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Sacramento Public Library is lucky to employ some very creative and enthusiastic folks. Many of us are now exploring the possibilites presented by the use of video and I'd like to share a couple of cool examples.

First, Branch Supevisor Vicki Rondeau and the staff at the South Natomas Library used a Flip to create this very simple but fun video welcoming her community of users to the branch:



Vicki told me that this was just her first attempt at playing with the camera to see what it could do but I think this video is a great example of a simple orientation that any library could include on their website. I'm going to encourage Vicki to post this video to the South Natomas page of the SPL site.

And, at the nearby North Natomas Library, a teen volunteer was so excited about the branch's impending move into a brand new building that they shot this fun "before and after" video reminiscing about the old branch (housed in a couple of rooms in a high school) and showing off the interior of the new branch, too. I especially love the shot filmed while the teen sprinted alongside the beautiful bank of windows. Too cool!



Look for more cool videos on the SPL site as we put together short orientations to library services in several languages spoken around our community and some instructional screencasts, too.