Thanks to our TechSoup for Libraries friends for sharing news of this great opportunity!

Submit your library’s digital story during TechSoup Global’s Digital Storytelling Challenge open now through October 16th. What a great opportunity to showcase all the great work your library is doing, win prizes and end up with a great PR piece to use in ongoing advocacy efforts!

Tell your library’s story in a 5-panel image story on Flickr or a 60 second YouTube video or GoldMail audio-visual message. You’ll be in the running to win one of the many fabulous prizes including a FlipVideo camera, Adobe software, mp3 players and more!

“But wait, I’ve never made a video before. And I have no photo skills.”

No experience is required! Whether you’re a first-time storyteller or video veteran, they’ve got resources and tools from the webinar sessions here, here, and here, to help guide you along the way.

“I don’t know if we have the time–or the budget–to do it.”

The good news is that digital storytelling doesn’t have to be expensive. They’ve listed a number of free and low cost tools you can use to create your story.

“Help! I’m trying to work on my digital story and I’m running into difficulty.”

Never fear–the expert hosts from the Digital Storytelling webinars will be available in the TechSoup forums during the Challenge, so don’t be shy about posting any questions you have.

I’m bringing story back! How do I submit it?

Visit the Challenge page for instructions on how to submit your story! While you’re there, you can see additional details about the Challenge guidelines, judging, and prizes.

How to Stay Informed and Contact :

Stay tuned on the event website, register to receive email announcements, and follow the action on Twitter #tsdigs. If you would like to get in touch directly feel free to contact the TechSoup Team: tsdigs@techsoupglobal.org. They’re eager to help!