Tuesday, May 15, 2007

National Library and Information Week 2007

From 21-27 May, Australia will be celebrating National Library and Information Week. Activities, events, contests, etc. will be held at the national, state and local levels revolving around the theme linking people with ideas @ your library®.

In our library, the Library Week Committee came up with the following activities, launch, and contest:
  • the Biggest Morning Tea on Wednesday, 23 May, in support of the Cancer Council;
  • students can Hire-a-Librarian for 30 minutes a day to help them with their assignments;
  • students can Stump-a-Librarian by challenging us to answer bizaare, ridiculous or even obscure questions relating to hospitality, tourism and culinary arts. If we get stumped, the student gets a prize;
  • Waive-Your-Fines Day for the whole week as long as the fine is less than $5;
  • a Daily Spot Prize for students caught in their best behaviour and who wears a smile;
  • and the highlight would be the launch of our new website which we all have been working on so hard for the last couple of months.

Prizes include book vouchers and movie tickets among others.

May is also Information Awareness Month and 22 May is National Library Technicians Day.

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