Sarasota County Libraries – www.sclibs.net – named “2012 Library of the Year” by the Florida Library Association
I am on this web site almost every day checking due dates or reserving items. However, I have never thoroughly looked at all it has to offer. Writing about Web 2.0 technology as I am today, I saw that they have “Storycasts”. These are Web 2.0 Podcasts of children’s stories, Vodcasts of puppet shows and other storytellers, YouTube presentations of best- selling authors reading their stories, and children’s arts and craft presentations, as well as, teen book reviews.
The one thing I have always liked about this web site is its clarity and simplicity. Linking to the Storycasts is just as easy. And finding a story category, as well as archives, is clear.
Wow! It sounds as though your library has done a fantastic job of reaching out to its younger patrons and encouraging a love of reading. I wonder though why you had never noticed this part of the website before - is it not attention-grabbing enough? If not, I wonder how many other people have skipped over it.
ReplyDeleteI had no ideas that libraries were doing this sort of community outreach using Web 2.0. I guess in the world of Academic and Law Libraries we have lost sight of how much fun visuals can be. I know that in many legal publications the online video "rant" is one of the most popular sections which proves that even lawyers have a sense of humor. I wonder if any library has considered posting videos from other libraries around the State on one site so that patrons can see the talented story tellers that already exist in the system without having to travel.
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