ALA’s Haiku Extravaganza 2013 – March 19th, 11:30am

Do you have what it takes to become Haiku Master?

Do you like Japanese culture and food?

Do you like free prizes?

Then join ALA for the second annual Haiku Extravaganza!

We’ll celebrate the coming of spring with a haikai, a traditional haiku exchange and gathering.

Nick Josten will teach a brief workshop on haiku, explaining the rules of traditional haiku and incorporating the more western form, then lead us in a haikai. By the end of the exchange, a Haiku Master will be chosen. THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!! But there will also be prizes for runners-up.

Sign up at http://haiku-extravaganza2013.eventbrite.com.

Can’t make the Haiku Extravaganza? ALA will exhibit a Haiku Cherry Tree in the SLAIS lounge. Write a haiku on a slip of paper provided, attach it to the tree, and watch it grow throughout the week. Donations will go to support ALA@UBC.

Freedom to Read Week Marathon Reading – Thursday, February 28th, 2013

Freedom to Read week is approaching, so to celebrate our right to intellectual freedom in Canada and make people think about censorship, we’re co-hosting a marathon reading event! We’ll be reading from banned (and just otherwise awesome) books all day, and also helping to raise money for the One to One children’s literacy charity! Hurray!

Sign up to read something soon.

ALA @ UBC T-shirt Contest!

Any passionate designers out there?

The ALA student group would like YOU to get involved in our most recent project! We are calling for submissions to our logo design contest, and everyone is invited to participate!

One-colour designs for a one-sided shirt are due in electronic form (please e-mail to ala.slais.ubc@gmail.com) by the end of the day on Saturday, February 16th.

The design should incorporate ALA & UBC, but otherwise, it is up to you!

Some incentive? The winning designer will receive a free t-shirt!

Ready, set, GO!

Show us what you’ve got. Oh, and have fun!