Thing #15 Social Networking

The VBPL should definitely have a profile on a social networking site that will appeal to teens. Many of our teen volunteers and teens attending programs are on these sites already and we may also reach teens who have no clue about the public library. This would be a great way to communicate and to allow them to communicate with each other and share info about the library, it's programs, it's services, and of course - books. I'd really like to see us get caught up with other, sometimes smaller library systems who are offering this type of interaction with teens. What teen wouldn't rather see us on Facebook or even MySpace than going to the library web site where we are restricted by the city's standard formatting and what Vignette can handle?