How to Promote Library News, Events & Exhibits

Send the following information to Amy or Molly:

• Date
• Start & End Time
  • Can also be an All Day Event
  • Can repeat
• Event Title
• Event Description
  • Can include links
• Image
• Related LibGuide, if any - LibGuides only
• Location/Room
• Presenter, if relevant and not you
• Category: Exhibit, Just for Fun, Lecture, Workshop

Send to Kieran, Molly or Amy:

• Image
  • Images for the homepage slider are currently 164 x 688 pixels.
• Link for title text to link to
• 1-2 short lines of text for the caption

Facebook is followed by faculty, alumni and friends of the college more than current students.

Send to Amy or Molly:

Facebook Posts - Posts can be scheduled ahead of time.

• Include text, images, hashtags, emojis.
• Can be a 2-option poll.
• Any other accounts, pages or people to tag.

Facebook Events - When events are created they are also shared as a post automatically. They can be re-shared as a post to remind people as well.

• Photo
• Event Name
• Location only if not the library - include library location/room in description text.
• Description
• Category - select 1:
  • Art
  • Causes
  • Comedy
  • Crafts
  • Dance
  • Drinks
  • Film
  • Fitness
  • Food
  • Games
  • Gardening
  • Health
  • Home
  • Literature
  • Music
  • Network
  • Party
  • Religion
  • Shopping
  • Sports
  • Theater
  • Wellness
  • Other
• Frequency
  • Occurs once
  • Daily
  • Weekly
  • Custom
• Starts
  • Date and Time
• Ends
  • Date and Time
• Co-hosts - must have a Facebook account
• Schedule - for long events with multiple parts
• Keywords - for searching in Facebook, not needed for most of our events
• Tickets - you can also use this for links to register for events that have no costs - use registration URL and include this information in the description text

Instagram is followed by students mostly, but also alumni (especially recent), some faculty, and other library/org Instagram accounts.

Send to Amy:

• Image or Images
• Text (generally keep it short) and emojis
• Hashtags
• Any accounts you'd like to tag, like other campus offices or organizations - this helps with cross-promotion
• If you want it to post to Facebook too

Linktree account information:

• Username: @ricadamslibrary
• Password: AdamsLibrary1
• Account email address: jamespadamslibrary@gmail.com

To post on the bulletin boards give one copy to circ and one copy to reference.

Postcards, brochures and smaller flyers can go on the circ and ref desk, and on the short reference shelves with student papers.

To post on tables:

• Use acrylic stands to keep copies around for a while
  • There are portrait and landscape options.
  • There is a stand with three-legs for 1/4 sheet sized flyers announcements - it needs 6 flyers to be full (you could repeat)
  • We have some that have room for a 8 1/2 x 11" sheet and a pocket for bookmarks, brochures or little flyers.

LibGuides for current events and exhibits should be added to the Library Exhibits and Events subject, in addition to whichever additional subjects it belongs to (check with the subject liaison!).

Once the exhibit/event time has passed, remove this subject and add it to the "Past Events & Exhibits" group.

The sandwich board is in Dave's office. The letters are in Access Services.