Using Pinterest in the Library

I enjoy using Pinterest :). I peruse it regularly to steal ideas for our story time program. I look for theme ideas in general, as well as related games, rhymes, songs, crafts and books. It is a lifesaver. For the past two months, everything our library has done, read, played or sung has been influenced by Pinterest if not borrowed from directly.

So, for this assignment I wanted to step outside of the box. I found a couple of boards that could be very useful in the future:

 

Homeschool. Book lists

http://www.pinterest.com/linzyallen/homeschool-book-lists/

In our community, approximately 370 are enrolled in public school, while approximately 150 are enrolled in homeschool. For our story time program, the enrollment is 50 to 75 percent homeschooled families. I could use this list to create book displays targeting homeschoolers. I could also use the lists to create a book of thematic book lists of titles we have at the library for homeschool parents interested in supplementing their curriculum.

 

Gorgeous Public Libraries

http://www.pinterest.com/reading4pleasur/gorgeous-public-libraries/

OK so public libraries, especially ours, might be on a limited budget, but that doesn't mean a librarian can't dream, does it? This board is a librarian's dream, filled with images of libraries around the world that are absolutely gorgeous. Then, just by some miracle, if I'm ever at a position in which a major donor drops of a few million bucks for a new library, at least I will have stock piled some inspiration for the design. The image below is of a library in Switzerland, and it's one of the world's oldest and most important monastery libraries.

Week 1: 

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

1. Yankton Community Library is hosting a contest, the November Picture Book Showdown. Each round asks people to comment on their choice for their favorite children's picture book of the showdown. What a great way to share what books are at the library and to get people to comment on the post!

2. Lake Preston regularly posts their latest magazine offerings, which always makes me wish we offered magazines. One day. One day.

3. Lead Library is having a pie sale. Need I say more?

4. I also adore all of the photos Lead Library posts of their youngest patrons. These are so energetic and I find that with our library Facebook page, these kinds of posts always, Always, gain the most attention. By tagging parents it greatly increases our reach, and everyone loves to share photos of their youngest family members. It's a proud moment for everyone involved!

Hi!

Miranda Brumbaugh here. I love books, as I hope all librarians do.