There are so many fun and wonderful opportunities to share photos and stories during Musser Library's summer reading program. This post from a recent "Learn to Play the Ukulele" class (one of two) for all ages illustrates how magical it is to bring people a variety of people together to learn - and the post sure got a lot of response!
Our staff saw patrons looking at our new privacy booth and encountered some people asking what it was. In addition to placing a flyer right on the front of it, I decided it would be a good idea to get on social media to show patrons who had not recently been to our second floor the new technology we had acquired. I also had a bit of fun with some creative "guesses" as to what it was.
The beauty of having a sky cam and an independent TV station at the library is that we can provide programming - or just a view - for anyone in the community who wants to watch either. We get some great footage of bald eagles, and people wanting to see them can use our resources to enjoy a closeup view of these majestic birds without getting really cold! This post was a reminder of something we provide for people to do in the coldest part of winter.
Musser Public Library's children's department employees work very hard to create an amazingly engaging experience to keep children reading over the summer. The abundance of cucumbers in my home garden inspired this "spa day" photo post-SRP, and the public loved it!
Here is an example of a social post pointing to our newsletter. This one is for August, one of the two busiest months of the year. We like to share with the public how much fun we have had with them during the big (and small) events of the summer reading program.
Dan Chapman's introductions to and analysis of movies in the public domain have established him as a trusted "Movie Shark" and gathered him a following. It's pure fun to promote "Musser Public Movies."
I had wanted to use more video in our social media channels at Musser Public Library, and Kimi's sketch timelapse for "how-to-draw books," which accompanied her blog, gave me the perfect opportunity. It turns out that Clipchamp is fun to use!
May the Fourth Dogs of costumed dogs be with you. I found these dog photos in Star Wars costumes to accompany the post about how "May the Force" morphed into "May the Fourth." My job can be downright fun!
Drone video still of former Musser Public Library's conversion into Living Building for Stanley Center for Peace and Security. This was from a program aired on our TV station in which I did a walk-through and Stanley employees explained the process. I was so curious what a 'Living Building' is!
The Friends of MPL committee wanted to have a fun awareness-raiser and fundraiser for the organization. The library director spoke to the owner of our local microbrewery, and he agreed to create a beer which we got the privilege of naming and $1 per pour. It was a cold but fun night, and enjoyable to promote.
This is not for the library but for our local school's orchestra boosters. I have coordinated and publicized these sales to raise funds for new instruments.
When I heard that Library Tech Rod Peck had taken a video of his granddaughter acing a magic trick at our Skeleton Key program, I had to see it. Our community responds well to what kids do at the library, so when I get permission to use a child's likeness, it's a feel -good coup. It makes people smile.
This post got a great response after using a bit of imagination to create the message. It was the first time I had ever used slow motion video. The straw rocket launch was too difficult to see in real time.
