Social Media Week 5

hmmm.....

This past summer I discovered book trailers.  And since then I've been  hooked.  Usually they are like bad movie trailers but sometimes you get a good one or two.  You would think I would stop watching them...

but it's like the previews at the movies: they just keep going and going. 

Some of my favorite books I have found through 

book trailers

 

Like Life After Life by Kate Atkinson

or 

one of my favorite books of the YEAR 

The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion

and 

Rick Yancey's Fifth Wave 

yes, I am a little obsessed. 

Social Media Week 4

I recently read The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty

It wasn't what I expected.  It had gotten some good pre-release buzz but from the cover I thought it was more a romance novel.  

turns out covers can be deceiving. 

It is the story of a woman who stumbles upon a letter her husband  written years before and addressed: " To my wife: to be opened in the event of my death".  

Now there's a hook.  

Then I found out there were different covers,  it seems the Aussies got the 

cool cover

Definitely more intriguing than the American version but then there was also this 

the coolest cover

so i wondered.....

judging this book solely by it's cover

I would probably never read this book

and that would have been a real shame.

Because then I would never have found out that Liane Moriarty has written several other books including 

"Hypnotist: a Love Story"  and "What Alice Forgot" 

and she is now my new favorite author.

Social Media Week 3

Today, schools were opened two hours late, lots of icy streets, so I was surprised when I walked into the children's area and found a mom with three small children.  I know from my own experience with small kids, I was happy to stay home those extra hours until school was opened.  Then I found out why they were there so early:  the preschool had sent out an email to alert parents of the delay.  Wow, the mom and I were both floored.  Who checks their email first thing in the morning?  Why not a text, or a facebook or twitter post?  It seem email is already going the way of the dinosaur, akin to sending out a letter to make an announcement.


                                        

But this got me thinking....in terms of keeping library customers informed about library services, programs and materials WHAT is the best way to reach our customers?   Are web sites going the way of apps?  Are social media formats the best way to communicate with our customers?  Could be.  As the web connects more and more people together it seems people want to find ways to stay connected to the smaller parts of their lives; their schools, churches, libraries.  These are all things in the immediate community that garner attention, could it be that social media while it allows for folks from all over the world to stay connected but also allows the closer, important parts of life to remain close and connected as well.