The star-studded Oscars "selfie" might be the
single most famous in the world, but it has
nothing on Selby Library's recent selfie, which
was taken for a good cause and has achieved
its own place in the global spotlight.
L a u r i e B a t e s - We i r,
web services librarian
for Sarasota County,
s n a p p e d t h e l o c a l
photo on Earth Day
last month, moments
b e f o r e t h e l i b r a r y
o p e n e d . S h e w a s
surprised that after
posting it to NASA's Flickr page, the selfie
made it into a short video comprising images
taken of people at work around the world. The
video was created and posted by NASA on
May 21. The Selby shot ran alongside photos
snapped at Microsoft,
Sesame Street's studio,
the Weather Channel,
a research area on the
edge of Antarctica and
an office in Qatar.
"It's definitely global,"
Bates-Weir said of
the exposure.
The famous shot: Selby Library staff snapped this selfie at 9:45 a.m. on Earth Day, just before the
library opened. Contributed photo
'SELFIE' SUPPORT FOR THE EARTH
A SELBY LIBRARY PHOTO WAS AMONG THOSE CHOSEN OUT OF MORE
THAN 50,000 TO BE PART OF A NASA VIDEO
I thought this is a great way to
commemorate Earth Day, and a neat way
to make a connection with staff and our
patrons — and the whole world too.
Laurie Bates-Weir
Web Services Librarian
Sarasota County
By Roger Drouin
County Editor
