Quest 12b: Podcasts

It's not my day.

Outlook tried to make me log in to my e-mail - after I was already logged in.

The photocopier turned itself off while making my copies and took ten minutes to warm up again.

And every podcast site I tried to open failed. The closest I got was an Orange County (FL) storytime via Podcast.net that would only play the first two seconds of the podcast, over and over.

I have listened to podcasts before, and think they are a great way to publicize events and storytimes by providing samples of what happens during a library event. As well as being available via podcast sites, there would need to be links from our website to this information.

Despite my experiences today, I have enjoyed this Tech Trek. Learning new things is how we grow throughout life - I have no wish to stagnate. Thanks to all who put this experience together.

Quest 12a: YouTube

Free cookies with every book! I should have found something useful but I could not resist this video. Sesame Street hasn't been the same since I was a child!

This would be a terrific way to show patrons how to use the catalog or databases, or even give tours. Genealogists could get a tour of the South Carolina room, grantseekers could see a video on our Foundation Center. Connect everything up to our website, and patrons would be able to see all that we have!