Two libraries that are using Instagram in their marketing of plan.

Tinley Public Library
http://www.tplibrary.org/events/instagram-photo-contest-5

This library used Instagram for an "In Love with Reading" contest. People posted photos that promoted the contest them and the winner won a $25 Starbucks gift card.

Onondaga County Public Library Local History & Genealogy Department
http://instagram.com/lhg_ocpl#

OCPL posts photos of old maps, family photographs, and other documents related to their area's local history.

A library video on YouTube that teaches you how to do something

Accessing Consumer Reports from home - Lafayette Public Library
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppV6h85lnII

Consumer Reports is a popular magazine at our library especially the annual Auto issue and the holiday gift buying guide. With online access through EBSCOHost, we are not limited to one reader at a time borrowing the paper issue. Missing issues are no longer a problem either.
Lafayette Public Library shows their users how to search for articles and reviews and also how to find and "browse" a specific issue.

Two library pinterest boards and why I would use them at my library

http://www.pinterest.com/hibrad/eccentric-libraries/
Cool ideas for decorating around the library. Quirky furniture and shelving photos.

http://www.pinterest.com/pinlibraryofmz/adult-craft-programs-your-library/
Craft ideas for children are easy to find but good ones for adults that don't take hours and hours to complete are more challenging. There are many that would be fun to do especially once the holidays were over and the winter blahs set in.

What are four kinds of things libraries are doing with Facebook?

1. Hide clues for a QR Code Scavenger Hunt.
2. Hold an online book discussion.
3. Ask their Facebook (FB) community for help identifying people in, dates of, and locations in unlabeled historical photos.
4. Post upcoming library events and photos

Hello and Welcome

Hello from Melinda and welcome to my first blog. I read more than I write so this will be a good opportunity for me to try putting my thoughts down on paper (or screen.) My two golden retrievers make typing tricky as they like to put their paws on my keyboard! Guess they think playtime is all the time!