Dear
Librarian,
PublishingGame.com and Peanut Butter and Jelly
Press are delighted
to announce the “I Love My Local Library Because...” contest
to remind
people
how important
libraries
are to them and their communities—Because search engines
are no substitute for a helpful librarian; because a skillful
librarian turns information into knowledge; because choosing
just the right book to nurture a child's curiosity is an art.
Each month we're going to
give a $50 gift certificate (for use at a local independent bookstore)
if you uncover the winning answer, the best
patron response (in 15 or fewer words) to "I Love My Local
Library Because..." (one
new national winner every month, starting in June.)
It's an easy contest to do. You don't even need
to sign up with us. Just display the contest
poster (415KB, 81sec download via dialup, 2.5sec via cable/DSL.)
Harvest the names and responses any way you like—have your
patrons write their response on their business cards, on small
scraps of paper, whatever.
Each month, pick a finalist from your library (Have fun with it!)
Then mail/email/fax/carrier pigeon us your selection. From the
pool of finalists, we'll select a monthly national winner. (Then
next month, start over again.)
We'll send out a press release to the national
media announcing each month's winner, and mentioning the library
involved.
We hope you have fun with
it. We hope it generates a lot of interest and brings in some
new patrons. And we look forward to meeting
all of you—at Book Expo, PLA, and local tradeshows this year.
If you need more information, please contact us
directly at Contest@PublishingGame.com,
or fax us at (617)630-0945.
And thanks for all your hard work, and for keeping
our local libraries alive and flourishing.
Best wishes,
PublishingGame.com
(A division of
Peanut Butter and Jelly Press)
P.S. If you'd like to add
our bestselling “Publishing Game” books, “Terrorism
and Kids: Comforting Your Child”,
or our perennial bestseller “The Infertility Diet: Get Pregnant
and Prevent Miscarriage” to your collection, you can order
them from Ingram or Baker
& Taylor.
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