Pirate Spirit

I think this picture says it all.
Digitization & Preservation--you ROCK!

Pirate Mug Video-- check it out!

AAAAARGH! The Prizes be Rollin' In Matees!

Many thanks to the donations team for their h-aaaaaard work on securing a most excellent load of treasure for this year's Open House!

Here's the tally so far and the list is growing daily!

Grand Prizes:

Lunch for a winner and 3 friends with Graham Spanier!


$150 in iTunes, courtesy of Penn State Federal Credit Union


A football autographed by JoePa, courtesy of the University Libraries

A dorm room accessory package, courtesy of Walmart Superstore #1640

Prize Drawings
you'll find
along
the way

t-shirts, mugs, and golf ball sets courtesy of Accuweather.com

2 $10 gift certificates from Applebees

men's and women's fragrance packages courtesy of the BonTon

150 free ride passes for CATA buses, along with cute cuddle buses

2 pairs of tickets to see the Ballet Folklorico de Mexico, as well as 2 pairs of tickets for the Global
Drum Project show, donated by the Center for Performing Arts

PSU hooded sweatshirts, courtesy of the Communication Station

6 free makeup applications @ the Designer's Denn

a $50 gift certificate for Downtown State College

4 30-minute massages at the Dragonfly Spa

3 $20 gift certificates for Gumby's Pizza

3 $50 gift certificates from Hollywood Tans

2 free shampoo, cut, and styles at the Hair Loft by Charles

a $25 gift certificate for Herwigs

a $20 gift certificate for Hotel State College (Corner Room, Pickles, Allen Street Grille)

3,000 buckets full of coupons for the Nittany Mall

1,500 free notes coupons, courtesy of Nittany Notes

a $20 gift certificate for the Outback Steakhouse

dinner for 2 at PJ Harrigan's

lunch bags and CD cases from PNC Bank

70 free sandwich coupons, good at Subway or Back Yard Burger

10 $10 gift certificates for Wegmans

t-shirts and mugs, courtesy of WPSU

complementary bicycle tune-ups at Mount Nittany Wheelworks

posters and t-shirts from the Pirates of the Great Salt Lake movie

a back-to-school supplies pack from Office Depot

And as always, there'll be lots of fun and useful freebies, such as pens, highlighters, notebooks, and more!


And new this year, we'll say thank you to our Libraries' staff by offering a prize drawing just for you! Get one chance for every hour volunteered :-)

Staff prize drawing will include:

a framed photograph, courtesy of PixelGig Photography

dinner for two at the Inn at Edgewater Acres or Sammy's Smokehouse BBQ, courtesy of Mark Saussure

$25 in gift cards for McLanahan's

a one-hour massage, courtesy of Jen Spence

Who Says This Job Isn't Glamorous?

Last week, the Open House Team Leaders tackled the unenviable job of cleaning out the third floor closet (i.e., the place where all Open House decorations go to rest.) Oh, the power and perks of our jobs! :)

Being there with my fellow Team Leaders honestly made the job fun, though. If you'd like to share in the happiness (and closet cleanliness) take a look at these pictures.

Has closet cleaning ever been so exciting? Really, though, now we are ready to receive and store all of those cool new pirate decorations.

Countdown and otherwise

Can't wait for the Open House to start?

Here's a link to countdown to the second!

Also, look for the Open House mascot on Facebook! Add him as a friend!


Thanks Matey! We'll be seein' ye!

Meet the ADE Team

Dun-da-da-dah, dun-da, dun-da! It's the ADE Team!
Ok, so we definitely don't resemble the A-Team, but we are here to help with the Open House--specifically with Activities, Decorations, and Entertainment!
Our members include:
Valerie Allen
Pembroke Childs
Megan Gilpin
Wendy Girven
Emily Rimland (Team Leader)
Heather Ross

Our job is to develop the fun, participatory aspects of the Open House, order the decorations (due June 29th!), and help the Area Reps get what they need. If you have questions,comments or suggests, don't hesitate to contact the ADE Team!

Open House Team Leaders

Here is a listing of the Open House Team Leaders for Fall 2007:

Activities / Decorations / Entertainment: Emily Rimland
Emily is the central contact to the Open House Area Representatives, and also leads the ADE (Activities / Decorations / Entertainment) Team in developing many of the fun, participatory aspects of our event!

Donations: Anne Behler
Anne leads the Donations Team in soliciting and coordinating prize donations from area merchants.

Local Arrangements: Wendy Girven
Wendy focuses on leading and developing in-house initiatives relevant to the Open House---coordinating the event with Facilities, Publc Services & more.

Public Relations / Marketing: Ellysa Cahoy
Ellysa coordinates all publicity and marketing for the Open House, including promotional outreach to students, faculty and staff.

Volunteers: Heather Ross & Debbie Shelow
Heather and Debbie oversee recruitment, training and recognition of all internal and external Open House volunteers.

Libraries Open House blog

Hi everyone!

Welcome to our new blog for the Fall Open House! We hope to use this as an internal communications mechanism for the event. This is the place to go for Open House updates, as well as links to local resources.

You might also want to visit our Facebook Open House group, which has similar info (but in a different format!)