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When Elaine Wilkes asked me to preview her new online training program, “How to\u00a0Get Your Book and E-Books into Libraries,” I asked her 2 questions: (1) May I offer the program as an affiliate? and (2) Would she write a guest blog post for me about virtual library presentations? She said yes to both! \u00a0Elaine’s books have been both traditionally and self-published. <\/em>Nature\u2019s Secret Messages<\/a>\u00a0was awarded the rare star recommendation from \u00a0<\/em>Publishers Weekly while her\u00a0latest book, <\/em>101 Awesome Things to Do for Someone Who’s Sick, will be released September 12, 2013. Learn more on her website<\/a>. \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Virtual library tours for authors<\/h3>\n

By Elaine Wilkes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Did you know you can speak to groups at libraries all over the country\u2014without leaving your home?<\/p>\n

Virtual library tours are the latest thing. Like virtual book tours, you don’t have to pack and travel. You just need a computer, a webcam, and a smile.<\/p>\n

3 libraries host 1 author<\/h3>\n

Adriana Trigiani, author of\u00a0The Shoemaker\u2019s Wife<\/a>,\u00a0<\/i>enjoyed the benefits of a virtual library tour in suburban\u00a0Chicago when three libraries simultaneously used an interactive webinar to host her book talk.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s how it worked: Adriana and the libraries used webcams so that each library was able to see and hear all four camera images on one big screen at the same time. Adriana could interact with patrons at all three libraries at once from her home in New York — how cool is that!<\/p>\n

\"library\"<\/a>Adriana — and any other author making a virtual presentation to a library — could see, hear, and speak to them, but couldn’t shake their hands. To make it feel even more real and in-person, the libraries offered\u00a0Italian refreshments to go with the theme of the book. As a result, each had a waiting list for the book.<\/p>\n

Library coordinator Laura Birmingham of the Indian Prairie Library in Darien, Ill., said this was actually better than an in-person event because the large screen made it possible for everyone to see the expressions on the author’s face “up close and personal.”<\/p>\n

And . . . the technology they used was free.\u00a0The Illinois libraries used GoToMeeting.com’s free 30-day trial, but some use other options that include\u00a0Google Hangouts and Skype.<\/p>\n

Success tips<\/h3>\n

The New York Library System has similar programs that uses webcams to connect patrons with authors in sessions that resemble large book club meetings.<\/p>\n

The potential to be seen all over the country, but without leaving your home, is huge if you know how to do it. The trick is knowing who to contact at the libraries and how to approach them.<\/p>\n

Once you snag your first virtual book talk, keep these tips in mind:<\/p>\n