It’s National Library Week and there are lots of events and contests through the week to participate in. You could even win thousands of dollars for your library. Follow the link here to read more about events through this week.

Share your library story in a tweet and compose a library themed twaiku, you could win a $50 dollar Amazon gift certificate. The contest continues throughout library week and ends on Wednesday April 13. Tag your submissions #nlwtwaiku. Click the link here to read more about the contest.

Some lucky teens will win thousands of dollars for their library during the “Why I need my library” contest. Students were asked to submit videos and essays on why they love their library.

The Taste of Harding is going to be a fantastic benefit event. It is at the Memphis Botanic Garden, April 9, and starts at 5:30 p.m. Harding is proud to welcome The Street Corner Symphony, season two runners-up from the "Sing-off" as the headline entertainment.

The Taste of Harding is a benefit for the students at Harding Academy. Enjoy samples from over  25 vendors who will  treat you to meats, fish,  side dishes, dips, Mexican, Middle-eastern, Japanese, Chinese, Italian, Cajun, desserts and much more. Coffee, tea, water and lemonade are complimentary. Tickets may be purchased at through www.hardinglions.org/edc.

On Friday, March 25, the AP Calculus class participated in the Canstruction event at the University of Memphis.

The goal for the calculus class was to build a "Gar-CAN-tous melon," and that is exactly what they did. They built a seven-and-a-half foot watermelon slice on a picnic blanket.

The calculus class had collected 2,054 cans to build their watermelon. The watermelon won the award "Best Use of Labels" by paying close attention to all the details, and even including seeds in the watermelon. All of the food will be donated to the Mid-South Food Bank. The structures will remain up in the lobby of the engineering building until the end of the week.