Oops! Forgot to add, you asked how many people have participated. We started with 4 teams the first time we offered it. We grew to 7 or 8 teams, I think, this winter when we did Puzzle Palooza IV. There's usually 3 or 4 to a team. Usually, when I have enough leftover prizes from Adult Summer Reading, I'd give out second place winner prizes if we have more that 5 teams participating. Like I said though, the cool part is that after the first and second teams win, everyone just goes around the room and starts helping all the other teams finish up. Hope PCPL ---- Pinckney Community Public Library 125 Putnam St. Pinckney, MI 48169 Tel: 734-878-2952 Fax: 734-878-2907 Email: hsiasoco@pinckneylibrary.org On Tue, Sep 27, 2016 at 5:22 PM, Hope Siasoco <hsiasoco@pinckneylibrary.org> wrote:

Jean, We've always done 1000-piece puzzle and the fastest was during the first contest in 2014. We had a 4-person group finish in an hour & a half. Subsequent contests have had teams finish in 2 hours or a little more than 2 hours. (We usually have a team finish by lunch, then it just becomes a free-for-all when everyone hops to other teams to help them finish up their puzzles. It's been really fun the past four times we've done the program.)

Let me know if you have other questions. We don't mind sharing our "lessons learned". :)

Hope S. Pinckney Library

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On Tue, Sep 27, 2016 at 4:39 PM, Hansen, Jean <JHansen@waterfordmi.gov> wrote:

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Questions for Pinckney and any other libraries who’ve had a similar type jigsaw puzzle assembly contest (because we’re considering doing something like this at my library): What is the fastest time a 500-piece puzzle has been put together at your event? And what is the largest number of people you’ve had participate?

Thanks!

Jean

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*From:* michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org [mailto:michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org] *On Behalf Of *Hope Siasoco *Sent:* Tuesday, September 27, 2016 4:22 PM *To:* Michlib L <michlib-l@mcls.org> *Subject:* [Michlib-l] Invitation to Pinckney Library's Puzzle Palooza V

Dear Library Colleagues,

The Pinckney Library would like to invite you, your family, friends & community to our fifth Puzzle Palooza (Jigsaw) Puzzle Contest. The program will be held at the Pinckney Library on Saturday, October 8th, from 10am-2pm. Refreshments/lunch will be served throughout the whole contest period. We encourage you to sign up with a team (up to 4 people in a team, please) or as an individual. (We will add you to a team if you don't have one already.) Members of the winning team will receive $25 Amazon gift cards.

For more information or to register, please go to: http://bit.ly/2dpGrNr

This contest is open to the public and appropriate for all age groups. And feel free to share this information to whomever you feel would be interested in participating!

We look forward to you joining us for this event.

Sincerely,

Hope Siasoco

Library Director

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Pinckney Community Public Library 125 Putnam St. Pinckney, MI 48169 Tel: 734-878-2952 Fax: 734-878-2907 Email: hsiasoco@pinckneylibrary.org