Discover YouTube and a few sites that allow users to upload and share videos

I like YouTube because not only is the site very user friendly, it's attractive and anyone can upload and share their videos on the web. I did a search for library videos and came across a great video called "Your Public Library" by cclibrary. This video is great in explaining why we need public libraries. I loved the video's description of the library as an information mall, similar to a shopping mall where people come not to shop for things, but to shop for information. This video describes how libraries can help their communities through education and provide computer technology that may not be available at home. I found there is good information on how to encourage teens to use /join the library, one of the ways that Carver Bay Library in the U.S.A did this was by having a gaming club onsite. Carver Bay Library found that teens loved playing video games, so for teens to join the library gaming club they had to checkout a certain number of books per month. Check out the video below titled "Your Public Library":



Libraries can make videos similar to those on YouTube and put them on their library websites. Manukau Libraries can produce videos where customers are taken on a tour of the library, and the commentary on the video explains how to join the library, how to access the electronic resources of the library (e-resources), the computer technology available within the library and the programs that libraries have set up e.g. reading clubs.