Texas Libraries Using Web 2.0 - Social Media - Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, Blogs, Video sharing sites, Slideshare, and even LOCATION BASED services lists

 

Facebook - General
1.  Austin Public Library  (Facebook)

2.  Friends of the Austin Public Library (Facebook)

3.  Longview Public Library (Facebook)

4.  Round Rock Public Library (Facebook)

5.  Flower Mound Public Library (Facebook)

6.  Houston Public Library (Facebook)

7.  Rio Grande City Public Library (Facebook)

8.  Chambers County Library System (Facebook)

9.  Helen Hall Library (League City) (Facebook)

10. Burleson Public Library (Facebook)

11. Grand Prairie Public Library (Facebook)

12. Bryan Public Library

13.  Larry J Ringer Public Library (College Station)

14.  Carnegie Center of Brazos Valley History

15.  Southlake Public Library

16.  Boerne Public Library (Facebook)
17.  Beaumont Public Library (Facebook)
18.  Liberty Hill Public Library

19.  Palestine Public Library

20.  Pittsburg - Camp County Public Library (Facebook)

21.  N. P. Sims Library (Waxahachie)

22. South Texas College Library (Facebook)

23. Tarleton State University - Dick Smith Library (Facebook)

24.  Fort Bend County Libraries (Facebook)

25. University of Texas Libraries (Facebook)

26.  North Central Texas College Libraries (Gainesville) (Facebook)

27. Waco-McLennan County Library (Facebook)

28. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Libraries (Facebook)

29. National Network of Libraries of Medicine - South Central Region (Facebook)

30. Dublin Public Library (Facebook)

31.  Harris County Public Library (Facebook)

32.  Cross Plains Public Library (Facebook)

33.  W. Walworth Harrison Public Library (Greenville) (Facebook)

34.  Yorktown Public Library (Facebook)

35.  Dr. Clotilde P. Garcia Public Library (Facebook)

36.  Robert J. Kleberg Public Library (Facebook)

37. Kimble County Library (Facebook)

38.  F.M. Richards Memorial Library (Brady) (Facebook)

39.  Groves Public Library (Facebook)

40.  Allen Memorial Public Library (Hawkins) (Facebook)

41.  Jacksonville Public Library (Facebook)

42.  Mineola Public Library (Facebook)

43.  Krum Public Library (Facebook)

44.  Texas Woman's University Libraries (Facebook)

45.  Lunar Planetary Institute Library (Facebook)

46.  Howe Public Library (Facebook)

47.  New Boston Public Library (Facebook)

48.  Bertha Voyer Memorial Library (Honey Grove) (Facebook)

49.  The Library at Cedar Creek Lake (Facebook)

50.  Fine Arts Library at University of Texas - Austin (Facebook)

51.  Lon Morris College Library (Jacksonville) (Facebook)

52.  Sam Fore Jr., Wilson County Public Library (Floresville) (Facebook)

53.  Lampasas Public Library (Facebook)

54.  Friends of the Pleasanton Public Library (Facebook)

55.  Central Texas Library System (CTLS) (Austin) (Facebook)

56.  Smith-Welch Memorial Library (Hearne Public Library) (Facebook)

57.  Bremond Public Library & Visitors Center (Facebook)

58.  Robertson County Carnegie Library (Facebook)

59.  Wells Branch Community Library (Facebook)

60.  Lake Travis Community Library (Facebook)

61.  Wimberley Village Library (Facebook)

62.  Bee Cave Public Library (Facebook)

63.  The Texas Collection (Special Collections at Baylor University - Waco) (Facebook)

64.  Special Collections, University of Texas - Arlington (Facebook)

65.  University of Texas - Arlington - Library (Facebook)

66.  Blanco Library (Facebook)

67.  Jennie Trent Dew Library (Goldthwaite) (Facebook)

68.  Llano County Library System (Facebook)

69.  Moody Community Library (Facebook)

70.  Aubrey Area Library (Facebook)

71.  Area Friends of Aubrey Library (AFOAL) (Facebook)

72.  Oakalla Public Library (Facebook)

73.  El Paso Public Library (Facebook)

74.  McAllen Public Library (Facebook)

75.   http://www.kirbyvillelibrary.org/

76.  https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Hughes-Springs-Area-Public-Library/10150162992715008 

Facebook - Specific Audience

1.  Longview Public Library - Teens (Facebook)

2.  Friendswood Public Library  - Teen Advisory Group (Facebook)

3.  Bay City Public Library - Teen Advisory Board - (Facebook)

 

Twitter
1.   Longview Public Library (Twitter)

2.   Round Rock Public Library (Twitter)

3.   Helen Hall Library (League City) (Twitter)
4.   Houston Public Library (Twitter- 4th most followed library on Twitter)
5.   Austin Public Library (Twitter)

6.   Boerne Public Library (Twitter)
7.   Hurst Public Library (Twitter)
8.   Plano Public Library (Twitter) 
9.   Corpus Christi Public Library (Twitter)
10.  Denton Public Library (Twitter) (discontinued?  - link not working as of 11/15/2010 - web site shows no Twitter link)

11.  Harris County Public Library (Twitter)

12.  El Paso Public Library (Twitter)

13.  Palestine Public Library (Twitter)

14.  William T Cozby Public Library (Coppell) (Twitter)

15.  Mineola Public Library (Twitter)

16.  San Antonio Public Library (Twitter)

17.  Marlin Library (Twitter)

18.  Bay City Public Library (Twitter)

19.  Houston Community College (Twitter)

20.  Colleyville Public Library (Twitter)

21.  Lunar Planetary Institute Library (Houston) (Twitter)

22.  Baylor University Libraries (Twitter)

23.  Northeast Texas Library System (Garland) (Twitter)

24.  Pittsburg Public Library (Twitter)

25.  Groves Public Library (Twitter)
26.  Texas Library Association (Austin) (Twitter)

27.  University of Texas - Austin - Libraries (Twitter)

28.  Texas A&M University - Evans Library (Twitter)

29.  Arlington Public Library (Twitter)

30.  Trinity University - Coates Library (San Antonio) (Twitter)

31.  MD Anderson Library (Houston) (Twitter)

32.  Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library (Austin) (Twitter)

33.  Hamon Arts - Southern Methodist University (Twitter)
34.  Castroville Public Library (Twitter)
35.  Jarrett Library of East Texas Baptist University (Twitter)
36.  The Colony Public Library (Twitter)
37.  Nicholas P. Sims Library - Waxahachie - Ellis County (Twitter) 

38.  South Texas College Library (Twitter)

39.  Tarleton State University - Dick Smith Library (Twitter)

40.  North Central Texas College (Twitter)

41. Waco-McLennan County Library (Twitter)

42. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Libraries (Twitter)

43. National Network of Libraries of Medicine - South Central Region (Twitter)

44.  Friendswood Public Library (Twitter)

45.  R.J. Kleberg Public Library (Twitter)

46.  University of Texas - El Paso - University Library (Twitter)

47.  University of Texas Health Sciences Center - San Antonio - Health Science Center Libraries (Twitter)

48.  TexLibris - Office of the Director of the University of Texas (Austin) Libraries - Twitter

49.  Texas Woman's University Libraries (Twitter)

50.  Denton Independent School District - Library Services (Twitter)

51.  Frisco Public Library (Twitter)

52.  Hood County Public Library - Granbury, TX - Twitter

53.  Richland College Library (Dallas Community College) - Twitter

54.  Callier Library - University of Texas - Dallas - Twitter

55.  Stewart West Branch - Montgomery County Public Library - Twitter

56.  Duncanville Public Library - Twitter

57.  McAllen Public Library - Twitter

58.  San Antonio College Library - Twitter

59. Taylor Public Library - Twitter

60.  Stephen F. Austin High School Library (Austin) - Twitter

61.  Lanier High School Library (Austin) - Twitter

62.  North Texas Library Partners (Fort Worth) - Twitter

63.  Abilene Christian University Library (ACU Library) - Twitter

64.  Lon Morris College Library (Jacksonville) - Twitter

Blog
1.    http://roundrocktexas.gov/cc/blogs/default.aspx?GroupID=6 (Round Rock Reads, 2-6 Teen, Library Info, Readers Exchange, Featured  Databases)
2.   Chambers County Teen (Blog - Typepad) 
3.   League City Public Library (Blog - Blogspot)  
4.   http://golibrarygo.blogspot.com/ (Grand Prairie)
5.   http://www.littleelmtx.us/index.aspx?NID=225 (Director's Blog)
6.   http://www.austinpubliclibraryblog.blogspot.com/
7.   http://recycledreadsaustin.wordpress.com/ (Austin PL Friends' Bookstore)
8.   http://aplnewsevents.blogspot.com/ (Austin PL News & Events)
9.   http://southlakelibrary.blogspot.com/
10.  http://dentonlibrary.wordpress.com/
11.  http://pccpl.blogspot.com/ (Pittsburg - Camp County)
12.  http://www.mckinneylibrary.blogspot.com/
13.  http://gibbsmemoriallibrary.blogspot.com/ - Gibbs Memorial Library
14.  http://palestinedirector.wordpress.com/ - Palestine Public Library - Director's blog
15.  http://collectionconnection.wordpress.com/ - Paelstine Public Library - Reader's Advisory blog
16.  http://www.palesteens.blogspot.com/ - Palestine Library - Teen Blog  
17.  http://cplupdates.blogspot.com/ - Castroville Public Library - general blog
18.  http://freedomtoreadmatters.blogspot.com/ - Minneola Public Library
19.  http://www.marlinpubliclibrary.blogspot.com/ - Marlin Public Library
20.  http://marlinpubliclibrary.com/ - Marlin Public Library - Teen Blog
21.  http://tcplteens.wordpress.com/ - The Colony Public Library - Teen blog  

22. http://offtheshelf.southtexascollege.edu/ - Off the Shelf - South Texas College Library Blog

23. http://tarletonlibrary.blogspot.com/ - Library Online Lounge - Tarleton State University (we also have a staff-only blog)

24. http://teenscenewaco.blogspot.com/ - Waco-McLennan County Library - Teen Blog

25. Tex Libris  - from the Office of the Director of the University of Texas Libraries 

26. From the Tip Jar   - a UT Libraries multimedia blog series focusing on quick library tips  

27. Harris County Public Library - The website is blog based; there are topical blogs and each branch has a blog.

28.  Friendswood Public Library - Teen Blog

29. http://libraryladyhs.blogspot.com/ ( Blog - Blogspot) Blog about Texas "A Dozeen Ways to 2 Step" course.

MySpace
1.  http://www.myspace.com/teenabyss (Longview PL)
2.  http://www.myspace.com/gp_libraries (Grand Prairie)
3.  http://www.myspace.com/austinpubliclibrary
4.  http://www.myspace.com/stclibrary - South Texas College Library
5.  

 

Flickr

1.  Grand Prairie Public Library (Flickr)

2.  Tarleton State University - Dick Smith Library (Flickr)

3.  South Texas College Library (Flickr)

4.  Texas State Library and Archives Commission (Flickr)

5.  University of Texas Libraries (Flickr)

6.  San Antonio Public Library (Flickr)

7.  Abilene Public Library (Flickr)

8.  Harris County Public Library (Flickr)

9.  Georgetown Public Library (Flickr)

10.  Friendswood Public Library (Flickr)

11.  Krum Public Library (Flickr)

12.  Lunar Planetary Institute (Flickr)

13.  Abilene Christian University Library (ACU Library)

 

YouTube / Vimeo / Blip.tv (video streaming)

1.  Austin Public Library - YouTube channel

2.  Harris County Public Library - YouTube channel

3.  University of Texas Libraries on YouTube

4.  Texas Woman's University Libraries (YouTube)

5.  Abilene Christian University Library (ACU Library) - Youtube

 

Other Tools - Wikis, Instant Messaging, Good Reads, LibraryThing

1.  McAllen Memorial Library - SmugMug

Reading recommendation or other related services

1.  Helen Hall Public Library - Good Reads - Book Discussion club

2.  http://www.librarything.com/catalog/rdg301library - Tarleton State University Dick Smith Library children's books (LibraryThing account specifically set up to support RDG 301, Introduction to Children's Literature, as well as other teacher preparation classes)
3.  Harris County Public Library (Library Thing)

 

Wikis

1.  http://southlake.pbworks.com/ (PBWorks - wiki - Southlake Public Library)
2.  Tarleton State University Dick Smith Library student worker training wiki.  We also have a staff-only wiki.

3.  Texas Reading Club Advisory Committee wiki (only open to committee members)

 

Instant Messaging services

1.  Meebo - Palestine Public Library uses it on their reader's advisory blog
2.  Meebo - The Colony Public Library uses it on their "Ask Us" page - http://ntrls.tsl.state.tx.us/thecolony/about-us/ask-us-1

3.  Meebo - Lon Morris College Library (Jacksonville) - on home page for the library 

 

 

Social Bookmarking services (Deliicous, Magnolia, etc.)

1.  Harris County Public Library on Delicious

SlideShare
1.  The Colony Public Library (Slideshare)

2.  Longview Public Library (Slideshare)

3.  Harris County Public Library (Slideshare)

4.  N. P. Sims Library (Waxahachie) (Slideshare)

 

Location Based Services

1.  Tarleton State University - launched 11/2010 - a badge when patrons check-in to the library and check-out a book