Podcasting

I listened to a podcast called ABC BookReview. Two librarians, Beth and Cari, working at Twinsburg Public Library, discuss books on a specific genre or topic for each episode of a podcast. These podcasts are strictly the opinions and ideas of Beth and Cari. In the episode I watched, Beth and Cari discuss animals/pets. Each woman discusses her own pet—one has cats and one has a dog—and experiences with those animals. They also discuss different books, both fiction and nonfiction, about animals. Sometimes just book titles are mentioned, while other times the book is discussed a little more in detail. I found this podcast entertaining, and it would be a neat way to spread the word about different books in the library. I think this is a fun way that a school library could also get students interested in different books in the library.

On iTunes, I subscribed to a podcast of "Grammar Girl." This gives quick tips for various problems people encounter in writing.