You can be a fan of the ITS Library on Facebook. The library uses the Facebook page to extend services to users in an environment they spend a lot of time in. Fan can see the library’s recent acquisitions, hours, information, and news about library events. There are also pictures from library hosted function, which add another connection with the library’s users.
@MetroLibrary updates followers with news from the Los Angeles Metro. They tweet about library happenings, transportation issues related to the Los Angeles metropolitan area, and other interesting bits from the transportation world.
Dorothy Peyton Gray Transportation Library shares their photo archives with the public through Flickr. You can see candid moments from the Los Angeles Metro offices, old lines, and other snapshots of Los Angeles past.
Los Angeles Metro Library uses their YouTube channel to share videos from their archives with the public. Putting them in a public space not only makes them more accessible to the public, but helps raise the profile of the library and Metro’s services and history.
You can become a friend of theMetro Library on MySpace. The Metro Library uses their MySpace account to republish their news feeds and headlines to be accessible to their riders on MySpace. Acting as something of an extension of the physical library, and their website, Metro Library utilizes MySpace not only as a marketing tool, but also a way to provide service to users.
