best uses of Facebook by libraries

Facebook for libraries is a great tool for connecting to a wide range of people. And some of the best uses of Facebook for a library are;

• advertising events
• connecting to clients, asking them questions with access to immediate responses via the comments box, like the Melbourne Athenaeum Library 
• telling clients about other social media the library is using, such as blogs, flickr, twitter etc
• connecting to clients who are unable to come into the library
• book reviews
• updating e-resources in a quick, exciting way, check out the New York Public Library page

Facebook is used for other organisations regarding libraries, & one that is obviously of interest to me isthe ALIA National Library Technicians Group

Libraries using a variety of social media

Just from this blog and research and actual social interaction :) I am discovering the importance of social media in libraries today. Check out this link for tips for using social media in libraries, a couple of years old I know but still relevant; And closer to home the State Library website has numerous blogs that can bring clients from many places together, as it invites everyone to participate; There are a great selection of topical blogs enabling great sharing of information... more to come as I search!

blue books

More book photos

embedding a video for the very first time

doing two things at once, learning to embed videos and learning more about blogging in libraries

time to blog and time to read blogs

Spent the last couple of hours reading a variety of library blogs, some interesting, some quirky, some visually exciting and some dated. More ideas for my own I think. Here are some links, Librarians Matter, Reeling & Writhing and my fave title Bookbuster (demands quiet in the library)