I'd heard of Flikr but not used it before. I was impressed by the incredible quality of many of the photos I looked at, and I think the Creative Commons licensing scheme makes it a very valuable resource for libraries to find and make use of images. Pictures and photographs can be very powerful, and are always a good addition to a poster or presentation to make it interesting and eye-catching. Perhaps even more useful is the possibility of creating a library Flickr account which could be used to publicise the library, its collections and events. Photographs of the library building and its layout and facilities could potentially help to advertise the services that are on offer, while photos of displays could help to promote and attract attention to special exhibitions. Of course these latter uses would require users to view the library's Flickr page, but a photostream from the Flickr site to a library website might have more potential viewers if that is possible. This would also help to keep the library website visually fresh and interesting, with new images providing a regular update to the page.
My igoogle page with Sir Cam Flickr photostream
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