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Get your GEEK on. Support the Savanah Public Libraries.

Posted by
Summer Teal Simpson
on August 14, 2009 at 11:02 PM

There’s a new public awareness campaign coming to a library near you. And let me just say we LOVE it. As some of the biggest nerds on the block, we can’t get enough of the new use of an old four-letter word: ‘Geek’ as a verb.

The community-based awareness campaign known as ‘Geek the Library’ is being launched exclusively in Savannah (you’ve prolly seen the billboards around town) and Des Moines, Iowa and is designed to highlight the vital role of public libraries for individuals and communities, and raise awareness about the critical funding issues they face. To do so, they’re promoting a play on words to find out what you ‘geek.’

“This campaign is designed to provoke conversation about the vital role that public libraries and librarians play in today’s challenging environment,” said Cathy De Rosa, global vice president of marketing for OCLC, a nonprofit library cooperative heading campaign development and implementation. “We hope it will spark important community discussions about how public libraries can remain strong throughout greater Savannah, and ultimately across the country.”


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Less talk, more action: TCCa now accepting applications for 2009 Innovation Awards!

Posted by
Summer Teal Simpson
on July 16, 2009 at 01:13 PM

I’m with you, I can’t believe it’s been nine months already. But time flies and here we are, mere months away from the 2009 Innovation Awards, presented by Lott + Barber. Go ahead and clear your calendar for October 22, when the festivities will take place. (Just not sure where yet – but we’ve got some smart ideas.)

An annual affair, the Innovation Awards honors the best and brightest innovators in and around Savannah’s Creative Coast, bringing together both established local leaders and up-and-coming key players in the fields of technology, design and development – including the non-profit, education and government sectors.

“We can’t wait to see how this year’s Innovation Awards turns out. We’re still talking about last year’s extravaganza - the record crowds, the epic showing of Savannah’s creative businesses, and of course the TCCa Typhoon of 2008. Here’s hoping this year is at least half the party,” Forrest Lott, principal of Lott + Barber said.


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Pen pals are cool, be a pen pal. (Introducing In2Books)

Posted by
Fitz Haile
on July 9, 2009 at 10:36 AM

As we mentioned in our most recent newsletter, the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (SCCPSS) has recently partnered with ePals, Inc. to introduce an e-mentoring program called In2Books to 50 3rd-5th grade classrooms this fall.

This is a great (and amazingly easy) way to participate in the education of our youth.  You can do it in your pajamas if you want to! (All it takes is a computer and a clean record!)

Here’s how it works: Adult e-mentors (you) are paired with a 3rd, 4th or 5th grade student (a pen pal) and introduced online. Over the course of the academic year, you and your pen pal will read five books, exchanging emails along the way to discuss the book.

The program, a pilot for Savannah, fosters reading, writing, and critical thinking skills by connecting engaged mentors with children in the classroom. Pen pals from the Savannah community are an essential part of this initiative and are critical to its success.

So, besides spreading the word about this innovative and exciting program, you can help out by signing up to volunteer for a Savannah student.


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Seriously, Savannah’s got game.

Posted by
Summer Teal Simpson
on April 16, 2009 at 12:08 PM

SCAD has done it again (again). Today and tomorrow, April 16 - 17, the Savannah College of Art and Design will host the fifth annual Game Developers eXchange (GDX), bringing together game developers, educators and students - producing what is effectively the largest gaming conference in the Southeast.

Now do you understand why we’re so gung-ho on gaming?

The event will feature Twitter posts by select speakers and attendees (www.scad.edu/twitter) and a live streaming video presentation by our favorite lady in game development, Brenda Brathwaite.  As we’ve told you before, we’ve been working with Brenda to help us zero in on the gaming industry.  She’s SCAD’s interactive design and game development chair, and has been hailed as one of the top 20 women in game design.  (Go, sistah!)

“We bring together the industry’s brightest stars to an intimate setting where they can exchange ideas with each other and a broad cross-section of students, academicians and fans,” she says.  “There is truly no other conference in the Southeast quite like this one. We’re exceptionally pleased to bring this talent here.”


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