Library + Facebook = WOW!

Library + Facebook = WOW!

Patty Collins and Gail Santy, Central Kansas Library SystemTechnology Day 2015

5 Goals

1 Build community2 Promote Library Services and Events3 Promote the Library Collection4 Recommend Resources5 Communicate and Engage Patrons

Etiquette

• ALL CAPS• Be careful of your tone• Reposting and sharing

Negative Comments?

Best Practices

• How often to check & add content• What to do with a negative comment• How to deal with kid’s photos• Keep it short• Pictures and graphics are a must• Link to your website and catalog

Best Practices

• Keep it fun. • Don’t post anything you wouldn’t be

comfortable saying at a service desk. • Use your voice, following your passions, and

engage with your community.• Stay aligned with the library mission.

Flyer to JPEG

Open your file (doc or pdf). Click File>Save As. Click the Save as Type dropdown arrow. Select JPEG>Click Save.

Great Ideas

How do I join the library?

Customer Satisfaction Survey

Friday Reads

Links to Resources

Recruit Volunteers

Movies at the Library

New Features

We Follow on Facebook

• School Library Journal• YALSA• Public Library Association• American Library Association• Library Journal• WebJunction• American Girl

• Storytime Underground • Flannel Friday• Erci Carle Museum of Picture Books• First Book• Collaborative Summer Library Program• KLA Youth Services Section• Voices of Youth Services Librarians• Publishers Weekly• Read Across America

• Kansas Museum of History• Kansas Travel• Book It!

Libraries We Follow

• Charlotte Mecklenburg• Seattle Public Library• Columbus Metropolitan Library• Multnomah County Library• Lester Public Library--WI • Skokie Public Library--IL • Waterboro Public Library--ME

• Manhattan Public Library• Independence Public Library Children's Dept• Wichita Public Library • Hays Public Library • Topeka Shawnee County Public Library • And a bunch of CKLS Libraries

Publishers We Follow

• Publishers• SimonKids• Penguin Random House Kids• Harper Collins Children's Books