I think there are many upsides to Flickr. First, its free- at least the basic account. Another plus is the fact that you can set some pictures to private while others are shared publicly. This especially would be a consideration for the library if we decided to post program pictures because some things we may not be able to share publicly if they are tagged with names or other identifying information. That being said, I do think there are other uses besides posting program pictures. Recently, our branch has formed a marketing team to look at branch displays and arrangement of materials to increase circulation and attractiveness. I have done a couple of searches on Flickr using keywords like library displays and marketing and other words I've found in people's tags of pictures. There are a lot of great examples of library displays and signage- even some from Howard County and Pratt. I think we could also potentially search for things like "Summer Reading Club" and get ideas about what other libraries are doing.
I like Flickr and can envision us putting it into better use at the library. I hope we will.
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I have a Flickr account, and also, because I am in Blogger, I automatically have a Picasa account through Google. I haven't been able to commit to one or the other. My husband has tons of photos on Flickr so it would be easier to share with him if I stuck with Flickr. Decisions, decisions. . .
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