[LM_NET] Constitution Day Poster Contest

[Sandy Kuehnel <Sandy@MITINET.COM>]

Would you please post this for:

Tom Adamich
President
Visiting Library Services
PO Box 932
New Philadelphia, OH 44663
330-364-4410
vls@tusco.net






Constitution Day Poster Contest


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Johnson County Library
P.O. Box 2933
9875 W. 87th Street
Shawnee Mission, KS 66201-1333
For more information contact:
Marsha Bennett (913) 261-2319
Or Pat Hassan (913) 261-2303
hassanp@jocolibrary.org<mailto:bennettm@jocolibrary.org>

www.jocolibrary.org


Win Prizes for Constitution Day Poster Contest
September 2, 2008

Please include in your next newsletter.  Thank you.








Fun and learning - that winsome duo - have a track record in the Second Annual 
GovDoc Kids Group Constitution Day Poster Contest for students, an international 
contest promoted exclusively through the Internet.  Co-sponsors are the national 
GovDoc Kids Group and the Kansas Library Association's Government Documents 
Roundtable.



To compete, the contest invites K-12 entrants (including homeschoolers) to 
celebrate Constitution Day (Sept. 17) by designing a poster showing how the entrant 
benefits from the freedoms embodied in the U.S. Constitution.



Entries must be postmarked by October 1, 2008.   Details, resources, and entry form 
are available at the GovDoc Kids Group wiki, 
http://www.govdocs4children.pbwiki.com<http://www.govdocs4children.pbwiki.com/>.



Each winning student will receive two copies of his or her poster, and the three 
local winners in the Kansas City area will receive in addition a scholarship 
certificate for art classes at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art valued at $125 each.



Contest winners will be posted on the Gov Doc Kids Group wiki on Election Day, 
November 4, 2008.   Local winners will receive their awards in a ceremony on 
December 6 at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.


The first 100 entrants will receive one copy each of the U.S. Constitution from Oak 
Hill Publishing Company, Naperville (IL) (home of ConstitutionFacts.com 
www.constitutionfacts.com<http://www.constitutionfacts.com/>), which is one of the 
national corporate sponsors.  The other national corporate sponsor is Gumdrop 
Books, Bethany (MO).



The 2007 Constitution Day Poster Contest had national and international 
participation, with winning posters highlighting the Bill of Rights, voting rights, 
and the need to preserve liberties. The 2007 Contest culminated with a presentation 
to three Kansas City-area winners at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, with 
Congressman Emmanuel Cleaver (D-Missouri) speaking.








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Johnson County Library
P.O. Box 2933
9875 W. 87th Street
Shawnee Mission, KS 66201-1333
For more information contact:
Marsha Bennett (913) 261-2319
Or Pat Hassan (913) 261-2303
hassanp@jocolibrary.org<mailto:bennettm@jocolibrary.org>

www.jocolibrary.org


Win Prizes for Constitution Day Poster Contest
September 2, 2008

Please include in your next newsletter.  Thank you.








Fun and learning - that winsome duo - have a track record in the Second Annual 
GovDoc Kids Group Constitution Day Poster Contest for students, an international 
contest promoted exclusively through the Internet.  Co-sponsors are the national 
GovDoc Kids Group and the Kansas Library Association's Government Documents 
Roundtable.



To compete, the contest requires K-12 entrants (including homeschoolers) to 
celebrate Constitution Day (Sept. 17) by designing a poster showing how the entrant 
benefits from the freedoms embodied in the U.S. Constitution.  Details, resources, 
and entry form are available at the GovDoc Kids Group wiki, 
http://www.govdocs4children.pbwiki.com<http://www.govdocs4children.pbwiki.com/>.



Each winning student will receive two copies of his or her poster, and the first 
place local winner in the Kansas City area will receive in addition a certificate 
for art classes at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art valued at $150.  Contest winners 
will be posted on the Gov Doc Kids Group wiki on Election Day, November 4, 2008.


The first 100 entrants will receive one copy each of the U.S. Constitution from Oak 
Hill Publishing Company, Naperville (IL) (home of ConstitutionFacts.com 
www.constitutionfacts.com<http://www.constitutionfacts.com/>), which is one of the 
national corporate sponsors.  The other national corporate sponsor is Gumdrop 
Books, Bethany (MO).



The 2007 Constitution Day Poster Contest had national and international 
participation, with winning posters highlighting the Bill of Rights, voting rights, 
and the need to preserve liberties. The 2007 Contest culminated with a presentation 
to three Kansas City-area winners at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, with 
Congressman Emmanuel Cleaver (D-Missouri) speaking.


The GovDoc Kids Group conceived the contest as a promotional tool for the value of 
government documents to K-12 students and teachers in addressing the new 
requirement since 2005 to integrate






Be sure to check out the Constitution Day resource links and ideas for activities 
and field trips on:
www.govdocs4children.pbwiki.com & http://wikis.ala.org/godort/index.php/Gov_Doc_Kids
Please return this form to Johnson County Public Library, Attn: Martha Childers, PO 
Box 2933, Shawnee
Mission, KS 66201. Entries must be postmarked by October 1, 2008. Winners will be 
announced on the
Gov Doc Kids Group website on Election Day, November 4, 2008. Each winner will 
receive a certificate and
two copies of his or her winning poster. Winning posters will also be displayed on 
the Gov Doc Kids Group
website www.govdocs4children.pbwiki.com for downloading and printing. All designs 
become the property
of the Gov Doc Kids Group and cannot be returned.
Selection Criteria: content 33%, artistic design 66% (colorful, graphically 
appealing, transfers well to poster)
NEWS FLASH: The first 100 entries will receive a free personal copy of The U.S. 
Constitution & Fascinating
Facts About It (courtesy of Oak Hill Publishing).
Categories: (Please check one)
o Kindergarten - Grade 2
o Grades 3-4
o Grades 5-6
o Grades 7-8
o Grades 9-12
Please tell us how you and your family benefit from the Constitution:
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Sponsored by the Gov Doc Kids Group: Johnson County (KS) Library, Visiting 
Librarian Service (OH), the National Archives-Central
Plains Region, & Kansas Government Documents Roundtable. National corporate 
sponsors: Oak Hill Publishing Company,
Naperville, IL (home of ConstitutionFacts.com www.constitutionfacts.com), Gumdrop 
Books, Bethany, MO

Sandy Kuehnel
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