How often do you need a quick photo to illustrate a point or concept? Are you ever concerned about the copyright restrictions? Well look no further!

Inspired by Michael Casey and his 50 Reasons Not to Change post (and the comments that followed). Tony Tallent and I have created a Flickr group called Free Use Photos where all the photos are free and can be used with no restrictions.

We encourage everyone in the library and education communities to join and share photos that can be used for displays, presentations, blogs, or any other imaginable use. Tony has already added some great photos to the group that will give you an idea of what we are looking for.

Congratulations to Tony Tallent, director of youth and outreach services for PLCMC on being selected as a 2008 Library Journal Mover and Shaker. I have the pleasure of working with Tony and the energy and enthusiasm he exudes is contagious. It is impossible to be around Tony and not he happy and excited. I love the idea he initiated for his department last year of Drop Everything and Learn Day. I hope it is something he will move to push system-wide throughout our library.