Congratulations to the Round Rock Public Library! They won an award for their Summer Reading Program video for the second year in a row!
Laurie Laurie Mahaffey, Deputy Director Central Texas Library System, Inc. 1005 West 41st Street Austin, Texas 78756 www.ctls.net [email protected] 512-583-0704 x18 800-262-4431 x18 The city of Round Rock has won a recently announced Savvy Award for Best Promotional Video for Population 70,000 - 200,000 from 3CMA (City-County Communications & Marketing Association). The national award was given for the video promoting the 2008 summer reading program, Texas Reading Club Jubilee: 1958 - 2008! Celebrate 50 Years of Reading. The video was conceptualized, planned and performed by the Library's Youth Services division, including recently retired Barbara Vance, Theresa Faris, Janette Johnston, Virginia Hadley, and the library puppets. The video also featured library patrons, songwriters Joe McDermott and Sara Hickman, and local city staff, including City Manager, Jim Nuse and Mayor Maxwell reading to kids. Joe McDermott wrote and performed the 2008 summer reading theme song, Celebrate 50 Years of Reading. The video was taped and edited by city videographer, Brooks Bennett. You can see the entire video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muwVG5blV94. This video is the second Round Rock video to win the Savvy. The video promoting the 2007 summer reading program, Sail away with Books also won a Savvy, as well as first place at TATOA, Texas Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors. It featured the song written and performed by Lucas Miller, and may be seen at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVU2yNIYL5o&NR=1. Janette Johnston Youth Services Manager Round Rock Public Library 216 East Main St. Round Rock, TX 78664 512-218-7002
