Have you considered using pinterest for your library? Pinterest is a new site within the past 6 months and yet it is already getting more traffic than the crafting site Etsy. I personally joined about 6 weeks ago and I’m having quite a bit of fun and getting some interesting connecting and results with my home business. I personally think that Pinterest could be quite useful for public libraries, museum libraries and other libraries that have a large public audience. Since I work for a small college library, I don’t see it really being that beneficial for us but I might try it. In any case here are some ideas about how libraries could generate interest via Pinterest.

1. Create a boards for new books that your library has received within the past few weeks or months.
2. Create boards to promote activities or programs with links to learn more and pictures of the activity or program.
3. Create boards for each one of your major collections and share the most popular items as pins.
4. Create boards with pins for your library displays or rare collections.
5. Create boards with pins to promote your movies and other media.
6. Share your boards on your library facebook and twitter.

Other ideas on how to use Pinterest for libraries?

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