The Word Library

Address: 45 Market Place, South Shields, NE33 1DX
Telephone number: 0191 427 1818
Website:

Opening times

  • Monday to Thursday - 9am to 7pm
  • Friday - 9am to 5pm
  • Saturday and Sunday - 10am to 4pm

Festive opening times

The Word's opening hours over the Christmas period will be:

  • Tuesday 24 December 2024 - 9am to 2pm
  • Wednesday 25 and Thurday 26 December 2024 - Closed
  • Friday 27 to Monday 30 December 2024 - 10am to 4pm
  • Tuesday 31 December 2024 - 9am to 2pm
  • Wednesday 1 January 2025 - Closed

It will reopen as normal on Thursday 2 January 2025.

For information about closures for other Council buildings and services, see Christmas and New Year closures.


What's on at The Word

For full details and information of events and exhibitions at The Word, The National Centre for the Written Word, visit: 


Events, groups, activities

For a list of upcoming events in all South Tyneside libraries, see: 

Library events and activities