Entries are now being accepted at any Pasco Library or by e-mail to pauls@pascolibraries.org. Bands ages 13-20 from any Florida county are eligible to enter!
CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE ENTRY FORM AND COMPETITION INFORMATION. (pdf file)
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 our main 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.
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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.
CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE ENTRY FORM AND COMPETITION INFORMATION. (pdf file)
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.
We did the mash, the monster mash... Join us for our Monster Masquerade Costume Contest & Movie Day. Come in your best costume and try to win cash prizes. The Costume Contest will start promptly at 2:15 and we'll have two categories for judging: "Most Unique" and "Scariest." The first place winners will get $40 and 5 pounds of candy, and the second place winners will get $20 and 3 pounds of candy. Full masks may be worn during the contest only, but face paint is allowed all day. Afterwards, enjoy a monster movie with free candy, popcorn and soda. You don't need to register to enter the costume contest, just show up!
Saturday, October 24th at 2:00pm.
Teens only.
Want to win two tickets to this year's WWE SummerSlam event on August 23rd in L.A.? All you have to do is be one of the first 25 teens/tweens (ages 10-18) to check out two books at any of the Pasco County libraries and you could win. Posters featuring Rey Mysterio, Evan Bourne, Beth Phoenix, and Eve will be given out to everyone who checks out 2+ books until each library runs out. Only one poster per person, regardless of the number of times you check out books.
So, how does this poster help you win? Well, there is a number on the bottom right corner of every poster. On Friday, July 17th, two poster numbers will be drawn determining the grand prize winners along with alternate poster numbers, all of which will be posted on WWEKids.com. The two grand prize winners will win airfare to Los Angeles for two, two nights’ hotel, two tickets and $200 spending money for WWE’s SummerSlam pay-per-view event on Sunday, August 23, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Ten first prize winners will win copies of the WWE Encyclopedia. See the official rules online (PDF) for complete info.
Seem easy enough? Just come in ASAP and check out 2 or more books to make sure you are one of the first 25 people to enter. You won't see much better odds of winning a prize like this!
Yes, our web designer has gone crazy! Rather than locking him up, we have decided to make a contest out of his insanity!
Five links on our Teen Page have have been cornified. That means that instead of the link working properly, unicorns and rainbows will randomly appear on the page. They look much like these:
So, your goal is to search through every link on the Library's Teen Page and find the 5 cornified links. Then, post a comment on the Cornification blog entry on the Teen Page with your name, e-mail or MySpace address, and the 5 links where you found the cornification. We will have a random drawing from among all the correct answers on August 14th. The winner will receive a $50 Best Buy Gift Card, courtesy of the Friends of the Library. Don't share the answers with others, or you reduce your chances of winning.
Good luck and happy unicorn searching!