The Tikatok Blog » Events http://blog.tikatok.com Imagine a Story. Create a Book. Thu, 01 Apr 2010 21:02:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Announcing the Children’s Book Week Writing Contest http://blog.tikatok.com/2010/announcing-the-childrens-book-week-writing-contest/ http://blog.tikatok.com/2010/announcing-the-childrens-book-week-writing-contest/#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2010 21:02:22 +0000 neal http://blog.tikatok.com/?p=481 Enter the Children's Book Week Writing Contest

Celebrate your family’s love of children’s books with the Children’s Book Week Writing Contest*. Have your child write and illustrate an original storybook. Submit your child’s story at www.tikatok.com by April 25, 2010 and he or she could be eligible to win:

  • A $100 Tikatok Gift Card
  • 25 free hardcover copies of the winning story to share with classmates, friends and family
  • A poster signed by Jon Sciezska and Katherine Paterson, the inaugural and current National Ambassadors for Young People’s Literature and authors of “The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales” and “Bridge to Terabithia”

Visit www.tikatok.com/contests to learn more.

*No purchase necessary to enter or win.  See details and official rules.

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Tuesday July 29, 3:00 PM – Dudley Branch, 65 Warren St., Roxbury

Wednesday July 30, 11:00 AM – West Roxbury Branch, 1961 Centre St.

Thursday July 31, 1:00 PM – Codman Square Branch, 690 Washington St., Dorchester

Friday August 1, 2:30 PM – Main Branch, Copley Sq., 700 Boylston St.

Monday August 4, 6:30 PM – Connolly Branch, 433 Centre St., Jamaica Plain

Tuesday August 5, 11:15 AM – Charlestown Branch, 179 Main St.

Thursday, August 7, 6:30 PM – Hyde Park Branch, 35 Harvard Ave.

Monday, August 11, 3:00 PM – Washington Village Branch, 1226 Columbia Rd., South Boston

Tuesday, August 12, 2:00 PM – South End Branch, 685 Tremont St.

Wednesday August 13, 10:30 AM – 27 Richmond St., Dorchester

Thursday August 14, 10:30 AM – Faneuil Branch, 419 Faneuil St., Brighton

Friday, August 15, 10:30 AM – Roslindale Branch, 4238 Washington St.

Or, view the complete BPL calendar of events for more fun workshops and contact information.

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