Board Games at Newcastle Libraries

Borrow board games from Newcastle Libraries

Our board game lending collection features a large selection of great modern board games. Check out the collection on The Gallery, level 4 of City Library, or check out our smaller collections at Fenham, Kenton, High Heaton and Gosforth Libraries.

With over 300 modern board games, there is something for everyone. If you're just starting on your board game journey, there are some great family games. Dobble and Jungle Speed are classics, but for younger gamers you can find popular titles like Animal upon Animal, Bandido and a large selection of HABA games.

Modern classics like Catan, Citadels and Ticket to Ride offer a great introduction to the modern board gaming hobby, but you can also check out some of today's most popular titles: Azul, Wingspan and Kingdomino have all been huge break-out successes in recent years. And if you're looking for something big and challenging, you can borrow and try games like Root, Scythe or Terra Mystica.

What you need to know

• You must have a library membership to borrow board games
• You can borrow three games at a time
• The loan period is four weeks
• Board games can be renewed twice, each time for a further four weeks
• You can reserve games at any of our libraries
• Board games can be returned to any of our libraries

Catalogue

You can check our full range of board games through our online catalogue.
We also have special collections. Check our range of role-playing game starter sets, or take a look at our children's board games.

Events

We host regular board game events. Check our Eventbrite page to find out more about our events, or contact us by emailing boardgames@newcastle.gov.uk.