Libraries with a kick
Poster competition for the Football World Cup 2010 in South Africa
A project of Goethe-Institut Nairobi in cooperation with Kenya National Library Service and IFLA Africa section
When and where was the first Football World Cup held?
Who are the reigning Women's Football World Champions?
Which soccer player was awarded 'African Footballer of the Year" in 1990?
Answers to these and many other questions, as well as many exciting books about football, can be found in your library.
During the Football World Cup 2010 in South Africa, many libraries will provide match results, background information about the teams and places where the games take place and even live screenings of the games. Libraries are meeting places for all soccer fans!
Now it is your turn: Design a poster with a slogan that brings out the connection between football and libraries - one where the theme football can be suitably used to promote libraries and their services. You stand a chance to win an attractive prize)
This is how it works:
Send your design as a hardcopy or electronically to the Goethe Institut Nairobi by 01.02.2010. The best 3 designs from Kenya will be exhibited in South Africa alongside the best 3 from the other participating countries in Africa. A local exhibition will showcase all the other entries from Kenya.
Terms of participation:
Poster competition for the Football World Cup 2010 in South Africa
A project of Goethe-Institut Nairobi in cooperation with Kenya National Library Service and IFLA Africa section
When and where was the first Football World Cup held?
Who are the reigning Women's Football World Champions?
Which soccer player was awarded 'African Footballer of the Year" in 1990?
Answers to these and many other questions, as well as many exciting books about football, can be found in your library.
During the Football World Cup 2010 in South Africa, many libraries will provide match results, background information about the teams and places where the games take place and even live screenings of the games. Libraries are meeting places for all soccer fans!
Now it is your turn: Design a poster with a slogan that brings out the connection between football and libraries - one where the theme football can be suitably used to promote libraries and their services. You stand a chance to win an attractive prize)
This is how it works:
Send your design as a hardcopy or electronically to the Goethe Institut Nairobi by 01.02.2010. The best 3 designs from Kenya will be exhibited in South Africa alongside the best 3 from the other participating countries in Africa. A local exhibition will showcase all the other entries from Kenya.
Terms of participation:
- The poster designs must be submitted to the Goethe-Insitut Nairobi, either electronically in 'jpeg1 format or on A4 paper (210x297mm)!. Hard copies can also be submitted at he nearest KNLS branch library.
- Participants must indicate their full name, age, postal and e-mail address as well as telephone number.
- The deadline for entries is on 01.02.2010. Designs that arrive after the deadline cannot be considered.
- Participation is open to people living in any Sub-Saharan African country.
- A jury, appointed fay the Goethe-Institut Nairobi and the Kenya National Library Service will judge the designs' originality and creativity and choose the best three poster-designs.
- Participants authorise the Goethe-institut to organise an exhibition in which all winning posters of the participating countries will be displayed. National winning posters will be made available to libraries in the respective countries for promotional purposes. The Goethe-institut is permitted to publish and.reproduce all designs.
- By participating in this competition, you agree to comply with the terms and conditions stipulated above.
Head of Library and Information Services,
Goethe-institut
P.O. Box 49468, 00100
GPO Nairobi.
E-Mail: bl @ nairobi.goethe.org
Website: www.goethe.de/nairobi
