1. Twitter for Libraries and Librarians
@helgagrace #masslib17

2. Why are you here? Does your library have a Twitter account?
Do you tweet for your library?
Do you have a personal Twitter account?
Does your cat have a Twitter account or hashtag?
Why not?

3. What is Twitter For? Community Engagement!
For Libraries
Events
Services
Pictures!
Conversations
Polls
Cat Pictures
Advertising
Outreach
Cross-Promotion

4. What is Twitter For? Finding Community!
For Librarians
Professional Development
Networking
Problem Solving
Program Ideas
Displays
Cat Pictures aka “The Collective Brain”

5. Who Libraries Patrons Publishers Authors Booksellers Businesses
Politicians
Cats
Dogs

6. When? All Day Every Day It’s OK to repeat content (4x rule)
Schedule tweets using Tweetdeck
Collaborate with co-workers, share the load
Retweet other accounts when you don’t have content
Whenever a cat does something cute (always)

7. Where
Computer
Phone
Website
Digital signs
Business cards
Flyers

8. Tools Tweetdeck Lists IFTTT Storify analytics.twitter.com Polls
#librarylife, #askalibrarian, and other hashtags

9. other
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10. thanks
Tweet at us!
@helgagrace
@surlyspice
@MassLibAssoc