{"id":5119,"date":"2011-03-08T16:47:28","date_gmt":"2011-03-08T21:47:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danigirl.ca\/blog\/?p=5119"},"modified":"2011-03-08T16:48:25","modified_gmt":"2011-03-08T21:48:25","slug":"ottawa-public-library-hosting-a-video-contest-teens-can-win-an-ipad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danigirl.ca\/blog\/2011\/03\/08\/ottawa-public-library-hosting-a-video-contest-teens-can-win-an-ipad\/","title":{"rendered":"Ottawa Public Library hosting a video contest: teens can win an iPad!"},"content":{"rendered":"

T<\/span>hanks to my friends at CBC Ottawa, who tipped me off to this great new contest for teens from the Ottawa Public Library.<\/p>\n

I may have mentioned a few (dozen) times how much I love the Ottawa library. And from their kickin’ new iPhone app to this fun contest to draw attention to Teen Tech Week<\/a>, they continue to reinvent themselves as a relevant and modern institution in our social-mediated world.<\/p>\n

Here’s the details on the contest, from the OPL site<\/a>:<\/p>\n

The Ottawa Public Library (OPL) is launching a video contest for teens 13 to 18. To participate, teens must create a one-minute video on Youtube about their favourite book. The video can be a book trailer, a parody, a review, a dramatization of their favourite scene, or anything related to their book of choice. Submissions will be accepted from March 5 to April 2. If the fun of producing a video isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t enough, maybe the grand prize of an Apple iPad is incentive for teens to participate. The iPad is compatible with OPL e-books, and can use the wireless connections at all 33 OPL branches.<\/p>\n

This contest draws attention to Teen Tech Week (TTW), which takes place March 5-12. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s an initiative aimed at teens, librarians, educators and parents who are interested in the Library\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s non-print resources. During this week, OPL wants to raise awareness among teens about all its digital offerings including e-Books, podcasts, OPL blogs and the new OPL iPhone app.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

How fun is that? And here’s a clip of CBC reporter Chad Pawson interviewing Jane Venus, the Manager of Children and Teen Services at the OPL, about the contest.<\/p>\n