Government Social Networking

Are you connected? Do you read blogs, tweet, have a FaceBook or MySpace page? You might be surprised to know that your government is and does! More and more federal, state and local agencies are discovering that they can communicate programs, plans, budgets, news and updates more effectively through what many call “social networking” tools like these.

We have a small sampling of government and government-related social networking sites below. If you know of more send them to us (ksdocs@kslib.info) and we’ll add them to this listing:

U.S. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
Blogs from the U.S. Government
(Blogs operated by many different federal agencies)

STATE OF KANSAS
State of Kansas on FaceBook
State of Kansas on YouTube
State of Kansas Flickr Page
Sate of Kansas Twitter Page
State of Kansas Blog

Kansas Adjutant General's Department
Adjutant General's Department on FaceBook

Kansas Department of Commerce
Kansas Department of Commerce on Facebook
Kansas Travel Photo Blog
(The TravelKS Photoblog lets you share a brief story about your Kansas travel experience along with a photo of your adventure in Kansas.)

Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
Wildlife and Parks Blog

Kansas Transportation Online Community (KTOC)
KTOC Blog
KDOTHQ Twitter Page

KSHEALTH
Kansas Health Twitter Page

Kansas State Historical Society
Kansas History Twitter Page
(Information from the Kansas State Historical Society)
Kansas Memory
(Twitter updates for the Kansas State Historical Society's "Kansas Memory" web site)

Kansas Lottery
Kansas Lottery Twitter Page

OTHER KANSAS LINKS

KPTS (Public Television, Wichita)
KPTS Facebook Page
KPTS Blog
KPTS on You Tube
KPTS on Flickr

ksfacts
Kansas Facts Twitter Page
(Bio Daily facts, figures, and fun trivia about the great state of Kansas. You'll never guess what's coming next!)

SOME KANSAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT LINKS

City of Garden City Twitter Page

City of Goddard Twitter Page

City of Greensburg Blog

City of Lawrence

City of Merriam Twitter Page

City of Shawnee Twitter Page

City of Tonganoxie Twitter Page

City of Newton Twitter Page

SOME KANSAS LIBRARY PAGES

State Library of Kansas SLK News Blog
State Library of Kansas Twitter Page
State Library of Kansas Flickr Page
State Library of Kansas Facebook Page
Thriving in Tough Times Blog

Kansas City, Kansas Public Library - BookFix Blog
Kansas City, Kansas Public Library - Media Blog

Kansas State University Libraries News and Events
Kansas State University Libraries New Resources
Kansas State University Libraries ShortCuts
Kansas State University Libraries Talking in the Library
Kansas State University Libraries listing of all blogs

Lawrence Public Library Blog
Lawrence Public Library on MySpace

Northeast Kansas Library System

Osage City Public Library

Russell Public Library

Topeka Shawnee County Public Library on MySpace

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