article thumbnail

How One Library Marketer Played an April Fools’ Prank On Her Community… and Got Incredible Reach on Social Media!

Super Library Marketing

After I got my drivers license, I used to drive around to all the local libraries and hit up their Friends book sales, explains Siobhan. I would buy tons of books and store them in the trunk of my car because I didnt want my parents to know I was spending all my money on books.” She also runs programs.

article thumbnail

Compensating Community Participation

Social Pinpoint

In recent years, there has been a noticeable rise in individuals receiving compensation for their participation in community engagement initiatives. What used to be seen as just a voluntary or civic duty has now become a more nuanced approach that truly recognizes and values the contributions of community members in meaningful ways.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Demystifying AI: How RAG boosts efficiency in state and local government departments

AWS Public Sector Blog

Bridging the knowledge gap with LLMs Imagine if every government employee had an assistant who had read every book, document, and memo in the world. Community engagementEngage with citizens to gather feedback on AI-enhanced services and foster a transparent dialogue about AI’s role in public service.

article thumbnail

Call for Chapters: Data Culture in Academic Libraries - ACRL Book - Deadline January 30 @ALA_ACRL

A Library Writer's Blog

We are excited to invite chapter proposals for our forthcoming ACRL book, Data culture in academic libraries: A practical guide to building communities, partnerships, and collaborations, with an anticipated publication date of winter 2024.

article thumbnail

How To Use ChatGPT To Build Target Personas and Hit the Mark ?Every Time With Your Library Promotions

Super Library Marketing

They use the library to check out books about once a month. Hobbies and Interests Enjoys reading, especially classic literature and business-related books. Values community engagement and local events. Media Consumption Relies on traditional media like newspapers and local community bulletins.

article thumbnail

Library Marketer Shares Her Ingenious Trick for Making Sure Her Community Sees Her Social Media Posts

Super Library Marketing

She recalls hunting for new books, playing Oregon Trail and Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego on the PCs, researching local legends, and scrolling through microfilm for fun. “As I oversee our community engagement, social media, most publications, and other marketing and public relations duties.” “I

article thumbnail

How Diversity Affects Decision-Making in Communities

Social Pinpoint

In this article, we’ll explore three benefits of diversity in community engagement: Diversity can help groups to analyze the facts more clearly. So, it’s important to think about how we can capture feedback from as many different community members as possible if we want to make thoughtful, people-led decisions.