Monday, January 25, 2010

You're Invited!

We're now taking registrations for the second Youth Trivia Showdown. Whether you know the lyrics to every Taylor Swift song, can name all of President Obama's staff, or can list off the starting lineup for the Boston Red Sox, chances are you'll get to show off what you're best at during this event!

Like last time, we will be providing free pizza courtesy of Dunkin Donuts of Shrewsbury, and everyone in attendance will get a prize of some sort - with the winner taking home another really great mystery item!

The event will be held on Friday, February 19th, at 6:30PM. Registering in advance is required as we are hoping to know how much pizza to buy. You can call 508-842-0081 ext 5 to register. If you get my voicemail, just leave your NAME, GRADE, PHONE NUMBER (in case of bad weather) and TOWN (This is an open event - meaning even if you don't live in Shrewsbury you can attend!).

Look forward to seeing you all then!

Tuesday, January 05, 2010

Scavenger Hunt Event!

In celebration of the release of film adaptation of "The Lightning Thief", the Shrewsbury Public Library will be holding a mythology themed scavenger hunt event for teams comprised of parents and children. Grades 3 and up are invited to compete for prizes including movie passes and books from the bestselling series by Rick Riordan. The event is sponsored by Dunkin' Donuts of Shrewsbury, and registration is required.

Event Date: Friday, February 5th
Event Time: 6:30PM-8:00PM
Register: Visit or call the Children's Room - space is extremely limited. 508-842-0081 x. 4

Monday, January 04, 2010

Writing Competition Winners

All right folks - here it is - the announcement of the 2009 Teen Writing Competition results. We were waiting to post the winners until they were notified, and now that we've let the lucky/talented writers know, here they are:

FIRST place (OUT OF 75 ENTRIES):
The Flaming City
by Jack McShane


Second place:
The Book Without a Title
by Nicholas Esposito


Third Place:
The Mysterious Library
by Jackie Sullivan


If you are one of the three people above, e-mail dbarbour@cwmars.org your story so I can post it on the blog!! Thank you to the judges and to all that entered. Important note for next year: FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS. Many entries had to be disqualified for not following the rules as explained on the entry form. If you're planning on submitting a story next year, follow the rules or your work will not even get in the hands of the judges!! That being said, we still received a huge amount of qualified entries, and are thoroughly impressed with the talent that young writers of Shrewsbury have!