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Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Library service host a varied programme of events throughout the year, some of which we record, including a series of literary events called dlr Library Voices and an annual literary festival called Mountains to Sea dlr Book Festival run in collaboration with dlr Arts Office. Our books podcast Need To Read is where authors, professionals and avid readers share their favourite books across their area of interest, expertise or obsession.
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Podcast Ulysses Tales From The Tower 1 Feb 2022 from 2022-02-11T12:06:32
Podcast Ulysses Tales From The Tower 1 Feb 2022 by dlr Staff
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Tim Thurston 13th Dec 2021 MST from 2021-12-16T13:27:22
Some Light in Darkness
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We are thrilled to bring you a series of four of Tim’s very special Monday Morning Music sessions. He will introduce music which he has enjoyed ...
Some Light in Darkness - Monday Morning Music with Tim Thurston 6 Dec 2021 from 2021-12-16T12:16:45
We are thrilled to bring you a series of four of Tim’s very special Monday Morning Music sessions. He will introduce music which he has enjoyed during Lockdown – and some Christmas music too. These...
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Anne Makower 30 Nov 2021 Podcast MST from 2021-12-02T16:49:16
In association with the exhibition All Right on the Night, Anne Makower gave a talk on the Makower family and how they came from Poland to set up a textiles business in London in the mid 19th centu...
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Speranza: Oscar’s Mama from 2021-12-02T16:29:03
We are pleased to present a talk by Christopher Fitz-Simon on Jane Francesca Elgee, later Mrs William Wilde, later still Lady Wilde, who was born in Wexford 200 years ago. A poet who wrote inflamma...
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Some Light in Darkness Monday Morning Music with Tim Thurston 29 Nov 2021 from 2021-12-02T15:11:16
Some Light in Darkness
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29 November 2021
We are thrilled to bring you a series of four of Tim’s very special Monday Morning Music sessions. He will introduce m...
Some Light in Darkness: Monday Morning Music with Tim Thurston 22 Nov 2021 from 2021-12-02T14:50:35
We are thrilled to bring you a series of four of Tim’s very special Monday Morning Music sessions. He will introduce music which he has enjoyed during Lockdown – and some Christmas music too. These...
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Lexicon 091121 Comic 20 Years of Comics at Injuve from 2021-11-18T12:26:37
Cómic 20 shows 40 works by 20 Spanish artists (1998-2018) and each artist is represented by two pieces of art, of which one is an early work and the other a more recent one. The artists have been s...
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Lexicon 30 Oct 2021 Flor MacCarthy Book Launch from 2021-11-18T12:02:53
With over 400 letters, memos, cards, telegrams, drawings, notes and photographs, The Presidents’ Letters reveals a personal and unexpected story of Ireland since the inauguration of our first presi...
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Infinite Jest and the writing of David Foster Wallace with poet Tom Tracey from 2021-11-04T00:00
Poet Tom Tracey explores the works and life of American Author David Foster Wallace. Works discusses include: Infinite Jest, Consider the lobster and Brief interviews with hideous men.
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"The will to live" - the best of memoirs with writer Madeline Beach Carey from 2021-09-22T00:00
Writer Madeline Beach Carey discusses some of her favourite memoirs including:
Tove Ditlevsen's trilogy: Childhood, Youth, Dependency
Deborah Levy’s Living Autobiography: Things I Wan...
The best of Nature Writing With conservation specialist Dan from Birdwatch Ireland from 2021-08-06T00:00
Dan Connaghan, conservation officer at BirdWatch Ireland, shares his personal favourite books and articles on the topic of nature writing. They range from the pastoral literature to writings of an ...
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Best LGBTQIA+ books for Young Adults (with Mila from dlr Libraries) from 2021-06-28T13:28:33
The wonderful Mila from dlr Libraries shares her favourite #LGBTQIA books for Young Adults.
Books reviewed or mentioned include:
Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating - Adiba Jai...
Elemental Sounds - Air from 2021-04-30T09:25:50
Air’
Join Jessica Sinclair, Music Therapist, as she guides you through today’s guided relaxation practice. We sometimes associate ‘Air’ with the majestic creatures who soar through it. Tod...
Elemental Sounds - Fire from 2021-04-23T09:41:45
Join Jessica Sinclair, Music Therapist, as she guides you through today’s relaxation practice, using warming and holding sounds that we may associate with the element Fire. This practice will leave...
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Normal Women: Contemporary Irish Women Writers (with writer Eva Kenny) from 2021-04-16T12:10:36
Writer Eva Kenny discusses contemporary Irish women writers and the themes that occupy them.
Books in focus: Niamh Campbell’s This Happy, Naoise Dolan’s Exciting Times, Emma Dabiri’s Don...
Elemental Sounds - Earth from 2021-04-16T08:55:05
Join Jessica Sinclair, Music Therapist, as she guides you through a practice which is designed to make you feel grounded and centred, as we focus on the calming and grounding tones and sounds assoc...
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Music Therapy: Elemental Sounds - Water from 2021-04-09T08:31:24
Join Jessica Sinclair, Music Therapist, as she guides you through a gentle relaxation exercise focusing on the calming sounds of water and the ocean. Expect to feel as cool, calm and collected as t...
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Journalist Dhruti Shah discusses her favourite Short Stories from 2021-03-04T16:59:35
BBC news journalist and author of Bear Markets and Beyond. Dhruti Shah discusses what short stories she keeps coming back to. She also discusses her new book that is a bestiary of business terms th...
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Writer & actor Kealan Ryan on fiction dealing with the male psyche from 2021-02-10T11:49:50
Writer and actor Kealan Ryan discusses some of his favourite books of fiction that are sometimes considered classically "male" books as they in part deal with the male psyche.
Books discu...
Author Sue Rainsford on representations of violence in literary fiction from 2021-01-11T12:40:26
Fiction & arts writer Sue Rainsford, discusses representations of violence in literature & shares some books that have really impressed her this past year.
Various books discussed with a ...
Best sports books with journalist Paul Cuddihy from 2020-12-21T13:54:57
Paul Cuddihy is a writer and journalist, currently the editor of Celtic View, the official magazine for Celtic Football Club, and runs the Read All About It podcast on book recommendations. In this...
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Young Adult verse novels with Ruth Ennis from 2020-12-16T14:01:33
Ruth Ennis is a co-founder and features editor for teen and YA literary journal Paper Lanterns. Ruth shares her favourite verse novels for Young Adults with us and discusses writing her own verse n...
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Karah Preiss from Belletrist: Best books through Alternative Perspectives from 2020-12-07T15:57:59
Karah Preiss content producer & writer based in New York City. Along with actress Emma Roberts, she founded Belletrist, a social media-first community for book lovers and they're currently in a fir...
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Best books on Modern Irish History with economic historian Ciarán Casey from 2020-11-18T12:57:20
Ciarán Casey is an Irish economic historian who is currently researching the history of the Department of Finance. Books discussed include: Cormac Ó Gráda- A Rocky Road, Mary Daly- Sixties Ireland,...
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Writer Adrian Duncan's favourite books on "World Building" from 2020-09-04T14:21:26
Writer, engineer and artist Adrian Duncan discusses his favourite books on World Building, in terms of architecture and engineering and also in terms of creating a world in historical fiction and m...
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The transgressive writing of Charles Bukowski by poet Steve Denehan from 2020-07-20T09:00:20
Poet Steve Denehan discusses the life and work of the transgressive writer Charles Bukowski.
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Best books by fantasy author Terry Pratchett from 2020-07-06T16:59:31
Avid reader and library-goer Hugh Torpey explains what draws him to the fantasy books by author Terry Pratchett.
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Irish National Opera podcast #2 from 2020-06-17T15:14:51
This is the second of a two-part podcast produced by the Irish National Opera in partnership with dlr Libraries. The series will explore the different voice types you'll hear in an opera performanc...
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Irish National Opera podcast #1 from 2020-06-09T14:32:57
This is the first of a two-part podcast produced by the Irish National Opera in partnership with dlr Libraries. The series will explore the different voice types you'll hear in an opera performance...
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Top scriptwriting tips from a prolific Drama Reader. from 2020-05-13T13:59:08
UKTV Drama-reader, and dlr Library member, Craig Reynolds shares what he has learnt from reading hundreds of scripts for his job working in tv commissioning. We chat best practice for writing with ...
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Carnegie Cinema Club: What we've watched so far from 2020-05-01T13:23:53
dlr Staff Hayley and Aisling give a quick recap of all the films they watched with the Carnegie Cinema Club at Blackrock Library.
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Food for the Soul with Darina Allen from 2020-03-30T11:52:43
Food for the Soul with Darina Allen by dlr Staff
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Billy from dlr Libraries on Japanese Literature & the writer Yukio Mishima from 2020-03-23T13:46:22
dlr Libraries staff member Billy discusses the life, death and literary works of legendary Japanese author Yukio Mishima.
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Speculative Fiction recommendations with Deanna from dlr Libraries from 2020-03-19T15:55:26
dlr Libraries staff member Deanna discusses her recommended reads in the area of Speculative Fiction. Not sure what that is? Have a listen...
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Film review of Little Women with journalist Jennifer Gannon from 2020-02-25T16:33:27
Hayley Reynolds from dlr Libraries chats to freelance journalist Jenn Gannon about all aspects of the recent film adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's Little Women by director Greta Gerwig. If you lo...
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How to read more books in 2020 with Raven Books in Blackrock from 2020-02-07T12:32:43
Louisa from Raven Books in Blackrock shares how she plans and tracks her reading for the year. She gives advice on how to choose what to read next and how to read more widely across genre and authors.
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Best books to read aloud to kids with Vita from dlr libraries from 2020-01-13T07:00:16
Hayley Reynolds a dlr Library assistant talks to her colleague Vita Coleman about the best books to read aloud to kids at story time.
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