Personally, the school library website is not something that is immediately thought of when considering the school library media center and the role of the school librarian. However, after thinking about it, the website is very important in engaging students and showing what the library has to offer. There is no question that we want students to come to the library and take advantage of all that is offered. Nevertheless, not all students are going to willing come to the library nor are all parents going to have that opportunity. The website can play a role in enticing students to come to the library, as well as keeping parents and community members informed of the importance of the library.
Keeping in mind the importance of the library’s website, it can be a bit intimidating to think about having to create and maintain this important tool. While I have a background in graphic design, coding and building websites is not one of my strong suits. Due to this, I was drawn to the article discussing the benefits of building a website in a blogging format. Having set-up and worked with this blog, I know from experience that it is easy to build, format, use, and keep updated. The format is user-friendly, and the information is kept updated easily, and is dated for users to gage how relevant the information is. More importantly, with all of the new technology out there, I like that there is tool for everyone so that librarians can fully serve their patrons, no matter their strengths (or weaknesses!).
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