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        March 21 - 23, 2012 
        Hilton Washington 
        Washington, DC 
           
	
    
    
    
	 
	
	
					
					
            B301 – Leveraging Your Social Media to Gain Friends and Influence PeopleFriday, March 23, 2012 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM Julie Theado, 
                   Social Media Manager, Columbus Metropolitan Library When the CML faced several challenges with drastic state budget cuts and a levy on the November ballot, the library knew it needed to tell its story through numerous channels. It implemented a social media plan that built relationships with customers with amazing outcomes: From 3,500 Facebook “likes” to nearly 18,000 in a year, its Facebook ad generated 51 million impressions, its Facebook page was rated one of the top 10 within libraries, CML was ranked third among libraries on Twitter, Twittergrader provided @ColumbusLibrary a grade of 100%, and followers increased from 2,487 on Twitter to 5,788 in a year. Learn how CML achieved these results so you can replicate the plan for your library.  	
					 					
					
					
					 
								
 
					
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