Podcast Parties

The podcast that I listened to can be found at the following URL:

http://www.hopkintonschools.org/hhs/library/podcasts/Graveyard.mp3

It is kind of a book talk about Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book, which in and of itself is great, but this podcast offers so much more! It is part of a series of podcasts a middle school/high school librarian puts out each year to inform her students about books they can vote for as favorites in their state of New Hampshire. What's really cool is that at the beginning of the podcast, the librarian explains the award the books she talks about are competing for, and it's an award that was actually started by students and public schools!

I really enjoyed this podcast for a few reasons. First of all, I think it makes things interesting. Some students could get bored by simply listening to someone talking without any visual stimulation, but this librarian makes it difficult to be bored! There are wonderful sound effects and music, and everyone who talks in the podcast has great animation. I also love the fact that this librarian uses podcasts to get as many people (especially students) in her community involved in the voting for the award as possible. I'll definitely have to check up on her future podcasts!