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One of the great things about the flat screen TVs in Virtual Village is that the content can be changed at any time. Most of the videos are not time-sensitive and play in a regular rotation with new videos added periodically. The TVs provide not only videos for education and entertainment but also slides that display up-to-date information on the programs and classes going on in the library. Time or date-sensitive material such as information about library programs or technology classes can be changed or updated whenever needed. Since the TVs are connected to the internet, we also have the capability to show live sports or news feeds when they are being streamed live on news websites. During the recent Wimbledon championship finals, the matches were streamed live through our flat screens and received great interest and feedback from our patrons. We are looking forward to using this feature more during the Beijing 2008 Olympics.

On special occasions, such as the recent Fourth of July holiday, we can add special videos or slides that pertain to the occasion. To celebrate the Fourth, we added a fireworks video that played July 4th-6th. This video, shot in Marietta, GA, was one of the thousands of fireworks videos on YouTube. The quality of these videos varies greatly. Some are shaky and blurry and others are professionally recorded and edited. After sifting through many different videos, I decided upon this one because it not only had great fireworks but also didn’t make you seasick.

4th of July Fireworks in Marietta, GA 2007 – Part 1 by bwboles