For the Love of Books

In the latest episode of our For the Love of Books podcast our E-Services Librarian, Chris Wilson, catches up with members of our Digital Team, Digital Learning Officers Hilary Petrie and Phyllis Canavan.  Listening to this episode, you'll discover some of the great activities they are involved in including Code Club, Family History sessions and ICDL courses. There are lots going on in our librari...

It's the age-old saying, don't judge a book by it's cover - But should we?  Join Jennie and Pari as they discuss some books and how the covers influenced them. Publishing companies spend a lot of time and money on cover design, so it's got to be important, right? All the books are available from your local library either on the shelf or to reserve. Don't forget you can leave us feedback on our pod...

Our new episode of the For the Love of Books podcast goes live on National Poetry Day.  To celebrate, our E-Services Librarian, Chris Wilson, caught up with children's author A.H. Proctor who has begun promotion of a poem she wrote that will soon be set to animation and screened across Scotland in aid of Shelter Scotland.  Catch the episode to find out more about the festive poem and why it will b...

It's time for another episode of Bea's Books on our For the Love of Books podcast. This week, the theme given by Bea was - It's a Mystery. Not only are the books that Jennie and Pari are chatting about mysteries, they are also joined by a mystery guest too.  Listen in to the episode to hear their thoughts on some terrific books which might be a mystery to you and find their way onto your to-read l...

Wednesday 20 September was National Playlist Day 2023 and we celebrated with the launch of a new community-built playlist on Spotify. But more importantly, we caught up with Pam Ribbeck from Playlist for Life to find out more about the charity. Playlist for Life is a charity that aims to promote the benefits of music for those affected by Dementia. North Lanarkshire Libraries has Playlist for Life...

Jennie and Pari are back with an episode of our Bea's Books edition podcasts in our For the Love of Books podcast. Bea's challenge this week was Golden Years. Catch up with our hosts to see which books they have chosen to recommend for this theme.  Will your next read be amongst them? All the books are available from your local library either on the shelf or to reserve. Don't forget you can leave...

Our latest episode of the For the Love of Books podcast sees our E-Services Librarian, Chris Wilson, discover more about some of the more lesser known events that have been going on recently at Coatbridge Library. Chris is joined by Thomas Clark, Librarian for Coatbridge Library, and Thomas gives us an overview of events and activities such as the Warhammer Club, the community jigsaws, forthcoming...

Jennie and Pari are back with a new Bea's Books edition of our For the Love of Books podcast. Bea's challenge this week was A Colourful Life which suits our hosts perfectly, but what book recommendations can they come up with for it?  Listen to find out. All the books are available from your local library either on the shelf or to reserve.  Don't forget you can leave us feedback on our podcast usi...

In today's episode of the For the Love of Books podcast, our E-Services Librarian - Chris Wilson chats about our recently finished project, Capture North Lanarkshire. Capture North Lanarkshire was our summer eLibrary competition to help us create local content for our eLibrary app BorrowBox using photographs of North Lanarkshire. Over the course of the summer, our local community engaged fantastic...

Jennie and Pari are back with a new Bea's Books edition of our For the Love of Books podcast. Bea's challenge this week was Fact or Fiction which gave Jennie and Pari the chance to recommend some fantastic books for you to check out if you like what you hear. All the books are available from your local library either on the shelf or to reserve. Don't forget you can leave us feedback on our podcast...

Our new season of the podcast is starting with an update on the recent improvements made at Motherwell Library following the ongoing refurbishment. Join our E-Services Librarian, Chris Wilson, as he chats with various staff about the changes. Rosemary Stewart, the Community Librarian, gives an overview of this major investment in the library. Hilary Petrie, our Digital Learning Officer, tells us a...

In our latest Bea's Books edition of the For the Love of Books podcast, Jennie and Pari and joined by Andrew to take on Bea's new theme - Pop. Listen in for some great book recommendations and chat with our hosts and their first guest.  Don't forget you can leave us feedback on our podcast using the hashtag #FLBpodcast and #BeasBooks or by emailing librarypodcast@northlan.gov.uk. On podcast platfo...

Catch up with Jennie and Pari as they take on Bea's next challenge - High Hopes. Will you be inspired by their recommendations? You'll need to listen to find out. If they catch your imagination, look for them on your next visit to the library. Don't forget you can leave us feedback on our podcast using the hashtag #FLBpodcast and #BeasBooks or by emailing us at librarypodcast@northlan.gov.uk . On...

In the latest and last episode of our main episodes in the current season of the For the Love of Books podcast, Chris Wilson, our E-Services Librarian, catches up with a local author, author Owen Mullen. Owen, under the pen name of O. J. Mullen has a fantastic new thriller out that the end of July 2023 called Three Sisters, which will be available on BorrowBox from release. Listen in to the interv...

Our latest Bea's Books Edition podcast sees Bea challenging Jennie and Pari to recommend books on the theme of Genre Mashup. Listen in to see if they can beat the challenge and check out the reads that they suggest on your next library visit. Don't forget you can leave us feedback on our podcast by using the hashtag #FLBpodcast and #BeasBooks or by emailing librarypodcast@northlan.gov.uk. On podca...

In our latest episode of the podcast our E-Services Librarian, Chris Wilson, caught up once again with children's Author Hannah Peckham.  Hannah was on the podcast previously, chatting about her books Conker and Climb. Since that episode, her little boy Bodhi was diagnosed with Leukaemia and Hannah has been balancing caring for her son and launching her new book Bronty's Battle Cry.  Join Chris an...

It's time for the next edition of our new mini-podcast Bea's Books where Jennie and Pari are challenged by Bea the bonsai tree to recommend books on the theme she gives them. This week, the theme is 'I Didn't See That Coming', and Jennie and Pari have some great book recommendations for you to find out about. Join them for some fun book chat and maybe you'll discover your next read. Don't forget y...

With the good weather arriving, libraries start to get excited about the Summer Reading Challenge coming. Chris Wilson, our E-Services Librarian, caught up with our Librarian, Lindsey Smith to find out more about the programme and why everyone should bring their little ones along to sign them up when it's on Saturday 24 June. Chris also visited a local school, St. Edward's Primary School, to find...

In our first Bea's Book standalone episode, join Pari and Jennie as they take on Bea's theme of Strange Bedfellows. Bea is their fabulous bonsai tree who suggests the theme for them to tackle and choose books that fit the theme. Get some great book recommendations from Pari and Jennie with some fun and laughs along the way. Don't forget you can leave us feedback on our podcast by using #FLBpodcast...

In our new podcast, our E-Services Librarian, Chris Wilson, catches up with Edinburgh author Lesley Kelly. Lesley is best known for our series The Health of Strangers - set in a pandemic-hit Edinburgh and a Health Enforcement Team is put together in order to assist with mandatory health checks from the Government. Written prior to the World's real pandemic struggles in recent years, Lesley's stori...

It's Bookbug Week! We're celebrating on our podcast with this special episode featuring a special guest from the Scottish Book Trust, the people behind the Bookbug programme. Our E-Services Librarian, Chris Wilson, caught up with Ruth Boreham, the Early Years Community Engagement Project Manager with the Scottish Book Trust. Ruth filled us in on exactly what happens with the Bookbug programme, how...

Who doesn't love stories about Vikings or Ghosts? Or finding out interesting facts from around Scotland. That's where the fantastic books from well-known Scottish children's author David Macphail can help. The worlds he has created whether it be with Thorfinn, the nicest Viking or in the Top-Secret Grandad are filled with just that along with his recent fact atlas An Amazing Illustrated Atlas of S...

World Book Night is fast approaching and we thought we'd give you a few options for the perfect book to read on the night. Our E-Services Librarian, Chris Wilson, managed to get a handful of our staff to take part in our online book speed dating, getting just 3 minutes each to sell you their book choice as the one you should pick. Listen up for recommendations from Hilary and Peter from Motherwell...

Spring is upon us and for North Lanarkshire Libraries that means it's Let's Go Easter time. Our libraries are awash with kids activities mostly with an Easter theme. So there are plenty of opportunities to visit your local library and have a fun-filled experience.  Chris Wilson, our E-Services Librarian, caught up with a few staff from around our library service to find out what is coming in week...

One of our most successful events recently has been our Code Club sessions. Across various clubs, our Digital Learning team has been helping children learn basic coding using the Scratch programming language. Our E-Services Librarian, Chris Wilson, managed to catch up with some of the team to find out more. Digital Learning Officer, Hilary Petrie, gives us a little bit of background to the project...