Thing 21

Podcasts are much more prevalent than I'd ever imagined! There are literally thousands of them and on all topics you can think of and several you'd never imagine. I found the Pirate Comedy Show and many podcasts about Harry Potter and Lost. There are libraries doing podcasts to provide publicity for programs and services as well as interviews with literary visitors - take a look at this http://www.lions-online.org/Podcasts.html from the Kankakee Public Library. I can see possible uses for this form of communication in reaching not only patrons, but staff as well, in new ways.

Should we reconsider the old "a picture is worth a thousand words" saying? I'm looking for a microphone, might try my hand at creating a podcast...