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Friday May 29, 2020
Friday May 29, 2020
In this episode we bring you No Longer Forgotten - Cork Women of the Revolution; Liquid Gold - more gardening advice from Eleanor Twomey; part three of our Short Story Writing guide by Sorcha Fogarty; we feature the poem The Water War by Kevin Doyle; and librarian Ann Riordan tells us about the most popular ebooks and eaudiobooks borrowed from the library's online service since shutdown.
Monday May 18, 2020
Monday May 18, 2020
In this episode we bring you a feature on Book Censorship in Ireland, a history of The Lottery and its Cork agents, City Librarian Liam Ronayne reflects on reading Camus's The Plague during lockdown, and Conor McHale recommends Music To Enjoy At Home.
Friday May 15, 2020
Friday May 15, 2020
In this episode we bring you an excerpt from ‘The Inner Light’ by Billy O’Callaghan from his 2009 short short anthology ‘In Too Deep & Other Short Stories’; Sorcha Fogarty continues her series on tips for short story writers; we hear from Reference Librarian Rose Smyth who is currently redeployed in contact tracing, and we feature a poem by library staff member Ed Cashman.
Friday May 08, 2020
Friday May 08, 2020
Welcome to Cork City Libraries' Talking Newsletter. In this episode we bring you Ukuleles at the library, Roots and shoots - gardening tips from library staff member Eleanor, Movie memories - Before Cinema: Magic Lanterns, Phantasmagorias and Zoetropes. Information about library services can be found on our website at www.corkcitylibraries.ie and on our social media channels. Thanks for listening.
Thursday May 07, 2020
Thursday May 07, 2020
Welcome to Cork City Libraries' talking newsletter. This episode features Memories of Cork with Michael Linehan, Sorcha Fogarty gives us tips on short story writing, we hear from library staff member Conor who is deployed to the HSE during the covid-19 crisis, and Jim McKeon writes us a special poem. Information about Cork City Libraries services and projects can be found on our website at www.corkcitylibraries.ie and on our social media channels. Thanks for listening, slán.