Category Archive for "Contests" | Windsor Public Library

A fine voice, indeed.

Posted in: April 24, 2016 by Windsor Public Library Library | No comments

Congratulations to local student, Enzo Campa, winner of the English Language division of the Poetry in Voice competition sponsored by the Griffin Trust for Excellence in Poetry. Assumption High School’s representative was one of hundreds of students, from more than 870 schools, who traveled to Toronto to demonstrate their recitation skills. You can listen to the prize winning performers, made available through the CBC website....

Library Live Haunting in The Library – Costume Contest Winners Congratulations

Posted in: November 2, 2015 by Miss Janet | No comments

Here are our Halloween contest winners from our two parties. Congratulations girls! We hope you enjoy your prizes. See you at our next Library Live Children’s Club meeting Tuesdays 5:00 pm- 7:00 pm...

Library Live Children’s Writing Club – May 2015

Posted in: May 30, 2015 by Miss Janet | No comments

Thank you to all the children writers and their teen, parent, and teacher, helpers. The 18th annual May writing club is now over. We have several entries submitted for our annual book. KEEP SHARING THE JOY OF WRITING....

Teen Zone Trivia Challenge!

Posted in: April 27, 2015 by Daniele | No comments

Have you checked out Teen Zone or Tween Scene? A drop in program for tweens and teens every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 3:15-4;45, we have some special events planned for May. Along with crafts, writing, board games and video games we also have a Trivia Challenge, Poetry on Demand (where poet Vanessa Shields will create poetry on the spot), Challenge a Guinness Book Record (if you beat the challenge,...

Your Ideal Library Contest Recap

Posted in: November 15, 2014 by madeinwindsor | No comments

Thanks to the many of you of entered our final social media contest of the year! We were inspired by all the wonderful things you’d love to see in the library of your dreams. From coffeeshops to community involvement, time machines to Ferris wheels, bicycle parking to friendly smiles…your ideas ran the gamut from the practical to the whimsical. We agree that ALL these things would be marvelous! We’re just...

FINAL SOCIAL MEDIA CONTEST OF 2014!

Posted in: October 27, 2014 by madeinwindsor | No comments

We’re thrilled to announce our final “Connect with WPL” social media contest for this year. Unlike our other contests, which each ran through a single social media platform, you can enter this one through Facebook, Twitter AND Pinterest. You can even enter via all three to triple your chances of winning. Speaking of winning, the prize for this particular contest is a Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 (8″ 16GB)! You have...

Celebrating Ontario Public Library Week

Posted in: October 24, 2014 by Windsor Public Library Library | No comments

October is Canadian Library Month, and from the 19th to the 25th libraries in Ontario are celebrating Ontario Public Library Week. This year’s theme is Libraries Inspire, and throughout the month library lovers from across Canada have logged into librarymonth.ca to share personal accounts of how libraries and librarians have helped shape their lives. We have a lot to celebrate… Over 97% of Canadians live in communities that are served...

Share Your Story: #eBookDay

Posted in: September 17, 2014 by Windsor Public Library Library | No comments

Tomorrow, September 18th, 2014 is Read an eBook Day! As readers, we all have a book that we love, a favourite reading spot, or even a character that we just can’t get enough of; regardless of how silly or quirky our preferences may seem, they are part of what defines us as readers. They make up our Reading Story. Our friends at Overdrive have invited everyone to share a part...

Tweet your savings for a chance to win!

Posted in: September 15, 2014 by madeinwindsor | No comments

Have you been having fun using WPL’s new online Library Value Calculator to estimate the amount of money you’re saving by using our resources and services? Do you want to share that amount with others? Come on, don’t be afraid to gloat! Maybe if others see how much money you’re saving, they’ll want to hop on the library usage train too! Here’s an added incentive: If you’re on twitter, share...

Goodreads Contest: Three More Days to Chime In!

Posted in: June 25, 2014 by Windsor Public Library Library | No comments

Don’t forget to visit our Goodreads page between now and Saturday for your chance to win a $75 gift card. As June has been unofficially declared Overdrive Challenge month here at WPL, our conversations have naturally taken a turn towards discussing eBooks and eAudiobooks in general (likes, dislikes, recommendations, etc.). The conversation has been quite informative. Our Goodreads page is also a great resource for suggested reads (both from WPL and...