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February 11, 2008

I Wish I'd Thought of This!

This is a brilliant use of current events to market the library. I wish I'd thought of it.

Pennsylvania Library Reminds You Their Writers are NOT On Strike

Too bad the stike is over but it reminds us to always be aware of the top news and to use it to engage our users in our programs. Any ideas? 2008 Olympics, primaries, caucuses, celebrity meltdowns . . .?

Stephen

Posted by stephen at February 11, 2008 2:19 PM

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Why come up with the ideas yourself? Google makes their hot trends available:

http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends?sa=X

It's not as forward thinking, but it's very reactive to current events. Looks like lots of grammys stuff today.

Posted by: Albert Bertram at February 11, 2008 2:58 PM

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