Facebook and Twitter for School Libraries

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 library
  • Could be "too much" for families (if they already follow the school page, PTA page, etc)
  • Could be redundant posts (from school and library page)
  • Not a lot of followers
  • Not a lot of comments/likes on photos to boost page
  • Students could try and "add" the librarian on his/her personal page
T W I T T E R for education
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     @GwynethJones (Gwyneth Jones) "The daring librarian" has a very active Twitter page with almost 33,000 followers. WOW! Gwyneth Jones shares 5 fab ways to animate your EduLife and also shares quite a bit of "Shelfies" of students with books! Gwyneth Jones shares all of the a ton of her digital aspects like Google Classroom, iPad Strategy Games, Apps for mobile learners and more! 
     @JimLerman (Jim Lerman) shares a lot of posts about helping teachers teach. For instance, his latest post is about Making the Most of a 90-minute block. He also shares posts about writing which include flow maps and tips to teach argumentative writings. He also shares ideas to get kids using technology. Jim Lerman posts frequently about writing topics. 
     @Dwarlick (David Warlick) seems to be his personal page. He shares updates about what he has been uploading to YouTube, but none of what seems to be educational. His most recent tweet was about the president.
     @lbraun2000 (Linda Braun) is a previous president to the YALSA, a lot of her posts are retweets from the YALSA (@yalsa) page. From her page, you can tell that she is an advocate for all libraries alike!
     @KathySchrock (Kathy Schrock) is an Educational Technologist and does Ed Tech presentations. A lot of her tweets are teach to incorporate more technology into learning. The most recent tweets look to be answers from a Twitter Chat.  
     Personally, I dislike Twitter. I do know that it is the "happening" thing right now, but I am just not comfortable with it. I would probably make a library page via Facebook as I am more comfortable (and slightly addicted to Facebook). 


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  1. UnknownNovember 28, 2017 at 11:35 AM

    During my search of school library Facebook pages, I also found that few people commented on posts. It seemed like people many looked at the posts and at most "liked" them before moving on. While Facebook is still a good platform, I think a librarian seeking more dialogue and communication with parents might need to look into some other social media outlets as well.

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