Teens challenged to enter OPL video contest

Posted Feb 23, 2012 By EMC News

EMC News -The Ottawa Public Library's annual Teen Tech Week video contest is back.

Teenagers age 13 to 18 can participate by creating a one-minute video about a favourite book. The video may be a book trailer, a parody, a review, a dramatization of a compelling scene, or anything related to their book of choice.

Teens are encouraged to share their videos on YouTube between March 4 and March 31 with participants competing for the grand prize: an Apple iPad.

The video contest kicks off this year's Teen Tech Week, which takes place March 4 to 10. Tech week highlights the fact that public libraries are about much more than books, digital offerings include eBooks, downloadable music from Freegal, blogs and smart phone apps.

"This is a way to bring together what teens are reading with new technologies to inspire creativity," said Jane Venus, manager of lifelong learning and literacy at the Ottawa Public Library.

The top 10 finalists will be announced and their videos will be screened at an Awards Night on April 19.

All participants will be invited to attend but the winners will not be revealed until the Awards Night. This event is free and open to everyone.

For more information, visit BiblioOttawaLibrary.ca/TTWor call 613-580-2940.