Libraries use the biggest book of all, Facebook!

With Facebook being one of the most popular social media sites in the world, many libraries are getting in on the action, creating a page and using the site for many different reasons.

Some of these reasons include:

• Using their Facebook page to let users know about events. A library service that makes great use of this is the Melbourne Library Service.
• Posting reviews about books
• Sharing links, videos and other information from outside sources, like the National Library of Australia
• Linking their other social networking sites such as Pinterest, as seen on The Library of Congress Facebook page.
• Connecting to large groups of people, specifically adults because of the Facebook 13+ age restrictions, like ALIA National Library Technicians Facebook group.
• Libraries also use Facebook to gather and record feedback and comments from their library users.