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Your Next Book is on Facebook: Using Social Media in Readers’ Advisory. Stephanie Anderson Kelly Fann Naphtali Faris Andrea Gough Kaite Stove r. Kaite Stover Director of Readers’ Services The Kansas City Public Library. Andrea Gough Readers Services The Seattle Public Library.
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Your Next Bookis on Facebook:Using Social Mediain Readers’ Advisory Stephanie Anderson Kelly Fann Naphtali Faris Andrea Gough Kaite Stover
Kaite StoverDirector of Readers’ ServicesThe Kansas City Public Library
Traditional RA, via coordinated Social Media campaigns
Readers collaborate on booklists AKA “crowd sourcing”
Stephanie AndersonHead of Readers ServicesDarien (CT) Library
Readers’ Advisory on Pinterest • Make it: • quick and simple • know the medium, know how your patrons use it • focused • use different boards for different groups of patrons • easy • find a way to add to existing workflows, rather than creating a new task
Readers’ Advisory on Tumblr • Make it: • an opportunity • use the online space to share what you can’t in person • a dialogue • don’t just shout into the queue—look to answer questions, and reblog • consistent • re-use booktalking and blurbs from elsewhere
Readers’ Advisory on Vimeo • Make it: • focused • use a theme! • short • look at how long the most popular videos are online • fun • do what you can to create the same atmosphere you have in the Library
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Naphtali FairsEarly Literacy ManagerThe Kansas City Public Library
Teens & the Interwebs • Or, where libraries can actually intersect with the lives of teenagers • Naphtali Faris • Kansas City Public Library • March 2014
Security • Do’s, Don’ts, Policies…oh, my