I chose to follow the Walnut Grove Elementary School Library on Facebook. My reasons for following this library were not due to amazing things happening at this library (but I'm sure there are). It's because Walnut Grove is prevalent in the Little House book series and I am a huge fan! Now I agree that this Walnut Grove is not the same one (this one is in Alabama) but the name sounds wonderful to me.
I believe a Facebook page is great for a school library. It would be an easy way to share what is going on in the library with the community. I also believe that it doesn't have to be a competition to see who can post the most amazing activities...the things being done in the library on a weekly basis are great things that need to be conveyed to parents and community members.
However there are potential problems with using Facebook. One is that not all students are allowed to have photos published online and that information would need to be closely monitored by the librarian in order to maintain privacy rights. Another issue is that the librarian would need to keep the page updated. There is nothing worse than going to an outdated Facebook page where the last update was six months ago. Of course, it's going to create more work for the librarian, but advocating for your library to the general public is going to require some effort. But that effort should produce results that only benefit your library.
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