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When you sign up here, you will get weekly emails to keep up with the Summer Library Challenge!
The Challenge
Between June 1 - August 31, 2022, collect points for participating in different types of library activities: You can earn 1 to 3 points based on the challenge. Prizes will be awarded to the four individuals with the highest cumulative points.
How to Play
Complete one of the library challenges listed below. Click the map icon each time you complete a challenge. This takes you to the form where you log your points.
For 1 point:
Download and/or read an ebook from one of our ebook collections:
Suggest a book to the library. Tell us:
Listen to an audiobook or read a magazine article from OverDrive.
Subscribe to the NOAA Central Library YouTube channel
For 2 points:
Find an article authored (or co-authored) by someone in your line office in one of the library's subscription journals.
Create a new or update your existing ORCID and/or Researcher ID.
Create an OpenAthens account with the DOC Library for access to their resources (such as Lexis and WestLaw)
For 3 points:
Create an account on Proquest's Ebook Central.
Attend a Library Seminars presentation, or watch one after the fact on YouTube
Submit a publication to the Institutional Repository OR submit a journal article manuscript for Section 508 remediation.
Ferdinand the Flamingo is visiting NOAA Libraries this summer! Find Ferdinand and snap a picture with him to earn 5 BONUS POINTS!
Rules
Prizes
Participants
All participants will receive a participation prize in the form of a magnet with the NOAA Central Library details!
Runner's Up
The people with the second and third highest points will receive a gift card and a NOAA Central Library mug.
Grand Prize
The person with the most points will win a gift card, NOAA Central Library mug, AND a yet to be revealed surprise!
Questions?
Email library.reference@noaa.gov if you have questions or comments about the Summer Library Challenge.