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"Library Spokescritters" Social Media Success Stories

Previously, we discussed how libraries could use " spokescritters " (i.e., resident animals) to promote their services and collections.  Many of these "spokescritters" have taken to social media as their primary promotional vehicles.  How successful have they been? Consider Mooresville (Indiana) Public Library 's feline roving reporter, Cauli Le Chat.  Her blog, Cat's Eye View @ MPL , has been viewed extensively--as of right now, it has 475,341 viewings.  We saw this graphic from yesterday's blog posting: Total Blog Viewings (as of February 24, 2018) Cat's Eye View @ MPL Mooresville Public Library (MPL) serves Brown Township in Morgan County, Indiana, which has a population under 15,000.  Furthermore, Cauli Le Chat officially "retired" as roving reporter early last year, because she doesn't get out as much as she used to (she once lived down the street and would hangout outside the library--hence her "roving reporte