WHAT: This is Beacon: Youth Podcast Workshop
HOSTS: Howland Public Library and I Am Beacon
LOCATION: Beacon Recreation, 23 West Center Street
DATES: 4 Fridays, July 9, 16, 23, 30, from 4:30-6pm
AGES: Grades 7 -12
Registration required
email Michelle at community@beaconlibrary.org

The Howland Public Library has partnered with I Am Beacon to offer another podcast workshop. The producers behind the podcast workshop are I Am Beacon Board Member Brandon Lillard, who works with kids of all ages to teach them how to produce a podcast.

From The Howland Public Library

Calling all teens! Speak Out and Be Heard! Did you ever wonder what it takes to create your own podcast? The Howland Public Library in Beacon has teamed up with Brandon Lillard, host of the ”This is Beacon” podcast for a 4-session podcast workshop for students in grade 7 and up.

In this cooperative learning experience, participants will learn by doing. Students will discover what it takes to produce their own podcast from start to finish, from writing scripts and conducting interviews to adding music and editing.

The This is Beacon: Youth Podcast Program is mentorship program that will provides teens the opportunity to explore of topics relevant to the challenges that they are facing and create and share their work with an audience as they learn about communicating through electronic media.

The free workshop will take place on 4 Fridays, July 9, 16, 23, 30, from 4:30-6pm at Beacon Recreation’s outdoor pavilion, 23 West Center Street, Beacon, NY. . To register or to learn more about this great opportunity, email Michelle at community@beaconlibrary.org. Registration is required as class size is limited.