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Don't miss your chance to win the grand prize in the PLG Tote Bag Photo Contest! Submit your photos by the end of Tuesday, November 3rd.

So go ahead, get creative and send us (or upload to the wiki) your photos of you or your friends/family using our PLG tote bags. The grand prize winner will receive a gift certificate to the Santa Barbara Ice Creamery on Speedway and Campbell.

You can post your submissions on the Tote Bag Photo Contest page on this wiki or send submissions to plg.ua.sirls@gmail.com.

Thank you to all who helped PLG celebrate Banned Books Week!

PLG hosted two events on the UA campus for Banned Books Week:

Film Fest

Monday, September 28, 2009

Gallagher Theater, Memorial Student Union

7pm

Free, Open to the public

Please joing us for a memorable evening of cinema portraying banned books and the consequences of censorship. A feature length film will be shown in addition to shorter pieces.

Documentary, Read Out! and Panel Discussion on Censorship

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Main Library lobby

6pm

Free, Open to the public

The panelists are Dan Lee, the UA's director of copyright and scholarly communications; Kimberly Chapman, an assistant librarian; David Robsinson, a UA associate professor of English; and two local Holocaust survivors, Irving Senor and Selena Neuhauser.

The event will also include a "read out." Community members are invited to read challenged books. Passages will be offered during the event, but people can also bring their own.

Thank you to all who participated on our Raffle!

BOOKS TO BELIZE RAFFLE -- Drawing was held on September 9th

Funds raised by the raffle supported library and literacy development in Belize. Currently, PLG is collaborating with Peace Corps volunteers in Belize. We have collected quality children's books to send to Peace Corps volunteers in Belize to be used in new libraries built there.

The following great prizes were awarded:

Specialty roasted coffee beans from Cafe Luce or Adventure Roasters
Free passes to your choice of films at the Loft Cinema
$35 gift certificate to Raging Sage (a Tucson local coffee roaster and cafe)
Student memberships in LSO, SLA or PLG
LSO T-Shirt
PLG tote bag
Gift certificate to Antigone Books
Bookmans gift bags with $50 gift certificate