How is my local library using Social Media?

My hometown has quite a few local libraries, but one in particular is the Lionel Bowen Public Library and Community Centre.

It uses the following means of social media to advertise its existence and activities:
* Home page: http://www.randwick.nsw.gov.au/library
"Randwick City Library, a sense of community" is the main area of which Bowen Library belongs to and is the brand for the Library's representation.  This website provides links to the other webpages that connect on a social level, each offering a different set of videos and photos that display and represent the community's local library.

* Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RandwickCityLibrary
Contains the usual Posts, with photos and videos, Reviews, About, Library Search, Events and a glimpse at the Community activities.

* YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/RandwickCouncil
 Simple using videos to promote and advertise the area, it includes videos on Beach Safety and Announcements from Mayor Lindsay Shurey, as well as updates on events and news and occurrences.  There is not a long list of videos nor is there anything remotely appearing to be related to the Library itself, but that could be a good thing to avoid prolonged viewings.

* Twitter: https://twitter.com/randwickmayor

 Regular posts with minimal text and a picture and/or video with each post, the Twitter page showcases activities and get-together events.

* Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com.au/randwicklibrary/
A vast gallery of images, maybe a video or two or more, awaits you in this expansive page of photos showing the numerous and countless visual collections collected by the library, whether they're for fun and satire, learning, sharing, historical or whatever the need is for ... this suite of pictures is astounding.

How Libraries are using Social Media

* Library Blog:
The following library blog link belongs to "Curtin University", which includes information on upcoming events (like holidays), themes, warnings about scam, suggestion and feedback with responses from the staff.
 http://blogs.curtin.edu.au/library/


* Library YouTube page:
The provided link directs you to the YouTube account of the State Library in Victoria.  Videos and Playlists include advertising Promotions and their themes such as "White Night Melbourne", celebrating 150 years of Beatrix Potter, recipe collection, their first catalogue, Authors and Lecturers, Favourite Treasures and "What's Your Story?" from fellow Victorians.
 https://www.youtube.com/user/statelibraryvictoria


* Library Facebook page:
The link below takes you to the Facebook page of the British Library, where you can find a list of events, many photos and albums and videos, sufficient information and statistics, plenty of Reviews, a Community section and even arrange a Live Webcast.  The page also include a "Book Now" button.
 https://www.facebook.com/britishlibrary
 

* Library Twitter page:
This next link belongs to the Twitter page of the L.A. Library, with  20.1 K (thousand) followers, which has been online since April 2009 provided over 25.1 K (thousand) posts and 5, 639 photos and videos.
https://twitter.com/lapubliclibrary


* Library Instagram page:
Our final link provides you into a glimpse of the Instagram page belonging to The New York Public Library, providing a long list of images that determines their "mission to inspire lifelong learning, advance knowledge, and strengthen communities.".
https://www.instagram.com/nypl/

What are Social Media Tools?

I would like to list and briefly describe 5 different types of social media tools and applications, with their respected links:

Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/) - a social gathering of people around the world who want to become friends, whether they actually know each other or not, or to share and post about events and life occurrences.

Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/) - a site where people and companies can release an assortment of videos, such as Trailers and Teasers, Music Videos, Behind-the-Scenes, news, Vlogs (video blogs), candid recordings, a compilation of their favourite scenes from various sources and other footages.

Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/) - a site that is less interested in text and more focused on imagery, whether it's a picture or a short video.

Twitter (https://twitter.com/?lang=en) - a site that, like Facebook, involves posts, but is more focused on text than imagery, usually with a word limit.

Blogger (https://www.blogger.com/) - a means of posting news and updates, reviews and interviews, or even sharing photos and videos, with any amount of text or content you wish in a single or as many posts.  Sometimes this can also provide Messaging Forums on an online club.