Tales of a Future Librarian

F A C E B O O K for the school library       While looking through school library pages on Facebook, they are all pretty similar in some posts but do have a range of different posts. A lot of library pages I came across were around Corpus Christi, Texas. They all shared book displays, new books, pictures of students in the library, if they updated an area of the library. Some libraries shared posts of MakerSpace ideas, crafts, and students utilizing the Makerspace Area. Sadly, I didn't see very many comments on posts. A D V A N T A G E S ---> of a Facebook Page for the library Share new books with families Share events in the library Keep information about the library up to date Changes to schedule/library closures because of other events Answer questions quickly Collaborate with other libraries Update policy changes quickly Share new changes in the library Connecting with students and families D I S A D V A N T A G E S---> of a Facebook Page for the librar

I decided to use blogger.com because I am already familiar with it from previous semesters. I have used this blogger to do book reviews for other Sam Houston State University classes. By being able to use it frequently, I feel very comfortable with using this blog. 1. For the first blog, I decided to follow Abby the Librarian (http://www.abbythelibrarian.com). On her blogger she shares her love of books for preschool students as well as crafts that can be done with that unit. She also shares ideas for over the summer and personal things that she is doing like the 24 in 48 challenge! I decided to follow Abby the Librarian because I love the ideas she has. I love to instill a love of reading in pre-kinder and kindergarteners! 2. For the second blog, I am following Lauri Fortino's Frog On A (B)log (https://frogonablog.net). Her blog is filled with new books she catalogs into her library as well as book reviews. I love the idea of having a blog to share the new books with her p