By Somerset Libraries
The podcast currently has 57 episodes available.
Somerset Libraries were delighted to be invited to attend the Wells Community Day alongside over 70 other stalls at the Wells Cathedral on January 20th.
Listen to a taste of the highlights and conversations with some of the Wells community partners about their community work and the vibrancy of the city”.
Music credits : Somerset and Bath artists.
Sam Evans “ As We Go “
Sam Evans “ How We Should Be Loved “
Amadou Diagne “ Salaam “
Moonfire “ Martin’s Jig “
Moonfire “ Sitting On The Moon “
Somerset Libraries set up a Pop-Up Library called “ Woodsies Library” at Glastonbury Festival 2023.
Located just a few steps away from The Woodsies stage, we welcomed many visitors to our library.
Join us at the festival and listen to our conversations with our visitors, music and an author talk with Katherine O’Shea talking about
her book "Molly’s First Festival".
Credits:
Intro "Glastonbury Song" The Portraits
"Fairy Lights" The Portraits live at Woodsies Library
"Paradox" ( Jamie’s Song ) Phil Cooper live at Woodsies Library.
On this edition of LibraryCast Somerset Libraries visits St Bartholomew’s School in Crewkerne for their assembly and to present this year’s Summer Reading Challenge. Bev Davis, teacher, and her pupils introduce the summer reading challenge. They talk about their book choices and how to join the Challenge. Come and join this year’s challenge and join up at your local library.
Music Credits: “ The Unicorn “ From the album The Quest by Dora Darling
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Welcome to our pilot episode for a new series of podcasts made by some of the young adults at their youth club at the St Peter’s Community Centre in Yeovil. In our first pilot episode, youth worker Ruth chats with Jeremy about some of her podcast plans that the youth club will be making. Ruth shares her story of how
Music Credits:
Intro
Outro
LibraryCast presents a series of poets in conversation with Somerset Libraries when we visited the Poetry and Words stage at Glastonbury Festival 2022.
On this edition we introduce two fantastic poets, Arielle Cottingham, and Tony Walsh.
Credits
Music: Numbered Days ( For Little Mammoths) by Matt Owens.
Thank you Helen Johnson, the stage manager of the Poetry and Words Stage at Glastonbury Festival
LibraryCast welcomes Peter Knight from the Gigspanner Big Band and, author of “ The Salt Path”,
Raynor Winn. Peter and Raynor talk about their concert “ Saltlines” with music and spoken word at The Octagon
Theatre Yeovil. Raynor Winn shares her story of how the Salt Path was written and her latest book “Landlines”.
Credits
Music: 10,000 miles by Peter Knight’s, Gigspanner Big Band
Somerset Libraries was delighted to bring our Library Outreach Van to Glastonbury Festival 2022.
We brought plenty of books, some digital equipment and had many conversations with our visitors about reading , books and what we do. Our wonderful library team offered a safe space for our festival revellers to have some quiet moments with their children and with us. Listen to some of their stories about their love of Libraries”
Credit
Music “ Fools on Saturn “ by Sam Brookes
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Somerset Libraries hosted a Schools Out event at St Peter’s Community Hall in Yeovil.
Join a group of young people as they plan and produce their very first podcast. They asked the question
Where would you like to live? Find out how they got on.
Music Credit song Natural Wanderer by Irie Fire
Somerset Libraries hosted a pop-up library at the Yeovil Together at the Recreation Centre. Yeovil Together welcomed
and celebrated all our communities for a wonderful day of activities , music food and books.
LibraryCast presents soundscapes and community stories from the day in anticipation of next year’s family event.
LibraryCast - With author Gill Oliver for Stroke Awareness Month.
We welcome local author Gill Oliver to LibraryCast. Gill talks about her book “ Joe Faber and the Optimists “. May is Stroke Awareness Month and Gill’s fictional book is an entertaining story about the day to day impact a stroke can have on a family.
Her book is based on a few real-life characters and Terry, Gill’s husband, joins LibraryCast as our surprise special guest.
Credits
Music with kind permission by Fly Yeti Fly
“ Honeybee “
“ Heads above Water “ both tracks from their new album “ Make A Ring “
The podcast currently has 57 episodes available.