Effective Outreach using The Director’s Chair videos

I wanted to share with you the experience Diane Johnson from Nassau County had while providing library outreach. She used the Director’s Chair videos (http://www.tblc.org/aal/directorschair/winners2009.shtml) to engage students. Please read about her experience below and please share successful outreach moments like this with Traci and myself.

—–Original Message—–
Traci, I wanted to share an awesome opportunity I had to use the Director’s Chair promotional videos.

I was conducting an information literacy training with a group of high school students. While reviewing the Ask-a-Librarian website, I accessed the actual winning Director’s Chair video and ran it during the class. The students were genuinely amused and interested.

At the conclusion of the training the students are “quizzed” and they were quick to raise their hands when asked about the “library on-line chat reference service.” It proved to be a great awareness raising tool.

Diane

Diane H. Johnson, Manager
Nassau County Public Library
Yulee Branch
FCCJ Betty P. Cook Nassau Center