Examples of Webcasting Public Programs
The New York Public Library (NYPL) has presented an outstanding variety of webcasts in 2005. Look at the following links to jumpstart your thinking about ways you might use webcasting to reach out and provide additional learning experiences for those who cannot be present at public programs held in your library.
The NYPL Archive includes:
Small Business How-to Video Seminars
SCORE: Essentials for Starting and Growing Your Own Business
Good Business Practices for Entrepreneurs
Retail Essentials: How to Open and Run a Successful Retail Store
A Quick Guide to Building a Successful Export Business
An Evening with Hal Prince
American theatrical producer and director, Hal Prince in conversation with Foster Hirsch, author of Harold Prince and the American Musical Theatre.
Free Speech Zone: Authors Read From Banned Books
Authors Judy Blume, Deborah Hautzig, Robert Lipsyte, Walter Dean Myers, Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, Peter Sís, and Rita Williams-Garcia read from their challenged books. Also a multi-media art installation by Nora Ligorano and Marshall Reese was on display at the time of the program. A PDF is available to provide more background on the exhibit.
Destroying the Color Line with John Hope Franklin and President Bill Clinton
John Hope Franklin's upcoming autobiography, Mirror to America, recounts not only the story of his life but also the epic story of the twentieth-century fight for civil rights. In 1997 he was appointed by President Clinton to chair the President's Initiative on Race. On October 27, 2005, they discussed race in America and how to "destroy the color line that continues to divide our country."
The Battle Over Books: Authors & Publishers Take on the Google Print Library Project
NYPL and WIRED Magazine presented a provocative discussion about the competing interests and issues raised by the Google Print Library Project, and whether a universal digital repository of our collective knowledge is in our future.