So YouTube has been around for a while, and most people have found it to be entertaining if nothing else. But I think it is good to think of how libraries may use it. Just as libraries have their own website, many have their own YouTube channel. Through their channel they can promote new features of the library, post recordings of public workshops, and present answers/tutorials for frequently asked questions. It is much easier to show someone how to use a database than it is to tell them, and YouTube allows a library to do this 24 hours a day.
Here's a video I found about libraries and the future of print materials:
Joking aside, there are plenty of educational videos posted by libraries. University of Washington has a nice page which gives tours of their libraries and teaches new users the basics of using them. They are both informative and fun! Here's one:
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