[Web4lib] easy e-newsletter option?

[Pruntel,Alison]

Hi Jenny - Just catching up on my e-mail.

We use Blogger for all of our newsletters (see below) and then use the Feedburner service (both are owned by Google and I think Feedburner is pretty well-embedded). So we put a large "subscribe" widget on the blog and then patrons can submit their e-mail address (note - they will have to confirm).

Our newsletters:
http://fcpleresources.blogspot.com/
http://fauquiercountylibrarynews.blogspot.com/
http://kiddosphere.blogspot.com/
http://fauquierlibrarystuff.blogspot.com/
http://fauquierlibrarylounging.blogspot.com/

Free, easy-to-use, what more could you ask for?

Alison


Alison Pruntel
Electronic Resources Librarian
Fauquier County Public Library
11 Winchester Street
Warrenton, VA 20186
540.349.2770
http://library.fauquiercounty.gov
http://fcpleresources.blogspot.com/


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Date: Mon, 4 May 2009 11:23:02 -0400

From: Jenny Spiker <techlibrarian at bplsonline.org>

Subject: [Web4lib] easy e-newsletter option?

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I am looking for suggestions on a way to implement an easy e- newsletter service for our patrons.  I am most interested in free 'third party' services that don't require any additional software to be downloaded to our web server.  Any help would be appreciated.



thanks,



Jenny Novalis

Technology Librarian

Bedford Public Library System

540-586-8911 x1114

techlibrarian at bplsonline.org<mailto:techlibrarian at bplsonline.org>