Week 12: Social Networking

I've been a member of Facebook for a while and thought it just a silly nonsense that I filled my tea break with. Sure great for having fun with a few friends but not so useful for seriously keeping in touch.

Then I had a thought. I work mainly in Children and Youth Services. If the kids have been able to dodge the homework or there's nothing good in TV you know where they'll be. Who am I kidding! Their probably doing all three things at the same time! Kids are on there, somewhere waiting to link one more friend to boost their friends list, someone that might have something interesting to say. And don't we have something interesting to say!

You could promote "Your Library" Facebook site on bookmarks, a Internet classes, to schools and anyone who gives you eye contact in the library. They link as a friend, maybe scribble a message on "Your Library" Superwall, feed (or even add to) the fish tank and generally fool around. Through "Your Library" page they will find links to others kids who have become "Your Library" friends. You can create a "Your Library" group, the kids now belong to a community of kids who all go to "Your Library" .

Then! When you want to promote an activity you create an event, add a link to the council website with all the details and send it to everyone of "Your Library" friends. No emails that change every six month, so no updating contact lists and no issues with privacy.


You can run competitions through Facebook. There's already a option to create a Trivia competition, it could be modified for trivia on any subject. You could have a lucky friend competition or invite kids to write something on your Superwall for prizes. You can send them birthday messages and let them know their worth a poke or two. With a little imagination, a little time and almost no money you could have flourishing group of "Your Library" friends, putting you in touch with even more kids exponentially!

Facebooks puts you in touch and keeps you in touch with those people who want to be in contact with you. Sounds super exciting. Can't wait to try it out for myself.