The Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) launched the second year of the Teen Video Challenge, a national video competition for teens to get involved with reading and their public library's summer reading program.
CSLP is a grassroots consortium of all 50 states, Washington D.C., territories and military bases working together to provide children, teens, and families with summer reading program and promotional materials for public libraries.
Teens across the country are invited to create a 30 to 90 second video with their unique interpretation of the 2012 teen slogan, Own the Night, in combination with reading and libraries. The idea is to involve teens in summer reading, before and during the summer months, by being part of the process. This is an opportunity for teens to showcase their creativity and have their ideas heard before a national audience.
Each CSLP member state that chooses to participate in the 2012 Teen Video Challenge will organize and implement their own competition to arrive at their state winner. The winning video from each participating state will be named one of the CSLP 2012 Teen Videos to promote summer reading nationwide.
$275 will be awarded to the creators of the winning state video and their associated public library will receive prizes worth $150 from CSLP and Upstart. Winners will be announced by CSLP in spring 2012.
For full details about the CSLP 2012 Teen Video Challenge and to find out how to enter your state's competition, please visit www.cslpreads.org. The information for South Carolina organized through the State Library can be found at http://tinyurl.com/TVC2012.
To view the 2011 winning videos visit the CSLP 2011 Winners Page at http://www.cslpreads.org/winners.html.
For more information, please contact Denise Lyons, Library Development Services, (803) 734-6061 or dlyons@statelibrary.sc.gov.
