#PublicLibrary

Everyone is liking, poking, tweeting, tagging, hash-tagging, rating, and checking in. Some much is happening online and it does businesses and organizations, including public libraries, to be clued into and using sites like Facebook and Twitter to reach more people.

I personally run one Facebook page and assist with another. I know from managing these pages that may people look to them for information and to connect. People use these pages to rate the organizations, provide feedback, and to find out what is happening.

Some libraries with Facebook pages:

Jacksonville Public Library

Miami-Dade Public Library System

Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Some libraries with Twitter accounts:

Montgomery County Public Library

New York Public Library

Library of Congress

Here are some interesting reads about social media in libraries:

Social Networking: This is part of a report done in 2012 by the American Library Association

Social Media: Libraries Are Posting, but Is Anyone Listening?: This is an article from the Library Journal

This is a slideshow from Slideshare:

Social Media & Public Libraries from akcrow

Does your local library use Facebook or Twitter? Do you "follow" or "like" them?