The American Library Association (ALA), Video Round Table’s Notable Videos for Adults Committee has compiled its 2013 list of Notable Videos for Adults. This is a list of fifteen outstanding programs released on video within the past two years and are deemed suitable for all libraries serving adults.
The purpose of this post is to call attention to recent video releases that make a significant contribution to the world of video. The nominees are…
Join Jennifer Birnel, Technology Trainer, Montana State Library on Wednesday, April 3rd at noon (Central Time) for a free webinar providing practical guidance on how libraries can help patrons with a variety of gadgets.
Birnel will share tips for how to set up realistic, formal training sessions and how to best offer one-on-one assistance with examples of practical training outlines, how-to guides, and video tutorials. Click here to register!
Jeff O’Neal editor of BookRiot wrote, “When news broke last week that Dan Brown’s new novel will center on some sort of mystery surrounding Dante’s Inferno, I immediately began hoping that there is a nutty, fun scene of Robert Langdon racing around a library just like he raced around the Louvre in The Da Vinci Code. Hollywood loves a library. Some combination of ambiance, seclusion, hidden knowledge, and the sheer beauty of shelves upon shelves of books make libraries a fantastic film setting.”
Before you click on O’Neal’s list of 16 Great Library Scenes on Film, jot down your top five and see if they made the cut!
Are you interested in sharing video tweets?
Here is a simple App you can use traveling anywhere with your phone!
Jenna Wortham writes: “Vine, a new video application for the iPhone introduced by Twitter on January 24, lets users create and share miniature videos that are six seconds long and set to loop automatically, similar to an animated GIF. The app is brilliantly simple: Users just aim their cameras at what they want to capture, tap the screen once to start filming, and tap it once more to stop. They can film a single shot for the maximum time allotted or quickly cut together a series of scenes using the tap-to-edit feature.” Here are some examples.
Send us a comment to let us know how this App could be used in your library!
Northern Lights Library Network (NLLN) is hosting the, “Quarter Century of Great Books” Conference, in Grand Rapids, Minnesota on April 11-13th. If you are an adult interested in youth literature-this conference is for you!
Authors Mary Casanova, Karen Cushman, Susan Marie Swanson and illustrator, Scott Nash are among the list of feature presenters. In addition, Vicki Palmquist from The Children’s Literature Network will talk about how to make graphic novels irresistible to readers.
Registration is still open-click here for additional information!