Community Relations 2.0: Social Media in Public Libraries

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Fall 2013 TechByte Presentation to Denver University's ASIS&T (Association of Information Science & Technology) about how public libraries can use social media with examples from Douglas County Libraries and other public libraries.

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Community Relations 2.0: Social Media in Public

LibrariesHaley Hennes

@librarymarketer

Beware of Shiny Object Syndrome.

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• Authors• Journalists• Teens

Post at least 5 tweets a day.

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•Internal Links

Mix it Up!

•External Links

•Questions

•Quotes

•Book Recommendations

•Retweets

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Be Human.

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Don’t Be Boring.

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Have Conversations.

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When to Post?

For retweets, KISSMetrics found the peak time to be around 5 PM.

For click through rate (CTR), KISSmetrics found the best times to be at 12 PM and 6 PM.

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What about Metrics?

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What Douglas County Libraries Measures:

FollowersRetweetsMentionsClick Through Rate (CTR)Engagement

•Large Audience

• Older Adults

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Visuals get more likes and shares than any other post type on Facebook (Source: Dan Zarrella).

Be Engaging!

When to Post?

Evenings and Weekends2 to 3 posts per day

What to Measure?Number of FansEngagement: Likes,

Comments, SharesClick Through Rate (CTR)Number of People Who Saw

Your Posts

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Haley Hennes

Follow me: @librarymarketer www.librarymarketer.com

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