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National Library Week 2012 Edible Books Contest Winners

This year was a great success – 15 entries and six awards! We are very thankful for the area vendors who generously donated prizes for the contest – Bonefish Grill, Captain Anderson’s, Lowes, Publix, Schooner’s, and WonderWorks. We also appreciate the participation of our esteemed judges: Dr. George Bishop, Dr. Melissa Lavender, and Chef Paul Ashman. Congratulations to our winners!

Click here for pictures of entries.

Text Item Information to Your Phone

Did you know you can send the call number of a book to your phone? You can! Here's how:

1.Perform a catalog search from the Library homepage.
2.From the search results screen, click the “Details” tab for your desired item.
3.Click the “Send to” tab on the right side of the screen, then select “Send text message” from the dropdown menu.
4.Select your desired library, and provide your cell phone number and carrier from the pop up window.
5.Check your phone and head to the stacks!
(Carrier charges may apply.)  

National Library Week-April 8-14, 2012

NLW-ALA

Friday, April 6 to Thursday, April 12: National Library Week Books Display in the Library lobby

Monday, April 9 to Thursday, April 12: Decode-A-Title

Play along as new clues are posted to our Facebook page each day!

Wednesday, April 11: Edible Book Contest

Create something edible inspired by a book. It can look like a book, have text, or be inspired by the themes or title of a specific book. You can bake a cake, make cookies, build a ginger-bread house, or create a food sculpture. Bring your creation to the library Wednesday morning before 12:00. Prizes will be awarded at 12:30!

Friday, April 6 to Thursday, April 12: Text-A-Librarian Trivia Contest

Questions will be released on April 6th. Please check your student email or stop by the library to find out questions. Instructions will be included in the email.

Come celebrate with us, because you belong @ your library!

Mini Video Camera is now available!

The Library now has a Kodak Mini video camera available for you check-out overnight. If you need to use Adobe Creative Suite programs to complete a multimedia presentation, check out our Studio G!

Text-A-Librarian

You can now Text A Librarian! Save our number 850-424-8300. Keyword is gcs.

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