Your colleagues from Murray Client Services and the University Learning Centre invite you to join us in a pumpkin decorating competition! Who will have the best pumpkin? Which department will claim the top prize?

Note: The U of S Horticulture Club is selling pumpkins this week!
Thursday October 9th from 10 am to 3 pm in the Bowl
Friday October 10th from 9 am to 4 pm in the Horticulture Field Lab

Here’s how it works:

• Individuals or teams of up to 4-5 people can enter.
• Please let Lara, Justine, Erin or Donna know you intend to decorate a pumpkin by Monday, October 20^th so that we know how much display space we’ll need.
• You provide your own pumpkin of any size (within reason – no county fair prize winners for Biggest Pumpkin Ever).
• You can carve and/or decorate a pumpkin however you’d like. Be creative! Don’t break any Occupational Health and Safety rules!
• Pumpkins will be displayed on the 1^st floor of Murray alongside a Halloween book display.
• Bring your pumpkin into the Murray Library on the morning of October 29^th. Stop by the Reference Desk on the 1^st floor where you can register your pumpkin. Each pumpkin will get a number, so that voting remains somewhat anonymous and impartial.
• Pumpkins will stay up on October 29^th and 30^th while people vote for their favourite one. Anyone – staff, students – can vote.
• The votes will be tallied at the end of day October 30^th and the winner will be announced on October 31^st, Halloween Day.
• Winners get glory, bragging rights, and/or pictures of their pumpkin posted on social media.

Need some inspiration? Here are some links to book & literary themed pumpkins:

• Literary pumpkins carved by AbeBooks
• Amazing Literature-Inspired Jack-O’-Lanterns
• 18 Literary Pumpkins For A Bookish Halloween
• BOOk Pumpkins!
• Or Easy DIY No-Carve Pumpkin Ideas

Have any questions? Feel free to ask Justine or Lara from the Murray Library or Erin or Donna from the ULC.