Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Goodreads - alright!

I signed up for Goodreads via my Facebook account, which makes it really easy to communicate with friends. I actually have been looking for a book to read, so it was a pretty rad way to check out what my friends were reading and get suggestions. I think it's also interesting to look at other people's bookshelves, because sometimes you get a glimpse into a side of a person you didn't ever realize existed based on the type of books they like to read. I don't know how the library could make use of it, but as far as recommending it to library patrons, I certainly would. It might be a little bit better for patrons that reading advisory, because it really connects them to their friends, who know them way better than we possibly can. Overall, I think it's a pretty awesome site, and I think the iPhone app version is handy as well.

Sunday, March 18, 2012

Image Generator!


The image generators can be used to help make awesome graphics to promote events being held in the library. We can use them to create fliers or use them as image with Facebook events, etc...