Well, I've done it - joined a social networking site - Facebook. Mind you, I haven't actually done anything much with it yet - just joined. I am a pretty private person and the thought of putting me out there is a little scary, but it's there.
I have done a small search for friends and have come up with a couple of my nieces and my nephew. This will be a really good way to communicate with them as they are all interstate and have busy lives. I will keep looking for old school friends and workmates once I have my Facebook page up to scratch.
My son spends time on Facebook whilst studying and this interaction between students and friends gives much needed support while completing assignments. Also a little light relief on occasions when the subject matter is less than academic. I can see that there would be uses for this type of social interaction through the libraries, whether it be a subject based page, or calling for information from a library technician on the spot.
Perhaps areas like genealogy and heritage could make use of social networking as they are more specific and there are people working in the library, both paid and volunteers, who could be the contact point for these interest groups.
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