Alexander Street is giving away 52 subscriptions to American History in Video—one to a library or school in every state. This is one of the ways in which Alexander Street is working to support libraries facing budget cuts and worse in tough economic times.

We’re also offering a new program of marketing support. Over the course of the next year, we will work with these 52 libraries—and with all subscribers to American History in Video—to help you promote the collection to your users. We’ve developed a marketing toolkit with promotion tips and tools, teaching resources, and more.

Take a look at the materials we have so far—and if there are other tools you’d like to see, or tips you’d like to share, let us know. We'll publish what we learn about building patron awareness and usage, so visit this page often.

Access the American History in Video Marketing Toolkit here.

And visit our American History in Video advisory group on Facebook to keep up with all of the ways we’re working to help libraries drive usage of this collection.

Learn more about American History in Video here—a wonderful online collection to give your patrons, with thousands of hours of video—newsreels, documentaries from The History Channel® and PBS, and other sources.