This is a list of active libraries that provide great content on Twitter. They are quick to respond to people’s comments and questions, and their presence is felt around the Twitter library world. If you are trying to learn about what leading libraries are doing, check out the following 100 Twitter handles. Enjoy!
- Library of Congress @librarycongress Washington, DC – http://www.loc.gov
- NY Public Library @nypl Bx, Manhattan, SI – http://www.nypl.org
- Somers Library @Somers_Library Somers, NY – http://www.somerslibrary.org
- Pratt Library @prattlibrary Enoch Pratt Free Library: Public Library system of Baltimore City – Baltimore, MD – http://www.prattlibrary.org
- CTState Library @LibraryofCT Connecticut State Library – Hartford, CT – http://www.cslib.org
- TorontoPublicLibrary @torontolibrary Toronto Public Library – facebook.com/torontopubliclibrary
- Toronto – http://torontopubliclibrary.ca - Edm Public Library @EPLdotCA Edmonton Public Library – Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, YEG – http://www.epl.ca
- Cincinnati Library @cincylibrary The Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County – Cincinnati, OH – http://www.cincinnatilibrary.org
- B’ham Public Library @bpl Birmingham Public Library – http://www.facebook.com/BirminghamPublicLibrary – Birmingham, Alabama – http://www.bplonline.org
- Houston Library @houstonlibrary Houston Public Library – Houston, TX USA – http://www.houstonlibrary.org
- UCI Medical Library @Grunigen Grunigen Medical Library – University of California, Irvine – Orange California – http://grunigen.lib.uci.edu
- ChChCityLibraries @ChristchurchLib Christchurch New Zealand – http://christchurchcitylibraries.com
- NIH Library @nihlib Bethesda, Maryland – http://nihlibrary.nih.gov
- Columbus Library @columbuslibrary Columbus Metropolitan Library – Columbus, OH – http://www.columbuslibrary.org
- WorldDigitalLibrary @WDLorg @librarycongress – http://www.wdl.org
- Queens Library @QueensLibrary Queens, New York City – http://www.queenslibrary.org
- KCMO Public Library @KCLibrary KC Library – Kansas City, Missouri – http://kclibrary.org
- Hennepin Cty Library @hclib
facebook.com/hclib – Minnesota, US – http://www.hclib.org - LAPL @LApubliclibrary FB: http://is.gd/kXBhSv – Los Angeles, California, USA – http://www.lapl.org
- SmithsonianLibraries @SILibraries Washington, DC – http://blog.library.si.edu
- Stanford Law Library @SLSlib_newbooks Robert Crown Law Library at Stanford Law School – Stanford, CA – http://www.law.stanford.edu/library
- Vancouver Public Lib @VPL Vancouver Public Library – Vancouver, Canada – http://www.vpl.ca
- Halifax Libraries @hfxpublib Halifax Public Libraries – Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada – http://www.halifaxpubliclibraries.ca/about/contact/ask-a-librarian.html
- USC Libraries @USCLibraries University of Southern California – Los Angeles, California – http://www.usc.edu/libraries
- FreeLibrary @FreeLibrary Free Library of Philadelphia Philadelphia – http://www.freelibrary.org
- DC Public Library @dcpl Washington, DC – http://www.dclibrary.org
- Char Meck Library @cmlibrary Charlotte/Mecklenburg NC – http://www.cmlibrary.org
- BPL @brooklynpublic Brooklyn Public Library – Brooklyn, NY – http://www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org
- NCSUEngLibrary @NCSUEngLibrary Raleigh, NC, USA – http://news.lib.ncsu.edu/pes
- Multnomah County Lib @MultCoLib Multnomah County, Oregon – http://www.multcolib.org
- CalgaryPublicLibrary @calgarylibrary Calgary Public Library – Calgary – http://calgarypubliclibrary.com
- denverlibrary @denverlibrary Denver Public Library – Denver, CO – http://denverlibrary.org
- King County Library @KCLS King County Library System – kcls.org
- OU_Library @OU_Library Open University Library – Milton Keynes, UK – http://www.open.ac.uk/library
- Nashville P. Library @NowatNPL Nashville Public Library – Nashville, Tennessee, USA – http://www.library.nashville.org
- Buffalo/Erie Library @buffalolibrary Buffalo and Erie County Public Library System – Buffalo, NY, Erie County, USA – http://www.buffalolib.org
- MPL @missoulalibrary Missoula Public Library – Missoula, MT – http://www.missoulapubliclibrary.org
- UBC Library @ubclibrary Vancouver, BC – http://www.library.ubc.ca
- UIUC Undergrad Lib @askundergrad University of Illinois Undergraduate Library – Urbana, IL – http://www.library.uiuc.edu/ugl
- Arlington VA Pub Lib @ArlingtonVALib Arlington Virginia Public Library – Arlington, VA – http://library.arlingtonva.us
- MS State Univ Libs @msu_libraries The Mississippi State University Libraries – Starkville, MS – http://library.msstate.edu
- Harvard Library @HarvardLibrary Cambridge, MA – http://library.harvard.edu
- Norwalk Library CT @NorwalkLibCT Norwalk Public Library – Fairfield County, CT – Norwalk, CT – http://www.norwalkpubliclibrary.org
- Lawrence Public Lib @lawrencelibrary Lawrence Public Library – Lawrence, KS – http://www.lawrencepubliclibrary.org
- UWDigitalCollections @UWdigiCollec Madison, Wisconsin – http://uwdc.library.wisc.edu
- Falvey Library @FalveyLibrary Villanova University’s Falvey Memorial Library – Villanova, PA – http://library.villanova.edu
- UT Libraries @utlibraries University of Texas Libraries – Austin, TX – http://www.lib.utexas.edu
- MCPL Libraries @MCPL_Libraries Montgomery County, Maryland – http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/library
- Canton PublicLibrary @CantonLibrary Canton Public Library – Canton, Michigan – http://www.cantonpl.org
- MidManhattan Library @midmanhattanlib Mid-Manhattan Library – New York, NY – http://www.facebook.com/midmanhattanlibrary
- LondonPublicLibrary @londonlibrary London, Ontario, Canada – http://www.londonpubliclibrary.ca
- MIT Libraries @mitlibraries Cambridge, MA – http://libraries.mit.edu
- Vernon Area Library @VernonLibrary The Vernon Area Public Library District – Lincolnshire, IL – http://www.vapld.info
- ClevelandPubLibrary @Cleveland_PL Cleveland, Ohio, USA – http://www.cpl.org
- Miami U. Libraries @miamiulibraries Oxford, Ohio – http://www.lib.muohio.edu
- Springfield Library @SpfldMassLib Springfield City Library – Springfield MA – http://www.springfieldlibrary.org
- Johnson Co. Library @jocolibrary Johnson County Library – Johnson County, Kansas – http://www.jocolibrary.org
- MSU Libraries @msulibraries Michigan State University Libraries – East Lansing, MI 48824 – http://www.lib.msu.edu
- Seattle Library @SPLBuzz Seattle Public Library – Seattle, WA – http://www.spl.org
- Kitchener Library @KitchLibrary Kitchener Public Library – Kitchener, Ontario, Canada – http://www.kpl.org
- Detroit Library @DetroitLibrary Detroit Public Library – Detroit, MI – http://www.detroitpubliclibrary.org
- Des Moines Library @dmpl Des Moines Public Library – Des Moines, IA, USA – http://www.dmpl.org
- Austin Pub Library @AustinPublicLib Austin, Texas – http://library.austintexas.gov
- SAU Library @SAULib Library of St.Ambrose University – Davenport, Iowa – http://library.sau.edu
- OkStateLibrary @OkStateLibrary Oklahoma State University Libraries – Stillwater, OK – http://www.library.okstate.edu
- Cecil County Library @ccpltweets Cecil County Maryland – http://www.cecil.ebranch.info
- Brantford Library @BtfdLibrary Brantford, Ontario, Canada – http://brantford.library.on.ca
- LA County Library @LACountyLibrary County of Los Angeles Public Library – Los Angeles County – http://www.colapublib.org
- Anderson Co. Library @Andersonsclib Public Library in Anderson County, South Carolina – Anderson, SC -http://www.andersonlibrary.org
- KCK Public Library @KCKPL The Kansas City, Kansas Public Library system – Kansas City, Kansas – http://www.kckpl.org
- Pikes Peak Library @ppld El Paso County, Colorado – http://ppld.org
- ZSR Library @zsrlibrary Z. Smith Reynolds Library – Wake Forest University – Winston-Salem, NC – http://zsr.wfu.edu
- Welland Library @wellandlib Welland Public Library – Welland, Ontario, Canada – http://www.welland.library.on.ca
- Netanya Col. Library @MichlalaLibrary Netanya Academic College Library – Netanya, Israel – http://www.netanya.ac.il
- Kzoo Public Library @KzooLibrary Kalamazoo, MI – http://www.kpl.gov
- Penrose Library – DU @dupenrose Penrose Library at the University of Denver – Denver, CO – http://library.du.edu
- WUSTLlibraries @WUSTLlibraries Washington University Libraries – St. Louis, Missouri – http://library.wustl.edu
- UCSD SSHL @ucsdsshl UC San Diego’s Social Sciences & Humanities Library – San Diego – http://libraries.ucsd.edu/locations/sshl
- Owatonna Library @owatonnalibrary Owatonna, Minnesota – http://www.owatonna.info
- UNC Davis Library @UNCDavisLib Chapel Hill, NC – http://www.lib.unc.edu/davis
- UCLA Powell Library @UCLA_Powell Los Angeles, CA – http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/college/index.cfm
- UCF Library @UCFLibrary Orlando, FL – http://library.ucf.edu
- UBLibraries @UBLibraries University at Buffalo Libraries Buffalo, New York – http://library.buffalo.edu
- SpoCoLibraryDistrict @SpCoLibraryDist Spokane County Library District – Spokane County, Washington – http://www.scld.org
- CCC Library @LibraryTweet Columbia College Chicago Library – 624 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago – http://www.lib.colum.edu
- Stratford Library CT @StratfordLib Stratford, CT – http://www.stratfordlibrary.org
- Winspear Library @WinspearBusLib Winspear Business Library @ University of Alberta – @ualberta – Edmonton, Alberta, Canada – http://guides.library.ualberta.ca/business-home
- Westlock Libraries @WestlockLibrary Westlock, Alberta – http://www.westlocklibrary.ca
- Novi Public Library @TheNewNPL Novi, MI – http://www.novilibrary.org
- Bryan Cave Library @BryanCaveLib Library & Research Services at Bryan Cave LLP
- Undergrad. Library @Undergradref House Undergraduate Library at UNC-Chapel Hill – Chapel Hill, NC – http://www.lib.unc.edu/house
- Brookfield Library @BrookfieldLib Brookfield, CT – http://www.brookfieldlibrary.org
- Fondren Library @fondrenlibrary Rice University – http://library.rice.edu
- Sprague Library @montclairulib Montclair State University – Montclair, NJ 07043 – http://www.montclair.edu/library
- LiveWire Libraries @WarringtonLibs Warrington, Cheshire, UK – http://www.livewirewarrington.co.uk
- Consortium Library @ConsortiumLib University of Alaska Anchorage and Alaska Pacific University – http://consortiumlibrary.org
- Wixom Public Library @wixomlibrary 49015 Pontiac Trail Wixom, MI – http://wixomlibrary.org
- WestGippsRegLibCorp @WGRLC_Libs West Gippsland, Victoria – http://www.wgrlc.vic.gov.au
- Annie Gabriel Lib. @CBULibrary Riverside, Calif. USA – http://www.calbaptist.edu/library
- Goodnight Library @GoodnightMemLib Franklin, KY – http://www.gmpl.org
You can read about the things that these important libraries are doing at Library Science Daily. I publish it every morning.
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