As always Flickr is a lot of fun. I use it to view places I've been or want to travel too. It's also a good place to keep up with friends and family as they post new pictures. I think Flickr can be very useful for libraries to post pictures of past events and programs for the public to see. Changes such as renovations or inside library changes could be documented to keep the community updated or for historical purposes. Remember when there were holds at the Kirkwood Level for instance or how did the library look during this decade? We could use photos to advertise new materials or services too. It would be another simple way to promote the library without costing a lot of money. Digital photos are much easier to store than their print counterparts and take up less space, which is another benefit. I have print photos in a box that I never got around to getting in an album but all my new photos are conveniently organized online.
As always having pictures in the public eye can be a bit scary, but they can always be set to private. Sharing library photos shouldn't be a problem as long as when taking photos of people, they are aware.
Keeping with the Hawaiian theme, a picture of the sign of my favorite bakery in Honolulu. Look up malasada on flickr. The pictures will make you hungry.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hellochris/393793816/
photo from hellochris' photo stream.
1 comment:
I was thinking the same thing. Given the ability to set privacy settings, why not post some historic staff and building photos?
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