I found 2 YouTube videos that I especially enjoyed. The first one was Monty Python's "Art Gallery," a skit from their old TV show that I used to watch, Monty Python's Flying Circus. The second one is longer but one that always makes me laugh, "Roseanne Rosannadanna's Commencement Address to the Columbia School of Journalism.
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YouTube was fun, but I don't have time to look at YouTube videos all day! I went to Help to try and figure out how to embed the video into this post, but I am not sure it is going to work. When I clicked on Preview, there was nothing next to 1 and 2 above. I also can't figure out how to get out of HTML mode. I found some videos of academic libraries; they were OK and may appeal to younger viewers, but I didn't think they were particularly well done. I guess they are supposed to be more informative in a carefree way.
I chose the Monty Python video because it made fun of people looking at art. You need to be able to laugh at things you love and not take them too seriously. I chose the Roseanne Rosannadanna piece because I have always laughed at Gilda Radner's characters and this one was particularly funny to me, but it is almost 7 minutes long so I wanted to choose a shorter one too.
Yes, I can see how YouTube videos could be helpful for libraries, helping people to visually see what your library looks like and where they can find items or services. When I was in library school, we watched 2 YouTube videos in a technical services class; one was informative, the other was more of a farce on how to repair a book, having the book be in an emergency room setting. Ok, I'll see if the videos are embedded when I post this.
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