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Podcasting requires little in the way of equipment or new technology. Most of the equipment is simply taken from radio-station supply houses – a small digital voice recorder, one or two decent microphones with stands, an entry-level mixing board, and a computer that can take audio input and further mix it and convert it to the proper file type and size. How could it be used? Children’s story-times Bilingual children’s story-times Teen event announcements Library event marketing Author visit and event excerpts (and replays) Book discussion replays Library policy statements Bilingual policy statements Obviously, I think the greatest area for this would be in children’s programming – being able to push podcasts out through the library’s website may prove very popular with both individual families and daycares. Video? With the addition of a simple video cam you could expand to a video service that would allow podcasting recorded puppet shows and other children’s and library events. Links Michael Stephens talks about library podcasting here Admissions podcast