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StoryTubes 2009 Contest
Tell, Tube, Vote  for Fun and Prizes

See the winning entries for 2008!

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Be the star of your own movie! Tell about a favorite book by creating an online video.  The contest is open to kids and teens as well as adults*.

Things to know:

  • Make your video two minutes long (or shorter)

  • Feature only one book in your video

  • Enter as an individual or as part of a group of two to five people

  • Enter between January 8 and February 15, 2009

  • Be creative!

For more information, please read the contest rules.

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*Videos featuring only students OR both students and adults are eligible for prizes.  Videos featuring adults only are welcome, but are not eligible for prizes.


The 2009 StoryTubes partner libraries are:

Northeast U.S. Region Southeast U.S. Region Central U.S. Region* Northern U.S. Region

Centereach, NY Charlotte, NC Elgin, IL Buffalo, NY
 
Southwest U.S. Region East U.S. Region Non-Continental U.S. Region Nova Scotia Canada Region
Houston, TX Centerville, OH Juneau, AK Nova Scotia, CA

*Central U.S. Region also includes U.S. Territories and U.S. Overseas Military


 

 

StoryTubes 2008 Winners


Hair-Raising TalesCategory
Forest View Elementary School Library, North Carolina
Supporting Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing


Book: The Thief Lord
by: Cornelia Funke
The video entry on The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke won our online poll with over 13,000 votes. Congratulations to the creative student who produced this video and to all our contestants in entries featuring Hair-Raising Tales.

Watch This Video

 


From or For the Heart Category
Princeton Elementary School Libraries, Illinois
Supporting Publishers: DK Publishing, Charlesbridge Publishing and Shenanigan's Books


Book: The Sacrifice
by: Kathleen Benner Duble
“Happy Reading” to the contestant whose video featured The Sacrifice by Kathleen Benner Duble. With more than 7,000 votes, it is our online voters’ favorite in the category From or For the Heart.

Watch This Video

 


Of Heroes and Heroines Category
George C. Clarke Elementary School Library, Texas
Supporting Publisher: Adventures of Riley

Book: Captain Underpants and the Wrath of the Wicked Wedgie Woman
by: Dav Pilkey

In the category Of Hereos and Heroines, our voters have chosen a hero. Congratulations to the young man who became Captain Underpants in the video featuring Captain Underpants and the Wrath of the Wicked Wedgie Woman by Dav Pilkey.

Watch This Video

 


Facts, Fads and Phenoms Category
Memorial Middle School Library, Maine
Supporting Publisher: Scholastic

Book: Your Chickens: A Kids Guide to Raising and Showing
by: Gail Damerow

Have you ever heard of dancing with chickens? StoryTubes viewers have! Your Chickens: A Kid’s Guide to Raising and Showing by Gail Demerow was the starting point for the winning entry in Facts, Fads, and Phenoms.

Watch This Video

 

In 2008, at the end of each week of voting, one lucky contestant won $500 in books. Their sponsoring organization (school, library or designated organization for home-schooled youth) will receive $1,000 in books.


Thank you to the supporting publishers for the 2008 contest, Simon & Schuster, Scholastic, Eaglemont Press, DK Publishing, Charlesbridge Publishing and Shenanigan Books.

The 2008 StoryTubes partner libraries were: Northeast: Middle Country Public Library of Centereach; NY; Southeast: The Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County/ImaginOn, Charlotte, NC; Midwest: Gail Borden Public Library, Elgin, IL; Northwest: King County Library System, Issaquah, WA; and Southwest: Pasadena Public Library, Pasadena, CA.

[Updated January 05, 2009]