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Popcorn is a Skokie Public Library podcast devoted to all things movie and TV. In episode one, librarians Sharon and Annabelle share their picks for great overlooked DVDs, fill you in on the Library's new FastMovie recommendation service and preview the summer movies they're most looking forward to.

Direct download: popcorn_ep_1.mp3
Category:Popcorn -- posted at: 2:44 PM

Toby, Erika, and Mick as always discuss cool technology they have discovered since the last podcast.  They also discuss the new Shure microphones in the Digital Media Lab along with ProTools.  The group then discusses the new display space for content creators in the Digital Media Lab and upcoming technology classes.

Direct download: Library_Tech_Talk-_Episode_7-__4-24-12.mp3
Category:Library Tech Talk -- posted at: 6:12 PM

Erika, Toby, Mike, and Mick discuss technologies they have discovered in the last few weeks, LinkedIn, Google Earth, and upcoming Photoshop classes.

Direct download: Library_Tech_Talk_-_Episdoe_6_-_3-23-2012.mp3
Category:Library Tech Talk -- posted at: 1:19 AM

A Few Good Books Podcast: Your Guide to Must-Read Nonfiction

It’s (perhaps) not as significant as Dylan going electric, but we’re still pretty excited: A Few Good Books is now a podcast. Lend us your ears as our librarians share their insider picks for great nonfiction titles. 

Titles mentioned in this episode:

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can't Stop Talking / Susan Cain

The Orchard: A Memoir / Theresa Weir

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks / Rebecca Skloot

Cookoff: Recipe Fever in America / Amy Sutherland

Direct download: FGB_2-6-12_part_1.mp3
Category:A Few Good Books -- posted at: 9:59 PM

Is this episode Jessi, Toby and Mick discuss everything Teen Tech. Week, Pintrest, and the Sony WiFi e-Reader. Fun is had by all!

Direct download: Library_Tech_Talk_-_Episode_5_3-02-2012.mp3
Category:Library Tech Talk -- posted at: 11:12 PM

Mick, Erika and Toby discuss the new Digital Media Lab for children, SkokieStories (an oral history project), how to teach yourself technology with library resources, listening to music online, and how to be a part of Library Tech. Talk.

Direct download: Library_Tech_Talk_-_Episode_4_-_2-3-12.mp3
Category:Library Tech Talk -- posted at: 9:58 PM

A Few Good Books Podcast: Your Guide to Must-Read Nonfiction

It’s (perhaps) not as significant as Dylan going electric, but we’re still pretty excited: A Few Good Books is now a podcast. Lend us your ears as our librarians share their insider picks for great nonfiction titles. 

Titles mentioned in this episode:

Cast Member Confidential / Chris Mitchell

Bretz's Flood: The Remarkable Story of a Rebel Geologist and the World's Greatest Flood / John Soennichsen

A Country Year: Living the Questions / Sue Hubbell

Direct download: November_2_live_1.25.2012.mp3
Category:A Few Good Books -- posted at: 11:40 PM

Ruth and Erika discuss the new guitar and drums available in the Adult Digital Media Lab and the soon-to-be Youth Digital Media Lab.

Direct download: Library_Tech_Talk_-_Episode_3_1-13-2012.mp3
Category:Library Tech Talk -- posted at: 12:54 AM

eBooks, eBooks and more eBooks! Toby and Mick discuss the most common eReader and eBook questions.

Direct download: Library_Tech_Talk_-_Episode_2_12-22-11.mp3
Category:Library Tech Talk -- posted at: 8:42 PM

The first episode of our new Library Tech. Talk discussion.  This episode we discuss the new laptops, some new programs in the Digital Media Lab, and past and upcoming events.

Direct download: Library_Tech_Talk_-_Episode_1_12-9-2011.mp3
Category:Library Tech Talk -- posted at: 12:26 AM