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Taylor Public Library has a movie license from Movie Licensing USA (http://www.movlic.com/PDFWeb/gatewayL.html) and has been using it for the last couple of years. You can show any movie from anywhere (library collection, personal collection, video store, etc.) as long as it is from one of the major studies covered by the license. We have monthly "family" movies throughout the school year. During the summer reading program, from June-July, we show weekly Monday Night Movies, advertised for families. We purposefully stay away from movies rated R and some PG-13. When we advertise the movie, we prominently advertise the rating so that it's no surprise. Our audience sizes vary greatly, but newly released DVD's have a bigger draw. Tap dancing penguins=audience of 52; magical nannies=audience of 14. Movies are a not staff intensive program so it is very cost efficient for the Library to show movies. Since we advertise it as a family event, we usually have a parent or older sibling watching a group of younger ones. So far, parents have been good about taking out fussy kids. Part of TPL's mission is to provide educational, informational and recreational resources, and showing movies is one more way to do that. Karen Ellis Taylor Public Library ________________________________ From: Kam McEvoy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 3:50 PM To: CTLS-L Subject: [ctls-l] Showing Movies in the Library? This is a message from CTLS-L. Selecting "Reply" will send a message to the originator. Selecting "Reply to All" will send a message to the entire list. --------------------------------------------------------- Sent on behalf of Gibbs Library in Mexia: Can any library tell me their pros and cons of showing movies? What criteria they have for participants? unattended children? parents required to be present? Show movies throughout the year or only during Summer? How many times? What am I getting myself into with showing movies? Kam McEvoy Electronic Resources Specialist Central Texas Library System, Inc. 1005 West 41st St., Suite 100 Austin, TX 78756 512-583-0704 x19 800-262-4431 x19 fax: 512-583-0709
