Ever wondered how to do a salchow jump? How to create a battery out of a lemon? How to prepare for a hurricane? There's a web site out there with videos on all of these burning questions. MonkeySee features videos by experts in categories such as auto & mechanical, beauty & fashion, personal finance, safety, parenting, and more.

Now, as a suspicious reference librarian, my first question with every web site is "Who is this person and how is she qualified to give me advice?" The nice thing about MonkeySee is that each how-to video is accompanied by a short biography of the "expert." For example, the video on how to do the salchow (that's a jump performed in ice skating) is by Olympic figure skater Michael Weiss. The hurricane preparation video is by the emergency management director of Hernando County, Florida. And the lemon battery? Some guy named Adam Kemp--no qualifications mentioned, so I'd take his advice with a grain of salt.

However, the variety of topics and the high quality of many of the videos' experts make it a great place to go for all kinds of information: how to maintain your car, how to dance, how to knit, how to caulk your bathtub, and much more.

For those who prefer books or videos, the library's got you covered. Whether it's how to build a fantasy football team, how to cook a vegetarian meal, or how to surf fish, you'll find it here at the library.