All Episodes
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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...
November 2023
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 upcomi...
October 2023
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 event...
September 2023
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 c...
August 2023
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...
July 2023
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 loca...
June 2023
0:00 - Welcome0:52 - Interview with photographer John McCauley. John discusses his and Rodney Clery's recent Murmurations exhibition in Mullingar Library. Link to the ...
May 2023
Check out our website for full details of all our events - www.westmeathculture.ieThis month we are joined by Westmeath Heritage Officer Melanie McQuaid to chat about ...
April 2023
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@westmeath...
March 2023
0:00 - Intro1:15 - Seachtain na Gaeilge - for a full list of library events click here1:36 - Roy Lyndsay talk on The Character of Ireland - book here for Athlone or he...
February 2023
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 ...
January 2023 in Westmeath Libraries
Happy New year from all in Westmeath Libraries - listen for news and events in your local library
December 2022 in Westmeath Libraries
This month's podcast covers all our Christmas events, as we focus on Family Time At Your Library. We also have a special guest, author Lorraine Murphy
Whats happening in Westmeath Libraries this November
Find out more about all this news & events at www.westmeathculture.ie
October in Westmeath Libraries
Find out what's happening in Westmeath Libraries this month0:52 - Interested in joining a book club? Or starting your own?1:20 - My Open Libraries in Westmeath1:44 - F...
