And the staff-selected winner is:
“The more things that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” – Dr. Seuss.
Thanks for entering!
Do you have a favorite poem, stanza, lyric or quote? Are there words that have positively impacted your life? We want to hear them! From April 15 – May 3, send us your favorite quotation. We’ll choose our favorite and have it printed on OPL merchandise – beautiful café style mugs! The staff-selected winner will receive a mug prize pack (in addition to their quote being printed). The top 5 runners up will also receive a mug.
Who can enter?
Any Oakville Public Library cardholder may enter! Only one entry per person will be accepted. Immediate family members of OPL staff, board members and volunteers are not eligible, as per the library’s Contest and Lotteries Policy.
How to enter:
1. Select a favorite quote, stanza, lyric or quote to submit (note that it will need to fit on a coffee mug – limit of 200 characters)
2. Fill out this ‘online ballot’ with your quote and contact information before 12:00pm on May 3, 2013.
How will we choose a winner?!
1. On Friday, May 3rd, International Press Freedom Day, we’ll select our top 6 favorite submissions – they’ll be announced on our website as well as our Facebook and Twitter accounts.
2. Our library staff will vote for their favorites and the quote with the highest number of votes will be announced as the winner on Wednesday, May 8!
Food for thought: “I know nothing in the world that has as much power as a word. Sometimes I write one, and I look at it, until it begins to shine.” - Emily Dickinson
Good luck!