All Episodes
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September 2025
September means school is back in session and in this episode of our podcast Colm and Rory chat about all the library can offer students. From study spaces, to books, ...
August 2025
This episode features an interview with Westmeath County Council STEM Engagement officer Kelley Keogh, talking about robots, coding and AI.Colm and Rory also catch-up ...
July 2025
Summer Stars is ongoing in all our libraries, in this episode Colm & Rory chat about some of the events that have been happening. They'll also be talking about Heritag...
June 2025
Join Colm and Rory as they chat about all things libraries. This month's highlight is our Summer Stars programme, you can find all our events at www.westmeathculture.ie
May 2025
In this episode Colm & Rory talk about events in the libraries including Bealtaine, Summer Stars, and moreYou'll find all our events at https://westmeath.spydus.ie/ an...
April 2025
Our podcast host Caroline has moved to a new library in Westmeath, and so has passed on the podcast to two new hosts, Colm & Rory. This is their first episode and they...
February 2025
In this month's podcast we celebrate Ireland Reads, our national celebration of reading in Ireland. Throughout February and especially on Ireland Reads Day, February 2...
December 2024
Caroline talks to Michelle Ruddy from Athlone Library about Family Time At Your Library, and Finola Colgan from Mental Health Ireland about our "Well Westmeath" progra...
November 2024
In this episode of the Westmeath Libraries Podcast Caroline talks with Dr. Emer O'Neill, Senior Postdoctoral Researcher at TUS Athlone. They talk about setting up a fi...
October 2024
Caroline chats to Aidan Courtney and to Niall de Búrca about Childrens Book Festival.Aidan is a cartoonist, writer + part-time librarian in Clare. Uou can find Aidan o...
September 2024
Caroline chats to Colm from Mullingar Library about The Waking of Willie Ryan by John Broderick. This is Athlone's One Town One Book read as we celebrate the 100 years...
Heritage Week 2024
In this episode Caroline chats to Seamus O'Brien, editor of Westmeath: History and Society – interdisciplinary essays on the history of an Irish county about his lates...
July 2024
Celebrate Summer with Westmeath Libraries this JulySummer Stars is well underway for all the children out there, and we also have a host of events for adults as wellSu...
June 2024 in Westmeath Libraries
All the news and events from Westmeath libraries, including our Library of Sanctuary award, Summer Stars, and exciting changes coming to Kilbeggan Library.Find out abo...
May 2024 in Westmeath Libraries
May marks Bealtaine in the old Irish calendar, so Caroline shares a few traditional meanings and practices. As well as chatting about our upcoming news and events.You ...
April in Westmeath Libraries
From Spring Into Storytime to local history podcasts, there is so much happening in our libraries this April.
March 2024 in Westmeath Libraries
This month we are celebrating International Women's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Astronomy Week Ireland, and more. Listen for all our upcoming events
February 2024
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 d...
January 2024
Happy New Year everyone. Here is a round up of our news and events for January 2024.
December 2023
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 Chr...