How libraries are using social media

 

How libraries are using social media  

 

1.) A library Blog

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWSI2m7YZqM

This Blog is by - Los Angeles Public Library

This blog is updated daily with multiple posts, it is clear this is a main platform they use to inform the public of their events and happenings.

It is a very well presented, user friendly platform. Due to covid and Americans still being asked to stay at home, you can see how the library has really enhanced their internet presences for the public.

2.) A library YouTube page

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWSI2m7YZqM

This link takes you to the NSW State library youtube channel. The video is announcing the 

NSW Literacy Premier Awards 

3.) A Facebook page

https://www.facebook.com/StateLibraryWA/

This is the State Library of Western Australia's Facebook page.

38,625 people follow this

This Facebook page is updated regularly and shows a series of historic buildings posts about different areas in Perth and Western Australia. It also has in-depth information about location and opening times, to make it easy for people to find their way there.

4.) A  Twitter Page

@librarycongress

This is the official twitter handle for the Library of Congress. They have 20.5k tweets, 1.2million followers but only follow 12 twitter handles.

They post daily, multiple tweets with links to a variety of topics. On the 1st of May they tweet a link to series of concerts for an Iranian-American harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani.

5.) A Instagram Page

nypl  (all lowercase)

The New York Public Library 

464,000 followers, 3,709 posts.

The post I am focusing on was posted on May the 1st 2021 about the Empire State Building. It is accompanied  by a beautiful historical picture about the building and in the comments there is a wonderful short paragraph about how it was built in record timing.

There is input from the public as they can forward the link, like it and comment on the post, as two people have at the time of this blog post.