You Tube

Charlie Goes to Candy Mountain

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPONTneuaF4

I had to create a link to this strange video. My daughter Tavia thinks this clip is hilarious and has been quoting it for weeks. I finally had a chance to view it during this assignment, so thanks for letting me play on You Tube at work!

At first I thought of You Tube as just a place for entertainment. I didn't realize I could see historical events like JFK's speech. What a way to make history come alive for our patrons, especially for children! You Tube would also be fun as a library promotional tool. I love the idea of libraries running contests for patrons to make a video of why they love their library. Much creativity could abound in promoting library services through a You Tube video clip. Shameless self-promotion for libraries could be quite fun. Maybe that Darth Vader costume I have at home could come in handy...

Libraries are great places that sometimes still suffer from the Shushing Librarian Syndrome. By featuring contests and fun promos on You Tube, we can help further our image as an invaluable community center. Even Conan the Librarian would have to agree...in a non-violent way, we hope!