There are Libraries that have chosen to really show the world who they are
or at least their corner of their world:
See the latest Marketing effort of the Alberta (Canadian) Library Association:
Hot Picks @ Your Library
a 2004 Calendar
Excerpt quoted from website:
Hot Picks @ your library Calendar illustrates with humour the versatile interests
of women and men from Alberta’s library community. 
How about a belly dancer, a biker, a sculptor, a climber…
along with some readers and some darn good reads? 
Find out more at:
http://www.laa.ab.ca/ 

Consider putting together a photo calendar of your own for your own Library
or for your own staff, with pictures of the staff doing the jobs they do.

Consider
Sending me pictures of you doing your job, and I'll feature a new picture each month.

See the Winners of the Beyond Words Photo Contest
and download the pictures for your own use.
Excerpt quoted from ALA website
These photos are from The Beyond Words: Celebrating America's Libraries Photo Contest, which helped mark National Library Week 1999 and the Bicentennial of the Library of Congress. Amateur and professional photographers alike were encouraged to capture the spirit of our nation's libraries and the many ways they touch our lives everyday. Libraries nationwide held local photo contests and submitted their first-place winners to ALA for national judging.
ALA "Beyond Words" - Winning Photos

Online examples of Fun photos and stories to share: 

This is a recent "2003" entry..shows how creative Library staffs are,
with cameras and story telling.
Peep Research:
A Study of Small Fluffy Creatures & Library Usage
www.millikin.edu/staley/fluff/peep_research.html

Don't tell these librarians to be quiet.
www.mailtribune.com/archive/2002/april/042802n3.htm

First Place winners (2003) in the "non-float" division:
Hunter Library's Precision Book Truck Drill Team
from Western Carolina University
http://www.wcu.edu/library/LibraryInsider/presentations/PBTDT/
 

Another 2003 winner
Excerpt quoted from website:
Benicia Public Library Wins Parade Sweepstakes
On July 3rd, the Benicia (CA) Public Library's book cart drill team, the Book Pushers, won the Sweepstakes Award (the top prize) in the Benicia Torchlight Parade, which is the city's 4th of July Parade. 
Read More:
http://www.cla-net.org/news/newsletter/aug03_parade.php
See More:
http://www.ci.benicia.ca.us/geninfo/scrapbook/parade2003/parade2003.html

See the "indoor" practices of the Abington Township Public Library
Book Cart Drill Team (Pennsylvania)
http://abg.mclinc.org/PhotosAbingtonBookCartDrillTeam2003.htm
 

Take a look at the pictures & story of The Library Drill Team of Fort Collins, Colorado:
and their participation in a community parade
fcgov.com/library/parade.php

See too the City of Lakewood, Colorado
Jefferson County Library Book Cart Drill Team
http://www.lakewood.org/index.cfm?&include=/LAL/Aug2003/parade.cfm

View Other Library's pictures of their own Library Drill teams:

Sullivan Free Library Bookcart Drill Team
Chittenango, NY
performing for their town's annual OZ Fest
http://www.sullivanfreelibrary.org/OzFest2003.html 
OzFest 2001
http://www.sullivanfreelibrary.org/OzFest2001.html

Ruth Enlow Library Book Cart Drill Team 
Oakland, MD 
http://www.relib.net/book-cart.htm

Utah State University - Logan Library Book Cart Drill Team

Excerpts quoted from website:
THE GREAT AMERICAN LIBRARY  BOOK CART DRILL TEAM

The drill team, formed in 2001, is made up of 8 librarians from Ward County Public Library, Minot Public Library and Kenmare School Library.  The synchronized team performs their routines in time to the song "Last Night".  The Ward County Bookmobile follows the drill team playing the music on a loudspeaker.  In 2002 the team won the Grand Marshall trophy in the North Dakota State Fair Parade.
See them in action:
http://www.co.ward.nd.us/library/great_american_library__book_car.htm
 

Book Cart Drill Team (August 2003) | Canal Fulton Library
http://gallery.canalfultonlibrary.org/BookCartAug03

Philip Read Memorial Library
Plainfield New Hampsjirie
Library Book Cart Drill Team
http://homepage.fcgnetworks.net/plfdlib/parade.htm
 

Excerpts quoted from websites:

The Marin County Free Library / California
Book Cart Precision Drill Team
The Marin County Free Library Book Cart Precision Drill Team is a highly precise group
of library staff who march in formation with thier book carts in parades and festivals,
spreading the word about the library. 
We're ambidextrous, march in both directions, and know the Dewey Decimal System! 
See pictures, Find out more and see a Video of them in action:
http://www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/LB/main/drillteam.cfm
 

Friends of the Pickerington Public Library
Labor Day Parade Float & Book Cart Drill Team
Sept 2, 2002 - 1st Place !!!
http://www.foppl.homestead.com/OneBook.html

Logan Library Book Cart Drill Team 2002 (Utah)
http://www.logan.lib.ut.us/library/linfo2/pictures/bcdt.html

Quad-City Libraries "Bookin-It" Book Cart Drill 
Coal Valley, IL
http://www.rbls.lib.il.us/rbls/bookinit.htm
http://www.rbls.lib.il.us/rbls/pastparades.htm
http://www.rbls.lib.il.us/sel/friends_of_the_eldridge_library.htm

Central Iowa Library Alliance
Book Cart Brigade
http://www.cilsa.lib.ia.us/bookcart.htm

Oak Park Public Library (Illinois)
Excerpt quoted from website
Library's Book Cart Drill Team Debuts at 4th of July Parade
A new tradition began at the Oak Park 4th of July parade with the debut of the Oak Park Public Library's Book Cart Drill Team. 
http://www.oppl.org/events/parade.htm

Santa Cruz Public Libraries
Book Truck Drill Team
http://www.santacruzpl.org/libraryadmin/index.shtml

In the "PALINET NEWS"
This PDF document has a small picture of the "Cart Wheelers"
from the Ocean County Library
http://www.palinet.org/publications/newsletter/Nov_Dec2000.pdf

and in this "Opening Acts" Newsletter (*also a PDF) see the picture of:
Librarian Cheryl Mugleston shows off her decorated book cart prior to appearing
as a member of the Non-Precision Book Cart Drill Team .
Clovis-Carver Public Library (New Mexico)
http://www.stlib.state.nm.us/Nmsrp/PhotoAlbum/NMSRP_OpeningActs.pdf

View video clip of this past episode of "What's New In Libraries"
Excerpt quoted from website:
#31 - Viva La Library!
premiere: November 2001
What's New in Libraries? Episode #31 
features the library at Hollister Inc., an authentic Flamenco dancer performance 
at the Waukegan Public Library, a baby-sitting clinic at the Des Plaines Public Library 
and the Lake Villa District Library's book cart drill team.
http://www.whatsnewinlibraries.org/episodes/episode.asp?episode=31
 

Related NOTE: If your own libray is interested in developing your own Library Cart Drill Team
You may want to consider purchasing this book, as a resource:
Library Book Cart Precision Drill Team Manual
Linda D. D. McCracken, Lynne Zeiher
ISBN: 0786411597
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Format: Paperback, 168pp
Pub. Date: November 2001 
From the Publisher
  "This light-hearted but precise manual tells you step-by-step how to plan, equip and train a book cart drill team. It gives instructions for recruiting members and making the experience gratifying, finding festive opportunities to perform, doing the costumes, decorating the carts - and clear choreographic drawings for imaginative, attention-getting routines." And by the way: grocery stores, retailers, rental outfits and others could easily adapt the ideas in this book. They don't have to be library book carts, they can be grocery carts, baby strollers, and lawn mowers - anything you can push down the street. 

Related: Read ~
Strutting Our Stuff by Carol Borzyskowski 
http://www.ku.edu/~assoc/carol1199.html
 

Read this:
Excerpt quoted from website
The Mancos Public Library Precision Drill Team danced its way down Grand Avenue, spinning carts and member's bodies to win the grand prize at the Mancos Days Parade on July 27 for the second consecutive year.  Wearing 1890's swimming attire, team members performed a routine to the tune of Marian the Librarian for the judges.  Trailed by children in modern swimwear and passing out bookmarks, they executed several drills along the parade route to songs from Music Man.  The team is exploring the possibility of performing in other local parades - keep an eye out for them! 
Now see the picture:
http://www.swlibraries.org/newsletter_aug03.html

Then - Be sure to share your photos of your group and your adventures as a Team!

You can Send me your pictures (about anything - that you'd like to see, 
make this page on LibrarySupportStaff.com)
& tell me about them, either via snail mail or as an attachment
Let me know, what you'd like to send, before actually sending it.
Contact via e-mail, write to: Mary@LibrarySupportStaff.com
Thank YOU!
 

This is me at my work desk,peeking in on my website,
I used Microsoft Picture It to edit image after scanning. 

My husband recently (Jan. 2003) bought me a NEW 4 megapixal digital camera
I also have already a HP 2 megapixel camera that I have been using for 2 years.
Hopefully soon I will have new pictures to share, using
some of these online resources and tips I learn along the way. 

I am planning on attending the COLT Conference in Toronto, this summer 2003.
Since it is right in my backyard (well 80miles away, kinda feels like a backyard).
So watch for the lady with a camera.

Tips from Hewlett Packard
sending photos via email

Emailing photos
How to Email photos:
www.geekgirls.com/windows_email_photos.htm

Five Tips for Emailing Pictures
www.elwood.k12.ny.us/digiphoto/email.htm

Scanning and Sending Photos by Email
http://www.ivillage.co.uk/computers/int/email/articles/0,9439,110_178885,00.html

Photo size:  Typically a photo is difficult to manage if it is larger than the screen. The recipient should be able to view the entire photo without scroll vertically or horizontally.  Resizing can be done easily with most popular photo software or image editors. Try not to exceed a width of 500 pixels and a height of 400 pixels. (Roughly 7" X 5½").  In reducing the physical size of a photo you also reduce the size of the file itself. A 500X400 pixel photo in 16 million color mode is approximately 135kB. (135,000 bytes). 
Generally you should not send photo files much larger that 135kB for two main reasons:
1)the excessive time it takes to upload/download large files and; 
2)there may be a limit on the amount of mail storage the recipient can receive.
Excerpt quoted from:
http://www.acun.com/~mkdubois/howto.html#emailfotos

Kodak Digital Learning Center
http://www.kodak.com/US/en/digital/dlc/

Kodak's advice and tips Taking Great Pictures

Take Better Photos
Lots of wonderful tips at www.betterphoto.com

New York Institute of Photography
Excerpt quoted from website:
Who is this site for? It's for anyone who loves photography and wants to take better photographs. Whether you're seventeen or seventy. Use a point-and-shoot or an SLR. Amateur or pro. Experienced or beginner. Want to earn money with your camera or simply to express your creative self. Whether you're enrolled in an NYI Course or not. 
http://www.nyip.com/

Read current and past articles in PCPhoto Magazine
www.pcphotomag.com//content/articles/index.html

PhotographyTips.com
http://photographytips.com/page.cfm/1

Resources for Digital Photography
www.smartdraw.com/resources/centers/photo/resources.htm

Web Design by Corene.com
Photo Fun
Internet Resources for Digital Photography
www.bycorene.com/class/photolinks.htm

Digital Photography Tips & FAQs
www.imaging-resource.com/TIPS1.HTM

Top Ten Digital Photography Tips
by Derrick Story, author of Digital Photography Pocket Guide
10/22/2002
www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2002/10/22/digi_photo_tips.html

Here's another
Top 10 Tips for Digital Photographers
These helpful hints will have you well on your way to shooting high-quality pictures.
By Rick Sammon
www.techtv.com/screensavers/answerstips/story/0,24330,3346799,00.html

Imaging Resource - Tips & FAQ's
http://www.imaging-resource.com/TIPS1.HTM

Digital Photography - Tips
internetbrothers.com/phototips.htm

Digital Photography
http://www.geocities.com/df2003_digital/ 
Excerpt quoted from website:
Home of the Internet's best digital photography resources, 
find out everything you want to know about digital photography

MSN Photos - Tips & Tricks
photos.msn.com/editorial/EditorialStart.aspx?article=articlesHome&section=ARTICLES

The following information about various programs are excerpts
quoted directly from the individual websites. It is not to be interpreted as an
endorsement of the product or service by me, it is for "informational" purposes only.
Also remember there are a variety of products, online web resources, etc.
that are not listed. You may find better or more useful sites
doing your own research. 

GifBot - Free image reduction.
The ultimate balancing act - Graphics versus Load Time
One of a Web designer's most frustrating tasks is to balance attractive graphic design against load time constraints 

GIFCruncher Free GIF Optimizer 

Spinwave GIFCruncher 

Image Viewer - to be able to open almost any image file
Irfran View
IrfanView is a very fast, small, compact and innovative FREEWARE (for non-commercial use) graphic viewer for Windows 9x/ME/NT/2000/XP. 

Create Online Albums: 

ALBUMATIC
Albumatic is the easiest, fastest way to get your photos on the Web.
You just tell Albumatic what photos to include, and it takes care of formatting them into a table. It creates thumbnails, if you like, and then links them to larger images. You don't have to hassle with HTML or image processing. But, if you just need to do a little cropping or add a caption, Albumatic can do that, too. Albumatic is one of the few free or shareware programs that can take your photos all the way from a scanner to your Web site all by itself. TWAIN and FTP support are built-in. If you've already got JPEGs around, it can take those, too. It even works with sites you can get for free from GeoCities, Tripod, and others. 

FlipAlbum - Basic version $24.95 
FlipAlbum® is the world's first 3D page-flipping digital photo album software. FlipAlbum® offers the easiest way to view and manage your photos and share your albums on CDs and online. 

Software to make "thumbnail" organization easy
ThumbNailer
is a Windows utility that allows you to create thumbnail images and image galleries. You can use it to convert between one graphics format and another, change image color depth, resize images, make image galleries for the web or CD and more. 
$25. 

The All-in-One Tool for your Digital Media 
Ulead® Photo Explorer 8.0
gives you everything you need to quickly get, manage, enhance and share digital photos, audio and video files. Photo Explorer is the perfect companion to digital cameras, WebCams, DV camcorders and scanners. 
$29.95 

Slide Show to Go!
Specializes in portable presentations of images, text, and sound.
Slide Show to Go! is just $15.95 US. Purchase gets you unlimited use, support, and updates. 

Sites to upload your digital pictures
or have your film developed and posted online
Also buy "products" using your images, have photos framed, etc.
Send photos easily or links to online albums via email
Ofoto.com | Club Photo | Snapfish  | Shutterfly

Scanning Photos for the Web
http://www.photo.net/philg/how-to-scan-photos

Scanning Basics 101
http://www.scantips.com/

Scanning Photos from Books and Magazines
http://www.scantips.com/basics06.html

Scanning Photographs
http://members.aol.com/herdent/scanphot.htm

Scanning help for owners of Hewlett Packard (HP) Scanners (has useful tips for everyone)
http://www.homeandoffice.hp.com/hho/us/eng/scanning.html

HP digital imaging center
life happens. capture every moment with digital imaging
http://h30014.www3.hp.com/home/home.php

Related: See my information resource page for managing documents, important papers & collectibles
which contains other useful Scanner/Scanning links.

I personally use both a digital camera, or my 35mm camera, and/or a scanner (HP ScanJet 5200C). 
Then I usually use one of my photo programs that I have installed, 
on my home PC to optimize my photos for the internet. 
My favorite program currently is Microsoft Picture It.
Read the review from PCMagazine:
Photo Software
November 27, 2001 
Microsoft PictureIt! Photo Premium 
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,7017,00.asp

FYI
Picture It Software retails between $38 - $50 online and there is a $15 rebate available for purchases
made from Aug 1, 2002 to Dec. 31, 2003.