Pinterest, the hottest social network in town, is beginning to be used in creative ways by many libraries. Clermont County (OH) Public Library is using Pinterest for visual readers’ advisory, curating 34 topical boards, including new books for February 2012, staff favorites, and using unique categories, such as Zombie books and Geek TV. Each item is linked directly into the library’s online catalog, allowing patrons quick and easy ways to see what’s new at the library and place holds on materials.
New to Pinterest? Check out Mashable’s Beginner’s Guide to the Pinterest and NextWeb’s Everything you need to know about Pinterest.
Interested in learning about more ways to use the site in your library? Check out 5 Ways to Use Pinterest in Your Library.
If you are already using Pinterest in your library or to get ideas for your library, let us know in the comments!
Heather Braum is the Technology Librarian at NEKLS. She can be reached by phone, by email (hbraum (at) nekls.org), or through several online chat services (look Heather up by her email address). Visit the 
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This post has been very helpful. I just started using Pinterest a couple of days ago, and I’m going crazy with it.
http://pinterest.com/sherrilibrarian/
I have a Library Fun board on my personal Pinterest account. I save ideas that look like they’d be fun to do at craft days at the library. We haven’t made the leap to start an account for the library…yet.