As I already have a Facebook account and library colleagues as friends I began Week 6 by befriending Manukau Libraries and doing my little book spiels. Interesting to see what others were reading and what they loved.
I checked out the New York Public Library on Facebook and found it sadly facing a budget cut of $37 million, so most of their posts were desperate fundraising ones. I noticed that most of the other US libraries on Facebook had the same story to tell - makes me realise how lucky we are. We do take for granted here that everyone knows how important libraries are - especially here in Manukau! Over there they're really begging for their lives.
Facebook is so big here now that I don't think libraries can ignore it - I use it as much as it suits me too, and I think libraries can do the same. It keeps us in the public consciousness and is good cheap publicity for what we do. I haven't been asked about it much, only occasionally about how to get on Bebo. People who use these sites are usually pretty up with their technology and wouldn't like to be seen asking someone like me how to do it!
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