Let's Talk: Camden library podcast
Let's Talk: Camden library podcast
Welcome to our new podcast, in Partnership with Bloomsbury Radio!
Every month, your hosts Abul Kashim from Camden Libraries and Barra Fitzgibbon from Bloomsbury Radio, sit down with a special guest to hear about their library experiences. Our guests represent a diverse library community, including staff, volunteers, partner organisations, and library users.
Tune in every month for an engaging exploration of library life and culture.
You can listen to let’s Talk Camden library live every Saturday at 6pm on Bloomsbury radio. You can also listen to other Bloomsbury shows.
Episode 6
In this episode we bring you the latest news and upcoming events from our libraries. We cover highlights from the recent staff conference, where we celebrated our team’s achievements over the past year and shared updates on new projects and future goals.
You can hear about exciting building upgrades and some temporary closures as we refresh our spaces with new furniture, painting, and redecorating, especially at Holborn Library.
The podcast also enables us to shine a spotlight on our wonderful partnership with the Bloomsbury Festival, which each year brings even more creativity and culture to our community. We report on a number of events that will take place during the festival including the special ballet performance telling the Windrush Story by Island Movements for Black History month.
It also includes a Family science, creative and story day for children and adults at Holborn Library. Join us for a great day of science discovery, craft, workshops and an extra special story writing and creative session. The session is with Ross Montgomery, award winning children’s author.
Take part in pop-up exhibitions, games and activities with some of London’s leading science teams including scientists from UCL, Moorfields and Great Ormond Street Hospital research teams.
Episode 5
Topic: The guest this month is Haleema and Elizabeth, Elizabeth shared her love and passion for reading, delved into her inspiring career journey, and discussed what led her to work in libraries. We also explored the Summer Reading Challenge, the joy of reading for pleasure, a variety of engaging activities, and much more.
Additionally, we discussed the Read On app, which is like a Couch to 5k equivalent for rekindling your love for reading.
Stay tuned for an engaging conversation filled with insights and inspiration!
Episode 4
Topic: The guest this month is Richard Neville, and the conversation is all about storytelling. Richard uses stories and oral traditions to create community conversations. He works in libraries and many other settings. We discuss the importance of listening, the power of stories to connect people together and much else besides.
Episode 3
Topic: Tudor shares with us how he became an archivist, what an archivist does and the services he and the team provide. Abul joins the podcast from Bangladesh and contributes to the discussion and highlights how library services are working with the Bangladesh community He also shares his experience with lovely food and the weather in Bangladesh.
Tudor Allen, Local Studies and Archives Manager talks to Abul Kashim, Library Development Lead and Barra Fitzgibbon.
Episode 2
Topic: The collection of books available for users to borrow and access to online resources. A range of free activities and service provision for Camden residents.
Jean Aston , Library Development Lead talks to Abul Kashim, Library Development Lead.
Episode 1
Topic: Career progression within the library service and what Holborn library offers the local community.
Haleema Ali, Community library Manager talks to Abul Kashim, library Development lead.