March 2024 by John Gemmell
Relaxed. Informative. Friendly. Good cafe.
March 2024 by Jade Millican
Lovely place to visit, they had a lego exhibition on which was brilliant
January 2024 by Chris Boddy
Lovely atmosphere, helpful staff and a v good value cafe.
January 2024 by Maureen Hope
Cafe in the Library very busy. Variety of snacks. Modern building with views over river Tyne. Carpark nearby. Shops and market nearby.
December 2023 by Mel Moore
Great Lego exhibition on at the moment great for kids and adults alike.
November 2023 by Fatema rangwalla
Extremely good and scenic place to work , desktops are available to work on, you can get your laptops as well, you can read from a wide range of books everything available for free. You can print documents by paying 10pennies for black and white prints and 20 p for color. You can scan documents for 10 p as well
October 2023 by South Sheilds Lover
Amazing place, great for a day out. Exhibitions are always changing and amazing
September 2023 by Jan Thirk
Attended a talk from author Colin Youngman. It was a good evening. Very interesting how he began to write books.
August 2023 by Paul Sams
Our 11 month old thinks the place is wonderful. He particularly likes the light feature.
July 2023 by ian white
Great place for all the family, especially the roof terrace,Grandkids love doodling on the computer.
July 2023 by Knock Knock savior
Simply the best library around, great books friendly staff, chess tuesdays and saturdays, scrabble Wednesdays and writing group every other sunday.
June 2023 by Miles Waller
Very friendly staff, willing to help, lots of resources for anything from family history to hikes around the UK, lots of places to sit down and also lots of computers. The cafe also has fairly priced, delicious food and drink. There is also a gift shop with some local branded merchandise, great for sanddancers alike. There are telescopes on the viewing platform above to view the ships entering and leaving, there is an elevator so it is very wheelchair accessible. There is also an interactive table that has lots of photos of South Shields, a few quizzes and facts about lots of different things like space, overall lots of fun to be had within the library and lots of knowledge for researching a wide range of topics.
June 2023 by Colin Toward
Very friendly and welcoming, my wife and I visited today for a quick bite to eat. Soup of the day, coffee, teacake and scones. Very enjoyable and good value. Would highly recommend The Word. Great library too!
June 2023 by Allan Atkinson
First time I've been in .Looking in library for specific author staff helpful and I had a a large latte in cafeteria - lovely and place clean and tidy - nice place to chill out
June 2023 by Lesley Punshon
Friendly helpful staff, lovely environment well stocked with info.
