Podcasting (Thing 20)

1. Podcast: Booktalks Quick and Simple
I listened to 2 booktalks. First one was on the book, Now and Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin by Barretta. Time: 1:11 and the book: One-Handed Catch by Auch Time :58. Sound quality was good. Voices were both palitable. The booktalks were just the right amount of time. Content was good and interesting.(actually I have already read One-Handed Catch but wanted to see how they booktalked it)
2. Worthington Public Library-kids podcasts.
Listened to the story The Mitten. Sound quality was not good. Teller did not have much inflection in their voice. Did not keep my attention. I was not entertained.
3. County of Los Angeles Public Library-teen Podcast.
This was really cool! It was Read the Book, See the Movie. Lasted 3:12 minutes.
Teen voice talked about the upcoming movies, cast, and the books. She talked about 4 total. Timing was just right. Loved how she said the library has these books.
4. Kankakee Public Library
Author Visit: Angela Johnson. Time 48 minutes. Sound was as clear as if I was in the room. She talked about how she had a diary and what she wrote in the day Martin Luther King died. She is so glad she wrote in her diary because she will always know how she felt, what she experienced. She said she saw adults cry for the first time including her father. I will have to go back and finish listening to her talk.

I think all of these podcasts are useful to the customer if they have good sound quality and good interesting content. In addition to what I listened to libraries have done podcasts of their poetry slam, upcoming programs, new books. The list can go on and on.