NaNoWriMo at the Goldstein

                       

November is National Novel Writing Month, an event were thousands of people all over the world try to write a 50,000 word novel in ONE MONTH!!! It's crazy, fun, and exciting, and we're having some AMAZING events for National Novel Writing Month at the Goldstein Library, so if you've ever wanted to write a novel, now's the time to do it! 

Here's the schedule of events at the Goldstein:


Tuesday, October 30, 5-6PM: Information/Q&A Session
Speaker: Rob Stephens, MFA Creative Writing
Topics: What the Heck is NaNoWriMo, How to Use NaNoWriMo Website, How the Goldstein/Reading-Writing Center Can Help, Pep Talk to Get You Pumped!
FREE DONUTS!

Saturday, November 3, 1-3PM: Write In #1
Guest Speaker@ 1pm: Jaclyn Dwyer, PhD Student in Fiction
Topics: Brainstorming: Getting Ideas for Plot, Structure, and Character

Friday, November 9 & 16, 1-3PM: Write In #2 & 3
Guest Speaker: TBD
FREE COFFEE, TEA, COCOA to help your mind!

Friday, November 30, 12-3 PM: FINISH IT PARTY!!!
Guest Speaker: TBD
FREE COFFEE, TEA, COCOA and other treats to help your mind!

Finally, make sure to "likeFSU NaNoWriMo" us on Facebook!: http://www.facebook.com/pages/FSU-NaNoWriMo/286331408135312?ref=ts&fref=ts

We hope you join us for some sweet literary abandon!

Scavenger Hunt for a FREE PIZZA

QUEUE JAMES BOND THEME SONG

<important message: the GOLDSTEIN LIBRARY is hosting a SCAVENGER HUNT starting RIGHT NOW. WINNER gets a FREE PIZZA>

HERE is the HUNT DESCRIPTION and the RULES:

1. There are 10 clues in this hunt. Each clue is either hidden around the library or can be found on Goldstein or FSU Library Websites. Be the first to solve the 10th clue, and you win a FREE PIZZA. Although current or former employees of the Goldstein Library are encouraged to play, they are not eligible to win the pizza.

2. The clues are in the form of HIDDEN INDEX CARDS or BY EMAIL. NO TAMPERING with clues. Any clue tampering results in automatic disqualification. Leave index card clues where they belong (GA Rob will be checking this).

3. Please do not disrupt any other Goldstein Patrons in order to find clues. If another patron is in a space where you think a clue may be located, please wait patiently until that patron is finished to look for the next clue.

4.  The Scavenger Hunt will be regulated at the discretion of the Goldstein Library. Any behavior that may be deemed as cheating or otherwise problematic will result in disqualification.

CLUE #1: Wolverine has the next clue.

Get ready. Get set. GO!

Banned Book Week Roundup!

All good things must come to an end, and on Saturday we had our last Banned Book Week Event. But we wanted to share photos and videos from our various events with you guys who weren't able to make it! Here are the highlights:

Banned Book Readout:

And here's an amazing video of Pam Doffek, our Library Director, reading from "The Adventures of Captain Underpants":

ALA Chapter Banned Books Party Costumes:

Go Ask Alice

50 Shades of Gray

Farenheit 451

The Color Purple

The Hunger Games

Lord of the Rings

Napoleon (Animal Farm)

Peter (Superfudge)

Where's Waldo

James and the Giant Peach

Lord of the Flies

Slaughterhouse 5

The Whole Group!