My focus with this post is using Facebook in the library. I researched and found 3 different Facebook pages. I wanted to see what a library page could look like on the different school levels.
The first library page I selected was from Curry Elementary School. The main content on this Facebook page is pictures. Many are funny and some have reflective sayings with them. There were a few posts about turning in the library books for the summer break. The librarian refers to the books as her babies and she is their momma. I had to scroll quite a bit to find some content other than pictures. My favorite part was when students had to decorate a pumpkin to match a character in a book they read. The pictures of the pumpkins, with accompanying book, was adorable. As a parent, or even teacher, I do not see much value to this website. It would not be one I would save and refer back to at any point. Click on the picture above to take you to this Facebook page.
My next selection came from Luna Middle School. This Facebook page had lots of YouTube links to new book trailers. I think this is a great way to introduce new books to the students. You aren't having to write a review, the publisher has created a video review. Many were very eye catching like watching a trailer for a movie. I think this has great potential for introducing books. After browsing for a while I realized the page has not been updated in a while. Most book trailers were from last summer. The last post was explaining that Edomodo would be used for the book study this summer instead of Facebook. This page has potential to be amazing if the content was updated regularly. Click on the picture above to take you to this Facebook page.
The high school Facebook page I selected was from Pasadena High School. I really enjoyed browsing this Facebook page. There was a wealth of information provided by the librarian. Several posts were dedicated to an event called Teen Book Con. There was some cute pictures with library quotes, but most content was directly related to the library. Reminders about author visits and local book fairs. The information wasn't has plentiful as I would have hoped, but what was provided was valuable. Click on the picture above to take you to this Facebook page.
I think having a Facebook page would be a valuable resource in a school library. This is a great way to reach the parents, students and teachers. I think putting all I saw on the pages above together would make a very great page. It is important to keep the page relevant and up to date. If you visit any page and it hasn't been updated for months, then you are less likely to continue visiting that page. Facebook is different than websites because you can receive the information automatically on your feed rather than voluntarily visiting the websites. The information comes to you instead of you going to search for it.
The only disadvantage I see with using Facebook is that in my district it is blocked. In order to update to a page I created I would always have to do it at home. We do lots of work at home, but having the ability to update and add information at school would be a bonus.
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