How do public libraries fight racism? Can you be addicted to books? What’s it really like to be a librarian?
The new Castlemaine-made podcast and radio series, Meet Me at the Library, aims to find out.
Hosted and produced by Anne-Marie Middlemast, each episode takes listeners inside our local libraries to find out how these remarkable spaces bring us together.
“I’m a proud card-carrying member of my local library, and amazed by the services they manage to deliver,” Ms Middlemast said.
“The public library really is a community lounge room – it’s a welcoming place full of possibilities, where you don’t have to spend a cent to enjoy yourself.”
The season will be broadcast on Castlemaine community radio station 94.9 MAINfm, beginning at 8.30am this Thursday, and will also be available to download as a podcast.
Listeners will meet a range of wise, witty and colourful characters who’ve each got a very different story to tell about why they love their public library.
From the keyboard warrior using the library’s free wi-fi to help reunite separated families, through to the reformed smoker who’s replaced cigarettes with books, you’ll find out why these surprising, creative and vibrant places are more important than ever.
“The main idea being teased out throughout the series is how public libraries bring us together, and in the process, help create vital connections with a community,” Ms Middlemast said.
Meet Me at the Library is produced with the assistance of the Community Broadcasting Foundation, and supported by Goldfields Libraries. Follow on Facebook and Instagram @MeetMeattheLibraryPodcast.
