The assignments this week took a little longer to accomplish since I had no "off desk" time. I didn't think I should be listening to podcasts while I was on the service desks. However, a couple of times I was double-scheduled with an L.A. at the "Help Desk" and was able to use the headphones and listen to a bit of some of the podcasts at "Library Success: Best Practices wiki".
I wanted to compare podcasts from other public libraries and the trend I noticed (probably not the one I was supposed to) was that many of the links were no longer any good.
I listened to a picture book read by Denver P.L., some teen book-movie connections from County of Los Angeles Libraries and finally an adult author talk from Kankakee P.L. The theme, a natural one for libraries, was to get people excited enough to want to read these books or other books like them themselves.
I don't think many people would have the patience to sit and listen to a whole book being read to them, but I think podcasts in libraries are perfect for booktalks, author programs and especially children's picture books and stories. Podcasting can be used to whet the public's appetite for a story, theme or author.
I am very proud of myself for being able to check-out and download an OverDrive book to myself. Familiarizing myself with all the "Helps" available will make me better able to help patrons (especially the "lost souls" who call in over the telephone).
Thank you Team for forcing me to do this!
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ReplyDeleteThanks, Stampin' Mom. I guess I thought I was really needed on the desk and that all the other part-timers were managing somehow. I used a little creativity to do it, but next time I WILL ask.
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