Facebook library page

Our Facebook Photo

We have created a Facebook page for our library, and are very excited for parents and staff to begin visiting our site.  We now have over 25 people who like the page, a number required to give the organization/club an officially recognized name on Facebook (making it also much more easy for people to find you because you get an easier URL).  Because of Facebook regulations, the page is not intended for elementary school students, but rather to inform stakeholders in their education about library services and resources. 

As some schools have chosen to host Facebook pages and some have not, we went through the school administration first to discuss the idea of having a Facebook page before publicizing our new online space.  To make sure that the page is successful and enjoyable, we have set strong privacy settings.  For example, people may not tag photos, and if anybody comments on the page I receive an email message so I can check what was written.  We are using the page for information dissemination only - primarily for letting people know about upcoming events, new books, reading tips, and more.  We also plan to put more photos of our library up on the site (of the space and staff only, not students) to let them know about what we are doing and to encourage them to come in more frequently to the library.   

I made cards for the circulation desk with our Facebook URL.  When new patrons get their library numbers, we are using these cards to write their numbers down.  That way they get reminded to check out our Facebook site when they retrieve their library numbers in the future. 

I am a big advocate of using social media to get information out there as much as possible.  Facebook, like any other social media tool, has the potential to connect people to what we do, and I want our library to be a part of people’s regular routine.