Podcasts

This was an interesting experiment because I haven't explored this field on my own very much. I work in the Snoqualmie Valley, and there is a fella that puts up regular podcasts of life in the Valley - what's going on around town, interesting features, etc.Snoqualmie Joe's Podcast Page.

I think Nancy Pearl has a great idea for use of podcasts in libraries. She's featured on KUOW and Podcast.net linked me to all her podcasts in one easy search page. Here's a link Nancy Pearl

Podcasts are yet another way to reach a different crowd than traditional libraries have attracted in the past. Many folks are audio-centric these days with looonnngg communtes. Children's librarians could do weekly story time podcasts (as if they weren't busy enough!), Teen librarians could do book talks and email them to teens, if there is a librarian with a particular specialty let's get a podcast on the website, or a YouTube