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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hey all you social media geeks:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Pinterest seems to have taken a flying leap into my consciousness lately (I’m often late to the party) and I can clearly see that there are ways in which libraries can use this tool. Here’s a good example from NYPL if you haven’t dipped your toe into this yet: <a href="http://pinterest.com/nypl/?d">http://pinterest.com/nypl/?d</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>My questions concern the effectiveness of the tool. For those of you who are using it, can you help me with the following questions:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>How are you promoting this to your patrons?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Are you getting feedback and followers?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Do you believe this investment of staff time to be worth the results and if so, how do you know this?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>4)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>What kind of boards do you think return the most for the investment of time and/or make the most sense for libraries? Or do you think that we should be creating boards in areas that maybe aren’t so apparent of a connection? Or maybe all of the above?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>5)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Anything else you want to tell me about-let’s keep it related to social media or promoting libraries for now. Venting about your boss can be in the next thread.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I’ll be happy to collate responses for readers. Thanks so very much for your time.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mo<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=438 style='width:262.5pt;border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt'><tr><td width=133 valign=top style='width:79.5pt;border:none;padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#1F497D'><img border=0 width=96 height=140 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CD2D19.1D2E5360" alt="cid:image001.jpg@01C9ADFB.2325B4C0"></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td valign=top style='border:none;padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><b><i><span style='color:#002060'>Maureen Cole</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><b><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:mcole@ci.oregon-city.or.us" target="_blank"><span style='line-height:115%;color:blue'>mcole@orcity.org</span></a> </span></i></b><b><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#002060'> </span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><b><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#002060'>Library Director<br>Oregon City Public Library<br>606 John Adams Street<br>Oregon City, Oregon 97045<br>503-657-8269 ext 1010<br>503-657-3702 Fax</span></i></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#002060'>Website:</span></b><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#1F497D'> <a href="http://www.orcity.org/library"><span style='color:blue'>www.orcity.org/library</span></a></span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt'>PUBLIC RECORDS LAW DISCLOSURE: </span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt'>This e-mail is subject to the State Retention Schedule and may be made available to the public.</span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>