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The Facebook Frontier: Harnessing The Power Of Facebook Live, Christine A. Anderson
The Facebook Frontier: Harnessing The Power Of Facebook Live, Christine A. Anderson
South Carolina Libraries
Facebook Live offers librarians the opportunity for ongoing engagement with their community, even during a pandemic. During the COVID-19 quarantine, community organizations of all types used the site to continue to connect with their community. Kimbel Library used the social media platform to hold virtual versions of annual face-to-face events and create reference education for students and faculty. While there is no replacing the dynamics of face-to-face interaction with patrons, Facebook Live offers opportunity for continued safe social contact. It also is a “safe” place for less outgoing patrons to attend or even participate in library events they would not …