Julie Andrews is the current Director of the Linen Hall Library: Belfast's oldest and last-standing private Libary.   Located just opposite City Hall, the old Linen Warehouse has some of the most interesting and important historic collections in Northern Ireland.   In today's episode we chat with Julie to discover: <ul> <li>The history of the Linenhall Library</li> <li>What is was like for her switching from the corporate to the charitable sector</li> <li>Why LHL is undergoing a huge digitisation project</li> <li>The most interesting items in their collection</li> <li>And the greatest successes/challenges they've faced along the way</li> </ul>   Check it out.

Julie Andrews is the current Director of the Linen Hall Library: Belfast's oldest and last-standing private Libary. Located just opposite City Hall, the old Linen Warehouse has some of the most interesting and important historic collections in Northern Ireland. In today's episode we chat with Julie to discover: The history of the Linenhall Library What is was like for her switching from the corporate to the charitable sector Why LHL is undergoing a huge digitisation project The most interesting items in their collection And the greatest successes/challenges they've faced along the way Check it out.

Julie&nbsp;Andrews is the current Director of the Linen Hall Library: Belfast's oldest and last-standing private Libary. &nbsp; Located just opposite City Hall, the old Linen Warehouse has some of the most interesting and important historic collections in Northern Ireland. &nbsp; In today's episode we chat with Julie to discover: <ul> <li>The history of the Linenhall Library</li> <li>What is was like for her switching from the corporate to the charitable sector</li> <li>Why LHL is undergoing a huge digitisation project</li> <li>The most interesting items in their collection</li> <li>And the greatest successes/challenges they've faced along the way</li> </ul> &nbsp; Check it out.

#173 Julie Andrews: Linenhall Library

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Northern Ireland has a better story to tell — one that goes beyond bombs, bullets and a sunken ship. You are part of this story. With 300+ conversations featuring some of the incredible people who call this place home, our weekly show gives you the chance to get away from the clickbait and connect with the amazing things happening in Belfast. Previous guests include NASA Scientists, Billion-Dollar CEOs, 91-year-old park-runners, Oscar-winning directors, Olympic Gold medalists, Bitcoin Auctioneers, Tim Burton's puppet-maker and a guy who built an aeroplane in his garage. Well-known voices include Snow Patrol, Foy Vance, Julian Simmons, May McFettridge, Zoe Salmon, Andrew Trimble, The Dead Rabbit, Michael Deane, The Priests, Two Door Cinema Club, Oliver Jeffers, Pete Snodden, Colin Geddis, Mary Peters, Rebecca McKinney and May Blood — the millworker who became a peer in the House Of Lords. Check it out! https://bestofbelfast.org/

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