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Emily Pleshinger won the first $25 Early Bird prize drawing for the Code Game. Her name was drawn from among those who had finished all 5 challenges by September 22 at noon. The next Early Bird drawing will be on October 13, 2008. Play the Code Game; learn about the Library; win prizes!
Read the fine print for rules and how-tos.

The Libraries’ Diversity Committee, as part of the Culture Corner Series, is co-sponsoring (along with the School of Visual Communication), a presentation and book signing on Wednesday, September 17 at Baker Center. The event is at 7:00 pm, in the Baker Center Theater (2nd floor).

Pete Souza, Assistant Professor, School of Visual Communication has just published the book: The Rise of Barack Obama. Souza is a freelance photographer, and has worked as a national photographer for the Chicago Tribune, a freelancer for National Geographic and Life magazines, and as official White House photographer for President Reagan. He will be speaking on the topic of diversity in presidential politics.

The presentation will be followed by a book signing; copies of the book will be available for purchase at the event, courtesy of Little Professor.

Welcome new students. You just got here and don’t know what to do with yourselves, so the library is sponsoring a just-for-fun event for your first night in town.

Alden Learning Commons will show nine movies at once on Thursday September 4, 8 pm. Every group study room on the second floor will be playing a different independent film from Film Movement. And it’s all free: movies, popcorn, pop.

The movie titles are:

We know Alden Library is confusing; why not admit it? It’s a puzzle, a maze, and a fantastic resource.

Here’s a way to beat it: Play the Code Game, have fun, and win prizes!

The Code game is a series of 5 challenges through which you explore the library and earn prizes. Begin by asking for the first task at the Alden Library second floor library services desk. Solve that puzzle, return and get another one…. There are no dead ends here. Every task offers the chance to see a new corner of the library, discover a new service, or find out about another something wonderful you didn’t know we had. Successfully solve all 5 “codes” and you will be entered in a drawing for one of three grand prizes of $100. It’s that easy; it’s that much fun.

The game runs all year, but the prizes end on November 17 when we draw for the big winners. Anyone can play; but only current OU students can win. And the earlier you finish, the more opportunities you have to win: Early Bird prizes of $25 will be drawn on September 22, October 13, and October 27.
“Playing the whole game will take a little more than an hour, run you all over the library, and show you nooks and crannies and services you wouldn’t have discovered otherwise,” says Steve Steward, a member of the committee that created the game for freshman orientation activities. “We know the library is daunting for new students, and we hope they find this a fun way to get to know us.”
Regular hours during academic terms are: noon to midnight Sundays, 8 to midnight Monday through Thursday, 8-7 Friday and 10-7 Saturday. The second floor Learning Commons is open 24/5, only closing at midnight on the weekends. Students can begin the game any time the library is open.

Read the fine print here:
http://www.library.ohiou.edu/newstudents/codegame.html

For more information: Sherri Saines saines@ohio.edu