Win an iPad!!!

Game On! Announcing the First-Ever Shmoop High School Essay Contest Grand Prize = iPad 3G (Yep, the kind that's not even in stores yet) In celebration of National Poetry Month, your topic is a Robert Frost classic. Get the contest details here Open to high school students (or younger) Deadline for entry: May 28 500 words maximum Finalists Judged by Jim Burke. Mr. Burke is... Special Advisor to Shmoop AP English Literature and 9th Grade College Prep English teacher Author of 20 books for English teachers Founder of The English Companion Ning, an online community of more than 15,000 English teachers Spread the Word: Share on Facebook or Share on Twitter

More Info: http://www.shmoop.com/news/2010/04/12/poetry-essay-contest-ipad/

cosmic contest

The American Library Association has partnered up with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and IMAX to offer library patrons seats to the Hubble 3D movie, telescopes, and Hubble 3D posters!

Visit the Explore the Universe @ Your Library website, answer 6 questions about the Hubble Space Telescope, and you'll be entered into the drawing for one of 4 great prizes!

Grand prize (1 winner): 25 IMAX® tickets, a telescope and a signed Hubble 3D poster

1st prize (1 winner): Family 4-pack of IMAX® tickets, a telescope and a signedHubble 3D poster

2nd prize (2 winners): Family 4-pack of IMAX® tickets and a Hubble 3D poster

3rd prize (3 winners): Pair of IMAX® tickets and a Hubble 3D poster

The contest is open to kids enrolled in kindergarten through 12th grade and runs through April 30, 2010 so don't wait, enter the drawing now! Unfortunately, the film is only playing in 2D in Huntsville at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center but it makes a great road trip!

Check out the Hubble Space Telescope in the library's catalog and at their home on the web!

Holley