by juno on January 30, 2012
Plan to attend the Friends of the Library’s annual Cabin Fever Book and Bake sale at the Cook Memorial Library on Saturday, February 4 from 10 AM to 1 PM. Enjoy homemade soup, served café style, chili and Sunnyfield Brick Oven Bakery bread, as well as baked goods and hot beverages. Jan Hamel will help children make Valentines while their parents shop for books. This is always a fun and festive occasion, and the proceeds will go toward library programming. While you are at the library, be sure to visit the exhibit of the history of local dog sledding, coordinated each year by members of the Historical Society. This year it’s at the Cook Memorial Library.
by juno on January 13, 2012
N.H. teen filmmakers challenged to “Own the Night” this summer
The Young Adult Librarians of New Hampshire announce the 2012 Teen Video Challenge, part of a national competition asking teens to create 30- to 90-second public service announcements that encourage reading and using public libraries during the summer.
Using this year’s theme, “Own the Night,” teens can incorporate dreams, astronomy, supernatural stories and other nighttime motifs into their videos.
Entries will be judged on: creativity; message clarity and relevance; motivation and inspiration; and overall impact. Participants must be 13 – 18 years old and legal residents of New Hampshire. They may work on their own or as a team. Deadline to enter is March 12, 2012.
New Hampshire’s top entry will be awarded $275, with the winner’s public library receiving $150 and a $50 gift certificate for Upstart brand library products. Each participating state’s winning video will join other state winners as official national Collaborative Summer Library Program 2012 Teen Video champions and be used to promote summer reading across the United States.
For more information about New Hampshire’s “Own the Night” 2012 Teen Video Challenge, visit www.nashualibrary.org/YALS/CSLP2012.htm.
For more information about the national competition, visithttp://cslpreads.org/challenge-overview.html.
Or call Amy at the Cook Memorial Library, 323-8510.
