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FYI,

Youth Services Librarians in Public Libraries! Invite your teens (ages 12 – 18) to participate in the 2016 Teen Video Challenge (2016 TVC), a CSLP sponsored national video competition for teens to create videos that promote reading, libraries, and the 2016 CSLP teen summer reading slogan, “Get in the Game-Read.” Teens across the country are invited to create a 30 to 90 second video with their unique interpretation of the 2016 teen slogan Get in the Game -Read  in combination with reading and public libraries. Teens are encouraged, before and during the summer months, to be a part of the summer reading process by showcasing their creativity and sharing their ideas before a national audience. The deadline to submit the video is March 11, 2016.

The winning video from each state that participates will be named one of the CSLP 2016 Teen Videos to promote summer reading nationwide. $150 will be awarded to the creator or creative team of the winning state video and their associated public library will receive a gift certificate for prizes worth at least $50 from CSLP, Upstart and CSLP partners. The winners will be announced by CSLP in April 2016. For full details about the CSLP 2016 Teen Video Challenge and to find out how to enter, go to the NJ State Library’s website and see the attached documents on the summer reading page or visit CSLP.

Your teens can join 14-year-old Meghan Tandon from Bridgewater Library, a branch of the Somerset County Library System, who was the 2015 video winner from NJ. View her video on YouTube. Or view last year’s winners from other states by visiting the Teen Video Challenge  on CSLP’s website.

CSLP is a consortium of public libraries and state library agencies throughout the United States, its territories, and the Cayman Islands, who are working together, sharing ideas, expertise, and costs to produce a high-quality summer reading program for children, teens, and adults.

Please share this information with your colleagues who may not be subscribers in this listserv.

Thanks!

Best,

Sharon Rawlins, MLS

Youth Services Specialist for Lifelong Learning

NJ State Library

185 West State St.

P.O. Box 520

Trenton, NJ 08625-0520

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609-278-2640 ext. 116 - phone

609-278-2650 - fax

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