Friday, January 24, 2014

Facebook Assignment


As I was searching for school libraries on Facebook, I noticed there were a limited number of school library pages.  I saw the some schools with the Facebook pages and they used them to promote the school’s activities as well as up and coming book to movie adaptations.   I liked that these school included reminder for Book Fairs and updates to the library’s filing system.  Cheltenham High School’s page included school announcements, like who placed in soccer and field hockey league.  Moreau Catholic High School’s page posted an image of an old check out card from 1982.  I really liked how they involved the students with funny posts. 

One disadvantage I saw on these pages was the mediator of the page did not update regularly.  For example, the Pasadena High School was last updated December 7th.  A second disadvantage, I also noticed there was not a lot of traffic on the pages; very little people check these pages for updates of posts. 

I think having a Facebook page in beneficial because the students have Facebook accounts and it is readily available using their smart phones.   When I become a librarian, I would like to involve the students as much as possible.  For example, I would like to post a message and whoever read it and comes to the library first wins a prize. 
 
Here are some screenshots of some posts!

Pasadena High School Library

 Cheltenham High School Library

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Moreau Catholic High School Library

 

 
 



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