The first library book cart drill team championship takes place at the annual. If you dont know what to expect at a book cart drill team. The annual fla book cart drill team competition will be held during the 2010 fla conference in orlando, florida. The sixth annual book cart drill team world championships, sponsored by demco, were held on sunday afternoon during ala annual conference. They practice their routines in hallways and parking lots, ready to compete in the 5th annual library book cart drill team championship, sponsored by library.
Finally, library book cart drill teams have become popular. The austin texas public library book cart drill team, the bibliofiles, perform at the ala national conference held in anaheim. The book cart drill team competition at the texas library associations annual conference, is a danceoff using those. Downtown iowa city parade route, university of iowa homecoming parade the iowa city public library. For more information on fairfax countys history and the countys 275th anniversary. News and events florida library association 2010 book cart drill team competition posted on february 26, 2010. The library book cart drill team championship takes place every year during the annual conference of the military tattoo 2,695 words view diff case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article. The sixth annual library book cart drill team championship is being held sunday afternoon in washington. Gettysburg won the bronze cart in the 2010 world championship. Ulib library information bulletin library bulletin page 99. Its one of the less serious events at the american library associations annual conference, which began thursday and runs until tuesday at the washington convention center. I am also going to inflict upon you bad librarian jokes. And the 2010 winners of the competition that started it all, the. Librarians just want to have fun at the 6th annual ala book cart drill championship sponsored by demco.
The university of pittsburgh school of library science won 1st place. The 6th annual book cart drill team world championship sponsored by demco was held at the 2010 ala annual conference in washington, dc. Derry this weekend, derry public library staff will take their book carts to the streets to show patrons they can really mix things up. Read to me, a service of the idaho commission for libraries icfl welcome. Demco sponsored 2009 ala fifth annual book cart drill team world championship. Moving the internet books to amazon this year has significantly increased. I think some people are afraid to come in and ask questions because maybe they feel embarrassed, said heather weisen, a library page. Military drill teams perform either armed or unarmed. Members of naperville norths robotics team will demonstrate clementine, their 100pound robot, and will be discussing the red chair program which promotes girls and diversity in steam professions.
Promotion is used to gain participation by encouraging people to take advantage of library offerings. Grab a ringside seat for coverage of first national book cart drill team competition. When librarians get together, dancing is encouraged expressnews. The book cart drill team championships were held on sunday, june 29th.
A book cart drill team refers to a group of library employees typically librarians and library technicians who perform in public choreographed routines with wheeled carts. Table of contents for the digital edition of ala 2010 annual conference preliminary ala 2010 annual conference preliminary table of contents ala presidents program auditorium speaker series opening general session and closing session special events book cart drill team world championship exhibit information division presidents programs. The umass dartmouth carney library corsairs book cart drill team rolled over the competition at the recent massachusetts library association annual conference the carney library corsairs wowed the judges with their precision choreography, upbeat musical interpretation, awesome costumes, piratey cart decoration and overall flair and enthusiasm. The rockin robbins library book cart drill team recently took home first place at the ninth annual massachusetts library association book cart drill team competition. Library book cart drill team in the westhampton beach new york st. Ala book cart drill championship 2010 the winners youtube. May 2010 support staff programs 2 variety of speakers 3 book cart championship 3 scholarship bash 3 ala election results 4 alaapa programs 4 night out 5 inside this issue. Book cart drill teams battle for supremacy mental floss. Volunteers are welcome to help with competition logistics. Mla paralibrarian section paralibrarian section of the massachusetts library association. See more ideas about library displays, library cart and books.
The activity was popularized in the mid2000s by demco, the book cart manufacturer, which sponsored a world championship competition at the american library associations annual conference for several years. See more ideas about book cart, my books, book carts. Cart blanche library drill team promotes reading at big. Staff see the parade as a special opportunity to engage with the community and remind residents of all ages that they can win awesome prizes each summer just for. Teams exist throughout the united states, including colorado, connecticut, delaware, florida, illinois. A new edition supported by the american library association ala is. Library book cart drill championships to be held june 27. Lssirt president trish palluck why come to ala annual conference. Beginning in 2004, the american library association and demco, one of the.
At the end of the shining, jack chases young danny through a snowcovered. The team has been regular competitors since the first competition in 2008, but has never. So keeping to the youtube theme, here is austin public library bibliofiles, a book cart drill team, which won the silver at the ala book cart drill team championships in anaheim. Library teams are invited to join the fun and compete. The librarys synchronized book cart drill team, performing live for the bloomington north rotary club. Its one of the less serious events at the american library associations annual conference, which. A dance drill team creates routines based on precision dance movements rather than military drill. Join us for storytime with huskie robotics at 10 a. Along with our famous book cart drill team, will be a fashion show, announcement of our citizen of the year, bucket truck candy drop, mr.
A military drill team is a marching unit that performs routines based on military drill. The texas book festival is a champion of literacy and. Learn the newest library trends listen to your favorite authors. May 30, 20 explore sachemlibrarys board pimped out book carts. There is nothing like a good book cart drill championship to lift the spirits. These teams usually do not carry anything, but may use props in field production.
Seven teams competing for the gold, silver, and bronze demco carts performed to a packed house the largest crowd ive seen in the last five years. A drill team can be one of four different entities. Millers magic show, a silent movie, model trains, bouncy house, wood carving, pottery, spinning, and much much more. Librarians of round rock isd in the 2010 texas library association book cart. The 2007 book cart drill team state champion will be crowned at the ila conference in springfield on oct. Opl warrior librarians 1st place book cart drill team ala 2009. Librarians strutted their stuff in the sixth annual library book cart drill team championship in washington d. University library news blog umass dartmouth library. Chicago the sixth annual library book cart drill team championship, showcasing library workers performing themed dance routines with costumes and creatively decorated book carts, will be held from 4 to 5. The library book cart drill team, joined by cat in the hat and other beloved book characters, entertained thousands of paradegoers thursday while promoting the summer reading program. The competition is one of the many events taking place during the american library associations ala annual conference held june 24 29 at the washington. The round rock team, nicknamed the hip hop librarians, debuted at the 2010 conference in a.
Learn the story of how fairfax county developed the first book cart drill team in the united states of america. C this years golden book cart trophy was awarded to the university of pittsburgh. Ala 2010 annual conference preliminary nxtbook media. Book cart drills, of course, the choreographed routines performed by librarians and graduate students in library science. The fairfax county library book cart drill team youtube. It lets users know what the library has available and motivates them to take action. Were super excited that huskie robotics, first team 3061 is coming. According to dinesh gupta 2006, 16, promotion aims to stimulate demand for the product or service. The murrieta public library polar express and book cart drill team. Celebrating avon 2009 book cart drill team facebook watch. The sixth annual library book cart drill team championship was held this afternoon in washington. Valkyries ride to drill team victory american libraries.
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