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Thursday, November 17, 2011

GEEK the Library Poster Contest 2011

All ages and exeperience levels are invited to compete in our first GEEK THE LIBRARY POSTER CONTEST!

  • Simply finish this sentence, "I GEEK..." using any combination of art, pictures and words. Computer graphics are welcome.
  • Finished poster can be no larger than 8 1/2" by 11".
  • Posters must be submitted at the Youth Services Reference Desk by Dec. 16th, 2011. The creator's name, age/grade and phone number must be on the back. An adult may specify "adult" and provide a phone number.
  • Parents of youth entrants must sign a permission form, availabel at the Youth Services Reference Desk, in order for their youth to compete. Youth posters will be on display using the the online site Artsonia.
  • All submissions become the property of the Hussey-Mayfield Library with free rights to use for the promotion of reading.
  • Posters will be on display through January 2012 and the top three winners will receive a GEEK THE LIBRARY PRIZE BASKET including a GEEK t-shirt!
  • Friends of the Library and a local artist will serve as judges. GET YOUR GEEK ON and show your creativity! First 30 participants will receive a Geek the Library inkpen and button!

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Geek Costume Contest Winners Announced!

Geek the Library was in fun, geektastic form at the Library during the last 2 weeks.  Our Library staff and members of the public were invited to don Halloween costumes illustrating what they geek from October 24th  - 31st  and then everyone was invited to vote for their favorite costumes between Nov. 1st  - 6th.   A total of 43 photos were taken of Library staff and visitors, 16 of staff and 27 of visitors to the Library from the public.  More than 400 individual votes were cast last week for people's top 3 staff and top 3 public "I geek..." Halloween costumes and we have some winners who wore some really fantastic, geektastic costumes!



In the public category, there was a tie for first place between Samuel Dwigans, dressed as a Lego Man [he geeks Legos] and Derek Gardner, dressed as Mike Wiskowski from Monsters, Inc. [he geeks Monsters, Inc.]. 


 Our 3rd place winner is our set of 6 Smurfs, who, of course, geek the Smurfs:  Jillian Bond as Vanity Smurf, Lauren Bruns as Brainy Smurf, Ellie Jensen as Artist Smurf, Madeline Sautbine as Jokey Smurf, Sam Sautbine as Papa Smurf, and Megan Sheridan as Smurfette. 


Congratulations to all of our  top vote-getters from the public.  Each winner won a Zionsville Chamber of Commerce gift certificate to spend at a local business. 


Among our staff, Julie Myers, who geeks Princesses, won first place, Laura Gangstad, who geeks  beekeeping, won second place and Sarah Childs, who geeks Mary Poppins, won third place.  Congratulations to our staff winners!

All of these staff members also won gift certificates from the Zionsville Chamber of Commerce.
 
 Many thanks to the Library Foundation for providing grant funding to sponsor the costume contest and purchase the gift certificates for winners.


Watch for more fun, geektastic events at your Hussey-Mayfield Library the rest of this year and in 2012.  What do you geek?  Find it at Your Public Library!

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Vote for Your Favorite Geek Costumes at the Library!

The Geek the Library Halloween Costume Contest voting is in full swing!  43 staff members and children and adults from the public wore Halloween costumes showing what they geek and had their pictures taken.  There are some FABULOUS costumes!  All photos are posted on our Halloween Geek boards, one in Youth Services on the 1st floor and the other in Teen/Adult Services on the 2nd floor.

Visit the Library through this Sunday, November 6th, and vote for your top 3 staff and top 3 public picks.  One vote per person, please, on either floor.  Winners' photos will be posted here next week!


Get your geek on, visit the Library, and vote!!