Now in its second year, the video contest encourages teens to promote summer reading and [...]]]> Take a break and pop over to the Collaborative Library Summer Program’s (CSLP) website to check out this year’s teen video challenge winners. Featuring winners from 23 states, including Florida, Idaho, and California, the clips include their share of zombies and other creatures of the night, but you’ll also find some rapping and other fun wordplay. Each winner received $275, plus $150 for their library.

Now in its second year, the video contest encourages teens to promote summer reading and public libraries, and this year’s CSLP slogan is “Own the Night.” Each participating state selected one winning video, which was named the official CSLP Teen Video Challenge state winner for 2012. The winners were announced on April 10, 2012, during the CSLP’s annual meeting held in Hershey, PA.

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