Social Media and Library Engagement

Last week I attended an amazing webinar hosted by Tiffany Breyne, Communications Coordinator at Skokie Public Library in Illinois. As a blogger and Instagrammer, I felt that this was helpful for me to learn these skills for both my professional and personal life. I highly recommend watching the entire webinar, but let me share with you some highlights.

• Crowdsource your content by having your staff input ideas,
• Create a library Spotify account and post monthly/weekly playlists based on a theme.
• Have staff submit pictures and reviews of materials
• Instagram Suggestions
• Ask questions and share templates in your stories
• ALWAYS ask permission before sharing another user's post
• "If you like [this] read [this]" posts are popular
• Use a real picture, not a stock image
• Goodreads
• Have online book clubs using moderated discussion boards.
• Going Live
• Have 2 accounts so when you go live, you have use both and have 2 librarians without having to share a screen.
• Scheduling Posts
• Use Creator Studio or HootSuite to plan posts
• CANVA IS AMAZING (but you all know that!)
• Allow for better accessibility options

Again, there was so much more than just this so please go watch the webinar. The link to it is HERE but you will need to create a free account with Niche Academy to watch it. 

Now go forth and learn!

-Megan 

Free Webinars!

I'm keeping today's post short because, honestly, I'm exhausted and it's been a long week.

I am always looking for ways to learn more about librarianship and how to be better on the job. I love learning and that's probably part of what makes me perfect for the job of librarianship. While researching things for patrons, I always discover new things I didn't know.

That's why today's Free Resource Friday is a link to a bunch of webinars happening in February. I wish I had found this list sooner in the month and will for sure be looking for this list in the future. Special shout out to Webjunction for providing this awesome resource.

So HERE IT IS friends. Go forth and learn something new!

-Megan 

Currently Reading: How to Write an Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee

Happy Friday!

I wanted to share this super awesome book display resource with all of you. While some of it seems a little crazy and annoying, once you learn it, it gets stuck in your head. 

For those who don't want to watch, it's basically about how important it is to have face-out books and how to line up books on a display. I'll be honest, I'm not going to rewatch it for a better description than that. I watched it about a year ago and I still follow a lot of what it teaches you. Highly recommend taking the time to watch it. I'm posting the video here, but in case it doesn't work, the link is HERE.

As always, feel free to reach out via commenting, social media, or emailing me. I'd love to hear from you!

- Megan