Happy New Year! Join library staff for January’s Library News podcast which features information about the library’s upcoming Adult Winter Reading Challenge, the top ten fiction books downloaded from BARD, information about the upcoming Iowa Regional Braille Challenge, the library’s upcoming Youth Programs, and more.
Tag: Library News
Coming Soon: Library Chat Podcast
The Library is excited to announce a new podcast starting this month called Library Chat. This will be in addition to the library’s monthly Library News podcast and Braille Bits podcast.
The first Library Chat podcast will be released the week of October 19, 2020. During the Library Chat podcast, we will discuss books and other podcasts around different topics. October’s Library Chat will focus on the topic of Halloween. Listen in to hear about spooky books, Halloween traditions and more. We will also discuss the podcast Stuff You Should Know: Where Did Trick-Or-Treating Come From? The popular Stuff You Should Know podcast and video series is published by Stuff Media and hosted by Josh Clark and Charles W. “Chuck” Bryant, both writers at HowStuffWorks. The podcast launched in 2008 and covers a variety of topics in the fields of science, history, urban legends and pop culture. If you would like listen to the podcast discussed this month, you can listen to Stuff You Should Know: Where Did Trick-Or-Treating Come From? here.
Just in case your missed our Podcasts 101 Webinar we have posted it to our YouTube channel. During the webinar library staff discuss what is a podcast, how do you listen to a podcast, where do you find them and what do our library podcasts have to offer.
Podcast 101 and Library Chat
What is a podcast? How do you listen to a podcast? Where do you find podcasts to listen to?
Join us for our Podcast 101 Webinar on Wednesday, October 7th at 10:00am and have your questions answered as we discuss how to find and listen to podcasts and learn about the podcasts that are being created by our library. Contact the library at library@blind.state.ia.us or 515-281-1323 for information on how to attend the webinar.
The Library is excited to announce a new podcast of our own coming in October called Library Chat. This will be in addition to our monthly Library News podcast and Braille Bits podcast.
The first Library Chat podcast will be released the week of October 19, 2020. During the Library Chat podcast, we will discuss books and other podcasts around different topics. October’s Library Chat will focus on the topic of Halloween. Listen in to hear about spooky books, Halloween traditions and more. We will also discuss the podcast Stuff You Should Know: Where Did Trick-Or-Treating Come From? The popular Stuff You Should Know podcast and video series is published by Stuff Media and hosted by Josh Clark and Charles W. “Chuck” Bryant, both writers at HowStuffWorks. The podcast launched in 2008 and covers a variety of topics in the fields of science, history, urban legends and pop culture. If you would like listen to the podcast discussed this month, you can listen to Stuff You Should Know: Where Did Trick-Or-Treating Come From? here.
Library News Podcast: August 2020
Join library staff for our latest podcast as they wrap up the Summer Reading Program, discuss fall programming plans, review the top ten BARD non-fiction downloads, go Beyond the Book and make three bookish wishes.
Library News Podcast: July 2020
Join library staff as they discuss July library programs, Beyond the Book, the Summer Reading Program and a list of some great books to check out.
Library News Podcast: June 2020
Join library staff as they discuss June library programs, Beyond the Book, IDB Read and a special message from Emily Wharton, Director of the Iowa Department for the Blind.