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<DIV><SPAN class=592163117-10022010><SPAN>Hello! Some of you have been
asking for general welcome to the public library videos. Here is what I
found:</SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=592163117-10022010><SPAN>Multnomah County Library general
library promotion video</SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=592163117-10022010><SPAN><A
href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QP7uexIzotQ">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QP7uexIzotQ</A></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=592163117-10022010><SPAN><SPAN><STRONG>Video
Description:</STRONG> Produced by The Library Foundation (Portland, Oregon),this
video celebrates the wide-ranging ways that Multnomah County Library is
promoting literacy in the community. Multnomah County Library circulates more
books than any public library its size in the US! </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=592163117-10022010><SPAN><SPAN><STRONG>Katie's
Opinion:</STRONG> Set to music, no narration so would work for people who
speak any language. This takes place in several different branches and
focuses on the materials, people, and activities NOT a tour of a
specific library. It shows storytimes, orchestra storytimes, kids on
computers, senior workshops, summer reading, and all sorts of wonderful
enriching things people can do at libraries. Great for showing that libraries
have much more to offer than books, babies and toddlers are welcome, that it is
an active social place NOT quiet and scholarly.</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=592163117-10022010>Welcome to an American Public
Library</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=592163117-10022010><A
href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPzJoQb9D4A">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPzJoQb9D4A</A></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=592163117-10022010><SPAN><STRONG>Video Description:</STRONG>
This enjoyable introduction to the American public library is designed for an
international community and specifically for adult learners of English. It
features seven language translations of key words and English subtitles.
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<DIV><SPAN class=592163117-10022010><SPAN><STRONG>Katie's
Opinion:</STRONG> Very generic, not specific to one library. only features
checking out materials and using computers, not storytimes and other
programs. The narrator speaks really slow and articulate, possibly
good for English Language Learners, but fluent English speakers probably won't
like it.</SPAN></SPAN></DIV></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=592163117-10022010><SPAN><SPAN>Multnomah County Library
multilingual videos</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=592163117-10022010><SPAN><SPAN><A
href="http://www.multcolib.org/news/2009/videos.html">http://www.multcolib.org/news/2009/videos.html</A></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=592163117-10022010><SPAN><SPAN>These videos are in Spanish,
Vietnamese, Russian, and Chinese with English sub-titles. They are
specific to Multnomah County Library. However, if you watch it with a
family you could probably talk about the things they cover that are similar in
all libraries. This would give them an excellent idea about what libraries
have to offer and how they work--you'd just need to have a conversation about it
so they don't expect their local library to be the same as the one in the
video</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=592163117-10022010><SPAN><SPAN>Just for fun: Corvallis Public
Library</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=592163117-10022010><SPAN><SPAN><A
href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFmacACtJgA">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFmacACtJgA</A></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=592163117-10022010><SPAN><SPAN>This is a video that the
teen group from Corvallis Public Library put together. I love
it! It may be great to show some of the teen parents you work with or
just enjoy yourself. If you share it with others you may need to remind
them that scooters aren't really allowed in libraries, the teens had permission
and were working with staff to make this video. They cover
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<DIV align=center>Katie Anderson, Library Development Services</DIV>
<DIV align=center>* Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book
Coordinator *</DIV>
<DIV align=center>Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301</DIV>
<DIV align=center><A
href="mailto:katie.anderson@state.or.us">katie.anderson@state.or.us</A>,
503-378-2528</DIV>
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