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In this special episode of Tales from The Leeds Library, Archive Assistant Niimi Day Gough and Assistant Librarian Anna Goodridge interview our longest subscribing member. Miss Judith Pickard became a member in 1952 - which, at the time, required references and a share certificate (viewable on our social medias @theleedslibrary)! To celebrate her 70th anniversary of joining the Library, she shares her memories of sherry parties, piano recitals, and the Library's growth towards its Next Chapter.
To find out more about The Leeds Library's exciting expansion into our new building, and to view the plans we discuss in the episode, click here.
Our entrance and exit music is Book Bag by E's Jammy Jams.

For the final episode of season 2 of Tales from The Leeds Library we talk to author Sarah Brooks about her upcoming debut novel A Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands, if less is more in sci-fi and speculative fiction, bringing myth into her work and being taught by George R.R. Martin. We also discuss the Leeds Centre for New Chinese Writing, Samovar, a bilingual online magazine of translated speculative fiction for which Sarah is co-editor, and Chinese fairy tales. 
 
The Opening and Ending Song is Book Bag - E's Jammy Jams which can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbeUbgO2AJc
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Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/tales-from-the-leeds-library/id1584141498
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Edited and Produced by Jack Simpkins
Presented and Produced by Molly Magrath

This week's episode of Tales from The Leeds Library features a conversation with Jed Aitchison from Buy Nowt LS6. We talk to Jed about libraries, but not as we know them: instead of lending books Buy Nowt LS6 lends things. We also discuss sustainability and the ethos behind the Library of Things movement, some of the weirder objects available for borrowing, and what our relationship to stuff says about us. 
Find out more or become a member of The Library of Things here. 
The Opening and Ending Song is Book Bag - E's Jammy Jams which can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbeUbgO2AJc
Listen to the Podcast on your favourite Podcast Platforms:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1ZrmYIJS8y84kzsEqHu2OG
Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/d39e4765-fd96-4751-bef4-ff47313ef5a9/tales-from-the-leeds-library
Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL3RhbGVzZnJvbXRoZWxlZWRzbGlicmFyeS9mZWVkLnhtbA
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/tales-from-the-leeds-library/id1584141498
Podcast Website: https://talesfromtheleedslibrary.podbean.com/
Social Media Links
Twitter: https://twitter.com/theleedslibrary
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Website: https://www.theleedslibrary.org.uk/

This week we talk to author Yvonne Battle-Felton about growing up in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, completing a PhD while raising three children, the differences between writing for children and writing for adults and what you can learn about writing in universities vs the school of life. We also talk in depth about her Women's Prize for Fiction shortlisted novel Remembered, delving into Yvonne's writing process and the inspiration behind the novel. 
 
On the 28th of May 2022 Yvonne will be teaching Speaking to the Shelves, an online writing workshop at The Leeds Library. More info and tickets can be found here:  https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/speaking-to-the-shelvescreative-writing-workshop-with-yvonne-battle-felton-tickets-315218004537?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
 
Find out more about Yvonne on her website here: https://www.yvonnebattle-felton.com/
Buy Remembered here: https://www.waterstones.com/book/remembered/yvonne-battle-felton/9780349700489 
Listen to Write Your Novel with Yvonne Battle Felton here: https://soundcloud.com/write-your-novel
 
 
The Opening and Ending Song is Book Bag - E's Jammy Jams which can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbeUbgO2AJc  Listen to the Podcast on your favourite Podcast Platforms: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1ZrmYIJS8y84kzsEqHu2OG Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/d39e4765-fd96-4751-bef4-ff47313ef5a9/tales-from-the-leeds-library Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL3RhbGVzZnJvbXR oZWxlZWRzbGlicmFyeS9mZWVkLnhtbA Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/tales-from-the-leeds-library/id1584141498 Podcast Website: https://talesfromtheleedslibrary.podbean.com/ Social Media Links Twitter: https://twitter.com/theleedslibrary Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/leedslibrary/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theleedslib... Website: https://www.theleedslibrary.org.uk/ 

In today’s episode, we talk to Librarian Ann Sproat and Archivist Errin Hussey from the Henry Moore Institute. We discuss art archives in the digital age, how libraries and archives acquire new material, what does and doesn't count as sculpture and the difficulties of deciding how to order an archive. 
Henry Moore Institute: https://www.henry-moore.org/
The Opening and Ending Song is Book Bag - E's Jammy Jams which can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbeUbgO2AJc
Listen to the Podcast on your favourite Podcast Platforms:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1ZrmYIJS8y84kzsEqHu2OG
Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/d39e4765-fd96-4751-bef4-ff47313ef5a9/tales-from-the-leeds-library
Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL3RhbGVzZnJvbXRoZWxlZWRzbGlicmFyeS9mZWVkLnhtbA
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/tales-from-the-leeds-library/id1584141498
Podcast Website: https://talesfromtheleedslibrary.podbean.com/
Social Media Links
Twitter: https://twitter.com/theleedslibrary
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/leedslibrary/
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Website: https://www.theleedslibrary.org.uk/

In today's episode, we talk to Niimi, the Archives Assistant and Anna, the Assistant Librarian, about The Leeds Library's archive. Anna has been working for the library for over 20 years and has a strong understanding of the archive, while Niimi has only been with us for a few months. Together we discuss the reasons we have an archive in the first place and what can be found in the libraries extensive collection.
Niimi's email for Archive Inquiries:
day-goughn@theleedslibrary.org.uk
The Opening and Ending Song is Book Bag - E's Jammy Jams which can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbeUbgO2AJc
Listen to the Podcast on your favourite Podcast Platforms:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1ZrmYIJS8y84kzsEqHu2OG
Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/d39e4765-fd96-4751-bef4-ff47313ef5a9/tales-from-the-leeds-library
Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL3RhbGVzZnJvbXRoZWxlZWRzbGlicmFyeS9mZWVkLnhtbA
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/tales-from-the-leeds-library/id1584141498
Podcast Website: https://talesfromtheleedslibrary.podbean.com/
Social Media Links
Twitter: https://twitter.com/theleedslibrary
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/leedslibrary/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theleedslib...
Website: https://www.theleedslibrary.org.uk/