podcasts

Using the directory podcast.net, I searched twice for library related sites: with "library" I chose Johnson County Library from Overland Park, Kansas. Their Writer's Place Poetry Reading Series looks great. Unfortunately, the podcast took too long to load. I'll try it again. Also under " library", I chose Hennepin County Teen Links and listened to " Movie review of King Kong". The intimacy created by hearing someone's voice, akin to talk radio is very appealing. My second search was " kids book reviews" I chose and added to my Bloglines with an RSS feed the podcast "Book Voyages" . I listened to #17 and enjoyed a quiet " teacher voiced" podcast which included info on using the podcast, contacting the Book Voyages staff by email and phone, contests with prizes,news from the net on Patricia Polaco,reviews of Jean Craighead George's books on care of your dog and care of your cat, review of Giddyup Cowgirl and an invitation to email comments, a student book review of Matilda by Roald Dahl. Most useful to me is the potential for appealing, brief book reviews for the child patron and his / her family.