Pondering Podcasting

I have never used or explored podcasting so this was all new to me. It was interesting to see how the libraries have used podcasting for sharing of stories, etc., but I kind of like our Tumblebooks audiobooks because of the visiual aspect of "seeing" and "hearing" the story, especially for little ones. I thought that using the podcast method for giving a tour of the library might work and I'm sure there are many other ways that podcasts would benefit the library setting. It did surprise me to see a listing of the libraries using podcasts, such as Moraine Valley Community College, as I would have thought some other larger libraries would use them more. I did find the Podcasting Tools site very informational and from there I did check out some fitness, book, humor, and news-type podcasts that I might enjoy. I would definitely need to spend more time exploring these. Podcast Alley was a little confusing to me (maybe because there was so much there), but I'm glad to now know what podcasting is and can at least talk about it!