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We Love Libraries – podcast 50

We love libraries - podcast 50

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Hello and welcome to the Falkirk Libraries podcast with Vikki, Anna and Tanya

Today’s episode is our 50th podcast and we are discussing our love of libraries and our wonderful childhood memories of using libraries.  All of the books mentioned can be found on our library catalogue

What we have been reading and listening to:

Vikki has been reading:

  • The Hunting Party, Lucy Foley
  • The Family Gift, Cathy Kelly
  • The Lying Room, Nicci French

Tanya has been reading:

  • Hardcore 24 by Janet Evanovich
  • SOS: What you can do to reduce climate change by Seth Wynes

Anna has been reading and listening to:

  • Milk and honey by Faye Kellerman
  • 13 minutes to the moon podcast by the BBC

New and forthcoming adult books:

  • Victim 2117, Jussi Adler-Olsen
  • The Lost Lights of St Kilda, Elizabeth Gifford
  • The Deep, Alma Katsu
  • The Good the bad and the Little bit Stupid, Marina Lewycka
  • Mum and Dad,  Joanna Trollope

New and forthcoming children’s titles:

  • (0-5 years)  When a dragon comes to stay, Caryl Hart, Rosalind Beardshaw
  • (5-7 years)  Billy and the Mini Monsters at the seaside, Zanna Davidson and  Melanie Williamson (Illustrator)
  • (7-9 years) Evil Emperor Penguin (almost) takes over the World,  Laura Ellen Anderson
  • (9-11 years)  The Lost Magician,  Piers Torday
  • (Teen)  The Endsitter, Penni Russon

DVD recommendations:

  • Judy (12)
  • Maleficent: mistress of evil (PG)

Our Reading Agony this week: 

‘I’m planning a trip to celebrate a special birthday can you help me decide where I should go?’

General travel tips:

  • Where to go when the worlds best destinations Dk Eyewitness Travel
  • The Family Travel Handbook, Lonely planet
  • Travel Writer’s Way: Turn your travels into stories , Jonathan Lorie

Specific guides to different countries for short trips or longer ones

Staff quote of the day: “People are silly “

Our Discussion: Why we love libraries: our earliest memory of using the library

We raved about some of our memories of libraries as children:  Malmesbury in Wiltshire, Bath, Campbeltown in Argyll, and lovely Grangemouth Library here in beautiful Falkirk area.

And Vikki had some interesting stats and sound bites about libraries and their use

Did you know?   

A reminder about our requesting service….

You can request items either via our library catalogue using your card and pin…chose which library you would like to pick your item up from. Or in person with your card. if the item isn’t on our system we do charge  £1.20 But if its already on our system then its free

Thank you for listening to the Library Love podcast, we hope you’ve enjoyed yourself and if you did, then subscribe to the podcast.  We love to hear from you and if you’d like to get in touch with us, then go to our blog LibraryLoveFalkirk.com, @LibFalkirk on Twitter, or Falkirk Libraries on Facebook or Instagram.  Bye

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Urban fantasy and steampunk – podcast 29

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Hello, lovely podpeople and welcome to the Falkirk Libraries podcast with Tanya and Anna.   Today’s episode is all about urban fantasy and steampunk.  If you’d like to request any of these from Falkirk Libraries, then have a look at our library catalogue here.

What we have been reading and listening to:

Tanya has been reading:
• Jasper Fforde – The Eyre Affair
Anna has been reading:
• David Weber – Uncompromising Honor, Everywoman

New and forthcoming adult books:
• Look Alive Twenty Five by Janet Evanovich
• Past Tense by Lee Child
• Fire and Blood by George R R Martin
• Christmas at the Beach Hut by Veronica Henry
• Lies Sleeping by Ben Aaronovitch

New and forthcoming children’s titles:
• Animalphabet by Julia Donaldson and Sharon King-Chai (Illustrator) (0 – 5 years)
• The Moomin Craft Book (4 – 14 yrs)
• Secret Science: The Amazing World Beyond Your Eyes by Dara O Briain (8 – 12 yrs)
• A Darkness of Dragons – Songs of Magic by S. A. Patrick (10 – 13 yrs)
• Villain – The Monster Series by Michael Grant (Teen)

DVD recommendations:
• Antman and the Wasp (12)
• Sherlock Gnomes (PG)

Our Reading Agony this week: ‘I don’t know what to get my family for Xmas ‘ (The answer is always books or book tokens or tech to listen / read books).
For very young children, try That’s not my llama by Fiona Watt
For 3 – 6 year olds, try Not-so-brave Penguin by Steve Smallman
For 5 – 7 year olds, try Lizard in a Blizzard by Lesley Sims
For 7 – 9 year olds, try The Secret in Vault 13 by David Solomons (a Dr Who adventure)
For 8 – 12 year olds, try Ripley’s Believe It or Not! 2019 (9 – 12 years)
For Teens, try A Map of Days by Ransom Riggs (if they’ve read the others in this compelling series, if not, then try them with the first in the series, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children)
For adults, it’s maybe more tricky, so the joy of book tokens come into play, but for anyone who liked the Charlaine Harris Southern Vampire series in book or tv form, then try Gunnie Rose, Harris’ newest in a brand new world.

Staff quote of the day: ‘I’m off to find the green stuff’

Our discussion was all about urban fantasy and steampunk.
• Anne Bishop, Written in Red
• Emma Newman, Between 2 thorns
• Ben Aaranovitch
• Ilona Andrews
• Gail Carriger
• J.R Ward
• Marissa Myers, Cinder
• Lilith Saintcrow, (Bannon & Clare series) The Iron Wyrm Affair is the first in the series
• Charles de Lint
• Charlaine Harris
• Jim Butcher’s Harry Dresden series and the new Cinder Spires series,
• Mercy Thompson series by Patricia Briggs

Did you know? We run library information visits for groups (e.g. scouts or schools). Give your local Falkirk Library a call if you want to visit and we’ll see when we can fit you in. It’s great showing kids round the secret parts of the library, or working with them to gain a special badge for Beavers or Guides.

Thank you for listening to the Library Love podcast, we hope you’ve enjoyed yourself and if you did, then tell a friend and encourage them to have a listen too. We love to hear from you and if you’d like to get in touch with us, or if you’ve got a Reader Agony of your very own then go to www.librarylovefalkirk.com, Falkirk Libraries on fb or @LibFalkirk on twitter.