Library Podcasts

This week I had an opportunity to continue exploring the wonderful world of podcasts. More specifically, I “attempted” to examine some of the many library related podcasts out there. I say “attempted”, because several of the sites, (Lansing Public Library, Lindenhurst Memorial Library, Thomas Ford Memorial Library, Oklahoma Department of Libraries and Wadsworth Public Library) had broken links. And once again, other sites, (Arizona State University Library, Denver Library, Mohawk College Library, Cheshire Public Library, Orange County Library and the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County) were all blocked by Websense. I did, however, manage to listen to a podcast interview by two librarians from Sheridan Libraries at Johns Hopkins University. I also listened to a teen poetry slam podcast from Kankakee Public Library. I then explored a few more sites to get a feel for how Libraries use this particular type of technology. Some libraries have podcasts of various library sponsored programs and events. The Sunnyvale Public Library system, for example, has podcasts of a series of business lectures on their website. The Pierce County Library system includes book reviews for interested customers on their Podcast Blog. Some Systems, such as the Boulder Public Library & the Manchester Public Library encourage their teen groups to post webcasts on their sites. And of course, many libraries offer storytimes for their younger patrons (a prime example of this can be found on our very own VBPL webpage).

In the spirit of this week’s topic, I added the following video (it is a trailer for the animated version of the children’s book, The Librarian from the Black Lagoon, by Mike Thaler).