Podcasting for Libraries

Podcasts. Maybe you are a devotee, listening to shows like Succession or Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History. Maybe you’ve never listened, but you are peripherally aware of the fact that 41% of Americans listen to a podcast every week. Have you ever considered how your institution can use podcasts as a means to engage your community, spread the word about your unique collections, and tell your compelling stories? Museums, libraries, and other cultural heritage institutions can create podcasts that showcase their own special stories and collections. Podcasts can drive interest, engagement, and support.

Join presenter Heather Teysko to learn the basic steps to creating a podcast including basic hosting and editing options, and explore the many ways you can use audio to increase engagement in your community.

Learning Outcomes:
– At the end of the session, participants should be able to:
– Understand what makes podcasts unique, and why a library would want to launch a show
– Identify barriers to starting a podcast and how to navigate around them
– Name the key steps to starting a podcast, including identifying basic hosting and editing options and how to select one for your institution
– Create a plan for content creation and show launch
– Recognize podcasting best practices and avoid common missteps

Presenter: Heather Teysko is a writer and podcasting pioneer whose show on Tudor history, the Renaissance English History Podcast, is one of the longest running indie podcasts, is closing in on eight million downloads since 2009. She speaks throughout the US and Europe on community building through podcasting, including at the Sound Education educational podcasting conference at Harvard University, and Intelligent Speech, featuring leading education podcasters. Before she became a full time podcaster, Heather worked at the Califa Group for ten years, most recently as the Assistant Director, where, in addition to negotiating contracts and member offers, she was instrumental in building the enki eBook library, a statewide open source eBook platform with a shared collection of content purchased directly from publishers. She now splits her time between her podcasting two loves: podcasting and libraries. She is a consultant who works with libraries and mission-driven vendors on marketing and communications, and she continues building her podcast community, which now numbers over 45,o00 subscribers on YouTube, and includes events like Tudorcon.

The recording and handouts will be available on Niche Academy after the live event as well as our library of over 700 recorded sessions. To access Niche, go to: https://my.nicheacademy.com/floridalibrarywebinars

In addition, this session will be available to stream as a podcast.

Register here via Zoom for the live event or through the link below.