Isn’t it ironic how sometimes librarians think alike? In any case, I was just thinking about writing this post about foursquare when I picked up the most recent copy of library journal and lo and behold what did I find, but this article about libraries and fourquare. So it seems I’m not the only one who has been thinking about this. In any case, here are some ideas I came up with as to how libraries can use foursquare.

1. Sign up on foursquare to offer something interesting or unique to anyone who checks in at the library.

2. Set up your account so that users can become a library worker and then offer them something special to do so.

3. Put information about your library on foursquare on your facebook fan page and encourage your fans to also check out the library on foursquare.

4. Run a contest of sorts with your patrons and require them to check in to the library on foursquare in order to enter.

5. Find other businesses who are willing to work with you to cross promote the library with their business on foursquare.

What other ideas do you have about using foursquare for libraries?