Updates! Updates! Updates!

National Library Week is Coming!
National Library Week (NLW) is right around the corner - April 11th-17th. For this event week, the Shrewsbury Public Library will be doing quite a few special things - and SPLAT is going to be a part of it. Each day SPLAT will have a table in the lobby featuring giveaways and information on SPLAT. One thing we'll be giving away is "I Love My Library" bumper stickers to patrons of all ages! It will be a blast, but I need help - I need volunteers to sit at the booth each afternoon to help promote SPLAT. It will be fun, and everyone who volunteers will be entered in a raffle to win a great prize! I need at least two people at each slot, and you can sign up for more than one time. Every slot you take will earn you one raffle ticket for the prize.

E-mail dbarbour@cwmars.org to sign up for one of the following slots:

Monday 4PM-6PM
Tuesday 4PM-6PM
Wednesday 4PM-6PM
Thursday 3PM-5PM
Friday 3PM-5PM
Saturday 1PM-3PM

You do not have to be an active SPLAT member to help, but you do need to be in grades 5-12. Basically that means if you are a member and want to invite friends to sit with you, feel free!!

"I Love My Library" Youtube Video Contest
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If you're in grades 5-12 and live in Shrewsbury, you can enter the "I Love My Library" video contest. The rules are simple - create a video no longer than three minutes long describing why you love your library. You can use a home video camera, web-cam, or any other recording device you have to put something together. You can be funny, serious, crazy...whatever, just remember library staff will vote on their favorite video. If we get at least ten entries, the winning entry will receive....wait for it.... a $50 giftcard to Regal Cinemas sponsored by Fidelity Investments of Shrewsbury! Again, we must receive at least ten qualifying entries for the contest to be held at all, so spread the word. Once you have made your video, you just have to upload it to YouTube, and e-mail the link to me (dbarbour@cwmars.org) along with your name, grade, and phone number. If you have any other questions, just let me know. Submissions are due no later than Sunday, April 11th at midnight.

Summer Reading Kickoff
The summer reading kickoff event is coming this June, and we're having a carnival of sorts in our large meeting room to get things going! We need SPLAT members who can either face paint or come dressed as clowns to help add to the event! If you can help, e-mail me (dbarbour@cwmars.org). Thanks!

Other Event Reminders:
3-Hour Writing Competition - Thursday, April 22nd from 11AM-2PM (Vacation Week) Slots almost full.
Mario Kart Tournament - Friday, April 23rd at 1:30PM (Vacation Week!)

Basket Raffle Update: $205 (raised since 3/11 - $995 to go!)

Peace,
Dan Barbour
Young Adult Librarian
Shrewsbury Public Library

Follow Us on Facebook

Hi there! SPLAT is now on Facebook - be sure to find us. We're a group - you can find us most easily by searching: "Shrewsbury Public Library: SPLAT" I wish it were easier, but I cannot figure out how to link it up. If you know, pass along the tip!

Updates!

So I wanted to let all of you know that we have to postpone next week's session of the Teen Book Club for 8-12th graders. Our first selection will still be "In the Path of Falling Objects" by Andrew Smith. It was originally scheduled for March 9th at 4:30PM, but has to be delayed because of an issue with our newsletter. Originally, our newsletter (with info on the book group) was to go out two weeks ago, giving people plenty of time to read the book. Due to a printing delay, the newsletter won't be to homes until next week, so the better part of the Shrewsbury population would have no idea about the group even happening, let alone have time to read the book in time. I will e-mail you all with the new date once it's scheduled.

Here is the upcoming meeting schedule for SPLAT (grades 5-12) - hope to see you all there - whether it is your first time or a repeat visit - and remember, all meetings are 45-minutes or less unless otherwise posted:

Monday, March 8th at 4PM - Ordering Team
Attend this meeting if you have suggestions for items to add to the YA collection.

Thursday, March 11th at 4PM - Fund-raising Team
Attend this meeting if you want to help develop strategies for raising money for SPLAT. If you're not familiar, SPLAT has NO BUDGET, but instead raises all of the money for programs and prizes through various fund-raising approaches.

Friday, March 12th, at 4PM - Events Team
At all of the group meetings, we talk about events. The Events Team is there to actually execute the ideas and develop new ones.

Friday, March 19th, at 4PM - All Groups/New Members
This is our regularly schedule monthly session. There will be a game and a prize, as well as updates from all of the teams. Great for new members and/or people looking to get volunteer hours!

If you're not already signed up for our e-mail newsletter, follow these instructions:

1. Visit this link: http://www.shrewsbury-ma.gov/library

2. On the right side of the page, a little ways down, you will see a box with the words "E-Mail List" - click on it.

3. Now, enter your e-mail address and your name, and BE SURE TO CHECK OFF THE "Library Young Adult News" BOX about half way down the page! If you don't check off this little box, you won't get the e-mails!

4. Click the "Sign-Up" tab at the bottom and you'll be all set once you confirm your e-mail address. (You'll get an e-mail from lib-ya)

Peace,
Dan Barbour
Young Adult Librarian/Volunteer Coordinator
Shrewsbury Public Library