Marshmallow Peeps.
They are True Americana.
I've observed Peeps doing research at a library, albeit vicariously. I've purchased Marshmallow Love, a Peeps story/coloring/painting book for my sister and her spouse.
I have given a DIY Peeps making kit as a host gift before. (Available at one time from Wham-O, but apparently not any more. Try "marshmallow peeps marshmallow maker" in your favorite search engine and you'll see I'm not making up this kitchen must-have.)
I have watched Peeps inflate and deflate in my microwave.
Obviously, I need to search for marshmallow Peeps in YouTube for this quest. I was not disappointed in the results. I'm concerned about the legality of randomly embedding a video in this blog and don't care enough to research it. So the easy away around it is just to link any readers of this blog to Blowing Up Marshamallow [sic] Peeps. Enjoy.
As for library usage of YouTube, well that's obvious. This quest used an example. Booktalks are another. Author promos are another. It's really an area limited only by the imagination. I will say, however, that if the quality--in all aspects--is not consistently good, there doesn't seem much point in exploiting this avenue of reaching patrons.
