Ambleside
- Association of Independent Libraries
- Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution
- The Bodleian Library
- Chethams Library
- The Devon and Exeter Library
- Innerpeffray Library*
- John Rylands Library
- The Linen Hall Library, Belfast
- The London Library*
- Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society
- The Plymouth Athenaeum
- The Portico Library
- Whitby Literary and Philosophical Society
*member of the Association of Independent Libraries
Book and library related sites
- Which Book? A site produced by librarians to help you find the kind of read you're looking for.
- The Booktrust The Arts Council site bringing books and people together. Includes lists of prizewinners.
- Bubllink A site maintained by librarians using the subject approach of the Dewey Decimal Classification to assist you to search the Web
- The Crime Writers' Association
- If you like... Christchurch Library New Zealand has provided a list leading you from an author you like to one who writes in a similar style
- Netskills The Joint Information Services Committee at Newcastle University - free Internet Course, and more.
- Newcastle University Catalogue - links to library catalogues of: University of Northumbria; Durham University; University of Sunderland; British Library; National Library of Scotland; Gabriel (Gateway to Europe's National Libraries); COPAC (Consortium of University Research Libraries), and more
- UK Public Libraries on the Web - including on-line catalogues