Jessica Bielen, MLIS
Presentations
LLNJ
Library Skill Share: Instagram For Libraries: Reels, Stories, Photos, and More! | 2021 LLNJ
How can you make the most out of your Libraries Instagram account to engage the public and make valuable community connections? This workshop discussed how libraries can use Instagram to engage the community through the usage of reels, photos, videos, stories, and branding.
NJLA
Engaging Patrons Through Social Media | 2019 NJLA Adult Services Summit
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Why do libraries use social media? This presentation discussed different social media platforms including: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, blogging, and Constant Contact newsletters. Social media best practices as well as the importance of having a unified brand and voice were also explored.
BCCLS
Just Weed It! | 2019 BCCLS
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This staff development and training workshop was presented in collaboration with the BCCLS Adult Services Committee in October of 2019 on collection development and management.
NJLA
Adult Programming Re-Imagined | NJLA Poster Presentation
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Libraries are evolving to meet the needs of their communities, but how can we engage adult patrons with full and busy schedules? This poster presentation explored popular library favorites through a reimagined lens, by way of interactive displays, off-site book clubs, and low-cost
programming to go. How to customize these ideas towards individual libraries, as well as
promotion and branding were also discussed.
MARAC
George Washington's Letters| MARAC Poster Presentation
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This project focused on select examples of archived correspondence between George Washington and various figures of the Revolutionary War. Digitized copies of these letters from the New York Public Library and National Archives and Records Administration connected within this remix to tell a story of Washington as both a personal man and a public figure.
This project demonstrated how libraries and archival repositories can use a similar strategy to not only link to archives and promote these resources on their own with website building and hosting tool wix.com, but also showcase the importance of having transliterated and digitized copies within a collection.
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