The Westmeath Libraries podcast

This month we are celebrating International Women's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Astronomy Week Ireland, and more. Listen for all our upcoming events

News and Events from Westmeath Libraries for February 2024, featuring Ireland Reads, Book Clubs, Warhammer, Teen Advisory Board and much much more. Remember, all the details for these events can be found on our events page on www.westmeathculture.ie or sign up for our monthly newsletter - https://westmeathlibraries.substack.com/p/february-2024

Happy New Year everyone. Here is a round up of our news and events for January 2024.

Hello and welcome to Westmeath Libraries' podcast. My name is Caroline Barry. Can you believe we're in the month of December, December 2023? So we're leading up to Christmas. And naturally here in Westmeath Libraries we have lots planned for younger people, toddlers and tots and primary school children and some older children as well. So stay tuned and I'll go through the events with you.

In this week's episode Caroline chats to Manus about his upcoming talk on the Night of the Big Wind, and to Catherine about Books for babies, as well as all our upcoming events. Find out more in our newsletter , or on our website www.westmeathculture.ie

Welcome to the October episode of our podcast, where our host Caroline from Kilbeggan Library has two interviews for you. We'll also take a look at some upcoming events happening in Westmeath Libraries. Remember, you can find all our news and events on our website: www.westmeathculture.ie

Welcome to this month's News & Events podcast from Westmeath Libraries. Our new host is Caroline Barry, and she will be talking about some upcoming events as well as chatting to participants of past events.

What's happening in Westmeath Libraries this August - featuring some Heritage Week events, Summer Stars, and much more. Plus a chat with Caroline from Kilbeggan Library To see all our events go to www.westmeathculture.ie Subscribe to our newsletter at https://westmeathculture.ie/subscribe-to-our-monthly-newsletter/

In this month's podcast Jack talks about our Summer Stars events, including Dog's Trust, Mudbogs, and Vroom-Town. Have a listen and learn what's happening in your local library

0:00 - Welcome 0:52 - Interview with photographer John McCauley.  John discusses his and Rodney Clery's recent Murmurations exhibition in Mullingar Library. Link to the charity is https://www.tanzanianheavenlyhomes.com/ 8:50 - My Little Library Book Bags are back 9:15 - Castlepollard Roleplaying 9:29 - Jill Parkinson exhibition in Athlone An improbability of puffins and other collectives" 9:42 - K...

Check out our website for full details of all our events - www.westmeathculture.ie This month we are joined by Westmeath Heritage Officer Melanie McQuaid to chat about an upcoming exhibition in Mullingar Library, Murmurations by John McCauley and Rodney Cleary as we celebrate Biodiversity Week. Westmeath Libraries are celebrating Europe Day, and marking the anniversary of Ireland joining the EC. M...

News and Events from Westmeath Libraries. For full details see our website - www.westmeathculture.ie or our online catalogue . You can also email us at library@westmeathcoco.ie We have a guest host this month, Dearbhla Sheridan, but we hope that Jack will be back with us for May's episode. This month we cover:  Spring Into Storytime IT training for those aged 60 and above. Contact: reception@westc...

0:00 - Intro 1:15 - Seachtain na Gaeilge - for a full list of library events click here 1:36 - Roy Lyndsay talk on The Character of Ireland - book here for Athlone or here for Mullingar 2:00 - EU50 commemorating Ireland's 50 years of membership in the European Union exhibition moves to Athlone 2:25 - Advice on your device available in all libraries 2:50 - Games in the library 3:00 - Book clubs - f...

All the news and events from Westmeath Libraries this month. 0:45 - Need some help with your device? Drop into your local library and talk to a member of staff. We are always happy to help 1:15 - Story times this month 1:40 - Entertainment at your library, from book clubs to games nights, Valentine's events and more 2:50 - Athlone Social Club run by the Alzheimer's Group 3:20 - Roy Lindsay's talk...

0:55 - Baby and toddler groups & story times 1:20 - Advice on your device & help on online resources and technology 1:40 - Book clubs, games, and group meetings 2:10 - Knitting, Crochet and Crafting groups 2:30 - How the library works: Your membership card, when you need it and when you don't. Non-members are always welcome to visit, but remember it is free to join. - watch some How-To vid...

December means it is Family Time At Your Library, and we have a host of events designed for all the family. We're also delighted to welcome author Lorraine Murphy along for a special feature. Lorraine is a local author living in Westmeath. 0:45 Celebrate the Winter Solstice with Mudbugs 1:05 Christmas nibbles with Fiona Egan 1:20 Christmas crafting 1:40 Festive story times and movies 2:05 The Refi...

1:00 - C-Pens & DCode Dyslexia talks 1:42 - Bridge in Kilbeggan Library 1:53 - Do you have questions about your tech? or library online resources 2:11 - Deadly Moons & Magical Stars 2:39 - Storytimes in your library 2:50 - Bookclubs 3:05 - Talk for new mothers in Castlepollard 3:11 - Author panel in Mullingar 3:30 - Knitting & Crochet groups 3:45 - Winter arrangement workshops 4:15 - B...

Find out what's happening in Westmeath Libraries this month 0:52 - Interested in joining a book club? Or starting your own? 1:20 - My Open Libraries in Westmeath 1:44 - Feature interview with Deirdre Broderick, Executive Librarian in Mullingar Library. Jack & Deirdre talk about some upcoming workshops and storytimes in the library, including Irish Sign Language sessions, LOTE picture books in...