We’ve come up with some rules so that everyone plays fair.

1. You must be a Florida high school student (in 9th through 12th grade) to enter the contest.

2. The person who is entering the contest must fill out a Director’s Release Form, found here. Anybody who appears in the video (including the Director) must fill out a Talent Release form, found here. If you’re under 18, the forms must be signed by a parent or legal guardian.

All release forms must be scanned and emailed to thedirectorschair@tblc.org, faxed to (813) 628-4425 or mailed to:

The Director’s Chair
c/o Tampa Bay Library Consortium
1202 Tech Blvd., Suite 202
Tampa, FL 33619

3. All release forms are due by January 17, 2009 (11:59 p.m.) -- no exceptions!

4. Videos must be 25 to 30 seconds long.

5. You have from midnight on October 10, 2008, until 11:59 p.m. on January 17, 2009, to submit your video to The Director’s Chair group on YouTube.

6. A panel of independent judges will choose five finalist videos based on the following criteria:

Creativity (10 points)
Overall appeal (10 points)
Promotion of Ask a Librarian (10 points)
Relevance and accuracy of message (10 points)

7. From January 26 to February 7, 2009, you can come back to this site to vote for your favorite video from the five finalists. So tell everyone you know to come back and vote!

8. The video with the most votes is the grand prize winner. The video with the second highest number of votes is the second place winner. The video with the third highest number of votes is the third place winner.