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