The Westmeath Libraries podcast
Join us for a monthly library chat. We'll talk about a variety of library related topics, from books to events, and plans for the future.
- Update frequency
- every 30 days
- Average duration
- 17 minutes
- Episodes
- 33
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
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 on recent news and events from S…
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 Heritage Week coming soon, and all that…
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 more
You'll find all our events at https://westmeath.spydus.ie/ and all our library news on our we…
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 chat about what's happening lib…
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 22nd, we’re calling on people acr…
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" programme.
We also get to hear some won…
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 fish farm on a bog, and the import…
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 on Twitter
- Niall is a scéalaí; a …
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 since the birth of John Broderi…
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 latest project on the vernacular buil…
July 2024
Celebrate Summer with Westmeath Libraries this July
Summer Stars is well underway for all the children out there, and we also have a host of events for adults as well
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 about our Cruinniu na nÓg events he…
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 can visit our website at www.wes…
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 details for these events can be f…
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 Christmas. And naturally here in We…
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 upcoming events.
Find out more in our n…