Thanks to my friends at CBC Ottawa, who tipped me off to this great new contest for teens from the Ottawa Public Library.
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, they continue to reinvent themselves as a relevant and modern institution in our social-mediated world.
Here’s the details on the contest, from the OPL site:
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’t 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.
This contest draws attention to Teen Tech Week (TTW), which takes place March 5-12. It’s an initiative aimed at teens, librarians, educators and parents who are interested in the Library’s 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.
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.
You can visit the OPL’s site for more details about the contest or OPL’s Teen Tech Week. Even though they’re too young to enter the contest, I think I might have the boys make their own book-related video clip as a March Break project — what a fun idea!
Muy cool! I can’t actually enter, nor can my toddler, but I have passed this along to a cousin who can.
I am also a HUGE fan of the OPL, even though the local librarian dissed my suggestion that they get on Twitter (“Twitter is where people tell their friends what they had for breakfast” – one of these days I’ll write a blog post).
LOL Sasha, I was just thinking that OPL should be on twitter.
OPL, are you listening? We will give you lots of ideas about what you can tweet, but how about new acquisitions, hot books, upcoming events, contests like these… so much your fans would love to hear from you!!
RT @DaniGirl: Ottawa Public Library hosting a video contest: teens can win an iPad! http://bit.ly/i8nNQJ
RT @DaniGirl: Ottawa Public Library hosting a video contest: teens can win an iPad! http://bit.ly/i8nNQJ
RT @DaniGirl: Ottawa Public Library hosting a video contest: teens can win an iPad! http://bit.ly/i8nNQJ
Hey everyone, the Ottawa Public Library IS on Twitter @opl_bpo! We are working to maximize our presence and tweet more often about our services, collection and programs. Follow us!
RT @DaniGirl: Did you see this? The #Ottawa Public #Library is hosting a video contest: teens can win an iPad! http://bit.ly/i8nNQJ
Hey Eva, that’s terrific! I had no idea!! I’ve just followed you, and I’ll spread the word. Thanks for letting us know!!
Go OPL Go! RT @DaniGirl Did you see this? The #Ottawa Public #Library is hosting a video contest: teens win an iPad! http://bit.ly/i8nNQJ
Go OPL Go! RT @DaniGirl Did you see this? The #Ottawa Public #Library is hosting a video contest: teens win an iPad! http://bit.ly/i8nNQJ
RT @DaniGirl: Ottawa Public Library hosting a video contest: teens can win an iPad! http://bit.ly/i8nNQJ