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Pasco County Library System
Help raise money for the Battle of the Bands by participating in our Charity Car Wash at LOL. We know you want to rock, but first you have to clean! Sign-up now to volunteer. Saturday, December 5th, 12:30-4:30pm.
Thursday, December 3, 2009
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Pasco County Library System
Pasco County Library System's original Battle of the Bands ain't dead yet! That's right, Rockus Maximus is coming back for another year with another round of live concerts and hilarious online competitions.
We need 8 bands once again to take the Rockus Maximus challenge. Beginning December 11th and until December 29th, bands can register at any
Pasco County Library location or online. Entry forms and all the other Battle of the Bands information are available now. Bands must have a minimum of 3 members with the majority of members under 21, must play their own instruments, must have at least 2 original songs on CD, DVD, or online, and must have an online presence such as MySpace, Facebook, YouTube, etc.
A free kickoff concert will be held on December 11, 2009 at Land O Lakes Branch Library (2818 Collier Parkway, Land O Lakes, FL 34639) from 6:00-10:30pm, featuring 4 local acts including past Battle winner
Variance and Shallow Waters. Entry forms will be accepted from bands at this event.
This year's competition will involve 6 weeks of online videos in February and March of 2010, with viewers voting for their favorite band each week via our
MySpace page, following by a live band battle at Crews Lake Park (16739 Crews Lake Dr, Shady Hills, FL 34610) on March 26th, 2010. Two different prize categories will be available this year. The top two bands of the online voting will receive $500 and $250 music store gift cards to buy instruments, repairs, etc. The winners of the live battle will get a recording package worth $3500 for first, $1750 for second, and $1000 for third at a local recording studio.
CLICK HERE to view past videos from previous Rockus Maximus events.
CLICK HERE to visit the Pasco County Library System MySpace page.
For more information, contact Paul Stonebridge, Teen Services Manager, at 813-929-1214 or 727-861-3040 or e-mail
pauls@pascolibraries.org.
Friday, November 13, 2009
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Pasco County Library System
The Pasco County Library System Summer Reading Program is starting soon!
Imagine, getting prizes and going to cool events, just for reading a few books. Yes - it's true!
Here's how the program works:
Registration begins on May 26th. To register, fill out a free reading club contract at any library branch or online at www.pascolibraries.org. You will receive a prize just for registering! Awesome...
Then you can begin reporting on your books on June 6th. Books are reported and tracked using the account created on the library's website. You only need to read six books by July 25th (now we know you can do that.) Readers will receive a prize for each book read, a prize for completing your commitment, AND an entry into our random drawing for fabulous prizes like an iPod, manga collections and more.
This year the Summer Reading Program theme is "Express Yourself" and all of our programs will have a theme of creativity and self-expression. The Land O' Lakes Library will have different programs each week for Teens ages 12-18. If you have a younger brother or sister, we will have events just for Tweens ages 9-12, too. They'll be on Wednesdays at 2pm.
Here's our lineup of events just for Teens:
Teen Lock-In & Summer Reading Program Kick-off Party
Friday, June 5th, 6pm through Saturday, June 6th, 8am
Guitar Hero: World Tour Tournament and Game Night
Friday, June 12th, 6-9pm
Don't Forget the Lyrics
Tuesday, June 16th, 6-8pm
Art Festival & Guitar Art Fundraiser
Friday, June 26th, 6-9pm
Giant Mad Libs & Anime Voiceovers
Tuesday, June 30th, 6-8pm
Live Action Battleship
Friday, July 10th, 6-9pm
Ice Cream & a Movie
Tuesday, July 14th, 6-8pm
Dance in the Dark & So You Think You Can Dance Contest
Friday, July 24th, 7-10pm
Teen Lock-In and Summer Reading Club Final Party
Friday, August 14th, 6pm through Saturday, August 15th, 8am
So, what are you waiting for!?!
Let's Get Reading and Be Creative!