Blog Post #6 Libraries and Social Media

In today's society, we have a variety of social media options. Many are familiar with Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, and Facebook. When it came to my school library account, I've chosen to use Twitter for my hypothetical. Twitter is very easy to navigate and your message can often reach a ton of people by just including a lot of well-known hashtags to go along with your tweet. Jenson (2019) stated that by placing the pound sign before a word or phrase, a social media user can create an ad hoc group of other postings that use that same hashtag. It will get your tweet out there faster than if it did not have a hashtag.

My tool will support instruction and collaboration when it comes to following authors, writers, literacy coaches, and other librarians. When Jan Wilson said, "post photographs and information to promote the incredible happenings in your library, and try to post every week", in Make Your Library More Visible (2017) then I knew this was the best tool for me. I'm often capturing moments and I love showing all the great things with others to build connections with them. My followers could react by retweeting my messages or quoting it with their views of how they feel towards what I posted. There are still a good majority of parents that often use this social media platform even if they often read instead of posting. I know a variety of teenagers who are into books will appreciate all the recommendations especially when it comes to their classic books. 

The communication for Twitter I feel is no issue. I could create a tweet centered around childhood stories that I feel never gets old to me and ask for feedback from others on it as well. I would be sure to include hashtags of the authors of the stories recognizing them for all they've done and also the hashtag could start trending since everyone loves reminiscing on stories. The presentation by Dr. Green (2022) also mentioned having students leading the account for a day which is a great idea by having some input towards that group of tweens that we hope to reach on social media. Twitter

Lastly, I will advocate out on Twitter by following people who are for all things regarding the library. I will make those connections to strengthen my knowledge in areas that I could be lacking. I want to ensure that all my users have the best resources so I will include photos of what we have and seek ways to incorporate more. I will also recognize student accomplishments by posting it on the library account. As the seasons change then I could have students design a poster for the library along with books that fit the season. 

Below is a picture of my logo and banner that was used.


See below for images from my Twitter account.

    

References

Green, D. (2022). Harnessing the power of social media to advocate for your school library! [Power Point Slides].

Jensen, L. J. (2019, May/June). Integrating social media into online education. Library Technology Reports, (55)4, 27-30

Wilson, J. (2017, December). Make your library more visible. School Library Journal, 16-17.  

Comments

  1. Carson McCallumOctober 16, 2022 at 5:15 AM

    It sounds like you have a really good idea of how your social media space is going to be used. Your plan seemed very thorough and I appreciated your examples. I look forward to seeing it on your website at the end of the semester!

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  2. The Retired Rookie in the LibraryOctober 16, 2022 at 10:54 AM

    I like the idea of using the hashtags! I said in my post that right now I am working on improving my usage of tagging others and actually taking pictures to tweet out. I frequently get lost in my day and forget to take pictures. I also like your idea of using Twitter to advocate because it does expose us to new ideas and the news we need to know. In fact I am more interested in reading and catching up on social media than I have been on posting to it - but, I have to change that!

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  3. Karen MetcalfOctober 16, 2022 at 1:19 PM

    This is fantastic. I like how you plan to use your social media account, and loved your examples. Your creativity is superb! Thank you for sharing.

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