You Are Here! Welcome to Howard County Library System’s raffle prize website for Summer Reading 2011.Here, you can take a look at some of the raffle prizes that will be available in our prize raffle. New prizes are being added every day throughout the month of June.

All of our Raffle Prizes will be listed here between Wednesday July 13 and Saturday August 13 so that you can decide which prizes you would like to assign your raffle tickets to. Check back then for a complete list of the prizes and packages that will be available.

To exchange book bucks for raffle tickets: Make sure you’ve earned 100 book bucks. Visit the desk at the library, and let library instructors know that you want to exchange your book bucks for raffle tickets. We’ll look up your book-buck balance, and make the exchange for you. Raffle tickets cost 20 book bucks each.

While you’re at the desk, complete the ticket stubs with your name, contact details and the number of the prize pack that you want to be entered to win. Turn the stubs back in to library instructors before you leave the desk to be entered in the raffle.

You can navigate the raffle website three ways:

• Browse the entries by scrolling down the page and using the “previous entry” link to move to earlier pages.
• Use the category links in the top left of the page to review prizes listed in particular categories. Want a new T-Shirt? Check out Things to Wear.
• Use the search box to find prizes that include your favorite keywords. Did you see a prize last week that you want to look at again? Search for it.

Remember, our goal is to keep you reading this summer. Your goal is to earn book bucks! Earn “book bucks” for time you spend reading. Collect prizes for reaching goals of 50 and 100 book bucks. When you earn at least 100 book bucks, you are eligible to participate in the You Are Here Readers Raffle.

Sign up online or at any branch. We’ll give you all of the materials you need to get started: a reading log, a review card, a user name and password to submit book reviews online, plus your first five book bucks and a starter prize!

• The first day to exchange book bucks for raffle tickets and assign those tickets to prizes is July 13.
• The last day to earn book bucks and enter the raffle is August 13.
• Raffle winners will be contacted beginning August 17.

Do you have questions? Leave us a comment or talk to a member of staff at your nearest library branch.

Update: The “number of tickets assigned” count was updated 8/10/11 and is accurate as of 10am that day.

Sponsored by Friends of Howard County Library.

Prize Description: The winner of this prize will receive

• one $25 Power Card to Dave and Buster’s
• one Howard County Library frisbee

Thank you to Dave and Buster’s for the generous donation.

Number of prizes available: 2

Number of tickets currently assigned: 71

Prize description: The winner of this prize will receive

• Three passes, each for one free admission to any one of these Columbia Association facilities: Columbia Gym, Supreme Sports Club (includes roller skating), Columbia Swim Center/Splashdown, Columbia Athletic Club, Columbia Ice Rink, Sports Park/Skate Park, Owen Brown Tennis Club, Wilde Lake Tennis Club, All 23 Outdoor Pools (passes expire on September 1, 2011)
• One You Are Here Water bottle

Thank you to Columbia Association for the generous donation.

Number of prizes available: 6

Number of tickets currently assigned: 62

Raffle item #222 is a copy of Alex Rider: Scorpia Rising by Anthony Horowitz, signed by the author.

Number of Tickets Assigned: 65

“Scorpia has dogged Alex Rider for most of his life. They killed his parents, they did their best to con Alex into turning traitor, and they just keep coming back with more power. Now the world’s most dangerous terrorist organization is playing with fire in the world’s most combustible land: the Middle East. No one knows Scorpia like Alex. And no one knows how best to get to Alex like Scorpia. Until now.

The chases have never been more intense, the fights more treacherous, or the risks so perilous to mankind. And this time, Alex won’t get away.”

Raffle item #609 is a beaded chain bracelet featuring large yellow and pink beads, as well as smaller yellow beads.

Thanks to Meg Blount for her generous donation.

Number of Tickets Assigned: 15

Prize Description: The winner of this prize will receive

• one gift certificate for a free giant swing at Terrapin Adventures (expires October 6, 2011, must be at least 70 pounds to ride)
• one gift certificate for a free zipline ride at Terrapin Adventures (expires October 6, 2011, must be at least 70 pounds to ride)
• two Howard County Library carabiner key chains

Thank you to Terrapin Adventures for the generous donation.

Number of prizes available: 5

Number of tickets currently assigned: 85

Prize Description: The winner of raffle prize #116 will receive

• two passes, each good for one free admission to Splashdown at the Columbia Swim Center (passes expire at the end of the 2011 pool season)
• one You Are Here water bottle
• one carabiner key chain

Thank you to Columbia Association for the generous donation.

Number of prizes available: 12

Number of tickets currently assigned: 71

Prize Description: Prize Package #115 contains:

Prize Description: The winner of this prize will receive

• three passes, each good for one round of miniature golf at the Columbia Sports Park
• three carabiner key chains

Thank you to Columbia Sports Park for the generous donation.

Number of prizes available: 25

Number of tickets currently assigned: 23

Prize Description: The winner of this prize will receive

• two passes, each good for one free admission to any Columbia Association outdoor pool (passes expire at the end of the 2011 pool season)
• one You Are Here water bottle
• one carabiner key chain

Thank you to Columbia Association outdoor pools for the generous donation.

Number of prizes available: 12

Number of tickets currently assigned: 5

Prize Description: The winner of this prize will receive one 45-minute private horseback riding lesson at Columbia Horse Center.

Thank you to Columbia Horse Center for the generous donation.

Number of prizes available: 2

Number of tickets currently assigned: 94