Kia ora. We explore what Christchurch City Libraries’ webpages and blog posts and social media postings were popular each month – so we can learn more about what our customers are interested in.
Magpie Hall Community Read display, South Library. Tuesday 28 July 2015. Flickr 2015-07-28-IMG_8396
Website pages
There were 311,721 page views in July. The most popular pages on christchurchcitylibraries.com:
- Te wiki o Te Reo Māori – Māori Language Week (new) it peaked on Monday 27 July
- Kids browse page (5th last month)
- Books browse page (2nd last month)
- My account (6th last month)
- PressDisplay resource page (8th last month)
- OverDrive resource page (10th last month)
- Te Ao Māori for kids (new)
- Press Display about page (new)
- Learning centres (3rd last month)
- Beginner’s kete to learning basic Māori language (new)
Māori content was strong again this month again, with Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori having a big impact, as Matariki did last month.
July’s popular blog posts
On the Christchurch City Libraries blog – 67 posts published:
- Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori – Māori Language Week 2015 Moata
- NCEA Booklists Rachel
- Pocket money ready! It’s children’s book sale time. Moata
Photos on Flickr
There were 84,545 views in July. Flickr is at 4,672,261 page views.
Top on Twitter
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“It’s really about how you react when you’re asked to read books by women.” Top @Ghetsuhm post on @publicaddress http://t.co/bsSFL1hcze ^DR
30 years ago today the Rainbow Warrior was bombed, killing photographer Fernando Pereira http://t.co/pGZsQeOaQe ^DR http://t.co/suoJAqnDxg
“Libraries are lifeblood.” https://t.co/t0aX4HyDCx @AnnaESmaill on books & Christchurch ahead of Imaginary Cities @wordchch session. ^DR
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The top post this month is one of our most successful ever!
This is fun. I just found out my house is younger than I thought it was! Search any address to see how it looks in aerial photos from 1941 onward. ^Moata http://canterburymaps.govt.nz/WebApps/tourofchch/
Yup. I’m pretty buff. *flexes* ^Moata https://www.facebook.com/thereadingroomonline/photos/a.10151065508153379.422772.126075698378/10153060786603379/?type=1&fref=nf
I’m really looking forward to taking my little guy to this when it’s completed. And how great that another outstanding Christchurch author will be honoured as part of it. ^Moata http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/70354727/playground-to-honour-two-of-christchurchs-most-popular-literary-figures
If you are interested in how we derive our rankings, we measure page views on our website, organic reach for Facebook posts, and impressions for tweets.