2014 Teen Tech Month Video Contest

I'm delighted to announce our 7th Annual Teen Tech Month Video Contest!  This year we are doing things slightly different.  We are still offering Best Buy gift cards to the video best loved by viewers ($150) and for the Librarian's Choice prize ($75), but we have an all new category this year for Best Group Project.   If your class, library advisory board, school video team submit a video and enter it in this category, you have a chance to win a pizza party!

The basics:

1. Create a video promoting the library or your favorite book.
2. Video length must be 30 seconds to 3 minutes, including credits.
3. Include credits in the video indicating you produced the video for the Sno-Isle Libraries Video Contest.
4. Post your video to YouTube with the tag "snoisleteens."
5. Submit your YouTube URL through our online entry located here by March 31, 2014.
6. Online voting and winners announced in April.

Rules and guidelines can also be found on our Video Contest page. Here is last year's winner:



This really is one of my favorite things we do each year. I can't wait to see all the creative things you, our talented teens, come up with!

2013 Teen Video Contest Winners

And now the moment you have all been waiting for, the announcement of our Teen Tech Month Video Contest winners!

In first place we have a book trailer for a great work of classic fantasy by J.R.R. Tolkien: The Silmarillion.  Packed with adventure, action, drama, costumes, and sword fights, this video makes me wonder 1) why I haven't read this yet and 2) when is Peter Jackson going to finish up with The Hobbit and start in on this book?

Congratulations to Mary H. & Mathaus S. for making our most popular entry this year.  We will soon have a ceremony at the Monroe Library to celebrate and present you with the $150 gift card from Best Buy.

Our second place winner is Escaping the Pages by Elizabeth F. from Camano Island, who you may remember from last year with another terrific stop motion entry Ginger May's Trip to the Library.  In this year's video Harry Potter and his friends and enemies escape from their book into our Muggle world.  Elizabeth will be awarded a $75 gift card for Best Buy.

 The 2013 Teen Tech Month Librarian's Choice Award goes to Mallory P. of Mukileo for Read More Books, starring a very handsome reading cat named Boots.  This award also comes with a $75 gift card for Best Buy.

Thank you to everyone who entered.   We always enjoy your videos and love having the opportunities to show off what great teen talents are to be found in our community!

All prizes are generously provided by the Sno-Isle Libraries Foundation, who are wonderful supporters of our teen programs and events.

Vote now for Teen Tech Month Video Contest

Voting has now begun for the Sno-Isle Teens 2013 Teen Tech Month Video Contest!  Click here to see all of the videos, and then vote.

Which video will you pick as your favorite?  We have a great selection this year, featuring  epic fantasies, Harry Potter characters escaping from their book, a very smart cat, lots of love for your libraries, and tributes to some of your favorite books.

One more day to enter the 2013 Video Contest!

Can you believe Teen Tech Month is almost over? So far we have some lovely entries for our 2013 Teen Tech Month Video Contest, but I'm expecting we will get quite a few more tomorrow (I get it...I was a procrastinator myself once, too!) Remember, nothing will be accepted after 11:59pm tomorrow night, so be sure to get it in before then. Want some inspiration? Here is one of the many creative entries we've had this year:


See the rest of the entries here!

Voting should begin Monday by the end of the work day...give us a little time to put the poll together :D

Post Those Videos

Have you been working on an entry for the Teen Tech Month Video Contest?  Are you already done?

Well, it looks like we were having some technical difficulties, and if you entered before today...I never got your email.  So please please please, be sure to post your entry from this site.  Then once it has been approved, it will show up here.

Videos will not be approved until they meet the rules of the contest.

Sorry if there was any confusion!  Can't wait to watch your videos :)

Enter the 2012 Teen Video Challenge!

If you read this, you're probably already aware of the book trailer contest we hold each March during Teen Tech Month. Perhaps you've watched from afar and wanted to enter but were afraid to.



Here's your chance to practice making videos and possibly earn some extra cash in the 2012 Teen Video Challenge.



A little bit of imagination in a short public service announcement could make you the Teen Video Challenge Winner! The video produced by a Washington student or group of students that best encourages use of their local public libraries and promotes reading all summer long will take away the contest prize. The top video will be featured throughout 2012 as the official commercial for Washington’s Summer Reading Program.

The theme for the 2012 Summer Reading Program is Own the Night.

One video from each participating state will be submitted to the CSLP, which will award each State Teen Video Challenge Winner $275. Their public library or member affiliate will receive copy00 from CSLP and $50 from Upstart. The winning videos from each state will be posted to the CSLP website and become the official Teen PSA for the 2012 summer program.

In addition, the Washington State Library and the Washington Office of the Secretary of State will post the top 10 Washington applicant videos on their website.


The deadline to enter is March 9, 2012. You can read more about the contest details and rules at the offical site.




Need inspiration? Check out our Book Trailer winners from last year!

2011 Video Contest Winners

The 2011 Sno-Isle Teen Tech Month Video Contest is officially over. It was a very exciting year, with more great entries than ever, and fierce competition for votes in the final days.

First place, with a prize of a $150 gift card for Best Buy goes to Hardy Boys "The Secret of The Lost Tunnel".

Second place ($75 gift card for Best Buy) goes to Epic Book Time.

The Librarian's Choice Award ($75 gift card for Best Buy) goes to Venture into the Classic Tales by the Lee twins. Ella Enchanted Character Interview was also greatly enjoyed by the librarian set :)

Winners will be contacted soon to set up award ceremonies at their local libraries. Thanks to everyone who participated. We really loved all the videos, and can't wait to see what you come up with for next year!

Voting is Live for Teen Video Contest

You all have been waiting so patiently, and now it is here: time to vote on the Teen Tech Month Video Contest! There are a TON of videos to choose from this year. Please take your time and watch them all before you make your pick. You have until April 20th, 2011 to watch them all and vote. Thanks to everyone who submitted an entry. This is definitely our best year yet! If you have any suggestions on how to improve the contest or process, please let us know.

Outstanding Turnout for Video Contest!

Hello everyone,

Just to give you a quick update, we have 27 entries we have accepted to be voted on for the video contest. They can be seen here, at the Sno-Isle Teens YouTube channel. Look for the playlist titled 2011 Teen Video Contest.

Because of the large number of entries, it will take a little longer for our IT folks to get them posted for voting. Once they do, you will find it on the poll page of our Sno-Isle Teens website.

Start watching now, so you can be an informed judge once voting starts :D

More Great Video Contest Entries!

We've gotten a ton of entries since my last post!

A tribute to the House of the Night series:



A valentine to A Walk to Remember:



Life thru Books:



A hilarious interview with the characters of Ella Enchanted:



An alien discovers the "source of all knowledge in the universe" in Inorphs Travels:



Sno-Isle vs the World:



Local teens fall down the rabbit hole into Alice in Wonderland:



A wizard visits the Mukilteo Library in The Bookmaster:



A couple of kids explore the library in Let's Read:




Less than 10 hours to go...can't wait to see what else comes in.

Summer of the Death Monkeys

Just kidding! Actually, it is two more video entries, one for one of my favorite books, Summer of the Monkeys:



And one for an awesome manga series, Death Note:



Keep them coming! Tomorrow is the last day :D

Newest Video Contest Entries! Where's Yours?

With the clock rapidly running out on our annual Teen Tech Month Video Contest, here are the latest entries.*



In order of receipt:

A thrilling mystery:


Someone who has FINALLY answered my call for the Meg Powers series:


A trailer of epic proportions:


And a couple with a flare for the macabre:




Deadline for entries is 11:59pm on Thursday, March 31! So enter already!

*If you haven't seen your video on this blog, you may want to check your email. We have had a few entries with issues that may mark them ineligible. Get back to us addressing the problem, and we may yet be able to count your entry!

"It's Your Cause" Video Challenge

From Rosen Publishing, a Video Challenge:

"From depression to dating to green living, spread the word about any Teen Health & Wellness topic you feel passionate about by creating a video PSA (public service announcement). Enter to be included in a drawing to win an iPod Shuffle! Plus, all videos that meet submission guidelines will be published on Teen Health & Wellness.

How to enter:

1. Shoot a short video (two minutes or less). Design it like a PSA (public service announcement) you might see on your favorite TV channel.


2. Post it to your YouTube account and tag with THW_IYC.


3. Contact us once you’ve uploaded your video and enter the following information:
   Your name
   Your email address
   Your school or library name
   Name(s) of video participants
   The subject or title of your PSA
   The link to your PSA


4. You will receive an email confirmation that Teen Health & Wellness has received your submission.

Prizes:
All videos that meet our submission guidelines will be posted on Teen Health & Wellness! Along with that, you’ll receive a letter of commendation from Rosen Publishing and a $25 gift card to Barnes & Noble or Chapters. Plus, every three months, one video will be selected at random from the pool of submissions to win an iPod Shuffle for its creator(s)!

Official rules:

• Challenge participants must be between 13 and 19 years old.


• All video content must be original.


• Videos cannot include profanity or other inappropriate material.
  
• You may enter as many videos as you like, but they must each have separate YouTube urls and must be submitted as separate entries.


• All people appearing in the video must sign a release form prior to the video being posted on Teen Health & Wellness. (Those under 18 must have the form signed by a parent or guardian.)


• You must submit a video that meets the contest rules in order to be entered to win an iPod Shuffle.


• Winners of the iPod Shuffle will be chosen at the end of each March, June, September, and December from applicable videos submitted during those three months.

Go here for more info.

Don't forget to submit your entry into Sno-Isle's Video Contest! You have until March 31st!

New Video Contest Entry: Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Kendall from Coupville has submitted a video for one of my all time favorite books! The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is by Douglas Adams and is one of the funniest things I've ever read. I loved it when I was a teen, and never stopped. I'm also a big fan of the movie with Mos Def.



Don't forget...there are 9 more days to enter the contest! You could win a gift card to Best Buy, plus be immortalized on our blog ;)

Two More Entries Promoting Libraries

So far this week we have received two more entries for our Teen Tech Month Video Contest. Both have some classic lines in them, and mix serious with laugh points:






Which is your favorite so far?

Last Year's Video Winner - A Rising Star

Last year's Teen Tech Month Video Contest winner, Kate Nilsen just won the Seattle organization Guiding Lights' Great Citizenship Video Competition:




Congratulations Kate! We are so proud of you :D

Video Contest Entry: Flipped

I'm a huge fan of the book Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen. It tells the story of a boy and a girl who grow up next door to each other. She has loved him since the day she moved in, and he has felt she was the biggest pest ever. Then right when she gets fed up with him, he starts to see her with new eyes. Not so much a romance, but a book about relationship...how we related to friends, family, and how confusing it can be when we feel more than we expect.

This entry for our 2011 Teen Video Contest is by Ruth who goes to the Edmonds Library:



So charming!

Think you can do better? You have four more weeks to get your entry in!

Another Video Contest for Teens

Sno-Isle isn't the only place you can express your love of libraries and win prizes. The American Library Association is having a Why I Need My Library contest. You can win up to $3000 for your public or school library, plus a $50 gift card for an online bookseller for yourself!



Read all the rules here.

I'd sure love to see someone make a video about Sno-Isle Libraries :)

Teen Video Contest

It is that time of year again! Teen Tech Month is coming up in March, and we are now accepting entries for our annual Video Contest!

Enter your video for a chance to win a Best Buy gift card!

1st Prize	$150
2nd Prize	$75
Librarians' Choice	$75

All finalists receive an "Infamous for Information" T-shirt.

How to Enter:

1. Create a video that promotes the library or your favorite book.
2. Video length must be 30 seconds to 3 minutes long, including credits.
3. Feature libraries only in the Sno-Isle system. Or, feature books written for teens and owned by Sno-Isle.
4. Your video must contain credits indicating you made it for the Sno-Isle Libraries Video Contest.
5. Post your video to YouTube with the tag "snoisleteens."
6. Submit your YouTube URL through our online form by March 31, 2011.

Funded by the Sno-Isle Libraries Foundation.

You must be between the ages of 12 and 18 (or in 6th through 12th grade), and reside or attend school in Island or Snohomish counties to enter.

2010 Winner:

2009 Winner:

2008 Winnner

Think you can do better? Show us! I can't wait to see :D

Video Contests for Teens

March may seem pretty far away, and summer seems like it will never get here. But librarians like to plan ahead, so we are already thinking about Teen Tech Month and Summer Reading! If you like making videos, here are two contest to be looking forward to:

1) 2011 Teen Video Challenge

"Go viral" and reach teens all across America! Create a video promoting Summer Reading at the Library and you could win $250!
A little bit of imagination in a short public service announcement could make you the Teen Video Challenge Winner! The video produced by a Washington student or group of students that best encourages use of their local public libraries and promotes reading all summer long will take away the contest prize. The top video will be featured throughout 2011 as the official commercial for Washington’s Summer Reading Program. The deadline is March 7, 2011.

2) And of course, Sno-Isle Libraries will be having its own Teen Video Contest in March, as part of our Teen Tech Month celebration.

For ours, you will create a video promoting the library or your favorite book. Video should be 30 seconds to 3 minutes long (including credits). Libraries featured should be a Sno-Isle library. Books featured should be written for teens and owned by Sno-Isle. You must be between the ages of 12-18, and reside and/or attend school in Island or Snohomish Counties, to enter. Videos may not contain content that is inappropriate. Prizes provided by the Sno-Isle Libraries Foundation. Deadline will be March 31, 2011.

Can't wait to see what you come up with!