I discovered podcasts a couple of years ago and have found them incredibly useful. The thing I like most is being able to choose the time, place and subject of your listening/viewing. It's great to have a few things on the mp3 player or phone to watch or listen to when things get a bit boring. Like using public transport or (for me) going for a walk. With an interesting podcast I can just devour the miles. What I'd really like is waterproof player I can use when swimming - great exercise but unutterable dull!
My fave pods come from ABC Radio National - you can access The Philosophers' Zone from this blog - it's worth going to the website and browsing the programs. They're only 1/2 hr or an hour long, there's bound to be something of interest and with podcatching the show can download without any effort. Whack it on the player and you're away. Fantastic!
Libraries could offer podcasts of speakers or authors or storytellers etc who present at the library for those that aren't able to attend sessions or if sessions are filled. Audio versions of blogs or other info on the site could be podcast for sight impaired users to listen to. Local government could podcast procedings of council meetings, perhaps, and access to these might be available from the library site.
But like anything we do, it needs to be measurably effective and well used enough to justify the time and cost involved in setting up and maintaining it.
podcasts are perfect for boring public transport trips!
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