A tornado funnel cloud was forming over my desk on Monday. The Friday before, a patron had stopped by and asked, “Where’s your Facebook page? I can’t find your library on Facebook.” A Facebook page. The concept had been simmering on the backburner of my Things-to-Do longer than a pot-au-feu in a French kitchen. Still wasn’t done though. So I did what I always do in these cases. I grabbed at the patron’s lapels and pulled. “How about if you give me a little help in setting that up?” I asked. “Sure! I do two community Facebook pages already, and I’d be glad to help. I’ll bring my Nikon too.” Couldn’t be easier, huh? Then on Monday, I learned that Facebook does not permit libraries to set up profiles, which are for people, only pages, which are for companies and organizations. “But you don’t want to do that,” Patron advised….
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Countdown to Día
As it prepares for the April 30 celebration of El día de los niños/El día de los libros, better-known as Día, the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) is offering “Countdown to Día.” For one month, ALSC will post a new idea for youth librarians celebrating Día at their libraries. The ideas will be posted to Día’s official Facebook page. Sharing your own Día ideas on the page is highly encouraged! Sneak peak? Well, okay: One great idea for all librarians and children’s literature enthusiasts is to sign up for Día 101: Everything you need to know about celebrating El día de los niños/El día de los libros. The course will take place on Friday, April 1, 2011 at 1 PM CST. This one-hour webinar will present the history of Día as well as ways to make the local Día celebrations exciting and educational. The course is taught by…