Social Media and Learning at the Ferguson Municipal Public Library

Authors

Madelynn Dickerson, Claremont University ConsortiumFollow

Department/Program

Claremont Colleges Library

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-28-2016

Abstract

This brief article highlights the way in which the Ferguson Municipal Public Library harnessed social media, specifically Twitter, to provide opportunities for learning in the community during the August 2014 protests after the death of Michael Brown, a black teenager shot and killed by a white police officer. The article presents data from the Ferguson Library’s Twitter account and looks at community reception of the library’s educational efforts.

Comments

Published at San Jose State Uuniversity (SJSU) American Library Association Student Chapter (ALAS), link to article.

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© 2016 Madelynn Dickerson

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Recommended Citation

Dickerson, M. (2016). Social Media and Learning at the Ferguson Municipal Library. The iSchool Descriptor. SJSU ALASC.