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Which library podcasts did you listen to?
The library podcast that I downloaded was called the "Library Survival Guide" that I found through Podcast Alley. It was interesting listening to their first podcast compared to their later ones (Their first podcast had a loop of music looping constantly throughout the entire episode, later episodes did not make this mistake).

When I checked out the Podcatchers I looked at Fireant, but they didn't have it available anymore. Fireant did endorse a successor called Miro. It's a Video Podcatcher, a basic search through the directory didn't give a many good options for "Library." I found one called WineLibrary, but watching a guy spitting wine is not exactly my cup of Merlot. When you begin expanding your search to other sites you get more options, but it does require some weeding down and instead of adding a subscription you add a channel.

Do you see podcasting as a useful tool for Sno-Isle Libraries? Any ideas about which topics our patrons might be interested in hearing?
The biggest problem with podcasting is the level of quality that is out there. If you are looking for something that has the audio or video quality of radio or television you will be disappointed by the vast majority of content out there. It is a way for someone who aspires for greatness to make a break into the market. If there is a storytime that is always packed we could provide that librarians performance to the world, just as Nancy Pearl does her Book Talk on KUOW (which I think can be downloaded as a podcast). Quality is very important to retain a reliable audience, they have an entire world of media to choose from.

Topics that might have potential is a audio version of the events at a specific branch or across the entire region, Storytimes, booktalks, and highly popular programs of an educational nature that have high attendance.

Do you have any experience with listening to, or creating podcasts?
I have never created a podcast, though I have occasionally listened to one. I don't own a MP3 player, so downloading a podcast means I only listen to it on my computer. Most of the time I can find something far more entertaining on the Internet (like hulu.com) to spend my time with.