Teen Tech Week: Teen Digital Photo Collage Contest!
(Released February 22, 2012) – Text your best friends! Hit up your top five on your mobile phones. E-mail your classmates, tag your Close Friends on Facebook, or send a Twitter tweet! Spread the word about the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library’s Teen Tech Week!
What is Teen Tech Week? The observance (March 4-10) invites public library patrons to Geek Out @ Your Library! Organized primarily by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association, this week encourages libraries to throw open their physical and virtual doors to teens and showcase the outstanding technology they offer, from services such as homework help and digital literacy-focused program to resources like e-books, movies, music, gaming, audiobooks, databases and more.
Various area branch locations will celebrate the annual public library observance which runs March 4-31. Our grand observance of this spotlight on community teens will be a Digital Photo Collage Contest designed for Grades 6-12. The Library is dedicated to addressing the interest of teens, one of the largest age categories in Lucas County! (Source: 2010 U.S. Census)
The Photo Collage Contest runs March 4-31 and here are a few details below:
· Entries can be submitted via e-mail to [email protected] beginning March 4 and by March 31 @ 5:30 p.m. (Please include your name, grade, phone number and Library branch in the e-mail.) Please only submit one entry per teen.
· Contest rules and guidelines are available on the Teen Scene page at toledolibrary.org
· Two Award Levels: Grade 6-8, and Grade 9-12
· Grand Prize: $100 Branch Prizes: $25 (more details available at your neighborhood library)
Below are the Contest Rules and Guidelines:
Create a photo collage using five photo images (images can be original or copyright-free photos you find on the Web) depicting one or more of the following themes:
· Something Beautiful
· Something Sad
· Something Green
· Technology – New or Old
· Your Favorite Local Spot
The Library reserves the right to disqualify entries that utilize inappropriate images
Funded by The Library Legacy Foundation
Fun with Digital Photography for Teens @ Point Place Branch Library
Ø Be sure to mark your calendar for Fun with Digital Photography for Teens scheduled from 3:30-5 p.m. on Thursday, March 8 at Point Place Branch Library, 2727 117th St. At this fun program, you can create your entry for the Library’s Teen Tech Week Digital Photo Collage Contest!!!
Ø A professional photographer will be on hand to help. Digital cameras will be provided for use during the program .
Ø Take home fun pictures of you and your friends taken by PhotoBoothLive! www.photoboothlive.com
For more details, please call Point Place Branch Library at 419.259.5390
NOTE: For additional information visit toledolibrary.org, or call 419.259.5200
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